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.
Helio Sequence
Ranks
2016 
2015#751 of 2068
2014 
2013 
2012#616 of 2213
2011 
2010 
2009 
2008#161 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Helio Sequence · Helio Sequence2015#640101      
Zeth Lundy
Helio Sequence · Negotiations2012#534152      
Bobby Tanzilo · Susan Moll
Similar Albums
.1902Acorn · No Ghost  (2010)
Helio Sequence · Keep Your Eyes Ahead2008#14378613.0.631.679.013  
Gary Chun · John Davidson · Nate Seltenrich · Pete Freedman · Shae Moseley · Susan Moll
Similar Albums
.1272Besnard Lakes · The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night  (2010)
.0812Whigs · Mission Control  (2008)
.0682M. Ward · Hold Time  (2009)
.0522Beach House · Devotion  (2008)
.0252The Decemberists · The Hazards of Love  (2009)
.0223Fleet Foxes · Fleet Foxes  (2008)
.0212Beach House · Bloom  (2012)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Helio Sequence · "Hallelujah"2008#45010 
Pete Freedman
Similar Artists
.1162Acorn
.1162Keri Hilson
.0612Besnard Lakes
.0612Whigs
.0532Tycho
.0482M. Ward
.0433Surfer Blood
.0392Morrissey
.0352Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
.0322Estelle
.0282Band of Horses
.0272Toro y Moi
.0252Elbow
.0252Santigold
.0244MGMT
.0242Dr. John
.0242Wavves
.0233The Decemberists
.0232Warpaint
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com