Top 20 on 20

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Top 20 on 20
Broadcast area	United States Canada
Branding	XM 20 on 20
Slogan	You're In Control
Frequency	XM 20 Sirius SIR-5
First air date	2001
Format	CHR/Pop
Class	Satellite Radio Station
Owner	Sirius XM Radio
Website	20on20.xmradio.com

Top 20 on 20 (or just 20 on 20) is a soon to be defunct commercial-free, interactive hit music satellite radio station. It is channel 20 on XM Satellite Radio. The channel plays everything new from rock to rap, with the songs chosen by online votes to the XM website. One can also vote their favorite songs by calling the station number, or text messaging.

The channel was completely automated by listener voting with no DJ interruption. Former DJs on 20 on 20 include Priestly (evenings) and Michelle (PM drive); both were previously DJs on The 90s on 9 (Michelle was then known as "Girl 2.0"). Occasionally Michelle hosted "The Meltdown with Michelle" in which she spoke with a currently popular artist. Both jocks moved to XM's new CHR station, XM Hitlist (now Pop2K), at the same timeslots. In November 2006, both DJs moved back to XM20. The channel also used to host a multi-weekly top 20 countdown for rock music, but that has since been taken over by the full time rock channels. SquiZZ had its own similar countdown show on Saturdays.

On December 4, 2006, 20 on 20 was relaunched.^[1] Among the changes included a cut in the countdowns by 50 percent, adding live DJ's throughout the day including the return of Priestly and Michelle, and having celebrity countdowns on Fridays at 9 PM Eastern. The countdowns are now scheduled in timeslots at 12, 3, 6, & 9 AM & PM everyday.

The station, according to Arbitron measurements, is the most listened-to station on the XM service, with an estimated 1,050,000 listeners per week.^[2]

It is one of the five Sirius XM-owned channels (along with Cinemagic, Pop2K, The Groove and The Village) to not be featured on Sirius's lineup. On January 15, 2009, the "Morning Mash Up" was added on this channel, while staying on Sirius Hits 1.

On March 27, 2009, Top 20 on 20 was added to the Sirius line-up. It is only available through the internet.

As of late June 2009, 20 on 20 is being phased out and replaced with former Sirius exclusive Hits 1. Currently all but 9 hours of programming are a simulcast of Hits 1 according to the schedule.

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[edit] External links

• XM Top 20 on 20
• Voting Page

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