Poll: From 1996 to 2016, Which Super Bowl Performance Is The Best?

The Super Bowl: It's got something to do with...sports? Something like that.

More importantly, it's also the most-watched live television event of the year, during which one artist (or several, as in recent years) make their way to the center of a stadium to impress the entire world with a show-stopping halftime show.

While the halftime show started off as a somewhat chill mini-concert (who could forget 1967's University of Arizona Symphonic Marching Band?), the short space of time in between the football game has gone on to become one of the most coveted 12-minute performance slots of all time over the past twenty years.

From Diana Ross exiting the stadium in a helicopter in 1996 to 2004's wardrobe malfunction heard 'round the world between Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake to Katy Perry, Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliott teaming up to unleash their Prismatic power upon the world last year, today's top performers have truly brought the goods to the turf.

This year, Coldplay hit the stage at Super Bowl 50, along with Beyonce and Bruno Mars, too.

The question is: In the past twenty years, which halftime show stands out as the reigning Super Bowl performance of all time? Watch all of 'em, and then place your vote below.

1996 - Diana Ross

1997 - The Blues Brothers, James Brown, ZZ Top

1998 - Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Boyz II Men, Queen Latifah, The Four Tops

1999 - Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy & Stevie Wonder

2000 - Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Phil Collins & Toni Braxton

2001 - Aerosmith, 'NSYNC, Britney Spears, Mary J Blige & Nelly

2002 - U2

2003 - Shania Twain, No Doubt & Sting

2004 - Janet Jackson, P. Diddy, Justin Timberlake, Nelly, Kid Rock

2005 - Paul McCartney

2006 - The Rolling Stones

2007 - Prince