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.
 
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Stephen Thompson
Overall
Centricity.342#588 of 1313
Breadth.689#140 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.613#82 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Bon Iver · 22, a Million1544
Beyoncé · Lemonade14179
David Bowie · Blackstar13208
case/lang/veirs · case/lang/veirs128
Mitski · Puberty 21158
Solange · A Seat at the Table9116
John K. Samson · Winter Wheat87
Anderson .Paak · Malibu772
Anohni · Hopelessness637
Maren Morris · Hero526
SongOther Votes
Mitski · "Your Best American Girl"55
David Bowie · "I Can't Give Everything Away"13
Beyoncé (ft. Kendrick Lamar) · "Freedom"12
Maren Morris · "Rich"2
John K. Samson · "Postdoc Blues"1
Tacocat · "I Hate the Weekend"1
Bon Iver · "715-CREEKS"0
James Blake · "Meet You in the Maze"0
Joseph · "White Flag **"0
Silver Torches · "Woman in Rust"0

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.26813Todd Olmstead · 2016
.25111Katie Moulton · 2016
.24012Melissa Locker · 2016
.22611Steven Arroyo · 2016
.22411Peter Tabakis · 2016
.20210Will Hermes · 2016
.19910Ramon Ramirez · 2016
.19811Jessica Goodman · 2016
.19810Erik Thompson · 2016
.1908Jem Aswad · 2016
.18710Austin Reed · 2016
.18310Joe Lynch · 2016
.17910Mark Zepezauer · 2016
.17810Reiff, Corbin Reiff · 2016
.17710Ilana Kaplan · 2016
.17410Dan DeLuca · 2016
.1699Chris Willman · 2016
.16810Daniel Kohn · 2016
.16710Gary Chun · 2016
.1639Gabriel Rosenberg · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.573#98 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Joan Shelley · Over and Even158
Sufjan Stevens · Carrie & Lowell1481
Kendrick Lamar · To Pimp a Butterfly13209
Courtney Barnett · Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit12166
Kacey Musgraves · Pageant Material1132
Torres · Sprinter926
Low · Ones and Sixes817
Patty Griffin · Servant of Love72
Saintseneca · Such Things61
Girlpool · Before the World Was Big54
SongOther Votes
Courtney Barnett · "Pedestrian at Best"52
Kacey Musgraves · "Dime Store Cowgirl"6
Sufjan Stevens · "Fourth of July"5
Doomtree · "Gray Duck"0
Joan Shelley · "Easy Now"0
Kaleo · "All the Pretty Girls"0
Saintseneca · "Sleeper Hold"0
The Staves · "No Me, No You, No More"0
The Weepies · "Sirens"0
The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die · "January 10, 2014"0

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.22011Seth Mnookin · 2015
.21110Val Veteto · 2015
.2068Brian Orloff · 2015
.2058Max Blau · 2015
.1729Melissa Fossum · 2015
.1639Will Hermes · 2015
.1556Andrew Bartlett · 2015
.1549Melissa Locker · 2015
.1539Gabe Vodicka · 2015
.1528Reed Fischer · 2015
.1498M.J. Fine · 2015
.1418Ed Masley · 2015
.1408Anders Smith Lindall · 2015
.1356Preston Jones · 2015
.1348Steven Arroyo · 2015
.1286Jim DeRogatis · 2015
.1216Scott Mervis · 2015
.1206Jason Gargano · 2015
.1167Andrew Hall · 2015
.1167Paula Mejia · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.245#353 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Luluc · Passerby155
Beyoncé · Beyoncé1415
Sylvan Esso · Sylvan Esso1314
First Aid Kit · Stay Gold1210
St. Vincent · St. Vincent11111
Mimicking Birds · Eons90
New Pornographers · Brill Bruisers842
Haley Bonar · Last War73
Alt-J · This Is All Yours69
Perfect Pussy · Say Yes to Love518
SongOther Votes
FKA Twigs · "Two Weeks"59
New Pornographers · "Brill Bruisers"12
Sylvan Esso · "Coffee"12
Beyoncé · "Xo"7
Strand of Oaks · "Jm"1
Alt-J · "Warm Foothills"0
Mimicking Birds · "Bloodlines"0
Porter Robinson · "Worlds"0
Tiny Ruins · "Me at the Museum You in the Wintergardens"0
Yann Tiersen · "Meteorites"0

