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.
Ancestors
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013 
2012#605 of 2213
2011 
2010 
2009#1118 of 2591
2008#920 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Ancestors · In Dreams and Time2012#520162      
David Pehling · Zachary Smith
Similar Albums
.0702Yob · Clearing the Path to Ascend  (2014)
Ancestors · Of Sound Mind2009#960101      
Jeff Treppel
Ancestors · Ancestors2008#766101      
Brian Turner
Similar Artists
.0862Royal Thunder
.0782Gojira
.0683Pallbearer
.0582Alcest
.0512High on Fire
.0442Yob
.0422Agalloch
.0382Black Mountain
.0303Mastodon
.0262Kylesa
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com