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:
- Enthusiasm (album): points per vote. On the album poll voters divide 100 points among 10 albums, 5-30 points each.
- Kvltosis: the fraction of an album's points that remain if the album poll is inversely reweighted by voters' centricities (see below).
- Hipness: the fraction of an album's points that remain if the album poll is reweighted by how many singles each voter's ballot listed.
- Metalism (album): the fraction of an album's points that remain if the album poll is reweighted by voters' metalism (see below).
- Monolithity: the fraction of an album's points that remain if you disregard ballots that include a song by the same artist.
- Vitality (album): the fraction of an album's points that came from voters new to the poll that year.
- Singularity: the fraction of a song's votes that remain if you disregard ballots that include an album by the same artist.
- Centricity: how close a voter came to picking to the winning 10 albums.
- Breadth: how close a voter came to picking a different artist for every album/song slot in every voting year.
- Metalism (voter): what fraction of a voter's votes went to metal bands (arbitrarily defined).
- Artist points: sum of their album points plus 2 points per song-vote.
- Enthusiasm (artist): points, as above, per ballot.
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.
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Kanye West · "Ultralight Beam" | 2016 | #2 | 81 | 0 | .605 |
Adam Kivel · Alex Gale · Althea Legaspi · Andrew Casillas · Andrew Frisicano · Andrew Winistorfer · Andy Beta · Brad LaBonte · Brady Gerber · Brendan Klinkenberg · Briana Younger · Camille Dodero · Carter Maness · Chris DeVille · Chris Martins · Chris Molanphy · Christopher Payne · Christopher R. Weingarten · Dan Rys · David Grossman · Dee Lockett · Ed Masley · E.J. Friedman · Forrest Wickman · Franklin Paul · Gabe Meline · Gabriel Rosenberg · Gary Chun · Gary Graff · Glenn Gamboa · Hardeep Phull · H. Drew Blackburn · Isa Jones · Jaime-Paul Falcon · James Barber · J. Anthony Ware · JD Swerzenski · Jere Pilapil · Jesse Richman · Jessica Goodman · Jim Macnie · Joe Levy · Joe Lynch · Joey Daniewicz · John Tryneski · Jonathan Bradley · Jonathan Patrick · Jordan Lawrence · Katie Moulton · Keith Harris · Kelsey McKinney · Kenneth Partridge · Kyle Kramer · Laur Jackson · Luis Paez-Pumar · Luke McCormick · Mark Pytlik · Maureen Miller · Melissa Locker · Michael Barthel · Michael Dauphin · Michael Tatum · Mike Madden · Natalie Weiner · Peter Tabakis · Philip Cosores · Ramon Ramirez · Reggie Ugwu · Rob Michaels · Rollie Pemberton · Roy Trakin · Ryan Maffei · Saul Austerlitz · Simon Vozick-Levinson · Steve Knopper · Steven Horowitz · Taylor Peters · Todd Olmstead · Wes Flexner · Will Hermes · Zach Schonfeld |
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Kanye West (ft. Kendrick Lamar) · "No More Parties in L.A." | 2016 | #66 | 8 | 0 | .750 |
A.D. Amorosi · Alex Woodward · Evan McGarvey · Marissa G. Muller · Marty Brown · Matt Sullivan · Michael Pollock · Nate Patrin |
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Kanye West · "Famous" | 2016 | #80 | 7 | 0 | .571 |
Collin Brennan · Dan Rys · Hobey Echlin · Josh Timmermann · Kory Grow · Kyle Petersen · Will Hermes |
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Kanye West · "Real Friends" | 2016 | #80 | 7 | 0 | .714 |
