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.
Beirut
Ranks
2016 
2015#647 of 2068
2014 
2013 
2012 
2011#109 of 2725
2010 
2009#1118 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Beirut · No No No2015#626102      
Josh Bis · Max Blau
Similar Albums
.0832Beirut · The Rip Tide  (2011)
.0502The Antlers · Burst Apart  (2011)
Beirut · The Rip Tide2011#1041131011.3.660.690.018  
Andrew Dansby · Ben Sisario · Daniel Levin Becker · David Shirley · Hobey Echlin · Jamieson Cox · Josh Bis · Max Blau · Phil Gallo · Shane Harrison
Similar Albums
.1672Beirut · No No No  (2015)
.1672Chris Bathgate · Salt Year  (2011)
.1402Matthew Herbert · One Pig  (2011)
.0983The Antlers · Burst Apart  (2011)
.0943Phosphorescent · Muchacho  (2013)
.0884Father John Misty · Fear Fun  (2012)
.0862William Tyler · Impossible Truth  (2013)
.0722Fetty Wap · Fetty Wap  (2015)
.0644Neko Case · The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You  (2013)
.0573Cat Power · Sun  (2012)
.0542Andrew Bird · Noble Beast  (2009)
.0462Cults · Cults  (2011)
.0462Hayes Carll · KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)  (2011)
.0423Best Coast · Crazy for You  (2010)
.0422Pains of Being Pure at Heart · Belong  (2011)
.0382Beach House · Depression Cherry  (2015)
.0353Yuck · Yuck  (2011)
.0343Tame Impala · Lonerism  (2012)
.0342The Beach Boys · The Smile Sessions  (2011)
.0342Real Estate · Atlas  (2014)
Beirut · March of the Zapotec2009#960101      
Enrique Lavin
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Beirut · "No No No"2015#46510 
Mike Prevatt
Beirut · "Santa Fe"2011#11960.833
Anna Deem · Byron Crawford · Chris Riemenschneider · Dan Gibson · John Vettese · Max Blau
Similar Songs
.1482Yuck · "Georgia"  (2011)
.0992Wilco · "Art of Almost"  (2011)
.0513Arcade Fire · "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"  (2010)
.0392Yeasayer · "Ambling Alp"  (2010)
.0303Jay-Z and Kanye West · "Niggas in Paris"  (2011)
.0282Angel Olsen · "Shut Up Kiss Me"  (2016)
.0262Wild Flag · "Romance"  (2011)
.0243Phoenix · "1901"  (2009)
Beirut · "East Harlem"2011#35520 
Sean Brady · Shane Harrison
Similar Songs
.0572New Pornographers · "Crash Years"  (2010)
.0502Beach House · "Norway"  (2010)
Similar Artists
.1524Youth Lagoon
.1333Bill Fay
.1112Chris Bathgate
.1112Lushlife
.1106The Antlers
.0953Major Lazer
.0892Jack Ü
.0892Matthew Herbert
.0826Yuck
.0812Trampled by Turtles
.0795Cat Power
.07310M83
.0632Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
.0613Dan Deacon
.0613Viet Cong
.0592Kishi Bashi
.0592Lianne la Havas
.0578War on Drugs
.0562Kid Rock
.05410Beach House
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com