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.
Pentagram
Ranks
2016 
2015#672 of 2068
2014 
2013 
2012 
2011#481 of 2725
2010 
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Pentagram · Curious Volume2015#640101      
John Walker
Pentagram · Last Rites2011#444253      
Catherine Lewis · John Walker · Zena Tsarfin
Similar Albums
.1482Godflesh · A World Lit Only by Fire  (2014)
.0422Pallbearer · Foundations of Burden  (2014)
.0302Swans · My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky  (2010)
.0252Converge · Axe to Fall  (2009)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Pentagram · "Misunderstood"2015#46510 
John Walker
Pentagram · "Windmills and Chimes"2011#62710 
John Walker
Similar Artists
.2962Monster Magnet
.1482Godflesh
.1272Ghost B.C.
.1112Red Fang
.0442Chelsea Wolfe
.0312Pallbearer
.0212Converge
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com