The 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show, featuring hip hop legends like Dr. Dre, Eminem, and Snoop Dogg, has become the NFL YouTube channel’s most-viewed video.
Dr. Dre and his star-studded lineup of hip hop legends — Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, and 50 Cent — have achieved yet another milestone. Their historic Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show is now the most-watched video on the NFL’s YouTube channel, surpassing the previous record held by Shakira and J.Lo’s 2020 performance.
The Hip Hop All-Stars Halftime Show was different from the start, racking up 100 million views in just four months by June 2022. Since then, Dr. Dre & Co. has gained 220 million views more, while Shakira & J. Lo earned 80 million views over the same time. Now, accumulating over 320 million views, Dr. Dre’s video has successfully challenged Shakira and J.Lo’s show, which had led the pack when Dr. Dre and his crew hit the stage. Two female pop stars currently sit at 319 million views — an impressive number but no match for hip hop’s growing dominance.
Here’s the current Top 5 list of the NFL YouTube channel’s most popular videos:
1. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar & 50 Cent – Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show
– 320 million views (Uploaded 2 years ago)
2. Shakira & J. Lo – Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show
– 319 million views (Uploaded 4 years ago)
3. Rihanna – Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
– 254 million views (Uploaded 1 year ago)
4. Beyoncé & Bruno Mars Crash Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show
– 193 million views (Uploaded 8 years ago)
5. Coldplay’s Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show feat. Beyoncé & Bruno Mars
– 140 million views (Uploaded 8 years ago)
The momentum behind Dre’s show makes it unlikely that any performance will surpass it soon. Its legendary status as the first hip hop-led halftime show, combined with its star power and nostalgia factor, offered a winning combination that fans around the globe cannot have enough.
Whether you are revisiting it for the 10th time or discovering it anew, this record-breaking halftime show is proof that hip hop can shine just as brightly on one of the world’s biggest stages.
