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.
Destroyer
Ranks
2016#601 of 2370
2015#61 of 2068
2014 
2013 
2012 
2011#8 of 2725
2010#1958 of 2582
2009#735 of 2591
2008#335 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Destroyer · Poison Season2015#571461410.4.670.692.000.663.342
Aaron Mendelson · Andy Battaglia · Brendan Mattox · David Malitz · Jessica Gentile · Laura Studarus · Marcy Donelson · Max Blau · Nathan Mattise · Pat Levy · Peter Tabakis · Rollie Pemberton · Steve Klinge · Zach Schonfeld
Similar Albums
.1162Eleanor Friedberger · New View  (2016)
.1073Jessica Pratt · On Your Own Love Again  (2015)
.0922Majical Cloudz · Are You Alone?  (2015)
.0922Skepta · Konnichiwa  (2016)
.0853Whitney · Light Upon the Lake  (2016)
.0832Eleanor Friedberger · Personal Record  (2013)
.0832Frankie Cosmos · Next Thing  (2016)
.076221 Savage & Metro Boomin · Savage Mode  (2016)
.0762Lower Dens · Escape From Evil  (2015)
.0762Sam Amidon · I See the Sign  (2010)
.0633Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Push the Sky Away  (2013)
.0612ILoveMakonnen · ILoveMakonnen  (2014)
.0572Erykah Badu · But You Caint Use My Phone  (2015)
.0572Horse Lords · Interventions  (2016)
.0564Father John Misty · I Love You, Honeybear  (2015)
.0534Jamie xx · In Colour  (2015)
.0465Carly Rae Jepsen · Emotion  (2015)
.0465Radiohead · A Moon Shaped Pool  (2016)
.0432Blur · The Magic Whip  (2015)
.0426Chance the Rapper · Coloring Book  (2016)
Destroyer · Kaputt2016#544151      
 2011#79627912.2.582.842.009.865 
Adam Mazmanian · Alan Baban · Alex Ostroff · Alfred Soto · Amrit Singh · Andrew Gaerig · Andrew Hall · Andy Battaglia · Andy Dubbin · Andy Greenwald · Anthony Lombardi · Brendan Mattox · Brian Boone · Brian Orloff · Byron Crawford · Calum Marsh · Carl Wilson · Chandler Levack · Chris Randle · Christian Schaeffer · Dan Kois · David Greenwald · David Hudnall · David Malitz · David Nadelle · Derek Miller · Dev Sherlock · Eric Harvey · James Blount · Jamieson Cox · Jason Cherkis · Jason Diamond · J Edward Keyes · Jeff Klingman · Jeremy D. Larson · Joel Elliott · Jonathan Fischer · Jonny Leather · Jordan Sargent · Josh Love · Justin Chun · Kate Silver · Marissa G. Muller · Mark Richardson · Matthew Perpetua · Meredith Ochs · Michael Barthel · Michael Daddino · Michael Deeds · Mike Orme · Monica Herrera · Nate Patrin · Nate Seltenrich · Nick Minichino · Pat Pierson · Patrick McNally · Paul Thompson · Puja Patel · Rebecca Raber · Renato Pagnani · Robert Bishop · Robert Ham · Rob Tannenbaum · Rob Van Alstyne · Ross Raihala · Ryan Dombal · Sam Hockley-Smith · Scott Plagenhoef · Scott Wilson · Sean Brady · Sean Michaels · Shane Harrison · Stephen M. Deusner · Steve Erickson · Steve Klinge · Steve Rosen · Thomas Inskeep · Tim Grierson · Tim O'Neil · Zach Kelly
Similar Albums
.28216Real Estate · Days  (2011)
.20930LCD Soundsystem · This Is Happening  (2010)
.19515The Weeknd · House of Balloons  (2011)
.19113Grimes · Visions  (2012)
.18612Girls · Father, Son, Holy Ghost  (2011)
.1829Jessie Ware · Devotion  (2012)
.17818The xx · The xx  (2009)
.1708Colin Stetson · New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges  (2011)
.1699Cut Copy · In Ghost Colours  (2008)
.16811BeyoncĂ© · 4  (2011)
.16622tUnE-yArDs · w h o k i l l  (2011)
.16520Vampire Weekend · Contra  (2010)
.16421PJ Harvey · Let England Shake  (2011)
.16412Kurt Vile · Smoke Ring for My Halo  (2011)
.1577Nicolas Jaar · Space Is Only Noise  (2011)
.15520Kendrick Lamar · Good Kid, m.A.A.d City  (2012)
.15511Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti · Before Today  (2010)
.1539Oneohtrix Point Never · Replica  (2011)
