49 More Really Sexual Top 40 Hits

The raunchiest, sleaziest, sexiest songs that didn't make our first list.

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There's never enough sex for the Top 40. Earlier this week, we counted down the raunchiest, sleaziest, sexiest songs to ever make an appearance in that very exclusive section of Billboard's Hot 100 chart. But, of course, it wasn't enough. Risqué classics from Britney Spears' "I'm A Slave 4 U" to Ginuwine's "Pony" deserve their shine, too. So with that said, here are 49 More Really Sexual Top 40 Hits. Try not to get too hot and bothered.

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Britney Spears "I'm A Slave 4 U" (2001)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 27

Cue The Neptunes beat and wrap a snake around Britney's shoulders and you've got one of the hottest, dirtiest visuals of a song that ever reached worldwide commercial success. Yes, we're talking about Britney's first performance of "I'm a Slave 4 U" at the 2001 VMA's. While many claim its lyrics are based on being a slave to the music, watch the "I'm A Slave 4 U" video, filled with sweat, oils, orgies, and grinding and you'll realize this was Britney shedding her innocence. And if you listen closely, she says "I know I may be young, but I've got feelings too." It was the first step into a very sexy and seductive lifestyle for Britney.

2Pac "How Do U Want It" (1996)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 1

This song was so hot Bob Dole was inspired to do Viagra commercials two years after he was 2Pac name-dropped. The sexiest song to include a C. Delores Tucker diss, "How Do U Want It" was a perfect example of the way the rapper obliterated barriers between the personal, the political, the carnal and everything else. Even the primary sample, a sped-up loop of the opening to Quincy Jones' "Body Heat," had a sexual subtext, to say nothing of Pac's lascivious opening lines: "Love the way you activate your hips and put your ass out." Rap music was always good for bald literalness, but it's alleviated (much like his conquest's clothes) by his sexual generosity; it is, to quote another of the rapper's songs, "All About U."

The Vapors "Turning Japanese" (1980)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 36

Yes, this song is about masturbation. It's also wildly politically incorrect. Some urban legends peg it as a marijuana anthem because you can barely keep your eyes open when smoking pot, but the same goes for cranking one out. The bridge even goes: "No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women." If dude's "got your picture," what else is there left to do?

112 "Anywhere" (1999)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 15

Places where 112 wants to "do it": the bedroom (on top of a waterbed), the hallway, beside the stairs, the shower, and the kitchen floor. They're getting their money's worth for every square foot of that house.

J. Geils Band "Centerfold" (1981)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 1

You've been crushing on this really hot girl all through high school, but you never really made a move. Years later, you pick up a "girly magazine" and she's the centerfold. Do you recoil in disgust? Hell no. You're finally seeing her naked, and since she's posing nude, she must be sexually adventurous. It's only right you take her to a motel and do what you never got to do during your youth. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is "Centerfold."

Monifah "Touch It" (1998)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 9

Monifah had a chart-topping single that, essentially, was explicitly all about what she wants in bed. "Touch It" is, well, exactly what the title conveys-Monifah questions her man on whether he "really wants to touch it" or if he "really wants to mess with her tonight." What is "It"? Come on. It's all in the lyrics. Let's not forget the music video is Monifah performing in front of a crowd of Armed Forces.

Rick James "Superfreak" (1981)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 16

Rick James defined "Super Freak," one of his signature songs, as a "Very kinky girl/The kind you don't take home to mother." With backup vocals from The Temptations, James talks about getting a girl off the street and the girls you read about "in new-wave magazines," and his theatrical vocals make the song that much better. The saxophone solos, James' sultry raspy grunts and the lyrics all combine for a dirty dance song that reveals his secret desires for a "Super Freak."

Plies "Bust It Baby Pt. 2" (2008)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 7

Just as there are many types of love, there are many variations on the love song. For an artist like Ne-Yo, the love song is kind of a suit-and-tie affair. He's driving fast to get home to his girl, he wants to prove he's a better man than her friends think he is, etc. – all very proper. For someone like Plies, who seems like he lives life in pretty much in the same way that he raps – IN ALL CAPS – it's more casual but also more intimate. He's saved his lover's name in his phone under "Lil Boo," which is basically the most romantic thing ever. He loves her see-through panties and the way she looks at him after they have sex. He would even marry her if the streets weren't already his main squeeze. Oh, and he has such an adorable nickname for her, which he shares in one of the greatest opening lines to a verse ever: "I JUST GAVE HER A NICKNAME/IT'S WET WET/'CAUSE WHEN WE FINISH SHE MESS UP ALL MY BED SET." That is how you write a love song.

