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.
Explosions in the Sky
Ranks
2016#180 of 2370
2015 
2014 
2013 
2012 
2011#255 of 2725
2010 
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Explosions in the Sky · The Wilderness2016#1624959.8.683.653.130 .000
Calum Marsh · Catherine Lewis · Jason MacNeil · Michael Roffman · Tristram Lozaw
Similar Albums
.0353Jamie xx · In Colour  (2015)
Explosions in the Sky · Take Care, Take Care, Take Care2011#22550510.0.799.640.055  
Catherine Lewis · Daniel King · Jim Sullivan · Michael Fournier · Zachary Smith
Similar Albums
.2422Sólstafir · ÓTta  (2014)
.1572Cult of Luna & Julie Christmas · Mariner  (2016)
.1332Mike Watt · Hyphenated-Man  (2011)
.1032Windhand · Soma  (2013)
.0572Pallbearer · Sorrow and Extinction  (2012)
.0392White Lung · Deep Fantasy  (2014)
.0352Waxahatchee · Cerulean Salt  (2013)
.0332Baroness · Yellow & Green  (2012)
.0262The Decemberists · The Hazards of Love  (2009)
.0252Converge · Axe to Fall  (2009)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Explosions in the Sky · "Disintegration Anxiety"2016#47910 
Colin St. John
Explosions in the Sky · "Trembling Hands"2011#62710 
Jason Adams
Similar Artists
.1572Sólstafir
.1332Caspian
.1332Death Vessel
.1162Coliseum
.1162Cult of Luna & Julie Christmas
.1032Mike Watt
.0923Mogwai
.0832Mono
.0702Windhand
.0652Inter Arma
.0482Youth Lagoon
.0413Frightened Rabbit
.0412Roky Erickson & Okkervil River
.0382Agalloch
.0382Brandi Carlile
.0355Sufjan Stevens
.0352Sleaford Mods
.0352The Strokes
.0344Coldplay
.0313Waxahatchee
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com