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=== Queue ===

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! Artist Name
! Video Title
! Days
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| [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]]
| "[[Paper_Planes_(song)|Paper Planes]]"
| 12
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| [[T.I.]]
| "[[Whatever You Like]]"
| 11
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| [[Cassie (singer)|Cassie]]
| "[[Official Girl]]"
| 8
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| [[Pink (singer)|Pink]]
| "[[So_What_(Pink_song)|So What]]"
| 7
|-
| [[Fall Out Boy]]
| "[[I_Don%27t_Care_(Fall_Out_Boy_song)|I Don't Care]]"
| 2
|-
| [[Jack's Mannequin]]
| "[[The_Glass_Passenger|The Resolution]]"
| 2
|-
| [[Kevin Rudolf]]
| "[[Let_It_Rock_(Kevin_Rudolf_song)|Let It Rock]]"
| 2
|-
| [[Ludacris]]
| "[[What Them Girls Like]]"
| 2
|-
| [[Ne-Yo]]
| "[[Miss_Independent_(Ne-Yo_song)|Miss Independent (Part 2 Remix)/She Got Her Own]]"
| 2
|-
| [[Usher_(entertainer)|Usher]]
| "[[Trading_Places_(song)|Trading Places]]"
| 2
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Revision as of 22:32, 17 October 2008

"TRL" redirects here. For other uses, see TRL (disambiguation).
Total Request Live
TRL logo used from 2006 to 2008
StarringDamien Fahey
Lyndsey Rodrigues
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes2,000+
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkMTV
ReleaseSeptember 14, 1998 –
November 16, 2008

Total Request Live (commonly known as TRL) is the flagship television series on MTV that features popular music videos. TRL is MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL features daily guests. The show is a popular promotion tool used by musicians, actors, and other celebrities to promote their newest works to the show's target teen demographic.

TRL plays the top ten most requested videos of the day, as requested by viewers who vote online for their favorite video. The countdown starts with the tenth most requested video and ends with the most requested. As of October 22, 2007, TRL's countdown is based on votes, charts, ringtones, download, radio airplay, and streams, meaning that the most user requested video might not be the number 1 video. The show generally airs Monday through Thursday for one hour, though the scheduling and length of the show have fluctuated over the years. Despite the word "Live" in the title of the show, many episodes are actually pre-recorded.

It was announced on September 15, 2008 that TRL would be cancelled.[1] MTV later confirmed the special two-hour finale will air on November 16, 2008, at 8 p.m.[2]

History

The roots of TRL

The roots of TRL trace back to 1997 when MTV began producing MTV Live (originally hosted by British VJ Toby Amies) from the newly opened MTV studios in Times Square in New York. MTV Live featured celebrity interviews, musical performances, and regular news updates. Though producers downplay the similarities, MTV Live shared several signature elements with Much On Demand, a live show on MuchMusic, a Canadian competitor's channel, including its Good Morning America-styled format of windows displaying onlookers on a metropolitan street. Music videos were not the major focus of the program.

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During the same time period, MTV aired a countdown show simply called Total Request, hosted by Carson Daly. Total Request was far more subdued, as Daly introduced music videos from an empty, dimly lit set. As the show progressed and gained more momentum with viewers tuning in, it was soon added to the list of daytime programming during MTV's Summer Share in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. The countdown would prove to be one of the most watched and most interactive shows in recent MTV history, demonstrating that it had potential to become an even larger success by combining with the element of live television. It brought music to the next level with the music videos everyday, and interviews with the artist.

Carson Daly era

By the fall of 1998, MTV producers decided to merge the real-time aspect of MTV Live and the fan-controlled countdown power of Total Request into Total Request Live, which made its official premiere from the MTV studios on September 14, 1998. The show has since grown to become MTV's unofficial flagship program.

The original host of TRL, Carson Daly, brought popularity to the show. The widely known acronym of TRL was adopted as the official title of the show in February 1999, after Daly and Dave Holmes began using the acronym on-air regularly. Since then, the program has rarely been referred to as its complete title, Total Request Live. The Countdown started off successfully while receiving hundreds of votes for Original Favorite Pop Stars such as Aaliyah, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Backstreet Boys.

TRL spent its first year developing a cult-type following.[3] In the fall of 1999, a live studio audience was added to the show. By spring 2000, the countdown reached its peak, becoming a very recognizable pop culture icon in its first two years of existence. A weekend edition of the show known as TRL Weekend, with a countdown consisting an average of the week's Top 10, aired for a short time in 2000.

