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Just in time for Valentine's Day, Billboard has ranked the 50 sexiest songs by popularity — and Barry White didn't even make the list.

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Instead, it's Olivia Newton-John who is tops — her hit "Physical" is No. 1, followed by Rod Stewart's "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)."

Rounding out the top five: Boyz II Men's ballad "I'll Make Love to You," Next's "Too Close" and Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get it On." (Gaye's "Sexual Healing" is No. 35)

It's not until No. 10 — Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" — that sex is mentioned in any song title.

Billboard's list, released Thursday, is based on the popularity of songs from 1958 until early January of this year.

Here's the list:

50. Foreigner — "Urgent"
49. Cyndi Lauper — "She Bop"
48. Ray J & Yung Berg — "Sexy Can I"
47. Adina Howard — "Freak Like Me"
46. Cassie — "Me & U"
45. Tone-Loc — "Wild Thing"
44. George Michael — "I Want Your Sex"
43. Donna Summer — "Dim All the Lights"
42. Prince — "Raspberry Beret"
41. Johnny Gill — "Rub You the Right Way"
40. Juvenile featuring Soulja Slim — "Slow Motion"
39. Roberta Flack — "Feel Like Makin' Love"
38. Sylvia — "Pillow Talk"
37. Def Leppard — "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
36. R. Kelly — "Bump N' Grind"
35. Poison — "Unskinny Bop"
34. Marvin Gaye — "Sexual Healing"
33. Donna Summer — "Love to Love You Baby"
32. Labelle — "Lady Marmalade"
31. Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
30. Missy Elliott — "Work It"
29. The Pointer Sisters — "Slow Hand"
28. Heart — "All I Want To Do Is Make Love To You"
27. Usher featuring Young Jeezy — "Love in This Club"
26. Karyn White — "Romantic"
25. Akon featuring Eminem — "Smack That"
24. R. Kelly — "Ignition"
23. Bell Biv Devoe — "Do Me!"
22. Silk — "Freak Me"
21. Gregory Abbott — "Shake You Down"
20. Starland Vocal Band — "Afternoon Delight"
19. 50 Cent featuring Olivia — "Candy Shop"
18. Monica — "The First Night"
17. Anita Ward — "Ring My Bell"
16. Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland — "Promiscuous"
15. Toni Braxton — ""You're Makin Me High"
14. Color Me Badd — "I Want To Sex You Up"
13. Donna Summer — "Bad Girls"
12. Lil Wayne — "Lollipop"
11. The Rolling Stones — "Honky Tonk Women"
10. Rod Stewart — "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"
9. Exile — "Kiss You All Over"
8. Madonna — "Like A Virgin"
7. Captain & Tennille — "Do That To Me One More Time"
6. Donna Summer — "Hot Stuff"
5. Marvin Gaye — "Let’s Get It On"
4. Next — "Too Close"
3. Boyz II Men — "I'll Make Love To You"
2. Rod Stewart — "Tonight's The Night"
1. Olivia Newton-John — "Physical"

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