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.
Guster
Ranks
2016 
2015#1264 of 2068
2014 
2013 
2012 
2011 
2010#314 of 2582
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Guster · Evermotion2015#117051      
Steve Reynolds
Guster · Easy Wonderful2010#298403      
Eric T Miller · Peter Gerstenzang · Steve Reynolds
Similar Albums
.1782Grant-Lee Phillips · Little Moon  (2009)
.1112Hold Steady · Teeth Dreams  (2014)
.0592Nada Surf · The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy  (2012)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Guster · "Do You Love Me"2010#57710 
Bud Scoppa
Guster · "On the Ocean"2010#57710 
Mike Greenhaus
Similar Artists
.1572Robbie Robertson
.1162Grant-Lee Phillips
.1133Delta Spirit
.1023Big Star
.0734Ryan Adams
.0673Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
.0633Dawes
.0612Shovels & Rope
.0532Iron & Wine
.0432Teenage Fanclub
.0412Morrissey
.0383Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
.0363R.E.M.
.0355Wilco
.0352Monsters of Folk
.0322Michael Kiwanuka
.0292Band of Horses
.0292Nada Surf
.0262Pearl Jam
.0252The Beach Boys
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com