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.
Califone
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013#375 of 2104
2012 
2011 
2010 
2009#273 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Califone · Stitches2013#334233      
Dom Sinacola · Jennifer Kelly · Max Blau
Similar Albums
.1112William Tyler · Impossible Truth  (2013)
.0322Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Push the Sky Away  (2013)
.0302El-P · Cancer 4 Cure  (2012)
Califone · All of My Friends Are Funeral Singers2009#2665077.1.803.620.000  
Amanda Petrusich · Chet Betz · Daniel King · Joe Tangari · Matt Fiander · Peter Margasak · Steve Forstneger
Similar Albums
.0622Bonnie "Prince" Billy · Lie Down in the Light  (2008)
.0582Andrew Bird · Noble Beast  (2009)
.0482Hiss Golden Messenger · Lateness of Dancers  (2014)
.0482Vijay Iyer Trio · Historicity  (2009)
.0342Surfer Blood · Astro Coast  (2010)
.0332Women · Public Strain  (2010)
.0232Lykke Li · Wounded Rhymes  (2011)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Califone · "Giving Away the Bride"2009#33120 
Amanda Petrusich · Chris Norton
Califone · "Funeral Singers"2009#58510 
Noah Bailey
Similar Artists
.1482Black Mold
.1272Kassin + 2
.1272Neva Dinova
.1112Blackout Beach
.1112Blue Hawaii
.1034Bonnie "Prince" Billy
.0784Tallest Man on Earth
.0742Frog Eyes
.0682Jack Rose
.0673William Tyler
.0633Freddie Gibbs
.0632Jamie Woon
.0632Polvo
.0632Psychic Paramount
.0632THEESatisfaction
.0563Wiz Khalifa
.0562Laura Veirs
.0543Steve Gunn
.0522Mulatu Astatke and the Heliocentrics
.0472Braids
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com