Top 20 !link! - 2009 Vh1

A unique feature of the 2009 countdown was the frequency with which artists appeared in person to introduce their own videos as they hit the top spot. This was a "first" for the show's history: Reached #1 with "Second Chance" on May 16, 2009.

If you'd like, I can find more from 2009 or provide the full weekly rankings for a specific month of the VH1 Top 20? 2009 vh1 top 20

Because on that last Saturday of 2009, someone was. VH1 was. And that was enough. A unique feature of the 2009 countdown was

The video was simple: the band walking out of a hotel to a party in Los Angeles. It represented the "tonight's gonna be a good night" escape that 2009 desperately needed. It held the #1 spot on the weekly countdown for 14 non-consecutive weeks—a record for the show’s history. Because on that last Saturday of 2009, someone was

VH1, once known for "Behind the Music" and hair metal, had pivoted hard into youth culture. The countdown was a battleground where emo (Paramore) fought electropop (Gaga) and hip-hop (Flo Rida).