Top 20 Countdown

Top 20 Countdown
Format	country music videos
Starring	Lance Smith (2001-2009), Evan Farmer (2010-)
Country of origin	United States
Broadcast
Original channel	CMT
External links
Website

Top 20 Countdown is a show on CMT. The show counts down the biggest videos in country music and was originally hosted by Lance Smith. Top Twenty Countdown airs every Friday at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern) and reruns on Saturday at 11 a.m. and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. Besides showing the biggest videos, Lance also shows the world premiere of music videos. The show celebrated its 300th episode with the top 20 videos of 2006, based on the weekly countdown. They also recapped the top 20 videos from 2001-2005. The show has had celebrity guests such as Blake Shelton and Brooks & Dunn. The show originally aired each Friday at 10 p.m., Saturday at 11 a.m., Sunday at 10 p.m. and Monday at 6 p.m. The first episode was the top 20 videos of 2001 (which aired the last week of 2001). It was announced in November 2009 that Lance Smith would be leaving the show in December 2009. Evan Farmer took over as the show's new host on January 22, 2010.

Current List

• For the week of March 2, 2012

Rank	Song	Artist
20	"Reality"	Kenny Chesney
19	"Dancin' Away with My Heart"	Lady Antebellum
18	"Remind Me"	Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood
17	"Drink in My Hand"	Eric Church
16	"So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore"	Alan Jackson
15	"You Don't Know Her Like I Do"	Brantley Gilbert
14	"Alone with You"	Jake Owen
13	"Home"	Dierks Bentley
12	"A Woman Like You"	Lee Brice
11	"We Owned the Night"	Lady Antebellum
10	"You Gonna Fly"	Keith Urban
9	"Keep Me in Mind"	Zac Brown Band
8	"Safe & Sound"	Taylor Swift with The Civil Wars
7	"Keep Me in Mind"	Zac Brown Band
6	"You"	Chris Young
5	"God Gave Me You"	Blake Shelton
4	"Tattoos on This Town"	Jason Aldean
3	"I Don't Want This Night to End"	Luke Bryan
2	"Red Solo Cup"	Toby Keith
1	"Ours"	Taylor Swift

Number 1s

2002

• January 4: "I'm Tryin'" - Trace Adkins (2 Weeks)
• January 18: "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" - Chris Cagle
• January 25: "Wrapped Up in You" - Garth Brooks (2 Weeks)
• February 8: "Bring On the Rain" - Jo Dee Messina (2 Weeks)
• February 22: "Inside Out" - Trisha Yearwood and Don Henley
• March 1: "Blessed" - Martina McBride (2 Weeks)
• March 15: "I'm Movin' On" - Rascal Flatts
• March 22: "The Cowboy in Me" - Tim McGraw
• March 29: "The Lighthouse's Tale" - Nickel Creek (2 Weeks)
• April 12: "Young" - Kenny Chesney (2 Weeks)
• April 26: "My List" - Toby Keith (2 Weeks)
• May 10: "Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde" - Travis Tritt (2 Weeks)
• May 24: "Let Me Touch You for a While" - Alison Krauss & Union Station (2 Weeks)
• June 7: "Mendocino County Line" - Willie Nelson featuring Lee Ann Womack (2 Weeks)
• June 21: "The One" - Gary Allan (2 Weeks)
• July 5: "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" - Brad Paisley (2 Weeks)
• July 19: "Drive (For Daddy Gene)" - Alan Jackson
• July 26: "I Miss My Friend" - Darryl Worley (2 Weeks)
• August 9: "My Heart Is Lost to You" - Brooks & Dunn
• August 16: "The Good Stuff" - Kenny Chesney (2 Weeks)
• August 30: "Long Time Gone" - Dixie Chicks
• September 6: "Ol' Red" - Blake Shelton
• September 13: "American Child" - Phil Vassar
• September 20: "Beautiful Mess" - Diamond Rio
• September 27: "Something Worth Leaving Behind" - Lee Ann Womack
• October 4: "Maria (Shut Up and Kiss Me)" - Willie Nelson
• October 11: "Where Would You Be" - Martina McBride
• October 18: "My Town" - Montgomery Gentry (2 Weeks)
• November 1: "Somebody Like You" - Keith Urban (2 Weeks)
• November 15: "Landslide" - Dixie Chicks (2 Weeks)
• November 29: "This Side" - Nickel Creek
• December 6: "These Days" - Rascal Flatts
• December 13: "Who's Your Daddy?" - Toby Keith (2 Weeks)

