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.
Pistol Annies
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013#144 of 2104
2012 
2011#26 of 2725
2010 
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Pistol Annies · Annie Up2013#1754367.2.4691.000.009  
Adam Graham · J. Anthony Ware · Jon Bream · Sarah Zupko · Stephen Thomas Erlewine · Steve Knopper
Similar Albums
.1053Angaleena Presley · American Middle Class  (2014)
.0974Ashley Monroe · Like a Rose  (2013)
.0742Eric Church · Chief  (2011)
.0682Bug · London Zoo  (2008)
.0632Eric Church · The Outsiders  (2014)
.0593Chris Stapleton · Traveller  (2015)
.0574Miranda Lambert · Platinum  (2014)
.0573Alabama Shakes · Boys & Girls  (2012)
.0573Miranda Lambert · The Weight of These Wings  (2016)
.0522Elizabeth Cook · Welder  (2010)
.0472James McMurtry · Complicated Game  (2015)
.0472Rhiannon Giddens · Tomorrow Is My Turn  (2015)
.0443Kacey Musgraves · Same Trailer Different Park  (2013)
.0423Sky Ferreira · Night Time, My Time  (2013)
.0372Ashley Monroe · The Blade  (2015)
.0342Britney Spears · Femme Fatale  (2011)
.0332Ne-Yo · Year of the Gentleman  (2008)
.0314Fiona Apple · The Idler Wheel...  (2012)
.0312Brad Paisley · American Saturday Night  (2009)
.0312Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings · I Learned the Hard Way  (2010)
Pistol Annies · Hell on Heels2011#234994311.6.617.884.005.795 
Alex Macpherson · Alex Ostroff · Alfred Soto · Anthony Easton · Arsenio Orteza · Carol Cooper · Chris Burlingame · Chris Herrington · Chris Randle · Chris Richards · Christopher Monsen · Christopher R. Weingarten · Chris Willman · Dan Weiss · Dave Heaton · Edd Hurt · Ellis Widner · Holly Gleason · J. Anthony Ware · Jim Fouratt · Josh Love · Josh Timmermann · Kandia Crazy Horse · Keith Harris · Ken Tucker · K Leander Williams · Marcello Carlin · Meredith Ochs · Michael Daddino · Michael Robbins · Mikael Wood · Mike Powell · Preston Jones · Robert Christgau · Rob Tannenbaum · Salvatore Caputo · Seth Colter Walls · Stephen M. Deusner · Steve Kiviat · Steve Knopper · Theon Weber · Thomas Inskeep · Tom Ewing
Similar Albums
.34810Angaleena Presley · American Middle Class  (2014)
.29611Brad Paisley · American Saturday Night  (2009)
.2838Elizabeth Cook · Welder  (2010)
.27412Taylor Swift · Speak Now  (2010)
.24110Miranda Lambert · Revolution  (2009)
.23714Miranda Lambert · Platinum  (2014)
.2266Pink · The Truth About Love  (2012)
.2237Iris DeMent · Sing the Delta  (2012)
.21310The-Dream · Love Vs. Money  (2009)
.1835Black Eyed Peas · The E.N.D.  (2009)
.1755Wussy · Wussy  (2009)
.1728Taylor Swift · Red  (2012)
.1695Young Thug & Bloody Jay · Black Portland  (2014)
.1679Kacey Musgraves · Same Trailer Different Park  (2013)
.1664K. Michelle · Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?  (2014)
.1635Toni Braxton & Babyface · Love, Marriage & Divorce  (2014)
.1627M.I.A. · Maya  (2010)
.1576Ashley Monroe · The Blade  (2015)
.1575Todd Snider · Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables  (2012)
