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.
Stars
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014#380 of 2567
2013 
2012#479 of 2213
2011 
2010#353 of 2582
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Stars · No One Is Lost2014#444233      
Isa Jones · Jason MacNeil · Mike Cimicata
Similar Albums
.1112Metric · Synthetica  (2012)
.0422Metric · Fantasies  (2009)
.0383Father John Misty · I Love You, Honeybear  (2015)
.0312Gaslight Anthem · The '59 Sound  (2008)
.0252Future Islands · Singles  (2014)
.0242Bruce Springsteen · Wrecking Ball  (2012)
.0242Coldplay · Viva la Vida, or Death and All His Friends  (2008)
.0202New Pornographers · Brill Bruisers  (2014)
Stars · The North2012#585151      
Jason MacNeil
Stars · The Five Ghosts2010#364314      
Bobby Tanzilo · Jason MacNeil · Stephen Thompson · William Ruhlmann
Similar Albums
.0573Sharon Van Etten · Tramp  (2012)
.0352Glasvegas · Glasvegas  (2009)
.0282The National · Trouble Will Find Me  (2013)
.0252Bruce Springsteen · The Promise  (2010)
.0202New Pornographers · Brill Bruisers  (2014)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Stars · "From the Night"2014#21330 
Isa Jones · Jason MacNeil · Mike Cimicata
Similar Songs
.0442Bruce Springsteen · "We Take Care of Our Own"  (2012)
.0422La Roux · "Bulletproof"  (2009)
.0332Tegan and Sara · "Closer"  (2013)
.0232Grimes · "Flesh Without Blood"  (2015)
.0212Jamie xx (ft. Young Thug & Popcaan) · "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)"  (2015)
.0202Adele · "Hello"  (2015)
Stars · "Trap Door"2014#55810 
Steve Holtje
Stars · "Do You Want to Die Together?"2012#44910 
Steve Knopper
Stars · "Hold on When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It"2012#44910 
Jason MacNeil
Stars · "The Theory of Relativity"2012#44910 
Daniel Levin Becker
Stars · "We Don't Want Your Body"2010#33120 
Jason MacNeil · Steve Holtje
Stars · "Dead Hearts"2010#57710 
Stephen Thompson
Stars · "Fixed"2010#57710 
Rob Van Alstyne
Similar Artists
.1072Kings Go Forth
.1072Tom Vek
.0862Fanfarlo
.0782Cody ChestnuTT
.0782Haley Bonar
.0722Land of Talk
.0672Jeremy Messersmith
.0622Mayer Hawthorne
.0582Besnard Lakes
.0564Gaslight Anthem
.0542Modern Baseball
.0512The Dodos
.0482Richard Thompson
.0455Bruce Springsteen
.0422Mogwai
.0393Death Cab for Cutie
.0374Anderson .Paak
.0373Charles Bradley
.0354New Pornographers
.0352Alt-J
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com