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.
Atmosphere
Ranks
2016#828 of 2370
2015#1504 of 2068
2014#1425 of 2567
2013#1545 of 2104
2012 
2011#883 of 2725
2010#1610 of 2582
2009 
2008#118 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Atmosphere · Fishing Blues2016#683101      
Chaz Kangas
Atmosphere · Southsiders2014#152151      
Chaz Kangas
Atmosphere · The Family Sign2011#917102      
Bill Forman · Peter S Scholtes
Similar Albums
.0532Art Brut · Art Brut Vs. Satan  (2009)
Atmosphere · To All My Friends, Blood Makes the Blade Holy2010#163051      
Mike R. Meyer
Atmosphere · When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold2008#13880711.4.590.850.013  
Amber Schadewald · Chris Riemenschneider · Franklin Soults · Gary Chun · Peter S Scholtes · Ross Raihala · Will McClain
Similar Albums
.1672Solid Gold · Bodies of Water  (2009)
.0672Deer Tick · Divine Providence  (2011)
.0582P.O.S. · Never Better  (2009)
.0542Nas · Untitled  (2008)
.0442Low · C'mon  (2011)
.0333Mos Def · The Ecstatic  (2009)
.0323The Roots · Undun  (2011)
.0292K'Naan · Troubadour  (2009)
.0273Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago  (2008)
.0272Iggy Pop · Post Pop Depression  (2016)
.0253Santogold · Santogold  (2008)
.0212Beach House · Bloom  (2012)
Atmosphere · Strictly Leakage2008#139481      
Michael Pollock
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Atmosphere · "This Lonely Rose"2015#46510 
Chaz Kangas
Atmosphere · "Bitter"2014#55810 
Chaz Kangas
Atmosphere · "Flicker"2014#55810 
Walt Dizzo
Atmosphere · "Bob Seger"2013#44010 
Chaz Kangas
Atmosphere · "Last to Say"2011#62710 
Bill Forman
Atmosphere · "She's Enough"2011#62710 
Dan LeRoy
Atmosphere · "Scalp"2010#57710 
Mike R. Meyer
Atmosphere · "You"2008#17430 
Lissa Townsend Rodgers · Ross Raihala · Will McClain
Similar Songs
.1482Duran Duran · "Pressure Off"  (2015)
.0492Kings of Leon · "Sex on Fire"  (2008)
.0342Portishead · "Machine Gun"  (2008)
Atmosphere · "The Waitress"2008#25420 
Amber Schadewald · Don Allred
Atmosphere · "In Her Music Box"2008#45010 
Peter S Scholtes
Atmosphere · "Shoulda Known"2008#45010 
Daniel Marek
Atmosphere · "Wild Wild Horses"2008#45010 
Nate Patrin
Atmosphere · "Your Glass House"2008#45010 
Michael Pollock
Similar Artists
.3255DJ Shadow
.1924Dessa
.1283Jeremy Messersmith
.1162Mark Ronson
.1162Prof
.1162Sims
.1032Billy Woods
.1032Hank III
.1032Pigeon John
.1023Duran Duran
.0973De la Soul
.0973Major Lazer
.0923Eno/Hyde
.0923Silversun Pickups
.0922The Original 7ven
.0922Solid Gold
.0883Art Brut
.0853P.O.S.
.0834Santigold
.0832Grupo Fantasma
.0832Trampled by Turtles
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com