VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown

VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
Show logo from 2012–15
Also known as	The 20
Starring	see host list
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	1,028
Production
Running time	120 minutes
Original release
Network	VH1
Release	October 28, 1994 (1994-10-28) – November 28, 2015 (2015-11-28)

The 20 (formerly known as the VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown) is a weekly music video countdown television show that aired on the VH1 cable television network in the United States. The long-running show was first introduced in 1994 as VH1 Top 10 Countdown, part of VH1's "Music First" re-branding effort. Over the years, a variety of hosts counted down the top 10 or 20 music videos of the week. The order of countdown was initially decided by a mix of record sales, radio airplay, video spins, message board posts, and conventional mail. The final episode aired unexpectedly without fanfare on November 28, 2015.

History

As part of VH-1's rebranding as "VH1: Music First" in 1994, the channel launched a new show, the VH1 Top 10 Countdown, that counted down the top 10 music videos played on the channel 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 show expanded from 10 to 20 music videos, becoming VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown, on April 13, 2001.

Show logo until 2012

Each week, the show broadcasts from another location around New York, often at the Virgin Records 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 Rachel Perry, Bradford How, or Aamer Haleem, but occasionally another VJ would fill in.

The show 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 MTV headquarters in Times Square (where TRL located at), and a new host, Matt Pinfield, the venerable VJ from both MTV and MTV2 in the 1990s and former host of MTV's 120 Minutes. In a fundamental change from the show's older format of compiling the top 20 videos of the week, online votes resolved 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 only peaked at #8, 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. Starting the week of February 17, 2007, after a mass layoff of music producers at MTV Networks (now known as "Paramount Media Networks"), the show left MTV Studios and became broadcast from another 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 the show every week from another 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 readded its original title, VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown. Since then, each episode has usually featured one or two interviews with all 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 has no radio airplay for the song. One example is Bret Michaels' Go That Far which was directed by Shane Stanley. This video spent 12 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 seventh-season winner and runner-up of American Idol 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. Rock group Shinedown joined the list 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 Cook the first to introduce two music videos at #1 on two occasions. Later in 2009, rock group Daughtry introduced their music video for "No Surprise" at #1 on July 18, 2009, and British pop singer Jay Sean and hip-hop rapper Lil Wayne introduced their music video for "Down" at #1 on October 17, 2009. After four months of no one introducing their own video at #1, Pop-rock singer Adam Lambert would also join the list as he introduced his video, "Whataya Want from Me," at #1 on February 20, 2010. At VH1's "Winter Wonderland" countdown special, Irish rock group The Script introduced their video, Breakeven at #1 on March 6, 2010. For five months, no one had introduced their song at #1 until August 21, 2010, where hip-hop rapper B.o.B and pop-rock singer Hayley Williams introduced Airplanes at #1. Two months later, on October 9, R&B/pop singer 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, British pop singer Adele introduced "Rolling in the Deep" at #1. On November 5, 2011, pop singer/Idol winner Kelly Clarkson introduced "Mr. Know It All" at #1 after a nine-month absence. On March 24, 2012, hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes and British pop singer Neon Hitch introduce "Get Yourself Back Home" at #1. Since then there has been no one else to introduce their own videos at #1.

Becker announced at the end of the January 3, 2009, broadcast that it would be her final 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 faster 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 competitions regarding songs that try to earn a #1 spot due to the lack of a majority of song competitions in 2009 and four consecutive brand new #1 videos in January 2010.

On September 18, 2010, the show had expanded from two hours to two and a half hours, but returned to the original 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 television's history. The countdown's 800th #1 video was "Rolling in the Deep" from Adele.

In the past, we 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 we could vote, but in mid-2011, the voting format changed. It was made to where we 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 final episode on December 13, 2014, since his contract was not renewed for 2015. From January 10 to April 25, 2015, musical artists and others guest-hosted the show for few months.

On April 12, 2015, Shannon Coffey was announced as the new host starting on May 2, 2015, keeping the same video countdown, but introduced with new segments and the show's name is changed to The 20.

On November 28, 2015, the final episode of "The 20" aired without ceremony, and the program was cancelled without any publicity nor 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 a countdown of 20 pop-culture moments instead of videos. From 2016, Paramount has dropped music videos from the VH1 schedule (first being BET two years later in December along 106 & Park). 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: 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 to 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 acted toward 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 nationwide.
• 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" - Mariah Carey featuring Boyz II Men
• "Because You Loved Me" - Celine Dion

1997

• "You Were Meant for Me" – Jewel
• "One Headlight" – The Wallflowers
• "Sunny Came Home" - Shawn Colvin

1998

• "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" – Aerosmith
• "My Heart Will Go On" – Celine Dion
• "The Way" – Fastball
• "Iris" – Goo Goo Dolls
• "Torn" – Natalie Imbruglia
• "3 a.m." – Matchbox Twenty
• "Real World" – Matchbox Twenty
• "Truly Madly Deeply" – Savage Garden
• "Walking on the Sun" – Smash Mouth

1999

• "My Favorite Mistake" – Sheryl Crow
• "Save Tonight" – 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
• "Kryptonite" – 3 Doors Down
• "Everything You Want" – Vertical Horizon

2001

• "With Arms Wide Open" – Creed
• "Thank You" – Dido
• "I'm Like a Bird" – Nelly Furtado
• "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)" – Train
• "Beautiful Day" – U2

