The Best Musical Moments at the Super Bowl

Will Beyoncé's just-announced 2013 Halftime Show measure up?

Beyonce Was A Single Lady - The "Single Ladies" craze wouldn't have been possible without Beyoncé's vocals, moves or stans, but it really wouldn't have been possible without The-Dream's lyrics!  (Photo: Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

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The Best Musical Moments at the Super Bowl - The Super Bowl's Halftime Show is probably the most-watched musical performance in the country every year, and this year will be no different, as Beyoncé was just announced as the headliner for 2013. Bey will join a long line of superstars to grace the stage on football's biggest night, where she'll try to measure up to icons like Prince and Michael Jackson, who've rocked Halftime Shows past. To celebrate Beyoncé's upcoming performance — and maybe even provide her with some inspiration — we've compiled this list of the best musical moments at the Super Bowl.  (Photo: Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

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Beyoncé Waves the Flag - 2013 won't be Beyoncé's first Super Bowl win, though. She was a vision in all-white with an incredible take on the national anthem in 2004. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

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Beyoncé Waves the Flag - 2013 won't be Beyoncé's first Super Bowl win, though. She was a vision in all-white with an incredible take on the national anthem in 2004. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

Diana Ross Takes Off - Diana Ross' Super Bowl XXX extraganza in 1996 was punctuated by a helicopter landing onstage and airlifting the R&B diva away during her performance of "Take Me Higher." (Photo: STR New / Reuters)

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Diana Ross Takes Off - Diana Ross' Super Bowl XXX extraganza in 1996 was punctuated by a helicopter landing onstage and airlifting the R&B diva away during her performance of "Take Me Higher." (Photo: STR New / Reuters)

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Ella Salutes Louis - 1972's Super Bowl at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans featured a halftime tribute to recently deceased hometown hero and jazz great Louis Armstrong, headlined by fellow icon Ella Fitzgerald.   (Photos from left: George Konig/Keystone/Getty Images, Courtesy of Wikicommons)

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Ella Salutes Louis - 1972's Super Bowl at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans featured a halftime tribute to recently deceased hometown hero and jazz great Louis Armstrong, headlined by fellow icon Ella Fitzgerald.  (Photos from left: George Konig/Keystone/Getty Images, Courtesy of Wikicommons)

Show Stoppers – February 5, 2012 - Stealing the show from the New York Giants and New England Patriots, pop music legend Madonna recruited  Nick Minaj and M.I.A. for her Super Bowl XLVI halftime show performance. The trio performed Madge's latest smash “Give Me All Your Luvin'.”(Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

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Madonna Passes the Torch - Madonna may have been a little rusty — literally — at her 2012 Halftime performance, but it was awesome seeing her show love to the next generation by having M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj as side pieces (even though the main thing we remember is M.I.A.'s middle finger).  (Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

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Purple Reign - Prince's incredible star turn at Super Bowl XLI in 2007 is arguably the best Halftime Show performance of all time.  (Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

No Shade - Miss Jackson (if ya nasty) was to appear as Lena Horne in a biopic due to be released in 2004. But Lena changed her mind after Janet's breast-baring incident at that year's Super Bowl.  (Photo: Donald Miralle/Getty Images)

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The Janet-Justin Performance: More Than Nipplegate - Justin Timberlake's and Janet Jackson's 2004 Nipplegate controversy overshadowed the fact that the performance, musically speaking, was actually pretty awesome. (Photo: Donald Miralle/Getty Images)

Whitney Wins - The late, great Whitney Houston sang the definitive take on the national anthem before Super Bowl XXV in 1991.  (Photo: Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

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Whitney Wins - The late, great Whitney Houston sang the definitive take on the national anthem before Super Bowl XXV in 1991.  (Photo: Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

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The King of Pop Rules - Michael Jackson changed the game, making the once-sleepy Halftime Show must-see TV with his epic performance at Super Bowl XXVII in 1993. (Photo: George Rose/Getty Images)

Duke Ellington - Hailed by many as one of the greatest composers in the history of music, the jazz legend added Medal of Freedom recipient to his long list of accolades in 1969 when he was awarded by President Richard Nixon.(Photo: Keystone/Getty Images)

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The Duke Lives On - In 1975, another Super Bowl in New Orleans yielded another tribute to a recently passed jazz icon — in this case Duke Ellington, who was honored with a performance by the Mercer Ellington and Grambling State University bands. (Halftime Shows were usually headlined by college marching bands in those days.) (Photo: Keystone/Getty Images)

Motown Lives On - Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, Queen Latifah and the Grambling State University Band headlined the 1998 Halftime Show by saluting Motown on its 40th anniversary.  (Photo: Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

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Motown Lives On - Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, Queen Latifah and the Grambling State University Band headlined the 1998 Halftime Show by saluting Motown on its 40th anniversary.  (Photo: Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)