The following is the collection of music videos that reached the number-one spot on the daily music video countdown show Total Request Live which aired on MTV from 1998 to 2008. Usually, the same video would stay at the number-one spot for a significant period of time until it was retired or honorably discharged from the countdown and put into a "hall of fame". The countdown was usually determined in various ways such as voting online on MTV.com, the Billboard charts, ratings on the radio and downloads over the internet.
1998 Date Song ArtistSeptember 14–15 "I'll Never Break Your Heart" Backstreet BoysSeptember 16–18 "Tearin' Up My Heart" *NSYNCSeptember 21–23 "I'll Never Break Your Heart" Backstreet BoysSeptember 24"Tearin' Up My Heart" *NSYNCSeptember 28September 29–October 1 "I'll Never Break Your Heart" Backstreet BoysOctober 2"Tearin' Up My Heart" *NSYNCOctober 5–8October 9"I'll Never Break Your Heart" Backstreet BoysOctober 12–13October 14–16"Tearin' Up My Heart" *NSYNCOctober 19–21October 22 "I'll Never Break Your Heart" Backstreet BoysOctober 23"Tearin' Up My Heart" *NSYNCOctober 26–30November 2November 4–6"I'll Never Break Your Heart" Backstreet BoysNovember 9–10November 11–12 "Tearin' Up My Heart" *NSYNCNovember 13 "I'll Never Break Your Heart" Backstreet BoysNovember 16–17 "Tearin' Up My Heart" *NSYNCNovember 18–19"All I Have To Give" Backstreet BoysNovember 23–25November 30 "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You" *NSYNCDecember 1–2 "All I Have To Give" Backstreet BoysDecember 3–4"(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You" *NSYNCDecember 7–8December 9–11"All I Have To Give" Backstreet BoysDecember 14–16December 17 "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" *NSYNCDecember 18 "All I Have To Give" Backstreet BoysDecember 21–22 "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" *NSYNCDecember 23 "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You" *NSYNCTop 100 of '98 Video Of The Year "The Boy Is Mine" Brandy & Monica
1999 Date Song ArtistJanuary 4–8 "All I Have To Give" Backstreet BoysJanuary 11 January 12–15 "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You" *NSYNCJanuary 18 "All I Have To Give" Backstreet BoysJanuary 19–21 "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You" *NSYNCJanuary 22 "All I Have To Give" Backstreet BoysJanuary 26–29"(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You" *NSYNCFebruary 1–2February 3–5"All I Have To Give" Backstreet BoysFebruary 8February 9–11 "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You" *NSYNCFebruary 12 "All I Have To Give" Backstreet BoysFebruary 15–18 "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You" *NSYNCFebruary 19"All I Have To Give" Backstreet BoysFebruary 22February 23–24 "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You" *NSYNCFebruary 25–26"Freak On A Leash" KornMarch 1March 2–3 "All I Have To Give" Backstreet BoysMarch 4 "Freak On A Leash" KornMarch 5"(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You" *NSYNCMarch 8–9March 10 "Freak On A Leash" KornMarch 11–12"(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You" *NSYNCMarch 15–17March 18 "Baby One More Time" Britney SpearsMarch 22–23 "Freak On A Leash" KornMarch 24 "Baby One More Time" Britney SpearsMarch 25 "Freak On A Leash" KornMarch 26 "The Hardest Thing" 98 DegreesMarch 29 "Freak On A Leash" KornMarch 30–31 "The Hardest Thing" 98 DegreesApril 1 "Freak On A Leash" KornApril 2"I Drive Myself Crazy" *NSYNCApril 5–9April 12–16April 19–23April 26–30May 3–7May 10–11 "I Want It That Way" Backstreet BoysMay 12 "I Drive Myself Crazy" *NSYNCMay 13–14 "I Want It That Way" Backstreet BoysMay 17 "I Drive Myself Crazy" *NSYNCMay 18–19 "I Want It That Way" Backstreet BoysMay 20 "I Drive Myself Crazy" *NSYNCMay 21"I Want It That Way" Backstreet BoysMay 24–26May 27–28 "I Drive Myself Crazy" *NSYNCMay 31 "I Want It That Way" Backstreet BoysJune 1–3 "I Drive Myself Crazy" *NSYNCJune 4"I Want It That Way" Backstreet BoysJune 7–10June 11 "I Drive Myself Crazy" *NSYNCJune 14–15 "I Want It That Way" Backstreet BoysJune 16 "I Drive Myself Crazy" *NSYNCJune 17–18"I Want It That Way" Backstreet BoysJune 21–24June 25 "I Drive Myself Crazy" *NSYNCJune 28 "I Want It That Way" Backstreet BoysJune 29–July 1 "I Drive Myself Crazy" *NSYNCJuly 2"I Want It That Way" Backstreet BoysJuly 5–9July 12–16July 19–23July 26–28July 29–30 "Nookie" Limp BizkitAugust 2–5 "I Want It That Way" Backstreet BoysAugust 6"Nookie" Limp BizkitAugust 9–10August 11 "I Do (Cherish You)" 98 DegreesAugust 12–13"Music Of My Heart" *NSYNC feat. Gloria EstefanAugust 16–1August 20 "Nookie" Limp BizkitAugust 23–26 "Music Of My Heart" *NSYNC fT. Gloria EstefanAugust 27 "Lonely Swedish (The Bum Bum Song)" Tom GreenAugust 28 "I Want It That Way" Backstreet BoysAugust 30–September 3 "Music Of My Heart" *NSYNC feat. Gloria EstefanSeptember 7 "(You Drive Me) Crazy" Britney SpearsSeptember 8–10"Music Of My Heart" *NSYNC feat. Gloria EstefanSeptember 13September 14–17"Larger Than Life" Backstreet BoysSeptember 20–25September 27–28September 29 "(You Drive Me) Crazy" Britney SpearsSeptember 30–October 