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.
 
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Mark Zepezauer
Overall
Centricity.638#70 of 1313
Breadth.783#46 of 1329
Metalism.006#418 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.777#18 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Skeleton Tree1656
David Bowie · Blackstar14208
Bon Iver · 22, a Million1244
Beyoncé · Lemonade10179
A Tribe Called Quest · We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service8184
Radiohead · A Moon Shaped Pool891
Leonard Cohen · You Want It Darker880
Drive-By Truckers · American Band855
Anohni · Hopelessness837
Parquet Courts · Human Performance826
SongOther Votes
Beyoncé · "Formation"98
A Tribe Called Quest · "We the People"55
Mitski · "Your Best American Girl"55
Eric Bachmann · "Mercy"4
Michael Kiwanuka · "One More Night"4
Parquet Courts · "Berlin Got Blurry"2
Margaret Glaspy · "Emotions and Math"1
Deerhoof · "Criminals of the Dream"0
Esperanza Spalding · "Good Lava"0
Thao Nguyen With the Get Down Stay Down · "Nobody Dies"0

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.35917E.J. Friedman · 2016
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.30514Erik Thompson · 2016
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.27414Roy Trakin · 2016
.26710Bob Grossweiner · 2016
.26613Edna Gundersen · 2016
.25314Dorian Lynskey · 2016
.24912Jon LaFollette · 2016
.2499Tim Riley · 2016
.24212Althea Legaspi · 2016
.24112Seth Mnookin · 2016
.23412Bob Townsend · 2016
.22812Jacob Webb · 2016
.2258Lindsey Rhoades · 2016
.22412Jim Macnie · 2016
.22311Dusty Henry · 2016
.22212Aaron Hillis · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.619#67 of 480
Metalism.050#48 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kendrick Lamar · To Pimp a Butterfly15209
Grimes · Art Angels1592
Sleater-Kinney · No Cities to Love1591
Sufjan Stevens · Carrie & Lowell1581
Alabama Shakes · Sound & Color1047
Blur · The Magic Whip1015
Wilco · Star Wars519
Viet Cong · Viet Cong514
Algiers · Algiers512
Panda Bear · Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper510
SongOther Votes
Kendrick Lamar · "King Kunta"69
Courtney Barnett · "Pedestrian at Best"52
Speedy Ortiz · "Raising the Skate"13
Beck · "Dreams"12
Chemical Brothers · "Go"2
Madonna · "Unapologetic Bitch"2
Panda Bear · "Mr Noah"1
Woke · "The Lavishments of Light Looking"1
Emile Haynie · "Falling Apart"0
Punch Brothers · "I Blew It Off"0

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.23311Ed Masley · 2015
.22211Peter Tabakis · 2015
.21111Jacob Webb · 2015
.2118Jill Ettinger · 2015
.21011Spencer Kornhaber · 2015
.20810Ken Rayes · 2015
.2068Max Berry · 2015
.20111Dan DeLuca · 2015
.19911Sachyn Mital · 2015
.19410Melissa Fossum · 2015
.18310Todd Olmstead · 2015
.18210Hilary Hughes · 2015
.18010Isa Jones · 2015
.1779David Goldstein · 2015
.17610Steven Arroyo · 2015
.1749Roy Trakin · 2015
.1699Erik Thompson · 2015
.1657Jem Aswad · 2015
.1649Marc Hogan · 2015
.1639Jeff Terich · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.551#73 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
St. Vincent · St. Vincent25111
Flying Lotus · You're Dead!1559
Parquet Courts · Sunbathing Animal1546
Notwist · Close to the Glass151
War on Drugs · Lost in the Dream5103
FKA Twigs · Lp1585
Azealia Banks · Broke With Expensive Taste552
New Pornographers · Brill Bruisers542
EMA · The Future's Void520
Deerhoof · La Isla Bonita56
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "Shake It Off"52
DJ Snake (ft. Lil Jon) · "Turn Down for What"35
Perfume Genius · "Queen"34
Meghan Trainor · "All About That Bass"23
Röyksopp & Robyn · "Do It Again"12
D'Angelo · "Sugah Daddy"10
Ages and Ages · "Divisionary (Do the Right Thing)"1
Neneh Cherry · "Out of the Black"1
Strand of Oaks · "Jm"1
Wye Oak · "Glory"1

