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.
Sonic Youth
Ranks
2016#1484 of 2370
2015 
2014 
2013 
2012#1416 of 2213
2011#1692 of 2725
2010 
2009#26 of 2591
2008#1749 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Sonic Youth · Spinhead Sessions2016#138851      
Jordan Mamone
Sonic Youth · Smart Bar - Chicago 19852012#136251      
Jordan Mamone
Sonic Youth · Simon Werner a Disparu2011#173951      
Kevin O'Donnell
Sonic Youth · The Eternal2009#204234210.1.652.655.029.875 
Adam Mazmanian · A.D. Amorosi · Al Shipley · Anna Deem · Brent Baldwin · Brett Callwood · Brian Bowe · Caryn Ganz · Christian Hoard · Ed Condran · Eric Danton · Gary Chun · Heather Phares · Jaime Lees · James Hannaham · Jason Gargano · Jason Gross · Jer Fairall · John Everhart · Jon Jon Scott · J T Ramsay · Kate Silver · Kembrew McLeod · Ken Micallef · Kevin John · Kevin O'Donnell · L. Kent Wolgamott · MacKenzie Wilson · Mark J. Lepage · Mark Zepezauer · Matt Sebastian · Matt Thomas · Michael Goldberg · Michael Robbins · Mike Appelstein · Milo Miles · Omar Kholeif · Peter Davis · Robert Loerzel · Rod Smith · Stephen Thomas Erlewine · Tad Hendrickson
Similar Albums
.1597Iggy Pop · Post Pop Depression  (2016)
.1535Broken Social Scene · Forgiveness Rock Record  (2010)
.1334Dinosaur Jr. · I Bet on Sky  (2012)
.13111Santogold · Santogold  (2008)
.12912Wild Flag · Wild Flag  (2011)
.1289My Bloody Valentine · m b v  (2013)
.1284Santigold · Master of My Make-Believe  (2012)
.1269Grinderman · Grinderman 2  (2010)
.1235Magnetic Fields · Distortion  (2008)
.1229The Flaming Lips · Embryonic  (2009)
.1228Yuck · Yuck  (2011)
.12117LCD Soundsystem · This Is Happening  (2010)
.1194PJ Harvey and John Parish · A Woman a Man Walked By  (2009)
.11312Neko Case · Middle Cyclone  (2009)
.1086Radiohead · The King of Limbs  (2011)
.1085Brad Paisley · American Saturday Night  (2009)
.10712Beach House · Teen Dream  (2010)
.1074Jarvis Cocker · Further Complications  (2009)
.1066Beach House · Bloom  (2012)
.1053Betty Who · Take Me When You Go  (2014)
.1053Cornershop · Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast  (2010)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Sonic Youth · "In & Out"2011#62710 
Joe Gross
Sonic Youth · "Leaky Lifeboat"2009#33120 
Adam Mazmanian · Stacey Anderson
Sonic Youth · "Antenna"2009#58510 
Nate Chinen
Sonic Youth · "Anti-Orgasm"2009#58510 
Christopher Alexander
Sonic Youth · "Malibu Gas Station"2009#58510 
Kevin O'Donnell
Sonic Youth · "Sacred Trickster"2009#58510 
Zachary Smith
Sonic Youth · "Slow Revolution"2008#45010 
Kevin O'Donnell
Similar Artists
.27612Santigold
.1846Major Lazer
.1784Gotye
.1784Icona Pop
.1548Iggy Pop
.1546Broken Social Scene
.15017Wild Flag
.1506Madonna
.1418Jay-Z
.13810Grinderman
.13711Jack White
.13610Yuck
.1355PJ Harvey and John Parish
.1348The Antlers
.1275Teenage Fanclub
.12513Best Coast
.1217Wussy
.11811Superchunk
.1183DJ Snake
.1183Missy Elliott
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com