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.
Lightning Bolt
Ranks
2016 
2015#227 of 2068
2014 
2013 
2012 
2011 
2010 
2009#378 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Lightning Bolt · Fantasy Empire2015#2123857.6.762.882.021 .000
Christopher R. Weingarten · James Ford · Jason Gross · Raymond Cummings · Sean Maloney
Similar Albums
.0382Godspeed You! Black Emperor · Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!  (2012)
.0262Charli XCX · Sucker  (2014)
Lightning Bolt · Earthly Delights2009#382333      
James Bradley · Josh Langhoff · Leonard Pierce
Similar Albums
.0362Surfer Blood · Astro Coast  (2010)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Lightning Bolt · "The Metal East"2015#46510 
Thomas Britt
Lightning Bolt · "Colossus"2009#33120 
Daniel Chamberlin · Matt Sullivan
Similar Artists
.4293DJ Snake
.4293Missy Elliott
.1883Sightings
.1572Burning Star Core
.1572Cult Leader
.1572Vermin Womb
.1332John Wiese
.1332Julian Casablancas & the Voidz
.1162Coffinworm
.1162Rudimental
.1084Godspeed You! Black Emperor
.1044Dan Deacon
.1032Horrendous
.1023Wolves in the Throne Room
.0973Robin Thicke
.0924Sunn O)))
.0923Autechre
.0923Mount Eerie
.0922Bell Witch
.0922Faith No More
.0922Ulcerate
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com