It’s easy to forget that TRL was more than a show where tweens would make their parents drag them to Times Square on a pilgrimage to run their vocals ragged, screaming for their favorite stars. TRL was a defining show for MTV, popular music and kids of a certain generation. It’s also easy to forget the caliber of celebrities that appeared on the show, which ran from 1998-2008. Madonna, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, hell, even Angelina Jolie, they all appeared on the show often. In honor of the new VH1 Rock Doc The TRL Decade, which airs January 29, we’d like to take a look back at the VJ’s who made the show what it was, and the celebrities that came down to 1515 Broadway to hang with them. (We invite you to take a closer look at the photo on the upper left in our gallery — yes, that is indeed Destiny’s Child, Eve, 3LW, and Dream hanging with Carson Daly.) And of course, check out the documentary when it airs on Sunday January 29 at 9:30 pm ET/PT.

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The Maxim Hot 100 Party had no shortage of short skirts and high heels. Party goers included Maxim’s hottest woman of 2008, Marisa Miller, Audrina Patridge, Tila Tequila, Amanda Bynes, Bai Ling, will.i.am, Nikki Sixx and Kat Von D, Joe Francis, Lauren Conrad and Lauren Bosworth (with a mystery man), K-Fed, Brody Jenner, Traci Bingham, Wilmer Valderrama, and Laura Prepon. See pics below:

Tune into VH1 on May 27th at 11AM for Maxim Hot 100 of 2008! See exclusive interviews and cool behind-the-scenes footage.

Check out photos of the ladies who made 2008′s Maxim Hot 100.