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.
Guided by Voices
Ranks
2016#1285 of 2370
2015 
2014#193 of 2567
2013 
2012#219 of 2213
2011#779 of 2725
2010 
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Guided by Voices · Please Be Honest2016#138851      
Spencer Patterson
Guided by Voices · Motivational Jumpsuit2014#324303      
Eric T Miller · Matt Hickey · Mike Rowell
Similar Albums
.1782Boston Spaceships · Zero to 99  (2009)
.1782Idlewild · Post Electric Blues  (2010)
Guided by Voices · Cool Planet2014#377273      
Andrew Hamlin · Barry Schwartz · Spencer Patterson
Guided by Voices · Let's Go Eat the Factory2012#385141      
 2011#929101      
Jason Gross · Steve Kandell
Similar Albums
.0532Hayes Carll · KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)  (2011)
.0332Hot Chip · Made in the Dark  (2008)
Guided by Voices · The Bears for Lunch2012#511172      
Dave Heaton · Spencer Patterson
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Guided by Voices · "Please Be Honest"2016#26820 
John Wenzel · Spencer Patterson
Guided by Voices · "Table at Fool's Tooth"2014#55810 
John Wenzel
Guided by Voices · "Chocolate Boy"2012#44910 
Jack Rabid
Guided by Voices · "God Loves Us"2012#44910 
Marc Hirsh
Guided by Voices · "Jon the Croc"2012#44910 
Spencer Patterson
Guided by Voices · "Waves"2012#44910 
Michael Daddino
Guided by Voices · "The Unsinkable Fats Domino"2012#44910 
 2011#23530 
Adam Gold · Fred Mills · John Kenyon · Steve Kandell
Similar Songs
.1402Thee Oh Sees · "The Dream"  (2011)
.0422Lykke Li · "Get Some"  (2011)
.0402LCD Soundsystem · "Drunk Girls"  (2010)
.0262Black Keys · "Lonely Boy"  (2011)
Similar Artists
.3105Boston Spaceships
.1943Robert Pollard
.1763Bad Religion
.1623Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3
.1623Tommy Keene
.1212A Brokeheart Pro
.1212Mars Classroom
.1072Carla Bozulich
.1072Elizabeth Morris
.1072Linda Perhacs
.0952The Caribbean
.0952Idlewild
.0885Joy Formidable
.0862Pernice Brothers
.0862Promised Land Sound
.0862Windy & Carl
.0823Teenage Fanclub
.0782Gang of Four
.0782Kate Miller-Heidke
.0745Wye Oak
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com