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.
Kid Cudi
Ranks
2016#1615 of 2370
2015 
2014 
2013#1545 of 2104
2012 
2011 
2010#157 of 2582
2009#68 of 2591
2008#731 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Kid Cudi · Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager2010#13786127.2.535.645.0061.000 
Damien Lemon · Daniel Dzodin · Jim DeRogatis · Kye Stephenson · Nick Feldman · Ru Johnson · Shawn Edwards · Shawn White · Steve Forstneger · Thorin Klosowski · Toure · Wesley Case
Similar Albums
.1482J. Cole · Friday Night Lights  (2010)
.1272Wiz Khalifa · Kush & Orange Juice  (2010)
.1235Rick Ross · Teflon Don  (2010)
.1226Drake · Thank Me Later  (2010)
.1112Lil Wayne · Tha Carter IV  (2011)
.1003Dr. Dre · Compton  (2015)
.0892B.o.B · The Adventures of Bobby Ray  (2010)
.0825The Roots · How I Got Over  (2010)
.0812Corinne Bailey Rae · The Sea  (2010)
.0742J. Cole · Cole World: The Sideline Story  (2011)
.0742Passion Pit · Gossamer  (2012)
.0682A Sunny Day in Glasgow · Sea When Absent  (2014)
.0592Future Islands · In Evening Air  (2010)
.0562Curren$y · Pilot Talk  (2010)
.0522Drake · So Far Gone  (2009)
.0493The-Dream · Love Vs. Money  (2009)
.0423Cee Lo Green · The Lady Killer  (2010)
.04010Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy  (2010)
.0372Eminem · Recovery  (2010)
.0332MGMT · Congratulations  (2010)
Kid Cudi · Man on the Moon: The End of Day2009#102118129.8.593.720.007.529 
Allison Stewart · Ben Westhoff · Bill Forman · Dan LeRoy · David Hiltbrand · Evan Serpick · Jon Jon Scott · Kye Stephenson · Martin Cizmar · Ryan Smith · Simon Vozick-Levinson · Steve "Flash" Juon
Similar Albums
.2863Pigeon John · Dragon Slayer  (2010)
.1673Nas & Damian Marley · Distant Relatives  (2010)
.1272Ashton Shepherd · Sounds So Good  (2008)
.1272Thom Yorke · Tomorrow's Modern Boxes  (2014)
.1112Lil Wayne · Tha Carter IV  (2011)
.0992Freeway & Jake One · The Stimulus Package  (2010)
.0992Jay-Z · Magna Carta Holy Grail  (2013)
.0992J. Cole · Born Sinner  (2013)
.0892The Weeknd · Kiss Land  (2013)
.0833Eminem · Recovery  (2010)
.0812Lupe Fiasco · Lasers  (2011)
.0742Saigon · The Greatest Story Never Told  (2011)
.0742Thundercat · Apocalypse  (2013)
.0682Black Milk · Tronic  (2008)
.0632Open Mike Eagle · Dark Comedy  (2014)
.0573Jay-Z · The Blueprint 3  (2009)
.0563Pusha T · My Name Is My Name  (2013)
.0562Atoms for Peace · Amok  (2013)
.0522Drake · So Far Gone  (2009)
.0492Nas · Untitled  (2008)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Kid Cudi · "Frequency"2016#47910 
Jordan Sowunmi
Kid Cudi · "Surfin"2016#47910 
Briana Younger
Kid Cudi · "Unfuckwittable"2013#44010 
James Greene, Jr.
