The Super Bowl draws 100 million people together … and the decision to watch the Super Bowl is literally the only thing that 100 million people could ever agree on. Sometimes the millions will find themselves transfixed by astounding musical moments during the halftime show, and sometimes they’ll find themselves unwitting witnesses to a cultural multi-car pileup.
The halftime show didn’t really begin catering to a national audience until several decades into the Super Bowl’s history, so we’ve excluded the marching band, children’s chorus and “Up With People” years.