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.
U.S. Girls
Ranks
2016 
2015#221 of 2068
2014 
2013 
2012#877 of 2213
2011#779 of 2725
2010#923 of 2582
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
U.S. Girls · Half Free2015#224354      
Brent Baldwin · Calum Marsh · Chad Radford · Jonny Leather
Similar Albums
.1212Goat · Commune  (2014)
.0402Vivian Girls · Vivian Girls  (2008)
.0352Iceage · New Brigade  (2011)
.0332Charles Bradley · No Time for Dreaming  (2011)
.0273Shabazz Palaces · Black Up  (2011)
.0252Sufjan Stevens · The Age of Adz  (2010)
U.S. Girls · Gem2012#729101      
Bree Davies
U.S. Girls · U.S. Girls on Kraak2011#929101      
Brad Cohan
U.S. Girls · Go Grey2010#805121      
Marc Masters
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
U.S. Girls · "Sororal Feelings"2015#23320 
Jonny Leather · Joseph Davenport
U.S. Girls · "Damn That Valley"2015#46510 
Michael Azerrad
U.S. Girls · "The Island Song"2011#35520 
Brad Cohan · Logan K. Young
U.S. Girls · "Untie Me"2011#62710 
Chrysta Cherrie
Similar Artists
.3004Wolf Eyes
.2313Joshua Abrams
.1902Missy Elliott
.1583Chain and the Gang
.1572Bitchin Bajas & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
.1572Melvins Lite
.1572Scarcity of Tanks
.1463Psychic Paramount
.1332Hair Police
.1332Jason Lescalleet
.1285Ariel Pink
.1254Sleaford Mods
.1073Yellow Swans
.1032Aaron Dilloway
.1032Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band
.1032Omni
.0923Holly Herndon
.0922Abe Vigoda
.0883Pharmakon
.0832Benjamin Clementine
.0832Obnox
.0832Sightings
.0832Skull Defekts
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com