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.
Rick Mitchell
Overall
Centricity.199#932 of 1313
Breadth.467#431 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.293#324 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Rolling Stones · Blue & Lonesome2025
Beyoncé · Lemonade15179
(various artists) · The Hamilton Mixtape154
Paul Simon · Stranger to Stranger1017
Allen Toussaint · American Tunes105
Charles Lloyd & the Marvels · I Long to See You102
Sturgill Simpson · A Sailor's Guide to Earth557
Drive-By Truckers · American Band555
William Bell · This Is Where I Live59
(various artists) · God Don't Never Change: the Songs of Blind Willie Johnson53
SongOther Votes
Beyoncé · "Sorry"25
Beyoncé · "Hold Up"21
Beyoncé (ft. Kendrick Lamar) · "Freedom"12
Beyoncé · "All Night"10
Beyoncé · "Daddy Lessons"10
Beyoncé · "Don't Hurt Yourself"3
Common · "Letter to the Free"3
Ashanti (ft. Ja Rule) · "Helpless"0
Nas, Dave East, Lin Manuel Miranda · "Wrote My Way Out"0
Usher · "Wait for It"0

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.2469Bob Grossweiner · 2016
.18810J. Anthony Ware · 2016
.1809Jon Bream · 2016
.1756Charles R. Cross · 2016
.1726Michael Deeds · 2016
.1706Mike Berick · 2016
.1699Brian Ives · 2016
.1659Paul Robicheau · 2016
.1628Bob Townsend · 2016
.1608Michael Gallucci · 2016
.1568Forrest Wickman · 2016
.1497Ken Rayes · 2016
.1496Scott Mervis · 2016
.1468L. Kent Wolgamott · 2016
.1456Preston Jones · 2016
.1426Max Berry · 2016
.1356Deb Sprague · 2016
.1137Gary Graff · 2016
.1006James Barber · 2016
.0984Larry King · 2016
2014 original ballot
Centricity.342#250 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Lucinda Williams · Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone3016
D'Angelo · Black Messiah15162
Sturgill Simpson · Metamodern Sounds in Country Music1077
Flying Lotus · You're Dead!1059
Calle 13 · MultiViral102
Bill Frisell · Guitar in the Space Age!53
Henry Butler-Steven Bernsteind and the Hot Nine · Viper's Drag52
John Egan · Amulet50
Jones Family Singers · The Spirit Speaks50
Medeski Scofield Martin Wood · Juice50
SongOther Votes
Flying Lotus (ft. Kendrick Lamar) · "Never Catch Me"34
D'Angelo · "The Charade"6
Angaleena Presley · "American Middle Class"2
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 · "Imf"2
Calle 13 · "Multi_Viral"1
Bruce Springsteen w/Tom Morello · "The Ghost of Tom Joad"0
Lucinda Williams · "West Memphis"0
Miranda Lambert · "Hard Stayin' Sober"0
Santana w/Ziggy Marley and Chocquibtown · "Iron Lion Zion"0
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers · "All You Can Carry"0

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.20110Sama'an Ashrawi · 2014
.1677Steve Hochman · 2014
.1598Matt Miller · 2014
.1496Jeremiah McNeil · 2014
.1488Christopher Barton · 2014
.1237Holly Gleason · 2014
.1147Jim Macnie · 2014
.1086J. Anthony Ware · 2014
.1036Jonathan Lundeen · 2014
.1006H. Drew Blackburn · 2014
.1006Patrick Wall · 2014
.0996Jeff Gage · 2014
.0966Alan Light · 2014
.0956Aaron Frank · 2014
.0956Mosi Reeves · 2014
.0936Reed Fischer · 2014
.0934Allen St John · 2014
.0904Jeff Tamarkin · 2014
.0894Mike Seely · 2014
.0874Larry King · 2014
2011 original ballot
Centricity.223#447 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Tom Waits · Bad As Me2095
Paul Simon · So Beautiful or So What1560
Dawes · Nothing Is Wrong155
Lucinda Williams · Blessed109
Gregg Allman · Low Country Blues104
Miles Davis Quintet · Live in Europe 1967103
Charles Bradley · No Time for Dreaming525
Bill Frisell · All We Are Saying51
El Rego · El Rego et Sus Commandos51
(various artists) · The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams50
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rumour Has It"11
Hayes Carll · "KMAG YOYO"7
Lucinda Williams · "Blessed"4
Ry Cooder · "No Banker Left Behind"3
Dawes · "Fire Away"1
Paul Simon · "Dazzling Blue"1
Tom Waits · "Get Lost"1
Dave Alvin · "Johnny Ace Is Dead"0
Jamey Johnson · "LaGrange"0
Steve Earle · "Little Emperor"0

