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.
Years & Years
Ranks
2016 
2015#162 of 2068
2014 
2013 
2012 
2011 
2010 
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Years & Years · Communion2015#1744767.8.7361.000.007 .149
Alex Macpherson · Alex Ostroff · David Drake · Jason Lipshutz · Josh Winters · Lyndsey Parker
Similar Albums
.2222Boy Better Know · Tropical 2  (2011)
.1482Amel Larrieux · Ice Cream Everyday  (2013)
.1272Ariana Grande · Yours Truly  (2013)
.1272Christine and the Queens · Christine and the Queens  (2015)
.1272Dawn Richard · Armor On  (2012)
.1272Gucci Mane · The Burrprint: 3D  (2009)
.0992Kehlani · You Should Be Here  (2015)
.0992Mr Twin Sister · Mr Twin Sister  (2014)
.0803Dawn Richard · Blackheart  (2015)
.0742Diddy - Dirty Money · Last Train to Paris  (2010)
.0742Elle Varner · Perfectly Imperfect  (2012)
.0742Susanne Sundfør · Ten Love Songs  (2015)
.0573The 1975 · I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It  (2016)
.0492DJ Quik · The Book of David  (2011)
.0492DJ Quik and Kurupt · Blaqkout  (2009)
.0442King · We Are KING  (2016)
.0422Tinashe · Aquarius  (2014)
.0402Katy B · On a Mission  (2011)
.0362Rae Sremmurd · SremmLife  (2015)
.0302Future · Pluto  (2012)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Years & Years · "King"2015#13240 
Hardeep Phull · Lyndsey Parker · Megan Harrington · Paul Thompson
Similar Songs
.1403Jason Derulo · "Want to Want Me"  (2015)
.0272Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment · "Sunday Candy"  (2015)
Years & Years · "Shine"2015#15730 
Alfred Soto · Josh Love · Kevin John
Similar Songs
.2962JoJo · "Demonstrate"  (2012)
.2222Sakanaction · "Shin Takarajima"  (2015)
.1272Cassie · "King of Hearts"  (2012)
.0992Walter Jones · "Living Without Your Love"  (2009)
.0592Lady Antebellum · "Need You Now"  (2010)
.0522Rae Sremmurd · "No Flex Zone"  (2014)
.0472Young M.A. · "Ooouuu"  (2016)
.0222Gotye (ft. Kimbra) · "Somebody That I Used to Know"  (2012)
.0212Taylor Swift · "You Belong With Me"  (2009)
Similar Artists
.3564JoJo
.2003Sevyn Streeter
.1782Clean Bandit
.1782Davido
.1604Susanne Sundfør
.1543Shura
.1535Jason Derulo
.1482Boy Better Know
.1482Gotye
.1482Heavy K (ft. Tresor)
.1388Rae Sremmurd
.1355DJ Quik and Kurupt
.1272Crazy Cousinz
.1272Desloc Piccalo (ft. Adiah)
.1183Toni Braxton & Babyface
.1144King
.1113Diddy - Dirty Money
.1112Jack Ü
.1112Junglepussy
.1112Kiss Daniel
.1112Mariah Carey
.1112Mnek
.1112Rudimental
.1112Sakanaction
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com