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.
Prince
Ranks
2016#1701 of 2370
2015#619 of 2068
2014#117 of 2567
2013#678 of 2104
2012 
2011 
2010#1610 of 2582
2009#620 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Prince · Hit N Run Phase One2015#606111      
Ted Cox
Prince · Art Official Age2014#1417598.3.665.527.005 .240
Chris Willman · Chuck Campbell · Dan LeRoy · Eric Snider · Eugene Holley, Jr. · Franklin Paul · Jeremiah McNeil · Renee Graham · Tom Finkel
Similar Albums
.1272Esperanza Spalding · Radio Music Society  (2012)
.0992The Both · The Both  (2014)
.0992Robert Glasper Experiment · Black Radio 2  (2013)
.0562John Legend & the Roots · Wake Up!  (2010)
.0562Robert Glasper Experiment · Black Radio  (2012)
.0533Kendrick Lamar · Untitled Unmastered  (2016)
.0402Bob Dylan · The Basement Tapes Complete: the Bootleg Series Vol. 11  (2014)
.0402Justin Timberlake · The 20/20 Experience  (2013)
.0364Adele · 21  (2011)
.0316D'Angelo · Black Messiah  (2014)
.0262Jay-Z · The Blueprint 3  (2009)
.0253Sturgill Simpson · Metamodern Sounds in Country Music  (2014)
.0252Kate Bush · 50 Words for Snow  (2011)
.0252Lorde · Pure Heroine  (2013)
.0212Lady Gaga · Born This Way  (2011)
Prince · 20ten2010#157771      
Richard Torres
Prince · LotusFlow3r2009#578202      
Adam McGovern · Quentin Huff
Similar Albums
.1162Meshell Ndegeocello · Devil's Halo  (2009)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Prince · "Sometimes It Snows in April"2016#47910 
Michael Robbins
Prince · "Baltimore"2015#46510 
Jon Whitney
Prince · "Breakdown"2014#21330 
Andy Gensler · Chris Willman · Eric Snider
Similar Songs
.0472Jenny Lewis · "Just One of the Guys"  (2014)
Prince · "Art Official Age"2014#31820 
Carol Cooper · Dan LeRoy
Similar Songs
.0762Bruno Mars · "24K Magic"  (2016)
.0432Bruno Mars · "Locked Out of Heaven"  (2012)
.0262Pharrell Williams · "Happy"  (2014)
.0222David Bowie · "Blackstar"  (2016)
Prince · "FunkNRoll"2014#31820 
Jaime-Paul Falcon · Kory Grow
Prince · "The Gold Standard"2014#31820 
Arsenio Orteza · Ken Capobianco
Prince · "Clouds"2014#55810 
Dan LeRoy
Prince · "What It Feels Like"2014#55810 
Gabe Vodicka
Prince · "Breakfast Can Wait"2014#31820 
 2013#104501.000
Alan Light · Darrell M McNeill · Jakob Dorof · Jason Gubbels · John Seroff · Kenneth Partridge · Steve Reynolds
Similar Songs
.1672Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers · "I Should Have Known It"  (2010)
.1403Hold Steady · "Sequestered in Memphis"  (2008)
.0952Beastie Boys · "Make Some Noise"  (2011)
.0603Miguel (ft. Wale) · "Coffee"  (2015)
.0542B.o.B (ft. Hayley Williams) · "Airplanes"  (2010)
.0462Danny Brown (ft. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul & Earl Sweatshirt) · "Really Doe"  (2016)
.0462James Blake · "Retrograde"  (2013)
.0433Mark Ronson (ft. Bruno Mars) · "Uptown Funk"  (2015)
.0414Lorde · "Royals"  (2013)
.0395Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"  (2011)
.0342Shamir · "On the Regular"  (2015)
.0323Taylor Swift · "Blank Space"  (2014)
.0312tUnE-yArDs · "Water Fountain"  (2014)
.0302Arcade Fire · "Reflektor"  (2013)
.0302YG (ft. Nipsey Hussle) · "FDT"  (2016)
.0292Sam Smith · "Stay With Me"  (2014)
.0283The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"  (2015)
.0222Charli XCX · "Boom Clap"  (2014)
.0213Jay-Z (ft. Alicia Keys) · "Empire State of Mind"  (2009)
.0202Leonard Cohen · "You Want It Darker"  (2016)
.0202Taylor Swift · "You Belong With Me"  (2009)
Prince · "Screwdriver"2013#44010 
Steve Knopper
Prince · "Dreamer"2009#58510 
Quentin Huff
Similar Artists
.3705Mark Ronson
.2134Keri Hilson
.2125B.o.B
.1889Pharrell Williams
.1823Clean Bandit
.1655Robin Thicke
.1578Jay-Z
.1435Meshell Ndegeocello
.1433Mariah Carey
.1394Elvis Costello & the Roots
.1336Mary J. Blige
.1336Santigold
.1275Estelle
.1253Maroon 5
.12310Maxwell
.1194Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
.1194Robert Glasper Experiment
.11812Lorde
.1175Esperanza Spalding
.1113Chrisette Michele
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com