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.
Brad Paisley
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013#508 of 2104
2012 
2011#134 of 2725
2010#1679 of 2582
2009#32 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Brad Paisley · Wheelhouse2013#651101      
Carol Cooper
Brad Paisley · This Is Country Music2011#13491910.1.632.857.000.872 
Carol Cooper · Jere Pilapil · Josh Timmermann · Lloyd Sachs · Rob Tannenbaum · Stephen Thomas Erlewine · Steve Leftridge · Theon Weber · Tris McCall
Similar Albums
.1482Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses · Roadhouse Sun  (2009)
.1253Miranda Lambert · Four the Record  (2011)
.1003Brandy Clark · 12 Stories  (2013)
.0704Pistol Annies · Hell on Heels  (2011)
.0593Miranda Lambert · Revolution  (2009)
.0543Taylor Swift · Red  (2012)
.0472Against Me! · White Crosses  (2010)
.0472Black Crowes · Before the Frost...Until the Freeze  (2009)
.0472Robert Plant · Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar  (2014)
.0442Ke$ha · Animal + Cannibal  (2010)
.0392Metric · Fantasies  (2009)
.0372Brandy Clark · Big Day in a Small Town  (2016)
.0372Paramore · Paramore  (2013)
.0362Ashley Monroe · The Blade  (2015)
.0353Miranda Lambert · Platinum  (2014)
.0342Levon Helm · Electric Dirt  (2009)
.0342Mountain Goats · Transcendental Youth  (2012)
.0332Britney Spears · Femme Fatale  (2011)
.0312U2 · No Line on the Horizon  (2009)
.0304Jay-Z and Kanye West · Watch the Throne  (2011)
Brad Paisley · American Saturday Night2009#332792710.3.687.842.009.536 
Alfred Soto · Andrew Dansby · Bobby Reed · Charles Aaron · Chris Herrington · Chris Richards · Christian Hoard · Chuck Eddy · Dan Weiss · Dave Heaton · David Cantwell · Edd Hurt · Frank Kogan · J. Anthony Ware · Joe Heim · Josh Langhoff · Josh Timmermann · Kevin John · Michael Robbins · Mikael Wood · Milo Miles · Nate Chinen · Robert Christgau · Stephen Thomas Erlewine · Steve Smith · Tim Grierson · Tom Lane
Similar Albums
.4009Elizabeth Cook · Welder  (2010)
.2697Angaleena Presley · American Middle Class  (2014)
.23613Miranda Lambert · Platinum  (2014)
.23511Pistol Annies · Hell on Heels  (2011)
.2345Eric Church · Chief  (2011)
.2248K'Naan · Troubadour  (2009)
.2225Wussy · Wussy  (2009)
.2189Taylor Swift · Speak Now  (2010)
.1757Ashley Monroe · Like a Rose  (2013)
.1684Neil Young & Crazy Horse · Americana  (2012)
.1677Miranda Lambert · The Weight of These Wings  (2016)
.1673Corsair · Corsair  (2013)
.1673Kellie Pickler · 100 Proof  (2012)
.16010Mos Def · The Ecstatic  (2009)
.1524Young Thug & Bloody Jay · Black Portland  (2014)
.1506M.I.A. · Maya  (2010)
.1436Miranda Lambert · Revolution  (2009)
.1357Girl Talk · Feed the Animals  (2008)
.1334Conor Oberst · Conor Oberst  (2008)
.1315The Roots · Rising Down  (2008)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Brad Paisley · "Beat This Summer"2013#44010 
Josh Langhoff
Brad Paisley · "Karate"2013#44010 
Steve Knopper
Brad Paisley · "Southern Comfort Zone"2013#44010 
Cam Patterson
Brad Paisley (ft. L.L. Cool J) · "Accidental Racist"2013#44010 
Carol Cooper
Brad Paisley · "A Man Don't Have to Die"2011#35520 
Keith Harris · Phil Freeman
Brad Paisley · "Old Alabama"2011#35520 
