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.
 
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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.
Mavis Staples
Ranks
2016#264 of 2370
2015 
2014 
2013#138 of 2104
2012 
2011 
2010#44 of 2582
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Mavis Staples · Livin' on a High Note2016#230363      
K. Ross Hoffman · Mike Appelstein · Roy Kasten
Similar Albums
.0522Natalie Prass · Natalie Prass  (2015)
Mavis Staples · One True Vine2013#1455168.5.823.804.035  
Catherine Lewis · Charles Johnson · Dan Ferguson · Holly Gleason · Mark Deming · Robert Loerzel
Similar Albums
.2222Patterson Hood · Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance  (2012)
.1782Heartless Bastards · Arrow  (2012)
.1782Robbie Fulks · Gone Away Backward  (2013)
.1482Bonnie "Prince" Billy · Wolfroy Goes to Town  (2011)
.1183Kelly Hogan · I Like to Keep Myself in Pain  (2012)
.1112The Flat Five · It's a World of Love and Hope  (2016)
.0812Nikki Lane · All or Nothin'  (2014)
.0713Lydia Loveless · Somewhere Else  (2014)
.0632Charles Bradley · Changes  (2016)
.0592Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings · Give the People What They Want  (2014)
.0563Jason Isbell · Southeastern  (2013)
.0442Bill Callahan · Dream River  (2013)
.0442Low · C'mon  (2011)
.0422Phosphorescent · Here's to Taking It Easy  (2010)
.0422Robbie Fulks · Upland Stories  (2016)
.0413Neko Case · The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You  (2013)
.0392Mikal Cronin · Mcii  (2013)
.0362Tallest Man on Earth · The Wild Hunt  (2010)
.0343Drive-By Truckers · American Band  (2016)
.0342Dum Dum Girls · Only in Dreams  (2011)
Mavis Staples · You Are Not Alone2010#41246279.1.720.317.000.810 
Andy Odom · Anthony DeCurtis · Billy Altman · Bob Mehr · Curtis Schieber · Dan DeLuca · Dan Ferguson · David Cantwell · Derk Richardson · Ellis Widner · Evie Nagy · George Varga · Jeff Vrabel · Jennifer Kelly · John Milward · Larry King · Meredith Ochs · Noah Bailey · Rick Mitchell · Sarah Zupko · Stephen M. Deusner · Steve Rosen · Steve Simels · Tad Hendrickson · Ted Cox · Thor Christensen · Will Layman
Similar Albums
.2598Levon Helm · Electric Dirt  (2009)
.2267Allen Toussaint · The Bright Mississippi  (2009)
.1884Laurie Anderson · Homeland  (2010)
.1715Iris DeMent · Sing the Delta  (2012)
.1684Charlie Haden Family & Friends · Rambling Boy  (2008)
.1524Patty Griffin · Downtown Church  (2010)
.1454Justin Townes Earle · Harlem River Blues  (2010)
.1433Willie Nelson/Wynton Marsalis · Two Men With the Blues  (2008)
.1395Alejandro Escovedo · Real Animal  (2008)
.1357Avett Brothers · I and Love and You  (2009)
.1355Rosanne Cash · The List  (2009)
.1333Allen Toussaint · American Tunes  (2016)
.1333Joe Henry · Reverie  (2011)
.1253Carolina Chocolate Drops · Leaving Eden  (2012)
.1253Lambchop · Mr. M  (2012)
.1234Lucinda Williams · Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone  (2014)
.1205Drive-By Truckers · Brighter Than Creation's Dark  (2008)
.1205Robert Plant · Band of Joy  (2010)
.1194Pearl Jam · Backspacer  (2009)
.1183Bettye LaVette · Thankful N' Thoughtful  (2012)
.1183Tinted Windows · Tinted Windows  (2009)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Mavis Staples · "Can You Get to That"2013#12940 
Charles Johnson · Mac Randall · Mark Zepezauer · Ted Cox
Similar Songs
.0952Vampire Weekend · "Unbelievers"  (2013)
.0622Beck · "Dreams"  (2015)
.0402Lily Allen · "The Fear"  (2009)
.0263Lorde · "Royals"  (2013)
.0262Black Keys · "Lonely Boy"  (2011)
.0252Pharrell Williams · "Happy"  (2014)
Mavis Staples · "Jesus Wept"2013#44010 
Ramon Ramirez
Mavis Staples · "One True Vine"2013#44010 
Jalylah Burrell
Mavis Staples · "You Are Not Alone"2010#73110.909
Bob Townsend · Chris Riemenschneider · Daniel Durchholz · Eric Danton · Holly George-Warren · Jim Fouratt · Kristal Hawkins · Phillip Overeem · Robert Loerzel · Stephen M. Deusner · Steve Leftridge
Similar Songs
.1883Civil Wars · "Barton Hollow"  (2011)
.1713Band of Horses · "Laredo"  (2010)
.1572Patty Griffin · "Ohio"  (2013)
.1572Robbie Fulks · "Alabama at Night"  (2016)
.1354Drive-By Truckers · "What It Means"  (2016)
.1332Bonnie Raitt · "Not Cause I Wanted To"  (2012)
.1332Jakob Dylan · "Nothing but the Whole Wide World"  (2010)
.1254Avett Brothers · "I & Love & You"  (2009)
.1162Best Coast · "Crazy for You"  (2010)
.1162Dawes · "A Little Bit of Everything"  (2011)
.1162Phosphorescent · "The Mermaid Parade"  (2010)
.1162U2 · "Moment of Surrender"  (2009)
.0973Neko Case · "People Got a Lotta Nerve"  (2009)
.0922Rihanna · "Russian Roulette"  (2009)
.0762Wilco · "Random Name Generator"  (2015)
.0745A Tribe Called Quest · "We the People"  (2016)
.0652Wussy · "Teenage Wasteland"  (2014)
.0612Be Your Own Pet · "Becky"  (2008)
.0612Miranda Lambert · "Dead Flowers"  (2009)
.0593Alabama Shakes · "Hold On"  (2012)
.0593Angel Olsen · "Shut Up Kiss Me"  (2016)
Mavis Staples · "Last Train"2010#57710 
Ted Cox
Similar Artists
.3109Ry Cooder
.27310Levon Helm
.2599Patty Griffin
.24810Allen Toussaint
.21010Alejandro Escovedo
.2007Iris DeMent
.19711Rosanne Cash
.1947Buddy & Julie Miller
.18810Robert Plant
.1847Robbie Fulks
.18211Gillian Welch
.18113Avett Brothers
.18019Drive-By Truckers
.1797Justin Townes Earle
.1784Mark Ronson
.17718Tom Waits
.1715William Bell
.1698Santigold
.1669Wussy
.1639Jay-Z
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com