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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Laina Dawes
Overall
Centricity.087#1172 of 1313
Breadth.618#216 of 1329
Metalism.673#14 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.171#403 of 542
Metalism.250#17 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Beyoncé · Lemonade20179
Cobalt · Slow Forever156
Tombs · All Empires Fall151
Metallica · Hardwired... to Self-Destruct107
Eight Bells · Landless100
Nails · You Will Never Be One of Us64
Neurosis · Fires Within Fires64
Meek Mill · Dc461
Skunk Anansie · Anarchytecture61
Oceans of Slumber · Winter60
SongOther Votes
Beyoncé · "Formation"98
Solange · "Cranes in the Sky"63
Rihanna (ft. Drake) · "Work"38
Beyoncé · "Daddy Lessons"10
Charles Bradley · "Changes"10
Sia · "Cheap Thrills"10
Laura Mvula · "Show Me Love"1
Massive Attack · "The Spoils"1
Avalanches · "Because I'm Me"0
Nao · "Girlfriend"0

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.1639David Greenwald · 2016
.1227Franklin Paul · 2016
.1187Kory Grow · 2016
.1177J. Anthony Ware · 2016
.1177Ru Johnson · 2016
.1137Joey Daniewicz · 2016
.1097Josh Winters · 2016
.0994Kevin Stewart-Panko · 2016
.0936Shannon Carlin · 2016
.0916Chris Herrington · 2016
.0906Forrest Wickman · 2016
.0906Hilary Hughes · 2016
.0886Andrew Casillas · 2016
.0886Eugene Holley, Jr. · 2016
.0886Laur Jackson · 2016
.0876Ellis Widner · 2016
.0866Amy McCarthy · 2016
.0856Del Cowie · 2016
.0856Michael Tedder · 2016
.0856Rico Washington · 2016
2014 original ballot
Centricity.059#540 of 601
Metalism1.000#1 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Pallbearer · Foundations of Burden1219
Yob · Clearing the Path to Ascend1211
Eyehategod · Eyehategod125
Inter Arma · The Cavern111
Indian · From All Purity110
Coffinworm · Iv.i.viii103
Cretin · Stranger83
Mortals · Cursed to See the Future82
Tombs · Savage Gold82
American Heritage · Prolapse80

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.1874Ryan Wasoba · 2014
.1778Daniel Chamberlin · 2014
.1224David Pehling · 2014
.1224Matt Sullivan · 2014
.1204Linda Leseman · 2014
.1174Brent Burton · 2014
.1164Erik Highter · 2014
.0784Mike R. Meyer · 2014
.0784Zena Tsarfin · 2014
.0774Jeanne Fury · 2014
.0744Zachary Smith · 2014
.0714Brandon Stosuy · 2014
.0342Etan Rosenbloom · 2014
.0332John Mincemoyer · 2014
.0332Will York · 2014
.0322Nick Green · 2014
.0322Nick Lucchesi · 2014
.0322Thorin Klosowski · 2014
.0312Kurt Orzeck · 2014
.0272David Goldstein · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.075#390 of 453
Metalism.900#1 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Carcass · Surgical Steel1816
Gorguts · Colored Sands169
SubRosa · More Constant Than the Gods128
Lesbian · Foresttelevision100
Darkthrone · The Underground Resistance83
Weekend Nachos · Still80
Windhand · Soma76
Nails · Abandon All Life73
Cathedral · The Last Spire70
Royal Thunder · Blue70
SongOther Votes
Beyoncé (ft. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) · "***Flawless"6
Darkthrone · "Leave No Cross Unturned"4
Windhand · "Woodbine"2
Beyoncé · "Pretty Hurts"0
Gorguts · "La Toit Du Monde"0
High on Fire · "Slave the Hive"0
Iron Tongue · "Ever After"0
Royal Thunder · "Parsons Curse"0
SubRosa · "The Usher"0
Vista Chino · "Good Morning Wasteland"0

