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.
Sade
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013 
2012 
2011#2052 of 2725
2010#59 of 2582
2009#735 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Sade · Soldier of Love2010#75151178.9.731.616.013.677 
Alan Light · Alex Macpherson · Ben Sisario · Brian Bowe · Christian John Wikane · James Hunter · John Milward · Makkada B. Selah · Martin Johnson · Mikael Wood · Mike Orme · Richard Torres · Ross Raihala · Steven Blush · Thomas Inskeep · Trent Fitzgerald · Vijith Assar
Similar Albums
.1203Rihanna · Rated R  (2009)
.1073Toni Braxton & Babyface · Love, Marriage & Divorce  (2014)
.1036Maxwell · BLACKsummers'night  (2009)
.1032Emeli Sandé · Our Version of Events  (2012)
.0883Washed Out · Within and Without  (2011)
.0865David Bowie · The Next Day  (2013)
.0832Massive Attack · Heligoland  (2010)
.0832Tricky · Mixed Race  (2010)
.0794Taylor Swift · Speak Now  (2010)
.0762Bonnie Raitt · Dig in Deep  (2016)
.0762Bruno Mars · Unorthodox Jukebox  (2012)
.0762Nine Inch Nails · The Slip  (2008)
.0754The-Dream · Love Vs. Money  (2009)
.0753Brandy Clark · Big Day in a Small Town  (2016)
.0704Lady Gaga · Born This Way  (2011)
.0702B.B. King · One Kind Favor  (2008)
.0702Corinne Bailey Rae · The Sea  (2010)
.0702Jagwar Ma · Howlin  (2013)
.0702John Talabot · Fin  (2012)
.0702Rick Ross · Deeper Than Rap  (2009)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Sade · "Still in Love With You"2011#62710 
Makkada B. Selah
Sade · "Soldier of Love"2010#15260.885
 2009#71901.000
Alan Light · Alex Macpherson · Alfred Soto · Al Shipley · Amy Linden · Andy Kellman · Barry Walters · Bob Grossweiner · Chairman Jefferson Mao · Daniel Durchholz · Dave Lindquist · David Cantwell · David Cooper Moore · David Drake · Ellis Widner · Eugene Holley, Jr. · Gary Graff · Glenn Gamboa · Ian Steaman · James Hannaham · James Hunter · Josh Langhoff · Makkada B. Selah · Mike Orme · Nana Brew-Hammond · Quentin Huff · Rachel Devitt · Randall Grass · Richard Torres · Rich Juzwiak · Ron Hart · Sal Cinquemani · Shane Harrison · Steve Erickson · Zena Tsarfin
Similar Songs
.1936Hozier · "Take Me to Church"  (2014)
.1806Bruno Mars · "Locked Out of Heaven"  (2012)
.1675Maren Morris · "My Church"  (2016)
.1634Eric Church · "Springsteen"  (2012)
.1618Robin Thicke (ft. T.I. and Pharrell) · "Blurred Lines"  (2013)
.1555Demi Lovato · "Cool for the Summer"  (2015)
.1554Alicia Keys · "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart"  (2009)
.1554Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown · "No Air"  (2008)
.1554Miguel · "Sure Thing"  (2011)
.1554Pitbull (ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) · "Give Me Everything"  (2011)
.1505Jay-Z (ft. Rihanna and Kanye West) · "Run This Town"  (2009)
.1387Gotye (ft. Kimbra) · "Somebody That I Used to Know"  (2012)
.13410The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"  (2015)
.1304Keri Hilson (ft. Kanye West & Ne-Yo) · "Knock You Down"  (2009)
.1285Fun. (ft. Janelle Monae) · "We Are Young"  (2012)
.1283Sevyn Streeter · "It Won't Stop"  (2013)
.1254B.o.B (ft. Hayley Williams) · "Airplanes"  (2010)
.1254Kelly Rowland (ft. Lil Wayne) · "Motivation"  (2011)
.1254Lady Antebellum · "Need You Now"  (2010)
.1203Bruce Springsteen · "Rocky Ground"  (2012)
.1203Zedd (ft. Foxes) · "Clarity"  (2013)
Sade · "Babyfather"2010#57710 
Daniel Dzodin
Sade · "Skin"2010#57710 
Trent Fitzgerald
Similar Artists
.55713B.o.B
.4708Gotye
.4708Mark Ronson
.45513Robin Thicke
.36618Jay-Z
.26810Estelle
.2675Zedd
.2637Fantasia
.25520Maxwell
.25111Santigold
.2367Diddy - Dirty Money
.22010Fun.
.2155Keri Hilson
.21312Bruno Mars
.2098Demi Lovato
.2055Kelly Rowland
.2027Janet Jackson
.1936Jill Scott
.1924DJ Snake
.1924Jamie Foxx
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com