2003

• January 2: "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" - Shania Twain (2 Weeks)
• January 16: "Cry" - Faith Hill
• January 23: "Fall into Me" - Emerson Drive
• January 30: "I Just Wanna Be Mad" - Terri Clark
• February 6: "Waitin' on Joe" - Steve Azar
• February 13: "19 Somethin'" - Mark Wills
• February 20: "You Can't Hide Beautiful" - Aaron Lines
• February 27: "She's My Kind of Rain" - Tim McGraw (2 Weeks)
• March 13: "Brokenheartsville" - Joe Nichols
• March 20: "Concrete Angel" - Martina McBride (2 Weeks)
• April 3: "Big Star" - Kenny Chesney (2 Weeks)
• April 17: "There's No Limit" - Deana Carter
• April 24: "Raining on Sunday" - Keith Urban (2 Weeks)
• May 8: "Picture" - Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow (2 Weeks)
• May 22: "Hurt" - Johnny Cash (2 Weeks)
• June 5: "Have You Forgotten?" - Darryl Worley
• June 12: "Speed" - Montgomery Gentry
• June 19: "Beer for My Horses" - Toby Keith featuring Willie Nelson (2 Weeks)
• July 3: "Celebrity" - Brad Paisley (2 Weeks)
• July 17: "Stay Gone" - Jimmy Wayne
• July 24: "Forever and for Always" - Shania Twain (3 Weeks)
• August 14: "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" - Kenny Chesney
• August 21: "Red Dirt Road" - Brooks & Dunn (2 Weeks)
• September 4: "The Back of Your Hand" - Dwight Yoakam
• September 11: "What Was I Thinkin'" - Dierks Bentley
• September 18: "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson featuring Jimmy Buffett (2 Weeks)
• October 2: "I Melt" - Rascal Flatts
• October 9: "Real Good Man/The Ride" - Tim McGraw
• October 16: "Wave on Wave" - Pat Green
• October 23: "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" - Keith Urban (2 Weeks)
• November 6: "Tough Little Boys" - Gary Allan
• November 13: "I Love This Bar" - Toby Keith (2 Weeks)
• November 27: "Hell Yeah" - Montgomery Gentry
• December 4: "Chicks Dig It" - Chris Cagle (2 Weeks)
• December 18: "Hot Mama" - Trace Adkins (2 Weeks)

2004

• January 8: "Perfect" - Sara Evans
• January 15: "You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl" - Brooks & Dunn (2 Weeks)
• January 29: "The First Cut Is the Deepest" - Sheryl Crow
• February 5: "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" - Shania Twain
• February 19: "There Goes My Life" - Kenny Chesney (3 Weeks)
• March 4: "Remember When" - Alan Jackson
• March 11: "American Soldier" - Toby Keith (2 Weeks)
• March 25: "Long Black Train" - Josh Turner
• April 1: "Songs About Rain" - Gary Allan (2 Weeks)
• April 15: "Sweet Southern Comfort" - Buddy Jewell
• April 22: "You'll Think of Me" - Keith Urban (2 Weeks)
• May 6: "When the Sun Goes Down" - Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker (2 Weeks)
• May 20: "Redneck Woman" - Gretchen Wilson (3 Weeks)
• June 10: "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" - Montgomery Gentry
• June 17: "Live Those Songs" - Kenny Chesney
• June 24: "Somebody" - Reba McEntire
• July 1: "Whiskey Girl" - Toby Keith (2 Weeks)
• July 15: "Break Down Here" - Julie Roberts (2 Weeks)
• July 29: "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" - Big & Rich (3 Weeks)
• August 19: "I Go Back" - Kenny Chesney (2 Weeks)
• September 2: "Live Like You Were Dying" - Tim McGraw (2 Weeks)
• September 16: "Suds in the Bucket" - Sara Evans
• September 23: "Whiskey Lullaby" - Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss (2 Weeks)
• October 7: "Girls Lie Too" - Terri Clark
• October 14: "Hey Good Lookin'" - Jimmy Buffett & Friends
• October 21: "Here for the Party" - Gretchen Wilson (2 Weeks)
• November 4: "Stays in Mexico" - Toby Keith
• November 11: "Days Go By" - Keith Urban
• November 18: "Stays in Mexico" - Toby Keith
• November 25: "Days Go By" - Keith Urban (2 Weeks)
• December 9: "Feels Like Today" - Rascal Flatts
• December 16: "Party for Two" - Shania Twain and Billy Currington (2 Weeks)

