Since the inaugural Super Bowl in 1967, the halftime show has been a focal point of every Super Bowl. In 2020, Super Bowl 54 will be no different.
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The league's choice of performer is highly anticipated and widely covered. And for a certain segment of viewers, the halftime show is more entertaining than the game itself.
From the good to the bad and everything in between, here's a quick look at the history of halftime performances at the Super Bowl, including the best and worst acts all time and a complete list of every halftime show spanning 1967 to 2020.
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Best Super Bowl halftime performances
Prince, Super Bowl XLI
Not only did Prince use four different live guitars during the performance, he did it all in the pouring rain in Miami.
Michael Jackson, Super Bowl XXVII
Jackson starts off this memorable show by jumping out from under the stage and standing silently for almost 90 seconds before any music starts. Many consider Jackson's performance at Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena, Calif., to be the one that transformed the halftime show into the modern spectable we know today.
Beyoncé, Super Bowl XLVII
Having sang the national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII in her home town of Houston, it was only a matter of time until the league asked Beyoncé to perform at halftime. The performance she gave also included a guest appearance from Destiny's Child and was one for the ages.
Worst Super Bowl halftime performances
Coldplay, Super Bowl 50
With the 50th Super Bowl approaching, many were curious as to who the league would choose to perform at halftime. When Coldplay was announced, the public's response was tepid. The addition of guests Beyoncé and Bruno Mars helped to try ease the public response, but it wasn't enough.
The Black Eyed Peas, Super Bowl XLV
From the awful costumes to the auto-tuned singing voices to the cameos by Usher and Slash, it just wasn't The Black Eyed Peas' day in 2011.
"Be Bop Bamboozled," Super Bowl XXIII
This performance was doomed from the start. From the awful open that introduced the world to an Elvis impersonator named "Elivs Presto," to the name of the show "Be Bop Bamboozled" (we're still trying to figure out how that was chosen), this performance is memorable because of how terrible it was. The use of 3-D effects did help anything either.
List of Super Bowl halftime show history
| Super Bowl | Year | Performer(s) |
| I | 1967 | Universities of Arizona and Michigan Grambling University Bands |
| II | 1968 | "Old Man Winter Takes a Vacation in Miami" featuring seven local Miami-area high school bands |
| III | 1969 | "America Thanks" with Florida A&M University |
| IV | 1970 | Carol Channing |
| V | 1971 | Florida A&M Band |
| VI | 1972 | "Salute to Louis Armstrong" with Ella Ftizgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and U.S. Marine Coprs Drill Team |
| VII | 1973 | "Happiness Is..." with University of Michigan Band and Woody Herman |
| VIII | 1974 | "A Musical America" with University of Texas Band |
| IX | 1975 | "Tribute to Duke Eillington" with Mercer Ellington and Grambling University Bands |
| X | 1976 | "200 Years and Just a Baby" Tribute to America's Bicentennial |
| XI | 1977 | "It's a Small World" including crowd particiption for first time with spectators waving colored placard on cue |
| XII | 1978 | "From Paris to the Paris of America" with Tyler Apache Belles, Pete Fountain and Al Hirt |
| XIII | 1979 | "Super Bowl XIII Carnival" Salute to the Caribbean with Ken Hamilton and various Caribbean bands |
| XIV | 1980 | "A Salute to the Big Band Era" with Up with People |
| XV | 1981 | "A Mardi Gras Festival" |
| XVI | 1982 | "A Salute to the 60's and Motown" |
| XVII | 1983 | "KaleidoSUPERscope" (a kaleidoscope of color and sound) |
| XVIII | 1984 | "Super Bowl XVIII's Salute to the Superstars of the Silver Screen" |
| XIX | 1985 | "A World of Children's Dreams" |
| XX | 1986 | "Beat of the Future" |
| XXI | 1987 | "Salute to Hollywood's 100th Anniversary" |
| XXII | 1988 | "Something Grand" featuring 88 grand pianos, the Rockettes and Chubby Checker |
| XXIII | 1989 | "Be Bop Bamboozled" featuring 3-D effects |
| XXIV | 1990 | "Salute to New Orleans" and 40th Anniversary of Peanuts' characters, featuring trumpeter Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw and Irma Thomas |
| XXV | 1991 | "A Small World Salute to 25 Years of the Super Bowl" featuring New Kids on the Block |
| XXVI | 1992 | "Winter Magic" including a salute to the winter season and the winter Olympics featuring Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano and Dorothy Hamill |
| XXVII | 1993 | "Heal the World" featuring Michael Jackson |
| XXVIII | 1994 | "Rockin Country Sunday" featuring Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Wynonna and Naomi Judd |
| XXIX | 1995 | "Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye" featuring Tony Bennett, Patti LaBelle, Arturo Sandoval, the Miami Sound Machine |
| XXX | 1996 | Diana Ross |
| XXXI | 1997 | "Blues Brothers Bash" featuring Dan Akroyd, John Goodman, James Belushi, James Brown and ZZ Top |
| XXXII | 1998 | "A Tribute to Motown's 40th Anniversary" including Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah, Martha Reeves and The Temptations |
| XXXIII | 1999 | "Celebration of Soul, Salsa and Swing" featuring Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Savion Glover |
| XXXIV | 2000 | "A Tapestry of Nations" featuring Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, and Toni Braxton |
| XXXV | 2001 | "The Kings of Rock and Pop" featuring Aerosmith, *N'SYNC, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige and Nelly |
| XXXVI | 2002 | U2 |
| XXXVII | 2003 | Shania Twain, No Doubt and Sting |
| XXXVIII | 2004 | Janet Jackson, Kid Rock, P. Diddy, Nelly and Justin Timberlake |
| XXXIX | 2005 | Paul McCartney |
| XL | 2006 | The Rolling Stones |
| XLI | 2007 | Prince |
| XLII | 2008 | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
| XLIII | 2009 | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band |
| XLIV | 2010 | The Who |
| XLV | 2011 | The Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash |
| XLVI | 2012 | Madonna with guests Cee Lo Green, LMFAO, M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj |
| XLVII | 2013 | Beyoncé with guests Destiny's Child |
| XLVIII | 2014 | Bruno Mars with guests Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| XLIX | 2015 | Katy Perry with guests Missy Elliott and Lenny Kravitz |
| 50 | 2016 | Coldplay with guets Beyoncé and Bruno Mars |
| LI | 2017 | Lady Gaga |
| LII | 2018 | Justin Timberlake |
| LIII | 2019 | Maroon 5 with guests Travis Scott and Big Boi |
| LIV | 2020 | Jennifer Lopez and Shakira |