Billboard takes a look back at some of the most controversial Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 tracks.
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00:00 From Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, to Katy Perry,
00:03 to Robin Thicke, and many more before them,
00:05 controversy has always been a part of music.
00:08 With two controversial number one hits
00:10 on the Billboard Hot 100 this summer,
00:11 Jason Aldean's "Try That in a Small Town,"
00:14 and Oliver Anthony music, "Rich Men North of Richmond,"
00:17 let's look back at a few of the chart toppers
00:19 that have stirred up the most controversy.
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00:24 ♪ Waiting for you to justify my love ♪
00:29 Madonna's career is no stranger to controversy,
00:32 but it was her 1991 hit "Justify My Love"
00:36 that got the singer's music video banned from MTV
00:38 for images of sadomasochism, voyeurism, and bisexuality.
00:42 ♪ Hit me baby one more time ♪
00:45 In November of 1998, the world was introduced
00:48 to a 16-year-old Britney Spears,
00:50 who came out of the gate
00:51 with her controversial smash "Baby One More Time."
00:54 The erotically charged lyrics were considered too mature
00:57 for a teen pop star at the time,
00:58 but that did not stop the princess of pop
01:01 from reaching number one.
01:02 ♪ Call me when you want ♪
01:04 ♪ Call me when you need ♪
01:05 ♪ Call me in the morning ♪
01:06 ♪ I'll be on the way ♪
01:07 Following his record-setting run at number one
01:09 on the Hot 100 with "Old Town Road,"
01:11 Lil Nas X brought the controversy
01:13 with his sexually charged song and provocative video
01:16 for "Montero," "Call Me By Your Name,"
01:18 when he gave the devil a lap dance.
01:21 And those are just a few controversial number one hits
01:23 from the Hot 100.
01:24 For our full list, head to billboard.com.
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