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Table 3

Top 10 artists ranked by betweenness centrality and entropy.

1996

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1Donald Fraser0.000314Donald Fraser2.7703
2Traditional0.000300Björk2.5096
3Wiener Philharmoniker0.000261Hariharan2.3302
4Berliner Philharmoniker0.000202Berliner Philharmoniker2.2868
5Gil Shaham0.000163Traditional2.2649
6John Eliot Gardiner0.000148White Zombie2.1144
7Sylvia McNair0.000133David Morales2.1056
8JAY-Z0.000128Ella Fitzgerald2.0896
9Choir of Paisley Abbey0.000127Alka Yagnik2.0677
10André Previn0.000126Hollywood Bowl Orchestra2.0568

1997

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1Busta Rhymes0.000669Shankar Mahadevan2.8162
2Mase0.000646The Prodigy2.5397
3Too $hort0.000622Wyclef Jean2.5268
4SWV0.000521Nine Inch Nails2.4989
5D-Shot0.000508Nadeem Shravan2.4984
6JAY-Z0.000503Instant Karma2.4409
7E-400.000482Mahalakshmi Iyer2.4272
8Redman0.000460B.B. King2.3736
9Babyface0.000454Traditional2.3718
10The Notorious B.I.G.0.000453Slash2.3107

1998

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1Inspectah Deck0.001754Jatin-Lalit2.3358
2JAY-Z0.001720Charlotte Church2.3304
3DJ Clue0.001702Too $hort2.3223
4Big Pun0.001663Sian Edwards2.3072
5Kurupt0.001432Jermaine Dupri2.2992
6Too $hort0.001395Alka Yagnik & Arvind Hasabnish2.2454
7London Symphony Orchestra0.001022Bounty Killer2.2014
8Daz Dillinger0.001013Vairamuthu2.1845
9Snoop Dogg0.000995Silkk The Shocker2.1693
10DMX0.000983JAY-Z2.1265

1999

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1The Notorious B.I.G.0.003927Udit Narayan2.6668
2Snoop Dogg0.001922A.R. Rahman2.6081
3Traditional0.001841Alka Yagnik2.5419
4Dr. Dre0.001410Hema Sardesai2.5411
5Missy Elliott0.001329Handsome Boy Modeling School2.4999
6Mary J. Blige0.001316Choir of King's College, Cambridge2.4827
7Bob Marley & The Wailers0.001300Stephen Cleobury2.4827
8Method Man0.001091Kavita Krishnamurthy2.4637
9Lisa Harris0.001088Lisa Harris2.3912
10Nas0.001045Vienna Boys' Choir2.3862

2000

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1Snoop Dogg0.002338A.R. Rahman2.9431
2Xzibit0.001619Veturi2.8559
3Eminem0.001556Traditional2.6694
4Mary J. Blige0.001433Yo-Yo Ma2.6248
5Guru0.001259Xzibit2.5370
6DJ Clue0.001244Sackcloth Fashion2.5261
7Junior Reid0.001068Mark O'Connor2.5115
8Ghostface Killah0.000983Shankar Mahadevan2.4844
9Method Man0.000888S. P. Balasubrahmanyam2.4673
10Busta Rhymes0.000777Edgar Meyer2.4529

2001

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1Missy Elliott0.001214Udit Narayan2.7244
2Jadakiss0.000924A.R. Rahman2.5879
3Ja Rule0.000815Sukhwinder Singh2.4958
42Pac0.000728Alka Yagnik2.4591
5Diddy0.000676Anu Malik2.4282
6Busta Rhymes0.000636Jadakiss2.4171
7Fat Joe0.000635Diddy2.3186
8Lil' Mo0.000635Trinity Church Choir, New York2.3161
9Ludacris0.000575E-402.2888
10UGK0.0005698Ball2.2783

2002

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1JAY-Z0.003140Nitty Gritty Dirt Band2.5426
2Nate Dogg0.002083Talib Kweli2.5361
3Pharoahe Monch0.001528Alison Krauss2.5135
4Daz Dillinger0.001211Traditional2.4895
5Snoop Dogg0.001203Doc Watson2.4845
6Linkin Park0.001165Jazzanova2.4444
72Pac0.001096Taj Mahal2.4051
8Sean Paul0.001063Linkin Park2.3557
9Cam'ron0.000984The Band2.3497
10Nas0.000949Twista2.2211

