With the MTV Video Music Awards having come and gone and seeing just how many sexy female singers were at that one single event alone we got to wondering just how many sexy singers there were in the entire world (and, of course, who is the sexiest)? So as has become customary around here we started doing research. (Yes, it’s still qualifies as research, even it is just searching for sexy ladies in a certain occupation.)

The talent represented here today, from 23 different countries, truly is undeniable (take the word “talent” in whatever way you’d like).

100 Lacey Sturm
• 29, from Texas
• Co-founder and lead vocalist of the alternative metal band Flyleaf
• Received Grammy nominations for Best Gospel Song and Best Gospel Performance
• Has also worked with the group Apocalyptica
• Lacey performing the song “Broken Pieces” with Apocalyptica

99 Heidi Range
• 28, from England
• Former member of the now-defunct girl group Atomic Kitten
• Longest-tenured member of the British group Sugababes
• Her first album with Sugababes reached #2 on the UK Albums Chart
• Official video for Sugababes’ single “Get Sexy”

98 Cristina Scabbia
• 39, from Italy
• One of the two vocalists in the gothic metal band Lacuna Coil
• Writes an advice column in the rock magazine Revolver
• She is featured in a Megadeth song, “À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)”
• Cristina performing “S.O.S. (Anything But Love)” with Apocalyptica

97 Lily Allen
• 26, from England
• Reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart in 2006 with the song “Smile”
• Has received nominations from the Grammys, the BRITs, and the MTV VMAs
• Launched her own record label in 2011
• Official video of Lily performing “Who’d Have Known”

96 Lady Gaga
• 25, from New York City
• Real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
• Billboard named her the Artist of the Year in 2010
• Her song “Born This Way” was the fastest-selling single in the history of iTunes
• Gaga in a sexy photo shoot for FHM Germany

95 Faye Wong
• 42, from China
• Guinness World Records named her the Best Selling Canto-Pop Female in 2000
• Recorded the theme song for the video game Final Fantasy VIII
• Returned from hiatus in 2010 to tour and sold $29 million in tickets in 10 days
• Faye performing in a video for her song “Passenger”

94 Fergie
• 36, from California
• Real name is Stacy Ann Ferguson
• Part of the girl group Wild Orchid before joining the The Black Eyed Peas
• Had three #1 singles from her own debut solo album in 2006
• Fergie’s music video for “Glamorous” featuring Ludacris

93 Taylor Momsen
• 18, from St. Louis
• Lead singer of the rock band The Pretty Reckless
• The band’s 2010 debut album was released in the U.K. and debuted at #6
• Previously played the role of Jenny Humphrey on the TV series Gossip Girl
• Pics of Taylor for Spain’s Vanidad magazine

92 Melanie Chisholm
• 37, from England
• Former member of the Spice Girls where she went by the name Sporty Spice
• As a solo artist has sold more than 10 million records
• Has the third most number-ones by a female artist in the U.K.
• Sexy promotional pics of Melanie for her most recent album Rock Me

91 Pixie Lott
• 20, from England
• Her debut single “Mama Do” reached #1 on the U.K. Singles Chart
• Her second single “Boys and Girls”, also topped the U.K. charts
• Her second album is due to be released on November 7, 2011
• Pictures of Pixie by the pool wearing a bikini in Spain

90 Nelly Furtado
• 32, from Canada
• Has sold 20 million albums worldwide
• Won a Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
• Her next album, Lifestyle, is scheduled to be released in 2012
• Furtado’s music video for her song “Manos Al Aire”