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.
Bud Scoppa
Overall
Centricity.341#590 of 1313
Breadth.480#401 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.360#267 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Radiohead · A Moon Shaped Pool1591
Paul Simon · Stranger to Stranger1417
Rolling Stones · Blue & Lonesome1325
Big Star · Complete Third123
Wilco · Schmilco1110
(various artists) · Day of the Dead92
Car Seat Headrest · Teens of Denial876
Dawes · We're All Gonna Die75
David Bowie · Blackstar6208
Kings of Leon · Walls52
SongOther Votes
Car Seat Headrest · "Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales"19
Paul Simon · "Wristband"7
Wilco · "If I Ever Was a Child"5
Michael Kiwanuka · "One More Night"4
Bonnie Raitt · "The Ones We Couldn't Be"1
Jon Legend (ft. Brittany Howard) · "Darkness and Light"1
The Record Company · "Off the Ground"1
Cotton Mather · "Close to the Sun"0
Kings of Leon · "Find Me"0
Shelters · "Rebel Heart"0

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.2529Bob Grossweiner · 2016
.24510Ken Rayes · 2016
.2418Scott Mervis · 2016
.22811Phil Gallo · 2016
.1809Reiff, Corbin Reiff · 2016
.1728Alan Light · 2016
.1628Michael Roffman · 2016
.1607Jim Farber · 2016
.1526Charles R. Cross · 2016
.1516Ashley Zlatopolsky · 2016
.1508James Barber · 2016
.1506Michael Deeds · 2016
.1486Mike Berick · 2016
.1478Will Hermes · 2016
.1466Michael Ayers · 2016
.1456Jill Ettinger · 2016
.1436Mac Randall · 2016
.1406Steve Klinge · 2016
.1378Seth Mnookin · 2016
.1307Erik Thompson · 2016
2014 original ballot
Centricity.291#302 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
War on Drugs · Lost in the Dream20103
Spoon · They Want My Soul1370
Luke Reynolds · After the Flood120
Beck · Morning Phase1050
Black Keys · Turn Blue1016
Blake Mills · Heigh Ho102
Charlie Mars · The Money101
Ryan Adams · Ryan Adams519
Wye Oak · Shriek57
Broken Bells · After the Disco54
SongOther Votes
War on Drugs · "Red Eyes"25
Mark Ronson (ft. Bruno Mars) · "Uptown Funk"23
Spoon · "Inside Out"14
Ryan Adams · "Gimme Something Good"5
Beck · "Blue Moon"4
Alt-J · "Left Hand Free"1
Broken Bells · "Holding on for Life"1
George Ezra · "Budapest"1
Royal Blood · "Figure It Out"1
Sean Rowe · "Shine My Diamond Ring"0

Similar Ballots
.2527Andrew Leahey · 2014
.1678James Barber · 2014
.1656Jeff Niesel · 2014
.1596Scott Mervis · 2014
.1586Charles R. Cross · 2014
.1498Mike Greenhaus · 2014
.1487Ken Rayes · 2014
.1476David Goldstein · 2014
.1377Sachyn Mital · 2014
.1267Annie Zaleski · 2014
.1247Roy Trakin · 2014
.1136Katie Moulton · 2014
.1126Jason MacNeil · 2014
.1076Erik Thompson · 2014
.1046Brian Orloff · 2014
.1036Aaron Frank · 2014
.1026Gary Chun · 2014
.1016Al Choman · 2014
.1016Maria Jean Sullivan · 2014
.1014Janelle Bitker · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.337#207 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Haim · Days Are Gone1561
North Mississippi Allstars · World Boogie Is Coming142
Jagwar Ma · Howlin136
Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City12108
Arcade Fire · Reflektor1142
Kings of Leon · Mechanical Bull96
Randall Bramblett · The Bright Spots81
Iron & Wine · Ghost on Ghost75
Volcano Choir · Repave65
Ha Ha Tonka · Lessons50
SongOther Votes
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "Get Lucky"116
Haim · "The Wire"58
Arcade Fire · "Reflektor"26
Civil Wars · "The One That Got Away"3
Jagwar Ma · "Come Save Me"3
Broken Bells · "Holding on for Life"1
Cayucas · "High School Lover"1
Eminem · "Rhyme or Reason"1
Tame Impala · "Elephant"1
Rhye · "Falling"0

Similar Ballots
.18810Roy Trakin · 2013
.18610Ken Rayes · 2013
.1729James Montgomery · 2013
.1668Serene Dominic · 2013
.1599Mac Wilson · 2013
.1559Barry Walters · 2013
.1488Al Choman · 2013
.1458Chris Molanphy · 2013
.1428Mark Zepezauer · 2013
.1418Simon Vozick-Levinson · 2013
.1398Jeff Gage · 2013
.1385Jem Aswad · 2013
.1357Kyle Kramer · 2013
.1337Matthew Oshinsky · 2013
.1287Kenneth Partridge · 2013
.1267Charles Johnson · 2013
.1267Mark Pytlik · 2013
.1237Kasia Galazka · 2013
.1237Saul Austerlitz · 2013
.1207Derek Paiva · 2013
.1207Kimberly Chun · 2013
2011 original ballot
Centricity.423#184 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Bon Iver · Bon Iver1379
Black Keys · El Camino1353
Wilco · The Whole Love1353
The Decemberists · The King Is Dead1339
Feist · Metals1319
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals · Ashes & Fire928
Paul Simon · So Beautiful or So What860
Foster the People · Torches76
My Morning Jacket · Circuital619
Radiohead · The King of Limbs538
SongOther Votes
Foster the People · "Pumped Up Kicks"38
Black Keys · "Lonely Boy"29
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals · "Lucky Now"7
The Decemberists · "Calamity Song"4
Brett Dennen · "Sydney (I'll Come Running)"2
Dawes · "Time Spent in Los Angeles"2
The Cars · "Sad Song"0
Gomez · "Options"0
Radiohead · "The Daily Mail/Staircase"0
Robbie Robertson · "He Don't Live Here No More"0

