Top 20 Countdown is a former chart countdown program on CMT revolving around popular country music videos. Hosted by Lance Smith through most of its run, it premiered weekly on Friday mornings, with several reruns through the weekend and Monday, launching on January 3, 2001; a previous weekly countdown show through CMT's early years featured a countdown of only twelve popular videos. The first episode was the top 20 videos of 2001 (which aired the last week of 2001). Smith departed the series at the end of 2009, with Evan Farmer taking over from then until November 2012; the remainder of the series' run was either unhosted or had guest hosts.
The final episode under the original Top 20 Countdown format aired on December 28, 2012 with the next week's countdown on January 5, 2013 launching under the new title CMT Hot 20 Countdown. The new format has a studio audience element along with live performances, and is completely determined by fan voting and CMT management choices rather than any recording chart metrics.
Video Top 20 Countdown
List of Number 1s
2011
2012
- Carrie Underwood's "Good Girl" holds the record for most weeks at #1, with 14 weeks total
Maps Top 20 Countdown
Countdown of the Year
2011
- "Don't You Wanna Stay" - Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson
- "Back to December" - Taylor Swift
- "Dirt Road Anthem" - Jason Aldean
- "Remind Me" - Brad Paisley duet with Carrie Underwood
- "Tattoos on This Town" - Jason Aldean
- "Mean" - Taylor Swift
- "Honey Bee" - Blake Shelton
- "I Won't Let Go" (From Invitation Only) - Rascal Flatts
- "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" - Thompson Square
- "Just A Kiss" - Lady Antebellum
- "Tomorrow" - Chris Young
- "You Lie" - The Band Perry
- "Colder Weather" - Zac Brown Band
- "Sparks Fly" - Taylor Swift
- "I Love You This Big" - Scotty McCreery
- "A Little Bit Stronger" - Sara Evans
- "You and Tequila" - Kenny Chesney feat. Grace Potter
- "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" - Luke Bryan
- "Easy" - Rascal Flatts feat. Natasha Bedingfield
- "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" - Jake Owen
2012
- "Good Girl" - Carrie Underwood
- "Ours" - Taylor Swift
- "Take a Little Ride" - Jason Aldean
- "Drunk on You" - Luke Bryan
- "Pontoon" - Little Big Town
- "Over" - Blake Shelton
- "Come Over" - Kenny Chesney
- "Blown Away" - Carrie Underwood
- "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" - Luke Bryan
- "Red Solo Cup" - Toby Keith
- "Wanted" - Hunter Hayes
- "Springsteen" - Eric Church
- "5-1-5-0" - Dierks Bentley
- "Hard to Love" - Lee Brice
- "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" - Eli Young Band
- "Over You" - Miranda Lambert
- "You Don't Know Her Like I Do" - Brantley Gilbert
- "Angel Eyes" - Love and Theft
- "Fly Over States" - Jason Aldean
- "Why Ya Wanna" - Jana Kramer
Honorable Mentions:
- "Banjo" - Rascal Flatts
- "Dancin' Away with My Heart" - Lady Antebellum
See also
- Top 12 Countdown
- Top 20 Country Countdown
References
External links
- Official website
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