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.
Busta Rhymes
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013#1206 of 2104
2012 
2011 
2010 
2009 
2008#594 of 2244
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Busta Rhymes (ft. Q-Tip, Lil Wayne, and Kanye West) · "Thank You"2013#17130 
Chaz Kangas · Douglas Wolk · Kevin John
Similar Songs
.3333Nicki Minaj · "Stupid Hoe"  (2012)
.1782Girls' Generation · "I Got a Boy"  (2013)
Busta Rhymes (ft. Nicki Minaj) · "Twerk It"2013#44010 
Ben Donnelly
Busta Rhymes · "Don't Touch Me (Throw Da Water On 'Em)"2008#94601.000
Brian Braiker · Christopher R. Weingarten · Judson Kilpatrick · Keith Harris · Lindsey Thomas · Reed Fischer
Similar Songs
.1782Soulja Boy Tell 'Em · "Yahhh!"  (2008)
.1272The Lonely Island (ft. Michael Bolton) · "Jack Sparrow"  (2011)
.1113Ne-Yo · "Closer"  (2008)
.1112LMFAO · "Sexy and I Know It"  (2011)
.0992Los Campesinos! · "Death to Los Campesinos!"  (2008)
.0743Hot Chip · "Ready for the Floor"  (2008)
.0592Jason Derulo · "Want to Want Me"  (2015)
.0522Taylor Swift · "Mean"  (2011)
.0473Solange · "Losing You"  (2012)
.0444Estelle (ft. Kanye West) · "American Boy"  (2008)
.0342Kacey Musgraves · "Follow Your Arrow"  (2013)
.0322Tegan and Sara · "Closer"  (2013)
.0312YG (ft. Nipsey Hussle) · "FDT"  (2016)
.0232DJ Snake (ft. Lil Jon) · "Turn Down for What"  (2014)
.0203Beyoncé · "Countdown"  (2011)
Busta Rhymes · "Arab Money"2008#17430 
Alvin Aqua Boogie Blanco · Hobey Echlin · Jonathan Cunningham
Similar Songs
.0362T.I. (ft. Rihanna) · "Live Your Life"  (2008)
Similar Artists
.5003DJ Snake
.2222Ace Hood
.2222Missy Elliott
.2046Estelle
.1782The Human Hearts
.1272Chris Brown
.1272Jack Ü
.1113Major Lazer
.0892Flume
.0825T.I.
.0812DJ Shadow
.0812Girls' Generation
.0812Mannequin Pussy
.0812Ryan Leslie
.0773Lindstrøm
.0714Jazmine Sullivan
.0713Jason Derulo
.0674Death Grips
.0644Ne-Yo
.0613Aloe Blacc
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com