In 2001, the popularity of TRL was at such a level that it spawned a country music spin-off, CMT Most Wanted Live, on sister network CMT, until 2004.

Some evolutionary changes were made to TRL throughout the next couple of years. The show received a new set and on-screen graphics for the debut of the fall 2001 season. A year later, on October 23, 2002, TRL celebrated its 1,000th episode. The #1 video on that day was "Dirrty" by Christina Aguilera. Also throughout the year of 2002, original host Carson Daly would be seen gradually less and less.

Post-Carson Daly era

In 2003, the next generation of TRL was ushered in as Carson Daly officially stepped down as host. He left the show to host his own talk show, NBC's Last Call, which premiered a year earlier. Since Daly stepped down, a revolving door of VJs have hosted TRL, including Damien Fahey, Vanessa Minnillo, Quddus, La La Vasquez, Susie Castillo, and Hilarie Burton. Some of these VJs made their debut on the show in earlier years, so they already had the opportunity to host the show on days in which Carson Daly was not present.

Some changes were made to TRL's voting process in 2005. The show previously allowed anyone to vote online multiple times, but as part of these changes, only registered members on MTV.com could vote online. Additionally, a limit of one vote per day was added. Then, on July 10, 2006, MTV announced that votes would no longer be taken by phone, ending the legacy of the phone number 1-800-DIAL-MTV, which had been in use for voting on MTV since the premiere of the countdown show Dial MTV in the early 1990s.

In September 2006, TRL reached its eighth anniversary, and it continues to be the longest-running live program that MTV has ever produced. It is also the third longest-running program of all time in the network's history, following behind the The Real World, which has aired for the past 14 years, and 120 Minutes, which aired for 17 years. Around this time, TRL began airing officially on just four days a week (Monday through Thursday), as opposed to all five weekdays.

On November 2, 2006, TRL debuted what was billed as the first ever hip-hop public service announcement on global warming. The three-minute piece, titled "Trees," warned about deforestation and the dangers of global warming. The video corresponded with MTV's social campaign, Break the Addiction, as part of think MTV.

The current hosts of TRL, as of 2008, are Damien Fahey and Lyndsey Rodrigues. Additionally, Stephen Colletti, former cast member on Laguna Beach, has appeared on TRL as host numerous times. The rest of the VJs are working on separate projects. La La Vasquez is working on what is going to be her debut rap album [citation needed], Hilarie Burton is working on episodes of One Tree Hill, and Quddus is working on a movie.

On May 22, 2007, TRL celebrated its 2000th episode, showing highlights from the past 2000 episodes, and a special countdown of ten of the most successful videos to ever appear on the show. Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River" topped the special countdown.

The end of TRL

In 2007, rumors stating that the ratings challenged music video countdown show was to be cancelled began circulating. In early 2007, an average of 373,000 viewers regularly watched the program.[4] New York Daily News were one of the first to publish this rumor. In February 2007, MTV said the rumor was unfounded and claimed TRL will continue to air for the foreseeable future.

The producers of TRL experimented with web-based viewer interaction throughout the 2006–2007 season, showing viral videos, allowing viewers to send feedback on a video via internet forums and webcams, along with a heavy emphasis on MTV's since discontinued Overdrive video portal. However, MTV still secretly planned to cancel the show and replace one with even more emphasis on viewer interaction, named YouRL (a homophone of URL.)[5]

Consequently, in July 2007, it was reported that YouRL was not received well by test audiences and that the concept of YouRL has been abandoned for the time being. Total Request Live proceeded with a new season as usual on September 4, marking the tenth season of Total Request/Total Request Live.[6]

It was announced on September 15, 2008, that TRL would be cancelled, with a two hour special marking the end of the show on November 16, 2008.[7]

Career benefits

TRL's studios in Times Square.

TRL is widely viewed as the show that launched the careers of many teen artists from the late 1990s and early 2000s. Without the popularity and influence of TRL, the following artists may not have enjoyed the amount of success they achieved.

Boy bands

Even though clean-cut boy bands like The Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync reached success before TRL began in the fall of 1998, both groups only reached their commercial peaks after their videos were seen on TRL. In 1999, the Backstreet Boys' second LP, Millennium, achieved the highest first week sales ever from an LP, thanks in part to the many TRL fans who closed down the streets of Times Square in order to see the group live on the show.

'N Sync also appeared on TRL in 2000, when their second LP, No Strings Attached, topped the Backstreet Boys' first week sales. Once again, the large number of fans in attendance closed down the streets of Times Square. Throughout most of 1998, 1999, and 2000, videos by the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC would claim the #1 position on the countdown.