2002

• "One Last Breath" – Creed
• "Soak Up the Sun" – Sheryl Crow
• "Everyday" – Dave Matthews Band
• "Wasting My Time" – Default
• "Here is Gone" – 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
• "Hey Baby" – No Doubt featuring Bounty Killer

2003

• "Landslide" – Dixie Chicks
• "Bring Me to Life" – Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy
• "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" – No Doubt featuring Lady Saw
• "The Game of Love" – Santana featuring Michelle Branch
• "Calling All Angels" – Train

2004

• "The First Cut Is the Deepest" – Sheryl Crow
• "My Immortal" – Evanescence
• "The Reason" – Hoobastank
• "If I Ain't Got You" – Alicia Keys
• "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" – Jet
• "This Love" – Maroon 5
• "Someday" – Nickelback
• "It's My Life" – No Doubt

2005

• "I Don't Want to Be" – Gavin DeGraw
• "Holiday" – Green Day
• "You and Me" – Lifehouse
• "Somewhere Only We Know" – Keane
• "Mr. Brightside" – The Killers
• "Let Me Go – 3 Doors Down

2006

• "You're Beautiful" – James Blunt
• "Over My Head (Cable Car)" – The Fray
• "Photograph" – Nickelback

Videos retired to the 20/20 Club

2006

• "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Dixie Chicks
• "About Us" – Brooke Hogan ft. Paul Wall
• "Far Away" – Nickelback
• "Buttons" – The Pussycat Dolls ft. Snoop Dogg

2007

• "It Ends Tonight" – The All-American Rejects
• "How To Save A Life" – The Fray
• "If Everyone Cared" – Nickelback
• "U + Ur Hand" – P!nk

2008

• "Pocketful of Sunshine" – Natasha Bedingfield
• "Feels Like Tonight" – Daughtry
• "Whatever It Takes" – Lifehouse
• "Better in Time" – Leona Lewis
• "I'm Yours" – Jason Mraz

2009

• "Gives You Hell" – All-American Rejects
• "Lucky" – Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat
• "Stay" – Safetysuit
• "Second Chance" – Shinedown

2010

• "Halfway Gone" – Lifehouse (Honorary)
• "Breakeven" – The Script (Honorary)
• "Like You Do" – Angel Taylor

2011

• "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele
• "Jar of Hearts" – Christina Perri
• "For the First Time" – The Script

2012

• "Not Over You" – Gavin DeGraw
• "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra
• "Lights" – Ellie Goulding
• "Some Nights" – fun.
• "Domino" – Jessie J
• "Ho Hey" – The Lumineers
• "Everybody Talks" – Neon Trees

2013

• "I Will Wait" - Mumford & Sons
• "It's Time" - Imagine Dragons
• "Next to Me" - Emeli Sandé
• "Counting Stars" - OneRepublic

2014

• "Let Her Go" - Passenger

List of #1's

1994

*Video of the Year: "Come to My Window" – Melissa Etheridge

1995

• July 29: "Scream" – Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
• October 28: "Runaway" – Janet Jackson
• November 4: "As I Lay Me Down" – 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

• February 10: "One Sweet Day" – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
• February 17: "One Sweet Day" – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
• March 30: "Because You Loved Me" – Celine Dion
• 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" – Celine Dion
• Video of the Year: "Ironic" – Alanis Morissette

1997

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 4	"Don't Speak"	No Doubt
January 11
January 18
January 25
February 1
February 8
February 15
February 22
March 1	"Un-Break My Heart"	Toni Braxton
March 8	"You Were Meant For Me"	Jewel
March 15
March 22
March 29
April 5
April 12
April 19
April 26	"One Headlight"	The Wallflowers
May 3
May 10
May 17	"I Want You"	Savage Garden
May 24
June 7	"MMMBop"	Hanson
June 14
June 21
June 28	"Sunny Came Home"	Shawn Colvin
July 5	"Bitch"	Meredith Brooks
July 12
July 19
July 26
August 2
August 9
August 16
August 23	"Semi-Charmed Life"	Third Eye Blind
August 30
September 6
September 13
September 20	"Foolish Games"	Jewel
September 27
October 4
October 11
October 18
October 25
November 1	"Fly"	Sugar Ray feat. Super Cat
November 8
November 15
November 22
Video of the Year	"One Headlight"	The Wallflowers

1998

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 10	"Tubthumping"	Chumbawamba
January 17	"Walking on the Sun"	Smash Mouth
January 24
January 31
February 7	"Truly Madly Deeply"	Savage Garden
February 14	"My Heart Will Go On"	Celine Dion
February 21
February 28
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28
April 4
April 11
April 18
April 25	"3 a.m."	Matchbox Twenty
May 2	"Torn"	Natalie Imbruglia
May 9
May 16
May 23
May 30
June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11	"Iris"	Goo Goo Dolls
July 18
July 25
August 1
August 8
August 15
August 22	"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"	Aerosmith
August 29
September 5
September 12
September 19
September 26
October 2
October 9
October 16
October 23
October 30	"One Week"	Barenaked Ladies
November 6	"Thank U"	Alanis Morissette
November 13
November 20
November 27
December 4
December 11
Video of the Year	"Torn"	Natalie Imbruglia