2003

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1Eve0.005068A.R. Rahman2.7506
2Mary J. Blige0.005062Ludacris2.5151
3Sting0.005045Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy2.4699
4Nick Ingman0.004909Karthik2.4370
5Georges Bizet0.004828Daft Punk2.3686
6London Symphony Orchestra0.004589George Gershwin2.3450
7Jadakiss0.004021Tippu2.3343
8Gustav Holst0.003376Ira Gershwin2.2723
9Alexander Borodin0.003191Traditional2.2615
10Joshua Bell0.002484Chitra Sivaraman2.2556

2004

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1Jadakiss0.001594Shankar Mahadevan2.7798
2Kanye West0.001280Karthik2.6903
3Snoop Dogg0.001127A.R. Rahman2.6350
4Pharrell Williams0.000835Handsome Boy Modeling School2.5780
52Pac0.000830Toots & The Maytals2.5729
6Bootsy Collins0.000792Twista2.5690
7Elton John0.000758Willie Nelson2.5439
8Toots & The Maytals0.000755Udit Narayan2.5320
9Lil Jon0.000712Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy2.5112
10Ray Charles0.000671Nelly2.4434

2005

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1The Notorious B.I.G.0.001854A.R. Rahman2.7752
2Slim Thug0.001373Billy Joel2.4848
3Three 6 Mafia0.001238Choir of King's College, Cambridge2.4630
4CeeLo Green0.001174Anthony Hamilton2.4398
5DANGERDOOM0.001069Sir David Willcocks2.4327
6Jazze Pha0.000970Baby Bash2.4240
7The Game0.000940Ying Yang Twins2.4224
8Eminem0.000854Wu-Tang Clan2.4114
9MF DOOM0.000840Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2.4041
10Pitbull0.000823Twista2.3831

2006

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1Snoop Dogg0.002775Massive Attack2.8432
2Andrea Bocelli0.001463A.R. Rahman2.7576
3Stevie Wonder0.001428Pharrell Williams2.5481
4David Foster0.001167Beyoncé2.4962
5Young Buck0.000914Lloyd Banks2.4931
6Sérgio Mendes0.000838Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy2.4713
7Too $hort0.000837Shankar Mahadevan2.4656
8Juelz Santana0.000832Young Buck2.4388
9Don Omar0.000792Lil Jon2.4205
10John Legend0.000763Snoop Dogg2.3872

2007

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1Miguel Bosé0.003696Alison Krauss2.8918
2Andrea Bocelli0.003679Robert Plant2.7840
3Laura Pausini0.003592Akon2.5576
4Shakira0.003352Busta Rhymes2.4603
5Lang Lang0.003349Choir of King's College, Cambridge2.4506
6Christoph Eschenbach0.003338Philip Ledger2.4425
7Philadelphia Orchestra0.003316Traditional2.4006
8Wyclef Jean0.003187Stephen Cleobury2.3629
9Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov0.003172Guru2.3311
10Katherine Jenkins0.002892Solar2.3311

2008

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1Akon0.001112London Philharmonic Orchestra2.6009
2The Pussycat Dolls0.001058Harris Jayaraj2.5786
3A.R. Rahman0.001023Lil Wayne2.5561
4Benny Dayal0.001005Canadian Brass2.5528
5Harris Jayaraj0.000940Eric Robertson2.5528
6Lil Wayne0.000784Don Jackson2.4840
7Snoop Dogg0.000768David Banner2.4651
8Michael Jackson0.000736Yo-Yo Ma2.4177
9E-400.000726Akon2.3937
10Kanye West0.000633The Game2.3844

2009

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1E-400.001353Busta Rhymes2.5481
2T-Pain0.001211Major Lazer2.5164
3Lil Wayne0.001208Lil Wayne2.4204
4Gucci Mane0.001193Harris Jayaraj2.3639
5Kanye West0.001049N.O.R.E.2.2989
6Calvin Harris0.001024N.A.S.A.2.2955
7Wale0.000966Snoop Dogg2.2943
8Busta Rhymes0.000913Various Artists2.2938
9David Guetta0.000841Irie Ites2.2878
10Flo Rida0.00081150 Cent2.2828

