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.
Amon Amarth
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013#802 of 2104
2012 
2011#1077 of 2725
2010 
2009 
2008#341 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Amon Amarth · Deceiver of the Gods2013#651101      
Phil Freeman
Amon Amarth · Surtur Rising2011#929101      
Phil Freeman
Amon Amarth · Twilight of the Thunder God2008#318303      
Jeff Treppel · Kurt Orzeck · Phil Freeman
Similar Albums
.2222Perfume · JPN  (2011)
.1782Iron Maiden · The Final Frontier  (2010)
.1482Gojira · L'Enfant Sauvage  (2012)
.1272Gojira · The Way of All Flesh  (2008)
.1112High on Fire · Snakes for the Divine  (2010)
.0992The Sword · Warp Riders  (2010)
.0892Opeth · Watershed  (2008)
.0892Wolves in the Throne Room · Celestial Lineage  (2011)
.0812The Sword · Gods of the Earth  (2008)
.0742Nachtmystium · Assassins: Black Meddle, Pt.1  (2008)
.0472Kylesa · Static Tensions  (2009)
.0392Mastodon · The Hunter  (2011)
.0362Metallica · Death Magnetic  (2008)
.0332Torche · Meanderthal  (2008)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Amon Amarth · "Guardians of Asgard"2008#45010 
Grayson Currin
Similar Artists
.2672Earthless
.2052Job for a Cowboy
.1763Gojira
.1153High on Fire
.1033The Sword
.0782Iron Maiden
.0782Perfume
.0583Kylesa
.0582Killing Joke
.0512Harvey Milk
.0512Wolves in the Throne Room
.0482Opeth
.0462Nachtmystium
.0443Torche
.0442Yob
.0303Mastodon
.0302Pallbearer
.0232Metallica
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com