Headline : The 20 Most Memorable Super Bowl National Anthems

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The Super Bowl is an enormous night for international television. Each year, more than 100 million people are estimated to watch the game, its advertisements and its halftime show. But it all begins with the performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The Super Bowl National Anthem is a great American tradition that has been carried out by some of the greatest voices in pop music history. The song isn’t easy to deliver—it helps if you remember the words, as Christina Aguilera discovered. But there have been many exceptional performances. This year, the challenge goes to Reba McEntire Click through to see the best star-spangled renditions.

Super Bowl XVI was played in Detroit, so who better to start it off than the ultimate Motown legend? After being announced as “Detroit’s own superstar, Miss Diana Ross,” she proved why she’s the Boss with this impeccably beautiful version of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” She also got the crowd to sing along, asking them, “Can we sing our National Anthem with authority?” It had all the diva energy of her famed 1996 halftime show, where she made her exit via helicopter. 

Two renegade artists Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan joined forces for this unexpected yet perfect duet, bringing both country and R&B flavor to it. Church plays his electric guitar with a Nashville twang that suits Sullivan’s Philly soul, as she sends her high notes soaring. 

Those were the days—the NFL would invite one of Charlie’s Angels to do the “The Star-Spangled Banner” in front of 100,000 fans at the Rose Bowl. Cheryl Ladd performed with the Los Angeles City High School Choir. Many fans had no idea she could even sing, but this Angel proved she could do a lot more than bust perps in high heels. The game took place in the middle of the Iranian hostage crisis, so Ladd paid her respects, saying, “We’d like to dedicate this to our American hostages in Iran.”

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