| VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown is a weekly television show on the VH1 cable television network in the United States. The long-running series began in 1994 as the VH1 Top 10 Countdown, as part of VH1's "Music First" rebranding effort. Since then, the series has been a consistent weekly institution on VH1, and it is now the main source of music video programming on the channel. Over the years, a variety of hosts have counted down the top ten or twenty music videos of the week. The show is currently hosted by Jim Shearer. The order of countdown was originally decided by a mix of record sales, radio airplay, video spins, message board posts, and conventional mail, but since 2006, supposedly online votes have directly influenced the countdown. Currently, Top 20 Video Countdown airs new episodes on Saturdays at 9 a.m. with encore presentations every Sunday at 4:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m eastern time. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Rachel Perry | Self - Host | 202 |
| Alison Becker | Self - Host | 153 |
| David Cook | 2 | |
| John Cena | 1 | |
| Josh Duhamel | 1 | |
| Snoop Dogg | 1 | |
| John Legend | 1 | |
| Katy Perry | 1 | |
| Pharrell Williams | 1 | |
| Joss Stone | 1 | |
| Kelly Clarkson | 1 | |
| R.L. Stine | 1 | |
| Shakira | 1 | |
| Tyson Ritter | 1 | |
| Katharine McPhee | 1 | |
| Chad Smith | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Chad Kroeger | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| James Blunt | Self | 1 |
| Nick Lachey | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Timbaland | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Cee Lo Green | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Ciara | 1 | |
| Big Boi | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Amy Lee | 1 | |
| Amy Lee | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Jordin Sparks | 1 | |
| Carmit Bachar | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Jessica Sutta | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Kimberly Wyatt | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Brooke Hogan | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Paul Wall | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Damian Kulash | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Ryan Ross | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Dan Konopka | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Justin Furstenfeld | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Rachel Perry | 1 | |
| Emily Erwin | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Rocky Gray | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Nelly Furtado | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
| Ashley Roberts | Self (archive footage) | 1 |