1999

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 8	"Hands"	Jewel
January 15
January 22
January 29
February 5
February 12	"Angel"	Sarah McLachlan
February 19
February 26
March 5	"Believe"	Cher
March 12
March 19
March 26
April 2	"Every Morning"	Sugar Ray
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30
May 7
May 14	"Kiss Me"	Sixpence None the Richer
May 21
May 28	"Livin' la Vida Loca"	Ricky Martin
June 4
June 11
June 18
June 25
July 2
July 9
July 16
July 23
July 30	"All Star"	Smash Mouth
August 6
August 13
August 20
August 27
September 3
September 10
September 17
September 24
October 1	"Someday"	Sugar Ray
October 8
October 15	"Smooth"	Santana feat. Rob Thomas
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12
November 19
November 26
December 3
December 10
December 17
Video of the Year	"Smooth"	Santana ft. Rob Thomas

2000

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 7	"I Knew I Loved You"	Savage Garden
January 14
January 21
January 28
February 4
February 11	"Smooth"	Santana feat. Rob Thomas
February 18
February 25
March 3
March 10	"What a Girl Wants"	Christina Aguilera
March 17
March 24	"That's the Way It Is"	Celine Dion
March 31
April 7
April 14
April 21
April 28	"Everything You Want"	Vertical Horizon
May 5
May 12
May 19
May 26
June 2	"Higher"	Creed
June 9
June 16
June 23
June 30
July 7	"Bent"	Matchbox Twenty
July 14
July 21
July 28	"Absolutely (Story of a Girl)"	Nine Days
August 4
August 11
August 18
August 25	"Desert Rose"	Sting feat. Cheb Mami
September 1
September 8
September 15	"Kryptonite"	3 Doors Down
September 22	"Music"	Madonna
September 29	"Kryponite"	3 Doors Down
October 6
October 13	"Music"	Madonna
October 20	"With Arms Wide Open"	Creed
October 27
November 3
November 10
November 17	"Beautiful Day"	U2
November 24
December 1
December 8
December 15
Video of the Year	"Otherside"	Red Hot Chili Peppers

2001

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 5	"If You're Gone"	Matchbox Twenty
January 12
January 19	"Again"	Lenny Kravitz
January 26
February 2
February 9
February 16
February 23	"Love Don't Cost a Thing"	Jennifer Lopez
March 2	"Again"	Lenny Kravitz
March 9
March 16
March 23	"Thank You"	Dido
March 30
April 6
April 13	"South Side"	Moby feat. Gwen Stefani
April 20	"Thank You"	Dido
April 27
May 4	"All for You"	Janet Jackson
May 11
May 18
May 25	"Hanging by a Moment"	Lifehouse
June 1
June 8
June 15
June 22
June 30	"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)"	Train
July 7
July 14
July 21	"Drive"	Incubus
July 28
August 4	"Someone to Call My Lover"	Janet Jackson
August 11
August 18	"It's Been Awhile"	Staind
August 25
September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22	"Fallin'"	Alicia Keys
September 29
October 6
October 13
October 20
October 27
November 3
November 10	"Superman (It's Not Easy)"	Five for Fighting
November 17	"Hero"	Enrique Iglesias
December 1	"How You Remind Me"	Nickelback
December 8
December 15
Video of the Year	"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)"	Train

2002

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 5	"How You Remind Me"	Nickelback
January 12	"My Sacrifice"	Creed
January 19
January 26	"How You Remind Me"	Nickelback
February 2
February 9
February 16	"My Sacrifice"	Creed
February 23	"Hey Baby"	No Doubt feat. Bounty Killer
March 2
March 9
March 16
March 23	"Hands Clean"	Alanis Morissette
March 30	"Blurry"	Puddle of Mudd
April 6
April 13
April 20
April 27
May 4	"Soak Up the Sun"	Sheryl Crow
May 11
May 18	"Don't Let Me Get Me"	P!nk
May 25
June 1	"Hella Good"	No Doubt
June 8	"Don't Let Me Get Me"	P!nk
June 15	"Hella Good"	No Doubt
June 22
June 29
July 6	"Soak Up the Sun"	Sheryl Crow
July 13	"Hero"	Chad Kroeger feat. Josey Scott
July 20
July 27
August 3	"Soak Up the Sun"	Sheryl Crow
August 10	"No Such Thing"	John Mayer
August 17
August 24
August 31
September 7	"One Last Breath"	Creed
September 14
September 21	"Just Like a Pill"	P!nk
September 28	"One Last Breath"	Creed
October 5
October 12	"Underneath It All"	No Doubt feat. Lady Saw
October 19
October 26
November 2
November 9
November 16	"Die Another Day"	Madonna
November 23	"The Game of Love"	Santana feat. Michelle Branch
November 30
December 7
December 14
Video of the Year	"Soak Up the Sun"	Sheryl Crow

2003

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 4	"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!"	Shania Twain
January 11	"Family Portrait"	P!nk
January 18	"Landslide"	Dixie Chicks
January 25
February 1
February 8	"I'm With You"	Avril Lavigne
February 15
February 22	"Picture"	Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
March 1
March 8	"All I Have"	Jennifer Lopez feat. LL Cool J
March 15
March 22	"Picture"	Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
March 29	"When I'm Gone"	3 Doors Down
April 5
April 12
April 19
April 26
May 3	"Unwell"	Matchbox Twenty
May 10
May 17
May 24	"I'm Glad"	Jennifer Lopez
May 31	"Unwell"	"Matchbox Twenty
June 7
June 14	"Bring Me to Life"	Evanescence feat. Paul McCoy
June 21
June 28	"Unwell"	Matchbox Twenty
July 5
July 22	"Calling All Angels"	Train
July 19	"Unwell"	Matchbox Twenty
July 26	"Intuition"	Jewel
August 2
August 9	"Crazy in Love"	Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z
August 16
August 23
August 30	"Where Is the Love?"	The Black Eyed Peas feat. Justin Timberlake
September 6
September 13
September 20
September 27	"The Remedy (I Won't Worry)"	Jason Mraz
October 4
October 11	"Stacy's Mom"	Fountains of Wayne
October 18	"Harder to Breathe"	Maroon 5
October 25	"Stacy's Mom"	Fountains of Wayne
November 1	"Baby Boy"	Beyoncé feat. Sean Paul
November 8	"Here Without You"	3 Doors Down
November 15
November 22	"Hey Ya!"	OutKast
November 29
December 6
December 13	"It's My Life"	No Doubt
Video of the Year	"Unwell"	Matchbox Twenty

