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.
Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson
Ranks
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2015#379 of 2068
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Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson · Django and Jimmie2015#444162      
Larry King · Ray Padgett
Similar Albums
.0432Bob Dylan · Shadows in the Night  (2015)
.0302Leonard Cohen · Popular Problems  (2014)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson · "It's All Going to Pot"2015#23320 
Bill Holdship · Leland Rucker
Similar Songs
.0762Bob Dylan · "Duquesne Whistle"  (2012)
.0572Jason Isbell · "24 Frames"  (2015)
.0312Eminem (ft. Rihanna) · "Love the Way You Lie"  (2010)
Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson · "Unfair Weather Friend"2015#46510 
Peter Blackstock
Similar Artists
.1572Mark Knopfler
.1572Waterboys
.1332Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin
.0922Dave Alvin
.0922Robert Ellis
.0572Willie Nelson
.0502Dave Rawlings Machine
.0502Los Lobos
.0423Rosanne Cash
.0394Jason Isbell
.0392Patty Griffin
.0352Levon Helm
.0272Shearwater
.0252Dr. John
.0244Bob Dylan
.0243The Decemberists
.0242Alejandro Escovedo
.0242Tinariwen
.0212First Aid Kit
.0204Leonard Cohen
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com