Sports betting has increasingly become a part of the Super Bowl experience in recent seasons. While bettors love to get involved with the on-field action, novelty props are also a big part of what draws bets for the Big Game.
One of the most popular of those novelty bets each year is about the length of the national anthem.
Sportsbooks offer over/under bets revolving around the length of the pregame performance of ‘The Star Spangled Banner.’ The over is often a popular bet, as anthem singers have built a reputation for basking in the limelight and logging extended performances of the national anthem.
However, that expectation may no longer match the reality of the anthem length prop. Sportsbooks have introduced tighter lines that closely mirror the expected length of the anthem, making it harder to determine whether a performer will go over or under the total.
That’s why just six of the last 11 Super Bowls have seen the over hit on the anthem length ahead of Charlie Puth’s performance at Super Bowl 60.
How long was Puth’s ‘Star Spangled Banner’ performance at the 2026 Super Bowl? Here’s what to know about the length of Super Bowl 60’s national anthem and how it compares to others from the event’s history.
How long was the Super Bowl national anthem 2026?
The 2026 Super Bowl national anthem unofficially lasted 1 minute and 53 seconds, from the song’s first word until the end of the final note held. The over/under for the performance was set at 1 minute and 56.5 seconds, so the under ended up hitting.
What was the Super Bowl national anthem over/under?
Over 116.5 seconds
Under 116.5 seconds
Longest Super Bowl national anthem performance
Alicia Keys holds the record for the longest-ever national anthem at the Super Bowl. Her performance of ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ at Super Bowl 47 in 2013 lasted 2 minutes and 35 seconds.
Fittingly, Super Bowl 47 is also the longest Super Bowl in NFL history in terms of length. The game lasted 4 hours and 14 minutes thanks to a 34-minute second-half delay following a brief blackout at the Superdome.
Shortest Super Bowl national anthem performance
The shortest Super Bowl national anthem performance belongs to Neil Diamond. He took just 1 minute and 2 seconds to get through the anthem at Super Bowl 21 in 1987.
Super Bowl national anthem length by year
Below is a look at the length of the Super Bowl national anthem by year:
Super Bowl 59: Jon Batiste, 2:00
Super Bowl 58: Reba McEntire, 1:35
Super Bowl 57: Chris Stapleton, 2:01
Super Bowl 56: Mickey Guyton 1:51
Super Bowl 55: Eric Church & Jazmine Sullivan, 2:16
Super Bowl 54: Demi Lovato, 1:49
Super Bowl 53: Gladys Knight, 2:01
Super Bowl 52: P!nk, 1:52
Super Bowl 51: Luke Bryan, 2:04
Super Bowl 50: Lady Gaga, 2:22
Super Bowl 49: Idina Menzel, 2:04
Super Bowl 48: Renee Fleming, 2:03
Super Bowl 47: Alicia Keys, 2:36
Super Bowl 46: Kelly Clarkson, 1:34
Super Bowl 45: Christina Aguilera, 1:53
Super Bowl 44: Carrie Underwood, 1:47
Super Bowl 43: Jennifer Hudson, 2:10
Super Bowl 42: Jordin Sparks, 1:54
Super Bowl 41: Billy Joel, 1:30
Super Bowl 40: Aaron Neville and Aretha Franklin, 2:09
Super Bowl 39: U.S. Military Academy Choirs and U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, 1:53
Super Bowl 38: Beyoncé, 2:09
Super Bowl 37: The Chicks, 1:33
Super Bowl 36: Mariah Carey, 1:56
Super Bowl 35: Backstreet Boys, 1:49
Super Bowl 34: Faith Hill, 2:01
Super Bowl 33: Cher, 1:55
Super Bowl 32: Jewel, 1:27
Super Bowl 31: Luther Vandross, 1:53
Super Bowl 30: Vanessa Williams, 1:35
Super Bowl 29: Kathie Lee Gifford, 1:40
Super Bowl 28: Natalie Cole, 2:33
Super Bowl 27: Garth Brooks, 1:45
Super Bowl 26: Harry Connick Jr., 2:06
Super Bowl 25: Whitney Houston, 1:56
Super Bowl 24: Aaron Neville, 1:25
Super Bowl 23: Billy Joel, 1:26
Super Bowl 22: Herb Alpert (trumpet), 1:34
Super Bowl 21: Neil Diamond, 1:02
Super Bowl 20: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), 1:22
Super Bowl 19: San Francisco Boys/Girls Chorus, San Francisco Children’s Chorus, Piedmont Children’s Chorus, 1:21
Super Bowl 18: Barry Manilow, 1:34
Super Bowl 17: Leslie Easterbrook, 1:33
Super Bowl 16: Diana Ross, 1:38
Super Bowl 15: Helen O’Connell, 1:22
Super Bowl 14: Cheryl Ladd, 1:18
Super Bowl 13: The Colgate Thirteen, 1:19
Super Bowl 12: Phyllis Kelly, Unknown
Super Bowl 11: No national anthem (Vikki Carr sang ‘America the Beautiful’)
Super Bowl 10: Tom Sullivan, 1:54
Super Bowl 9: Grambling State Marching Band, 1:22
Super Bowl 8: Charley Pride, 1:10
Super Bowl 7: Little Angels of Chicago’s Holy Angels Church, 1:12
Super Bowl 6: U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale, 1:10
Super Bowl 5: Tommy Loy (trumpet), 1:13
Super Bowl 4: Al Hirt, 1:26
Super Bowl 3: Lloyd Geisler, 1:27
Super Bowl 2: Grambling State Marching Band, Unknown
Super Bowl 1: The Pride of Arizona, Michigan Marching Band, UCLA Choir, 1:16
