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.
Patty Loveless
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2009#519 of 2591
2008#915 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Patty Loveless · Mountain Soul II2009#465263      
Bobby Reed · David Cantwell · Mike Berick
Similar Albums
.0992JD McPherson · Let the Good Times Roll  (2015)
.0812Elvis Costello · Secret, Profane & Sugarcane  (2009)
.0742Lori McKenna · The Bird & the Rifle  (2016)
.0632Shelby Lynne · Just a Little Lovin'  (2008)
.0492Rhiannon Giddens · Tomorrow Is My Turn  (2015)
.0392Lucinda Williams · Little Honey  (2008)
.0372Alejandro Escovedo · Real Animal  (2008)
.0322Brad Paisley · American Saturday Night  (2009)
Patty Loveless · Sleepless Nights2008#761102      
Billy Altman · J. Anthony Ware
Similar Artists
.2422Dailey & Vincent
.1902Daddy
.1572Raul Malo
.1032Parker Millsap
.1023Rhiannon Giddens
.0922Alan Jackson
.0832JD McPherson
.0652Charlie Haden Family & Friends
.0502Elvis Costello
.0482Lee Ann Womack
.0452Shelby Lynne
.0432Elizabeth Cook
.0432Lori McKenna
.0412Angaleena Presley
.0412Glen Campbell
.0393Brad Paisley
.0383Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
.0382Carolina Chocolate Drops
.0382Madonna
.0362Little Big Town
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com