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.
Tony Allen
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014#669 of 2567
2013 
2012 
2011 
2010#390 of 2582
2009#812 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Tony Allen · Film of Life2014#581172      
Randall Grass · Steve Hochman
Similar Albums
.1332Noura Mint Seymali · Tzenni  (2014)
.0702Toumani Diabate · The Mande Variations  (2008)
.0532Robert Plant · Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar  (2014)
.0452Tinariwen · Imidiwan: Companions  (2009)
.0432Bombino · Nomad  (2013)
Tony Allen · Secret Agent2010#329303      
 2009#744152      
A.S. Van Dorston · Eugene Holley, Jr. · J.D. Considine · Randall Grass
Similar Albums
.2422Kindred the Family Soul · Love Has No Recession  (2011)
.1332Laura Mvula · The Dreaming Room  (2016)
.0652Anthony Hamilton · Back to Love  (2011)
.0612John Legend & the Roots · Wake Up!  (2010)
.0612Robert Glasper Experiment · Black Radio  (2012)
.0482Oumou SangarĂ© · Seya  (2009)
.0262Lorde · Pure Heroine  (2013)
Similar Artists
.3332Missy Elliott
.2422Herbie Hancock
.1572Kindred the Family Soul
.1572Musiq Soulchild
.1484Anthony Hamilton
.1073Robin Thicke
.1032Vieux Farka Touré
.0922Concha Buika
.0832AfroCubism
.0762Gregory Porter
.0762Noura Mint Seymali
.0612Rudresh Mahanthappa
.0612Toumani Diabate
.0572Jill Scott
.0482John Legend & the Roots
.0482Oumou Sangaré
.0482Robert Glasper Experiment
.0412Neneh Cherry & the Thing
.0332Estelle
.0312Laura Mvula
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com