Janet Jackson "Nasty" (1986)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 3

"My first name ain't baby, it's Janet, Miss Jackson if you're nasty" was Janet putting her foot down and asserting her sexiness-and it eventually became a popular catchphrase. On "Nasty," Janet's second single off her third album, Control, she was giving an account of confronting men who would hit on her on the street. The entire album was Janet showcasing her new attitude, and putting her foot down to the way men had treated her but "Nasty" was Janet's platform to say, "I'm not a purse, I just want some respect." You go, girl.

Animotion "Obsession" (1984)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 6

Sometimes people change who they are to get laid. Animotion did on this hit when they asked, "Who do you want me to be to make you sleep with me?" The record was later re-popularized when it made the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City in 2002.

Ginuwine "Pony" (1996)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 6

"If you're horny, let's do it. Ride it, my pony." Take a wild guess as to what that "pony" might be a euphemism for. Ginuwine went for the gusto here and the thinly-veiled innuendo won over audiences in a big way. 16 years later, Rihanna would re-work the earworm of a chorus into her own for Unapologetic jam, "Jump."

Diana Ross "Love Hangover" (1976)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 1

A nearly eight-minute long song based in two parts, Diana Ross' "Love Hangover" was disco at its most openly sexual peak. It begins with a slow-tempo tease, Ross' vocals breathily exhaled with a langurously seductive delivery. Then: the record picks up tempo, shifts into a driving four-on-the-floor rhythm, a shift from the flirtatious anticipation to the exuberantly physical. Ross stretches out above the beat, her voice exulting playfully, riffing with open exuberance, feeling her way through the experience. IF YOU GET WHAT I MEAN.

Naughty By Nature "O.P.P." (1991)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 6

This isn't just a song about having sex with other dudes' girls-and not just having sex with other dudes' girls, but having sex with other dudes' girls and being absolutely, unequiviocally about it-but the Gold Standard for this partuclar recurring theme in rap. It's a psychosexual kink that (one would think!) wouldn't be so easy to articulate into one of the catchiest pop songs of all time so much as an entry in the latest DSM text. And yet, from the brilliant minds who brought you the song about unilaterial hip-hop triumphalism, it was only natural: The acronym for Other People's Property became the cause celebre for the Summer of 1991, better known as the Summer Your Uncle Got His Teeth Kicked In For Finally Smashing The Wrong Dude's Girl. And yet, he probably still loves this song, too.

Tommy Tutone "Jenny (867-5309)" (1983)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 4

The song that birthed a million prank calls. Tommy Tutone was a Captain Save-a-Hoe before the term even existed. On "Jenny," he spots a phone number written on a bathroom wall and unlike most dudes who only call it for the possibility of a roll in the hay, Tutone caught feelings. Then the song about that exchange became a smash hit. Go figure.

Bell Biv Devoe "Do Me" (1990)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 3

After Bel Biv Devoe's debut single,"Poison," came "Do Me!," which showed off the raunchier side to the group. Maybe it's the orgasmic grunts that serve as a backing beat or the simplistically explicit chorus "Do me! Baby, do me! Baby." Can they get any more obvious? Bel Biv Devoe took the single to new heights as they revealed some their personal fetishes-like a girl leaving their shoes on in bed and younger girls. Yes, that's the line-"Backstage, under age/Adolescent, how ya doin'?" Uh, this is awkward.

Tweet "Oops (Oh My)" (2002)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 7

Nudity is hot and all, but anyone who's ever stumbled across a nude beach can attest it doesn't feel quite as important if it's not taboo. The real turn-on is watching someone undress, to let the partially clothed parts of their body accentuate the unclothed ones. Or catching a glimpse of their body in the mirror to your left. If Tweet had made a song that went "I'm already naked" it wouldn't have carried quite the same suggestive tension as a chorus about slowly getting turned on enough to take off her shirt, then her skirt. It might seem crass or self-indulgent or like things were moving too fast to just to dive into a song about turning yourself on, but give it a slow build like this and Missy Elliott won't be the only person touching herself when this song comes on and clothes come off.

Jodeci "Freek'n You" (1994)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 14

Let's see. This song begins: "I wanna freak you, everytime I close my eyes, I wake up feeling so horny." No slick metaphors. No hidden messages. Jodeci made their mission statement clear out the gate, and the record will rightfullly go down as one of the nastiest to ever hit the charts.

