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.
Nachtmystium
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013 
2012#877 of 2213
2011 
2010#187 of 2582
2009 
2008#119 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Nachtmystium · Silencing Machine2012#729101      
Andrew Miller
Nachtmystium · Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II2010#1647589.4.778.733.317  
Adrien Begrand · Jeff Treppel · Jonathan Lundeen · Kenny Herzog · Michael Robbins · Shawn Macomber · Steve Erickson · Steve Forstneger
Similar Albums
.1902Killing Joke · Mmxii  (2012)
.1332Iron Maiden · The Final Frontier  (2010)
.1332Testament · The Formation of Damnation  (2008)
.1203Kylesa · Spiral Shadow  (2010)
.1162The Atlas Moth · An Ache for the Distance  (2011)
.1162Black Mountain · Wilderness Heart  (2010)
.1162Disfear · Live the Storm  (2008)
.1162Inter Arma · Sky Burial  (2013)
.1162Nails · You Will Never Be One of Us  (2016)
.1162Opeth · Heritage  (2011)
.1162Triptykon · Melana Chasmata  (2014)
.1133Goat · World Music  (2012)
.1075Baroness · The Blue Record  (2009)
.1073Agalloch · Marrow of the Spirit  (2010)
.1032Alcest · Écailles de Lune  (2010)
.1032Behemoth · The Satanist  (2014)
.1032In Solitude · Sister  (2013)
.1032Killing Joke · Absolute Dissent  (2010)
.1023Carcass · Surgical Steel  (2013)
.0922Pig Destroyer · Book Burner  (2012)
Nachtmystium · Assassins: Black Meddle, Pt.12008#104104119.5.801.346.498  
Aaron Burgess · Andrew Miller · Brandon Geist · Brandon Stosuy · Brent Burton · Jason Bracelin · Jeff Treppel · Kurt Orzeck · Michael Nelson · Nick Green · Trevor Fisher
Similar Albums
.3003Thou · Summit  (2010)
.2534Cobalt · Gin  (2009)
.2313Genghis Tron · Board Up the House  (2008)
.2265Agalloch · Marrow of the Spirit  (2010)
.2073Enslaved · Vertebrae  (2008)
.2073Gojira · The Way of All Flesh  (2008)
.1936Torche · Meanderthal  (2008)
.1714Converge · All We Love We Leave Behind  (2012)
.1713Tombs · Path of Totality  (2011)
.1583Enslaved · Axioma Ethica Odini  (2010)
.1583Opeth · Watershed  (2008)
.1583Wolves in the Throne Room · Celestial Lineage  (2011)
.1572Ash Borer · Cold of Ages  (2012)
.1572Blut Aus Nord · Memoria Vetusta II: Dialogue With the Stars  (2009)
.1572Magrudergrind · Magrudergrind  (2009)
.1484Kylesa · Static Tensions  (2009)
.1354Pallbearer · Foundations of Burden  (2014)
.1332Agrimonia · Rites of Separation  (2013)
.1332Amon Amarth · Twilight of the Thunder God  (2008)
.1332Hate Eternal · Phoenix Amongst the Ashes  (2011)
.1332Ulcerate · Destroyers of All  (2011)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Nachtmystium · "Ghosts of Grace"2008#45010 
Nick Green
Similar Artists
.4158Enslaved
.2785Gojira
.2697Agalloch
.2469Kylesa
.2386Carcass
.2386Cobalt
.2225Alcest
.2225Killing Joke
.2223Agrimonia
.2223Ash Borer
.2049Converge
.2025Harvey Milk
.2003Testament
.1935Opeth
.1823The Atlas Moth
.1823Genghis Tron
.1785Yob
.17010Baroness
.1686Pallbearer
.1673Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com