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.
Black Swans
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013 
2012#574 of 2213
2011#1077 of 2725
2010 
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Black Swans · Occasion for Song2012#534152      
Dave Heaton · Stephen M. Deusner
Similar Albums
.1032Laurie Anderson · Homeland  (2010)
.0502Iris DeMent · Sing the Delta  (2012)
.0252Taylor Swift · Speak Now  (2010)
.0202Pistol Annies · Hell on Heels  (2011)
Black Swans · Don't Blame the Stars2011#929101      
Dave Heaton
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Black Swans · "Portsmouth, Ohio"2012#44910 
Stephen M. Deusner
Similar Artists
.1162Mount Moriah
.0572Cam
.0452Iris DeMent
.0382Laurie Anderson
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com