.1547Ashley Monroe · Like a Rose  (2013)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Pistol Annies · "Hush Hush"2013#6380.750
Chris Burlingame · Jason Gubbels · Jere Pilapil · Jonah LaFollette · Michael Tatum · Nick Murray · Sarah Zupko · Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Similar Songs
.1902Heems · "NYC Cops"  (2012)
.1902Iris DeMent · "The Night I Learned How Not to Pray"  (2012)
.1572Eric Church · "Cold One"  (2014)
.1572Frank Ocean · "American Wedding"  (2011)
.1332Brandy Clark · "Stripes"  (2013)
.1332Charli XCX · "Superlove"  (2013)
.1162Magnetic Fields · "Andrew in Drag"  (2012)
.1032Kacey Musgraves · "Blowin' Smoke"  (2013)
.0883Das Racist · "Michael Jackson"  (2011)
.0832Maren Morris · "80s Mercedes"  (2016)
.0832The xx · "Angels"  (2012)
.0703Tegan and Sara · "Closer"  (2013)
.0702Nicki Minaj · "Starships"  (2012)
.0702Wilco · "One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley's Boyfriend)"  (2011)
.0612My Chemical Romance · "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)"  (2010)
.0502Britney Spears · "Womanizer"  (2008)
.0502Superchunk · "Me & You & Jackie Mittoo"  (2013)
.0483Britney Spears · "Till the World Ends"  (2011)
.0452Ke$ha · "Die Young"  (2012)
.0392Kacey Musgraves · "Merry Go 'Round"  (2012)
.0392Lady Gaga · "Born This Way"  (2011)
Pistol Annies · "Hell on Heels"2011#30180.722
Anthony Easton · Arsenio Orteza · Blanca Méndez · Chris Herrington · Chris Willman · Dan DeLuca · Derk Richardson · Gary Graff · Geoffrey Himes · Joey Hood · Katherine St. Asaph · Kelly Dearmore · Kristyn Pomranz · Maura Johnston · Mordechai Shinefield · Rob Sheffield · Todd Kristel · Tom Ewing
Similar Songs
.2003Tkay Maidza · "U-Huh"  (2014)
.1673Jamey Johnson · "In Color"  (2008)
.1112Big Freedia · "Explode"  (2014)
.1112Indiana · "Solo Dancing"  (2014)
.1003Kanye West · "Heartless"  (2008)
.0992Garland Jeffreys · "Coney Island Winter"  (2011)
.0992Mayer Hawthorne · "The Walk"  (2012)
.0992Paul Simon · "Rewrite"  (2011)
.0944Eminem (ft. Rihanna) · "Love the Way You Lie"  (2010)
.0892Black Keys · "Fever"  (2014)
.0892Brandy Clark · "Girl Next Door"  (2016)
.0892Charli XCX · "You're the One"  (2012)
.0892Jamila Woods (ft. Noname) · "Vry Blk"  (2016)
.0876Azealia Banks · "212"  (2011)
.0844Wild Flag · "Romance"  (2011)
.0812Anderson .Paak · "The Bird"  (2016)
.0812Metric · "Gimme Sympathy"  (2009)
.0812Sleigh Bells · "Comeback Kid"  (2012)
.0812Waxahatchee · "La Loose"  (2015)
.0803Sleater-Kinney · "Bury Our Friends"  (2014)
Pistol Annies · "Housewife's Prayer"2011#35520 
Ted Cox · Theon Weber
Pistol Annies · "Boys From the South"2011#62710 
Kandia Crazy Horse
Pistol Annies · "Takin' Pills"2011#62710 
Jim Macnie
Similar Artists
.41410Mariah Carey
.37022Brad Paisley
.36624Ashley Monroe
.35113Angaleena Presley
.33539Miranda Lambert
.32812Elizabeth Cook
.31111Robin Thicke
.30817Brandy Clark
.30417Eric Church
.29912Maddie & Tae
.29430Kacey Musgraves
.28816Jay-Z
.2887Mark Ronson
.27215Kelly Clarkson
.25528Azealia Banks
.25114Wussy
.24621Miley Cyrus
.2456Missy Elliott
.24110Laurie Anderson
.23823Britney Spears
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com