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.
Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014#577 of 2567
2013 
2012 
2011 
2010 
2009#193 of 2591
2008#1749 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens · Cold World2014#476202      
Andrew Bartlett · Roy Kasten
Similar Albums
.1332Bill Fay · Life Is People  (2012)
Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens · What Have You Done, My Brother?2009#17575612.5.889.373.000  
Andrew Gilstrap · Dan Ferguson · David Cantwell · Jim Allen · Matt Rogers · Roy Kasten
Similar Albums
.2222Promised Land Sound · For Use and Delight  (2015)
.1482Deer Tick · The Black Dirt Sessions  (2010)
.1482The Delines · Colfax  (2014)
.1482John Fullbright · From the Ground Up  (2012)
.1272Chuck Prophet · Temple Beautiful  (2012)
.1272Ray Wylie Hubbard · The Grifter's Hymnal  (2012)
.1112Bill Fay · Life Is People  (2012)
.0892Deer Tick · Born on Flag Day  (2009)
.0892JD McPherson · Let the Good Times Roll  (2015)
.0892J.D. McPherson · Signs & Signifiers  (2012)
.0682Avett Brothers · The Carpenter  (2012)
.0682Steve Gunn · Eyes on the Lines  (2016)
.0592Hurray for the Riff Raff · Small Town Heroes  (2014)
.0592Justin Townes Earle · Harlem River Blues  (2010)
.0522Kelly Hogan · I Like to Keep Myself in Pain  (2012)
.0472Iris DeMent · Sing the Delta  (2012)
.0443Avett Brothers · I and Love and You  (2009)
.0402Bob Dylan · Shadows in the Night  (2015)
.0402Leonard Cohen · Live in London  (2009)
.0362Alejandro Escovedo · Real Animal  (2008)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens · "Am I Asking Too Much?"2009#58510 
Roy Kasten
Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens · "What Have You Done?"2008#45010 
Kurt B. Reighley
Similar Artists
.2744Bill Fay
.1902Aceyalone
.1902Paul Burch
.1572Menahan Street Band
.1332The Delines
.1332John Murry
.1162Cave Singers
.1162Promised Land Sound
.1032The Flat Five
.1023Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
.0923Iris DeMent
.0923Kelly Hogan
.0922Elvis Perkins
.0922Rumer
.0832Ray Wylie Hubbard
.0762JD McPherson
.0762J.D. McPherson
.0762Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson
.0734First Aid Kit
.0702John Fullbright
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com