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.
Burial
Ranks
2016#532 of 2370
2015 
2014 
2013#109 of 2104
2012#56 of 2213
2011#401 of 2725
2010 
2009#1974 of 2591
2008#1749 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Burial · Young Death/Nightmarket2016#657111      
Meagan Fredette
Burial · Rival Dealer2013#1584959.8.7381.000.218  
Brandon Stosuy · Jason Gross · Jordan Cronk · Michael Robbins · Pierre Lestruhaut
Similar Albums
.2422Inquisition · Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm  (2011)
.1902Inquisition · Obscure Verses for the Multiverse  (2013)
.1883Forest Swords · Engravings  (2013)
.1162Tribulation · The Children of the Night  (2015)
.0783Oneohtrix Point Never · Garden of Delete  (2015)
.0652Yob · Clearing the Path to Ascend  (2014)
.0612Arca · Mutant  (2015)
.0572Pallbearer · Sorrow and Extinction  (2012)
.0572Pharmakon · Bestial Burden  (2014)
.0532Converge · All We Love We Leave Behind  (2012)
.0532Deafheaven · New Bermuda  (2015)
.0432Julia Holter · Ekstasis  (2012)
.0393Swans · To Be Kind  (2014)
.0383Swans · The Seer  (2012)
.0292Swans · My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky  (2010)
.0272Danny Brown · Old  (2013)
.0262Future · DS2  (2015)
.0252Converge · Axe to Fall  (2009)
.0243Drake · Take Care  (2011)
.0242Deafheaven · Sunbather  (2013)
.0242Oneohtrix Point Never · Replica  (2011)
Burial · Truant / Rough Sleeper2013#651101      
Ryan Schreiber
Burial · Kindred2012#591331211.1.693.962.008.925 
Andrew Casillas · Calum Marsh · Daniel Chamberlin · Dan Weiss · J. Anthony Ware · Jason Gubbels · Jeff Weiss · Michael Daddino · Michael Tatum · Pierre Lestruhaut · Ted Cox · Thomas Britt
Similar Albums
.2294Wussy · Strawberry  (2011)
.2134Pink · The Truth About Love  (2012)
.1673Rachid Taha · Zoom  (2013)
.1673Spoek Mathambo · Father Creeper  (2012)
.1543Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba · Jama Ko  (2013)
.1112Max Richter · Sleep  (2015)
.1053Drive-By Truckers · English Oceans  (2014)
.1003Loudon Wainwright III · Older Than My Old Man Now  (2012)
.0974Wussy · Attica!  (2014)
.0953James McMurtry · Complicated Game  (2015)
.0927Shabazz Palaces · Black Up  (2011)
.0892Bell Witch · Four Phantoms  (2015)
.0873Julia Holter · Ekstasis  (2012)
.0812Dismemberment Plan · Uncanney Valley  (2013)
.0812Jason Derulo · Talk Dirty  (2014)
.0812Mekons · Ancient & Modern  (2011)
.0775Frank Ocean · Nostalgia, Ultra  (2011)
.0775Miranda Lambert · Platinum  (2014)
.0773Doom · Born Like This  (2009)
.0742Lily Allen · Sheezus  (2014)
.0742Young Fathers · White Men Are Black Men Too  (2015)
Burial · Truant/Rough Sleeper2012#136251      
Nathaniel Hawks
Burial · Street Halo2011#838132      
Carter Maness · Thomas Britt
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Burial · "Young Death"2016#26820 
Steve Erickson · Ted Cox
Similar Songs
.1032Pink · "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"  (2012)
.0452Sleater-Kinney · "Bury Our Friends"  (2014)
Burial · "Nightmarket"2016#47910 
Thomas Britt
Burial · "Come Down to Us"2013#7670.857
Carter Maness · Daniel Kreps · Dom Sinacola · Erik Thompson · Jordan Cronk · Rollie Pemberton · Stephen Bush