2005

• January 6: "He Gets That From Me" - Reba McEntire
• January 13: "Nothin' 'Bout Love Makes Sense" - LeAnn Rimes (2 Weeks)
• January 27: "Portland, Oregon" - Loretta Lynn with Jack White
• February 3: "Trip Around the Sun" - Jimmy Buffett with Martina McBride
• February 10: "Holy Water" - Big & Rich
• February 17: "When I Think About Cheatin'" - Gretchen Wilson
• February 24: "Monday Morning Church" - Alan Jackson
• March 3: "Anything But Mine" - Kenny Chesney (2 Weeks)
• March 17: "Restless" - Alison Krauss
• March 24: "Mud on the Tires" - Brad Paisley
• March 31: "You're My Better Half" - Keith Urban
• April 7: "Bless the Broken Road" - Rascal Flatts
• April 14: "You're My Better Half" - Keith Urban (2 Weeks)
• April 28: "God's Will" - Martina McBride
• May 5: "Old Blue Chair" - Kenny Chesney
• May 12: "Baby Girl" - Sugarland
• May 19: "Honkytonk U" - Toby Keith
• May 26: "Don't!" - Shania Twain (2 Weeks)
• June 9: "Making Memories of Us" - Keith Urban (3 Weeks)
• June 30: "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" - Dierks Bentley
• July 7: "Goodbye Time" - Blake Shelton
• July 14: "Pickin' Wildflowers" - Keith Anderson
• July 21: "I Ain't No Quitter" - Shania Twain
• July 28: "Something More" - Sugarland (2 Weeks)
• August 11: "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" - LeAnn Rimes (2 Weeks)
• August 25: "As Good As I Once Was" - Toby Keith
• September 1: "Mississippi Girl" - Faith Hill (2 Weeks)
• September 15: "Georgia Rain" - Trisha Yearwood
• September 22: "Play Something Country" - Brooks & Dunn
• September 29: "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues" - Alan Jackson
• October 6: "A Real Fine Place to Start" - Sara Evans
• October 13: "Alcohol" - Brad Paisley
• October 20: "Something to Be Proud Of" - Montgomery Gentry
• October 27: "Best I Ever Had" - Gary Allan (2 Weeks)
• November 10: "All Jacked Up" - Gretchen Wilson
• November 17: "Hicktown" - Jason Aldean
• November 24: "Come a Little Closer" - Dierks Bentley
• December 1: "Delicious Surprise (I Believe It)" - Jo Dee Messina
• December 8: "Like We Never Loved At All" - Faith Hill
• December 15: "Who You'd Be Today" - Kenny Chesney

2006

• January 5: "Better Life" - Keith Urban
• January 12: "Like We Never Loved At All" - Faith Hill
• January 19: "Better Life" - Keith Urban
• January 26: "Boondocks" - Little Big Town
• February 2: "Big Blue Note" - Toby Keith
• February 9: "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" - Trace Adkins (2 Weeks)
• February 23: "Skin (Sarabeth)" - Rascal Flatts
• March 2: "Kerosene" - Miranda Lambert
• March 9: "Jesus, Take the Wheel" - Carrie Underwood (2 Weeks)
• March 23: "Believe" - Brooks & Dunn
• March 30: "Cheatin'" - Sara Evans
• April 6: "Believe" - Brooks & Dunn
• April 13: "When I Get Where I'm Going" - Brad Paisley (2 Weeks)
• April 27: "Why" - Jason Aldean
• May 4: "Tonight I Wanna Cry" - Keith Urban (2 Weeks)
• May 18: "What Hurts the Most" - Rascal Flatts (2 Weeks)
• June 1: "Something's Gotta Give" - LeAnn Rimes
• June 8: "Bring It On Home" - Little Big Town (2 Weeks)
• June 22: "Why" - Jason Aldean
• June 29: "Life Ain't Always Beautiful" - Gary Allan
• July 6: "The Seashores of Old Mexico" - George Strait (2 Weeks)
• July 20: "How 'Bout You" - Eric Church
• July 27: "Don't Forget to Remember Me" - Carrie Underwood (2 Weeks)
• August 10: "The World" - Brad Paisley
• August 17: "Leave the Pieces" - The Wreckers (2 Weeks)
• August 31: "A Little Too Late" - Toby Keith
• September 7: "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)" - Rodney Atkins (2 Weeks)
• September 21: "8 November" - Big & Rich
• September 28: "Would You Go with Me" - Josh Turner (2 Weeks)
• October 12: "Me and My Gang" - Rascal Flatts
• October 19: "Every Mile a Memory" - Dierks Bentley
• October 26: "Love You" - Jack Ingram
• November 2: "You Save Me" - Kenny Chesney (2 Weeks)
• November 16: "Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underwood (5 Weeks)

