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.
Iron Maiden
Ranks
2016 
2015#188 of 2068
2014 
2013 
2012 
2011 
2010#269 of 2582
2009#1694 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Iron Maiden · The Book of Souls2015#179474      
Adrien Begrand · Brett Callwood · Kory Grow · Richard Skanse
Similar Albums
.2143Metallica · Hardwired... to Self-Destruct  (2016)
.1672Iron Maiden · The Final Frontier  (2010)
.1403Florence & the Machine · How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful  (2015)
.1402Faith No More · Sol Invictus  (2015)
.1402Triptykon · Melana Chasmata  (2014)
.0862Cobalt · Gin  (2009)
.0622Guns N' Roses · Chinese Democracy  (2008)
.0512Lykke Li · I Never Learn  (2014)
.0482Carcass · Surgical Steel  (2013)
.0442Bat for Lashes · The Haunted Man  (2012)
.0343Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Skeleton Tree  (2016)
.0232Lykke Li · Wounded Rhymes  (2011)
Iron Maiden · The Final Frontier2010#280424      
Adrien Begrand · Jeff Treppel · Phil Freeman · Richard Skanse
Similar Albums
.2052Amon Amarth · Twilight of the Thunder God  (2008)
.2052Perfume · JPN  (2011)
.1943Opeth · Watershed  (2008)
.1672Iron Maiden · The Book of Souls  (2015)
.1672Judas Priest · Redeemer of Souls  (2014)
.1672Opeth · Pale Communion  (2014)
.1672ZZ Top · La Futura  (2012)
.1402Black Mountain · Wilderness Heart  (2010)
.1402Opeth · Heritage  (2011)
.1212Gojira · The Way of All Flesh  (2008)
.1212Killing Joke · Absolute Dissent  (2010)
.1072High on Fire · Snakes for the Divine  (2010)
.0952Nachtmystium · Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II  (2010)
.0952The Sword · Warp Riders  (2010)
.0722Rush · Clockwork Angels  (2012)
.0622Guns N' Roses · Chinese Democracy  (2008)
.0582Kylesa · Spiral Shadow  (2010)
.0512Agalloch · Marrow of the Spirit  (2010)
.0512Lykke Li · I Never Learn  (2014)
.0462Kylesa · Static Tensions  (2009)
Iron Maiden · Flight 6662009#164671      
Kevin Moreau
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Iron Maiden · "Empire of the Clouds"2015#46510 
Kory Grow
Iron Maiden · "The Red and the Black"2015#46510 
Richard Skanse
Iron Maiden · "When the Wild Wind Blows"2010#23430 
Bryan Reesman · Kory Grow · Richard Skanse
Iron Maiden · "El Dorado"2010#57710 
Leonard Pierce
Iron Maiden · "Isle of Avalon"2010#57710 
glenn mcdonald
Similar Artists
.3104Ratt
.2733Judas Priest
.1854Alcest
.1672The Birthday Massacre
.1672Blood Stain Child
.1672Dir en Grey
.1672Earthless
.1672Tarja
.1623Royal Thunder
.1574Opeth
.1503Gojira
.1503Triptykon
.1402Body Count
.1402Cannibal Corpse
.1402Hammers of Misfortune
.1402HIM
.1402Wormrot
.1374Agalloch
.1374Guns N' Roses
.1212Amon Amarth
.1212Dead Can Dance
.1212Shining
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com