Some halftime performers continue to crank out major hits
Career MARIAH scores before and after each artist's Super Bowl halftime performance year, for artists who had produced less than 80 percent of their hits by the year of their halftime show, 1993-2023
MARIAH scores before performance year
MARIAH scores in same year as performance or after
1994 | SUPER BOWL XXVIII
The Judds
12
7
Clint Black
27
155
2000 | SUPER BOWL XXXIV
Enrique Iglesias
2,304
243
Christina Aguilera
562
2,687
2001 | SUPER BOWL XXXV
Nelly*
354
5,058
Britney Spears
1,072
2,178
Mary J. Blige*
1,469
2,123
NSYNC
1,598
1,986
2003 | SUPER BOWL XXXVII
Nelly was a relative newcomer in 2001, but by 2004, he was an established hitmaker.
No Doubt
984
920
2004 | SUPER BOWL XXXVIII
Justin Timberlake*
1,417
3,745
Nelly*
3,552
1,860
2012 | SUPER BOWL XLVI
Nicki Minaj
1,147
1,880
LMFAO
1,198
628
2014 | SUPER BOWL XLVIII
Bruno Mars*
3,351
2,166
2016 | SUPER BOWL 50
Coldplay
1,524
771
Bruno Mars*
3,404
2,113
2019 | SUPER BOWL LIII
Travis Scott
1,235
326
2020 | SUPER BOWL LIV
Bad Bunny
315
1,738
J Balvin
339
155
MARIAH scores before performance year
MARIAH scores in same year as performance or after
1994 | SUPER BOWL XXVIII
The Judds
12
7
Clint Black
27
155
2000 | SUPER BOWL XXXIV
Enrique Iglesias
2,304
243
Christina Aguilera
562
2,687
2001 | SUPER BOWL XXXV
Nelly*
354
5,058
Britney Spears
1,072
2,178
Mary J. Blige*
1,469
2,123
NSYNC
1,598
1,986
2003 | SUPER BOWL XXXVII
Nelly was a relative newcomer in 2001, but by 2004, he was an established hitmaker.
No Doubt
984
920
2004 | SUPER BOWL XXXVIII
Justin Timberlake*
1,417
3,745
Nelly*
3,552
1,860
2012 | SUPER BOWL XLVI
Nicki Minaj
1,147
1,880
LMFAO
1,198
628
2014 | SUPER BOWL XLVIII
Bruno Mars*
3,351
2,166
2016 | SUPER BOWL 50
Coldplay
1,524
771
Bruno Mars*
3,404
2,113
2019 | SUPER BOWL LIII
Travis Scott
1,235
329
2020 | SUPER BOWL LIV
Bad Bunny
315
1,738
J Balvin
339
155
MARIAH (Metric for Appraising Records, Indexed to Analyze Halftimes) score is calculated using each song's position and number of weeks spent on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Career MARIAH scores are calculated as the sum of points for any songs appearing on the Hot 100 for which the artist is listed (not featured) over their entire career to date. Billboard data is as of Jan. 21, 2023.