Pop princesses

Pop singers like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Jessica Simpson all made their music debuts on TRL as well. She became regular on the show and would often appear as a guest. When the Backstreet Boys or 'N Sync did not have a current video on the countdown, a video by Britney Spears would most likely take the #1 position. Simpson wouldn't enjoy the same type of success until four years later, when she starred in Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, an MTV reality show. The series helped her videos become moderate hits on TRL. Mandy Moore saw success on the show with her debut single's "Candy" in 1999 and "I Wanna Be with You", but did not get her first number one video until her 2002 single "Crush" which she also performed on the show.

Jessica Simpson's younger sister Ashlee Simpson is another pop princess that has had some success on TRL with her first music video "Pieces of Me" in 2004. Ashlee Simpson had 3 videos in the # 1 and one close to retirement, Ashlee had a first # 1 video than her sister Jessica. She would go on to score a number of #1 videos on the show.

The artist with the most current retirees videos is the pop princess Britney Spears with 13 videos retired, a honorary retired video (I'm A Slave For You) and 3 videos retired # 1.

An unusual pop princess streak occurred in March 2007: The number one and number two spots were women for every show. There was no other month in the history of TRL where every show had a woman at the top spot.[8][9]

Disney stars

Vanessa Hudgens premiered "Come Back to Me" which peaked at number 4, and "Say OK" which only made it to #10. The Jonas Brothers have had their songs "Hold On", and "SOS" premiere, "SOS" made it on the countdown peaking at #6. "When You Look Me in the Eyes" was on the charts for several weeks before peaking at #1, after Jonas-fans crushed and flooded the TRL site by requesting hundreds of times on March 19, 2008, "Burnin' Up" has also made it to the #1 spot on TRL. Aly & AJ's videos for "Rush" "Chemicals React" and "Potential Breakup Song" have all been on the TRL countdown with "Rush" peaking at #2 "Chemicals React" peaking at #4, and "Potential Breakup Song" peaking at #6. Ashley Tisdale premiered "He Said She Said" on TRL and it reached the #1 spot for four days, the song was also performed on the show.