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.33014Ken Rayes · 2011
.31013Nicole Frehsee · 2011
.28313Bob Grossweiner · 2011
.26812Roy Trakin · 2011
.2578Steve Matteo · 2011
.2398Jeff Vrabel · 2011
.23811Al Choman · 2011
.23712Mike Greenhaus · 2011
.21210Scott Mervis · 2011
.2117Anthony DeCurtis · 2011
.20710Philip Martin · 2011
.1899Steve Leftridge · 2011
.1758Marianne Meyer · 2011
.1719Gary Graff · 2011
.1696Mike Berick · 2011
.1696Parke Puterbaugh · 2011
.1606Thor Christensen · 2011
.1598Bob Townsend · 2011
.1596Matt Ryan · 2011
.1568Brian Boone · 2011
.1568Chris Molanphy · 2011
.1568Ted Friedman · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.246#397 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Arcade Fire · The Suburbs25144
Kings of Leon · Come Around Sundown253
Spoon · Transference1037
Broken Bells · Broken Bells1014
Bruce Springsteen · The Promise533
Neil Young · Le Noise527
Robert Plant · Band of Joy527
Band of Horses · Infinite Arms512
Los Lobos · Tin Can Trust59
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers · Mojo59
SongOther Votes
Arcade Fire · "Ready to Start"18
Arcade Fire · "We Used to Wait"8
Band of Horses · "Laredo"7
Spoon · "The Mystery Zone"7
Bird and the Bee · "I Can't Go for That"2
One Eskimo · "Kandi"1
Robert Plant · "Angel Dance"1
Delta Spirit · "White Table"0
Guster · "Do You Love Me"0
Kings of Leon · "Pyro"0

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.2508John Milward · 2010
.2099Ken Rayes · 2010
.2009Roy Trakin · 2010
.1696Randy Lewis · 2010
.1666Allen St John · 2010
.1648Chris M. Junior · 2010
.1616William Ruhlmann · 2010
.1598Bob Grossweiner · 2010
.1516Eric Elbogen · 2010
.1306Bill Holdship · 2010
.1267Charles R. Cross · 2010
.1186Mike Mettler · 2010
.1114Michael Endelman · 2010
.1106Holly George-Warren · 2010
.1086Al Choman · 2010
.1056Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2010
.1036Matt Sebastian · 2010
.1026Gary Graff · 2010
.1026Mike Greenhaus · 2010
.1004Craig Hlavaty · 2010
.1004George Varga · 2010
.1004Scott Holter · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.391#160 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Phoenix · Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix15138
U2 · No Line on the Horizon1425
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers · The Live Anthology130
Wilco · Wilco (The Album)1243
Grizzly Bear · Veckatimest11105
Monsters of Folk · Monsters of Folk917
The Decemberists · The Hazards of Love832
Dawes · North Hills70
Bob Dylan · Together Through Life625
M. Ward · Hold Time510
SongOther Votes
Phoenix · "1901"80
Grizzly Bear · "Two Weeks"64
Kings of Leon · "Use Somebody"24
U2 · "Magnificent"7
Spoon · "Got Nuffin'"6
Monsters of Folk · "Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)"4
Bob Dylan · "It's All Good"3
Wilco · "You Never Know"3
Bird and the Bee · "My Love"1
Radiohead · "These Are My Twisted Words"1

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.27812Roy Trakin · 2009
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.23711Charles R. Cross · 2009
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.21511Marianne Meyer · 2009
.20310Maya Kroth · 2009
.1937Lloyd Sachs · 2009
.1819Paul Robicheau · 2009
.1699Tim Grierson · 2009
.1686Jim DeRogatis · 2009
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.1666Salvatore Caputo · 2009
.1648Bob Grossweiner · 2009
.1648Chris Riemenschneider · 2009
.1556Dominic Salerno · 2009
.1556Jim Sullivan · 2009
.1538Melissa Maerz · 2009
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.20657Ken Rayes
.18054Roy Trakin
.16940Charles R. Cross
.15418Anthony DeCurtis
.15344Bob Grossweiner
.14934Al Choman
.14136Scott Mervis
.13913Nicole Frehsee
.12945Marianne Meyer
.12834Alan Light
.12615Lloyd Sachs
.12425Holly George-Warren
.12322Allen St John
.12242Mike Greenhaus
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.11517Steve Ciabattoni
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.11120Peter Gerstenzang
.11113Rick Petreycik
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