2004

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 3	"Someday"	Nickelback
January 10	"The First Cut Is the Deepest"	Sheryl Crow
January 17	"Someday"	Nickelback
January 24
January 31	"It's My Life"	No Doubt
February 7	"The Way You Move"	OutKast feat. Sleepy Brown
February 14	"Someday"	Nickelback
February 21
February 28	"The Way You Move"	OutKast feat. Sleepy Brown
March 6	"My Immortal"	Evanescence
March 13
March 20
March 27	"This Love"	Maroon 5
April 3
April 10	"Yeah!"	Usher featuring Ludacris & Lil' Jon
April 17
April 24	"This Love"	Maroon 5
May 1	"Yeah!"	Usher feat. Ludacris & Lil' Jon
May 8	"The Reason"	Hoobastank
May 15
May 22	"Naughty Girl"	Beyoncé
May 29	"The Reason"	Hoobastank
June 5	"Naughty Girl"	Beyoncé
June 12	"Burn"	Usher
June 19	"The Reason"	Hoobastank
June 26	"Burn"	Usher
July 3	"Roses"	OutKast
July 10
July 17
July 24	"The Reason"	Hoobastank
July 31
August 7	"If I Ain't Got You"	Alicia Keys
August 14	"Confessions"	Usher
August 21	"If I Ain't Got You"	Alicia Keys
August 28	"She Will Be Loved"	Maroon 5
September 4
September 11	"Let's Get It Started"	The Black Eyed Peas
September 18	"She Will Be Loved"	Maroon 5
September 25
October 2
October 9	"Let's Get It Started"	The Black Eyed Peas
October 16	"She Will Be Loved"	Maroon 5
October 23
October 30
November 6	"My Boo"	Usher and Alicia Keys
November 13
November 20	"Just Lose It"	Eminem
November 27
December 4	"Vertigo"	U2
December 11	"My Boo"	Usher and Alicia Keys
Video of the Year	"Yeah!"	Usher feat. Ludacris and Lil' Jon

2005

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 8	"Over and Over"	Nelly feat. Tim McGraw
January 15	"I Don't Want to Be"	Gavin DeGraw
January 22	"Over and Over"	Nelly feat. Tim McGraw
January 29	"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"	Green Day
February 5
February 12
February 19	"Since U Been Gone"	Kelly Clarkson
February 26	"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"	Green Day
March 5
March 12	"Rich Girl"	Gwen Stefani feat. Eve
March 19	"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"	Green Day
March 26	"Rich Girl"	Gwen Stefani feat. Eve
April 2	"Caught Up"	Usher
April 9
April 16	"Karma"	Alicia Keys
April 23	"Lonely No More"	Rob Thomas
April 30	"Karma"	Alicia Keys
May 7
May 14	"Hollaback Girl"	Gwen Stefani
May 21	"Let Me Go"	3 Doors Down
May 28	"Hollaback Girl"	Gwen Stefani
June 4
June 11	"Let Me Go"	3 Doors Down
June 19	"We Belong Together"	Mariah Carey
June 25	"Don't Phunk With My Heart"	The Black Eyed Peas
July 2	"We Belong Together"	Mariah Carey
July 9
June 16	"Don't Phunk With My Heart"	The Black Eyed Peas
June 23	"We Belong Together"	Mariah Carey
July 30	"Don't Phunk With My Heart"	The Black Eyed Peas
August 6	"We Belong Together"	Mariah Carey
August 13	"Don't Cha"	Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes
August 20
August 27
September 3
September 10	"You and Me"	Lifehouse
September 17	"Lose Control"	Missy Elliott feat. Ciara & Fatman Scoop
September 24	"Shake It Off"	Mariah Carey
October 1
October 8
October 15	"Beverly Hills"	Weezer
October 22	"Shake It Off"	Mariah Carey
October 29	"Gold Digger"	Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx
November 5	"Because of You"	Kelly Clarkson
November 12
November 19	"Gold Digger"	Kanye West
November 26	"Because of You"	Kelly Clarkson
December 3
December 10
December 17	"Photograph"	Nickelback
Video of the Year	"We Belong Together"	Mariah Carey