Retirement Home

Period Beginning Ending
Pre-Limit mid-September 1998 early January 1999
65-Day Limit mid-January 1999 late February 2002
50-Day Limit early March 2002 late September 2006
40-Day Limit Known early October 2006 mid-September 2007
Assumed late September 2007 mid-October 2007
35-Day Limit Assumed late October 2007 early January 2008
Known mid-January 2008 early November 2008
Status Description
Official officially retired; (not) technically retired; numbered
Honorary semi-officially retired; not technically retired; personally retired by artist and/or replaced by artist's new video
Unofficial not officially retired; technically retired
Pending not officially retired; not technically retired; in the queue - accumulating days on the countdown
# Artist Names Video Titles Days Positions Date Status
N/A N'Sync "Tearin' Up My Heart" 47 # 2 November 19, 1998 Honorary
1 Korn "Got The Life" 72 # 2 January 12, 1999 Official
2 Limp Bizkit "Faith" 64 # 4 February 24, 1999 Official
3 The Backstreet Boys "All I Have To Give" 65 # 1 March 3, 1999 Official
4 The Offspring "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" 67 # 7 March 5, 1999 Official
5 N'Sync "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You" 69 # 1 March 17, 1999 Official
6 Britney Spears "...Baby One More Time" 64 # 1 March 24, 1999 Official
7 Eminem "My Name Is" 65 # 6 April 26, 1999 Official
8 98° "The Hardest Thing" 66 # 4 May 10, 1999 Official
9 Korn "Freak On A Leash" 65 # 4 May 11, 1999 Official
10 N'Sync "I Drive Myself Crazy" 66 # 1 July 1, 1999 Official
11 Kid Rock "Bawitdaba" 64 # 5 July 12, 1999 Official
12 The Backstreet Boys "I Want It That Way" 65 # 1 August 5, 1999 Official
13 Britney Spears "Sometimes" 66 # 2 August 9, 1999 Official
14 Limp Bizkit "Nookie" 65 # 4 August 26, 1999 Official
N/A Tom Green "The Bum Bum Song ('Lonely Swedish')" 5 # 1 August 27, 1999 Honorary
15 98° "I Do (Cherish You)" 66 # 7 October 4, 1999 Official
16 Christina Aguilera "Genie In A Bottle" 65 # 7 October 7, 1999 Official
17 Kid Rock "Cowboy" 65 # 5 November 2, 1999 Official
18 Gloria Estefan "Music Of My Heart" 71 # 2 November 11, 1999 Official
N'Sync
19 Britney Spears "(You Drive Me) Crazy" 73 # 2 November 23, 1999 Official
"(You Drive Me) Crazy (The Stop! Remix)"
20 Mariah Carey "Heartbreaker" 65 # 6 November 26, 1999 Official
"Heartbreaker (The Remix)"
21 The Backstreet Boys "Larger Than Life" 77 # 1 December 13, 1999 Official
22 Blink-182 "All The Small Things" 65 # 4 December 21, 1999 Official
23 Limp Bizkit "Re-Arranged" 34 # 3 October 30, 1999 Official
"In ToGether Now" 55 # 8 January 18, 2000
24 Juvenile "Back That Thang Up" 55 # 8 February 16, 2000 Official
25 Korn "Falling Away From Me" 70 # 3 February 16, 2000 Official
26 Christina Aguilera "What A Girl Wants" 68 # 6 March 2, 2000 Official
27 Kid Rock "Only God Knows Why" 65 # 9 March 16, 2000 Official
28 Britney Spears "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart" 71 # 9 March 27, 2000 Official
29 The Backstreet Boys "Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely" 65 # 2 April 5, 2000 Official
30 Dr. Dre "Forgot About Dre" 61 # 9 April 25, 2000 Official
31 N'Sync "Bye, Bye, Bye" 64 # 4 April 27, 2000 Official
32 Korn "Make Me Bad" 65 # 7 June 8, 2000 Official
"Make Me Bad (Sickness In Salvation Remix)"
33 Sisqó "The Thong Song" 66 # 6 June 12, 2000 Official
"The Thong Song (Uncensored Remix)"
34 Britney Spears "Oops...I Did It Again!" 66 # 5 July 13, 2000 Official
35 Eminem "The Real Slim Shady" 66 # 9 July 28, 2000 Official
36 The Backstreet Boys "The One" 75 # 1 August 18, 2000 Official
37 N'Sync "It's Gonna Be Me" 66 # 1 August 23, 2000 Official
38 Hanson "If Only" 75 # 2 August 28, 2000 Official
N/A Papa Roach "Last Resort" 51 # 10 September 5, 2000 Honorary
39 Britney Spears "Lucky" 66 # 2 October 18, 2000 Official
40 Christina Aguilera "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" 66 # 5 November 9, 2000 Official
41 Ricky Martin "She Bangs" 65 # 4 January 5, 2001 Official
42 Limp Bizkit "My Generation" 6 # 8 October 3, 2000 Official
"Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" 59 # 4 January 9, 2001
43 The Backstreet Boys "Shape Of My Heart" 65 # 1 January 17, 2001 Official
44 N'Sync "This I Promise You" 65 # 2 February 6, 2001 Official
