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.
Neil Young
Ranks
2016#1370 of 2370
2015 
2014#330 of 2567
2013#562 of 2104
2012#1650 of 2213
2011 
2010#41 of 2582
2009#339 of 2591
2008#154 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Neil Young · Peace Trail2016#138851      
Mike Mettler
Neil Young · Storytone2014#324303      
Bob Ruggiero · Larry King · Logan K. Young
Similar Albums
.0873Neil Young & Crazy Horse · Psychedelic Pill  (2012)
.0242Bob Dylan · The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006  (2008)
.0242Bruce Springsteen · Wrecking Ball  (2012)
Neil Young · A Letter Home2014#152151      
Ken Shimamoto
Neil Young · Live at the Cellar Door2013#485152      
James Bradley · Peter Gerstenzang
Similar Albums
.0382The Beach Boys · The Smile Sessions  (2011)
Neil Young · Le Noise2010#38277289.9.685.758.013.833 
Al Choman · Andrew Stout · Bob Grossweiner · Bryan C Reed · Bud Scoppa · Daniel Durchholz · George Varga · Greg Beets · Holly George-Warren · James Barber · Jason Buhrmester · John Walker · Justin Spicer · Kandia Crazy Horse · Ken Rayes · Matt Sebastian · Michael Deeds · Paul Robicheau · Randy Lewis · Rick Petreycik · Ron Hart · Rossiter Drake · Sarah Ventre · Scott Holter · Susan Moll · Thomas Hauner · Tony Rettman · William Ruhlmann
Similar Albums
.2176Black Keys · Turn Blue  (2014)
.1987Rolling Stones · Blue & Lonesome  (2016)
.1547Bob Dylan · The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006  (2008)
.1317Wilco · Wilco (The Album)  (2009)
.1265U2 · No Line on the Horizon  (2009)
.1227Randy Newman · Harps and Angels  (2008)
.1223Mikal Cronin · Mikal Cronin  (2011)
.1195Robert Plant · Band of Joy  (2010)
.1153Bob Dylan · The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 9)  (2010)
.1105Leonard Cohen · Old Ideas  (2012)
.1094My Morning Jacket · Circuital  (2011)
.1093Elton John & Leon Russell · The Union  (2010)
.1024Neil Young & Crazy Horse · Psychedelic Pill  (2012)
.1007Paul Simon · So Beautiful or So What  (2011)
.1006Jamey Johnson · The Guitar Song  (2010)
.0983M. Ward · Hold Time  (2009)
.0943Toumani Diabate · The Mande Variations  (2008)
.0943U2 · Songs of Innocence  (2014)
.0925Radiohead · The King of Limbs  (2011)
.0914Bob Dylan · Together Through Life  (2009)
Neil Young · Archives, Volume 1 (1963-1972)2009#376343      
Andrew Hultkrans · Dan Aloi · Peter Gerstenzang
Similar Albums
.0892Ryan Adams and the Cardinals · Cardinology  (2008)
.0592Big Star · Keep an Eye on the Sky  (2009)
.0592Elvis Costello and the Imposters · Momofuku  (2008)
Neil Young · Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House 19682008#1358199.0.832.370.061  
Allen St John · Cecile Cloutier · Dave Gil de Rubio · Jaan Uhelszki · Larry King · Michael Goldberg · Oliver Hall · Peter Gerstenzang · Randy Lewis
Similar Albums
.2464Los Lobos · Tin Can Trust  (2010)
.1782John Jorgenson · One Stolen Night  (2010)
.1782Sparks · Seduction of Ingmar Bergman  (2010)
.1482Ben Harper and the Relentless 7 · White Lies for Dark Times  (2009)
.1482Richard Thompson · Electric  (2013)
.1272Grupo Fantasma · Sonidos Gold  (2008)
.1272John Hiatt · Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns  (2011)
.1272Thompson · Family  (2014)
.1183Elvis Costello and the Imposters · Momofuku  (2008)
.0992Dave Alvin · Eleven Eleven  (2011)
.0892Graham Parker and the Rumour · Three Chords Good  (2012)
.0892Shelby Lynne · Revelation Road  (2011)
.0812Bob Dylan · The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 9)  (2010)
.0743Rosanne Cash · The List  (2009)
.0682Elvis Costello · Secret, Profane & Sugarcane  (2009)
.0682Lucinda Williams · The Ghosts of Highway 20  (2016)
.0682Pretenders · Break Up the Concrete  (2008)
.0633R.E.M. · Accelerate  (2008)
.0632New York Dolls · 'Cause I Sez So  (2009)
.0592Bob Mould · Beauty and Ruin  (2014)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Neil Young · "Terrorist Suicide Hang Gliders"2016#47910 
Kandia Crazy Horse
Neil Young · "Arc 2012"2012#44910 
Jesse Jarnow
Neil Young · "Hitchhiker"2010#18440 
John Walker · Justin Spicer · Michael Krugman · Tim O'Neil
Neil Young · "Love & War"2010#57710 
Holly George-Warren
Neil Young · "Fork in the Road"2009#33120 
Ramiro Burr · Robert Christgau
Similar Songs
.0212Taylor Swift · "You Belong With Me"  (2009)
Neil Young · "Bad Fog of Loneliness"2009#58510 
Phil Dellio
Neil Young · "Johnny Magic"2009#58510 
Leland Rucker
Similar Artists
.30016Neil Young & Crazy Horse
.2147Los Lobos
.20219Bruce Springsteen
.20111Rolling Stones
.18310Jay-Z
.1806Elvis Costello and the Imposters
.1805John Hiatt
.1756Elvis Costello
.17421Bob Dylan
.17410U2
.17311R.E.M.
.16811Randy Newman
.1675Elton John & Leon Russell
.1648Dr. John
.1469Mumford & Sons
.14217Wilco
.1418Robert Plant
.1417Santigold
.1416Levon Helm
.1405Garland Jeffreys
.1405Jake Bugg
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com