''The 20'' (previously known as the ''VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown'') is a weekly television show that aired on the VH1 cable television network in the

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. The long-running series began in 1995 as the ''VH1 Top 10 Countdown'', part of VH1's "Music First" re-branding effort. Over the years a variety of

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counted down the top ten or twenty music videos of the week. The order of countdown was originally decided by a mix of record sales, radio airplay, video spins, message board posts, and conventional mail. The series finale aired unexpectedly without any ceremony on November 28, 2015, with the last number one on the show belonging to

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's " Hotline Bling".

History

As part of VH-1's rebranding as "VH1: Music First" in 1995, the channel launched a new series, the ''VH1 Top 10 Countdown'', that counted down the top ten music videos played on VH1 each week. A combination of record sales, radio airplay, video spins, message board posts, and conventional mail decided the order of the countdown. A rotating cast of VJs picked up hosting duties for the show over the years. The series expanded from ten to twenty music videos, becoming the ''VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown'', in January 2001. Each week, the show broadcast from a different location around

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, often at the

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store in Union Square. Following a decline in the show's relevance, popular '' Survivor'' contestant Jenna Lewis was hired to host the show in 2001. After her departure from the show, from 2002 to 2006, the show was usually hosted by either

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, Bradford How, or

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, but occasionally another VJ would fill in. The series became known as the ''VSPOT Top 20 Video Countdown'' on April 7, 2006, at which time it received a new on-air look, a new studio at the

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headquarters in Times Square (where ''TRL'' located at), and a new host, Matt Pinfield, the venerable VJ from

and MTV2 in the 1990s and former host of MTV's ''

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''. In a fundamental change from the show's older format of compiling the top 20 videos of the week, Online votes determined the entire order of the countdown. Fan participation was introduced via VSPOT, VH1's online music video outlet. Also as part of the change, VH1 temporarily moved the show's first airing of the week to Friday evenings instead of Saturday mornings. On the week of July 15, 2006, the show stopped airing on Friday evenings. On the September 16, 2006, episode, Pinfield announced that after being on the countdown for 20 weeks, a video would be retired. Before this time, videos could remain on the countdown for as long as seemed appropriate, though almost all were gone by the 24th week. One notable exception, however, was Keane's " Somewhere Only We Know", which remained in the countdown for 28 non-consecutive weeks in two countdown runs. The video did not reach the top 10 and its second wind was caused by the popularity of the VH1.com live version of the video. After Pinfield did not show up for a few recordings of the show on October 7, 2006, former host Aamer Haleem returned to host the show once again. Beginning the week of February 17, 2007, after a mass layoff of music producers at MTV Networks, the show left the MTV studios and became broadcast from a different location every week, as it was in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade), starting at New York's Grand Central Terminal. Haleem continued to host VH1 Top 20 every week from a different location until August 4, 2007, when he hosted his final episode. Alison Becker became the new host on August 11, 2007. Around this time, the VSPOT online video center was renamed to "Video.VH1.com," so the series regained its classic title, ''VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown''. Since then, each episode has usually featured one or two interviews with a celebrity or celebrities of latest notoriety who either have a video, movie, or TV show of interest at the time. The countdown sometimes has videos high in its countdown despite virtually no radio airplay for the song. One example is Bret Michaels '' Go That Far'' which was directed by

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. This video spent twelve weeks on the countdown and bowed out at #7. The video supported Michaels' show '' Rock of Love'' which is shown on the network. David Cook and David Archuleta, the winner and runner-up of ''American Idol'' season 7 were the first guest stars to introduce their own music video at the #1 spot. David Archuleta introduced his video " Crush" on November 15, 2008. The following Countdown on November 22, 2008, Cook made a guest appearance to introduce his music video for " Light On" which was making its Countdown Debut at #1. Shinedown joined the group to introduce a song at #1 when their video for " Second Chance" was #1 on May 16, 2009. Introducing " Come Back To Me" at #1 on May 30, 2009, made David Cook the first to introduce two music videos at #1 on two occasions. Later in 2009 Daughtry introduced their music video for " No Surprise" at #1 on July 18, 2009, and British singer Jay Sean introduced his music video for " Down" at #1 on October 17, 2009. After four months of no one introducing their own video at #1,