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.24312Joey Hood · 2014
.23112Roy Trakin · 2014
.2258Steve Rosen · 2014
.22211Will Hermes · 2014
.2198Jason Gargano · 2014
.20010Greg Franklin · 2014
.18910Jennifer Vineyard · 2014
.18910Kevin O'Donnell · 2014
.18210Maria Jean Sullivan · 2014
.1809Devon Maloney · 2014
.1797Jeremiah McNeil · 2014
.1739Michelle Geslani · 2014
.1729Aaron Frank · 2014
.1689Andrea Domanick · 2014
.1679Jeff Gage · 2014
.1669Caryn Ganz · 2014
.1658John Bush · 2014
.1649JD Swerzenski · 2014
.1649Mac Wilson · 2014
.1629Steve Knopper · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.661#44 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City18108
David Bowie · The Next Day1645
Elvis Costello & the Roots · Wise Up Ghost1411
M.I.A. · Matangi1233
Sky Ferreira · Night Time, My Time1045
Jagwar Ma · Howlin86
Bombino · Nomad619
Blood Orange · Cupid Deluxe616
Kanye West · Yeezus5159
Parquet Courts · Light Up Gold528
SongOther Votes
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "Get Lucky"116
Lorde · "Royals"75
Haim · "The Wire"58
Tegan and Sara · "Closer"24
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (ft. Mary Lambert) · "Same Love"11
Disclosure · "When a Fire Starts to Burn"8
Ylvis · "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)"7
Mavis Staples · "Can You Get to That"3
Rilo Kiley · "It'll Get You There"1
Thao Nguyen With the Get Down Stay Down · "We the Common (for Valerie Bolden)"1

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.30214Maureen Miller · 2013
.29014Alan Light · 2013
.28714Michael Gallucci · 2013
.27214Christian Hoard · 2013
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.24313Ken Rayes · 2013
.22912Luke Winkie · 2013
.22511Jose Duran · 2013
.21812Derek Paiva · 2013
.21712Sean Fennessey · 2013
.21412Jim Macnie · 2013
.21411Forrest Wickman · 2013
.21112Nick Duerden · 2013
.21111Jennifer Vineyard · 2013
.21010Lola Emanuelli · 2013
.20011Barry Walters · 2013
.20010Saul Austerlitz · 2013
.19611Simon Vozick-Levinson · 2013
.19311Ryan Maffei · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.587#65 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Dirty Projectors · Swing Lo Magellan1833
Bob Dylan · Tempest1632
Tame Impala · Lonerism1455
Django Django · Django Django124
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange7169
Fiona Apple · The Idler Wheel...7100
Alabama Shakes · Boys & Girls732
Sleigh Bells · Reign of Terror712
Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang · En Yay Sah77
David Byrne & St. Vincent · Love This Giant510
SongOther Votes
Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"93
Nicki Minaj · "Starships"9
Ellie Goulding · "Lights"5
Neon Trees · "Everybody Talks"3
Swedish House Mafia · "Don't You Worry Child"2
The Very Best · "We OK"1
Rocket Juice & the Moon · "Hey Shooter"0
Santigold · "Big Mouth"0
Sonny & the Sunsets · "I See the Void"0
Willie Nelson · "Just Breathe"0

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.2068Mark J. Lepage · 2012
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.1629Kristyn Pomranz · 2012
.1576Jose Davila · 2012
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.1459Douglas Wolk · 2012
.1398Michael Gallucci · 2012
.1378J. Anthony Ware · 2012
.1378Tyler Coates · 2012
.1356Anthony Miccio · 2012
.1348Joey Daniewicz · 2012
.1346Michael Ayers · 2012
.1346Thor Christensen · 2012
.1328Matt Rice · 2012
.1298Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2012
.1288Maureen Miller · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.636#16 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
tUnE-yArDs · w h o k i l l15134
St. Vincent · Strange Mercy1564
Black Keys · El Camino1053
Wilco · The Whole Love1053
Girls · Father, Son, Holy Ghost1044
Radiohead · The King of Limbs1038
Cults · Cults815
Kills · Blood Pressures815
PJ Harvey · Let England Shake7128
Yuck · Yuck753
SongOther Votes
Beyoncé · "Countdown"96
Black Keys · "Lonely Boy"29
James Blake · "The Wilhelm Scream"11
Wild Flag · "Glass Tambourine"7
Gang Gang Dance · "Mindkilla"6
Girls · "Honey Bunny"4
Panda Bear · "Last Night at the Jetty"3
Beastie Boys · "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win"2
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi · "Two Against One"1
Hanni El Khatib · "Build. Destroy. Rebuild"0

