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Top 20 Countdown

Top 20 Countdown

Join VOA Every Thursday for Top 20 Countdown - Ray McDonald's countdown of the hottest pop, rock, and R & B singles and albums in the United States, as determined by the editors at "Billboard" Magazine. Ray also looks at the fastest-rising singles on the Hot 100 chart by spotlighting the week's Hot Shot Debut hit.

A music presenter and producer since 1984, Ray began his VOA career as host of the long-running shortwave favorite Now Music USA. He's covered the Grammy Awards, spoken with some of the most interesting figures in pop music, and seeks to unite fans through the international language of music. He can be heard Monday through Friday on the VOA Music Mix network.

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