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would also join the group as he introduced his video, "

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," at #1 on February 20, 2010. At VH1's Winter Wonderland Countdown Special, The Script introduced their video, ''

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'' at #1 on March 6, 2010. For five months, no one had introduced their song at number one until August 21, 2010, where B.o.B introduced '' Airplanes'' at #1. Two months later, on October 9, Bruno Mars introduced his #1 single, " Just the Way You Are," at #1. Following a four- to five-month absence of an artist introduction at #1, on February 26, 2011, Adele introduced " Rolling in the Deep" at #1. On November 5, 2011,

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introduced "

Mr. Know It All "Mr. Know It All" is a song recorded by American pop recording artist Kelly Clarkson. It was written by Brian Kennedy, Ester Dean, Brett James, and Dante Jones, with the production handled by Kennedy, Dean, and Jones. Clarkson described the so ...

" at #1 after a nine-month absence. On March 24, 2012, Neon Hitch introduced " Ass Back Home" at #1. Since then there has been no one else to introduce their own videos at #1 but it's likely there will be more by looking at past Countdowns where this has occurred. Becker announced at the end of the January 3, 2009, broadcast that it would be her last show as host. The new host, Jim Shearer, taped his first show on January 5, 2009, at the Virgin Megastore at Union Square in New York, for broadcast on January 10. In 2009, VH1 took tighter control of the songs played on the show, with the number of videos available to be voted onto the ''Top 20 Countdown'' reduced to less than 30, and several videos removed from the voting list while they were still in the top half of the Countdown. There are also less rivalries regarding songs that try to earn a #1 spot due to the lack of a majority of song rivalries in 2009 and four consecutive brand new #1 videos in January 2010. On September 18, 2010, the show had expanded from 2 hours to 2.5 hours, but returned to the old two-hour format on February 11, 2012. On May 14, 2011, the show celebrated its 800th episode. This makes the countdown the longest-running music-related program on any channel, ever, in TV history. The countdown's 800th #1 video was "Rolling in the Deep" from Adele. In the past you could choose up to 20 videos to vote for at one time by dragging a song into spaces that were numbered 1-20, and it was unlimited to how many times you could vote, but in mid-2011, the voting format changed. It was made to where you could only vote for one video at a time and votes were limited to 20 times per day. As of 2014, the show's voting was taken away. Jim Shearer hosted his last episode on December 13, 2014, since his contract was not renewed for 2015. From January 10, 2015, to April 25, 2015, musical artists and others guest hosted the show. On April 12, 2015, Shannon Coffey was announced as the new host starting on May 2, 2015, keeping the same video countdown but introducing new segments and the show's name change to ''The 20''. On November 28, 2015, the last episode of "The 20" aired without ceremony, and the program was cancelled without any publicity or statement as to why. An end of year special aired on December 15, 2015 in the same timeslot called the ''2015 Year-End Special'' hosted by Coffey, but no video of the year was named, and it composed of a countdown of 20 pop-culture moments instead of videos, and the start of 2016 saw Paramount completely phasing out all music videos from the VH1 schedule. Random movies now air in the show's former timeslot.

Special editions

Occasionally, VH1 aired special editions of the ''Top 20 Video Countdown'': *''Fairway to Heaven'': The show is condensed to 18 videos and takes place at a celebrity golf tournament. The title is a reference to the song " Stairway to Heaven." *''Lift Ticket to Ride'': An annual winter ski party event. The title is a reference to the song " Ticket to Ride." *''

VH1's Top 40 Videos of the Year On ''VH1's Top 40 Videos Of The Year'', the best music videos of a particular year were counted down. From 2002 to 2014, thirteen videos were named Video of the Year: "Soak Up the Sun" by Sheryl Crow, "Unwell" by Matchbox Twenty, "Yeah! (Usher so ...