Similar Songs
.2052Braids · "In Kind"  (2013)
.2052Holly Herndon · "Chorus"  (2014)
.0952D.R.A.M. · "Cha Cha"  (2015)
.0862Car Seat Headrest · "Fill in the Blank"  (2016)
.0862The xx · "Angels"  (2012)
.0782Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx · "I'll Take Care of U"  (2011)
.0782Vince Staples · "Norf Norf"  (2015)
.0782YG (ft. Drake) · "Who Do You Love?"  (2014)
.0722Freddie Gibbs · "National Anthem (Fuck the World)"  (2010)
.0722Skepta · "Shutdown"  (2015)
.0722Sufjan Stevens · "Should Have Known Better"  (2015)
.0622Kevin Gates · "2 Phones"  (2016)
.0582Anohni · "4 Degrees"  (2016)
.0574Usher · "Climax"  (2012)
.0482Angel Olsen · "Sister"  (2016)
.0463David Bowie · "Lazarus"  (2016)
.0462James Blake · "Retrograde"  (2013)
.0332Caribou · "Can't Do Without You"  (2014)
.0332Grimes · "Oblivion"  (2012)
.0332Phosphorescent · "Song for Zula"  (2013)
Burial · "Hiders"2013#24120 
Jonathan Fischer · Todd Kristel
Burial · "Truant"2013#24110 
 2012#44910 
Dave Segal · Steve Erickson
Similar Songs
.0922Burial · "Street Halo"  (2011)
Burial · "Kindred"2012#104501.000
Collin Anderson · Daniel Kreps · Gareth Grundy · Steve Erickson · Tal Rosenberg
Similar Songs
.1572El-P · "Drones Over Brooklyn"  (2011)
.1332Zomby · "Natalia's Song"  (2011)
.1203Nicki Minaj (ft. 2 Chainz) · "Beez in the Trap"  (2012)
.0922Zebra Katz (ft. Njena Reddd Foxxx) · "Ima Read"  (2012)
.0702Gang Gang Dance · "Glass Jar"  (2011)
.0352Janelle Monáe · "Cold War"  (2010)
.0302Future (ft. Pharrell, Pusha T and Casino) · "Move That Dope"  (2014)
.0293Kanye West (ft. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver) · "Monster"  (2010)
.0222Rihanna (ft. Drake) · "Work"  (2016)
.0212Sleigh Bells · "Rill Rill"  (2010)
Burial · "Loner"2012#25320 
@Discographies · Pierre Lestruhaut
Similar Songs
.0252Drake · "Marvin's Room"  (2011)
Burial · "Rough Sleeper"2012#44910 
Rachel Shimp
Burial · "Street Halo"2011#7090.889
Ben Donnelly · Carter Maness · Dave Segal · Jeff Weiss · Jon Whitney · Matt Hendrickson · Robert Ham · Scott Reid · Steve Erickson
Similar Songs
.1782Burial · "Truant"  (2013)
.1272Balam Acab · "See Birds (Moon)"  (2010)
.1112Darkstar · "Aidy's Girl Is a Computer"  (2009)
.1112Duke Dumont (ft. A*M*E) · "Need U (100%)"  (2013)
.0742Lana Del Rey · "High by the Beach"  (2015)
.0682Four Tet · "Love Cry"  (2010)
.0682Schoolboy Q (ft. Kendrick Lamar) · "Collard Greens"  (2014)
.0543Jay-Z and Kanye West · "Otis"  (2011)
.0362Beyoncé · "Hold Up"  (2016)
.0222Drake (ft. Majid Jordan) · "Hold On, We're Going Home"  (2013)
.0212David Bowie · "Blackstar"  (2016)
Burial · "Fostercare"2009#33120 
Ethan Brown · J. Anthony Ware
Burial · "Archangel (Boy 8-Bit's Simple Remix)"2008#45010 
Kevin John
Similar Artists
.2044Gotye
.19217Shabazz Palaces
.1687Sophie
.1675Clipse
.1675Forest Swords
.1675Young Fathers
.15710Julia Holter
.15511Tim Hecker
.15210Todd Terje
.1498Wussy
.14611My Bloody Valentine
.14410Gang Gang Dance
.14215Swans
.1414Cut Hands
.14012Usher
.13912Oneohtrix Point Never
.1376Colin Stetson
.1376Freddie Gibbs
.1365Matias Aguayo
.1363Missy Elliott
.1363Zebra Katz
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