Pussycat Dolls "Buttons" (2006)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 3

The Pussycat Dolls got away with a lot of insinuations in their top radios hits but none better than on "Buttons," where Nicole Scherzinger lyrically takes you through how she wants you to undress her. It fits right into the burlesque strip tease performances that PCD actually originated from. The vocal teasing on lines like "I like when the physical/Don't leave me asking for more" and "I'm about to blow/I don't think you know" were never edited on the radio. Put this song on in any club and there's bound to be people doing a strip-tease dance. And why wouldn't you? PCD was sexy-and their songs, even sexier.

Anita Ward "Ring My Bell" (1979)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 1

Anita Ward's first and only major charted hit made ringing a damn doorbell sexual. But really, "Ring My Bell" is Ward's plea for her man to fulfill the her needs sexually. The entire song takes the listener through a night at the Ward household-her man gets home, she tells him to relax, she puts away the dishes (We can imagine her dancing while doing so). Then she wants her bell rung. It's simple, and realistic.

Cyndi Lauper "She Bop" (1984)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 3

"They say I better stop or I'll go blind." Cyndi Lauper is talking about pleasuring herself, and lucky for her, "ain't no law against it yet."

Heart "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" (1990)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 2

This is like a less subtle, female-driven, more heterosexual version of "This Charming Man" by the Smiths. Our narrator picks a man up on the side of the street, takes him to a hotel, and they do what adults who barely know each other do in hotels-order room service! Kidding. They bone. All night. According to our girl, random dude "brought the woman out of me, so many times, easily." Easily, y'all. What a stud.

Chris Isaak "Wicked Game" (1989)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 6

Thanks to the minimal production and Chris Isaak's subtle vocal style, "Wicked Game" understands the real emotional risk, the consequences of intimacy. It's a song about letting another person capture a significant part of your soul, and how the potential for hurt can make one feel helpless. For one partner, it might be just another game; for the person on the other side, it's an act of cruelty.

R. Kelly "Sex Me" (1993)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 20

R. Kelly's innovation was adapting hip-hop's lack of subtlety to R&B. Everything became literal, to the point; why hint at it when you can just come out and say exactly what you're looking for? From its title to its lyrics to the slow sexuality of the groove, "Sex Me" was titillating in its honesty. Effectively, he made the art of innuendo seem old-fashioned and pretentious.

Foreigner "Feels Like The First Time" (1977)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 4

Yeah, yeah: "Urgent" hit the Number One spot. But there's so much meta-sexual brilliance in this song, it's arguably penetrated (ahem) the cultural consciousness far more than "Urgent" to this day. And granted, aside from the "Won't you open up the door?" line here, the innuendo isn't as potent here as some of the other songs on this list. But give it fair consideration: This is the song, after all, that paved the way for "Like a Virgin," a song that essentially alludes to something being so something that it brings back the distinct feeling and amateurish thrill that comes with having experienced the sensation of something-ing all over the place for the very first time. Which is impressive! And totally, absolutely merits writing a soaring anthem that's this triumphant about the experience.

Justin Timberlake "Summer Love" (2006)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 6

"Summer Love" doesn't get much nastier than "I'ma freak it right, each and every night, I know how to do it insane," but damn, it's a sexy song. It communicates a lot more eroticism through tone and feeling than most records, and does it by saying a lot less.

Tone Loc "Wild Thing" (1989)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 2

In one song, Tone Loc pops a boner in the mall, has a mother walk in on him having sex, screws a gal in a limo, and gets propositioned by a prostitute. "Wild Thing" has one theme: Sex. It never strays from it, either.

Roberta Flack "Feel Like Makin' Love" (1974)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 1

Restaurant dates and walks in the park are typically seen as fairly innocent activities, but not for Roberta Flack. These are the moments that get her all hot and bothered, and those exact feelings were the source of inspiration for "Feel Like Makin' Love," her third No. 1 single.

Usher "Love in This Club" (2008)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 1

"Love in This Club" plays at least twice in the final hour of a night out at the club. First, so you can start searching for someone to take home and second, so you grind up on that person before you whisper, "Let's go home." But wait-if we listen closely, and explicitly, to the lyrics then Usher actually wants his girl to get undressed in the club and he's going to give it to her "non-stop." The amount of radio play this single from Usher's fifth album, Here I Stand, got is almost unbelievable-he's talking about doing it in the club. Plus, he even gets Jeezy to ask all the hard questions like, "Have you ever made love to a thug in the club with his sights on, 87 jeans and a fresh pair of Nike's on?" Deep.

AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long" (1980)

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Ray J "Sexy Can I" (2008)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 3

"Let me go and get my camera." Let me go and get my camera. LET ME GO AND GET MY CAMERA. If there are two things we know about Ray J they are 1. that he enjoys multiple sexual positions and 2. that he fucking loves filming stuff. Especially, as it turns out, sex. Ray J is never one to pass up a good Kodak moment. And who can blame him? He has a good eye for future "models." And let it be said, to his credit, that Ray J is all about consent, especially when it comes to acquiring the rights to your sex life. Now let him go and get his camera.

The Pointer Sisters "Slow Hand" (1981)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 2

"I want somebody who will spend some time, not come and go in a heated rush." On one hand, that's literal, and on the other, it's obviously orgasm innuendo. And you thought Missy Elliott broke ground with "One Minute Man." Nah, the Pointer Sisters were representing for sexually unsatisfied women three decades ago.

Boyz II Men "I'll Make Love to You" (1994)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 1

There are plenty of people out there who will tell you that romance is dead, but this isn't exactly true: it's just been preserved in a deep freeze in this iconic Boyz II Men single. To revive it, all you have to do is pour some wine, light a fire and follow the other steps Motown Philly's most dedicated lovers prescribe. See, there's a difference between telling a girl you'll make love to her and telling her that you'll have sex with her (although the pivotal step - "throw your clothes (throw your clothes) on the floor (on the floor)/I'm gonna take my clothes off too" - remains the same). If you don't believe it, just watch the video for this song, which is one of the greatest ever, especially for this type of slow jam. There may be a bubble bath, there may be a rose petal or two, there may be some creepy stalker undertones, but the pivotal action is a dude writing a letter to express his deep-seated passion. And how does he overcome his writer's block? By copying down Boyz II Men lyrics, obviously. That is how to bring romance to life.

Missy Elliott "Work It" (2002)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 2

Missy Elliott's "Work It" is tied with Foreigner's "Waiting for a Girl Like You" as the longest running U.S. No. 2 single that never reached No. 1-they both spent 10 weeks at the No. 2 spot. But damn, Missy really threw fans for a loop when she simply reversed the chorus-"I put my thing down, flip it, and reverse it"-into pure gibberish. And if you think she's only talking about the beat and her lyrics, you're sadly mistaken. But lines where she talks about inspecting a man's *Elephant noise*, "Sex me so good I say blah-blah-blah" and the infamous, "Love the way my ass go bum-bump-bum-bump-bump/Keep your eyes on my bum-bump-bum-bump-bump/And think you can handle this badonk-a-donk-donk" will go down in history as some of the most hilarious, yet nastiest, lyrics played in full on the radio.

Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer" (1986)

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Nelly Furtado "Promiscuous" (2006)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 1

A lot of songs about sex focus on the artist's skill in performing the act, but what if you're already confident in your partner's talent? If it's not his or her first rodeo, well, all the better for the overall bull riding experience – not to mention the pre-rodeo press blitz/sext blitz. Once you're confident that you'll be entering the ring, you might as well make sure you're gearing up for the same kind of event by trading some sultry banter. It's possible you'll go too far and suggest an unwanted threesome. You may say something dumb, like comparing your partner to a past-his-prime basketball player. But if you start sharing what kind of outfit you can picture the other person in (your T-shirt, nothing, etc.) or just use a breathy voice asking for company...you might find some things out by the end of the night.

Exile "Kiss You All Over" (1978)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 1

Sure, this late 70s hit sounds like it would be a sweetheart's saccharine-sweet, all-too-adorable anthem to their likeminded (and equally cheesy) lover. It seems like the kind of song custom-made for super-cheesy couples. But, let your imagination run with this for a moment: 1. "When you're laying in my arms, you do the things you do." 2. "So show me, show me everything you do." 3. "I want to kiss you all over, 'til the night closes in." It takes only three lines for the concept to fully manifest, but yes, this is a song about one of the great sexual dynamics in the world: Reciprocating. A gentleman's agreement, and moreover, the joys of fulfilling it. So long as you can manage to not associate it with Happy Gilmore, it's a halfway decent song to "reciprocate" to as well.