Aaron Mendelson · Joseph Davenport · Kevin Korber · Kyle McGovern · Martin Douglas · Renato Pagnani · Tal Rosenberg |
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Kanye West (ft. Post Malone and Ty Dolla Sign) · "Fade" | 2016 | #80 | 7 | 0 | .571 |
Hilary Hughes · Nick Farruggia · Nilina Mason-Campbell · Sasha Geffen · Scott Plagenhoef · Simon Reynolds · Stephen Bush |
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Kanye West (ft. Kid Cudi and Desiigner) · "Father Stretch My Hands (Pts. 1 and 2)" | 2016 | #103 | 5 | 0 | .200 |
Austin Reed · Dan Caffrey · Jonathan Patrick · Jordan Sowunmi · Reiff, Corbin Reiff |
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Kanye West · "30 Hours" | 2016 | #179 | 3 | 0 | |
Brian Block · Matt Sullivan · Ryan Reed |
Kanye West (ft. Vic Mensa & Sia) · "Wolves" | 2016 | #268 | 2 | 0 | |
Craig D. Lindsey · Sama'an Ashrawi |
Kanye West · "Champions" | 2016 | #479 | 1 | 0 | |
Sowmya Krishnamurthy |
Kanye West · "Feedback" | 2016 | #479 | 1 | 0 | |
Matt Sullivan |
Kanye West · "Highlights" | 2016 | #479 | 1 | 0 | |
Ross Scarano |
Kanye West · "I Love Kanye" | 2016 | #479 | 1 | 0 | |
Laur Jackson |
Kanye West · "Waves" | 2016 | #479 | 1 | 0 | |
Jonathan Patrick |
Kanye West (ft. Paul McCartney) · "Only One" | 2015 | #88 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
Brian J. Peterson · Dan Rys · David Grossman · Eric Sundermann · H. Drew Blackburn · Jakob Dorof |
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Kanye West · "All Day" | 2015 | #157 | 3 | 0 | |
Craig D. Lindsey · Reed Fischer · Reiff, Corbin Reiff |
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Kanye West · "Wolves" | 2015 | #465 | 1 | 0 | |
Cory Garcia |
Kanye West · "God Level" | 2014 | #558 | 1 | 0 | |
James Barber |
Kanye West · "New Slaves" | 2013 | #4 | 41 | 0 | .244 |
Adam Graham · Adam Kivel · Alex Young · Althea Legaspi · Aylin Zafar · Bob McMahon · Brian McManus · Brian Orloff · Calum Marsh · Chaz Kangas · Chris DeVille · Chris Randle · Dave Lindquist · David Downs · Eric Danton · Erik Thompson · Forrest Wickman · Jakob Dorof · J. Anthony Ware · Jeff Gage · Jon Jon Scott · Joseph Davenport · Luke McCormick · Luke Winkie · Mark Richardson · Marvin Lin · Matt Rice · Matt Sullivan · Maureen Miller · Michael Gallucci · Michael Roffman · Mosi Reeves · Phil Cosores · Rembert Browne · Rodney Carmichael · Sowmya Krishnamurthy · Stephen Bush · Thomas Inskeep · Timothy Gabriele · Tris McCall · Zach Kelly |
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Kanye West · "Black Skinhead" | 2013 | #7 | 37 | 0 | .378 |
Aaron Hillis · Abe Beame · Alfred Soto · Andrew Dansby · Brian M. Raftery · Calum Marsh · Camille Dodero · Christian Hoard · Daniel Brockman · Dan Kois · David Grossman · Ethan Stanislawski · Hilary Hughes · James Montgomery · Jason Gubbels · Jeff Klingman · Joey Hood · Josh Bis · Kathy Iandoli · Marc Hirsh · Mark Pytlik · Matt Sullivan · Melissa Fossum · Michael Pollock · Mike Prevatt · Nick Duerden · Patrick McNally · Paul Robicheau · Sasha Geffen · Serene Dominic · Spencer Kornhaber · Steve Erickson · Steve Forstneger · Steve Kiviat · Steven Hyden · Thomas Inskeep · Tim Grierson |
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Kanye West · "Bound 2" | 2013 | #10 | 30 | 0 | .367 |
