Top 20 Countdown


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. 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.

List of Number 1s

2011

2012

2011

  1. "Don't You Wanna Stay" - Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson
  2. "Back to December" - Taylor Swift
  3. "Dirt Road Anthem" - Jason Aldean
  4. "Remind Me" - Brad Paisley duet with Carrie Underwood
  5. "Tattoos on This Town" - Jason Aldean
  6. "Mean" - Taylor Swift
  7. "Honey Bee" - Blake Shelton
  8. "I Won't Let Go" - Rascal Flatts
  9. "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" - Thompson Square
  10. "Just A Kiss" - Lady Antebellum
  11. "Tomorrow" - Chris Young
  12. "You Lie" - The Band Perry
  13. "Colder Weather" - Zac Brown Band
  14. "Sparks Fly" - Taylor Swift
  15. "I Love You This Big" - Scotty McCreery
  16. "A Little Bit Stronger" - Sara Evans
  17. "You and Tequila" - Kenny Chesney feat. Grace Potter
  18. "Country Girl " - Luke Bryan
  19. "Easy" - Rascal Flatts feat. Natasha Bedingfield
  20. "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" - Jake Owen

    2012

  21. "Good Girl" - Carrie Underwood
  22. "Ours" - Taylor Swift
  23. "Take a Little Ride" - Jason Aldean
  24. "Drunk on You" - Luke Bryan
  25. "Pontoon" - Little Big Town
  26. "Over" - Blake Shelton
  27. "Come Over" - Kenny Chesney
  28. "Blown Away" - Carrie Underwood
  29. "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" - Luke Bryan
  30. "Red Solo Cup" - Toby Keith
  31. "Wanted" - Hunter Hayes
  32. "Springsteen" - Eric Church
  33. "5-1-5-0" - Dierks Bentley
  34. "Hard to Love" - Lee Brice
  35. "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" - Eli Young Band
  36. "Over You" - Miranda Lambert
  37. "You Don't Know Her Like I Do" - Brantley Gilbert
  38. "Angel Eyes" - Love and Theft
  39. "Fly Over States" - Jason Aldean
  40. "Why Ya Wanna" - Jana Kramer
Honorable Mentions: