Ranking My Top 15 Halftime Shows

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 12: Rihanna attends Rihanna’s 5th Annual Diamond Ball at Cipriani Wall Street on September 12, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

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Every year millions of people tune into the Super Bowl in February. Some of us tune in to the Super Bowl because we love football, there are those of us that watch the Super Bowl for the awesome snacks at your friend's house or the ones that watch the big game for the halftime show!

The halftime show wasn't always a huge production. In 1960, the first Super Bowl halftime show consisted of the Liberty Bell which was performed by the University of Arizona Symphonic Marching Band. The halftime show continued to feature marching bands for a few decades. Then, in the 90s they decided to bring in big acts in hopes to increase viewership and they sure did!

In 1991 they booked New Kids On The Block and the narrative started to change from there.

Michael Jackson took the big stage in 1993 and the rest is history. It is one of the most watched performances every year.

We have seen behind the scenes preparation from some artists as they get their performances together and rehearse for what is said to be the absolute biggest stage there is for a performer.

Biggest stage yes, but not a big payday for the performers. They actually don't get paid at all to be there. The NFL does pay for their family and friends to be at the show but performers only get bragging rights and exposure to the most watched sporting event of the year every year. Last year 111.2 million people tuned in.

This year just announced that Rihanna will take the stage for the first time since 2019 and is rumored to be releasing new music for the first time since 2016

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I'm here for it and am sure she is going to put on an amazing performance. Can she get in my top 15 halftime shows though?

15. Maroon 5 LIII

14. Salute To Motown's 40th Anniversary XXXII

13. Paul McCartney XXXIX

12. Gloria Estefan and Stevie Wonder XXXIII

11. The Rolling Stones XL

10. Bruno Mars XLVIII

9. Prince XLI

8. Michael Jackson XXVII

7. Black Eyes Peas XLV

6. Aerosmith N'Sync and Britney Spears

5. Janet Jackson, Jessica Simpson, P. Diddy, Nelly, Kid Rock, Justin Timberlake XXXVIII

4. Cold Play, Bruno Mars, Beyonce 50

3. JLo and Shakira LIV

2. Justin Timberlake LII

1. Beyonce XLVII

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Aimee Thomas is the morning show co-host of Aimee + Shawn on 102.7 VGS. She has been VGS since the birth of the station in 2022 and has been with Beasley Media Group for nine years doing mornings at various stations in the cluster. Before working in radio Aimee was a bartender at a local restaurant in Las Vegas when a local radio veteran thought she would be perfect in radio because of her crazy stories, knowledge of pop culture, and contagious laugh. Aimee loves writing about new recipes she creates in her kitchen, her favorite artists and actors, and being a mom of two boys.