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.
Avett Brothers
Ranks
2016#305 of 2370
2015 
2014 
2013#686 of 2104
2012#87 of 2213
2011#1077 of 2725
2010#1517 of 2582
2009#18 of 2591
2008#1749 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Avett Brothers · True Sadness2016#378212      
Chris Conaton · Marianne Meyer
Similar Albums
.0762Avett Brothers · The Carpenter  (2012)
.0262The Decemberists · The Hazards of Love  (2009)
Avett Brothers · Magpie & the Dandelion2013#651101      
Lee Zimmerman
Avett Brothers · The Carpenter2012#79103119.4.796.825.007.529 
Andrew Gilstrap · Bill Holdship · Chris Conaton · David Cantwell · David Menconi · Hilary Hughes · James Rodgers · Jeff Tamarkin · Ken Rayes · Marianne Meyer · Sarah Zupko
Similar Albums
.1572Avett Brothers · True Sadness  (2016)
.1572Devil Makes Three · I'm a Stranger Here  (2013)
.1572Galactic · Carnivale Electricos  (2012)
.1572James Hunter · The Hard Way  (2008)
.1572The Mastersons · Birds Fly South  (2012)
.1572Regina Spektor · What We Saw From the Cheap Seats  (2012)
.1414The Monkees · Good Times!  (2016)
.1332Jim James · Regions of Light and Sound of God  (2013)
.1332Parker Millsap · The Very Last Day  (2016)
.1162The Empty Hearts · The Empty Hearts  (2014)
.1162John Fullbright · From the Ground Up  (2012)
.1133Fun. · Some Nights  (2012)
.1125Bruce Springsteen · Wrecking Ball  (2012)
.1032Alejandro Escovedo · Street Songs of Love  (2010)
.1032Underworld · Barking  (2010)
.1032(various artists) · The Hamilton Mixtape  (2016)
.0955Avett Brothers · I and Love and You  (2009)
.0922Civil Wars · The Civil Wars  (2013)
.0922The Fireman · Electric Arguments  (2008)
.0922Jake Bugg · Jake Bugg  (2013)
.0922Jimmy Cliff · Rebirth  (2012)
.0922The Lumineers · The Lumineers  (2012)
.0922Macklemore & Ryan Lewis · The Heist  (2012)
.0922Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens · What Have You Done, My Brother?  (2009)
.0922Nellie McKay · My Weekly Reader  (2015)
Avett Brothers · Live, Vol. 32010#163051      
Adam Goldstein
Avett Brothers · I and Love and You2011#929101      
 2009#154974211.8.720.588.008.651 
A.D. Amorosi · Allen St John · Allison Stewart · Andrew Gilstrap · Anthony DeCurtis · Bill Crandall · Bob Townsend · Britt Robson · Chris Parker · Christopher Lopez · Dan Aloi · Dan Ferguson · David Browne · David Cantwell · David Menconi · Fred Mills · J. Anthony Ware · Jed Gottlieb · Jeff Vrabel · Jim Tremayne · Joan Anderman · Josh Baron · Larry King · Lee Zimmerman · Lola Emanuelli · Marianne Meyer · Matt Gewolb · Maya Kroth · Michael Lach · Michael Pollock · Mike Greenhaus · Nick Spacek · Paul Robicheau · Ricardo Baca · Sarah Zupko · Saul Austerlitz · Scott Mervis · Stephen Haag · Stephen Thompson · Steve Leftridge · Steve Reynolds · Steve Rosen
Similar Albums
.20110The Decemberists · The King Is Dead  (2011)
.1887Levon Helm · Electric Dirt  (2009)
.1758Alabama Shakes · Boys & Girls  (2012)
.1755Avett Brothers · The Carpenter  (2012)
.1697Mavis Staples · You Are Not Alone  (2010)
.1695Brother Ali · Us  (2009)
.1575Regina Spektor · Far  (2009)
.1496Mumford & Sons · Sigh No More  (2010)
.1487The Decemberists · The Hazards of Love  (2009)
.1428Wilco · Wilco (The Album)  (2009)
.1409Wilco · The Whole Love  (2011)
.1369Drive-By Truckers · American Band  (2016)
.1356Drive-By Truckers · Brighter Than Creation's Dark  (2008)
.13211Sturgill Simpson · Metamodern Sounds in Country Music  (2014)
.1324Elvis Costello · Secret, Profane & Sugarcane  (2009)
.1295My Morning Jacket · Circuital  (2011)
.12313Neko Case · Middle Cyclone  (2009)
.1216Bob Dylan · Tempest  (2012)
