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.
Major Lazer
Ranks
2016#1701 of 2370
2015#205 of 2068
2014#1908 of 2567
2013#507 of 2104
2012#554 of 2213
2011 
2010#1699 of 2582
2009#120 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Major Lazer · Peace Is the Mission Extended2015#110771      
Nick Farruggia
Major Lazer · Free the Universe2013#651101      
Saxon Baird
Major Lazer · Lazers Never Die2010#163051      
Peter S Scholtes
Major Lazer · Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do2009#14587810.9.699.766.000  
A.D. Amorosi · Angela Cravens · Hobey Echlin · Jed Lipinski · Jose Duran · Pete Glowatsky · Randall Roberts · Samuel Chennault
Similar Albums
.0652Matthew Dear · Black City  (2010)
.0652Miike Snow · Miike Snow  (2009)
.0482Hot Chip · In Our Heads  (2012)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Major Lazer · "Cold Water"2016#47910 
Chris Martins
Major Lazer (ft. MØ & DJ Snake) · "Lean On"2015#251901.000
Althea Legaspi · Beverly Bryan · Chris Molanphy · Christopher Payne · Daniel Brockman · Daniel Kohn · David Drake · Emily Zemler · Hilary Hughes · Ian Steaman · Joey Hood · Jon LaFollette · Josh Bis · Julianne Escobedo Shepherd · Makkada B. Selah · Michael Robbins · Mike Cimicata · Rachel Brodsky · Ru Johnson
Similar Songs
.1623The 1975 · "A Change of Heart"  (2016)
.1456Miley Cyrus · "We Can't Stop"  (2013)
.1426Jack Ü (ft. Justin Bieber) · "Where Are Ü Now"  (2015)
.1403Florence & the Machine · "Ship to Wreck"  (2015)
.1303Gucci Mane · "Lemonade"  (2010)
.1055DJ Snake (ft. Lil Jon) · "Turn Down for What"  (2014)
.1035Grimes · "Flesh Without Blood"  (2015)
.0994Drake (ft. Wizkid and Kyla) · "One Dance"  (2016)
.0983Kelly Rowland (ft. Lil Wayne) · "Motivation"  (2011)
.0952Disclosure (ft. Lorde) · "Magnets"  (2015)
.0952Paleface (ft. Kyla) · "Do You Mind? (Crazy Cousinz Remix)"  (2009)
.0927The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"  (2015)
.0863Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats · "S.O.B."  (2015)
.0862M.I.A. · "Borders"  (2015)
.0835Fetty Wap · "Trap Queen"  (2015)
.0827Drake · "Hotline Bling"  (2015)
.0823Rihanna · "Bitch Better Have My Money"  (2015)
.0823Wiz Khalifa · "Black and Yellow"  (2011)
.0823Young M.A. · "Ooouuu"  (2016)
.0763Bruno Mars · "Locked Out of Heaven"  (2012)
.0763Rihanna · "Rude Boy"  (2010)
Major Lazer · "All My Love Feat. Ariana Grande"2014#55810 
Brennan Carley
Major Lazer · "Jah No Partial"2013#24120 
David Downs · Emily Zemler
Similar Songs
.0762Arctic Monkeys · "Do I Wanna Know?"  (2013)
Major Lazer (ft. Bruno Mars, Tyga & Mystic) · "Bubble Butt"2013#24120 
Brian Bowe · Christopher R. Weingarten
Major Lazer (ft. Amber Coffman) · "Get Free"2012#51901.000
Dev Sherlock · Jakob Dorof · JJ Lang · Jose Duran · Marissa G. Muller · Michael Azerrad · Mike Escoto · Nick Spacek · Steve Klinge
Similar Songs
