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.
Willie Nile
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013#278 of 2104
2012 
2011#412 of 2725
2010 
2009#966 of 2591
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Willie Nile · American Ride2013#234323      
Bill Holmes · Jeff Tamarkin · Peter Gerstenzang
Similar Albums
.2863Wilko Johnson/Roger Daltrey · Going Back Home  (2014)
.2503Graham Parker and the Rumour · Three Chords Good  (2012)
.1782Del Lords · Elvis Club  (2013)
.1782The Empty Hearts · The Empty Hearts  (2014)
.1782Ian Hunter · When I'm President  (2012)
.1782Leonard Cohen · Live at the Isle of Wight 1970  (2009)
.1782New York Dolls · Dancing Backward in High Heels  (2011)
.1482Foxboro Hot Tubs · Stop Drop and Roll!!!  (2008)
.1272Iron & Wine · Ghost on Ghost  (2013)
.0992Foxygen · We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic  (2013)
.0742New York Dolls · 'Cause I Sez So  (2009)
.0592Nada Surf · The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy  (2012)
.0262Bob Dylan · Tempest  (2012)
Willie Nile · The Innocent Ones2011#413283      
Allen St John · Jim Allen · Steve Simels
Similar Albums
.1482The Jayhawks · Mockingbird Time  (2011)
.0362Rosanne Cash · The List  (2009)
.0262The Decemberists · The Hazards of Love  (2009)
Willie Nile · House of a Thousand Guitars2009#960101      
Steve Simels
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Willie Nile · "Sideways Beautiful"2011#62710 
L. Kent Wolgamott
Willie Nile · "Her Love Falls Like Rain"2009#58510 
Wayne Bledsoe
Similar Artists
.3694Wilko Johnson/Roger Daltrey
.3314Graham Parker and the Rumour
.1902Boss Martians
.1902Nick Piunti
.1902Steve Deaton Three
.1814Elvis Costello and the Imposters
.1713The dB's
.1713Ian Hunter
.1713The Jayhawks
.1572Booker T. Jones
.1572John Paul Keith
.1332Del Lords
.1332The Empty Hearts
.1332Jim Jones Revue
.1283Sonics
.1203New York Dolls
.1162Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin
.1162Strypes
.1162Van Dyke Parks
.1073Los Lobos
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com