"This I Promise You (Live @ Madison Square Garden)"
45 Britney Spears "Stronger" 68 # 1 February 13, 2001 Official
46 Dream "He Loves You Not" 65 # 5 March 29, 2001 Official
47 The Backstreet Boys "The Call" 65 # 1 April 30, 2001 Official
"The Call (The Neptunes Remix)"
48 Limp Bizkit "My Way (Remix)" 65 # 9 May 10, 2001 Official
49 Britney Spears "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" 59 # 3 June 19, 2001 Official
50 The Backstreet Boys "More Than That" 65 # 1 August 17, 2001 Official
51 Blink-182 "The Rock Show" 65 # 6 August 23, 2001 Official
52 N'Sync "Pop" 65 # 1 August 30, 2001 Official
53 Sum 41 "Fat Lip/Pain For Pleasure" 65 # 7 September 21, 2001 Official
54 Jennifer Lopez "I'm Real" 65 # 10 October 8, 2001 Official
"I'm Real (Murder Remix)"
55 O-Town "We Fit Together" 65 # 1 February 4, 2002 Official
56 Shakira "Whenever, Wherever" 66 # 9 February 5, 2002 Official
57 The Backstreet Boys "Drowning" 65 # 1 February 26, 2002 Official
58 The Calling "Wherever You Will Go" 50 # 4 March 7, 2002 Official
59 Britney Spears "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" 50 # 3 March 21, 2002 Official
60 N'Sync "Girlfriend" 50 # 6 March 25, 2002 Official
"Girlfriend (The Neptunes Remix)"
61 Enrique Iglesias "Escape" 50 # 1 April 22, 2002 Official
62 B2K "Uh Huh" 50 # 5 April 24, 2002 Official
63 Michelle Branch "All You Wanted" 50 # 7 May 3, 2002 Official
64 Shakira "Underneath Your Clothes" 50 # 3 May 14, 2002 Official
65 Kylie Minogue "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" 50 # 6 May 21, 2002 Official
66 Vanessa Carlton "A Thousand Miles" 50 # 6 June 5, 2002 Official
67 Britney Spears "Overprotected" 50 # 1 June 20, 2002 Official
"Overprotected (The DarkChild Remix)"
N/A Eminem "Without Me" 48 # 3 July 31, 2002 Honorary
68 Avril Lavigne "Complicated" 50 # 1 August 12, 2002 Official
69 Kylie Minogue "Love At First Sight" 50 # 5 September 23, 2002 Official
70 Britney Spears "Boys (The Co-Ed Remix)" 50 # 4 September 25, 2002 Official
71 Good Charlotte "Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous" 50 # 6 November 7, 2002 Official
72 Justin Timberlake "Like I Love You" 49 # 4 November 25, 2002 Official
73 Eminem "Lose Yourself" 50 # 1 January 2, 2003 Official
74 Sum 41 "Still Waiting" 50 # 10 January 15, 2003 Official
75 B2K "Bump, Bump, Bump" 50 # 2 January 31, 2003 Official
76 Justin Timberlake "Cry Me A River" 50 # 3 February 13, 2003 Official
77 Avril Lavigne "I'm With You" 50 # 5 February 18, 2003 Official
78 Christina Aguilera "Beautiful" 50 # 6 February 25, 2003 Official
79 J.C. Chasez "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" 49 # 8 March 3, 2003 Official
80 Jennifer Lopez "All I Have" 50 # 5 March 21, 2003 Official
81 Good Charlotte "The Anthem" 50 # 1 April 2, 2003 Official
82 50 Cent "In Da Club" 50 # 3 April 10, 2003 Official
83 Simple Plan "Addicted" 50 # 2 May 1, 2003 Official
84 Justin Timberlake "Rock Your Body" 50 # 1 May 7, 2003 Official
85 Eminem "Sing For The Moment" 50 # 5 May 8, 2003 Official
86 Christina Aguilera "Fighter" 50 # 6 June 24, 2003 Official
87 50 Cent "21 Questions" 50 # 4 July 2, 2003 Official
88 Kelly Clarkson "Miss Independent" 50 # 4 July 29, 2003 Official
89 Good Charlotte "Girls And Boys" 50 # 2 August 14, 2003 Official
90 Christina Aguilera "Can't Hold Us Down" 50 # 2 September 25, 2003 Official
91 50 Cent "P.I.M.P. (G-Unit Remix)" 50 # 3 September 26, 2003 Official
92 Justin Timberlake "Señorita" 50 # 1 October 3, 2003 Official
93 Hilary Duff "So Yesterday" 50 # 2 October 10, 2003 Official
94 OutKast (André 3000) "Hey Ya!" 50 # 8 November 24, 2003 Official
95 Blink-182 "Feelin' This" 50 # 2 January 20, 2004 Official
96 Clay Aiken "Invisible" 50 # 1 January 27, 2004 Official
97 Good Charlotte "Hold On" 50 # 1 February 13, 2004 Official
98 Britney Spears "Toxic" 52 # 6 April 5, 2004 Official
99 Usher "Yeah!" 50 # 6 May 3, 2004 Official
100 Clay Aiken "The Way" 50 # 2 May 20, 2004 Official
101 Beyoncé "Naughty Girl" 49 # 7 June 7, 2004 Official
102 D-12 "My Band" 50 # 1 June 7, 2004 Official
103 OutKast (André 3000 & Big Boi) "Roses" 49 # 4 June 9, 2004 Official
104 Britney Spears "Everytime" 50 # 2 June 29, 2004 Official
105 New Found Glory "All Downhill From Here" 50 # 5 July 12, 2004 Official
106 JoJo "Leave (Get Out)" 50 # 4 August 2, 2004 Official