2006

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 7	"Don't Forget About Us"	Mariah Carey
January 14	"Stickwitu"	Pussycat Dolls
January 21	"Check On It"	Beyoncé feat. Slim Thug and Bun B
January 28
February 4
February 11
February 18
February 25	"You're Beautiful"	James Blunt
March 4	"Check On It"	Beyoncé feat. Slim Thug and Bun B
March 11
March 18	"Unwritten"	Natasha Bedingfield
March 25	"Be Without You"	Mary J. Blige
April 1
April 8	"The Real Thing"	Bo Bice
April 15	"Afterglow"	INXS
April 22	"The Real Thing"	Bo Bice
April 29	"Walk Away"	Kelly Clarkson
May 6	"Who Says You Can't Go Home"	Bon Jovi with Jennifer Nettles
May 13	"Savin' Me"	Nickelback
May 20	"SOS"	Rihanna
May 27	"Walk Away"	Kelly Clarkson
June 3	"Not Ready to Make Nice"	Dixie Chicks
June 10	"The Mixed Tape"	Jack's Mannequin
June 17	"Who Says You Can't Go Home"	Bon Jovi with Jennifer Nettles
June 24	"Not Ready to Make Nice"	Dixie Chicks
July 1
July 8
July 15
July 22
July 29
August 5
August 12
August 19
August 26
September 2
September 9
September 16
September 23	"About Us"	Brooke feat. Paul Wall
September 30
October 7	"Far Away"	Nickelback
October 14	"White & Nerdy"	"Weird Al" Yankovic
October 21	"About Us"	Brooke feat. Paul Wall
October 28	"Far Away"	Nickelback
November 4	"White & Nerdy"	"Weird Al" Yankovic
November 11
November 18	"Far Away"	Nickelback
November 25
December 2	"White & Nerdy"	"Weird Al" Yankovic
December 9
Video of the Year	"Buttons"	Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg

2007

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 6	"Irreplaceable"	Beyoncé
January 13	"If Everyone Cared"	Nickelback
January 20	"It's Not Over"	Daughtry
January 27
February 3
February 10
February 17	"Into the Ocean"	Blue October
February 24	"It's Not Over"	Daughtry
March 3
March 10	"Candyman"	Christina Aguilera
March 17	"It's Not Over"	Daughtry
March 24	"Read My Mind"	The Killers
March 31	"It's Not Over"	Daughtry
April 7
April 14	"Over It"	Katharine McPhee
April 21
April 28
May 5	"Home"	Daughtry
May 12
May 19
May 26	"(You Want To) Make a Memory"	Bon Jovi
June 2	"Home"	Daughtry
June 9	"(You Want To) Make a Memory"	Bon Jovi
June 16	"Wait for You"	Elliott Yamin
June 23	"Home"	Daughtry
June 30	"Wait for You"	Elliott Yamin
July 7
July 14
July 21
July 28
August 4	"Hey There Delilah"	Plain White T's
August 11	"Big Girls Don't Cry"	Fergie
August 18	"Wait for You"	Elliott Yamin
August 25	"Hey There Delilah"	Plain White T's
September 8	"Do It"	Nelly Furtado
September 15
September 22	"Rockstar"	Nickelback
September 29
October 6	"Over You"	Daughtry
October 13
October 20
October 27
November 3
November 10
November 17	"No One"	Alicia Keys
November 24	"Witness"	Bo Bice
December 1	"No One"	Alicia Keys
December 8	"Witness"	Bo Bice
December 15
Video of the Year	"Big Girls Don't Cry"	Fergie

2008

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 5	"No One"	Alicia Keys
January 12
January 19	"Tattoo"	Jordin Sparks
January 26	"In God's Hands"	Nelly Furtado
February 2	"Feels Like Tonight"	Daughtry
February 9
February 16
February 23
March 1
March 8
March 15	"Don't Stop the Music"	Rihanna
March 22	"Feels Like Tonight"	Daughtry
March 29	"Bleeding Love"	Leona Lewis
April 5	"Feels Like Tonight"	Daughtry
April 12
April 19	"Bleeding Love"	Leona Lewis
April 26	"Touch My Body"	Mariah Carey
May 3	"Feels Like Tonight"	Daughtry
May 10	"Stop and Stare"	OneRepublic
May 17	"Bleeding Love"	Leona Lewis
May 24	"No Air"	Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown
May 31	"Bleeding Love"	Leona Lewis
June 7	"It's Not My Time"	3 Doors Down
June 14	"Bleeding Love"	Leona Lewis
June 21	"Summertime"	New Kids on the Block
June 28
July 5	"All Summer Long"	Kid Rock
July 12	"Summertime"	New Kids on the Block
July 19	"Better in Time"	Leona Lewis
July 26	"Summertime"	New Kids on the Block
August 2	"Pocketful of Sunshine"	Natasha Bedingfield
August 9	One Step at a Time"	Jordin Sparks
August 16	"Better in Time"	Leona Lewis
August 23	Pocketful of Sunshine"	Natasha Bedingfield
August 30	What About Now"	Daughtry
September 6	"Better in Time"	Leona Lewis
September 13	"What About Now"	Daughtry
September 20
September 27	"Better in Time"	Leona Lewis
October 4	"What About Now"	Daughtry
October 11	"Crush"	David Archuleta
October 18
October 25
November 1
November 8	"Better in Time"	Leona Lewis
November 15	"Crush"	David Archuleta
November 22	"Light On"	David Cook
November 29	"Crush"	David Archuleta
December 6	"Light On"	David Cook
December 13	"Crush"	David Archuleta
Video of the Year	"Bleeding Love"	Leona Lewis