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.1977Carlo Wolff · 2011
.1889Jon Bream · 2011
.1857Salvatore Caputo · 2011
.1766Barney Hoskyns · 2011
.1699Phillip Overeem · 2011
.1646Jeff Tamarkin · 2011
.1558Steve Leftridge · 2011
.1458Phil Gallo · 2011
.1387Ted Cox · 2011
.1377Alan Light · 2011
.1348Todd Kristel · 2011
.1307Derk Richardson · 2011
.1227Richard Skanse · 2011
.1136Derek Paiva · 2011
.1136Ken Rayes · 2011
.1106Geoffrey Himes · 2011
.1106Philip Martin · 2011
.1096Bob Townsend · 2011
.1037Brent Baldwin · 2011
.1036Charles R. Cross · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.125#521 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kronos Quartet, Alim Qasimov, Fargana Qasimov, Homayun Sakhi · Rainbow: The Music of Central Asia, Vol. 8201
Mavis Staples · You Are Not Alone1526
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers · Mojo159
The Roots · How I Got Over1049
Jamey Johnson · The Guitar Song1047
Buddy Guy · Living Proof101
Patty Griffin · Downtown Church511
Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba · I Speak Fula54
Jakob Dylan · Women and Country54
Black Dub · Black Dub52

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.1316Steve Leftridge · 2010
.1296Holly Gleason · 2010
.1284Billy Altman · 2010
.1284Preston Jones · 2010
.1254Anthony DeCurtis · 2010
.1254John Milward · 2010
.1144George Varga · 2010
.1144Steve Pick · 2010
.1134Meredith Ochs · 2010
.1124Steve Simels · 2010
.1074Will Layman · 2010
.0905Daniel Durchholz · 2010
.0895Chris Neal · 2010
.0784Sarah Zupko · 2010
.0724Chase Hoffberger · 2010
.0694Steve Rosen · 2010
.0684Dan DeLuca · 2010
.0664Ellis Widner · 2010
.0664J. Anthony Ware · 2010
.0644Gary Graff · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.047#623 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Booker T. · Potato Hole204
Michael Franti and Spearhead · All Rebel Rockers200
Allen Toussaint · The Bright Mississippi1021
Steve Earle · Townes105
Ramblin' Jack Elliott · A Stranger Here102
John Scofield · Piety Street101
Béla Fleck · Throw Down Your Heart55
Elijah Wald · How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'N' Roll50
La Excelencia · Tumbao Mi Social50
Robert Cray Band · This Time50

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.1194Tom Cheyney · 2009
.1184Tad Hendrickson · 2009
.0754Wayne Bledsoe · 2009
.0492Chip Stern · 2009
.0443Don Allred · 2009
.0342Allen St John · 2009
.0342Anthony DeCurtis · 2009
.0342Derek Beres · 2009
.0342Jayson Harsin · 2009
.0342Meredith Ochs · 2009
.0342Michael Ross · 2009
.0342Steve Horowitz · 2009
.0332Banning Eyre · 2009
.0332Banning Eyre · 2010
.0332Craig Hlavaty · 2009
.0332George Varga · 2009
.0332Steve Klinge · 2009
.0332Thor Christensen · 2009
.0332Tristram Lozaw · 2009
.0322Jeff Vrabel · 2009
.0322Steve Hochman · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.164#406 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Bob Dylan · The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-20062035
James McMurtry · Just Us Kids1513
Orchestra Baobab · Made in Dakar1512
Al Green · Lay It Down1021
B.B. King · One Kind Favor106
Willie Nelson/Wynton Marsalis · Two Men With the Blues104
Alejandro Escovedo · Real Animal522
Jamey Johnson · That Lonesome Song517
(various artists) · Miles From India54
Sonny Landreth · From the Reach50
SongOther Votes
Al Green (ft. Anthony Hamilton) · "Lay It Down"8
Alejandro Escovedo · "Always a Friend"5
Jamey Johnson · "In Color"5
Lucinda Williams · "Real Love"4
Fleet Foxes · "Quiet Houses"0
Hold Steady · "Stay Positive"0
James McMurtry · "Ruins of the Realm"0
Michael Franti and Spearhead · "Rude Boys Back in Town"0
Radiohead · "Reckoner"0
Sonny Landreth · "Blue Tarp Blues"0

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.29012Geoffrey Himes · 2008
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.1377Derk Richardson · 2008
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.1066Greg Beets · 2008
.1035Larry King · 2008
.1025Britt Robson · 2008
.1004Steve Pick · 2008
.0974Jay Lustig · 2008
.0894David Fricke · 2008
.0845Josh Freedom du Lac · 2008
.0805L. Kent Wolgamott · 2008
.0804Jeff Tamarkin · 2008
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.12811John Milward
.10922Derk Richardson
.10224Geoffrey Himes
.09919Jeff Tamarkin
.09813George Varga
.09718Meredith Ochs
.09532J. Anthony Ware
.09426Alan Light
.09015Allen St John
.08910Brian Ives
.08827Jon Bream
.08623Philip Martin
.08621Bob Townsend
.08620Larry King
.08615Christopher Barton
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.07917Holly George-Warren
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