The Beatles "Please Please Me" (1963)

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Gregory Abbott "Shake You Down" (1987)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 1

Can you name another song where all four syllables in the word "telepathy" get their full due? Or where telepathy is employed towards such distinctly carnal purposes? If you are, in fact, on your telepathy game, you're thinking of this song, and probably have in mind one of its oh-so-distinct highlights: "Eeenie-meenie-minie-moe" being worked (and rhymed!) into a song about giving a woman an orgasm, the squealed high-note of the word "time," the free-verse interlude about how he wishes you (the listener) were near so he could reach out and "touch you," which of course goes without mentioning the chorus and central conciet of the song: That you will be shook down, and not as a con man would shake you down, oh no. You will be shook down as a man who knows how to do things would shake you down, which is to say: Crumpled in an exhausted heap of post-coital bliss after he's had sex with you multiple times.

This song is awesome.

James Brown "Sex Machine" (1970)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 15

Technically, the only overtly sexual lyric of this song is when James Brown encourages the listener to "stay on the scene like a sex machine," which doesn't even really mean anything. But while you might be able to slip the transcript past a prudish censor, you'll have no such luck with the actual music, which oozes so much libido that the words "right on, right on" might as well be substituted with James Brown whipping it out and passionately working his lover into a sweat right there on stage. If there were ever an argument for music's inherent sex appeal, this celebration of getting up on the scene is it.

Captain & Tennille "Do That to Me One More Time" (1980)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 1

Don't let this record's adult contemporary exterior fool you. This joint is pretty dirty--it's just sneaky about it. Case in point: "Once is never enough with a man like you." She's not talking about a ride on the merry-go-round. The proverbial one, perhaps.

Sylvia "Pillow Talk" (1973)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 3

You know when Al Green turns down your song because it's too sexy, you've got a raunchy hit on your hands. That actually happened with "Pillow Talk." Once this sultry R & B jam hits the three minute mark, you can begin to hear the inspiration for the spitting image of hot Latina sex and Freudian turn-ons begin to moan their way through pop culture from that point forward, and the woman isn't even of Latino decent: "Uno momento, por quito, Daddy" indeed.

Sade "No Ordinary Love" (1992)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 28

Really, any Sade song could make this list; her entire catalog is resplendent in delicately sexual songs that locate strength and power not in testosterone but in the vulnerability and sensuality of entrancing grooves and undulating melodies. "No Ordinary Love" is about the helplessness of devotion, the risk of exposing oneself and the fear that comes with it. The sexuality of this record is all in the cocktail of these emotions, things that only make sense in the context of sexual intimacy.

Bee Gees "Love You Inside Out" (1979)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 1

Even if you get cheated on, sometimes the love (and sex) is so good that you might find yourself casting pride aside and running back to your wayward lover with open arms. That's the predictament at the core of this record. There's a certain cuckolded perverseness to the singer's desire to love a woman who's just been with another man "inside out." Ew.

David Bowie "China Girl" (1983)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 10

Reportedly inspired by Iggy Pop's relationship with a woman of Asian descent, the dude in this song is straight up distraught without his "China Girl." And you know it's because that good good, was, well, good.

Candyman "Knockin' Boots" (1990)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 9

Candyman speaks like such a gentleman on this song, but the content is pretty salacious. He's either "hugging and tugging and rubbing" or "entering the tunnel of love." Your mom might have like the hook

Joan Jett "Do You Wanna Touch Me" (1982)

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Biggie "One More Chance (Remix)" (1995)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 2

The Notorious B.I.G.'s biggest tribute to having sex with your girl finds the rapper unreeling a spool of sexual double-entendres while mantaining a generally self-deprecating facade. Not only the client but the playa president, Big's plans involved swimming in your women, draping them in jewels, trips around the world and "immaculate" sex from the back. There were also non-entendres ("I give that ass a good thrashing"). The only time he seems a little uneasy with the player lifestyle: when "it smells like sanitation."

Led Zeppelin "Whole Lotta Love" (1969)

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Mazzy Star "Fade Into You" (1994)

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Hot 100 Peak Position: No. 44

An intimate, slinky alt-rock song with a sensitive exterior, "Fade Into You" is also a pretty blatant sexual entendre from its opening line ("I want to hold the hand inside you") to its title. Really, though, the song's sexuality is located in the search for intimacy-one that, judging from its lyrics, isn't being reciprocated. It's about the vulnerability of sexuality, the competing feelings of comfort and uncertainty, affection and mystery.

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