This is a statistical index to the Village Voice Pazz & Jop music critics poll, generated in the process of its tabulation for the last few years.
 
Click any linked column-heading to sort a table by that column. Click any album or song for an artist profile, or any voter for a voter profile.
 
Some explanation of the various esoteric metrics:
Similarity is calculated for albums, songs and artists based on voter overlap, and for ballots and voters based on album+song+artist overlap. The ballot and voter scores are weighted by album/song/artist popularity.
U2
Ranks
2016 
2015#1504 of 2068
2014#77 of 2567
2013 
2012 
2011#796 of 2725
2010 
2009#37 of 2591
2008#920 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
U2 · Songs of Innocence2014#701471212.2.647.915.000.628.102
Al Choman · Bill O'Neill · Ed Condran · Gary Graff · Gordon Lamb · James Rodgers · Keith Creighton · Ken Rayes · Richard Skanse · Ron Hart · Roy Trakin · Salvatore Caputo
Similar Albums
.1673Bruce Springsteen · High Hopes  (2014)
.1567Jack White · Blunderbuss  (2012)
.1485U2 · No Line on the Horizon  (2009)
.1482GRiZ · Good Will Prevail  (2016)
.1433Alt-J · This Is All Yours  (2014)
.1433Lucinda Williams · Blessed  (2011)
.1284Adele · 25  (2015)
.1272Lady Antebellum · Need You Now  (2010)
.1074Jack White · Lazaretto  (2014)
.1004Robert Plant · Band of Joy  (2010)
.1003Robert Plant · Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar  (2014)
.0992Foo Fighters · Sonic Highways  (2014)
.0953Black Keys · Turn Blue  (2014)
.0953Lucinda Williams · Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone  (2014)
.0935Wilco · Wilco (The Album)  (2009)
.0892Civil Wars · The Civil Wars  (2013)
.0892Die Antwoord · $O$  (2010)
.0892Jake Bugg · Jake Bugg  (2013)
.0892Mumford & Sons · Babel  (2012)
.0886Paul Simon · So Beautiful or So What  (2011)
U2 · Achtung Baby 20th Anniversary Edition2011#692152      
Adam Gold · Kenny Herzog
U2 · No Line on the Horizon2009#322802610.8.667.725.004.447 
Andrew Stout · Anthony DeCurtis · Bob Grossweiner · Bud Scoppa · Charles R. Cross · Chris Riemenschneider · Clifford J Corcoran · Daniel Durchholz · Dave Gil de Rubio · Dev Sherlock · Gary Graff · Jim DeRogatis · John Kenyon · Jon Bream · Josh Langhoff · Ken Rayes · Lloyd Sachs · Michael Gallucci · Ramiro Burr · Richard Skanse · Roy Trakin · Salvatore Caputo · Steve Leftridge · Steve Simels · Thor Christensen · Whitney Pastorek
Similar Albums
.2637Pearl Jam · Backspacer  (2009)
.22410The Decemberists · The King Is Dead  (2011)
.2155U2 · Songs of Innocence  (2014)
.20710Wilco · Wilco (The Album)  (2009)
.2076Bruce Springsteen · Working on a Dream  (2009)
.2027Jack White · Lazaretto  (2014)
.1939Jack White · Blunderbuss  (2012)
.1936Adele · 25  (2015)
.1924John Mellencamp · No Better Than This  (2010)
.1917Robert Plant · Band of Joy  (2010)
.1869My Morning Jacket · Evil Urges  (2008)
.1805Robert Plant · Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar  (2014)
.1767Miranda Lambert · Revolution  (2009)
.17511Paul Simon · So Beautiful or So What  (2011)
.1735Black Keys · Turn Blue  (2014)
.1714Bob Dylan · The Cutting Edge 1965-1966  (2015)
.1699Jamey Johnson · The Guitar Song  (2010)
