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.
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Ranks
2016#1701 of 2370
2015 
2014#68 of 2567
2013 
2012 
2011 
2010 
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Hurray for the Riff Raff · Small Town Heroes2014#641571312.1.653.643.016.683.217
Alex Woodward · Anthony Easton · Brian Orloff · Chris Riemenschneider · Dan Ferguson · Jeanne Fury · Joshua Terry · Kiernan Maletsky · Ray Padgett · Roy Kasten · Stacey Anderson · Stephen M. Deusner · Steve Horowitz
Similar Albums
.1503Jessica Lea Mayfield · Tell Me  (2011)
.1212Jon Spencer Blues Explosion · Meat + Bone  (2012)
.1072The Delines · Colfax  (2014)
.1072G.L.O.S.S. · Trans Day of Revenge  (2016)
.1072Sinead O'Connor · How About I Be Me (and You Be You)?  (2012)
.1033Kelly Hogan · I Like to Keep Myself in Pain  (2012)
.0983Hiss Golden Messenger · Lateness of Dancers  (2014)
.0983Natalie Prass · Natalie Prass  (2015)
.0952Marianne Faithfull · Give My Love to London  (2014)
.0952Slaid Cleaves · Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away ...  (2009)
.0943Iris DeMent · Sing the Delta  (2012)
.0943Jamila Woods · Heavn  (2016)
.0862John Moreland · High on Tulsa Heat  (2015)
.0862Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens · What Have You Done, My Brother?  (2009)
.0823Bob Dylan · Shadows in the Night  (2015)
.0782Lambchop · Mr. M  (2012)
.0722Heartless Bastards · The Mountain  (2009)
.0722Laura Marling · Short Movie  (2015)
.0715Ex Hex · Rips  (2014)
.0672Eric Church · Mr. Misunderstood  (2015)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Hurray for the Riff Raff · "Rican Beach"2016#47910 
Beverly Bryan
Hurray for the Riff Raff · "The Body Electric"2014#9470.714
Adam Gold · Alex Woodward · Andy Gensler · Jim Macnie · Kiernan Maletsky · Kyle Petersen · Steve Hochman
Similar Songs
.1072Jason Isbell · "Speed Trap Town"  (2015)
.0863Sturgill Simpson · "Turtles All the Way Down"  (2014)
.0722Jónsi · "Go Do"  (2010)
.0722Solange (ft. Sampha) · "Don't Touch My Hair"  (2016)
.0672Jack White · "Sixteen Saltines"  (2012)
.0402MGMT · "Electric Feel"  (2008)
.0272Alabama Shakes · "Hold On"  (2012)
.0232Grimes · "Flesh Without Blood"  (2015)
Hurray for the Riff Raff · "I Know It's Wrong (but That's Alright)"2014#55810 
Dan Strachota
Hurray for the Riff Raff · "Little Black Star"2014#55810 
Jeanne Fury
Similar Artists
.1414Marianne Faithfull
.1162Missy Elliott
.1156Jay-Z
.1156Margo Price
.1073Sinead O'Connor
.1032Luciana Souza
.1032Malawi Mouse Boys
.1032Water Liars
.1023Lizzo
.1014Whitney
.0954Natalie Prass
.0937Ex Hex
.0922Amy LaVere
.0922Lauryn Hill
.0915Chris Stapleton
.08911Sturgill Simpson
.0883G.L.O.S.S.
.0883Jessica Lea Mayfield
.0874Hiss Golden Messenger
.0854Sylvan Esso
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com