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.
Pet Shop Boys
Ranks
2016#244 of 2370
2015 
2014 
2013#58 of 2104
2012 
2011 
2010#1699 of 2582
2009#234 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Pet Shop Boys · Super2016#494162      
Ashley Zlatopolsky · Tom Hull
Pet Shop Boys · Electric2013#531531410.9.636.902.012.741 
Chris Burlingame · Chris Molanphy · Chris Randle · Chuck Campbell · Deborah Sprague · Dorian Lynskey · Evie Nagy · J.D. Considine · Mallory O'Donnell · Mike Prevatt · Nick Murray · Ross Raihala · Sal Cinquemani · Stephen Bush
Similar Albums
.1714Nine Inch Nails · Hesitation Marks  (2013)
.1713Kylie Minogue · Aphrodite  (2010)
.1363Ke$ha · Warrior  (2012)
.1304Owen Pallett · In Conflict  (2014)
.1162Adam Lambert · Trespassing  (2012)
.1162Future Bible Heroes · Partygoing  (2013)
.1133Avalanches · Wildflower  (2016)
.1032Madonna · Mdna  (2012)
.1032Planningtorock · W  (2011)
.1023The Horrors · Skying  (2011)
.0923Ida Maria · Fortress Round My Heart  (2009)
.0923Ke$ha · Animal + Cannibal  (2010)
.0922Goldfrapp · Head First  (2010)
.0922R. Kelly · Write Me Back  (2012)
.0883Spiritualized · Sweet Heart Sweet Light  (2012)
.0853Bat for Lashes · The Haunted Man  (2012)
.0834M.I.A. · Matangi  (2013)
.0832Annie · Don't Stop  (2009)
.0813Katy B · On a Mission  (2011)
.0762Classixx · Hanging Gardens  (2013)
.0762John Talabot · Fin  (2012)
Pet Shop Boys · Pandemonium2010#163051      
Thomas Inskeep
Pet Shop Boys · Yes2009#2595168.5.826.804.000  
Dave DiMartino · Ethan Brown · George A. Paul · Kate Silver · Scott Wilson · Thomas Inskeep
Similar Albums
.1112Edwyn Collins · Losing Sleep  (2011)
.0402Dâm-Funk · Toeachizown  (2009)
.0362War on Drugs · Slave Ambient  (2011)
.0262Camera Obscura · My Maudlin Career  (2009)
.0243Destroyer · Kaputt  (2011)
.0232Bob Dylan · The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006  (2008)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Pet Shop Boys · "The Pop Kids"2016#58901.000
Barry Walters · Dave Heaton · Dorian Lynskey · Geoffrey Stueven · Josh Love · Katherine St. Asaph · Mike Cimicata · Ted Cox · Thomas Inskeep
Similar Songs
.2863Katy B · "Broken Record"  (2011)
.1482Abra · "Crybaby"  (2016)
.1112Jessie Ware · "110%"  (2012)
.1112Petula Clark · "Cut Copy Me"  (2013)
.0992Girlpool · "Chinatown"  (2015)
.0992The Monkees · "Me & Magdalena"  (2016)
.0892King · "The Greatest"  (2016)
.0892Sofi de la Torre · "Vermillion"  (2014)
.0892Vampire Weekend · "Holiday"  (2010)
.0812Maren Morris · "80s Mercedes"  (2016)
.0812The xx · "On Hold"  (2016)
.0742Ariana Grande (ft. Zedd) · "Break Free"  (2014)
.0592Vic Mensa · "Down on My Luck"  (2014)
.0573Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment · "Sunday Candy"  (2015)
.0562Beck · "Dreams"  (2015)
.0562Röyksopp & Robyn · "Do It Again"  (2014)
.0492Jenny Lewis · "She's Not Me"  (2014)
.0442Sky Ferreira · "I Blame Myself"  (2013)
.0402Ariana Grande · "Into You"  (2016)
.0392La Roux · "Bulletproof"  (2009)
Pet Shop Boys · "The Dictator Decides"2016#47910 
Michael Tatum
Pet Shop Boys · "Twenty Something"2016#47910 
Jon Whitney
Pet Shop Boys · "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct"2013#7670.714
Christopher Monsen · Dan DeLuca · Dorian Lynskey · Jason Gubbels · Jer Fairall · Jim Testa · Sal Cinquemani
Similar Songs
.1072Kacey Musgraves · "Blowin' Smoke"  (2013)
.0862Paul Simon · "Getting Ready for Christmas Day"  (2011)
.0763Shamir · "On the Regular"  (2015)
.0722Wilco · "One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley's Boyfriend)"  (2011)
.0713tUnE-yArDs · "Water Fountain"  (2014)
.0713War on Drugs · "Red Eyes"  (2014)
.0542Chvrches · "The Mother We Share"  (2013)
.0512Kira Isabella · "Quarterback"  (2014)
.0462Drake (ft. Rihanna) · "Take Care"  (2012)
.0442Usher · "Good Kisser"  (2014)
.0402Kacey Musgraves · "Merry Go 'Round"  (2012)
.0393Lana Del Rey · "Video Games"  (2011)
.0332Robyn · "Call Your Girlfriend"  (2011)
.0323Taylor Swift · "Blank Space"  (2014)
.0272Miguel (ft. Wale) · "Coffee"  (2015)
.0263Lorde · "Royals"  (2013)
.0262Wild Flag · "Romance"  (2011)
.0242Jack Ü (ft. Justin Bieber) · "Where Are Ü Now"  (2015)
.0213Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"  (2012)
.0212Solange · "Losing You"  (2012)
Pet Shop Boys · "Vocal"2013#24120 
Barry Walters · J.D. Considine
Similar Songs
.0282Rihanna (ft. Calvin Harris) · "We Found Love"  (2011)
.0252Icona Pop (ft. Charli XCX) · "I Love It"  (2013)
Pet Shop Boys · "Inside a Dream"2013#44010 
Ross Raihala
Pet Shop Boys · "Love, Etc."2009#14550.600
Ethan Brown · Gareth Grundy · Harry Burson · Kate Silver · Tim Grierson
Similar Songs
.1332Justin Timberlake · "Take Back the Night"  (2013)
.0572Jay-Z · "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"  (2009)
.0242Icona Pop (ft. Charli XCX) · "I Love It"  (2013)
.0212Robin Thicke (ft. T.I. and Pharrell) · "Blurred Lines"  (2013)
.0212Sleigh Bells · "Rill Rill"  (2010)
.0202Taylor Swift · "You Belong With Me"  (2009)
Pet Shop Boys · "Beautiful People"2009#58510 
Arsenio Orteza
Pet Shop Boys · "Did You See Me Coming?"2009#58510 
Barry Walters
Similar Artists
.6269Icona Pop
.5418Mark Ronson
.2565Mariah Carey
.2397Saint Etienne
.2317Robin Thicke
.22318Daft Punk
.2094Gotye
.1879La Roux
.18513Pistol Annies
.1854Jack Ü
.1835Spoek Mathambo
.1664Edwyn Collins
.1538Katy B
.1517Santigold
.1456Jens Lekman
.14311Tegan and Sara
.1434Kate Tempest
.14112Usher
.1403Missy Elliott
.1397Owen Pallett
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com