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.
Thermals
Ranks
2016#730 of 2370
2015 
2014 
2013#1324 of 2104
2012 
2011 
2010#277 of 2582
2009#126 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Thermals · We Disappear2016#622121      
Liz Riley
Thermals · Desperate Ground2013#123961      
Justin Cober-Lake
Thermals · Personal Life2010#2714467.3.741.318.000  
Adam Bregman · Jason Buhrmester · Jason Toon · Jim Tremayne · Jonah Flicker · Liz Riley
Similar Albums
.1673Off! · The First Four EPs  (2010)
.1543Drums · The Drums  (2010)
.1272Stornoway · Beachcomber's Windowsill  (2010)
.0812David Bazan · Curse Your Branches  (2009)
.0632Thermals · Now We Can See  (2009)
.0402Purity Ring · Shrines  (2012)
.0302She & Him · Volume One  (2008)
Thermals · Now We Can See2009#117107128.9.748.682.000.740 
Andrew Bartlett · Dana Bos · David Brusie · Douglas Wolk · Jason Toon · Josh Modell · Lissa Townsend Rodgers · Liz Riley · Matt Fiander · Michael Connelly · Rebecca Raber · Tim Grierson
Similar Albums
.1543Visqueen · Message to Garcia  (2009)
.1272Boat · Setting the Paces  (2009)
.0894Los Campesinos! · Hold on Now, Youngster...  (2008)
.0892Telekinesis · Telekinesis!  (2009)
.0892Thermals · Personal Life  (2010)
.0803Vivian Girls · Vivian Girls  (2008)
.0742Dutchess & the Duke · She's the Dutchess, He's the Duke  (2008)
.0653Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings · I Learned the Hard Way  (2010)
.0632Lonely Island · Incredibad  (2009)
.0592Drums · The Drums  (2010)
.0592Telekinesis · 12 Desperate Straight Lines  (2011)
.0562Akron/Family · Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free  (2009)
.0522Andrew Bird · Noble Beast  (2009)
.0522P.O.S. · Never Better  (2009)
.0442Art Brut · Art Brut Vs. Satan  (2009)
.0423Best Coast · Crazy for You  (2010)
.0422Future of the Left · Travels With Myself and Another  (2009)
.0422Washed Out · Within and Without  (2011)
.0422The xx · Coexist  (2012)
.0392Belle and Sebastian · Write About Love  (2010)
.0392Bill Callahan · Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle  (2009)
.0392Titus Andronicus · The Most Lamentable Tragedy  (2015)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Thermals · "I Don't Believe You"2010#33120 
Liz Riley · Michael Lopez
Thermals · "Canada"2010#57710 
Marc Hirsh
Thermals · "Now We Can See"2009#18140 
Candice Jones · David Brusie · Eric T Miller · Todd McKenzie
Thermals · "We Were Sick"2009#58510 
Stacey Anderson
Thermals · "You Dissolve"2009#58510 
Douglas Wolk
Similar Artists
.1136Jay-Z
.1133Visqueen
.1095Santigold
.1084Built to Spill
.1032DJ Snake
.0973David Bazan
.0954Future of the Left
.0922Jookabox
.0922Otis Redding
.0885Magnetic Fields
.0874Drums
.0832So Cow
.0813Akron/Family
.0813Be Your Own Pet
.0805Atlas Sound
.0783Off!
.0762Karl Blau
.0762Moondoggies
.0715Wye Oak
.0704Dinosaur Jr.
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com