.14914Drake · Take Care  (2011)
.14822Animal Collective · Merriweather Post Pavilion  (2009)
Destroyer · Trouble in Dreams2008#308314      
Andy Dubbin · Doug Wallen · Katherine Silkaitis · Saul Austerlitz
Similar Albums
.0672Akron/Family · Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free  (2009)
.0622Andrew Bird · Noble Beast  (2009)
.0582Wolf Parade · At Mount Zoomer  (2008)
.0462Nicolas Jaar · Space Is Only Noise  (2011)
.0442Panda Bear · Tomboy  (2011)
.0342Yeasayer · Odd Blood  (2010)
.0282The National · Trouble Will Find Me  (2013)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Destroyer · "Dream Lover"2015#10750.800
Ira Gamerman · Jordan Lawrence · Laura Studarus · Mark Richardson · Ryan Maffei
Similar Songs
.0832Bully · "I Remember"  (2015)
.0483David Bowie · "Blackstar"  (2016)
.0322tUnE-yArDs · "Water Fountain"  (2014)
Destroyer · "Times Square"2015#23320 
Marissa Muller · Nathan Mattise
Destroyer · "Kaputt"2011#10170.429
Alan Baban · Amanda Petrusich · Carl Wilson · Greg Franklin · Jamieson Cox · Mike Escoto · Mike Orme
Similar Songs
.1672Mr Twin Sister · "In the House of Yes"  (2014)
.1402Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks · "Lariat"  (2014)
.0943Real Estate · "It's Real"  (2011)
.0722David Byrne and Brian Eno · "Strange Overtones"  (2008)
.0722Real Estate · "Talking Backwards"  (2014)
.0672BeyoncĂ© · "Love on Top"  (2011)
.0672Twin Shadow · "Five Seconds"  (2012)
.0512Santigold · "Disparate Youth"  (2012)
.0482Girls · "Vomit"  (2011)
.0462Beach House · "Norway"  (2010)
.0382Bon Iver · "Holocene"  (2011)
.0303Jay-Z and Kanye West · "Niggas in Paris"  (2011)
.0293M83 · "Midnight City"  (2011)
Destroyer · "Poor in Love"2011#35520 
Jeff Klingman · Sean Michaels
Destroyer · "Blue Eyes"2011#62710 
Kate Silver
Destroyer · "The Laziest River"2011#62710 
Patrick McNally
Destroyer · "Suicide Demo for Kara Walker"2011#62710 
Joel Elliott
Destroyer · "Chinatown"2010#57710 
Benjamin Pearson
Destroyer · "Bay of Pigs"2011#62710 
 2009#71901.000
Collin Anderson · David Malitz · Douglas Wolk · Grayson Currin · Justin Chun · Mark Richardson · Matt Fiander · Noel Murray · Renato Pagnani · Todd McKenzie
Similar Songs
.1672The Tough Alliance · "A New Chance (Juan Maclean Remix)"  (2009)
.1402Future of the Left · "Arming Eritrea"  (2009)
.1402Swans · "Oxygen"  (2014)
.1072Tensnake · "Coma Cat"  (2010)
.0952Annie · "I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me"  (2008)
.0952Walkmen · "Angela Surf City"  (2010)
.0862Lykke Li · "Dance, Dance, Dance"  (2008)
.0782Kanye West · "Paranoid"  (2009)
.0782Walkmen · "In the New Year"  (2008)
.0672Eleanor Friedberger · "My Mistakes"  (2011)
.0482Superchunk · "Digging for Something"  (2010)
.0462ILoveMakonnen · "Club Goin' Up on a Tuesday"  (2014)
.0453Sleigh Bells · "Rill Rill"  (2010)
.0443Girls · "Lust for Life"  (2009)
.0442LCD Soundsystem · "Dance Yrself Clean"  (2010)
.0312Cass McCombs · "County Line"  (2011)
.0312Courtney Barnett · "Depreston"  (2015)
.0303Dirty Projectors · "Stillness Is the Move"  (2009)
.0302Alvvays · "Archie, Marry Me"  (2014)
.0292Rick Ross (ft. Styles P) · "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)"  (2010)
Destroyer · "Foam Hands"2008#45010 
Andy Dubbin
Similar Artists
.26628Real Estate
.24222Bill Callahan
.23316Eleanor Friedberger
.22843LCD Soundsystem
.22432M83
.22017Julia Holter
.21216Cass McCombs
.21129Girls
.20738Beach House
.20632PJ Harvey
.20511ILoveMakonnen
.20017Jamie xx
.19419Hercules and Love Affair
.19323Caribou
.19219Daft Punk
.19212Nicolas Jaar
.18927The xx
.18912The Juan MacLean
.18715Todd Terje
.18412Chairlift
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com