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.
Mastodon
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014#259 of 2567
2013 
2012 
2011#49 of 2725
2010 
2009#21 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Mastodon · Once More 'Round the Sun2014#270354      
Cam Patterson · Chuck Campbell · Katherine Turman · Zena Tsarfin
Similar Albums
.1402Godflesh · A World Lit Only by Fire  (2014)
Mastodon · The Hunter2011#482442211.1.789.482.319.385 
Adam Bregman · Albert Mudrian · A.S. Van Dorston · Chad Radford · Chris Conaton · David Peisner · DX Ferris · Jason Bracelin · Jeanne Fury · Jonathan Lundeen · Jon Wiederhorn · Joseph Robinson · Kevin Moreau · Kurt Orzeck · Laina Dawes · Mike R. Meyer · Phil Freeman · Ryan Wasoba · Steven Hyden · Travis Hay · Vijith Assar · Zena Tsarfin
Similar Albums
.2686Kylesa · Spiral Shadow  (2010)
.2567Pallbearer · Foundations of Burden  (2014)
.2356Carcass · Surgical Steel  (2013)
.21310Mastodon · Crack the Skye  (2009)
.1943Municipal Waste · The Fatal Feast  (2012)
.1776Baroness · Yellow & Green  (2012)
.1763Red Fang · Murder the Mountains  (2011)
.1755Kylesa · Static Tensions  (2009)
.1697Converge · Axe to Fall  (2009)
.1623The Atlas Moth · An Ache for the Distance  (2011)
.1623High on Fire · De Vermis Mysteriis  (2012)
.1623Ufomammut · Oro: Opus Primum & Alter  (2012)
.1574Guns N' Roses · Chinese Democracy  (2008)
.1517Baroness · The Blue Record  (2009)
.1503Electric Wizard · Black Masses  (2011)
.1503Eyehategod · Eyehategod  (2014)
.1503Killing Joke · Pylon  (2015)
.1503Royal Thunder · Cvi  (2012)
.1503Witchcraft · Legend  (2012)
.1503Yob · Atma  (2011)
Mastodon · Crack the Skye2009#184474410.2.728.671.258.591 
Adam Bregman · Adem Tepedelen · Andrew Martin · Anthony Easton · Arielle Castillo · A.S. Van Dorston · Brad Angle · Brad Cohan · Brent Burton · Catherine Lewis · Chris Conaton · Chris Neal · Chris Parker · Chris Riemenschneider · Craig Hlavaty · Dan Epstein · David Pehling · DX Ferris · Ethan Stanislawski · Ezra Gale · Gary Chun · Gary Graff · Jason Bracelin · J.D. Considine · Jeff Treppel · John Bohannon · Jonathan Lundeen · J T Ramsay · Kandia Crazy Horse · Ken Micallef · Kevin Moreau · Kurt Orzeck · Laina Dawes · Michael Deeds · Michael Robbins · Mordechai Shinefield · Peter Davis · Robert Morast · Rod Smith · Rossiter Drake · Sean Murphy · Thomas Britt · Zachary Smith · Zena Tsarfin
Similar Albums
.36015Converge · Axe to Fall  (2009)
.35116Baroness · The Blue Record  (2009)
.29810Mastodon · The Hunter  (2011)
.2548Kylesa · Static Tensions  (2009)
.2398Pallbearer · Foundations of Burden  (2014)
.2217Carcass · Surgical Steel  (2013)
.2146Yob · Clearing the Path to Ascend  (2014)
.1996Pallbearer · Sorrow and Extinction  (2012)
.1936Converge · All We Love We Leave Behind  (2012)
.1885Slayer · World Painted Blood  (2009)
.1714Cult of Luna & Julie Christmas · Mariner  (2016)
.1656Them Crooked Vultures · Them Crooked Vultures  (2009)
.1634Gojira · L'Enfant Sauvage  (2012)
.1634High on Fire · De Vermis Mysteriis  (2012)
.1634Shrinebuilder · Shrinebuilder  (2009)
.1634Ufomammut · Oro: Opus Primum & Alter  (2012)
.1554Yob · Atma  (2011)
