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.
Monsters of Folk
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2009#73 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Monsters of Folk · Monsters of Folk2009#71166189.2.740.473.000.646 
Billy Altman · Bud Scoppa · Christopher Lopez · Dave Lipp · Holly George-Warren · Jay Lustig · Jayson Harsin · Jim Farber · Joe Silva · Jud Cost · Lauren Reskin · Lee Zimmerman · Mark Zepezauer · Meredith Ochs · Philip Booth · Rick Petreycik · Steve Ciabattoni · Will Hermes
Similar Albums
.1673Dawes · We're All Gonna Die  (2016)
.1333Glen Campbell · Ghost on the Canvas  (2011)
.1104Levon Helm · Electric Dirt  (2009)
.1074Rosanne Cash · The List  (2009)
.0992Marianne Faithfull · Horses and High Heels  (2011)
.0992M. Ward · A Wasteland Companion  (2012)
.0914Ryan Adams and the Cardinals · Ashes & Fire  (2011)
.0892Big Star · Complete Third  (2016)
.0812Junip · Fields  (2010)
.0713Lucinda Williams · Little Honey  (2008)
.0682Brian Wilson · That Lucky Old Sun  (2008)
.0682Jagwar Ma · Howlin  (2013)
.0682Jungle · Jungle  (2014)
.0644Wilco · Wilco (The Album)  (2009)
.0633Bob Dylan · Together Through Life  (2009)
.0632Bob Dylan · The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 9)  (2010)
.0593Neil Young · Le Noise  (2010)
.0592Elton John & Leon Russell · The Union  (2010)
.0562Blakroc · Blakroc  (2009)
.0562Los Lobos · Tin Can Trust  (2010)
.0562William Bell · This Is Where I Live  (2016)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Monsters of Folk · "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)"2009#14550.600
Bud Scoppa · Mike Greenhaus · Paul Robicheau · Philip Booth · Sean Murphy
Similar Songs
.1902Phish · "Backwards Down the Number Line"  (2009)
.1572Broken Bells · "Holding on for Life"  (2014)
.0922Band of Horses · "Laredo"  (2010)
.0532Broken Bells · "The High Road"  (2010)
.0432Neko Case · "This Tornado Loves You"  (2009)
.0312Arcade Fire · "Reflektor"  (2013)
.0312Kings of Leon · "Use Somebody"  (2009)
.0303Grizzly Bear · "Two Weeks"  (2009)
.0243Phoenix · "1901"  (2009)
.0202Foster the People · "Pumped Up Kicks"  (2011)
Monsters of Folk · "Losin' Yo Head"2009#58510 
Chris Riemenschneider
Monsters of Folk · "Map of the World"2009#58510 
Jud Cost
Monsters of Folk · "The Right Place"2009#58510 
James Bradley
Monsters of Folk · "Say Please"2009#58510 
Andrew Dansby
Similar Artists
.1546Band of Horses
.1395Levon Helm
.1334M. Ward
.1333Papercuts
.1234Big Star
.1197Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
.1175Dawes
.1144Glen Campbell
.1113Blakroc
.1113Elton John & Leon Russell
.1004Them Crooked Vultures
.1004White Denim
.1003Jason Moran & Bandwagon
.1003Junip
.1003Tweedy
.0992DJ Snake
.0975Broken Bells
.0913Willie Nelson
.0892Kim Richey
.0875Jay-Z
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com