Aaron Mendelson · Adam Gold · Adam Graham · Andrew Hall · Andrew Winistorfer · Ben Westhoff · Brad LaBonte · Brian Bowe · Brittany Spanos · Calum Marsh · Dan Caffrey · D. Patrick Rodgers · Eric Sundermann · James Barber · James Greene, Jr. · James Hunter · Jeff Weiss · Jonathan Lundeen · Matthew Horton · Matthew Perpetua · Maureen Miller · Max Blau · Michelle Myers · Pierre Lestruhaut · Rembert Browne · Rob Sheffield · Rollie Pemberton · Sean Fennessey · Steven Arroyo · Winston Groman |
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Kanye West · "Blood on the Leaves" | 2013 | #35 | 12 | 0 | .333 |
Brice Ezell · Calum Marsh · Camille Dodero · Carter Maness · Devon Maloney · Ed Masley · Gabe Meline · Jack Spencer · Paul Thompson · Reed Fischer · Ryan Schreiber · Zachary Smith |
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Kanye West · "Hold My Liquor" | 2013 | #104 | 5 | 0 | .400 |
Calum Marsh · Don Allred · Kyle Kramer · Steven Arroyo · Zach Schonfeld |
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Kanye West · "I Am a God" | 2013 | #129 | 4 | 0 | |
Calum Marsh · Drew Hinshaw · Nick Farruggia · Sarah Ventre |
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Kanye West · "On Sight" | 2013 | #171 | 3 | 0 | |
Barry Bruner · Brian McManus · Calum Marsh |
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Kanye West · "Send It Up" | 2013 | #171 | 3 | 0 | |
Andrew Winistorfer · Calum Marsh · Tim Grierson |
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Kanye West · "I'm in It" | 2013 | #241 | 2 | 0 | |
Brandon Stosuy · Calum Marsh |
Kanye West · "Guilt Trip" | 2013 | #440 | 1 | 0 | |
Calum Marsh |
Kanye West (ft. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz) · "Mercy" | 2012 | #9 | 38 | 0 | .947 |
A.D. Amorosi · Al Choman · Andrew Winistorfer · Brian McManus · Caitlin White · Carter Maness · Caryn Ganz · Chris DeVille · Christopher Alexander · Christopher R. Weingarten · Drew Millard · Eric Sundermann · Erik Kenward · Gary Graff · Jack Spencer · J. Anthony Ware · Jessica Suarez · Jim Macnie · JJ Lang · Jonathan Lundeen · Josh Bis · Kathy Iandoli · Liz Tracy · Marty Brown · Matt Sullivan · Michael Gallucci · Michael Robbins · Michelle Myers · Mikael Wood · Mosi Reeves · Nick Green · Rembert Browne · Rob Sheffield · Sam Ubl · Scott Plagenhoef · Simon Vozick-Levinson · Sowmya Krishnamurthy · Steve "Flash" Juon |
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Kanye West (ft. Jay-Z and Big Sean) · "Clique" | 2012 | #44 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 |
Allison Stewart · Andrew Williams · Christopher Alexander · Christopher R. Weingarten · Daniel Dzodin · Franklin Paul · J. Anthony Ware · Jon Jon Scott · Melissa Fossum · Spencer Kornhaber |
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Kanye West (ft. Pusha T and Ghostface Killah) · "New God Flow" | 2012 | #87 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
Alex Pappademas · Jere Pilapil · Mehan Jayasuriya · Ramit Singh · Steve Erickson · Tris McCall |
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Kanye West · "White Dress" | 2012 | #253 | 2 | 0 | |
Caitlin White · Eric Sundermann |
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Kanye West (ft. R. Kelly) · "To the World" | 2012 | #449 | 1 | 0 | |
Kyle Kramer |
Kanye West (ft. Pusha T) · "Runaway" | 2010 | #4 | 77 | 0 | .208 |