.1539Jamey Johnson · The Guitar Song  (2010)
.1486Metallica · Death Magnetic  (2008)
.1416Torche · Meanderthal  (2008)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Mastodon · "The Motherload"2014#13250.800
Hank Shteamer · Marcos Hassan · Mike R. Meyer · Travis Hay · Zena Tsarfin
Similar Songs
.2422Deafheaven · "From the Kettle Onto the Coil"  (2014)
.2313Mastodon · "Curl of the Burl"  (2011)
.0922My Morning Jacket · "Holdin' On to Black Metal"  (2011)
.0922Rihanna · "Diamonds"  (2013)
.0702Deafheaven · "Dream House"  (2013)
.0532The Weeknd (ft. Daft Punk) · "Starboy"  (2016)
.0392Fun. · "Some Nights"  (2012)
.0392Iggy Azalea (ft. Charli XCX) · "Fancy"  (2014)
.0262Tame Impala · "Let It Happen"  (2015)
.0213Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"  (2012)
.0212Robin Thicke (ft. T.I. and Pharrell) · "Blurred Lines"  (2013)
Mastodon · "Curl of the Burl"2011#10170.286
Chris Conaton · Hank Shteamer · Jeanne Fury · Laina Dawes · Matt Sullivan · Travis Hay · Zena Tsarfin
Similar Songs
.3163Red Fang · "Wires"  (2011)
.2733Mastodon · "The Motherload"  (2014)
.2052Kvelertak · "Bruane Brenn"  (2013)
.1212Darkthrone · "Leave No Cross Unturned"  (2013)
.1212The Strokes · "Under Cover of Darkness"  (2011)
.0952Janelle MonĂ¡e · "Dance Apocalyptic"  (2013)
.0952Phillip Phillips · "Home"  (2012)
.0862Mastodon · "Oblivion"  (2009)
.0782Avicii · "Wake Me Up"  (2013)
.0582Rihanna · "Only Girl (In the World)"  (2010)
.0542Neko Case · "Man"  (2013)
.0512Battles · "Ice Cream"  (2011)
.0512Paramore · "Ain't It Fun"  (2014)
.0512The Weeknd (ft. Daft Punk) · "Starboy"  (2016)
.0465Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"  (2012)
.0422Arcade Fire · "Ready to Start"  (2010)
.0382Ariana Grande (ft. Iggy Azalea) · "Problem"  (2014)
.0382Fun. · "Some Nights"  (2012)
.0382Iggy Azalea (ft. Charli XCX) · "Fancy"  (2014)
.0373Frank Ocean · "Thinkin' 'Bout You"  (2012)
Mastodon · "Black Tongue"2011#62710 
Nick Green
Mastodon · "Blasteroid"2011#62710 
Kevin Stewart-Panko
Mastodon · "The Creature Lives"2011#62710 
DX Ferris
Mastodon · "Oblivion"2009#7980.125
Andrew Martin · Anthony Bozza · Chris Conaton · Chris Neal · DX Ferris · Laina Dawes · Rossiter Drake · Sean Murphy
Similar Songs
.1902High on Fire · "Fertile Green"  (2012)
.1902Metallica · "The Day That Never Comes"  (2008)
.0922Mastodon · "Curl of the Burl"  (2011)
.0922Phillip Phillips · "Home"  (2012)
.0482Raekwon (ft. Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck and Method Man) · "House of Flying Daggers"  (2009)
.0452LCD Soundsystem · "Dance Yrself Clean"  (2010)
.0213Jay-Z (ft. Alicia Keys) · "Empire State of Mind"  (2009)
Mastodon · "Divinations"2009#33120 
John Bohannon · Matt Sullivan
Mastodon · "The Last Baron"2009#33120 
Kandia Crazy Horse · Zachary Smith
Mastodon · "The Czar"2009#58510 
Thomas Britt
Similar Artists
.44923Converge
.43218Pallbearer
.40814Carcass
.37024Baroness
.36917Kylesa
.27115Jay-Z
.2559High on Fire
.24812Santigold
.24614Torche
.2398Gorguts
.23410Kvelertak
.2287Royal Thunder
.2158Opeth
.20811Metallica
.2048Ghost
.2048Yob
.19610Fun.
.1936Electric Wizard
.1885Mark Ronson
.1868Deftones
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com