Shut Up, Dude: This Week’s Best And Worst Comments

4:50 PM EST on December 18, 2015

ICYM all the fire emoji year-end content we published this week: James ranked the biggest (non-Azealia) beefs, Tom chose the best music videos, Ryan found the weirdest music festivals, Gabriela highlighted this year's drug songs, Stephen reviewed the country music landscape, Chris ranked the hottest pop songs, Michael went long on the streaming service wars, and I made a "Hotline Bling" supercut. But somehow our most popular story was about the arrest of a pharmaceutical executive. You had great comments about everything. Spoilers ahead.

THIS WEEK'S 10 HIGHEST RATED COMMENTS

#10

finnegans wake | Dec 11th

Score:33

Bananas are my drug.

Posted in: The Year In Drug Songs

Doris Montgomery | Dec 11th

Score:34

Posted in: The 10 Most Unnecessary Albums Of 2015

Doris Montgomery | Dec 17th

Score:35

wait. posting just for the +1's makes me no better than the Shkreli's and Swift's of the world. It used to be about the ART. I've become a soulless drone.

Posted in: FBI Arrests Martin Shkreli

meat | Dec 17th

Score:36

i hope his prison "friends" wear protection.i've heard treatment is expensive.

Posted in: FBI Arrests Martin Shkreli

Scott Lapatine | Dec 11th

Score:39

Honorable mention:

I guess they ran out of themes for this series?

Posted in: The 10 Most Unnecessary Albums Of 2015

inthedeadofknight | Dec 17th

Score:39

Don't make attempts at semi-funny comments about the picture guys.Don't say something like "Haha the prototypical "look at me I'm holding a guitar; I'm a musician" picture. Perfect choice." because they're waiting for it, and they'll immediately change the picture, leaving you to bask alone in your foolishness.

Posted in: FBI Arrests Martin Shkreli

Doris Montgomery | Dec 17th

Score:40

Obviously.

Posted in: FBI Arrests Martin Shkreli

Doris Montgomery | Dec 17th

Score:44

I don't know law but can the government somehow get that Wu Tang album back?

Posted in: FBI Arrests Martin Shkreli

blochead | Dec 17th

Score:47

It's a Xmas miracle

Posted in: FBI Arrests Martin Shkreli

Doris Montgomery | Dec 17th

Score:75

I'll bail him out but he is gonna owe me one.

Posted in: FBI Arrests Martin Shkreli

THIS WEEK'S 5 LOWEST RATED COMMENTS

#5		Damian Joseph \| Dec 11th	Score:-8
		First Pitchfork, now Stereogum. Why do the the things I love turn to shit?
	Posted in: Willow Smith - "F Q-C #8"

#4		blochead \| Dec 12th	Score:-9
		My only hope is this incredible event doesn't inspire Julian to make more unlistenable music
	Posted in: Watch Albert Hammond, Jr. Bust A Guy Who Pickpocketed His Wife

#3		drummer729 \| Dec 16th	Score:-10
		He says its a problem he has. As in he shoots when he gets scared of people walking around him? Poor word choice. Sounds like he's confessing to something
	Posted in: Chance The Rapper Calls Spike Lee's Chi-Raq "Some Bill Cosby 'Pull Up Your Pants' Stuff"