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.
Pearl Jam
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013#203 of 2104
2012 
2011 
2010 
2009#60 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Pearl Jam · Lightning Bolt2013#231324      
Chris M. Junior · Derek Paiva · Steve Reynolds · Travis Hay
Similar Albums
.1402Dwight Yoakam · Second Hand Heart  (2015)
.0782Bob Mould · Patch the Sky  (2016)
.0722My Morning Jacket · The Waterfall  (2015)
.0292R.E.M. · Accelerate  (2008)
.0262Alabama Shakes · Boys & Girls  (2012)
.0242Bruce Springsteen · Wrecking Ball  (2012)
.0222The Decemberists · The King Is Dead  (2011)
Pearl Jam · Backspacer2009#611811810.1.746.630.021.342 
Bill O'Neill · Charles R. Cross · Chris Neal · Clifford J Corcoran · George A. Paul · Jason MacNeil · Jeff Vrabel · Jon Bream · Josh Davidson · Larry King · Mark J. Lepage · Matt Ryan · Omar Kholeif · Richard Skanse · Scott Holter · Steve Simels · Thor Christensen · Whitney Pastorek
Similar Albums
.2197U2 · No Line on the Horizon  (2009)
.1823Brendan Benson · My Old, Familiar Friend  (2009)
.1823Patty Griffin · American Kid  (2013)
.1476Bob Dylan · Tempest  (2012)
.1395Kings of Leon · Only by the Night  (2008)
.1284Bruce Springsteen · Working on a Dream  (2009)
.1275Dead Weather · Horehound  (2009)
.1253Lucinda Williams · Blessed  (2011)
.1253Lucinda Williams · The Ghosts of Highway 20  (2016)
.1234Them Crooked Vultures · Them Crooked Vultures  (2009)
.1176My Morning Jacket · Evil Urges  (2008)
.1112Band of Skulls · By Default  (2016)
.1112Band of Skulls · Sweet Sour  (2012)
.1065Bruce Springsteen · Wrecking Ball  (2012)
.1004Bob Dylan · Together Through Life  (2009)
.0992Alexisonfire · Old Crows/Young Cardinals  (2009)
.0992Chrissie Hynde · Stockholm  (2014)
.0992Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women · Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women  (2009)
.0992Keith Richards · Crosseyed Heart  (2015)
.0992Norah Jones and Billie Joe Armstrong · Foreverly  (2013)
.0992Preservation Hall Jazz Band · Preservation: An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall  (2010)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Pearl Jam · "Sirens"2013#12940 
Chris M. Junior · George A. Paul · Steve Reynolds · Travis Hay
Similar Songs
.2672Eric Hutchinson · "Watching You Watch Him"  (2012)
.2052Head and the Heart · "All We Ever Knew"  (2016)
.1672Capital Cities · "Safe and Sound"  (2013)
.1672Pretenders · "Holy Commotion"  (2016)
.1212The Shins · "Simple Song"  (2012)
.0952Ingrid Michaelson · "Girls Chase Boys"  (2014)
.0782R.E.M. · "Supernatural Superserious"  (2008)
.0622Beck · "Dreams"  (2015)
.0622Elle King · "Ex's and Oh's"  (2015)
.0542Paramore · "Ain't It Fun"  (2014)
.0442Arcade Fire · "Ready to Start"  (2010)
.0422Vampire Weekend · "Diane Young"  (2013)
.0302Sam Smith · "Stay With Me"  (2014)
.0283The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"  (2015)
.0272Radiohead · "Burn the Witch"  (2016)
.0222Coldplay · "Viva la Vida"  (2008)
.0222Gotye (ft. Kimbra) · "Somebody That I Used to Know"  (2012)
.0212Foster the People · "Pumped Up Kicks"  (2011)
Pearl Jam · "Mind Your Manners"2013#44010 
James Rodgers
Pearl Jam · "The Fixer"2009#37160.563
Charles R. Cross · Chris Neal · Chris Richards · Clifford J Corcoran · Dave Lindquist · David Goldstein · Derek Paiva · Evan Sawdey · Jason MacNeil · Josh Davidson · Linda Leseman · Marc Hawthorne · Richard Skanse · Steve Reynolds · Trevor Kelley · Whitney Pastorek
Similar Songs
.2143Bruce Springsteen · "The Wrestler"  (2009)
.1623Foo Fighters · "Walk"  (2011)
.1503Muse · "Uprising"  (2009)
.1223The Lonely Island (ft. T-Pain) · "I'm on a Boat"  (2009)
.1212Cage the Elephant · "Come a Little Closer"  (2013)
.1212Cage the Elephant · "Shake Me Down"  (2011)
.1212Metallica · "All Nightmare Long"  (2009)
.1072Calvin Harris · "Feel So Close"  (2012)
.1072Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers · "I Should Have Known It"  (2010)
.0952Bruce Springsteen · "Outlaw Pete"  (2009)
.0952John Grant (ft. Tracey Thorn) · "Disappointing"  (2015)
.0862Adele · "When We Were Young"  (2016)
.0862Airborne Toxic Event · "Sometime Around Midnight"  (2009)
.0862Dead Weather · "Treat Me Like Your Mother"  (2009)
.0862U2 · "Every Breaking Wave"  (2014)
.0782Raconteurs · "Salute Your Solution"  (2008)
.0782Ryan Adams · "Gimme Something Good"  (2014)
.0763Death Cab for Cutie · "I Will Possess Your Heart"  (2008)
.0763Fun. · "Some Nights"  (2012)
.0672Ingrid Michaelson · "Girls Chase Boys"  (2014)
.0672Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (ft. Karen O) · "Immigrant Song"  (2011)
.0672U2 · "Magnificent"  (2009)
Pearl Jam · "Breathe"2009#58510 
Matt Thomas
Pearl Jam · "Unthought Known"2009#58510 
Eric T Miller
Similar Artists
.4516Gotye
.2287Brandi Carlile
.21611U2
.2155Brendan Benson
.18917Bruce Springsteen
.1885Elle King
.1885Head and the Heart
.1817Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
.1756Muse
.1656Them Crooked Vultures
.1619Mumford & Sons
.1615Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
.1583Mark Ronson
.1558Jay-Z
.1554Ingrid Michaelson
.1554Neon Trees
.1528Foo Fighters
.14912My Morning Jacket
.1484Airborne Toxic Event
.1477Metallica
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com