Music videos are here for one thing, and one thing only --- to get you into an artist's latest single, and provide a powerful visual to help you remember it. Well, guess what... most of the time there's quite a bit of sexuality thrown in, just like any other commercial, whether it be soda or sleeping pills.
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With that in mind valued viewer, here for your viewing pleasure is our list of the sexiest music videos of all time! (We know there will be more, so we've got plans to keep this going!) Enjoy...
Cardi B - WAP feat. Megan Thee Stallion
We're getting started right where we should be. "WAP" the sexiest, dirtiest, most amazing thing to hit a video screen since the advent of pornography. You can thank Cardi & Hot Girl Meg for that perpetually shocked look on your parents' faces.
Madonna - Justify My Love
Madonna's "Justify My Love" was the original "WAP," shocking prudish viewers in the early '90s with its sensual groove set to a video filled with make-out grinding, close-up disrobing, S&M, and quite a bit of gender fluidity.
D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel)
Oh, hello naked D'Angelo! This slow zoom out on the Virginia native's impeccable frame stops just short of going below the belt -- a tease that every fan has had fever dreams about ever since its 2006 release.
Beyoncé - Drunk in Love ft. JAY Z
Being in love can be intoxicating, and the bond between Queen Beyoncé and her King JAY-Z has left the entire world with feelings of longing for a love so pure. Bey's beachside bikini dancing is upstaged in this video only by her sensual singing into her husband's ear, and the genuine happiness that can be seen in both of their smiles.
Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball
Miley came in like a wrecking ball when she dropped this scantily clad clip in 2013, showing the hard-bodied vocalist swinging and singing her way through the emotional ballad. It's only thanks(?) to a well-placed link of chain that viewers are spared all of her "naughty" parts.
Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello - Señorita
Close-up dancing, late-night motorcycle rides, and a whole lot of touching between pop stars Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello solidified the very real, and very sweaty existence of this high-profile couple.
Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U
Baby, you know you wanna dance up on Britney and, well, all of her amazing dancers in this denim-heavy, midriff-centric video from her 2001 album Britney!
Aerosmith - Crazy
Clueless star Alicia Silverstone and Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler's daughter Liv Tyler skip school and lose their uniforms to hit the road on an adventure that takes them shoplifting, stripping on stage at an amateur night, and stripping for a shirtless farmer on a back road before stealing his shorts while skinny dipping. Good times, with bad girls.
Rihanna - S&M
Ball gags, black tape, riding crops, and a whole lot of latex feature in Rihanna's video for "S&M" from her 2010 release, Loud. With a title so specific, what did you really expect? "Na-na-na, come on!"
Fountains of Wayne - Stacy's Mom
Stacy's cool and all, but her mom, played by supermodel Rachel Hunter in this Fountains Of Wayne classic is the real focus of this song and the steamy video that came with it. Make sure you lock the door behind you before you watch...
Selena Gomez - Hands To Myself
A handcuffed Selena Gomez starts off the video before another, all-black-everything, version of herself begins to strip down as she enters a home. After trying on some clothes with her bare-chested love interest (Christopher Mason) in mind, we eventually find out Selena's a stalker and needs to be removed from said abode. And now we know what's up with those handcuffs.
Chris Isaac - Wicked Game
One of the most popular models of the '90s, Helena Christensen stars in this black and white Chris Isaac classic that eventually went on to be one of MTV's "Sexiest Videos of All-Time," was voted number 4 on VH1's "50 Sexiest Video Moments," and voted number 13 on VH1's "100 Greatest Videos." In the '90s... naked models = hit music videos. Nuff said.
Fiona Apple - Criminal
Fiona Apple's sultry bedroom-vibe pulls off the perfect crime in the 1996 clip that shot her to stardom. Chock full of frantic undressing, messy bed and bathtub hangs, and a faceless male friend, you'd be hard-pressed to find a filthier feeling video no matter how deep you look.
Christina Aguilera - Dirrty
Gotta be honest, Xtina made us a little nervous hopping on that motorcycle with half of her butt exposed to the elements... but she's a "Dirrty" girl and is well equipped to handle the ride. Once the party gets started in the underground fight club, she and her girls are gonna "sweat until the clothes come off!"
Divinyls - I Touch Myself
Late singer for Divinyls, Chrissy Amphlett, puts her ample cleavage and her innermost thoughts on full display in the Australian group's music video for their '90s megahit "I Touch Myself."
Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible
One of the very first music videos to focus fully on the female form, Robert Palmer's "Simply Irresistible" has been an entertainment gold-standard since it first showed up on MTV in the late '80s.
Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like A Woman
There's nothing sexier than a strong and confident woman. Shania Twain flipped the script on Robert Palmer's classic "Simply Irresistible" (above) with her video for "Man! I Feel Like A Woman," employing tight-bodied men as her backing band, taking the helm in a top hat and a set of steadily revealing outfits.
Usher - Nice & Slow
Usher shirtless in a towel, shirtless playing the guitar, and shirtless at the Eiffel Tower. Plus explosions, motorcycles, and a bunch of hip thrusting. Perfection.
Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
Can we even have a "Sexy" music video list without including the sexiest men of them all, Right Said Fred? He is a model, and he does his little turn on the catwalk. Yeah, on the catwalk.
Lit - Miserable
With Baywatch actress and model Pamela Anderson's bikini-covered bottom serving as the band's stage, rockers Lit put Pammy front and center as they sang about someone making them "completely miserable." By the end of the clip, our video vixen searches out and swallows up all of the band members whole. Art imitating life.
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