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.2669Jason Gargano · 2011
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2010 original ballot
Centricity.724#19 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Sufjan Stevens · The Age of Adz1633
Sleigh Bells · Treats1485
Arcade Fire · The Suburbs12144
M.I.A. · Maya1028
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy9265
LCD Soundsystem · This Is Happening8151
Janelle Monáe · The ArchAndroid8133
Black Keys · Brothers888
Girl Talk · All Day813
The Fall · Your Future Our Clutter75
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Janelle Monáe (ft. Big Boi) · "Tightrope"103
Sleigh Bells · "Rill Rill"38
Katy Perry · "Teenage Dream"35
Vampire Weekend · "White Sky"7
No Age · "Fever Dreaming"2
M.I.A. · "Haters"0
Ozomatli · "Elysian Persuasion"0
Shakira · "Loca"0
Yeasayer · "Rome"0

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.35617Julia Simon · 2010
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.26810Martin Cizmar · 2010
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.25213Ken Rayes · 2010
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.24614Brian Braiker · 2010
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.23714Pete Freedman · 2010
.23413Harry Burson · 2010
.23313James Montgomery · 2010
.22913Ken Capobianco · 2010
.22712Mark Richardson · 2010
.22613Serene Dominic · 2010
.22512Althea Legaspi · 2010
.22211Michael Ayers · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.557#50 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Micachu and the Shapes · Jewellery1825
Wilco · Wilco (The Album)1643
The xx · The xx1492
The Flaming Lips · Embryonic1264
Animal Collective · Merriweather Post Pavilion10153
Dirty Projectors · Bitte Orca6107
Sonic Youth · The Eternal641
Bob Dylan · Together Through Life625
Monsters of Folk · Monsters of Folk617
Fol Chen · Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made60
SongOther Votes
Animal Collective · "My Girls"75
Lily Allen · "The Fear"19
Neko Case · "This Tornado Loves You"18
The xx · "Crystalised"17
Dirty Projectors and David Byrne · "Knotty Pine"6
Buddy & Julie Miller · "Gasoline and Matches"5
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros · "Home"3
Beck · "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat"1
Fol Chen · "Winter, That's All"0
Radiohead · "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)"0

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.2378Rick Petreycik · 2009
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.1658Heather Phares · 2009
.1636J T Ramsay · 2009
.1626Holly George-Warren · 2009
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2008 original ballot
Centricity.628#28 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!1860
TV on the Radio · Dear Science16153
Bob Dylan · The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-20061435
Santogold · Santogold1278
Erykah Badu · New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War1079
Randy Newman · Harps and Angels647
My Morning Jacket · Evil Urges642
Lucinda Williams · Little Honey621
Black Keys · Attack & Release617
Deerhoof · Offend Maggie610
SongOther Votes
Lil Wayne · "A Milli"49
Hercules and Love Affair · "Blind"45
Blitzen Trapper · "Furr"7
Conor Oberst · "I Don't Want to Die (In the Hospital)"3
Robyn · "Konichiwa Bitches"3
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals · "Magick"3
Kills · "Cheap and Cheerful"2
The Knux · "Bang! Bang!"2
Ron Sexsmith · "Impossible World"0
Sam Phillips · "Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us"0

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.1699Charles Aaron · 2008
.1679Jim Tremayne · 2008
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.1669Will Hermes · 2008
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.23184Roy Trakin
.22080Will Hermes
.21979Michael Gallucci
.21266Dan DeLuca
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.21179Althea Legaspi
.21074Jennifer Vineyard
.20550Jason Gargano
.19663Steve Klinge
.19440Julia Simon
.18876Chris Molanphy
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