10. Super Bowl XXV, 1991
The New Kids on the Block performed “Step By Step” along with Disney characters. The halftime presentation wasn’t shown live, though. ABC News cut to coverage of Operation Desert Storm. It was instead shown “hi-light” style during the post-game show.

9. Super Bowl XL, 2006
The stage was in the form of the Rolling Stones’ trademark iconic tongue logo. The group’s performance included “Start Me Up” and “Satisfaction” on the largest stage ever assembled for a halftime show -- 28 separate pieces were assembled in 5 minutes by a 600 member stage crew.

8. Super Bowl XXIII, 1989
The halftime show included a 3-D commercial for Diet Coke and 3-D effects during the show itself. Leading up to the game, Coca-Cola distributed special 3-D glasses to be worn during the performance. The set included 1950s doo wop-style songs. Despite an Elvis impersonator as the star, no Elvis songs were included, but it was in 3-D, so…

7. Super Bowl XLI, 2007
Prince performed a twelve-minute medley of songs, including “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Purple Rain” and covers of Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” and the Foo Fighters’ “Best of You.” The random song selection kept our attention.

6. Super Bowl VIII, 1974
This was the first time the Super Bowl came to Texas and, gosh darn it, we were going to showcase our prettiest girl. The University of Texas Band with Judy Mallett (Miss Texas 1973) on fiddle did a musical tribute to America.

5. Super Bowl XXXVII, 2004
The show featured six star performers, but you probably don’t remember four of them. To end their duet -- on live TV – Justin Timberlake ripped away part of the bustier on Janet Jackson, exposing her right breast. Now we’re stuck with “safe” performers from now until eternity. Thanks a bunch. And nice nipple shield.

4. Super Bowl XLII, 2008
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed “American Girl,” “I Won’t Back Down,” “Free Fallin” and “Runnin’ Down a Dream.” This is one of the few classic rock bands that still sound coherent live.

3. Super Bowl XXXV, 2001
MTV presented “The Kings of Rock and Pop.” The show concluded with ‘N Sync, Britney Spears, Nelly and Mary J. Blige joining Aerosmith on stage for “Walk This Way.” It was a parade of eye candy for young and old.

2. Super Bowl XXVII, 1993
Up until this time, it was rare to have just one star performer, but they couldn’t have picked a more stand-alone performer--Michael Jackson. The finale featured a choir of 3,500 Los Angeles children joining Jackson for his single “Heal the World.” SNL will parody this as long as we all shall live.

1. Super Bowl XXXVI, 2002
U2 did a tribute to 9/11 victims. A heart-shaped stage featured a banner scrolling the names of the nearly 3,000 victims of September 11. U2 performed “Beautiful Day” and “Where the Streets Have No Name.” ‘Nuff said.