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.2618Albert Mudrian · 2013
.1477Matt Sullivan · 2013
.1166Zachary Smith · 2013
.1146Michael Robbins · 2013
.1044Nick Green · 2013
.1034Will York · 2013
.1004Brent Burton · 2013
.0754Zena Tsarfin · 2013
.0704Kory Grow · 2013
.0694Hank Shteamer · 2013
.0684Adrien Begrand · 2013
.0654Jason Heller · 2013
.0644Ian Mathers · 2013
.0644Josh Kortbein · 2013
.0433A.S. Van Dorston · 2013
.0413Laina Dawes · 2012
.0313Evie Nagy · 2013
.0282David Pehling · 2012
.0282Etan Rosenbloom · 2013
.0282Shawn Macomber · 2016
2012 original ballot
Centricity.069#417 of 485
Metalism.700#7 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Pallbearer · Sorrow and Extinction1513
Converge · All We Love We Leave Behind1214
Neurosis · Honor Found in Decay121
Dragged Into Sunlight · Widowmaker120
Ufomammut · Oro: Opus Primum & Alter104
Lord Mantis · Pervertor101
Pig Destroyer · Book Burner86
High on Fire · De Vermis Mysteriis74
Horseback · Half Blood72
Old Man Gloom · No70
SongOther Votes
Frank Ocean · "Thinkin' 'Bout You"46
Phillip Phillips · "Home"6
The Wanted · "Glad You Came"4
2 Chainz (ft. Kanye West) · "Birthday Song"2
High on Fire · "Fertile Green"1
Flo Rida (ft. Sia) · "Wild Ones"0
Lord Mantis · "The Whip and the Body"0
Mike Scheidt · "In Your Light"0
Neurosis · "At the Well"0
Royal Thunder · "Parsons Curse"0

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.2137Albert Mudrian · 2012
.1736Brent Burton · 2012
.1488Matt Sullivan · 2012
.1405David Pehling · 2012
.1377Michael Robbins · 2012
.1226Zachary Smith · 2012
.1026Hank Shteamer · 2012
.0994Catherine Lewis · 2012
.0974Kurt Orzeck · 2012
.0925DX Ferris · 2012
.0924Mike R. Meyer · 2012
.0775Brandon Stosuy · 2012
.0654Chuck Campbell · 2012
.0604Josh Kortbein · 2012
.0603Jeff Treppel · 2012
.0494Elliott Sharp · 2012
.0494Liz Tracy · 2012
.0423Laina Dawes · 2013
.0413A.S. Van Dorston · 2012
.0303Robert Ham · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.070#606 of 693
Metalism.700#6 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Mastodon · The Hunter2021
Tombs · Path of Totality207
Yob · Atma145
Red Fang · Murder the Mountains83
Electric Wizard · Black Masses81
Wolves in the Throne Room · Celestial Lineage68
The Atlas Moth · An Ache for the Distance64
Black Tusk · Set the Dial61
Hail!Hornet · Disperse the Curse61
Today Is the Day · Pain Is a Warning61
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
LMFAO · "Party Rock Anthem"17
Mastodon · "Curl of the Burl"6
LMFAO · "Sexy and I Know It"5
Rihanna · "Man Down"5
Red Fang · "Wires"3
Black Tusk · "Crossroads and Thunder"0
Red Fang · "Malverde"0
Rihanna · "Only Girl (In the World)"0
Tombs · "Path of Totality"0

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.2698Kurt Orzeck · 2011
.24110Zena Tsarfin · 2011
.1876Jason Bracelin · 2011
.1407Jeanne Fury · 2011
.1106DX Ferris · 2011
.1074Brandon Stosuy · 2011
.1064Shawn Macomber · 2011
.0996Matt Sullivan · 2011
.0845Chris Conaton · 2011
.0714John Walker · 2011
.0664Jonathan Lundeen · 2011
.0584Chuck Campbell · 2011
.0584Geoffrey Himes · 2011
.0554Richard Gehr · 2011
.0534J.D. Considine · 2011
.0504Steve Holtje · 2011
.0474Josh Timmermann · 2011
.0474Makkada B. Selah · 2011
.0454Randall Grass · 2011
.0433Audra Schroeder · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.030#654 of 699
Metalism.550#13 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Salome · Terminal151
Kylesa · Spiral Shadow1213
High on Fire · Snakes for the Divine126
Zoroaster · Matador121
Early Graves · Goner110
Misery Index · Heirs to Thievery110
Black Breath · Heavy Breathing105
Intronaut · Valley of Smoke71
This Moment in Black History · Public Square51
Yakuza · Of Seismic Consequence51
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Black Keys · "Tighten Up"25
Arcade Fire · "Ready to Start"18
Mumford & Sons · "Little Lion Man"15
Florence & the Machine · "Dog Days Are Over"12
Willow Smith · "Whip My Hair"12
Alexisonfire · "Young Cardinals"0
Alice in Chains · "Your Decision"0
High on Fire · "Frost Hammer"0
Metric · "Stereo Love"0

