Music: Country Music USA: This Week's Top 20 List

Suzanne Alexander & Kellie Pickler on the set of Top 20 Country Countdown. 

Photo by Julee Cobb.

Kellie Pickler is the special guest on this week’s Top 20 Country Countdown. She stopped by to chat with Suzanne Alexander about her new album, 100 Proof, which hit stores January 24, while Nan Kelley counts down the week’s Top 20 videos. If you missed the Friday night premiere, check the schedule for re-airs throughout the weekend.

On the chart this week, the Top 4 remain unchanged, with Scotty McCreery keeping his stronghold on the top spot. Luke Bryan trades places with Chris Young to round out the Top 5. Kenny Chesney’s latest video, “Reality,” debuts on the countdown this week, coming in at No. 20.

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Great American Country News & Notes (Jan27,2k12)

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This Week’s Chart:

1. Scotty McCreery – “The Trouble With Girls”
2. Taylor Swift – “Ours”
3. Kellie Pickler – “Tough”
4. Katie Armiger – “Scream”
5. Luke Bryan – “I Don’t Want This Night To End”
6. Chris Young – “You”
7. Reba McEntire – “Somebody’s Chelsea”
8. Miranda Lambert – “Baggage Claim”
9. Casey James – “Let’s Don’t Call It A Night”
10. Toby Keith – “Red Solo Cup” 
11. Jake Owen – “Alone With You”
12. The Band Perry – “All Your Life”
13. Sara Evans – “My Heart Can’t Tell You No”
14. Eric Church – “Drink In My Hand”
15. Blake Shelton – “Footloose”
16. Jason Aldean – “Tattoos On This Town”
17. Zac Brown Band – “Keep Me In Mind”
18. Lee Brice – “Woman Like You”
19. Justin Moore – “Bait A Hook”
20. Kenny Chesney – “Reality”

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Music: Country Music USA: Top 20 Chart for this week

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This Week’s Chart:

1. Blake Shelton — “Honey Bee”
2. Chris Young – “Tomorrow”
3. Sarah Darling – “Something To Do With Your Hands”
4. Ashton Shepherd – “Look It Up”
5. Keith Urban – “Without You”
6. Randy Montana – “1,000 Faces”
7. Sara Evans – “A Little Bit Stronger”
8. Billy Currington — “Let Me Down Easy”
9. Brett Eldredge — “Raymond”
10. Blake Shelton — “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking”
11. Josh Turner — “I Wouldn’t Be A Man”
12. The Band Perry – “You Lie”
13. Rascal Flatts – “I Won’t Let Go
14. Reba McEntire – “If I Were A Boy”
15. Justin Moore – “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away”
16. Jason Aldean feat. Kelly Clarkson – “Don’t You Wanna Stay”
17. Ronnie Dunn – “Bleed Red”
18. Due West – “When The Smoke Clears”
19. Mark Wills – “Looking For America”
20. Zac Brown Band – “Colder Weather”

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-- GAC's chart posted by MusicMan

Music: CountryUSA: Top 20 Country Songs

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This Week’s Chart:

1. Keith Urban – “Without You”
2. Sara Evans – “A Little Bit Stronger”
3. Chris Young – “Tomorrow”
4. Blake Shelton — “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking”
5. Billy Currington — “Let Me Down Easy
6. Josh Turner — “I Wouldn’t Be A Man”
7. Mark Wills – “Looking For America”
8. Jason Aldean feat. Kelly Clarkson – “Don’t You Wanna Stay”
9. Brett Eldredge — “Raymond”
10. Rascal Flatts – “I Won’t Let Go”
11. Reba McEntire – “If I Were A Boy”
12. Due West – “When The Smoke Clears”
13. Justin Moore – “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away”
14. The Band Perry – “You Lie”
15. Zac Brown Band – “Colder Weather””
16. Sugarland – “Tonight”
17. Ashton Shepherd – “Look It Up
18. Easton Corbin – “I Can’t Love You Back”
19. Darius Rucker – “This”
20. Alison Krauss & Union Station – “Paper Airplane”

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-- GAC info posted by Country Gal