.1272Fleet Foxes · "Grown Ocean"  (2011)
.1272Hot Chip · "Flutes"  (2012)
.1112Arcade Fire · "The Suburbs"  (2010)
.0892Best Coast · "The Only Place"  (2012)
.0892Justin Bieber · "U Smile (800% Slower by Shamantis)"  (2010)
.0673Arcade Fire · "Reflektor"  (2013)
.0562Sleigh Bells · "Infinity Guitars"  (2010)
.0493tUnE-yArDs · "Bizness"  (2011)
.0492Grimes · "Genesis"  (2012)
.0453Solange · "Losing You"  (2012)
.0442James Blake · "Retrograde"  (2013)
.0442Vampire Weekend · "Step"  (2013)
.0422Kendrick Lamar · "Swimming Pools (Drank)"  (2012)
.0362M.I.A. · "Bad Girls"  (2012)
.0332Crystal Castles (ft. Robert Smith) · "Not in Love"  (2010)
.0322Grimes · "Oblivion"  (2012)
.0243Robyn · "Dancing on My Own"  (2010)
.0232Drake · "Marvin's Room"  (2011)
Major Lazer (ft. Nina Sky and Ricky Blaze) · "Keep It Goin' Louder"2009#651001.000
Andrew Gaerig · Brandon Bussolini · Chris Riemenschneider · Heather Phares · Howard Wuelfing · John Ross · Jordan Sargent · Kimberly Chun · Nick Green · Scott Plagenhoef
Similar Songs
.1672Low Motion Disco · "Things Are Gonna Get Easier"  (2008)
.1223Soulja Boy Tell 'Em · "Zan With That Lean"  (2011)
.1072Free Energy · "Dream City"  (2009)
.0862Jacques Greene · "Another Girl"  (2011)
.0782Britney Spears (ft. Nicki Minaj & Ke$ha) · "Till the World Ends (Femme Fatale Remix)"  (2011)
.0782Cam'ron · "My Job"  (2009)
.0782The Juan MacLean · "One Day"  (2009)
.0672Four Tet · "Love Cry"  (2010)
.0672Teengirl Fantasy · "Cheaters"  (2010)
.0512Animal Collective · "What Would I Want? Sky"  (2009)
.0512Basement Jaxx · "Raindrops"  (2009)
.0512St. Vincent · "Actor Out of Work"  (2009)
.0462ILoveMakonnen · "Club Goin' Up on a Tuesday"  (2014)
.0442Ke$ha · "Die Young"  (2012)
.0422Girl Unit · "Wut"  (2010)
.0372Lily Allen · "The Fear"  (2009)
.0352Joy Orbison · "Hyph Mngo"  (2009)
.0352Kreayshawn · "Gucci Gucci"  (2011)
.0352T.I. · "Whatever You Like"  (2008)
.0312Caribou · "Can't Do Without You"  (2014)
.0312Hot Chip · "Ready for the Floor"  (2008)
Major Lazer (ft. Vybz Kartel) · "Pon de Floor"2009#18140 
Angela Cravens · Jose Duran · Joshua Glazer · Kevin John
Similar Songs
.1212Fever Ray · "If I Had a Heart"  (2009)
Major Lazer (ft. Santogold and Mr. Lexx) · "Hold the Line"2009#23530 
Ben Detrick · Gary Chun · Jonah Weiner
Similar Songs
.1272Warpaint · "Undertow"  (2010)
.0422Das Racist · "Michael Jackson"  (2011)
.0372Lil Wayne (ft. Cory Gunz) · "6 Foot 7 Foot"  (2011)
Similar Artists
1.48DJ Snake
1.19Jack Ü
.7415Missy Elliott
.6355Icona Pop
.4045Kelly Rowland
.4004DJ Khaled
.3564Chris Brown
.33714Jay-Z
.3333Clean Bandit
.3333Jamie Foxx
.32211Santigold
.2863Gotye
.28215Disclosure
.2225Calvin Harris
.2188Gucci Mane
.2125SBTRKT
.2025Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
.20011Rae Sremmurd
.2004Azari & III
.2003Apparat
.2003Mario (ft. Gucci Mane & Sean Garrett)
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com