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.
Prefab Sprout
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014#364 of 2567
2013#511 of 2104
2012 
2011 
2010#226 of 2582
2009#298 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Prefab Sprout · Crimson/Red2014#304151      
 2013#449182      
Dave DiMartino · Dev Sherlock · Matthew Horton
Similar Albums
.0682Clientele · Bonfires on the Heath  (2009)
Prefab Sprout · Let's Change the World With Music2010#19821212.2     
 2009#272504      
Barry Walters · Dave DiMartino · David Shirley · Deborah Sprague · Pat Pierson
Similar Albums
.1782Ivy · All Hours  (2011)
.1673Saint Etienne · Words and Music by Saint Etienne  (2012)
.1112The Lemon Twigs · Do Hollywood  (2016)
.0812Clean · Mister Pop  (2009)
.0742John Grant · Queen of Denmark  (2010)
.0632John Grant · Pale Green Ghosts  (2013)
.0562Nada Surf · The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy  (2012)
.0472The xx · Coexist  (2012)
.0282Antony & the Johnsons · The Crying Light  (2009)
.0202Hercules and Love Affair · Hercules and Love Affair  (2008)
Similar Artists
.1754Saint Etienne
.1402Ivy
.1223Empire of the Sun
.1212Dennis Wilson
.1212Escort
.1212Trashcan Sinatras
.1072The Lemon Twigs
.0952Mark Ronson & the Business International
.0622Clean
.0582Duke Spirit
.0542Clientele
.0542Vic Mensa
.0473Pet Shop Boys
.0422Holy Ghost!
.0343Disclosure
.0342Miike Snow
.0332Estelle
.0332John Grant
.0292Goldfrapp
.0282Nada Surf
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com