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.
Tanlines
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013 
2012#105 of 2213
2011 
2010#1555 of 2582
2009#2056 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Tanlines · Mixed Emotions2012#1157689.5.516.882.000  
Chris Molanphy · Claire Lobenfeld · David Malitz · Josh Bis · Mike Cimicata · Nick Feldman · Rebecca Raber · Shawn Anderson
Similar Albums
.0922Handsome Furs · Sound Kapital  (2011)
.0853Chvrches · Every Open Eye  (2015)
.0832Passion Pit · Gossamer  (2012)
.0832Yacht · See Mystery Lights  (2009)
.0754Beach House · Bloom  (2012)
.0554M83 · Hurry Up, We're Dreaming  (2011)
.0532The Rapture · In the Grace of Your Love  (2011)
.0424Japandroids · Celebration Rock  (2012)
.0417Frank Ocean · Channel Orange  (2012)
.0352Chvrches · The Bones of What You Believe  (2013)
.0312Das Racist · Relax  (2011)
.0295LCD Soundsystem · This Is Happening  (2010)
.0275Kanye West · Yeezus  (2013)
.0272Grizzly Bear · Shields  (2012)
.0272Parquet Courts · Light Up Gold  (2013)
.0262Cat Power · Sun  (2012)
.0253Daft Punk · Random Access Memories  (2013)
.0243Bon Iver · Bon Iver  (2011)
.0232Caribou · Swim  (2010)
.0222Spoon · Transference  (2010)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Tanlines · "All of Me"2012#5190.667
David Goldstein · Eric Harvey · Hilary Hughes · Kevin O'Donnell · Mike Cimicata · Mike Madden · Rebecca Raber · Shawn Anderson · Steven Hyden
Similar Songs
.1112Coldplay · "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"  (2011)
.1112Dum Dum Girls · "Jail la La"  (2010)
.0992Killer Mike (ft. Bun B, T.I. and Trouble) · "Big Beast"  (2012)
.0892Frank Ocean · "Solo"  (2016)
.0812Florence & the Machine · "Ship to Wreck"  (2015)
.0803Disclosure (ft. Sam Smith) · "Latch"  (2013)
.0803M.I.A. · "Bad Girls"  (2012)
.0644Japandroids · "The House That Heaven Built"  (2012)
.0562Father John Misty · "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings"  (2012)
.0442Danny Brown (ft. Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul & Earl Sweatshirt) · "Really Doe"  (2016)
.0422Joy Formidable · "Whirring"  (2011)
.0422LMFAO · "Party Rock Anthem"  (2011)
.0402Major Lazer (ft. MØ & DJ Snake) · "Lean On"  (2015)
.0372Fun. · "Some Nights"  (2012)
.0353Usher · "Climax"  (2012)
.0342Lady Gaga · "The Edge of Glory"  (2011)
.0322Cass McCombs · "County Line"  (2011)
.0312Tegan and Sara · "Closer"  (2013)
.0293M83 · "Midnight City"  (2011)
.0243Robyn · "Dancing on My Own"  (2010)
Tanlines · "Real Life"2010#23421 
Carter Maness · Tony Fletcher
Tanlines · "Real Life (Memory Tapes Remix)"2010#57710 
Tobias Carroll
Tanlines · "Bejan"2009#58510 
Marc Gilman
Similar Artists
.2503Icona Pop
.1524Major Lazer
.1476Santigold
.1284Handsome Furs
.1272DJ Snake
.1112Gotye
.0892Jack Ü
.0892S
.0828Real Estate
.0812Petula Clark
.0804Fun.
.0742Cold Beat
.0742Marisa Anderson
.0713The Strokes
.0682James
.0673Divine Fits
.0654Jay-Z
.0653Estelle
.0646Daft Punk
.0632Ab-Soul
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com