Modern music videos date back to the '70s and even earlier depending on who you ask, but splashy videos designed to accompany songs truly began to hit their stride in the '80s thanks to superstars like Madonna [1] and Janet Jackson [2]. By the time the 1990s rolled around, music-lovers [3] had grown accustomed to tuning in to MTV to see which new videos were heating up the small screen [4], and as videos got more polished, they also got a lot sexier. From an Usher [5] classic to the video that made Jennifer Lopez [6] a household name, these racy music videos may have come out decades ago, but they're still sexier than ever.
— Additional reporting by Haley Lyndes
"Cherry Pie" by Warrant
"Freedom! '90" by George Michael
"Justify My Love" by Madonna
"Crazy" by Aerosmith
"No Ordinary Love" by Sade
"Creep," TLC
"Doin' It" by LL Cool J
"You Were Meant For Me" by Jewel
"Criminal" by Fiona Apple
"You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton
"If It Makes You Happy" by Sheryl Crow
"Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" by Backstreet Boys
"Pony" by Ginuwine
"One in a Million" by Aaliyah
"My All" by Mariah Carey
"Nice & Slow" by Usher
"It's All About Me" by Mya feat. Dru Hill
"Too Much" by Spice Girls
"I Belong to You" by Lenny Kravitz
"You're Still the One" by Shania Twain
"Ex-Factor" by Lauryn Hill
"...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears
"Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin
"Smooth" by Santana feat. Rob Thomas
"If You Had My Love" by Jennifer Lopez
"Breathe" by Faith Hill
