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.
Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013#114 of 2104
2012 
2011 
2010#207 of 2582
2009#1118 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba · Jama Ko2013#977798.6.611.909.0001.000 
Dan Weiss · Drew Hinshaw · Jonah LaFollette · Michael Tatum · Randall Grass · Robert Christgau · Steve Kiviat · Ted Cox · Todd Kristel
Similar Albums
.3333Kate & Anna McGarrigle · Tell My Sister  (2011)
.3204Jason Derulo · Talk Dirty  (2014)
.2914Rachid Taha · Zoom  (2013)
.2464Wussy · Strawberry  (2011)
.2294Pink · The Truth About Love  (2012)
.2223Tal National · Kaani  (2013)
.1823Withered Hand · New Gods  (2014)
.1796Wussy · Attica!  (2014)
.1784Drive-By Truckers · English Oceans  (2014)
.1782Les Amazones de Guinee · Wamato  (2008)
.1782Wussy · Funeral Dress II  (2011)
.1782Zani Diabate & Les Heritiers · Tientalaw  (2012)
.1782(various artists) · American Honey  (2016)
.1673Franco & le Tout Puissant OK Jazz · Francophonic, Vol. 2  (2009)
.1673Laurie Anderson · Heart of a Dog  (2015)
.1543Neil Young & Crazy Horse · Americana  (2012)
.1485The Knife · Shaking the Habitual  (2013)
.1482Calle 13 · Entre Los Que Quieran  (2010)
.1482Kool A.D. · Word O.K.  (2014)
.1482Rachid Taha · Bonjour  (2010)
Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba · I Speak Fula2010#18057511.2.767.254.005  
 2009#960101      
Banning Eyre · Enrique Lavin · Jill Ettinger · Randall Grass · Rick Mitchell · Tom Cheyney
Similar Albums
.2223Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 · Seun Kuti + Fela's Egypt 80  (2008)
.2222Aurelio Martinez · Laru Beya  (2011)
.1433Toumani Diabate · The Mande Variations  (2008)
.1272Booker T. · Potato Hole  (2009)
.1272(various artists) · Miles From India  (2008)
.1112Kasai Allstars · In the 7th Moon, the Chief Turned Into a Swimming Fish and Ate the Head of His Enemy by Magic  (2008)
.0992Béla Fleck · Throw Down Your Heart  (2009)
.0992Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara · Tell No Lies  (2009)
.0953Tinariwen · Imidiwan: Companions  (2009)
.0812Franco & le Tout Puissant OK Jazz · Francophonic  (2008)
.0742William Bell · This Is Where I Live  (2016)
.0632Bombino · Agadez  (2011)
.0592Orchestra Baobab · Made in Dakar  (2008)
.0562James McMurtry · Just Us Kids  (2008)
.0472Oumou Sangaré · Seya  (2009)
.0372Allen Toussaint · The Bright Mississippi  (2009)
Similar Artists
.3035Rachid Taha
.2613Kate & Anna McGarrigle
.2385Franco & le Tout Puissant OK Jazz
.1713Kasai Allstars
.1583Concha Buika
.1484Oumou Sangaré
.1463Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80
.1463Tal National
.1363William Bell
.1332Aurelio Martinez
.1332Damily
.1332El Rego
.1332Les Amazones de Guinee
.1332Mamani Keita
.1332Zani Diabate & Les Heritiers
.1283Staff Benda Bilili
.1283Tom Zé
.1283Withered Hand
.1226Wussy
.1185Amadou & Mariam
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com