107 Usher "Confessions, Parts I & II" 50 # 7 September 15, 2004 Official
N/A Avril Lavigne "Skater Boi" 46 # 9 November 8, 2002 Honorary (Nominated)
N/A January 7, 2005
N/A Beyoncé "Crazy In Love" 42 # 10 August 20, 2003 Honorary (Nominated)
N/A January 7, 2005
N/A Britney Spears "I'm A Slave For You" 52 # 5 December 26, 2001 Honorary
N/A January 7, 2005
N/A Christina Aguilera "Dirty" 44 # 3 December 6, 2002 Honorary (Nominated)
N/A January 7, 2005
N/A Eminem "Cleanin' Out My Closet" 43 # 8 October 9, 2002 Honorary (Nominated)
N/A January 7, 2005
N/A Nelly "Hot In Here" 38 # 10 August 21, 2002 Honorary (Nominated)
N/A January 7, 2005
108 Jesse McCartney "Beautiful Soul" 52 # 3 March 4, 2005 Official
109 Green Day "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" 51 # 3 March 24, 2005 Official
110 Lindsay Lohan "Over" 50 # 6 April 12, 2005 Official
111 Gwen Stefani "Hollaback Girl" 50 # 4 June 23, 2005 Official
112 Mariah Carey "We Belong Together" 50 # 1 July 8, 2005 Official
113 Simple Plan "Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me?)" 51 # 4 July 20, 2005 Official
114 Kelly Clarkson "Behind These Hazel Eyes" 50 # 1 August 3, 2005 Official
115 Fall Out Boy "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" 50 # 5 August 26, 2005 Official
116 Hilary Duff "Wake Up" 50 # 3 October 5, 2005 Official
117 Mariah Carey "Shake It Off" 50 # 6 October 24, 2005 Official
118 Green Day "Wake Me Up When September Ends" 50 # 5 November 8, 2005 Official
119 Kelly Clarkson "Because Of You" 50 # 1 January 6, 2006 Official
120 Fall Out Boy "Dance, Dance" 50 # 7 January 17, 2006 Official
121 Mariah Carey "Don't Forget About Us" 50 # 2 February 6, 2006 Official
122 Madonna "Hung Up" 50 # 1 February 6, 2006 Official
123 Kelly Clarkson "Walk Away" 50 # 1 June 1, 2006 Official
124 Fall Out Boy "A Little Less 'Sixteen Candles', A Little More 'Touch Me'" 50 # 3 June 6, 2006 Official
125 Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California" 50 # 5 July 10, 2006 Official
126 Fort Minor "Where'd You Go?" 50 # 1 July 17, 2006 Official
127 Rihanna "Unfaithful" 49 # 7 July 27, 2006 Official
128 Christina Aguilera "Ain't No Other Man" 50 # 1 September 26, 2006 Official
129 Justin Timberlake "Sexy Back" 43 # 1 October 10, 2006 Official
130 A.F.I. "Love Like Winter" 40 # 7 December 11, 2006 Official
131 Justin Timberlake "Let Me Talk To You/My Love" 40 # 5 January 9, 2007 Official
132 Christina Aguilera "Hurt" 40 # 1 January 11, 2007 Official
133 Beyoncé "Irreplaceable" 40 # 1 January 18, 2007 Official
134 Nelly Furtado "Say It Right" 40 # 10 March 5, 2007 Official
135 Fall Out Boy "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race" 40 # 5 March 12, 2007 Official
136 My Chemical Romance "Famous Last Words" 40 # 5 March 26, 2007 Official
137 Hilary Duff "With Love" 40 # 3 May 2, 2007 Official
138 Justin Timberlake "What Goes Around...Comes Around" 40 # 7 May 7, 2007 Official
139 Beyoncé "Beautiful Liar" 40 # 3 May 23, 2007 Official
Shakira
140 Christina Aguilera "Candyman" 40 # 3 May 29, 2007 Official
141 Avril Lavigne "Girlfriend" 40 # 10 June 4, 2007 Official
142 Fall Out Boy "Thanks For The Memories" 40 # 9 June 21, 2007 Official
143 Chris Brown "Wall To Wall" 40 # 7 September 10, 2007 Official
144 Boys Like Girls "The Great Escape" 40 # 5 September 17, 2007 Official
N/A Chris Brown "Kiss, Kiss" 37 # 4 December 20, 2007 Unofficial
145 Colbie Caillat "Bubbly" 37 # 6 January 15, 2008 Official
146 Alicia Keys "No One" 38 # 2 January 23, 2008 Official
147 OneRepublic "Apologize (Remix)" 38 # 5 January 24, 2008 Official
Timbaland
148 Soulja Boy "Crank That (Soulja Boy Tell 'Em)" 40 # 8 January 28, 2008 Official
149 Flo Rida "Low" 35 # 1 February 25, 2008 Official
N/A Paramore "Crush, Crush, Crush" 40 # 7 March 3, 2008 Unofficial
150 Chris Brown "With You" 35 # 1 March 19, 2008 Official
151 Sara Bareilles "Love Song" 36 # 9 April 24, 2008 Official
152 Leona Lewis "Bleeding Love" 31 # 2 June 16, 2008 Official
153 Usher "Love In This Club" 33 # 5 June 30, 2008 Official
N/A Rihanna "Take A Bow" 37 # 2 July 31, 2008 Unofficial
"Take A Bow ('FNMTV Premieres' Live Performance - June 27, 2008)"
154 Katy Perry "I Kissed A Girl" 26 # 1 July 31, 2008 Official
"I Kissed A Girl ('FNMTV Premieres' Live Performance - July 11, 2008)"