2009

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 3	"Light On"	David Cook
January 10	"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"	Beyoncé
January 17
January 24	"Gotta Be Somebody"	Nickelback
January 31	"Love Story"	Taylor Swift
February 7
February 14	"Gives You Hell"	The All-American Rejects
February 21	"Sober"	P!nk
February 28	"My Life Would Suck Without You"	Kelly Clarkson
March 7
March 14	"Thinking of You"	Katy Perry
March 21	"Gives You Hell"	The All-American Rejects
March 28	"Thinking of You"	Katy Perry
April 4	"Lucky"	Jason Mraz feat. Colbie Caillat
April 11	"My Life Would Suck Without You"	Kelly Clarkson
April 18	"Thinking of You"	Katy Perry
April 25	"Lucky"	Jason Mraz feat. Colbie Caillat
May 2	"Poker Face"	Lady Gaga
May 9	"Lucky"	Jason Mraz feat. Colbie Caillat
May 16	"Second Chance"	Shinedown
May 23	"I Do Not Hook Up"	Kelly Clarkson
May 30	"Come Back to Me"	David Cook
June 6	"If Today Was Your Last Day"	Nickelback
June 13	"Come Back to Me"	David Cook
June 20	"Second Chance"	Shinedown
June 27	"I Do Not Hook Up"	Kelly Clarkson
July 4	"No Surprise"	Daughtry
July 11	"Her Diamonds"	Rob Thomas
July 18	"No Surprise"	Daughtry
July 25	"LoveGame"	Lady Gaga
August 1	"Stay"	SafetySuit
August 8	"Her Diamonds"	Rob Thomas
August 15	"Battlefield"	Jordin Sparks
August 22	"21 Guns"	Green Day
August 29	"You Belong With Me"	Taylor Swift
September 5	"Already Gone"	Kelly Clarkson
September 12	"You Belong With Me"	Taylor Swift
September 19	"21 Guns"	Green Day
September 26	"Already Gone"	Kelly Clarkson
October 3	"You Belong With Me"	Taylor Swift
October 10	"Down"	Jay Sean feat. Lil' Wayne
October 17
October 24	"Paparazzi"	Lady Gaga
October 31	"Party in the U.S.A."	Miley Cyrus
November 7	"Fireflies"	Owl City
November 14
November 21	"We Weren't Born to Follow"	Bon Jovi
November 28	"3"	Britney Spears
December 5	"Someday"	Rob Thomas
December 12	"Bad Romance"	Lady Gaga
Video of the Year	"Poker Face"	Lady Gaga

2010

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 2	"Fifteen"	Taylor Swift
January 9	"Never Gonna Be Alone"	Nickelback
January 16	"Life After You"	Daughtry
January 23	"Live Like We're Dying"	Kris Allen
January 30	"Whataya Want from Me"	Adam Lambert
February 6	"Live Like We're Dying"	Kris Allen
February 13	"Whataya Want from Me"	Adam Lambert
February 20
February 27	"Halfway Gone"	Lifehouse
March 6	"Breakeven"	The Script
March 13	"Whataya Want from Me"	Adam Lambert
March 20	"Need You Now"	Lady Antebellum
March 27	"Whatya Want from Me"	Adam Lambert
April 3	"Telephone"	Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé
April 10	"Need You Now"	Lady Antebellum
April 17
April 24	"Telephone"	Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé
May 1	"Breakeven"	The Script
May 8	"Young Forever"	Jay-Z feat. Mr. Hudson
May 15	"I Never Told You"	Colbie Caillat
May 22	"Young Forever"	Jay-Z feat. Mr. Hudson
May 29	"OMG"	Usher feat. will.i.am
June 5
June 12	"I Never Told You"	Colbie Caillat
June 19	"Can't Be Tamed"	Miley Cyrus
June 26	"O.M.G."	Usher feat. will.i.am
July 3	"If I Had You"	Adam Lambert
July 10
July 17	"California Gurls"	Katy Perry
July 24	"Airplanes"	B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams
July 31	"Billionaire"	Travie McCoy feat.Bruno Mars
August 7	"Airplanes"	B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams
August 14	"Half of My Heart"	John Mayer feat. Taylor Swift
August 21	"Airplanes"	B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams
August 28	"King of Anything"	Sara Bareilles
September 4	"Love the Way You Lie"	Eminem feat. Rihanna
September 11	"Teenage Dream"	Katy Perry
September 18
September 25	"Mine"	Taylor Swift
October 2	"September"	Daughtry
October 9	"Just the Way You Are"	Bruno Mars
October 16	"September"	Daughtry
October 23	"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"	Usher feat. Pitbull
October 30	"Mine"	Taylor Swift
November 6	"Just The Way You Are"	Bruno Mars
November 13	"Only Girl (In The World)"	Rihanna
November 20	"Jar of Hearts"	Christina Perri
November 27	"Firework"	Katy Perry
December 4	"Raise Your Glass"	P!nk
December 11	"Firework"	Katy Perry
Video of the Year	"Hey, Soul Sister"	Train