'': The year's best videos are counted down with commentary from celebrities. Prior to 2002, the special was a top 50 countdown, and was five hours long to allow most or all of each video to be played. From 2002–2011, the special was a top 40 countdown and resembled VH1's occasional "Top 100" countdowns. In 2012, the format of the year end show was changed again, to a top 20 countdown. The special is treated the same way as a weekly show would be shown. In 2013, the format changed again back to a top 40 countdown. In 2014, the year end countdown once again changed back to a top 20 format. *''Rock Across America'': Each summer through 2001, the show became a traveling event across the country. *The 20th Anniversary special aired on June 20, 2015. Starting with 1995, each year was represented with a video.

20/20 Club

A video is said to be part of the 20/20 Club when it has been on the countdown for 20 consecutive weeks. On its 20th week, the host will say that it has reached 20 weeks and this will be the last time it will be shown on the countdown. As of 2013, the 20/20 Club has ended, and there is no limit to how long videos can appear on the countdown.

Videos that spent 20 weeks or more before the 20/20 Club

1995

*" Run-Around" - Blues Traveler

1996

One Sweet Day "One Sweet Day" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey and vocal group Boyz II Men. The song was released on as the second single from Carey's fifth studio album, ''Daydream'' (1995) by Columbia Records. The artists co ...

" - Mariah Carey featuring Boyz II Men *" Because You Loved Me" -

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

1997

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" – Meredith Brooks *" You Were Meant for Me" – Jewel *"

One Headlight "One Headlight" is a song by American rock band the Wallflowers. The song was written by lead singer Jakob Dylan, and produced by T-Bone Burnett. It was released in January 1997 as the second single from the band's second studio album, '' Bringing ...

" –

The Wallflowers The Wallflowers is an American rock solo project of American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jakob Dylan. The Wallflowers were originally a roots rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1989 by Dylan and guitarist Tobi Miller. The band ...

1998

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith as the official theme song for the 1998 sci-fi disaster film ''Armageddon'', in which lead singer Steven Tyler's daughter Liv starred. It is one of four so ...

" – Aerosmith *" My Heart Will Go On" –

*" The Way" – Fastball *" Iris" – Goo Goo Dolls *"

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" – Natalie Imbruglia *" 3 a.m." – Matchbox Twenty *" Real World" – Matchbox Twenty *"

Truly Madly Deeply "Truly Madly Deeply" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released in March 1997 as the third single from their self-titled debut album (1997) by Roadshow and Warner Music. It won the 1997 ARIA Music Award for both Single of the Yea ...

" – Savage Garden *" Walking on the Sun" – Smash Mouth

1999

*" My Favorite Mistake" – Sheryl Crow *"

Save Tonight "Save Tonight" is a song by Swedish rock musician Eagle-Eye Cherry, released on 7 October 1997 as the lead single from his debut album, ''Desireless'' (1997). It is the album's opening track and gained substantial radio success, reaching number ...

" – Eagle Eye Cherry *" Hands" – Jewel *" Livin' la Vida Loca" – Ricky Martin *" Kiss Me" – Sixpence None the Richer *" Every Morning" – Sugar Ray *" All Star" – Smash Mouth

2000

*" It's My Life" – Bon Jovi *" Smooth" – Santana featuring Rob Thomas *"

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" – 3 Doors Down *" Everything You Want" – Vertical Horizon

2001

With Arms Wide Open "With Arms Wide Open" is a song by American rock band Creed. It was released on April 18, 2000, as the third single from their second studio album, ''Human Clay''. The song reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in November 2000, b ...

" – Creed *"

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" – Dido *" I'm Like a Bird" –

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*" The Way You Love Me" – Faith Hill *" Superman (It's Not Easy)" – Five For Fighting *" Hanging by a Moment" – Lifehouse *" Again" – Lenny Kravitz *" South Side" – Moby featuring Gwen Stefani *" When It's Over" – Sugar Ray *" It's Been A While" – Staind *"

Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) "Drops of Jupiter", initially released as "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)", is a song written and recorded by American rock band Train. It was released on January 29, 2001, as the lead single from their second studio album, ''Drops of Jupiter'' (2001 ...