Abe Beame · Alan Baban · Althea Legaspi · Amy Linden · Amy Phillips · Andrew Hall · Andrew Miller · Andrew Stout · Andy Wang · Anthony Lombardi · Ben Westhoff · Bill O'Neill · Bob Grossweiner · Britt Robson · Calum Marsh · Charles Aaron · Chet Betz · Christopher R. Weingarten · Clayton Purdom · Clover Hope · David Goldstein · David Raposa · Derek Paiva · Eric Danton · Erika Hendrix · Erik Kenward · Evie Nagy · Gareth Grundy · Geeta Dayal · Glenn Gamboa · Harry Burson · Heather Phares · Heidi Vanderlee · Ian Latta · Jakob Dorof · J. Anthony Ware · Jason Adams · Jeremiah McNeil · Jesse Fox Mayshark · Jesse Mason · Julia Simon · Justin Chun · Kem Poston · Kory Grow · Kristal Hawkins · Leonard Pierce · Marc Hirsh · Mark Richardson · Matthew Perpetua · Mehan Jayasuriya · Michael Ayers · Michael Gallucci · Michael Tatum · Mike Cimicata · Mike Escoto · Mike Rubin · Miles Marshall Lewis · Nick Duerden · Puja Patel · Ramit Singh · Randall Roberts · Raquel Cepeda-Jenkins · Robert Morast · Rob Sheffield · Ron Hart · Rossiter Drake · Ryan Schreiber · Sal Cinquemani · Serene Dominic · Shawn Edwards · Spencer Kornhaber · Tim O'Neil · Todd McKenzie · Tom Hull · Will Dana · Zach Baron · Zach Kelly |
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Kanye West (ft. Dwele) · "Power" | 2010 | #5 | 69 | 2 | .203 |
Alan Baban · Andrew Bartlett · Andrew Stout · Andy Dubbin · Anna Deem · Blanca Méndez · Bobby Reed · Bret Gladstone · Catherine Lewis · Charles Aaron · Chris DeVille · Christian Hoard · Dan DeLuca · Dave Heaton · David Greenwald · David Hudnall · David Malitz · Derek Paiva · Emily Tartanella · Gary Graff · Greg Beets · Ian Cohen · Ian Steaman · James Bradley · James Montgomery · J. Anthony Ware · Jayson Greene · Jeff Klingman · Jesse Mason · Jesse Serwer · Jim Connelly · Joe Colly · Joe Gross · Jonathan Lundeen · Jon Jon Scott · Joseph Davenport · Josh Love · Josh Timmermann · Joshua Alston · Judy Berman · Kelly Dearmore · Marissa G. Muller · Martin Douglas · Matt Sullivan · Maureen Miller · Miles Marshall Lewis · Mosi Reeves · Nana Brew-Hammond · Nick Feldman · Nick Green · Paul Robicheau · Pete Freedman · Quentin Huff · Rachel Devitt · Robert Ham · Ron Hart · Rossiter Drake · Ross Raihala · Ryan Schreiber · Saul Austerlitz · Scott Mervis · Sean Fennessey · Stacey Anderson · Steve "Flash" Juon · Steve Kandell · Tom Breihan · Tom Ewing · Tris McCall · Will Hermes |
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Kanye West (ft. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver) · "Monster" | 2010 | #6 | 67 | 1 | .299 |
Aaron Hillis · Alan Light · Amanda Petrusich · Amrit Singh · Amy Granzin · Andrea Swensson · Andy Wang · Anthony Lombardi · Barry Bruner · Bill O'Neill · Brent Baldwin · Brian Braiker · Bryan C Reed · Candice Jones · Caryn Ganz · Chris Burlingame · Chris Neal · Chris Riemenschneider · Collin Anderson · Dan Gibson · Daniel Kreps · Douglas Wolk · Drew Hinshaw · Eavvon O'Neal · Emily Tartanella · Evan Serpick · Gabe Vodicka · Gary Chun · Glenn Gamboa · Greg Beets · Harry Burson · Ian Port · James Greene, Jr. · Jason P. Woodbury · Jay Ruttenberg · Jesse Serwer · Jessica Suarez · Joe Gross · Jonah Wolf · Jonathan Lundeen · Keith Harris · Ken Capobianco · Kenny Herzog · Kiernan Maletsky · Larry Fitzmaurice · Laura Leebove · Lindsey Holder · Luke Hackney · Matthew Perpetua · Michael Mannheimer · Michael Tatum · Paul Thompson · Philip Sherburne · Phillip Overeem · Rebecca Raber · Rob Brunner · Rob Harvilla · Ron Hart · Ross Raihala · Shawn Anderson · Shawn White · Stacey Anderson · Steve Erickson · Steve Rosen · Thomas Inskeep · Thorin Klosowski · Trevor Kelley |
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Kanye West · "All of the Lights" | 2011 | #146 | 5 | 0 | .800 |
