Sex sells. When we look at the spectrum of female singers over the past century, the most successful artists haven't just been gifted musically, but they've also been some of the most physically alluring women we've ever witnessed. And that's just a bonus to their unmatched talent, No. 1 singles, and record-breaking album sales.

Sure, some women can't look like Aphrodite forever, but that's not to say their beauty is easily forgettable. In fact, we remember them all. And we've ranked the following 100 songstresses on being the hottest—we repeat, hottest—sex symbols in the history of music.

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