2011

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 8	"Grenade"	Bruno Mars
January 15
January 22	"We R Who We R"	Kesha
January 28	"For the First Time"	The Script
February 5	"Rolling in the Deep"	Adele
February 12	"For the First Time"	The Script
February 19	"Perfect"	P!nk
February 26	"Rolling in the Deep"	Adele
March 5	"Hold It Against Me"	Britney Spears
March 12	"Rolling in the Deep"	Adele
March 19	"The Cave"	Mumford and Sons
March 26	"Perfect"	P!nk
April 2	"Forget You"	Cee Lo Green
April 9	"Born This Way"	Lady Gaga
April 16	"Rolling in the Deep"	Adele
April 23	"Rope"	Foo Fighters
April 30	E.T."	Katy Perry feat. Kanye West
May 7	"Give a Little"	Hanson
May 14	"Rolling in the Deep"	Adele
May 21
May 28	"E.T."	Katy Perry feat. Kanye West
June 4	"Rolling in the Deep"	Adele
June 11	The Lazy Song"	Bruno Mars
June 18	"On the Floor"	Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull
June 25	"The Lazy Song"	Bruno Mars
July 2	"The Story of Us"	Taylor Swift
July 9	"Save Me, San Francisco"	Train
July 16	"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"	Katy Perry
July 23	"The Last Goodbye"	David Cook
July 30	"The Edge of Glory"	Lady Gaga
August 6	"Good Life"	OneRepublic
August 13	I Wanna Go"	Britney Spears
August 20	"Good Life"	OneRepublic
August 27	"If I Die Young"	The Band Perry
September 3	"Skyscraper"	Demi Lovato
September 10	"Pumped Up Kicks"	Foster the People
September 17	"Stereo Hearts"	Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine
September 24	"Nothing"	The Script
October 1	"The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie"	Red Hot Chili Peppers
October 8	"Nothing"	The Script
October 15	"Stereo Hearts"	Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine
October 22	"Someone Like You"	Adele
October 29
November 5	"Mr. Know It All"	Kelly Clarkson
November 12	"Someone Like You"	Adele
November 19	"Mr. Know It All"	Kelly Clarkson
November 26
December 3	"Without You"	David Guetta feat. Usher
December 10	"The One That Got Away"	Katy Perry
Video of the Year	"Rolling in the Deep"	Adele

2012

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 7	"The One That Got Away"	Katy Perry
January 14	"It Will Rain"	Bruno Mars
January 21	"We Found Love"	Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
January 28	"It Will Rain"	Bruno Mars
February 4	"Domino"	Jessie J
February 11	"Set Fire to the Rain"	Adele
February 18
February 25
March 3	"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"	Kelly Clarkson
March 10	"Domino"	Jessie J
March 17	"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"	Kelly Clarkson
March 24	"Ass Back Home"	Gym Class Heroes feat. Neon Hitch
March 31	"Somebody That I Used to Know"	Gotye feat. Kimbra
April 7	"Drive By"	Train
April 14	"Part of Me"	Katy Perry
April 21	"We Are Young"	fun. feat. Janelle Monáe
April 28
May 5
May 12
May 19	"Somebody That I Used to Know"	Gotye feat. Kimbra
May 26
June 2	"I Won't Give Up" (VH1 Story Tellers version)	Jason Mraz
June 9	"Call Me Maybe"	Carly Rae Jepsen
June 16	"Payphone"	Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa
June 23
June 30	"Lights"	Ellie Goulding
July 7	"Payphone"	Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa
July 14	"Where Have You Been"	Rihanna
July 21	"Wide Awake"	Katy Perry
July 28	"Scream"	Usher
August 4	"Wide Awake"	Katy Perry
August 11
August 18	"Titanium"	David Guetta feat. Sia
August 25	"Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"	P!nk
September 1	"Give Your Heart a Break"	Demi Lovato
September 8	"Whistle"	Flo Rida
September 15
September 22	"Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"	P!nk
September 29
October 6	"Everybody Talks"	Neon Trees
October 13	"One More Night"	Maroon 5
October 20
October 27	"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"	Taylor Swift
November 3	"Some Nights"	fun.
November 10	"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"	Taylor Swift
November 17	"Too Close"	Alex Clare
November 24	"Feel Again"	OneRepublic
December 1	"Home"	Phillip Phillips
December 8	"Locked Out of Heaven"	Bruno Mars
December 15
Video of the Year	"Somebody That I Used to Know"	Gotye feat. Kimbra

2013

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 5	"Ho Hey"	The Lumineers
January 12
January 19
January 26	"I Knew You Were Trouble"	Taylor Swift
February 2
February 9	"Try"	P!nk
February 16	"I Will Wait"	Mumford & Sons
February 23	"I Knew You Were Trouble"	Taylor Swift
March 2	"Daylight (Playing for Change)"	Maroon 5
March 9
March 16	"Catch My Breath"	Kelly Clarkson
March 23	"Daylight (Playing for Change)"	Maroon 5
March 30	"When I Was Your Man"	Bruno Mars
April 6	"Daylight (Playing for Change)"	Maroon 5
April 13	"When I Was Your Man"	Bruno Mars
April 20	"Carry On"	fun.
April 27	"When I Was Your Man"	Bruno Mars
May 4	"Stay"	Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko
May 11	"Just Give Me a Reason"	P!nk feat. Nate Ruess
May 18	"Next to Me"	Emeli Sandé
May 25	"Heart Attack"	Demi Lovato
June 1	"Lego House"	Ed Sheeran
June 8	"Heart Attack"	Demi Lovato
June 15	"Can't Hold Us"	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton
June 22	"Mirrors"	Justin Timberlake
June 29	"Can't Hold Us"	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton
July 6
July 13	"Radioactive"	Imagine Dragons
July 20	"Blurred Lines"	Robin Thicke feat. T.I & Pharrell Williams
July 27
August 3
August 10
August 17	"Love Somebody"	Maroon 5
August 24	"Clarity"	Zedd feat. Foxes
August 31	"Treasure"	Bruno Mars
September 7	"Clarity"	Zedd feat. Foxes
September 14	"Safe and Sound"	Capital Cities
September 21
September 28	"Roar"	Katy Perry
October 5
October 12
October 19
October 26	"Royals"	Lorde
November 2
November 9	"Wake Me Up"	Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc
November 16
November 23
November 30	"Wrecking Ball"	Miley Cyrus
December 7	"Demons"	Imagine Dragons
December 14
Video of the Year	"Blurred Lines"	Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams'