.1195Alejandro Escovedo · Real Animal  (2008)
.1186Jason Isbell · Southeastern  (2013)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Avett Brothers · "Ain't No Man"2016#17930 
Brian Ives · Holly George-Warren · Steve Reynolds
Similar Songs
.1782Pretenders · "Holy Commotion"  (2016)
.0522Mumford & Sons · "Little Lion Man"  (2010)
.0392Avett Brothers · "I & Love & You"  (2009)
Avett Brothers · "Satan Pulls the Strings"2016#47910 
Brice Ezell
Avett Brothers · "True Sadness"2016#47910 
Chris Conaton
Avett Brothers · "Another Is Waiting"2013#44010 
Mike Greenhaus
Avett Brothers · "Live and Die"2012#10450.200
Andrew Gilstrap · Chris Conaton · David Cantwell · Matt Rice · Sarah Zupko
Similar Songs
.2422Lianne La Havas · "Is Your Love Big Enough?"  (2012)
.2422Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings · "She Ain't a Child No More"  (2010)
.1572Justin Townes Earle · "Harlem River Blues"  (2010)
.0832The Decemberists · "The Rake's Song"  (2009)
.0532New Pornographers · "Crash Years"  (2010)
.0432Miranda Lambert · "Vice"  (2016)
.0392Ariana Grande (ft. Iggy Azalea) · "Problem"  (2014)
.0352Meghan Trainor · "All About That Bass"  (2014)
.0282Alabama Shakes · "Hold On"  (2012)
.0262Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment · "Sunday Candy"  (2015)
Avett Brothers · "The Once and Future Carpenter"2012#44910 
Andrew Bartlett
Avett Brothers · "Paul Newman Vs. the Demons"2012#44910 
Saul Austerlitz
Avett Brothers · "I & Love & You"2010#33120 
 2009#23200.550
Andrew Gilstrap · Bob Townsend · Dan Ferguson · David Marchese · David Peisner · Ellis Widner · Eric Danton · Holly George-Warren · Jason Harper · Jennifer Vineyard · Jolie Lash · Jon Bream · Larry King · Lola Emanuelli · Michael Lach · Noel Murray · Philip Booth · Roy Kasten · Saul Austerlitz · Steve Leftridge · Steve Reynolds · Tim Grierson
Similar Songs
.1754Mavis Staples · "You Are Not Alone"  (2010)
.1503Buddy & Julie Miller · "Gasoline and Matches"  (2009)
.1403PJ Harvey and John Parish · "Black Hearted Love"  (2009)
.1303My Morning Jacket · "Holdin' On to Black Metal"  (2011)
.1195Alabama Shakes · "Hold On"  (2012)
.1174Drive-By Truckers · "What It Means"  (2016)
.1033First Aid Kit · "Emmylou"  (2012)
.0952Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit · "Sunstroke"  (2009)
.0952Moby · "Shot in the Back of the Head"  (2009)
.0952She & Him · "This Is Not a Test"  (2008)
.0905Leonard Cohen · "You Want It Darker"  (2016)
.0863Mumford & Sons · "Little Lion Man"  (2010)
.0862Avett Brothers · "Ain't No Man"  (2016)
.0862Drive-By Truckers · "Used to Be a Cop"  (2011)
.0862Jakob Dylan · "Nothing but the Whole Wide World"  (2010)
.0823Neko Case · "People Got a Lotta Nerve"  (2009)
.0782Ashley Monroe · "Weed Instead of Roses"  (2013)
.0782Bob Mould · "Voices in My Head"  (2016)
.0782Elvis Perkins · "Doomsday"  (2009)
.0782Green Day · "21 Guns"  (2009)
.0782Head and the Heart · "Lost in My Mind"  (2011)
.0782Pretenders · "Holy Commotion"  (2016)
.0782Regina Spektor · "All the Rowboats"  (2012)
Avett Brothers · "Tear Down the House"2008#45010 
Stephen Thompson
Similar Artists
.3468Mark Ronson
.30626The Decemberists
.29016Jay-Z
.26611Levon Helm
.23720Jason Isbell
.22814Mumford & Sons
.22523Alabama Shakes
.22211Santigold
.21813Rosanne Cash
.2138Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
.21213Mavis Staples
.20420Bruce Springsteen
.19718Paul Simon
.19411First Aid Kit
.18523Sturgill Simpson
.18120Drive-By Truckers
.1778Regina Spektor
.1757Rhiannon Giddens
.17412Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
.17310She & Him
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com