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.
Black Tusk
Ranks
2016#1701 of 2370
2015 
2014 
2013 
2012 
2011#728 of 2725
2010#1035 of 2582
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Black Tusk · Set the Dial2011#678162      
Kurt Orzeck · Laina Dawes
Similar Albums
.1572High on Fire · De Vermis Mysteriis  (2012)
.1332Black Breath · Heavy Breathing  (2010)
.1332Yob · Atma  (2011)
.1162Cobalt · Slow Forever  (2016)
.0922Harvey Milk · Life...The Best Game in Town  (2008)
.0922Wolves in the Throne Room · Celestial Lineage  (2011)
.0572Converge · All We Love We Leave Behind  (2012)
.0502Carcass · Surgical Steel  (2013)
.0482Kylesa · Static Tensions  (2009)
.0432Pallbearer · Foundations of Burden  (2014)
.0392Mastodon · The Hunter  (2011)
.0362Metallica · Death Magnetic  (2008)
Black Tusk · Taste the Sin2010#878101      
Austin L. Ray
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Black Tusk · "Desolation in Endless Times"2016#47910 
James Monger
Black Tusk · "Crossroads and Thunder"2011#62710 
Laina Dawes
Similar Artists
.1033Cobalt
.0862Black Breath
.0583Kylesa
.0512Harvey Milk
.0512High on Fire
.0512Wolves in the Throne Room
.0462Carcass
.0442Yob
.0343Baroness
.0302Pallbearer
.0262Santigold
.0232Metallica
.0212Converge
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com