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.1746Phil Freeman · 2010
.1518James Rodgers · 2010
.1387Steve Baltin · 2010
.1338Dave Gil de Rubio · 2010
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.1016Liz Riley · 2010
.0966John Hood · 2010
.0966Leonard Pierce · 2010
.0946Bob Townsend · 2010
.0936Jeanne Fury · 2010
.0926Heidi Siegmund Cuda · 2010
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.0896Chris Riemenschneider · 2010
.0846Andrew Bartlett · 2010
.0845Matt Sullivan · 2010
.0834Miles Marshall Lewis · 2010
.0735Marcos Hassan · 2010
.0704Robert Ham · 2010
.0695Buzz Morison · 2011
.0695Omar Kholeif · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.154#465 of 683
Metalism.850#10 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Converge · Axe to Fall2033
Mastodon · Crack the Skye1543
Baroness · The Blue Record1238
Lord Mantis · Spawning the Nephilim121
Kylesa · Static Tensions1017
Keelhaul · Triumphant Return to Obscurity100
Napalm Death · Time Waits for No Slave64
Slayer · World Painted Blood58
Shrinebuilder · Shrinebuilder54
Suffocation · Blood Oath51
SongOther Votes
Lady Gaga · "Paparazzi"35
Kid Cudi · "Day 'N' Nite"15
Mastodon · "Oblivion"7
Converge · "Axe to Fall"0
Kylesa · "Said and Done"0
Lord Mantis · "Hit by a Bus"0
Napalm Death · "Brink of Extinction"0
Sean Paul · "So Fine"0
Shrinebuilder · "Blind for All to See"0
Slayer · "Psychopathy Red"0

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.2668J T Ramsay · 2009
.2628Adem Tepedelen · 2009
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.21810DX Ferris · 2009
.1959Jonathan Lundeen · 2009
.1806Jason Bracelin · 2009
.1796Cosmo Lee · 2009
.1766Brad Angle · 2009
.1736Jeff Treppel · 2009
.1648Zachary Smith · 2009
.1618Arielle Castillo · 2009
.1307Nick Green · 2009
.1186Adrien Begrand · 2009
.1096Jeanne Fury · 2009
.1086Michael Robbins · 2009
.1086Rossiter Drake · 2009
.1034Christopher Krovatin · 2009
.1014Chris Parker · 2009
.1014Rich Bienstock · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.068#497 of 568
Metalism.600#9 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Meshuggah · obZen154
Opeth · Watershed138
Harvey Milk · Life...The Best Game in Town128
Misery Index · Traitors120
Metallica · Death Magnetic1123
Neuraxis · The Thin Line Between101
Genghis Tron · Board Up the House94
Faceless · Planetary Duality80
Wetnurse · Invisible City51
Early Graves · We: The Guillotine50
SongOther Votes
Estelle (ft. Kanye West) · "American Boy"69
Santogold · "L.E.S. Artistes"48
T.I. (ft. Rihanna) · "Live Your Life"22
Flo Rida (ft. T-Pain) · "Low"5
Janelle Monáe · "Many Moons"5
TV on the Radio · "Dancing Choose"5
Metallica · "The Day That Never Comes"1
Misery Index · "Traitors"0
Slayer · "Psychopathy Red"0
Slipknot · "Psychosocial"0

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.1789Nick Green · 2008
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.1106Amanda Petrusich · 2008
.1086Chris Molanphy · 2008
.1066Steve Erickson · 2008
.1034Matt Gorey · 2008
.0964Kurt Orzeck · 2008
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.0825Tracy Hopkins · 2008
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.0805Michael Ayers · 2008
.0795Bill O'Neill · 2008
.0795Edna Gundersen · 2008
.0775Daphne Carr · 2008
.0775Kristal Hawkins · 2008
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Similar Voters
.17926Albert Mudrian
.12918Jason Bracelin
.12727Kurt Orzeck
.12327Zena Tsarfin
.10729Nick Green
.10622Brent Burton
.10432Matt Sullivan
.10230Jonathan Lundeen
.09722DX Ferris
.09632Jeanne Fury
.09528Zachary Smith
.09415Jeff Treppel
.09313David Pehling
.09030Michael Robbins
.0909Adem Tepedelen
.08710Brad Angle
.08513Brandon Geist
.08420Mike R. Meyer
.07918Leonard Pierce
.07915Kevin Stewart-Panko
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