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.
Vieux Farka Touré
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013 
2012 
2011#1077 of 2725
2010#1035 of 2582
2009#240 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Vieux Farka Touré · The Secret2011#929101      
Randall Grass
Vieux Farka Touré · Live2010#878101      
Derek Beres
Vieux Farka Touré · Fondo2009#22759511.8.912.678.025  
Banning Eyre · Derek Beres · Eric Arnold · Eugene Holley, Jr. · Sean Murphy
Similar Albums
.2422Angelique Kidjo · Oyo  (2010)
.2422Chiwoniso · Rebel Woman  (2008)
.1902Bombay Dub Orchestra · 3 Cities  (2008)
.1032Béla Fleck · Throw Down Your Heart  (2009)
.1032Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 · Seun Kuti + Fela's Egypt 80  (2008)
.0762AfroCubism · AfroCubism  (2010)
.0612John Legend & the Roots · Wake Up!  (2010)
.0482Oumou Sangaré · Seya  (2009)
.0432Tinariwen · Imidiwan: Companions  (2009)
.0262Q-Tip · The Renaissance  (2008)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Vieux Farka Touré · "Aï Haïra"2009#58510 
Richard Gehr
Vieux Farka Touré · "Wale"2009#58510 
Sean Murphy
Similar Artists
.2052Chiwoniso
.1763AfroCubism
.1763Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80
.1672Angelique Kidjo
.1672Bombay Dub Orchestra
.1402Kindred the Family Soul
.1402Musiq Soulchild
.1212Tony Allen
.1072Béla Fleck
.1033John Legend & the Roots
.1033Oumou Sangaré
.0862Concha Buika
.0782Tal National
.0722Gregory Porter
.0722Noura Mint Seymali
.0582Toumani Diabate
.0542Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba
.0542Franco & le Tout Puissant OK Jazz
.0542Jill Scott
.0542Orchestra Baobab
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com