2010

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1Snoop Dogg0.001990Shreya Ghoshal2.8648
2T.I.0.001851AFROJACK2.8202
3Armin van Buuren0.001783A.R. Rahman2.7925
4Lil Wayne0.001662Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy2.7777
5Justin Timberlake0.001345Shankar Mahadevan2.7117
6Pitbull0.001122Rahat Fateh Ali Khan2.6734
7Rick Ross0.001065Pitbull2.6331
8Akon0.001045Adnan Sami2.6128
9Wisin & Yandel0.001031Ludacris2.5905
10Richard Clayderman0.001012Los Pericos2.5799

2011

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1Tony Bennett0.003315Snoop Dogg3.0345
2Snoop Dogg0.002741T-Pain2.9458
3Lady Gaga0.002449Pitbull2.9415
4Andrea Bocelli0.002146Ludacris2.8155
5Statik Selektah0.002070Kill The Noise2.6361
6DEV0.001864Downlink2.6327
7Lecrae0.001685Excision2.5961
8Gabriel Fauré0.001664Akon2.5819
9Ludacris0.001597A.R. Rahman2.5797
10AFROJACK0.001582Mohit Chauhan2.5729

2012

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1Rhythms Del Mundo0.004613Various Artists3.1442
2Mumford & Sons0.004492Rick Ross2.8874
3Paul Simon0.004451Skrillex2.7877
4Traditional0.004387Tony Bennett2.7401
5Lecrae0.003718Pritam2.7338
6Various Artists0.003250Kill The Noise2.7102
7Tiësto0.003079Shreya Ghoshal2.6971
8Eminem0.003058Foreign Beggars2.6942
9Big K.R.I.T.0.002926Tiësto2.6727
10Pitbull0.002644Miguel Bosé2.6690

2013

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1Joshua Bell0.0042742 Chainz2.9326
2Straight No Chaser0.003481Vishal Dadlani2.9141
3French Montana0.002986A.R. Rahman2.8968
42 Chainz0.002939French Montana2.8662
5A.R. Rahman0.002710Shreya Ghoshal2.8624
6CeeLo Green0.002681Major Lazer2.8043
7Kendrick Lamar0.002589Shalmali Kholgade2.8017
8The Piano Guys0.002469Vishal-Shekhar2.8001
9Dido0.002462Dido2.7313
10Mariah Carey0.002256Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy2.7287

2014

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
12 Chainz0.006221Snoop Dogg3.0186
2Smokey Robinson0.004518Skrillex2.9265
3Pitbull0.004088Sunidhi Chauhan2.9244
4Lecrae0.004080Wizkid2.8687
5Chris Brown0.003935A.R. Rahman2.8337
6Elton John0.003781Tyga2.7822
7Diplo0.003671Santana2.7663
8Juicy J0.003491Zeds Dead2.7632
9Tiësto0.003486Shreya Ghoshal2.7322
10Jessie J0.003398Vishal-Shekhar2.7129

2015

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1Ty Dolla $ign0.005973Ty Dolla $ign3.2917
2French Montana0.003619Pusha T3.0337
3Paul McCartney0.003058Diplo2.9863
4John Lennon0.003035Snoop Dogg2.9355
5Pentatonix0.003002Wisin2.9135
6Penn Masala0.002931Major Lazer2.8791
7Juicy J0.002820Yellow Claw2.8069
8Jonita Gandhi0.002757Bright Lights2.7644
9Traditional0.002707KK2.7542
10Yellow Claw0.002605Good Times Ahead2.7491

2016

RankArtist (Betweenness Centrality)ScoreArtist (Entropy)Score
1Ty Dolla $ign0.006116Major Lazer3.0501
2Vijay & Sofia Zlatko0.004217Ty Dolla $ign2.9070
3Otter Berry0.003738Yellow Claw2.9042
4G-Eazy0.003636The Chainsmokers2.8648
5Vijay0.003620Dillon Francis2.8643
6Steve Aoki0.003577Jonita Gandhi2.8095
7DJ Snake0.003355French Montana2.7811
8French Montana0.003277Justin Bieber2.7696
9Cheat Codes0.003260Pitbull2.7559
10Tritonal0.002867Shanahan2.7437
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