Hall Of Fame

Information for the TRL Hall of Fame was taken from the defunct TRL fan site, "TRL Daily Dose."[10]

Period Beginning Ending
Pre-Limit September 1998 April 2001
5-Video Limit Known May 2001 May 2001
Assumed June 2001 November 2008
Status Description
Official officially inducted; technically inducted; numbered
Unofficial not officially inducted; technically inducted
Pending not officially inducted; not technically inducted; in the queue - 4 retirements
# Artist Name Retirements Date Status
Official Honorary Unofficial Pending Total
1 Limp Bizkit 5 0 0 0 5 May 26, 2001 Official
2 Britney Spears 13 1 0 0 14 May 26, 2001 Official
3 N'Sync 8 1 0 0 9 May 26, 2001 Official
4 The Backstreet Boys 9 0 0 0 9 May 26, 2001 Official
N/A Eminem 4 1 0 0 5 May 8, 2003 Unofficial
N/A Christina Aguilera 9 0 0 0 9 June 24, 2003 Unofficial
N/A Justin Timberlake 7 0 0 0 7 October 10, 2006 Unofficial
N/A Fall Out Boy 5 0 0 0 5 June 21, 2007 Unofficial
  • TRL has been parodied countless times on sketch comedy shows such as Robot Chicken, MADtv, Saturday Night Live, All That, and Chappelle's Show.
  • The show was parodied on the MTV2 program Wonder Showzen. In the first season episode "Nature", the show was parodied as Total Racewar Live, hosted by Wonder Showzen's black supremacist character Rufus Truthfist, it was also shot at the actual TRL stage.
  • Fictional episodes of TRL, shot at the actual TRL studio in Times Square, were featured in the 2001 films Josie and the Pussycats, Joe Dirt, and On The Line, as well as a 2002 episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ("Total Sabrina Live").
  • The show was referenced in the song "White America" by Eminem: "I go to TRL, look how many hugs I get."
  • In Drake and Josh Go Hollywood, Damien Fahey introduces Drake Parker and his band before they play the song "Hollywood Girl" in Hollywood.
  • Fictional episodes of TRL were shot for "The Post-It Always Sticks Twice" episode of Sex and the City, during Season 6. The episode starred Jason Lewis as "Smith", Samantha Jones' (Kim Cattrall's) boyfriend. He featured as a guest host on TRL.
  • In the May issue of "VIBE" Magazine, "TRL" was listed as the #11 most influential television show in the past 15 years. It stated without TRL there would be no 106 & Park or MTV's Direct Effect.
  • In the 2001 film Joe Dirt, before returning to Silvertown he makes an appearance on the television show "TRL" with Carson Daly. While Joe is on TRL a women calls in and claims to be his mother. Joe believes the call is legitimate and he goes to a trailer in Simi Valley, CA, to meet his parents