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.1629Jennifer Vineyard · 2014
.1385Kimberly Chun · 2014
.1298Brian Orloff · 2014
.1227Mark Zepezauer · 2014
.1195Jill Ettinger · 2014
.1136Amy McCarthy · 2014
.1116Jaime-Paul Falcon · 2014
.1096Eric Danton · 2014
.1096Will Hermes · 2014
.1086Shane Harrison · 2014
.1076Jeff Gage · 2014
.1067Nate Chinen · 2014
.1066Ed Condran · 2014
.1056Monique Melendez · 2014
.1046Joey Hood · 2014
.1026Ed Masley · 2014
.1026Kyle Petersen · 2014
.1016Mac Wilson · 2014
.1006Shannon Carlin · 2014
.1005David Goldstein · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.248#273 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kacey Musgraves · Same Trailer Different Park1542
Neko Case · The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You1445
San Fermin · San Fermin130
Rhye · Woman1218
Laura Marling · Once I Was an Eagle1121
Volcano Choir · Repave95
Dessa · Parts of Speech80
Frank Turner · Tape Deck Heart71
Laura Mvula · Sing to the Moon610
The National · Trouble Will Find Me529
SongOther Votes
Phosphorescent · "Song for Zula"22
Kacey Musgraves · "Follow Your Arrow"21
Vampire Weekend · "Step"16
Neko Case · "Man"13
Bill Callahan · "Small Plane"6
Daughter · "Youth"0
Dessa · "Fighting Fish"0
The Dodos · "Confidence"0
Josh Ritter · "Joy to You, Baby"0
Typhoon · "Young Fathers"0

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.2699Jeff Vrabel · 2013
.24412Mac Wilson · 2013
.2218Allen St John · 2013
.19010Brian Orloff · 2013
.1809Bob Townsend · 2013
.1696Buzz Poole · 2013
.1649Phil Gallo · 2013
.1458Daniel Durchholz · 2013
.1418Andrew Dansby · 2013
.1407Caitlin White · 2013
.1225Laurence Station · 2013
.1185Josh Modell · 2013
.1175Steve Klinge · 2013
.1146Geoffrey Himes · 2013
.1034Ryan Patrick · 2013
.1016Derek Paiva · 2013
.1006Saul Austerlitz · 2013
.0985Mike Seely · 2013
.0976Max Berry · 2013
.0956Dan Kois · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.430#135 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Japandroids · Celebration Rock1572
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange14169
Now, Now · Threads132
Spiritualized · Sweet Heart Sweet Light1217
Best Coast · The Only Place1110
Sera Cahoone · Deer Creek Canyon92
Sharon Van Etten · Tramp833
Nada Surf · The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy713
Cody ChestnuTT · Landing on a Hundred67
Lianne La Havas · Is Your Love Big Enough?55
SongOther Votes
Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"93
Frank Ocean · "Thinkin' 'Bout You"46
Cloud Nothings · "Stay Useless"9
Best Coast · "The Only Place"6
Kishi Bashi · "Bright Whites"3
John K. Samson · "When I Write My Masters Thesis"2
Shearwater · "You As You Were"2
Fanfarlo · "Deconstruction"0
Sera Cahoone · "Deer Creek Canyon"0
Tallest Man on Earth · "Wind and Walls"0

