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| Genre | Music chart show |
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| Running time | 3 hrs (including commercials) 2 hrs. + 15 min. (w/out commercials) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Syndicates | Premiere Networks |
| Hosted by | Casey Kasem |
| Announcer | Joe Cipriano Ed McMann Mike Kasem |
| Created by | Casey Kasem; Don Bustany |
| Produced by | Lorre Crimi |
| Original release | March 28, 1998 – July 4, 2009 |
American Top 20 was the name given to two weekly spinoffs of the music countdown program American Top 40. They were both hosted by Casey Kasem for Premiere Networks (originally AMFM Radio Networks) and premiered on the weekend of March 28, 1998, the same weekend Kasem returned to host American Top 40.[1]
In contrast with its parent series, which catered to popular music stations, American Top 20 provided the same service to adult contemporary stations. One of the weekly countdowns was produced for hot adult contemporary stations, while the other was produced for mainstream adult contemporary stations. The latter of the two series would see its survey cut in half starting with the week ending on March 20, 2004, becoming known as American Top 10.