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.
Psy
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014 
2013#1545 of 2104
2012#210 of 2213
2011 
2010 
2009 
2008 
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Psy · "Gentleman"2013#44010 
J.D. Considine
Psy · "Gangnam Style"2012#122601.000
Ben Westhoff · Carol Cooper · Chris Molanphy · Chuck Campbell · Chuck Eddy · Ellis Widner · Eric Danton · Gustavo Turner · Hobey Echlin · J.D. Considine · Jessica Suarez · Joey Daniewicz · Kenny Herzog · Kurt B. Reighley · Makkada B. Selah · Marianne Meyer · Matt Thomas · Maureen Miller · Michael Deeds · Mike Rowell · Mordechai Shinefield · Richard Gehr · Robert Christgau · Roy Trakin · Steve Knopper · Tom Lane
Similar Songs
.1996Bruno Mars · "Locked Out of Heaven"  (2012)
.1948Pharrell Williams · "Happy"  (2014)
.1924Pussy Riot · "Putin Lights Up the Fires"  (2012)
.1806Fun. (ft. Janelle Monae) · "We Are Young"  (2012)
.1634Rebecca Black · "Friday"  (2011)
.1615Bruce Springsteen · "We Take Care of Our Own"  (2012)
.15814Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"  (2012)
.1588Mark Ronson (ft. Bruno Mars) · "Uptown Funk"  (2015)
.1583Nick Jonas · "Jealous"  (2014)
.1577DJ Snake (ft. Lil Jon) · "Turn Down for What"  (2014)
.15616Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"  (2011)
.1539M.I.A. · "Paper Planes"  (2008)
.1505Ariana Grande (ft. Iggy Azalea) · "Problem"  (2014)
.1477Gotye (ft. Kimbra) · "Somebody That I Used to Know"  (2012)
.1463Heems · "Womyn"  (2012)
.14411Lorde · "Royals"  (2013)
.13910The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"  (2015)
.1363Lorde · "Team"  (2014)
.1357Taylor Swift · "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"  (2012)
.1316Icona Pop (ft. Charli XCX) · "I Love It"  (2013)
Similar Artists
.7788Mark Ronson
.7247DJ Snake
.6567Gotye
.5366Icona Pop
.4605Missy Elliott
.3238Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
.2744DJ Khaled
.25610Fun.
.2534Jack Ü
.2534Mariah Carey
.2184Maroon 5
.2073Jamie Foxx
.1939Pharrell Williams
.1805Adam Lambert
.1735Robin Thicke
.1714Pitbull
.1648Kelly Clarkson
.1634Rebecca Black
.1618Jay-Z
.1615Janet Jackson
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com