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.
Elbow
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014#268 of 2567
2013 
2012#877 of 2213
2011#104 of 2725
2010 
2009 
2008#53 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Elbow · The Take Off and Landing of Everything2014#282353      
Mac Randall · Marianne Meyer · Nick Duerden
Similar Albums
.1482Sinead O'Connor · I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss  (2014)
.0632Elbow · Build a Rocket Boys!  (2011)
.0562Laura Marling · I Speak Because I Can  (2010)
.0472Elbow · The Seldom Seen Kid  (2008)
.0472Florence & the Machine · Lungs  (2009)
Elbow · Dead in the Boot2012#729101      
Marianne Meyer
Elbow · Build a Rocket Boys!2011#891321310.2.784.462.000  
Bear Frazer · David Shirley · Dev Sherlock · Ernesto Lechner · Evie Nagy · Gail Worley · Jonny Leather · Josh Modell · Justin Cober-Lake · Kara Manning · Marianne Meyer · Nick Duerden · Steve Forstneger
Similar Albums
.1403Low · The Invisible Way  (2013)
.1402The Leisure Society · The Sleeper  (2009)
.1212Elbow · The Take Off and Landing of Everything  (2014)
.1072Andy Shauf · The Party  (2016)
.1072Sinead O'Connor · How About I Be Me (and You Be You)?  (2012)
.1033Laura Marling · I Speak Because I Can  (2010)
.0952Sinead O'Connor · I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss  (2014)
.0952Underworld · Barking  (2010)
.0903Elbow · The Seldom Seen Kid  (2008)
.0903Florence & the Machine · Lungs  (2009)
.0823Sigur Rós · Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust  (2008)
.0782Foals · Total Life Forever  (2010)
.0582Flight of the Conchords · Flight of the Conchords  (2008)
.0512Andrew Bird · Noble Beast  (2009)
.0512Damon Albarn · Everyday Robots  (2014)
.0512Laura Marling · A Creature I Don't Know  (2011)
.0414Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago  (2008)
.0402Low · C'mon  (2011)
.0372Superchunk · I Hate Music  (2013)
.0343Wilco · The Whole Love  (2011)
Elbow · The Seldom Seen Kid2008#442181812.1.626.743.011.582 
Andy Dubbin · Carrie Havranek · David Shirley · Derek Miller · Doug Brod · Ellen Carpenter · Ian Mathers · Jason Harper · John Hood · John Walker · Marianne Meyer · Nick Duerden · Pete Freedman · Sarah Zupko · Scott Wilson · Sean Daly · Spence D · Zeth Lundy
Similar Albums
.1112Plan B · Ill Manors  (2012)
.1053Elbow · Build a Rocket Boys!  (2011)
.1003Jenny Lewis · Acid Tongue  (2008)
.0992Elbow · The Take Off and Landing of Everything  (2014)
.0992The Panics · Cruel Guards  (2008)
.0992Republic Tigers · Keep Color  (2008)
.0955MGMT · Oracular Spectacular  (2008)
.0892Twilight Sad · Forget the Night Ahead  (2009)
.0833The Horrors · Primary Colours  (2009)
.0812Sinead O'Connor · I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss  (2014)
.0812Underworld · Barking  (2010)
.0773Sigur Rós · Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust  (2008)
.0747Fleet Foxes · Fleet Foxes  (2008)
.0742Suede · Bloodsports  (2013)
.0742Underworld · Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future  (2016)
.0742Veils · Sun Gangs  (2009)
.0682Duke Spirit · Neptune  (2008)
.0674Hercules and Love Affair · Hercules and Love Affair  (2008)
.0637Vampire Weekend · Vampire Weekend  (2008)
.0632Jamie Lidell · Jim  (2008)
.0632Okkervil River · The Stand Ins  (2008)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Elbow · "New York Morning"2014#21330 
Dev Sherlock · James Barber · Steve Reynolds
Similar Songs
.0682War on Drugs · "Under the Pressure"  (2014)
.0632Desiigner · "Panda"  (2016)
.0322Justin Timberlake · "Mirrors"  (2013)
.0232LCD Soundsystem · "I Can Change"  (2010)
.0212Solange · "Losing You"  (2012)
Elbow · "Charge"2014#55810 
Phil Gallo
Elbow · "Lippy Kids"2011#62710 
Gareth Grundy
Elbow · "The Night Will Always Win"2011#62710 
Jonny Leather
Elbow · "Grounds for Divorce"2008#17430 
Nick Duerden · Pete Freedman · Zeth Lundy
Similar Songs
.0492Kings of Leon · "Sex on Fire"  (2008)
Elbow · "One Day Like This"2008#17430 
Jason Harper · Nick Duerden · Spence D
Similar Artists
.1898Santigold
.1784Twilight Sad
.1684Everything Everything
.1655Underworld
.1543Gotye
.1543Icona Pop
.1485Norah Jones
.1394Richard Hawley
.1334Duke Spirit
.1253The Unthanks
.1235John Grant
.1183Veils
.1104Field Music
.1066Gorillaz
.1034Bonnie Raitt
.1003Bill Fay
.0975Sigur Rós
.0894Estelle
.0873Sinead O'Connor
.0845The Horrors
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com