• 2006's #1 Video of the Year: "Before He Cheats", Carrie Underwood

2007

• January 4: "Want To" - Sugarland
• January 11: "Watching You" - Rodney Atkins
• January 18: "Amarillo Sky" - Jason Aldean
• January 25: "Tim McGraw" - Taylor Swift
• February 1: "Ladies Love Country Boys" - Trace Adkins
• February 8: "Stupid Boy" - Keith Urban
• February 15: "I Don't Want To" - Ashley Monroe
• February 22: "Stupid Boy" - Keith Urban
• March 1: "Hillbilly Deluxe" - Brooks & Dunn (2 Weeks)
• March 15: "Lips of an Angel" - Jack Ingram
• March 22: "Don't Make Me" - Blake Shelton
• March 29: "Long Trip Alone" - Dierks Bentley (3 Weeks)
• April 19: "A Country Boy Can Survive" - Hank Williams Jr.
• April 26: "Settlin'" - Sugarland
• May 3: "Wasted" - Carrie Underwood (3 Weeks)
• May 24: "Teardrops on My Guitar" - Taylor Swift
• May 31: "A Different World" - Bucky Covington
• June 7: "Teardrops on My Guitar" - Taylor Swift
• June 14: "Stand" - Rascal Flatts (2 Weeks)
• June 28: "Johnny Cash" - Jason Aldean
• July 5: "I Told You So" - Keith Urban (2 Weeks)
• July 19: "I Wonder" - Kellie Pickler
• July 26: "A Little More You" - Little Big Town
• August 2: "Lost In This Moment" - Big & Rich
• August 9: "I Wonder" - Kellie Pickler
• August 16: "Famous in a Small Town" - Miranda Lambert
• August 23: "I Need You" - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
• August 30: "These Are My People" - Rodney Atkins
• September 6: "Because of You" - Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson (2 Weeks)
• September 20: "Nothin' Better to Do" - LeAnn Rimes (2 Weeks)
• October 4: "Online" - Brad Paisley (3 Weeks)
• October 25: "Don't Blink" - Kenny Chesney
• November 1: "Stay" - Sugarland
• November 8: "So Small" - Carrie Underwood
• November 15: "Firecracker" - Josh Turner
• November 22: "Our Song" - Taylor Swift (4 Weeks)

• 2007's #1 Video of the Year: "Online", Brad Paisley

2008

• January 3: "So Small" - Carrie Underwood
• January 10: "Stay" - Sugarland
• January 17: "Our Song" - Taylor Swift (3 Weeks)
• February 7: "Stay" - Sugarland
• February 14: "All-American Girl" - Carrie Underwood (2 Weeks)
• February 28: "Shiftwork" - Kenny Chesney
• March 6: "All-American Girl" - Carrie Underwood (5 Weeks)
• April 11: "Picture to Burn" - Taylor Swift
• April 18: "All-American Girl" - Carrie Underwood
• April 25: "Picture to Burn" - Taylor Swift
• May 2: "All-American Girl" - Carrie Underwood
• May 9: "Picture to Burn" - Taylor Swift (2 Weeks)
• May 23: "You're Gonna Miss This" - Trace Adkins
• May 30: "Picture to Burn" - Taylor Swift
• June 6: "Last Name" - Carrie Underwood (7 Weeks)
• July 25: "All I Want to Do" - Sugarland (7 Weeks)
• September 12: "Just a Dream" - Carrie Underwood (7 Weeks)
• October 31: "Love Story" - Taylor Swift (7 Weeks)

