About this season
Total Request Live was a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continued to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests. The show was a popular promotion tool used by musicians, actors, and other celebrities to promote their newest works to the show's target teen demographic. TRL played the top ten most requested videos of the day, as requested by viewers who voted online for their favorite video. The countdown started with the tenth most requested video and ended with the most requested. As of October 22, 2007, TRL's countdown was based on votes, charts, ringtones, download, radio airplay, and streams, meaning that the most user requested video might not have been the number 1 video. The show generally aired Monday through Thursday for one hour, though the scheduling and length of the show fluctuated over the years. Despite the word "Live" in the title of the show, many episodes were actually pre-recorded. It was announced on September 15, 2008 that TRL would be shut down and replaced with FNMTV. The special three-hour finale aired on November 16, 2008, at 8 p.m.
Episodes (47)
1. 9/14/98
Aired 14 September 1998 • 60 min
2. 9/15/98
Aired 15 September 1998 • 60 min
3. 8/16/98
Aired 16 September 1998 • 60 min
4. 9/17/98
Aired 17 September 1998 • 60 min
5. 9/18/98
Aired 18 September 1998 • 60 min
6. 9/21/98
Aired 21 September 1998 • 60 min
7. 9/22/98
Aired 22 September 1998 • 60 min
8. 9/23/98
Aired 23 September 1998 • 60 min
9. 9/24/98
Aired 24 September 1998 • 60 min
10. 9/25/98
Aired 25 September 1998 • 60 min
11. 9/28/98
Aired 28 September 1998 • 60 min
12. 9/29/98
Aired 29 September 1998 • 60 min
13. 9/30/98
Aired 30 September 1998 • 60 min
14. 9/31/98
Aired 1 October 1998 • 60 min
15. 10/1/98
Aired 1 October 1998 • 60 min
16. 10/4/98
Aired 4 October 1998 • 60 min
17. 10/5/98
Aired 5 October 1998 • 60 min
18. 10/6/98
Aired 6 October 1998 • 60 min
19. 10/7/98
Aired 7 October 1998 • 60 min
20. 10/8/98
Aired 8 October 1998 • 60 min
21. 10/11/98
Aired 11 October 1998 • 60 min
22. 10/12/98
Aired 12 October 1998 • 60 min
23. 10/13/98
Aired 13 October 1998 • 60 min
24. 10/14/98
Aired 14 October 1998 • 60 min
25. 10/15/98
Aired 15 October 1998 • 60 min
26. 10/18/98
Aired 18 October 1998 • 60 min
27. 10/19/98
Aired 19 October 1998 • 60 min
28. 10/20/98
Aired 20 October 1998 • 60 min
29. 10/21/98
Aired 21 October 1998 • 60 min
30. 10/22/98
Aired 22 October 1998 • 60 min
31. 10/25/98
Aired 25 October 1998 • 60 min
32. 10/26/98
Aired 26 October 1998 • 60 min
33. 10/27/98
Aired 27 October 1998 • 60 min
34. 10/28/98
Aired 28 October 1998 • 60 min
35. 11/2/1998
Aired 2 November 1998 • 60 min
. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 2. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. Hole ""Celebrity Skin"" 5. Marilyn Manson ""The Dope Show"" 6. Aaliyah ""Are You That Somebody"" 7. Everclear ""Father of Mine"" 8. Jermaine Dupri & Mariah Carey ""Sweetheart"" 9. The Goo Goo Dolls ""Slide"" 10. Jay-Z ""Can I get A...""
