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.
The Arcs
Ranks
2016#1484 of 2370
2015#173 of 2068
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Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
The Arcs · Yours, Dreamily2016#138851      
 2015#179474      
Alan Light · Gary Graff · Mark J. Lepage · Matt Rogers · Tracy Hopkins
Similar Albums
.1133Robert Plant · Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar  (2014)
.0702Rihanna · Rated R  (2009)
.0572Nine Inch Nails · Hesitation Marks  (2013)
.0452Black Keys · Attack & Release  (2008)
.0423David Bowie · The Next Day  (2013)
.0412Eminem · Recovery  (2010)
.0382Al Green · Lay It Down  (2008)
.0352Metallica · Death Magnetic  (2008)
.0322Jack White · Lazaretto  (2014)
.0302Robert Plant · Band of Joy  (2010)
.0292Dead Weather · Horehound  (2009)
.0292Leonard Cohen · Popular Problems  (2014)
.0292Leon Bridges · Coming Home  (2015)
.0282Iggy Pop · Post Pop Depression  (2016)
.0282Margo Price · Midwest Farmer's Daughter  (2016)
.0272Miranda Lambert · Revolution  (2009)
.0262Chris Stapleton · Traveller  (2015)
.0262Lorde · Pure Heroine  (2013)
.0262Queens of the Stone Age · ...Like Clockwork  (2013)
.0252Bruce Springsteen · The Promise  (2010)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
The Arcs · "Stay in My Corner"2015#15730 
Jon Solomon · Ken Rayes · Phil Gallo
Similar Songs
.1272The National · "Don't Swallow the Cap"  (2013)
.0892Neil Young & Crazy Horse · "Walk Like a Giant"  (2012)
.0812The Lumineers · "Ho Hey"  (2012)
.0362Alabama Shakes · "Don't Wanna Fight"  (2015)
.0282Radiohead · "Burn the Witch"  (2016)
The Arcs · "The Arc"2015#46510 
Susan Moll
The Arcs · "Outta My Mind"2015#46510 
Tracy Hopkins
Similar Artists
.4003Mark Ronson
.1543Kid Rock
.1482Firewater
.1272Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band
.1112Jamestown Revival
.1112New Basement Tapes
.1003Eels
.0873The Lumineers
.0713Raconteurs
.0704Margo Price
.0682Jim James
.0682Mark Turner
.0653Nine Inch Nails
.0632B.o.B
.0632Mavericks
.0632Paul McCartney
.0585Jack White
.0563Santigold
.0562Elvis Costello & the Roots
.0544Eminem
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com