| Alt Name: | The 20 |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes |
| Starring: | see host list |
| Country: | United States |
| Network: | VH1 |
| Num Episodes: | 1,028 |
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.
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.
Each week, the show broadcasts from another location around New York City, 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 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 determined 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"),[1] the show left the 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 last 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 regained 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 no radio airplay for the song. One example is Bret Michaels' Go That Far which was directed by Shane Stanley. This video spent twelve 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 winner and runner-up of American Idol season 7 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. Shinedown joined the group 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 David Cook the first to introduce two music videos at #1 on two occasions. Later in 2009 Daughtry introduced their music video for "No Surprise" at #1 on July 18, 2009, and British singer Jay Sean introduced his music video for "Down" at #1 on October 17, 2009. After four months of no one introducing their own video at #1, Adam Lambert would also join the group as he introduced his video, "Whataya Want from Me," at #1 on February 20, 2010. At VH1's Winter Wonderland Countdown Special, The Script introduced their video, Breakeven at #1 on March 6, 2010. For five months, no one had introduced their song at number one until August 21, 2010, where B.o.B introduced Airplanes at #1. Two months later, on October 9, 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, Adele introduced "Rolling in the Deep" at #1. On November 5, 2011, Kelly Clarkson introduced "Mr. Know It All" at #1 after a nine-month absence. On March 24, 2012, Neon Hitch introduced "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 last 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 tighter 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 rivalries regarding songs that try to earn a #1 spot due to the lack of a majority of song rivalries in 2009 and four consecutive brand new #1 videos in January 2010.
On September 18, 2010, the show had expanded from 2 hours to 2.5 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 TV 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 you 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 last episode on December 13, 2014, since his contract was not renewed for 2015. From January 10, 2015, to April 25, 2015, musical artists and others guest-hosted the show.
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 last 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 time slot called the 2015 Year-End Special hosted by Coffey, but no video of the year was named, and it comprised a countdown of 20 pop-culture moments instead of videos. From 2016, Paramount has dropped music videos from the VH1 schedule. Random movies now air in the show's former timeslot.
Occasionally, VH1 aired special editions of the Top 20 Video Countdown:
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.[5]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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" | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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" | 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 |
| Date | Song | Artist(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 5 | "Ho Hey" | ||
| 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' |
| Date | Song | Artist(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | "Counting Stars" | ||
| 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 |
| 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" | ||
| 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 | rowspan="2" | |
| 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 |
Since the show's first introduction in 1994, it has featured a number of hosts:
| Artist |
| |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |