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''CBC Music Top 20'', formerly ''Radio 2 Top 20'', is a Canadian radio
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program, which airs across Canada on the
CBC Music CBC Music (formerly known as CBC FM, CBC Stereo and CBC Radio 2) is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It used to concentrate on classical and jazz. In 2007 and 2008, the network transitioned towards a ...
network."CBC Radio 2 Launches New Show Providing Canadian Music Lovers With The Top 20 Must Hear Tracks Each Week"
. '' Cashbox Canada'', August 12, 2013.
Hosted by
Grant Lawrence Grant Lawrence (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian broadcaster, musician and writer based in Vancouver, primarily associated with CBC Music and CBC Radio 3. Lawrence was also the vocalist for the indie rock group The Smugglers.Michael Barclay, Ian ...
, the show counts down the week's top songs played on the network's daily
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programs ''
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'' and ''
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'', as determined by a mix of Canadian record sales and listener voting feedback. The show premiered in August 2012. It was previously hosted by Garvia Bailey, Pete Morey,
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and
Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe is a Canadian radio personality, currently a host on the CBC Music network as of October 2016. A graduate of the radio and television broadcast arts program at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Tetteh-Wayoe worke ...
. The show also aired on
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in fall 2016, but was dropped from that service's winter 2017 schedule.


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* CBC Music programs Canadian music radio programs Canadian record charts Music chart shows 2012 radio programme debuts {{CBC-stub