" –

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*" Beautiful Day" – U2

2002

*" One Last Breath" – Creed *"

Soak Up the Sun "Soak Up the Sun" is a song by American singer Sheryl Crow. She and her longtime co-worker Jeff Trott wrote the song following a conversation they had during a plane flight, when they discussed the changing weather as they flew to New York Cit ...

" – Sheryl Crow *" Everyday" – Dave Matthews Band *" Wasting My Time" – Default *"

Here is Gone "Here Is Gone" is a song by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls. A song about yearning for a deeper relationship with someone, "Here Is Gone" was released on March 11, 2002, as the lead single from the band's seventh studio album, ''Gutterflower'' ( ...

" – Goo Goo Dolls *" Standing Still" – Jewel *" How You Remind Me" – Nickelback *" The Middle" – Jimmy Eat World *" No Such Thing" – John Mayer *" Hella Good" –

No Doubt No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1986. For most of their career, the band has consisted of vocalist Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal, and drummer Adrian Young. Since the mid-1990s, ...

*" Hey Baby" – No Doubt featuring Bounty Killer

2003

*" Landslide" –

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*" Bring Me to Life" – Evanescence featuring

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*" Unwell" – Matchbox Twenty *" Your Body is a Wonderland" – John Mayer *" Harder to Breathe" – Maroon 5 *" The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" – Jason Mraz *" Underneath It All" –

featuring Lady Saw *" The Game of Love" – Santana featuring

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*" Calling All Angels" –

2004

*" The First Cut Is the Deepest" – Sheryl Crow *" My Immortal" – Evanescence *" The Reason" –

Hoobastank Hoobastank (sometimes stylized as h∞bastank, and originally known as Hoobustank) is an American rock band formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, by lead vocalist Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist ...

*" If I Ain't Got You" –

Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Col ...

*" Are You Gonna Be My Girl" – Jet *" This Love" – Maroon 5 *" Someday" – Nickelback *" It's My Life" –

2005

I Don't Want to Be "I Don't Want to Be" is a song by American singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw from his 2003 debut album, ''Chariot''. The song gained exposure after being featured as the opening theme to The CW teen drama series '' One Tree Hill'', and it was rele ...

" – Gavin DeGraw *" Holiday" – Green Day *" You and Me" – Lifehouse *" Somewhere Only We Know" – Keane *"

Mr. Brightside "Mr. Brightside" is the debut single of American rock band the Killers. It is taken from their debut studio album, ''Hot Fuss'' (2004). Written by band members Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning, it was one of the first songs the Killers ever wrot ...

" – The Killers *" Let Me Go – 3 Doors Down

2006

*" You're Beautiful" –

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Over My Head (Cable Car) "Over My Head (Cable Car)" (originally performed simply as "Cable Car") is a song by American rock band the Fray. It was released in October 2005 as the lead single from their debut album ''How to Save a Life'' (2005) and hit the top 10 on the ' ...

" – The Fray *" Photograph" – Nickelback

Videos retired to the 20/20 Club

2006

Not Ready to Make Nice "Not Ready to Make Nice" is a song co-written and performed by American country music trio Dixie Chicks. It was released in March 2006 as the first single from the band's seventh studio album, '' Taking the Long Way''. The Dixie Chicks wrote the ...

" –

*" About Us" – Brooke Hogan ft. Paul Wall *" Far Away" – Nickelback *" Buttons" – The Pussycat Dolls ft. Snoop Dogg

2007

It Ends Tonight "It Ends Tonight" is a song by American rock band the All-American Rejects, released as the third and final single from their second studio album '' Move Along'' on September 17, 2006. Background and composition "It Ends Tonight" was written by ...

" – The All-American Rejects *" How To Save A Life" – The Fray *"

If Everyone Cared "If Everyone Cared" is a song recorded by Canadian rock group Nickelback. It was released in November 2006 as the sixth single from the album ''All the Right Reasons''. It was released in Australia on November 13, 2006, and in the US on January 7 ...