2"Larger Than Life" Backstreet BoysOctober 4–6October 7 "Music Of My Heart" *NSYNC feat. Gloria EstefanOctober 8–9"Larger Than Life" Backstreet BoysOctober 11–16October 18–23October 25–30November 1–6November 8–13November 15–16November 17–20"Falling Away From Me" KornNovember 22November 23–24 "Larger Than Life" Backstreet BoysNovember 25 "Falling Away From Me" KornNovember 26–27"Larger Than Life" Backstreet BoysNovember 29–December 4December 6–12December 13December 14–16 "Falling Away From Me" KornDecember 17 "What a Girl Wants" Christina AguileraDecember 18"Falling Away From Me" KornDecember 20December 21–23 "What a Girl Wants" Christina AguileraDecember 27 "Falling Away From Me" KornDecember 28–30 What a Girl Wants" Christina AguileraDecember 31 "I Want It That Way" Backstreet Boys
2000 Date Song ArtistJanuary 3–7 "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart" Britney SpearsJanuary 10–15"Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely" Backstreet BoysJanuary 17–19January 21–22January 24–26January 27–29 "Bye Bye Bye" *NSYNCJanuary 31 "Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely" Backstreet BoysFebruary 1–2 "Bye Bye Bye" *NSYNCFebruary 3 "Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely" Backstreet BoysFebruary 4–5"Bye Bye Bye" *NSYNCFebruary 7–12February 14–19February 21–22February 23 TRL GrammyFebruary 24–25"Bye Bye Bye" *NSYNCFebruary 28–March 3March 6–10March 13–17"Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely" Backstreet BoysMarch 20March 21–24"Bye Bye Bye" *NSYNCMarch 27–31April 3 "Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely" Backstreet BoysApril 4–7"Bye Bye Bye" *NSYNCApril 10–13April 14"Oops!... I Did It Again" Britney SpearsApril 17–18April 19–21"Bye Bye Bye" *NSYNCApril 24April 25 "Oops!... I Did It Again" Britney SpearsApril 26 "Break Stuff" Limp BizkitApril 27 "Thong Song" SisqoApril 28 "Big Pimpin" Jay-Z feat. UGKMay 1–3 "Oops!... I Did It Again" Britney SpearsMay 4–5"The Real Slim Shady" EminemMay 8May 9–12 "The One" Backstreet BoysMay 15–16 "The Real Slim Shady" EminemMay 17 "Oops!... I Did It Again" Britney SpearsMay 18–19 "The Real Slim Shady" EminemMay 22–24 "The Real Slim Shady" EminemMay 25 "It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCMay 26 "The Real Slim Shady" EminemMay 29 "It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCMay 30–June 1 "The Real Slim Shady" EminemJune 5 "It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCJune 6–8 "The Real Slim Shady" EminemJune 9"It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCJune 12–13June 14 "If Only" HansonJune 15 "It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCJune 16"The One" Backstreet BoysJune 19June 20 "If Only" HansonJune 21 "The One" Backstreet BoysJune 22–23"If Only" HansonJune 26–28June 29-20 "It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCJuly 3–4 "If Only" HansonJuly 5 "It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCJuly 6 "If Only" HansonJuly 7 "It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCJuly 10–13 "If Only" HansonJuly 14"It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCJuly 17July 18–19 "If Only" HansonJuly 20 "It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCJuly 21 "If Only" HansonJuly 24 "It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCJuly 25 "If Only" HansonJuly 26 "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)" P. O. D.July 27 "It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCJuly 28"If Only" HansonJuly 31–August 2August 3 "It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCAugust 4 "If Only" HansonAugust 7–11"It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCAugust 14–16August 17–18 "The One" Backstreet BoysAugust 21–23 "It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCAugust 24–25 "If Only" HansonAugust 26 "It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCAugust 28–30 "Lucky" Britney SpearsAugust 31–September 1"Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" Christina AguileraSeptember 5–6September 7–8"Lucky" Britney SpearsSeptember 11–14September 15 "It's Gonna Be Me" *NSYNCSeptember 18 "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" Christina AguileraSeptember 19 "Lucky" Britney SpearsSeptember 20 "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" Christina AguileraSeptember 21–22"Lucky" Britney SpearsSeptember 25–28September 29 "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" Christina AguileraOctober 2–3 "Lucky" Britney SpearsOctober 4 "She Bangs" Ricky MartinOctober 5 "Lucky" Britney SpearsOctober 6 "She Bangs" Ricky MartinOctober 9 "Nookie" Limp BizkitOctober 10–13"Shape of My Heart" Backstreet BoysOctober 16–20October 23–24October 25 "She Bangs" Ricky MartinOctober 26–27"Shape Of My Heart" Backstreet BoysOctober 30–November 3November 6–10November 13 "This I Promise You" *NSYNCNovember 14–17"Shape Of My Heart" Backstreet BoysNovember 20–22November 27–December 1December 4–8December 11–12December 13 "Love Don't Cost a Thing" Jennifer LopezDecember 14–15"Shape Of My Heart" Backstreet BoysDecember 18–21December 26December 28–29December 30 "Bye Bye Bye" *NSYNC
2001