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.
Opeth
Ranks
2016#268 of 2370
2015 
2014#264 of 2567
2013 
2012 
2011#294 of 2725
2010 
2009 
2008#125 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Opeth · Sorceress2016#231354      
Brice Ezell · Chris Conaton · Phil Freeman · Ryan Reed
Similar Albums
.3753Opeth · Pale Communion  (2014)
.2052Nickel Creek · A Dotted Line  (2014)
.2052Pepe DeluxĂ© · Queen of the Wave  (2012)
.1402Russian Circles · Memorial  (2013)
.0382Mastodon · The Hunter  (2011)
.0342Baroness · Yellow & Green  (2012)
.0213Radiohead · A Moon Shaped Pool  (2016)
Opeth · Pale Communion2014#234404      
Adrien Begrand · Brice Ezell · Phil Freeman · Ryan Reed
Similar Albums
.3753Opeth · Sorceress  (2016)
.2672Shining · One One One  (2013)
.1672Iron Maiden · The Final Frontier  (2010)
.1672Judas Priest · Redeemer of Souls  (2014)
.0862Opeth · Watershed  (2008)
.0582Kylesa · Spiral Shadow  (2010)
.0582Scott Walker + Sunn O))) · Soused  (2014)
.0402Chvrches · Every Open Eye  (2015)
.0342Baroness · Yellow & Green  (2012)
Opeth · Heritage2011#2544559.0.791.222.333  
Adrien Begrand · Jeff Treppel · Rich Bienstock · Roger Lotring · Sean Murphy
Similar Albums
.1572Iron Maiden · The Final Frontier  (2010)
.1572Testament · The Formation of Damnation  (2008)
.1332Black Mountain · Wilderness Heart  (2010)
.1162Killing Joke · Absolute Dissent  (2010)
.0922Ghost · Opus Eponymous  (2011)
.0922Nachtmystium · Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II  (2010)
.0832Opeth · Watershed  (2008)
.0702Rush · Clockwork Angels  (2012)
.0502Agalloch · Marrow of the Spirit  (2010)
.0493Baroness · The Blue Record  (2009)
.0452Kylesa · Static Tensions  (2009)
.0332Sunn O))) · Monoliths and Dimensions  (2009)
.0332Yo la Tengo · Popular Songs  (2009)
Opeth · Watershed2008#11398910.9.850.347.529  
Aaron Burgess · Adrien Begrand · Jason Bracelin · J.D. Considine · Jeff Treppel · Laina Dawes · Matt Gorey · Nathan Carson · Phil Freeman
Similar Albums
.2863Iron Maiden · The Final Frontier  (2010)
.2503Meshuggah · obZen  (2008)
.2223Gojira · The Way of All Flesh  (2008)
.2003High on Fire · Snakes for the Divine  (2010)
.1884Kylesa · Spiral Shadow  (2010)
.1782Katatonia · Night Is the New Day  (2009)
.1782Neuraxis · The Thin Line Between  (2008)
.1782Yakuza · Of Seismic Consequence  (2010)
.1673Harvey Milk · Life...The Best Game in Town  (2008)
.1524Kylesa · Static Tensions  (2009)
.1482Amon Amarth · Twilight of the Thunder God  (2008)
.1482Perfume · JPN  (2011)
.1433Nachtmystium · Assassins: Black Meddle, Pt.1  (2008)
.1433Rush · Clockwork Angels  (2012)
.1272Judas Priest · Redeemer of Souls  (2014)
.1272Opeth · Pale Communion  (2014)
.1112The Atlas Moth · An Ache for the Distance  (2011)
.1112Black Mountain · Wilderness Heart  (2010)
.1112Opeth · Heritage  (2011)
.1112Shrinebuilder · Shrinebuilder  (2009)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Opeth · "Eternal Rains Will Come"2014#55810 
Brice Ezell
Opeth · "Goblin"2014#55810 
Jonathan Lundeen
Opeth · "The Lotus Eater"2008#25420 
Leonard Pierce · Nathan Carson
Similar Artists
.2313Katatonia
.2313Slipknot
.2073Shining
.2044Iron Maiden
.1885Nachtmystium
.1883The Atlas Moth
.1883Shrinebuilder
.1814Rush
.1714Steven Wilson
.1583Meshuggah
.1519Baroness
.1486Kylesa
.1484Harvey Milk
.1484High on Fire
.1363Royal Thunder
.1354The Sword
.1304Ghost
.1283Black Sabbath
.1283Gojira
.1283Perfume
.1283Triptykon
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com