"X"-RATED MUSIC
This British star had a big U.S. hit with "Boom Clap" & inspired the Brat Summer of 2024
Charli XCX
"Hey There Delilah" (2006)
Plain White T's
Rihanna, 2012:
"Sparkly Minerals Composed Of Pure Carbon"
Diamonds
With 1.7 billion streams & counting, let's hope The Eagles kept some "pink champagne on ice" to recognize this 1976 song
Hotel California
The single name of this "Titanium" singer is somewhat ironic as we actually only see her wigs
Sia
This rapper and actor famously hosted "Pimp My Ride."
Xzibit
"Fireflies" (2009)
Owl City
The Weeknd, 2015:
"Experiencing Numbness On The Front Part Of My Head"
Can't Feel My Face
"Dreams" by this '70s band has over 1.8 billion streams; shout out to that Ocean Spray-loving skateboarder
Fleetwood Mac
This 15-time Latin Grammy winner's 2025 world tour includes 5 shows in her native Colombia
Shakira
Elle King hit the Top 10 in 2015 with this tune that's about former lovers
Ex's and Oh's
"Untouched" (2007)
The Veronicas
Carly Rae Jepsen, 2011:
"Perchance You Could Give Me A Ring"
Call Me Maybe
With over 1.7 billion streams, this Earth, Wind & Fire song endures; listen to it any month of the year
September
This Auckland-born teen sang in a 2013 hit, "You can call me Queen Bee, & baby, I'll rule (I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule)"
Lorde
In 2021 a heart attack claimed the life of '90s rapper Earl Simmons, better known by this 3-letter moniker and famous for hits "X Gon' Give It to Ya" and "Party Up (Up in Here)"
DMX
"Stacy's Mom" (2003)
Fountains of Wayne
Post Malone, 2019: "Round Plane Figures, Each Bounded By A Single Curved Line Equidistant From A Central Point"
Circles
The most streamed song from the 80s at over 2 billion streams, it's the most popular song by The Police by far (sorry, "Roxanne")
"Every Breath You Take"
Drop a letter from an African "K" country & you get this Irish songstress
Enya
This Coldplay album contained songs such as "Speed of Sound" and "Fix You"
X&Y
"Handlebars" (2008)
Migos, 2016:
"Materially Successful As Well As Refreshingly Down To Earth"
Bad and Boujee
This band had a No. 1 hit in 1983 singing "I bless the rains down in Africa", with over 2 billion streams
Toto
A biopic about this late celebrity & star of "Romeo Must Die" was subtitled "The Princess of R&B"
Aaliyah