Mikael Wood · Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Similar Songs
.0532Ke$ha · "TiK ToK"  (2010)
.0242Katy Perry · "Teenage Dream"  (2010)
.0222Britney Spears · "Till the World Ends"  (2011)
.0202Taylor Swift · "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"  (2012)
Brad Paisley · "Camouflage"2011#62710 
Richard Gehr
Brad Paisley · "Working on a Tan"2011#62710 
Michael Robbins
Brad Paisley · "American Saturday Night"2010#23410 
 2009#33120 
Alfred Soto · Carol Cooper · Seth Colter Walls
Similar Songs
.0892Miguel · "Sure Thing"  (2011)
.0742Beyoncé · "Love on Top"  (2011)
.0232Erykah Badu · "Window Seat"  (2010)
Brad Paisley · "Welcome to the Future"2009#41140.500
Andrew Dansby · Chris Herrington · Chris Neal · Christopher R. Weingarten · Dave Heaton · David Browne · David Cantwell · Jim Macnie · Jonathan Bradley · Josh Timmermann · Robert Christgau · Theon Weber · Tom Lane · Will Hermes
Similar Songs
.2344Taylor Swift · "Fifteen"  (2009)
.1634Taylor Swift · "Mean"  (2011)
.1554Little Big Town · "Girl Crush"  (2015)
.1304Kacey Musgraves · "Merry Go 'Round"  (2012)
.1283The Lonely Island (ft. T-Pain) · "I'm on a Boat"  (2009)
.1283Miranda Lambert · "Dead Flowers"  (2009)
.1254Sturgill Simpson · "Turtles All the Way Down"  (2014)
.1226Taylor Swift · "You Belong With Me"  (2009)
.1162Elizabeth Cook · "El Camino"  (2010)
.1032Alan Jackson · "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore"  (2012)
.1032Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood · "Remind Me"  (2011)
.1032The National · "Afraid of Everyone"  (2010)
.0922Beyoncé · "Run the World (Girls)"  (2011)
.0922Heems · "Womyn"  (2012)
.0922Jens Lekman · "An Argument With Myself"  (2011)
.0922Rihanna · "Love on the Brain"  (2016)
.0854Miley Cyrus · "We Can't Stop"  (2013)
.0832Jamey Johnson · "In Color"  (2008)
.0783LCD Soundsystem · "Drunk Girls"  (2010)
.0762Beyoncé · "Halo"  (2009)
.0762Britney Spears · "I Wanna Go"  (2011)
.0762Kanye West · "Famous"  (2016)
.0762Nas · "Black President"  (2008)
.0762OG Maco · "U Guessed It"  (2014)
Brad Paisley · "Then"2009#9670.571
Geoffrey Himes · Josh Langhoff · Nate Chinen · Richard Gehr · Robert Christgau · Vijith Assar · Whitney Pastorek
Similar Songs
.1672BLK JKS · "Molalatladi"  (2009)
.1402Robyn · "Don't Fucking Tell Me What to Do"  (2010)
.0862Drive-By Truckers · "The Righteous Path"  (2008)
.0672Miranda Lambert · "Dead Flowers"  (2009)
.0622Jamey Johnson · "High Cost of Living"  (2009)
.0512Hayes Carll · "She Left Me for Jesus"  (2008)
.0402Kacey Musgraves · "Merry Go 'Round"  (2012)
.0382LCD Soundsystem · "Drunk Girls"  (2010)
.0312Psy · "Gangnam Style"  (2012)
.0242Pharrell Williams · "Happy"  (2014)
.0202Taylor Swift · "You Belong With Me"  (2009)
Brad Paisley · "Everybody's Here"2009#58510 
Peter S Scholtes
Similar Artists
.38012Elizabeth Cook
.33311Angaleena Presley
.33217Eric Church
.3236DJ Snake
.32022Pistol Annies
.30811Little Big Town
.2859Lonely Island
.28332Miranda Lambert
.27213K'Naan
.2468Robin Thicke
.2385Gotye
.2367Sunny Sweeney
.2338Lori McKenna
.22712Jay-Z
.21714Ashley Monroe
.2098Laurie Anderson
.20811Wussy
.2087Lee Ann Womack
.2076Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
.20511Brandy Clark
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com