2014

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 4	"Counting Stars"	OneRepublic
January 11	"The Monster"	Eminem feat. Rihanna
January 18
January 25	"Timber"	Pitbull feat. Kesha
February 1
February 8
February 15
February 22	"Say Something"	A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera
March 1
March 8	"Team"	Lorde
March 15	"Best Day of My Life"	American Authors
March 22	"Story of My Life"	One Direction
March 29	"Team"	Lorde
April 5	"Happy"	Pharrell Williams
April 12
April 19
April 26	"Talk Dirty"	Jason Derulo
May 3	"All of Me"	John Legend
May 10
May 17
May 24	"Ain't it Fun"	Paramore
May 31
June 7
June 14	"Summer"	Calvin Harris
June 21	"Fancy"	Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
June 28
July 5	"Am I Wrong"	Nico & Vinz
July 12
July 19	"Stay with Me"	Sam Smith
July 26	"Am I Wrong"	Nico & Vinz
August 2	"Rude"	MAGIC!
August 9
August 16	"Stay with Me"	Sam Smith
August 23	"Latch"	Disclosure feat. Sam Smith
August 30	"Stay with Me"	Sam Smith
September 6	"Boom Clap"	Charli XCX
September 13	"Maps"	Maroon 5
September 20	"Boom Clap"	Charli XCX
September 27	"All About That Bass"	Meghan Trainor
October 4
October 11	"Shake It Off"	Taylor Swift
October 18	"All About That Bass"	Meghan Trainor
October 25	"Shake It Off"	Taylor Swift
November 1	"Black Widow"	Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora
November 8	"Chasing Pavements" (VH1 Unplugged version)	Adele (You Oughta Know Artist special)
November 15	"Habits"	Tove Lo
November 22
November 29	"Animals"	Maroon 5
December 6	"Don't"	Ed Sheeran
December 13
Video of the Year	"All of Me"	John Legend

2015

Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 10	"Blank Space"	Taylor Swift
January 17	"Jealous"	Nick Jonas
January 24	"Blank Space"	Taylor Swift
January 31	"Uptown Funk"	Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
February 7
February 14	"Thinking Out Loud"	Ed Sheeran
February 21	"Take Me to Church"	Hozier
February 28	"Thinking Out Loud"	Ed Sheeran
March 7	"Uptown Funk"	Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
March 14	"Time of Our Lives"	Pitbull and Ne-Yo
March 21	"Style	Taylor Swift
March 28
April 4	"Sugar"	Maroon 5
April 11	"Love Me Like You Do"	Ellie Goulding
April 18
April 25
May 2
May 9
May 16	"Want to Want Me"	Jason Derulo
May 23	"See You Again"	Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
May 30
June 6
June 13	"Want to Want Me"	Jason Derulo
June 20	"20th Anniversary" special	—
June 27	"Want to Want Me"	Jason Derulo
July 4	"Bad Blood"	Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar
July 11
July 18
July 25	"Hey Mama"	David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack
August 1	"Cheerleader"	OMI
August 8
August 15
August 22
August 29	VMA special	—
September 5
September 12	"Lean On"	Major Lazer and DJ Snake feat. MØ
September 19	"Good for You"	Selena Gomez
September 26
October 3	"Cool for the Summer"	Demi Lovato
October 10	"Locked Away"	"R. City feat. Adam Levine"
October 17
October 24	"The Hills"	The Weekend
October 31	Halloween special	—
November 7	You Oughta Know Artist special	—
November 14	"Stitches"	Shawn Mendes
November 21
November 28	"Hotline Bling"	Drake

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

List of hosts

Since the show's first introduction in 1994, it has featured a number of hosts:

• A.J. Hammer (1995–98)
• Cynthia Garrett (1997)
• Madison Michelle (1998–2000)
• Cane (2000–01)
• Rachel Perry (2002–06)
• Abby Gennet (2003)
• Bradford How (2004–06)
• Matt Pinfield (2006)
• Aamer Haleem (2001–06, 2006–07)
• Alison Becker (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 "Not Ready to Make Nice" – 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

Artist	#1s
Taylor Swift	11
Maroon 5	10
Nickelback	10
Katy Perry	10
Kelly Clarkson	9
P!nk	9
Daughtry	8
Lady Gaga	7
Bruno Mars	7
Usher	7
Beyonce	6
Mariah Carey	6
Rihanna	6
3 Doors Down	5
Alicia Keys	5
Train	5
Adele	4
Celine Dion	4
Creed	4
Janet Jackson	4
Jewel	4
Jennifer Lopez	4
Matchbox 20	4
No Doubt	4
OneRepublic	4
Jordin Sparks	4
The Black Eyed Peas	3
Bon Jovi	3
David Cook	3
Savage Garden	3
Sheryl Crow	3
Miley Cyrus	3
Eminem	3
fun.	3
David Guetta	3
Demi Lovato	3
Lifehouse	3
Jason Mraz	3
OutKast	3
Pussycat Dolls	3
The Script	3
Britney Spears	3
Ed Sheeran	3
Rob Thomas	3
Iggy Azalea	2
Jason Derulo	2
Dixie Chicks	2
Ellie Goulding	2
Lorde	2
Imagine Dragons	2
Pitbull	2
Santana	2
Leona Lewis	2

See also

• VH1
• Total Request Live
• MTV

External links

• The 20
• VH1
• VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown at IMDb
• Top 20 Countdown on Fuse
• [1] For the Halfway Gone controversy