| 2010 | #55 | 14 | 0 | .357 |
Andrew Casillas · Andy Kellman · Carlos Reyes · Doree Shafrir · Jayson Greene · Jennifer Vineyard · Jozen Cummings · Mehan Jayasuriya · Michael Pollock · Nick Feldman · Nicolas Rueda-Sabater · Rebecca Raber · Reed Fischer · Ru Johnson · Seth Colter Walls · Steve Forstneger · Tal Rosenberg · Thomas Inskeep · Vijith Assar |
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Kanye West (ft. John Legend & Chris Rock) · "Blame Game" | 2010 | #184 | 4 | 0 | |
Andrew Nosnitsky · Nic Hernandez · Ru Johnson · Trent Fitzgerald |
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Kanye West · "So Appalled" | 2010 | #234 | 3 | 0 | |
Alvin Aqua Boogie Blanco · James Barber · Wes Flexner |
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Kanye West · "Power (Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz Remix)" | 2010 | #331 | 2 | 0 | |
Gary Chun · Ryan Dombal |
Kanye West (ft. Bon Iver) · "Lost in the World" | 2010 | #331 | 2 | 0 | |
Craig Thompson · John Ross |
Kanye West (ft. Jay-Z, Charlie Wilson, Kid Cudi, and Pete Rock) · "The Joy" | 2010 | #331 | 2 | 0 | |
Larry Fitzmaurice · Sam Ubl |
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Kanye West · "Chain Heavy" | 2010 | #577 | 1 | 0 | |
Daniel Kreps |
Kanye West · "Good Friday" | 2010 | #577 | 1 | 0 | |
Marc Gilman |
Kanye West · "Hell of a Life" | 2010 | #577 | 1 | 0 | |
Aaron Richter |
Kanye West · "Monster Remix" | 2010 | #577 | 1 | 0 | |
Jason Ferguson |
Kanye West (ft. Kid Cudi & Raekwon) · "Gorgeous" | 2010 | #577 | 1 | 0 | |
Leland Rucker |
Kanye West · "Paranoid" | 2009 | #79 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2008 | #140 | 4 | 0 | |
Chris DeVille · Dan LeRoy · David Malitz · Eugene Holley, Jr. · Kevin John · Marc Hawthorne · Tim Grierson · Todd McKenzie |
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Kanye West · "Love Lockdown" | 2008 | #9 | 37 | 1 | .514 |
Althea Legaspi · Andrew Stout · Andy Wang · Barry Walters · Bobby Reed · Brandon Geist · Catherine Lewis · Christopher R. Weingarten · Clover Hope · Deborah Sprague · Eric Danton · Gary Chun · Geoffrey Himes · James Hunter · James Montgomery · J. Anthony Ware · Jonathan Lundeen · Jon Jon Scott · Josh Timmermann · Katie Hasty · Ken Tucker · Kevin O'Donnell · Michael Pollock · Miles Marshall Lewis · Nick Duerden · Philip Martin · Preston Jones · Rachel Leibrock · Rickey Wright · Rodney Dugue · Rod Smith · Ross Raihala · Sal Cinquemani · Simon Reynolds · Steve Kiviat · Ted Cox · Trevor Kelley |
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Kanye West · "Heartless" | 2009 | #181 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2008 | #51 | 10 | 0 | .700 |
Anthony Easton · Camille Dodero · Chris Molanphy · Drew Hinshaw · Geoffrey Himes · Jon Caramanica · Michael Endelman · Michael Nelson · Mordechai Shinefield · Omar Kholeif · Ron Hart · Roy Trakin · Shea Serrano · William Bowers |
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Kanye West · "Robocop" | 2008 | #174 | 2 | 1 | |
David Marchese · Greg Kot |
Kanye West · "Amazing" | 2008 | #254 | 2 | 0 | |
Jessica Koslow · Shea Serrano |
Kanye West (ft. Dwele) · "Flashing Lights" | 2008 | #254 | 2 | 0 | |
Daphne Carr · Ross Raihala |
Kanye West · "Love Lockdown (MTV Video Music Awards Live Version)" | 2008 | #450 | 1 | 0 | |
Craig D Lindsey |
Kanye West · "Robocop (Version 2)" | 2008 | #450 | 1 | 0 | |
Daniel Kreps |