1. Whitney Houston. As far as national anthem performances go, few can top this one by Whitney from the Super Bowl in 1991. She was so incredibly talented that it barely looked like she was even trying and still managed to deliver an awe-inspiring performance.

Who has the best Super Bowl national anthem?

Here, we rank the Top 10 to ever belt it out.

• Mariah Carey (2002)
• Billy Joel ()
• The Chicks (2003)
• Luther Vandross (1997)
• Beyoncé (2004)
• Lady Gaga (2016)
• Jennifer Hudson (2009)
• Whitney Houston (1991)

What is the greatest national anthem?

After the US’s The Star-Spangled Banner, La Marseillaise is probably the most instantly recognised national anthem in the world. It is certainly one of the most rousing.

What singers rendition of the national anthem became a Top 20 hit?

The following week it leaped to number 25, two weeks later peaked at number 20 on the chart in the March 30, 1991 issue, making Houston the first and only artist to hit the Top 20 with the national anthem since 1958, when the Billboard Hot 100 chart was published first, and spent a total of 11 weeks on the chart.