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.
Sightings
Ranks
2016 
2015#346 of 2068
2014 
2013#434 of 2104
2012 
2011 
2010#296 of 2582
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Sightings · Amusers and Puzzlers2015#311252      
Matt Sullivan · Raymond Cummings
Similar Albums
.3332Burning Star Core · Challenger  (2008)
Sightings · Terribly Well2013#358202      
Justin Farrar · Raymond Cummings
Similar Albums
.3332Key of Shame · Key of Shame  (2011)
Sightings · City of Straw2010#2544759.4.921.787.020  
Brad Cohan · Christopher R. Weingarten · Jesse Jarnow · Justin Farrar · Marc Masters
Similar Albums
.3003Oneida · Rated O  (2009)
.2422Bonnie "Prince" Billy · Bonnie "Prince" Billy  (2013)
.2422Noveller · Glacial Glow  (2011)
.1902Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band · Intensity Ghost  (2014)
.1572Aaron Dilloway · Modern Jester  (2012)
.1572Black Dice · Repo  (2009)
.1572Motion Sickness of Time Travel · Motion Sickness of Time Travel  (2012)
.1332Endless Boogie · Long Island  (2013)
.1332Skull Defekts · Peer Amid  (2011)
.128375 Dollar Bill · Wood / Metal / Plastic / Pattern / Rhythm / Rock  (2016)
.0762Psychic Paramount · II  (2011)
.0572Feelies · Here Before  (2011)
.0452Pissed Jeans · King of Jeans  (2009)
.0392Gang Gang Dance · Saint Dymphna  (2008)
.0312Fuck Buttons · Tarot Sport  (2009)
.0312Tim Hecker · Virgins  (2013)
Similar Artists
.3104Oneida
.2733Aaron Dilloway
.2052Burning Star Core
.2052Key of Shame
.2052Mike Shiflet
.2052Scarcity of Tanks
.2052Uniform
.1943Black Dice
.1672John Wiese
.1672Pete Swanson
.1672Spray Paint
.1672White Suns
.1503Lightning Bolt
.1402Religious Knives
.1212Avey Tare
.1212Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band
.1212Container
.109375 Dollar Bill
.1093Zs
.1072Motion Sickness of Time Travel
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com