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.
Omar Souleyman
Ranks
2016 
2015#1233 of 2068
2014 
2013#223 of 2104
2012#612 of 2213
2011#785 of 2725
2010#754 of 2582
2009#660 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Omar Souleyman · Bahdeni Nami2015#113561      
Jem Aswad
Omar Souleyman · Wenu Wenu2013#269293      
L. Kent Wolgamott · Nick Green · Steve Hochman
Similar Albums
.0742Juana Molina · Un Dia  (2008)
.0332Jack White · Lazaretto  (2014)
.0272Dr. John · Locked Down  (2012)
.0212Jack White · Blunderbuss  (2012)
Omar Souleyman · Haflat Gharbia: The Western Concerts2012#520101      
 2011#170961      
Dan Weiss · Steve Hochman
Similar Albums
.0272tUnE-yArDs · Nikki Nack  (2014)
Omar Souleyman · Leh Jani2011#929101      
Mike Rowell
Omar Souleyman · Jazeera Nights2010#667152      
Jessica Hopper · Rob Michaels
Omar Souleyman · Dabke 2020 (Folk and Pop Sounds of Syria)2009#960101      
Keith Rankin
Omar Souleyman · Highway to Hassaske2009#960101      
Talya Cooper
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Omar Souleyman · "Wenu Wenu"2013#12940 
Jessica Hopper · Mike Rubin · Paul Thompson · Sarah Ventre
Omar Souleyman · "Wami Wami"2013#44010 
Michael Azerrad
Similar Artists
.1883Group Bombino
.1713Group Inerane
.1572Missy Elliott
.1332Anthony "Shake" Shakir
.1332Fit Siegel
.1332Gunnar Wendel
.1332OB Ignitt
.1332OB Ignitt & Luke Hess
.1332Omar S and Renee
.1332Theo Parrish & Tony Allen
.1162Death Team
.1073Juana Molina
.1032Jay Daniel
.1032Kyle Hall
.0935Jay-Z
.0922Buke and Gase
.0922Cave
.0922Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
.0832Andrés
.0832Group Doueh
.0832Mr. Fingers
.0832Nisennenmondai
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com