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.
Hives
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013 
2012#447 of 2213
2011 
2010#1958 of 2582
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Hives · Lex Hives2012#631142      
Mike Cimicata · Stephen Haag
Similar Albums
.0832FFS · FFS  (2015)
.0762My Morning Jacket · The Waterfall  (2015)
.0332Jack White · Lazaretto  (2014)
.0202New Pornographers · Brill Bruisers  (2014)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Hives · "Go Right Ahead"2012#25320 
George A. Paul · Mike Cimicata
Similar Songs
.1572Whitney Houston · "Million Dollar Bill"  (2009)
.0222Coldplay · "Viva la Vida"  (2008)
Hives · "Patrolling Days"2012#44910 
Robert Morast
Hives · "Take Back the Toys"2012#44910 
Mark Deming
Hives · "Early Morning Wake Up Call"2010#57710 
L. Kent Wolgamott
Similar Artists
.2222Gotye
.1782White Lies
.1272Trashcan Sinatras
.0992James
.0892Whitney Houston
.0812Bottle Rockets
.0812Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson
.0742Johnny Marr
.0592FFS
.0592Sonics
.0574R.E.M.
.0522Elvis Costello and the Imposters
.0492Delta Spirit
.0472Pretenders
.0443Green Day
.0403Foster the People
.0383Gillian Welch
.0372The Strokes
.0372The Vaccines
.0362Justin Townes Earle
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com