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.
Blur
Ranks
2016 
2015#51 of 2068
2014 
2013 
2012#557 of 2213
2011 
2010#1858 of 2582
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Blur · The Magic Whip2015#53157169.8.638.599.006.747.108
Aaron Mendelson · Ashley Zlatopolsky · Ed Masley · Erik Thompson · Geoffrey Stueven · George A. Paul · Jaime Lees · Keith Creighton · Ken Rayes · Ken Scrudato · Lauren Reskin · Mark Zepezauer · Peter Tabakis · Saul Austerlitz · Sean Nelson · Zeth Lundy
Similar Albums
.1754Damon Albarn · Everyday Robots  (2014)
.1303Dinosaur Jr. · I Bet on Sky  (2012)
.1265Björk · Vulnicura  (2015)
.1072Cure · 4:13 Dream  (2008)
.1006Father John Misty · I Love You, Honeybear  (2015)
.0999Radiohead · A Moon Shaped Pool  (2016)
.0952Echo and the Bunnymen · The Fountain  (2009)
.0823Justin Timberlake · The 20/20 Experience  (2013)
.0782Duran Duran · Paper Gods  (2015)
.0782Suede · Bloodsports  (2013)
.0782Underworld · Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future  (2016)
.0765Tame Impala · Currents  (2015)
.0763Arctic Monkeys · AM  (2013)
.0722Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds · Chasing Yesterday  (2015)
.0654Arcade Fire · Reflektor  (2013)
.0644Bon Iver · 22, a Million  (2016)
.0622Screaming Females · Rose Mountain  (2015)
.0582Dinosaur Jr. · Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not  (2016)
.0582Health · Death Magic  (2015)
.0573Iggy Pop · Post Pop Depression  (2016)
Blur · Parklive2012#128081      
Michael Barthel
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Blur · "Go Out"2015#7570.857
Adrien Begrand · Anthony Bozza · Ed Masley · Hardeep Phull · Nick Duerden · Shane Harrison · Spencer Kornhaber
Similar Songs
.1153Rihanna · "Kiss It Better"  (2016)
.0952Lykke Li · "No Rest for the Wicked"  (2014)
.0683Bat for Lashes · "Daniel"  (2009)
.0622Jessie Ware · "Tough Love"  (2014)
.0542Lana Del Rey · "West Coast"  (2014)
.0512New Pornographers · "Crash Years"  (2010)
.0462Vampire Weekend · "Step"  (2013)
.0444The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"  (2015)
.0422Camera Obscura · "French Navy"  (2009)
.0402La Roux · "Bulletproof"  (2009)
.0402Pains of Being Pure at Heart · "Young Adult Friction"  (2009)
.0352The Weeknd · "The Hills"  (2015)
.0332Grimes · "Oblivion"  (2012)
.0312Alvvays · "Archie, Marry Me"  (2014)
.0303Solange · "Cranes in the Sky"  (2016)
.0272Radiohead · "Burn the Witch"  (2016)
.0272St. Vincent · "Digital Witness"  (2014)
.0242Icona Pop (ft. Charli XCX) · "I Love It"  (2013)
.0232Kanye West · "Black Skinhead"  (2013)
Blur · "Lonesome Street"2015#15730 
Jon Solomon · K. Ross Hoffman · Richard Skanse
Similar Songs
.0212Leonard Cohen · "You Want It Darker"  (2016)
Blur · "My Terracotta Heart"2015#46510 
Saul Austerlitz
Blur · "Ong Ong"2015#46510 
Brice Ezell
Blur · "Under the Westway"2012#104501.000
Dev Sherlock · Nick Duerden · Ron Hart · Scott Plagenhoef · Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Similar Songs
.0702Gorillaz · "On Melancholy Hill"  (2010)
.0482Ke$ha · "Die Young"  (2012)
.0382Joy Orbison · "Hyph Mngo"  (2009)
.0312Lady Gaga · "Poker Face"  (2009)
.0242Drake · "Marvin's Room"  (2011)
.0242Icona Pop (ft. Charli XCX) · "I Love It"  (2013)
.0222Charli XCX · "Boom Clap"  (2014)
.0222Gotye (ft. Kimbra) · "Somebody That I Used to Know"  (2012)
.0212Robin Thicke (ft. T.I. and Pharrell) · "Blurred Lines"  (2013)
Blur · "Fool's Day"2010#33120 
Rossiter Drake · Thorin Klosowski
Similar Artists
.3078Damon Albarn
.2464Gotye
.17214Daft Punk
.1673DJ Snake
.1673Missy Elliott
.1596Beastie Boys
.1543Icona Pop
.1543Mark Ronson
.1437Iggy Pop
.1334Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
.1306Santigold
.1237U2
.1234Suede
.12218Radiohead
.1217Björk
.1175Natalie Prass
.09221David Bowie
.0914Austra
.0913Paul McCartney
.0889Father John Misty
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com