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.
Cults
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013#1225 of 2104
2012 
2011#79 of 2725
2010#1010 of 2582
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Cults · Static2013#116281      
Lissa Townsend Rodgers
Cults · Cults2011#91130168.1.663.796.025.667 
Bill Forman · Craig Hlavaty · Dan Strachota · Eddie Fleisher · Kenneth Partridge · Kristyn Pomranz · K Ross Hoffman · Marc Hogan · Mark Zepezauer · Nick Green · Phil Gallo · Robert Bishop · Roy Trakin · Saul Austerlitz · Shane Harrison · Steve Baltin
Similar Albums
.1303La Roux · La Roux  (2009)
.1223David Byrne & St. Vincent · Love This Giant  (2012)
.1223Panda Bear · Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper  (2015)
.1094TV on the Radio · Seeds  (2014)
.0952Gentleman Jesse · Leaving Atlanta  (2012)
.0952Kings of Leon · Come Around Sundown  (2010)
.0952Lee Fields & the Expressions · Faithful Man  (2012)
.0905Best Coast · Crazy for You  (2010)
.0864Camera Obscura · My Maudlin Career  (2009)
.0862Neil Diamond · Home Before Dark  (2008)
.0834Father John Misty · Fear Fun  (2012)
.0785Father John Misty · I Love You, Honeybear  (2015)
.0782Die Antwoord · $O$  (2010)
.0722Noisettes · Wild Young Hearts  (2009)
.0672Allo Darlin' · Allo Darlin'  (2010)
.0672Cool Kids · The Bake Sale  (2008)
.0672Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang · En Yay Sah  (2012)
.0667Fiona Apple · The Idler Wheel...  (2012)
.0663Baroness · Yellow & Green  (2012)
.0644Lana Del Rey · Ultraviolence  (2014)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Cults · "Go Outside"2011#40110.636
 2010#18440 
Allison Stewart · Althea Legaspi · Andrew Miller · Bill Forman · Daniel Durchholz · Dave Herrera · Dave Lindquist · Gary Chun · Jason Adams · John Bush · Kenneth Partridge · Ramit Singh · Robert Bishop · Sarah Ventre · Saul Austerlitz
Similar Songs
.1435Best Coast · "Boyfriend"  (2010)
.1183Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj · "Bang Bang"  (2014)
.1112Jay Reatard · "It Ain't Gonna Save Me"  (2009)
.1112Tnght · "Goooo"  (2012)
.1053Black Kids · "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You"  (2008)
.0992Jack White · "Love Interruption"  (2012)
.0992Regina Spektor · "All the Rowboats"  (2012)
.0894Miguel (ft. Wale) · "Coffee"  (2015)
.0892Silversun Pickups · "Panic Switch"  (2009)
.0892Strand of Oaks · "Goshen '97"  (2014)
.0812Jai Paul · "BTSTU"  (2011)
.0812Paramore · "The Only Exception"  (2010)
.0804Icona Pop (ft. Charli XCX) · "I Love It"  (2013)
.0773Yeasayer · "O.N.E."  (2010)
.0744Charli XCX · "Boom Clap"  (2014)
.0743T.I. · "Whatever You Like"  (2008)
.0716Lorde · "Royals"  (2013)
.0704Sleigh Bells · "Rill Rill"  (2010)
.0693Crystal Castles (ft. Robert Smith) · "Not in Love"  (2010)
.0682Neil Young & Crazy Horse · "Ramada Inn"  (2012)
.0682Wilco · "Random Name Generator"  (2015)
Cults · "Abducted"2011#18740 
Dale W Eisinger · Erik Kenward · Jonathan Garrett · Patrick Rapa
Cults · "You Know What I Mean"2011#23530 
Lola Emanuelli · Monica Herrera · Zach Lyon
Similar Songs
.0992Britney Spears · "How I Roll"  (2011)
.0342Grimes · "Oblivion"  (2012)
Cults · "Oh My God"2010#57710 
Shawn Anderson
Similar Artists
.4086Icona Pop
.2294Mark Ronson
.1976Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
.1938Kills
.1848Santigold
.1759Jay-Z
.1609Purity Ring
.1543DJ Snake
.15215Best Coast
.1334Soft Pack
.1327First Aid Kit
.1327She & Him
.1315Civil Wars
.1284Tnght
.1246Fun.
.1234Bird and the Bee
.12117Sleigh Bells
.1205Estelle
.11612Lorde
.11510Daft Punk
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com