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.
Belle and Sebastian
Ranks
2016 
2015#123 of 2068
2014#1465 of 2567
2013#686 of 2104
2012 
2011 
2010#68 of 2582
2009 
2008#275 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Belle and Sebastian · Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance2015#1386178.7.782.787.000 .082
Brian Block · Craig Carson · Dev Sherlock · Doug Wallen · Jessica Gentile · Kenneth Partridge · Mike Appelstein
Similar Albums
.2143Pastels · Slow Summits  (2013)
.0782Mountain Goats · Beat the Champ  (2015)
.0782Twin Shadow · Confess  (2012)
.0722Total Control · Typical System  (2014)
.0672David Byrne & St. Vincent · Love This Giant  (2012)
.0512Fuck Buttons · Slow Focus  (2013)
.0462Mountain Goats · All Eternals Deck  (2011)
.0433Best Coast · Crazy for You  (2010)
.0422Belle and Sebastian · Write About Love  (2010)
.0372Dinosaur Jr. · The Farm  (2009)
.0343Tame Impala · Lonerism  (2012)
.0312Jessie Ware · Devotion  (2012)
.0222Anohni · Hopelessness  (2016)
Belle and Sebastian · The Third Eye Centre2013#651101      
Craig Carson
Belle and Sebastian · Write About Love2010#69169198.9.715.551.007.629 
Andy Dubbin · Arsenio Orteza · Craig Carson · Craig Thompson · Douglas Wolk · Emily Kimball · Jack Rabid · Jason Cohen · Jason Toon · Jeff Klingman · Joe Silva · Jose Davila · Mike Appelstein · Mike Cimicata · Rachel Brodsky · Rob O'Connor · Thomas Britt · Thomas Hauner · Toure
Similar Albums
.2143Belle and Sebastian · The BBC Sessions  (2008)
.1072Badly Drawn Boy · It's What I'm Thinking 1: Photographing Snowflakes  (2010)
.1072Van Morrison · It's Too Late to Stop Now, Vol. Ii, III & IV  (2016)
.1072Vivian Girls · Everything Goes Wrong  (2009)
.0983The Rapture · In the Grace of Your Love  (2011)
.0952Cut Copy · Free Your Mind  (2013)
.0952Grass Widow · Past Time  (2010)
.0952Mercury Rev · Snowflake Midnight  (2008)
.0862Pernice Brothers · Goodbye, Killer  (2010)
.0862The Strokes · Comedown Machine  (2013)
.0834Camera Obscura · My Maudlin Career  (2009)
.0722Edwyn Collins · Losing Sleep  (2011)
.0683The Beach Boys · The Smile Sessions  (2011)
.0683Hot Chip · One Life Stand  (2010)
.0672Belle and Sebastian · Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance  (2015)
.0672Love Is All · A Hundred Things Keep Me Up at Night  (2008)
.0672Pastels · Slow Summits  (2013)
.0665My Bloody Valentine · m b v  (2013)
.0663Gil Scott-Heron · I'm New Here  (2010)
.0654New Pornographers · Brill Bruisers  (2014)
Belle and Sebastian · The BBC Sessions2008#251423      
Andy Dubbin · Emily Kimball · Mike Appelstein
Similar Albums
.1003Belle and Sebastian · Write About Love  (2010)
.0592The Rapture · In the Grace of Your Love  (2011)
.0372Hot Chip · One Life Stand  (2010)
.0212Hercules and Love Affair · Hercules and Love Affair  (2008)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Belle and Sebastian · "Nobody's Empire"2015#88501.000
 2014#55810 
Dave Heaton · K. Ross Hoffman · Laura Studarus · Mac Wilson · Robert Ker · Shane Harrison
Similar Songs
.1272Jens Lekman · "An Argument With Myself"  (2011)
.0992Hot Chip · "Huarache Lights"  (2015)
.0742Nicki Minaj · "Starships"  (2012)
.0682Natalie Prass · "My Baby Don't Understand Me"  (2015)
.0593Tame Impala · "Let It Happen"  (2015)
.0322Alvvays · "Archie, Marry Me"  (2014)
.0272Radiohead · "Burn the Witch"  (2016)
.0263Future Islands · "Seasons (Waiting on You)"  (2014)
.0262Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment · "Sunday Candy"  (2015)
.0242Perfume Genius · "Queen"  (2014)
.0232Grimes · "Flesh Without Blood"  (2015)
.0202Leonard Cohen · "You Want It Darker"  (2016)
Belle and Sebastian · "Play for Today"2015#46510 
Ian Mathers
Belle and Sebastian · "The Party Line"2015#46510 
 2014#21330 
Barry Walters · Josh Bis · Kenneth Partridge
Similar Songs
.1072Desiigner · "Tiimmy Turner"  (2016)
.0722Twin Shadow · "Five Seconds"  (2012)
.0542MGMT · "Kids"  (2008)
.0422La Roux · "Bulletproof"  (2009)
.0352Shamir · "On the Regular"  (2015)
.0332Drake (ft. Wizkid and Kyla) · "One Dance"  (2016)
.0283The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"  (2015)
.0262Miley Cyrus · "We Can't Stop"  (2013)
.0232Charli XCX · "Boom Clap"  (2014)
Belle and Sebastian · "I'm a Cuckoo (Avalanches Remix)"2013#44010 
Kimberly Chun
Belle and Sebastian · "I Didn't See It Coming"2010#73110.727
Andy Greenwald · Doree Shafrir · Douglas Wolk · John Vettese · Joshua Mann · Marc Hawthorne · Michael Tatum · Mike Cimicata · Otis Hart · Thomas Britt · Tom Hull
Similar Songs
.1032Petula Clark · "Cut Copy Me"  (2013)
.0922Avril Lavigne · "What the Hell"  (2011)
.0832The-Dream · "Rockin' That Shit"  (2009)
.0502Mark Ronson & the Business International (ft. Q-Tip and MNDR) · "Bang Bang Bang"  (2010)
.0502Surfer Blood · "Swim"  (2010)
.0493Katy Perry · "Teenage Dream"  (2010)
.0412LMFAO · "Party Rock Anthem"  (2011)
.0383Lana Del Rey · "Video Games"  (2011)
.0382Lady Gaga · "Born This Way"  (2011)
.0362Katy Perry · "California Gurls"  (2010)
.0362LCD Soundsystem · "Drunk Girls"  (2010)
.0324BeyoncĂ© · "Countdown"  (2011)
.0302Tegan and Sara · "Closer"  (2013)
.0293M83 · "Midnight City"  (2011)
.0253Kanye West (ft. Pusha T) · "Runaway"  (2010)
.0222Arcade Fire · "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"  (2010)
.0212tUnE-yArDs · "Bizness"  (2011)
Belle and Sebastian · "I Want the World to Stop"2010#23430 
Bob Townsend · Chris Toenes · Mehan Jayasuriya
Belle and Sebastian · "Write About Love"2010#33120 
Patrick Rapa · Rachel Brodsky
Similar Artists
.1728Santigold
.1475Major Lazer
.14512Mountain Goats
.1434Mark Ronson & the Business International
.1434Pastels
.1425Saint Etienne
.1356Radio Dept.
.1223DJ Snake
.1207Magnetic Fields
.1165Damien Jurado
.1153Icona Pop
.1134FFS
.1134They Might Be Giants
.11216Tame Impala
.1127Camera Obscura
.11110Daft Punk
.1109Tegan and Sara
.1093Elizabeth Morris
.10711Hot Chip
.1077Cat Power
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com