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.
CSS
Ranks
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2011#883 of 2725
2010 
2009 
2008#288 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
CSS · La Liberacion2011#929101      
Matt Cibula
CSS · Donkey2008#287353      
David Cooper Moore · Frank Kogan · M.J. Fine
Similar Albums
.2962After School · Dress to Kill  (2014)
.2962Ashlee Simpson · Bittersweet World  (2008)
.2962Orange Caramel · Lipstick  (2012)
.2962Serebro · Mama Lover  (2012)
.2962will.i.am · #willpower  (2013)
.2222Mr. Collipark · Can I Have the Club Back Please?  (2011)
.1782Danity Kane · Welcome to the Dollhouse  (2008)
.1782Dev · The Night the Sun Came Up  (2012)
.1782Marina and the Diamonds · The Family Jewels  (2010)
.0892Electrik Red · How to Be a Lady, Volume 1  (2009)
.0812Diddy - Dirty Money · Last Train to Paris  (2010)
.0742Rihanna · Rated R  (2009)
.0632Miranda Lambert · Four the Record  (2011)
.0492Ke$ha · Animal + Cannibal  (2010)
.0332Taylor Swift · Fearless  (2008)
.0232Lily Allen · It's Not Me, It's You  (2009)
.0232The-Dream · Love Vs. Money  (2009)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
CSS · "Hits Me Like a Rock"2011#35520 
Daniel Brockman · Josh Timmermann
Similar Songs
.1332Beyoncé · "7/11"  (2014)
.0572Santigold · "Disparate Youth"  (2012)
.0262Miley Cyrus · "We Can't Stop"  (2013)
CSS · "Left Behind"2008#25420 
Annie Zaleski · Jeanne Fury
Similar Songs
.0702My Chemical Romance · "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)"  (2010)
.0572Paramore · "Ain't It Fun"  (2014)
.0332Tegan and Sara · "Closer"  (2013)
Similar Artists
.2613Iggy Azalea
.1902Serebro
.1902Sistar
.1902T-Ara
.1902Ying Yang Twins
.1883Marina and the Diamonds
.1713Dev
.1572After School
.1572Crayon Pop
.1572Mr. Collipark
.1572September
.1332Beastmilk
.1332Chainsmokers
.1332Jack Ü
.1332Nadia Oh
.1332Orange Caramel
.1255Santigold
.1203Corin Tucker Band
.1203Diddy - Dirty Money
.1162Ashlee Simpson
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com