Top 20 on 20

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Top 20 on 20

Satellite Radio Station

Top 20 on 20 (or just 20 on 20) was a commercial-free, interactive hit music

6017 as part of the May 4 channel lineup.

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

SquiZZ

had its own similar countdown show on Saturdays.

On December 4,

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 station, according to

On March 15, 2007, Top 20 on 20 was added to the Sirius line-up; it was only available through the internet. In June 2009, Sirius XM Hits 1 programming began simulcasting on XM 20 On 20 from 9 p.m. to noon Eastern. The station was announced on both signals as Sirius XM Hits 1 On 20 on 20. By September 2009, the channel was removed from Mediabase's reporting panel, and aired music mostly sourced from Sirius XM Hits 1; however, the channel's programming was still different from Sirius XM Hits 1.

Until February 9,

by DMX.

It was announced on January 4, 2012, the Reggie Yates Chart Show will be broadcast starting January 15, 2012, and every Sunday there after from BBC Radio 1 starting at 4 pm Eastern.

May 4, 2011 Channel Line-Up

On May 4, 2011, Top 20 on 20 became its own channel once again, playing a mix of both top 40 and hip-hop hits sounding similar to Sirius XM Hits 1. It also became available to Sirius subscribers on channel 3 and Dish Network channel 6003. It has been repositioned as a "pop music discovery" outlet, playing new songs that are potential future hits, in complement to Hits 1 which plays mostly established hits.

The end of Top 20 on 20

On July 10, 2014, Sirius XM announced that on the 17th, 20 on 20 will be replaced on Channel 3 by

. The new station will focus on Rhythmic pop hits from the 21st Century with core artists including Beyonce, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Black Eyed Peas.

The final song played on 20 on 20 was "Who's That Chick" by David Guetta feat. Rihanna. "My Humps" by The Black Eyed Peas followed after as the first song on Venus.^[4] 20 on 20 was replaced by Venus at 12:04 am on July 17, 2014.^[5]

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