.1687Bob Dylan · Tempest  (2012)
.1675Paul Simon · Stranger to Stranger  (2016)
.1647Bruce Springsteen · The Promise  (2010)
U2 · The Best of 1980-19902008#766101      
Kenny Herzog
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
U2 · "Song for Someone"2015#46510 
George A. Paul
U2 · "Every Breaking Wave"2014#13250.600
Dave Lindquist · Ed Condran · George A. Paul · Ray Padgett · Richard Skanse
Similar Songs
.2422Cage the Elephant · "Come a Little Closer"  (2013)
.2422Cage the Elephant · "Shake Me Down"  (2011)
.0922U2 · "Magnificent"  (2009)
.0762Walk the Moon · "Shut Up and Dance"  (2015)
.0613Radiohead · "Burn the Witch"  (2016)
.0532Jason Isbell · "24 Frames"  (2015)
.0502Pearl Jam · "The Fixer"  (2009)
.0302Sam Smith · "Stay With Me"  (2014)
.0202Foster the People · "Pumped Up Kicks"  (2011)
U2 · "The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)"2014#31820 
Chris Willman · Richard Skanse
Similar Songs
.0572Taylor Swift · "Mean"  (2011)
U2 · "Sleep Like a Baby"2014#55810 
Zach Schonfeld
U2 · "Volcano"2014#55810 
Keith Creighton
U2 · "Magnificent"2009#7980.250
Bud Scoppa · Caryn Ganz · Clifford J Corcoran · Dave Gil de Rubio · Gary Graff · George A. Paul · Richard Skanse · Roy Trakin
Similar Songs
.1572Dawes · "Time Spent in Los Angeles"  (2011)
.1572The Naked and Famous · "Young Blood"  (2011)
.1363Passion Pit · "Take a Walk"  (2012)
.1332Mumford & Sons · "I Will Wait"  (2012)
.1162U2 · "Every Breaking Wave"  (2014)
.1133MGMT · "Kids"  (2008)
.1032Raconteurs · "Salute Your Solution"  (2008)
.0973Hozier · "Take Me to Church"  (2014)
.0923Arcade Fire · "Ready to Start"  (2010)
.0922My Morning Jacket · "I'm Amazed"  (2008)
.0922Tame Impala · "Elephant"  (2012)
.0832Kid Rock · "All Summer Long"  (2008)
.0832Paul Simon · "Wristband"  (2016)
.0762Arcade Fire · "We Used to Wait"  (2010)
.0762Coldplay · "Paradise"  (2011)
.0724Foster the People · "Pumped Up Kicks"  (2011)
.0694Mark Ronson (ft. Bruno Mars) · "Uptown Funk"  (2015)
.0653Sam Smith · "Stay With Me"  (2014)
.0612Weezer · "Pork and Beans"  (2008)
.0502Broken Bells · "The High Road"  (2010)
U2 · "Moment of Surrender"2009#18140 
Chris Riemenschneider · Daniel Durchholz · James Hunter · Rossiter Drake
Similar Songs
.0722Mavis Staples · "You Are Not Alone"  (2010)
.0622David Bowie · "Where Are We Now?"  (2013)
.0582St. Vincent · "Actor Out of Work"  (2009)
.0272Wild Flag · "Romance"  (2011)
.0242Sade · "Soldier of Love"  (2010)
U2 · "The Cedars of Lebanon"2009#33120 
Peter S Scholtes · Scott Wilson
U2 · "Get on Your Boots"2009#58510 
Brian Block
U2 · "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"2009#58510 
Steve Leftridge
U2 · "No Line on the Horizon"2009#58510 
Richard Skanse
Similar Artists
.4798Gotye
.3306Mark Ronson
.27625Bruce Springsteen
.25811Pearl Jam
.23612Robert Plant
.23212Jay-Z
.2317Jake Bugg
.22817Jack White
.20611Foo Fighters
.20313Lucinda Williams
.19717Paul Simon
.19716My Morning Jacket
.1964DJ Snake
.19323Bob Dylan
.19311Foster the People
.19012Eminem
.1887Alt-J
.1776Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
.1776Robin Thicke
.17220Wilco
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com