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.
Owl City
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013 
2012#1577 of 2213
2011#1077 of 2725
2010 
2009#414 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Owl City · All Things Bright and Beautiful2011#929101      
Will Romano
Owl City · Ocean Eyes2009#570203      
Andy Wang · Eugene Holley, Jr. · Marc Hawthorne
Similar Albums
.1272Coldplay · Mylo Xyloto  (2011)
.0282Jay-Z · The Blueprint 3  (2009)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Owl City (ft. Carly Rae Jepsen) · "Good Time"2012#25320 
Gary Graff · Ross Raihala
Similar Songs
.0702Passion Pit · "Take a Walk"  (2012)
.0452Gorillaz (ft. Mos Def and Bobby Womack) · "Stylo"  (2010)
.0312Sam Smith · "Stay With Me"  (2014)
Owl City · "Fireflies"2009#9670.714
Andy Wang · Chris Conaton · David Hiltbrand · Eugene Holley, Jr. · Gary Graff · Marianne Meyer · Pete Glowatsky
Similar Songs
.1503Matt and Kim · "Daylight"  (2009)
.0983Jay-Z (ft. Rihanna and Kanye West) · "Run This Town"  (2009)
.0782Usher (ft. will.i.am) · "OMG"  (2010)
.0582Keri Hilson (ft. Kanye West & Ne-Yo) · "Knock You Down"  (2009)
.0512Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (ft. Mary Lambert) · "Same Love"  (2013)
.0483Coldplay · "Viva la Vida"  (2008)
.0462Duffy · "Mercy"  (2008)
.0462Ting Tings · "That's Not My Name"  (2008)
.0372Black Eyed Peas · "I Gotta Feeling"  (2009)
.0363M.I.A. · "Paper Planes"  (2008)
.0344Jay-Z (ft. Alicia Keys) · "Empire State of Mind"  (2009)
.0342Meghan Trainor · "All About That Bass"  (2014)
.0302Kings of Leon · "Use Somebody"  (2009)
.0283Estelle (ft. Kanye West) · "American Boy"  (2008)
.0274Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "Get Lucky"  (2013)
.0273BeyoncĂ© · "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"  (2008)
.0262Tame Impala · "Let It Happen"  (2015)
.0242Sade · "Soldier of Love"  (2010)
.0212The National · "Bloodbuzz Ohio"  (2010)
.0202Foster the People · "Pumped Up Kicks"  (2011)
.0202Phoenix · "Lisztomania"  (2009)
Similar Artists
.4003Mark Ronson
.1433B.o.B
.1394Matt and Kim
.1272Ben Folds Five
.1246Jay-Z
.1112Freelance Whales
.1112Keri Hilson
.1003Kate Nash
.1003Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
.0992Porcupine Tree
.0898Coldplay
.0892Deastro
.0892Mark Ronson & the Business International
.0812Dnce
.0743Miike Snow
.0713Estelle
.0653Meghan Trainor
.0632Morning Benders
.0525Daft Punk
.0492Calvin Harris
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com