Diana Ross

Super Bowl XXX halftime show, 1996 Pure showbiz, and proud of it. Billed as a celebration of 30 years of the Super Bowl, Diana Ross brings pyrotechnics, special effects and a stadium card stunt to the field, then tops it all by leaving the stadium in a helicopter. It is the most old-fashioned show here, all glamour and no irony, and that exit is still one of the most outrageous goodbyes halftime has seen. Watch it in full for the build to the finale.