36. 11/4/98
Aired 4 November 1998 • 60 min
1. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 2. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. 98 Degrees ""Because Of You"" 5. Everclear ""Father of Mine"" 6. Marilyn Manson ""The Dope Show"" 7. Aaliyah ""Are You That Somebody"" 8. Hole ""Celebrity Skin"" 9. Jay-z ""Can I get A..."" 10. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy
37. 11/5/98
Aired 5 November 1998 • 60 min
1. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 2. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. Third Eye Blind ""Jumper"" 5. Everclear ""Father of Mine"" 6. Marilyn Manson ""The Dope Show"" 7. Aaliyah ""Are You That Somebody"" 8. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 9. Hole ""Celebrity Skin"" 10. 98 Degrees ""Because Of You""
38. 11/6/98
Aired 6 November 1998 • 60 min
1. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 2. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. Everclear ""Father of Mine"" 6. Marilyn Manson ""The Dope Show"" 7. 98 Degrees ""Because Of You"" 8. Matchbox 20 ""Back 2 Good"" 9. Aaliyah ""Are You That Somebody"" 10. Hole ""Celebrity Skin""
39. 11/9/98
Aired 9 November 1998 • 60 min
1. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 2. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. Marilyn Manson ""The Dope Show"" 5. Aaliyah ""Are You That Somebody"" 6. Everclear ""Father of Mine"" 7. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 8. 98 Degrees ""Because Of You"" 9. Hole ""Celebrity Skin"" 10. Third Eye Blind ""Jumper""
40. 11/10/98
Aired 10 November 1998 • 60 min
1. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 2. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. 98 Degrees ""Because Of You"" 6. Third Eye Blind ""Jumper"" 7. Marilyn Manson ""The Dope Show"" 8. Barenaked Ladies ""One Week"" 9. Everclear ""Father of Mine"" 10. Brandy ""Have Your Ever..?""
41. 11/11/98
Aired 11 November 1998 • 60 min
1. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 2. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. 98 Degrees ""Because Of You"" 6. Marilyn Manson ""The Dope Show"" 7. Third Eye Blind ""Jumper"" 8. Everclear ""Father of Mine"" 9. Aaliyah ""Are You That Somebody"" 10. Hole ""Celebrity Skin""
42. 11/12/98
Aired 12 November 1998 • 60 min
1. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 2. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. 98 Degrees ""Because Of You"" 6. Marilyn Manson ""The Dope Show"" 7. Third Eye Blind ""Jumper"" 8. Everclear ""Father of Mine"" 9. Hole ""Celebrity Skin"" 10. Limp Bizkit ""Faith"" / debut
43. 11/13/98
Aired 13 November 1998 • 60 min
1. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 2. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. 98 Degrees ""Because Of You"" 6. Marilyn Manson ""The Dope Show"" 7. Brandy ""Have You Ever..?"" 8. Limp Bizkit ""Faith"" 9. Hole ""Celebrity Skin"" 10. Matchbox 20 ""Back 2 Good""
44. 11/16/98
Aired 16 November 1998 • 60 min
1. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 2. Backstreet Boys ""I'll Never Break Your Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. Marilyn Manson ""The Dope Show"" 6. Limp Bizkit ""Faith"" 7. 98 Degrees ""Because Of You"" 8. The Goo Goo Dolls ""Slide"" 9. Everclear ""Father of Mine"" 10. Brandy ""Have You Ever?""
45. 11/17/98
Aired 17 November 1998 • 60 min
1. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 2. Backstreet Boys ""All I Have To Give"" / debut 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. 98 Degrees ""Because Of You"" 6. Brandy ""Have You Ever?"" 7. Limp Bizkit ""Faith"" 8. Alanis Morissette ""Thank U"" 9. Third Eye Blind ""Jumper"" 10. Marilyn Manson ""The Dope Show""
46. 11/18/98
Aired 18 November 1998 • 60 min
1. Backstreet Boys ""All I Have To Give"" 2. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. 98 Degrees ""Because Of You"" 6. Limp Bizkit ""Faith"" 7. Will Smith ""Miami"" 8. Jewel ""Hands"" 9. Brandy ""Have You Ever?"" 10. Marilyn Manson ""The Dope Show""
47. 11/19/98
Aired 19 November 1998 • 60 min
1. Backstreet Boys ""All I Have To Give"" 2. 'N Sync ""Tearin' Up My Heart"" 3. Korn ""Got The Life"" 4. The Offspring ""Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"" 5. Limp Bizkit ""Faith"" 6. 98 Degrees ""Because Of You"" 7. Brandy ""Have You Ever?"" 8. Marilyn Manson ""The Dope Show"" 9. Jewel ""Hands"" 10. Third Eye Blind ""Jumper""