" – Nickelback *" U + Ur Hand" – P!nk

2008

*" Pocketful of Sunshine" –

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*" Feels Like Tonight" – Daughtry *" Whatever It Takes" – Lifehouse *"

Better in Time "Better in Time" is a song recorded by English singer Leona Lewis for her debut studio album ''Spirit'' (2007). It was written by J. R. Rotem and Andrea Martin and was produced by Rotem. Lyrically, the song tells the story of a woman who cann ...

" –

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*" I'm Yours" – Jason Mraz

2009

Gives You Hell "Gives You Hell" is a song by American rock band the All-American Rejects, released as the lead single from their third studio album, ''When the World Comes Down'' on September 30, 2008. The song is The All-American Rejects' most successful son ...

" – All-American Rejects *" Lucky" – Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat *" Stay" –

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*" Second Chance" – Shinedown

2010

*" Halfway Gone" – Lifehouse (Honorary) *"

" – The Script (Honorary) *"Like You Do" – Angel Taylor

List of #1's

1994

*Video of the Year: "

Come to My Window "Come to My Window" is a song by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released as the second single from her fourth studio album, '' Yes I Am'' (1993). This was the first song to become a hit after Etheridge publicly announced that she ...

" – Melissa Etheridge

1995

*October 28: "

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" - Janet Jackson *November 4: "

As I Lay Me Down "As I Lay Me Down" is a song composed and performed by American singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins. It was released in February 1995 as the third single from her second album, '' Whaler'' (1994), and also appears on '' The Best of Sophie B. Ha ...

" – Sophie B. Hawkins *November 11: "As I Lay Me Down" – Sophie B. Hawkins *November 18: "As I Lay Me Down" – Sophie B. Hawkins *Video of the Year: " Let Her Cry" – Hootie & the Blowfish

1996

*March 30: " Because You Loved Me" -

*April 6: "Because You Loved Me" - Celine Dion *April 13: "Because You Loved Me" - Celine Dion *April 20: "Because You Loved Me" - Celine Dion *April 27: "Because You Loved Me" - Celine Dion *May 4: "Because You Loved Me" - Celine Dion *May 11: "Because You Loved Me" - Celine Dion *May 18: " Always Be My Baby" - Mariah Carey *July 13: " Give Me One Reason" – Tracy Chapman *July 20: "Give Me One Reason" – Tracy Chapman *July 27: "Give Me One Reason" – Tracy Chapman *October 26: "

It's All Coming Back to Me Now "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" is a power ballad written by Jim Steinman. According to Steinman, the song was inspired by ''Wuthering Heights'', and was an attempt to write "the most passionate, romantic song" he could ever create. ''The Sunda ...

" -

*Video of the Year: "

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" – Alanis Morissette

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*Note: No song of the year 2015 was named due to the show's abrupt cancellation.

List of hosts

Since the show's debut in 1994, it has featured a number of hosts: * A.J. Hammer (1995–98) *Madison Michelle (1998–2000) *Cane (2000–01) *

(2002–06) * Abby Gennet (2003) * Bradford How (2004–06) * Matt Pinfield (2006) *

(2001–06, 2006–07) *

Alison Becker Alison Helene Becker (born March 8, 1977) is an American actress. She is best known for appearing in NBC's ''Parks and Recreation''. Early life and education Becker grew up in Allamuchy Township, New Jersey. She attended Georgetown University ...

(2007–08) * Jim Shearer (2009–14) *Shannon Coffey (2015)

Records

*Artist with most weeks at #1 – Daughtry (39 weeks) *Video with most weeks at #1 – " Smooth" - Santana featuring Rob Thomas and "

" – The Dixie Chicks (14 weeks) *Most consecutive #1 video – "Not Ready to Make Nice" – The Dixie Chicks (13 weeks) *Artist with most songs in the 20x20 Club – Lifehouse (" You and Me", " Whatever It Takes", " Hanging By A Moment" and " Halfway Gone") *Song with the most weeks in the countdown – " Iris" – Goo Goo Dolls (35 weeks) *Longest number of weeks to reach #1 – " Ho Hey" – The Lumineers (25 weeks)

Artists with the most #1 videos

References

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