International versions

Current programs

  • The first version of TRL outside the U.S. was in Italy. Started on MTV Italy on November 2, 1999, it was hosted by Marco Maccarini and Giorgia Surina, followed by Federico Russo and Carolina Di Domenico. Since the 2005-06 season, Surina returned to TRL with a new co-host, Alessandro Cattelan. After the 2005-06 season, the show was hosted only by Alessandro Cattelan. For the season 2007-08 the show was hosted for the first moment by Alessandro Cattelan and Elena Santarelli, and for the summer the male host was replace by Carlo Pastore. Currently, TRL Italy airs live daily from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. from Piazza del duomo in Milan. Throughout its 8 seasons, TRL was broadcast from Milan, Rome, Venice, Naples, Genova and Turin. TRL Italy is the longest-running show on MTV Italy. On December 23, 2004, a special two-hour event, "TRL #1000," was aired to celebrate the series' 1000th episode. On 2006 there is also a program called TRL Awards where the people choose the artist of the year via web or mobile. And on summer 2007 was aired a special weekly-appointement called TRL Extra Live, who famous Italian singers did a mini-concert.
  • The German version of TRL is also very successful throughout Europe (after Italy), and it is known as Total Request Live Germany. TRL Germany has the highest television ratings of all the TRL versions in Europe. The show is hosted by Joko and Mirjam Weichselbraun or Patrice Bouédibéla Tuesday - Friday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. TRL Germany is set in Berlin. TRL Germany is divided in 4 versions: Urban TRL, which airs Top 10 HipHop music videos every Tuesday, Rock TRL airs Top 10 Rock videos every Wednesday, regular TRL airs every Thursday with its own Top 10 and TRL XXL, with a special live guest airs every Friday.
  • MTV România launched the Romanian version of TRL from an Orange concept store on Calea Victoriei (a major commercial avenue in the center of Bucharest) on January 23, 2006[11]. The show airs two times a week, on Tuesday and Wednesday. The graphic is similar to that of the Italian version. The show may be close in 2009.

Past programs

  • The British version, known as TRL UK, was hosted by Dave Berry, Alex Zane, Jo Good, and Maxine Akhtar. It was broadcast live from Leicester Square in London. Following the first series' broadcast from Leicester Square, the top 10 countdown was removed from the show. The second series finished at the end of 2005. The show never returned to air, and its studios are currently being used for a weekly talk show fronted by Russell Brand, which also airs on MTV UK). Although TRL UK has finished its run, MTV UK still airs the American version weekday mornings at 10:00 a.m.
  • The Australian version of TRL began as a weekend show, but then began aired live Monday through Friday. It is hosted by Maz Compton, Lyndsey Rodrigues, Nathan Sapsford, and Jason Robert Dundas. In early 2006, it returned to airing only on Friday evenings. The show has since been cancelled at the end of 2006 and was replaced by "The Lair"
  • After a Polish version of TRL was unsuccessful, MTV Poland decided to launch a new chart show based on TRL's structure. Its name is The Interactive Chart and it is aired from Monday to Saturday at 4 p.m. on MTV Poland.
  • MTV France has launched the French version ([Ton Request Live] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) of the American show on January 24, 2007. The format was different from the original concept: there wasn't the countdown with the 10 favourite videos and in every episode there was a movie's mini-documentaries intitled ["TRL en Movies"] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help). The show closed after only an episode on January 25, 2007 and it has cancelled from the schedule of MTV France.

Similar programs

  • In Latin America, a version of TRL called Los 10+ Pedidos (The 10 Most Requested) airs daily. The show is hosted by "Gabo" in the Northern and Central regions. It is hosted by Cecilia in the Southern region. A spin-off of the show, Los 10+ Rock, is also shown every day. It focuses on the 10 most requested rock videos, based on the overall voting for Los 10+ Pedidos. Two more spin-offs have recently appeared: Los 10+ Pop in the Southern region, and Los 10+ Metal in the Central region.TRL Latin America
  • In Brazil, MTV airs a show similar to TRL known as Disk MTV. This program was created before TRL, existing since the launch of MTV Brazil in 1990, and has never changed its format as a top ten request show over the years. It airs weekdays from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. On December 29, 2006, MTV Brazil aired the last Disk MTV, it had a week long special about the best videos of its 16 year run, the last video shown in the program was Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." The show was cut due to the decision of network of not airing music videos on its 2007 schedule, claiming that videos are something that can be viewed online on their Overdrive website.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Report: MTV to Cancel TRL". Broadcasting & Cable. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  2. ^ MTV News: Beyonce To Perform On 'TRL' Finale - 'Total Finale Live' will air November 16 at 8 p.m. on MTV.
  3. ^ "Merchants of cool" (PBS)
  4. ^ Hau, Louis (2007-02-15). "R.I.P. For MTV's TRL?". Forbes. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
  5. ^ Becker, Anne (2007-04-30). "MTV Favors 'YouRL' Swap for 'TRL'". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  6. ^ Widdicombe, Ben (2007-07-16). "New York Minute". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  7. ^ "Report: MTV to Cancel TRL". Broadcasting & Cable. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  8. ^ ATRL - TRL Recap (March & April 2007)
  9. ^ http://www.atrl.net/trlarchive/
  10. ^ http://www.angelfire.com/my/trldailydose/archives/halloffame.html
  11. ^ MTV TRL - Total Request Live
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