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.
Nas
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013 
2012#66 of 2213
2011#766 of 2725
2010 
2009 
2008#67 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Nas · Life Is Good2012#61129158.6.502.791.000.942 
Del Cowie · Jessica Suarez · Jon Jon Scott · Makkada B. Selah · Matt Gewolb · Maureen Miller · Quentin Huff · Ramit Singh · Rembert Browne · Roy Trakin · Ryan Patrick · Steve Baltin · Steve "Flash" Juon · Trent Fitzgerald · Tris McCall
Similar Albums
.1433Gallant · Ology  (2016)
.1284Eminem · Recovery  (2010)
.1272Mobb Deep · The Infamous Mobb Deep  (2014)
.1272Zaki Ibrahim · Every Opposite  (2013)
.1253Panda Bear · Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper  (2015)
.10112Kendrick Lamar · Good Kid, m.A.A.d City  (2012)
.0992Alice Smith · She  (2013)
.0992Common · Nobody's Smiling  (2014)
.0992Taylor McFerrin · Early Riser  (2014)
.0892Jay-Z · Magna Carta Holy Grail  (2013)
.0892J. Cole · Born Sinner  (2013)
.0892Pharoahe Monch · Ptsd  (2014)
.0864Pusha T · My Name Is My Name  (2013)
.0742Jill Scott · The Light of the Sun  (2011)
.0742Robert Glasper · Double Booked  (2009)
.0725Kamasi Washington · The Epic  (2015)
.0682Gary Clark Jr. · Blak and Blu  (2012)
.0682J. Cole · Cole World: The Sideline Story  (2011)
.0682Nas & Damian Marley · Distant Relatives  (2010)
.0647Jay-Z and Kanye West · Watch the Throne  (2011)
Nas · Untitled2008#641511410.8.621.854.007.672 
Alvin Aqua Boogie Blanco · Chris Riemenschneider · David Cantwell · Eddie Fleisher · Ed Masley · Gary Chun · Glenn Gamboa · J. Anthony Ware · Jessica Koslow · Jon Jon Scott · Miles Marshall Lewis · Ron Wynn · Simon Vozick-Levinson · Thomas Golianopoulos
Similar Albums
.1505The Roots · Rising Down  (2008)
.1162Thom Yorke · Tomorrow's Modern Boxes  (2014)
.1032Scarface · Emeritus  (2008)
.0874Q-Tip · The Renaissance  (2008)
.0832Nine Inch Nails · The Slip  (2008)
.0815The Roots · How I Got Over  (2010)
.0762Atmosphere · When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold  (2008)
.0705Mos Def · The Ecstatic  (2009)
.0696Lil Wayne · Tha Carter III  (2008)
.0694Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment · Surf  (2015)
.0676Erykah Badu · New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War  (2008)
.0554Flying Lotus · Cosmogramma  (2010)
.0553Cat Power · Sun  (2012)
.0533Alabama Shakes · Boys & Girls  (2012)
.0533Miranda Lambert · The Weight of These Wings  (2016)
.0533Queens of the Stone Age · ...Like Clockwork  (2013)
.0532Atoms for Peace · Amok  (2013)
.0532Bob Mould · Beauty and Ruin  (2014)
.0532Kid Cudi · Man on the Moon: The End of Day  (2009)
.0526Jay-Z and Kanye West · Watch the Throne  (2011)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Nas · "Daughters"2012#25320 
Chris Herrington · Eugene Holley, Jr.
Similar Songs
.0612Jay-Z · "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"  (2009)
Nas · "A Queens Story"2012#44910 
Rembert Browne
Nas · "Reach Out"2012#44910 
Britt Robson
Nas (ft. Rick Ross) · "Accident Murderers"2012#44910 
Andrew Casillas
Nas · "Nasty"2011#82801.000
Alex Pappademas · Alvin Aqua Boogie Blanco · Anthony Lombardi · Carl Chery · Chris Riemenschneider · Ian Steaman · Kenny Herzog · Zach Baron
Similar Songs
.2534Meek Mill (ft. Rick Ross) · "I'ma Boss"  (2011)
.0783Lil Wayne (ft. Cory Gunz) · "6 Foot 7 Foot"  (2011)
.0612Jidenna (ft. Roman GianArthur) · "Classic Man"  (2015)
.0482T.I. (ft. Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne) · "Swagger Like Us"  (2008)
.0432Wiz Khalifa · "Black and Yellow"  (2011)
.0392Das Racist · "Michael Jackson"  (2011)
.0312DJ Khaled (ft. Drake, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross) · "I'm on One"  (2011)
.0302Rick Ross (ft. Styles P) · "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)"  (2010)
.0293Kanye West (ft. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver) · "Monster"  (2010)
.0242Jack Ü (ft. Justin Bieber) · "Where Are Ü Now"  (2015)
.0242Jay-Z and Kanye West · "Otis"  (2011)
.0222Arcade Fire · "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"  (2010)
.0222LCD Soundsystem · "I Can Change"  (2010)
.0212Tyler, the Creator · "Yonkers"  (2011)
Nas · "Black President"2008#7970.857
Chris Herrington · Jessica Koslow · Keith Harris · Kevin John · Leonard Pierce · Raquel Cepeda-Jenkins · Robert Christgau
Similar Songs
.1672Eric Church · "Like a Wrecking Ball"  (2015)
.1212Heems · "Womyn"  (2012)
.0952Los Campesinos! · "Death to Los Campesinos!"  (2008)
.0903Kacey Musgraves · "Merry Go 'Round"  (2012)
.0782Eric Church · "Give Me Back My Hometown"  (2014)
.0782Taylor Swift · "Fifteen"  (2009)
.0722Wussy · "Teenage Wasteland"  (2014)
.0542Brad Paisley · "Welcome to the Future"  (2009)
.0512Taylor Swift · "Mean"  (2011)
.0482Rae Sremmurd · "No Flex Zone"  (2014)
.0422Bruce Springsteen · "We Take Care of Our Own"  (2012)
.0383Lil Wayne · "A Milli"  (2008)
.0363M.I.A. · "Paper Planes"  (2008)
.0323Azealia Banks · "212"  (2011)
.0302YG (ft. Nipsey Hussle) · "FDT"  (2016)
.0213Nicki Minaj · "Super Bass"  (2011)
.0203Beyoncé · "Countdown"  (2011)
Nas · "Queens Get the Money"2008#25420 
Jer Fairall · Thomas Golianopoulos
Nas · "Sly Fox"2008#25420 
Alvin Aqua Boogie Blanco · Michael Pollock
Similar Songs
.0532T.I. (ft. Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne) · "Swagger Like Us"  (2008)
Nas · "Hero"2008#45010 
Rod Smith
Similar Artists
.4127Gotye
.30215Jay-Z
.2919Common
.27310Estelle
.2615Mark Ronson
.2598Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
.2267Nas & Damian Marley
.20723Lil Wayne
.2046Clipse
.2009Santigold
.1906De la Soul
.1884Method Man & Redman
.1789Big KRIT
.1784DJ Khaled
.1715B.o.B
.16519The Roots
.16510T.I.
.1604Big Sean
.1604Keri Hilson
.15410Eminem
.15410Rae Sremmurd
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com