Kid Cudi (ft. Kanye West) · "Erase Me"2010#57710 
Serena Kim
Kid Cudi (ft. Mary J. Blige) · "These Worries"2010#57710 
Allison Stewart
Kid Cudi · "Day 'N' Nite"2009#181621.000
 2008#11832 
A.D. Amorosi · Arielle Castillo · Gary Chun · J. Anthony Ware · Jer Fairall · Jesse Fox Mayshark · Jon Bream · Laina Dawes · Michael Endelman · Nick Spacek · Phil Dellio · Rachel Brodsky · Rachel Devitt · Scott Mervis · Simon Vozick-Levinson · Steve Erickson · Tracy Hopkins · Tyler Lewis · Wes Flexner
Similar Songs
.1503Clipse (ft. Kanye West) · "Kinda Like a Big Deal"  (2009)
.1174Lily Allen · "The Fear"  (2009)
.1054T.I. (ft. Rihanna) · "Live Your Life"  (2008)
.1033Drake · "Over"  (2010)
.0983Big Sean (ft. Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica) · "Control"  (2013)
.0983Chvrches · "The Mother We Share"  (2013)
.0952Virgins · "Rich Girls"  (2008)
.0952Young Money · "Roger That"  (2010)
.0903Radiohead · "Lotus Flower"  (2011)
.0863Neko Case · "People Got a Lotta Nerve"  (2009)
.0863Sky Ferreira · "I Blame Myself"  (2013)
.0862Wiz Khalifa (ft. Too $hort) · "On My Level"  (2011)
.0805Santogold · "L.E.S. Artistes"  (2008)
.0756Estelle (ft. Kanye West) · "American Boy"  (2008)
.0722Beyoncé · "Sweet Dreams"  (2009)
.0722Bob Dylan · "Must Be Santa"  (2009)
.0722Jazmine Sullivan · "Bust Your Windows"  (2008)
.0722Lykke Li · "Youth Knows No Pain"  (2011)
.0722Warpaint · "Undertow"  (2010)
.0717Jay-Z (ft. Alicia Keys) · "Empire State of Mind"  (2009)
Kid Cudi (ft. Kanye West, Common and Lady Gaga) · "Make Her Say"2009#9670.857
Alvin Aqua Boogie Blanco · Carol Cooper · Charles Aaron · Leonard Pierce · Reed Fischer · Steve "Flash" Juon · Steve Knopper
Similar Songs
.1402Silento · "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)"  (2015)
.1072Eminem · "Berzerk"  (2013)
.0903Lykke Li · "Get Some"  (2011)
.0782Pitbull (ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer) · "Give Me Everything"  (2011)
.0782Yeah Yeah Yeahs · "Sacrilege"  (2013)
.0622Nicki Minaj · "Anaconda"  (2014)
.0553Jay-Z and Kanye West · "Otis"  (2011)
.0482Raekwon (ft. Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck and Method Man) · "House of Flying Daggers"  (2009)
.0482T.I. (ft. Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne) · "Swagger Like Us"  (2008)
.0462Maddie & Tae · "Girl in a Country Song"  (2014)
.0442Kendrick Lamar · "Swimming Pools (Drank)"  (2012)
.0442Wiz Khalifa · "Black and Yellow"  (2011)
.0422Das Racist · "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell"  (2009)
.0422Drake · "Best I Ever Had"  (2009)
.0402Bruno Mars · "Locked Out of Heaven"  (2012)
.0383Lil Wayne · "A Milli"  (2008)
.0372Beyoncé · "Hold Up"  (2016)
.0372T.I. · "Whatever You Like"  (2008)
.0352Lil Wayne (ft. Cory Gunz) · "6 Foot 7 Foot"  (2011)
.0342T.I. (ft. Rihanna) · "Live Your Life"  (2008)
Kid Cudi (ft. MGMT and Ratatat) · "Pursuit of Happiness"2009#14550.800
Andrew Bartlett · Bill Forman · Colin St. John · Dave Heaton · Jonathan Lundeen
Similar Songs
.0452The xx · "Crystalised"  (2009)
.0283Kanye West (ft. Dwele) · "Power"  (2010)
Kid Cudi · "Day 'N' Night (Crookers Remix)"2009#18120 
 2008#25420 
Anthony Bozza · Ben Detrick · Rob Brunner · Will Hermes
Similar Songs
.0722Sigur Rós · "Gobbledigook"  (2008)
.0622Ida Maria · "Oh My God"  (2008)
.0202Adele · "Hello"  (2015)
Kid Cudi · "Soundtrack 2 My Life"2009#58510 
Marc Gilman
Similar Artists
.47423Jay-Z
.3898Big Sean
.3519B.o.B
.32814Santigold
.30713Wiz Khalifa
.29917T.I.
.26410Estelle
.2425Mark Ronson
.21113Rick Ross
.21015Mos Def
.2107Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
.20523Lil Wayne
.2039Ghostface Killah
.1987Dr. Dre
.1968Young Jeezy
.1956Clipse
.1854DJ Snake
.1854Missy Elliott
.1826Major Lazer
.17821Big Boi
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com