• 2008's #1 Video of the Year: "Just a Dream", Carrie Underwood

2009

• January 2: "Love Story" - Taylor Swift
• January 9: "Chicken Fried" - Zac Brown Band (2 Weeks)
• January 23: "Love Story" - Taylor Swift
• January 30: "God Love Her" - Toby Keith (2 Weeks)
• February 13: "Sweet Thing" - Keith Urban
• February 20: "White Horse" - Taylor Swift (9 Weeks; First song to debut at #1)
• April 24: "Here Comes Goodbye" - Rascal Flatts (4 Weeks)
• May 22: "I Told You So" - Carrie Underwood
• May 29: "Whatever It Is" - Zac Brown Band (2 Weeks)
• June 12: "You Belong with Me" - Taylor Swift (11 Weeks)
• August 28: "Big Green Tractor" - Jason Aldean (5 Weeks)
• October 2: "American Ride" - Toby Keith (2 Weeks)
• October 16: "Cowboy Casanova" - Carrie Underwood (6 Weeks)
• November 27: "Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum (2 Weeks)
• December 18: "Cowboy Casanova" - Carrie Underwood

• 2009's #1 Video of the Year: "You Belong with Me", Taylor Swift

2010

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 1	"Need You Now"	Lady Antebellum
January 8
January 15
January 22	"The Truth"	Jason Aldean
January 29
February 5
February 12	"White Liar"	Miranda Lambert
February 19	"The Truth"	Jason Aldean
February 26	"Temporary Home"	Carrie Underwood
March 5
March 12
March 19
March 26
April 2	"American Honey"	Lady Antebellum
April 9	"Temporary Home"	Carrie Underwood
April 16	"American Honey"	Lady Antebellum
April 23	"Temporary Home"	Carrie Underwood
April 30
May 14*	"The House That Built Me"	Miranda Lambert
May 21
May 28
June 4	"Undo It"	Carrie Underwood
June 11
June 18	"The House That Built Me"	Miranda Lambert
June 25	"Undo It"	Carrie Underwood
July 2
July 9
July 16
July 23
July 30
August 6
August 13
August 20
August 27
September 3	"The Boys of Fall"	Kenny Chesney
September 10	"Mine"	Taylor Swift
September 17
September 24
October 1
October 8
October 15
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12	"Mama's Song"	Carrie Underwood
November 19	"Mine"	Taylor Swift
November 26	"Mama's Song"	Carrie Underwood
December 3	"Mine"*	Taylor Swift
December 10
December 17
December 31	"My Kinda Party"	Jason Aldean

• In May 7, Countdown postponed due to Nashville Flood.
• "Mine" held the record for longest time at #1 – 13 weeks total.
• 2010's #1 Video of the Year: "Undo It", Carrie Underwood.

2011

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 7	"My Kinda Party"	Jason Aldean
January 14
January 21
January 28	"Back to December"	Taylor Swift
February 4
February 11
February 18
February 25	"Don't You Wanna Stay"	Jason Aldean featuring Kelly Clarkson
March 4
March 11	"Back to December"	Taylor Swift
March 18	"Don't You Wanna Stay"	Jason Aldean featuring Kelly Clarkson
March 25
April 1
April 8
April 15
April 22
April 29
May 6
May 13	"I Won't Let Go"	Rascal Flatts
May 20	"Tomorrow"	Chris Young
May 27	"Honey Bee"	Blake Shelton
June 3	"Mean"	Taylor Swift
June 10
June 17	"Honey Bee"	Blake Shelton
June 24	"Mean"	Taylor Swift
July 1
July 8	"Dirt Road Anthem"	Jason Aldean
July 15
July 22
July 29
August 5
August 12
August 19
August 26	"I Love You This Big"	Scotty McCreery
September 2	"Dirt Road Anthem"	Jason Aldean
September 9
September 16	"Remind Me"	Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood
September 23
September 30
October 7
October 14	"Sparks Fly"	Taylor Swift
October 21	"Remind Me"	Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood
October 28	"Tattoos on This Town"	Jason Aldean
November 4	"Sparks Fly"	Taylor Swift
November 11	"Tattoos on This Town"	Jason Aldean
November 18
November 25
December 2
December 9	"Sparks Fly"	Taylor Swift
December 16	"Tattoos on This Town"	Jason Aldean
December 30	"I Don't Want This Night to End"	Luke Bryan

• 2011's #1 Video of the Year: "Don't You Wanna Stay", Jason Aldean featuring Kelly Clarkson.

2012

Issue Date	Song	Artist(s)
January 6	"Tattoos on This Town"	Jason Aldean
January 13
January 20
January 27	"Ours"	Taylor Swift
February 3
February 10
February 17

See also

• Top 12 Countdown
• Top 20 Country Countdown

External links

• Official website