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.
 
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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.
Mos Def
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2009#12 of 2591
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Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Mos Def · The Ecstatic2009#116135910.4.658.848.026.724 
Alfred Soto · Alvin Aqua Boogie Blanco · Andrew Dansby · Andrew Martin · Anthony Bozza · Arielle Castillo · Bret Gladstone · Britt Robson · Buzz Poole · Byron Crawford · Chairman Jefferson Mao · Charles Aaron · Chris Herrington · Chris Riemenschneider · Christian Hoard · Clover Hope · Colin St. John · Damien Lemon · Daniel Dzodin · Dan Weiss · Darrell M McNeill · Dave Lindquist · David MacFadden · Evan Serpick · Gary Chun · Howard Wuelfing · Jalylah Burrell · J. Anthony Ware · Jason Bracelin · Jason Harper · Joe Heim · Jon Jon Scott · J Pablo · Kevin John · Kory Grow · Kye Stephenson · Makkada B. Selah · Marc Gilman · Mark Jenkins · Matt Ryan · Matt Thomas · Merritt Martin · Mosi Reeves · Nate Patrin · Nic Hernandez · Peter S Scholtes · Quentin Huff · Raquel Cepeda-Jenkins · Robert Morast · Rodney Dugue · Samuel Chennault · Sarah Zupko · Saxon Baird · Scott Wilson · Sean Fennessey · Stacey Anderson · Tim Grierson · Todd Kristel · Tyler Lewis
Similar Albums
.23410Brad Paisley · American Saturday Night  (2009)
.21819Raekwon · Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...Part II  (2009)
.21313The Roots · How I Got Over  (2010)
.1869Q-Tip · The Renaissance  (2008)
.1868The Roots · Rising Down  (2008)
.17915Lil Wayne · Tha Carter III  (2008)
.17511Maxwell · BLACKsummers'night  (2009)
.16319Big Boi · Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty  (2010)
.1519Cee Lo Green · The Lady Killer  (2010)
.14913Erykah Badu · New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War  (2008)
.1447M.I.A. · Maya  (2010)
.1405Brother Ali · Us  (2009)
.1387Jay-Z · The Blueprint 3  (2009)
.1365Drake · So Far Gone  (2009)
.13531Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy  (2010)
.1357Rick Ross · Teflon Don  (2010)
.1346T.I. · Paper Trail  (2008)
.1325Nas · Untitled  (2008)
.1304Bilal · Airtight's Revenge  (2010)
.1255Dr. Dre · Compton  (2015)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Mos Def · "Casa Bey"2009#9670.000
Alvin Aqua Boogie Blanco · Andrew Martin · Darrell M McNeill · Jalylah Burrell · Marc Gilman · Quentin Huff · Tyler Lewis
Similar Songs
.1093Raekwon (ft. Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck and Method Man) · "House of Flying Daggers"  (2009)
.1072Clipse (ft. Cam'ron and Pharrell) · "Popular Demand (Popeye's)"  (2009)
.0513Erykah Badu · "Window Seat"  (2010)
.0462Aloe Blacc · "I Need a Dollar"  (2010)
.0333Big Boi (ft. Cutty) · "Shutterbugg"  (2010)
.0302Maxwell · "Pretty Wings"  (2009)
Mos Def · "Quiet Dog"2009#9670.571
Brett McCabe · Britt Robson · Clover Hope · Jesse Fox Mayshark · Josh Langhoff · Kara Manning · Todd Kristel
Similar Songs
.2052Laura Denisse · "Sigo Enamorada"  (2015)
.1672Bombino · "Akhar Zaman ("This Moment")"  (2016)
.0422Sleater-Kinney · "Bury Our Friends"  (2014)
.0382M.I.A. · "Born Free"  (2010)
.0253Kanye West (ft. Pusha T) · "Runaway"  (2010)
.0222Coldplay · "Viva la Vida"  (2008)
Mos Def · "Auditorium"2009#18140 
Andrew Dansby · Britt Robson · Chris Norton · Peter S Scholtes
Similar Songs
.0542Broken Bells · "The High Road"  (2010)
Mos Def · "24 Hour Karate School"2009#58510 
Brian Smith
Mos Def · "Life in Marvelous Times"2009#58510 
Nick Green
Mos Def · "Twilight Speedball"2009#58510 
Adam Mazmanian
Similar Artists
.41022Jay-Z
.29214Santigold
.28125Raekwon
.2729Clipse
.2579Major Lazer
.24515Kid Cudi
.23212Q-Tip
.23010Estelle
.2118Robin Thicke
.20313T.I.
.1999Jay Electronica
.19724Big Boi
.19623Lil Wayne
.18712Brad Paisley
.18422The Roots
.1837Nas & Damian Marley
.1835Gotye
.1835Mark Ronson
.18211Nas
.1809Ghostface Killah
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com