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.
Shining
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013#394 of 2104
2012 
2011 
2010#608 of 2582
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Shining · One One One2013#358202      
Adrien Begrand · Brice Ezell
Similar Albums
.1902Opeth · Pale Communion  (2014)
.0612Scott Walker + Sunn O))) · Soused  (2014)
.0412Chvrches · Every Open Eye  (2015)
.0352Baroness · Yellow & Green  (2012)
Shining · Blackjazz2010#528202      
Kurt Orzeck · Leonard Pierce
Similar Albums
.0922Harvey Milk · Life...The Best Game in Town  (2008)
.0832The Sword · Gods of the Earth  (2008)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Shining · "I Won't Forget"2013#44010 
Brice Ezell
Similar Artists
.2052Katatonia
.1402Anathema
.1402Goatwhore
.1402Skeletonwitch
.1153Harvey Milk
.1093Opeth
.0782Iron Maiden
.0622SubRosa
.0582Enslaved
.0582Killing Joke
.0582Scott Walker + Sunn O)))
.0512High on Fire
.0462Carcass
.0462Cobalt
.0462Nachtmystium
.0462The Sword
.0422Agalloch
.0343Baroness
.0342Scott Walker
.0262Blur
.0262Kylesa
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com