2005: 20-11

20. "Pon De Replay" - Rihanna
19. "Run It" - Chris Brown
18. "Little Sister" - Queens of the Stone Age
17. "I'm A Hustla" - Cassidy
16. "Luxurious" - Gwen Stefani
15. "Outta Control" - 50 Cent
14. "Caught Up" - Usher
13. "Don't Cha" - The Pussycat Dolls
12. "Touch It" - Busta Rhymes
11. "We Belong Together" - Mariah Carey



I can't think of many hip hop artists who have been less lauded for taking as many chances as Busta Rhymes has. While never truly great or even cutting edge, Mr. Busta has almost always tried to be at least a little different. His 2005 hit "Touch It" was one more example. Sandwiched between Mariah Carey and The Pussycat Dolls on my chart, it is also obviously not a bonafide classic or anything like that, but Busta can say he sampled Daft Punk before Kanye did, and something about the way his trademark rapid-fire rhymes stack up against the slowest hip hop beat in history is very intriguing.

Oh and look, Chris Brown and Rihanna, together again!