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.2278Deborah Sprague · 2012
.19410Tyler Coates · 2012
.1799Eric Sundermann · 2012
.1767Jason Gargano · 2012
.1639Glenn Gamboa · 2012
.1589Michael Tedder · 2012
.1588Sarah Ventre · 2012
.1569Shane Harrison · 2012
.1479Althea Legaspi · 2012
.1378Steve Klinge · 2012
.1368Brian Orloff · 2012
.1328Josh Bis · 2012
.1298Chris Molanphy · 2012
.1298Will Hermes · 2012
.1245Matt Ryan · 2012
.1207Lola Emanuelli · 2012
.1137Joey Daniewicz · 2012
.1127Bill O'Neill · 2012
.1106Matt Sebastian · 2012
.1077Christopher Alexander · 2012
.1077Hank Shteamer · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.307#329 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins · Diamond Mine157
Bon Iver · Bon Iver1479
Wye Oak · Civilian1327
Julianna Barwick · The Magic Place1214
Real Estate · Days1139
Blind Pilot · We Are the Tide90
Rihanna · Talk That Talk86
Wilco · The Whole Love753
The Roots · Undun659
Release the Sunbird · Come Back to Us50
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Someone Like You"45
Rihanna (ft. Calvin Harris) · "We Found Love"29
Wilco · "Art of Almost"6
Low · "Try to Sleep"5
Wye Oak · "Civilian"4
Mountain Goats · "Estate Sale Sign"3
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins · "Bats in the Attic"2
Bon Iver · "I Can't Make You Love Me/Nick of Time"1
David Bazan · "Wolves at the Door"1
Dolorean · "Country Clutter"0

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.1586David Menconi · 2011
.1556John Kenyon · 2011
.1428Chris Riemenschneider · 2011
.1307Catherine Lewis · 2011
.1285Josh Modell · 2011
.1167Daniel Durchholz · 2011
.1125Paul Robicheau · 2011
.1105Preston Jones · 2011
.1076Mike Escoto · 2011
.1045Eddie Fleisher · 2011
.0986Lilledeshan Bose · 2011
.0985Allen St John · 2011
.0956Brian Orloff · 2011
.0936Makkada B. Selah · 2011
.0936Mike Greenhaus · 2011
.0906Gary Chun · 2011
.0905Tyler Coates · 2011
.0904Kyle Ryan · 2011
.0865Clover Hope · 2011
.0845Andrew Hall · 2011
.0845Jim Connelly · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.177#476 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Jónsi · Go1524
The National · High Violet1496
Horse Feathers · Thistled Spring130
Jeremy Messersmith · The Reluctant Graveyard123
Sharon Van Etten · Epic1122
Eau Claire Memorial Jazz I With Justin Vernon · A Decade With Duke90
Titus Andronicus · The Monitor874
Stars · The Five Ghosts73
Regina Carter · Reverse Thread62
Heligoats · Goodness Gracious50
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
The National · "Bloodbuzz Ohio"40
Jónsi · "Go Do"9
Sharon Van Etten · "Love More"4
Extra Lens · "Only Existing Footage"0
Gaslight Anthem · "Stay Lucky"0
Harvey Danger · "The Show Must Not Go On"0
Horse Feathers · "Thistled Spring"0
Stars · "Dead Hearts"0
Sun Kil Moon · "Admiral Fell Promises"0

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.1809Eric Danton · 2010
.1588Sarah Ventre · 2010
.1578Glenn Gamboa · 2010
.1486Josh Modell · 2010
.1428Steve Klinge · 2010
.1377Kiernan Maletsky · 2010
.1327Jeremiah McNeil · 2010
.1295Josh Baron · 2010
.1245Max Berry · 2010
.1076Chris Riemenschneider · 2010
.1046Adam Goldstein · 2010
.1026James Montgomery · 2010
.1016Andy Gensler · 2010
.0996Serene Dominic · 2010
.0995Michael Ayers · 2010
.0986Omar Kholeif · 2010
.0976Jim Connelly · 2010
.0976Joey Daniewicz · 2010
.0956Allison Stewart · 2010
.0956Brian Orloff · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.234#346 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Noah and the Whale · The First Days of Spring153
Avett Brothers · I and Love and You1441
Bill Callahan · Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle1318
Wye Oak · The Knot129
Neko Case · Middle Cyclone11105
K'Naan · Troubadour927
The Swell Season · Strict Joy89
Laura Gibson · Beasts of Seasons71
Visqueen · Message to Garcia67
Regina Spektor · Far513
SongOther Votes
Bon Iver · "Blood Bank"12
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros · "Home"3
Telekinesis · "Coast of Carolina"2
Bill Callahan · "Jim Cain"1
Sharon Van Etten · "Much More Than That"1
Visqueen · "Hand Me Down"1
Grant-Lee Phillips · "Strangest Thing"0
K'Naan · "Take a Minute"0
Noah and the Whale · "The First Days of Spring"0
Patrick Watson & the Wooden Arms · "Beijing"0

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.1626Jeff Vrabel · 2009
.1265Dana Bos · 2009
.1106Bret Gladstone · 2009
.1106Marianne Meyer · 2009
.1046Gary Chun · 2009
.1036David Cantwell · 2009
.1014Evan Serpick · 2009
.1014Joe Heim · 2009
.0984David Menconi · 2009
.0954Julie Seabaugh · 2009
.0944Sarah Zupko · 2009
.0894Max Berry · 2009
.0884Bill O'Neill · 2009
.0875Jolie Lash · 2009
.0864Chris Parker · 2009
.0864Joan Anderman · 2009
.0844Allen St John · 2009
.0844Jed Gottlieb · 2009
.0835Paul Robicheau · 2009
.0834Dan Aloi · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.248#306 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago1572
Mates of State · Re-Arrange Us146
Blind Pilot · 3 Rounds and a Sound130
Eef Barzelay · Lose Big121
Shearwater · Rook117
Death Cab for Cutie · Narrow Stairs922
Sera Cahoone · Only As the Day Is Long80
Nada Surf · Lucky710
Fleet Foxes · Fleet Foxes687
Noah and the Whale · Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down51
SongOther Votes
MGMT · "Time to Pretend"52
Bon Iver · "Skinny Love"12
Santogold · "Lights Out"11
Blitzen Trapper · "Furr"7
Mates of State · "The Re-Arranger"2
Land of Talk · "Some Are Lakes"1
Avett Brothers · "Tear Down the House"0
Basia Bulat · "In the Night"0
Sera Cahoone · "You're Not Broken"0
Sigur Rós · "Festival"0

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.2017Dana Bos · 2008
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.1789Will Hermes · 2008
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.1506Charles R. Cross · 2008
.1456Josh Modell · 2008
.1438Paul Robicheau · 2008
.1418Rob Brunner · 2008
.1287Julia Simon · 2008
.1255Michael Hoinski · 2008
.1217Daniel Durchholz · 2008
.1136Amber Schadewald · 2008
.1136Bret Gladstone · 2008
.1126Clifford J Corcoran · 2008
.1125Cortney Harding · 2008
.1116Crystal Wiebe · 2008
.1096Daniel Rodrigue · 2008
.1096Steve Reynolds · 2008
.1076Althea Legaspi · 2008
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.17260Brian Orloff
.14853Will Hermes
.14226Josh Modell
.14133Mac Wilson
.13652Eric Danton
.13629Melissa Locker
.13622Jeff Vrabel
.12548Althea Legaspi
.12539Steve Klinge
.12130Max Blau
.12044Paul Robicheau
.12029Steven Arroyo
.12025Seth Mnookin
.11640Shane Harrison
.11632Kasia Galazka
.11429Jason Gargano
.11044Daniel Durchholz
.10734Michael Ayers
.10619Tyler Coates
.10432Josh Bis
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