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.
Al Green
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2008#50 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Al Green · Lay It Down2008#48212229.6.707.665.009.859 
Adam Mazmanian · Alan Light · Allen St John · Brett Koshkin · Craig D Lindsey · Daniel Marek · Dave Gil de Rubio · Derek Beres · Ernest Hardy · Greg Beets · James Hannaham · Jay Lustig · J.D. Considine · Jessica Koslow · John Milward · John Seroff · Katherine Silkaitis · Matt Rogers · Meredith Ochs · Rick Mitchell · Ron Wynn · Steve Baltin
Similar Albums
.2234B.B. King · One Kind Favor  (2008)
.1347Raphael Saadiq · The Way I See It  (2008)
.1135Q-Tip · The Renaissance  (2008)
.0983Shelby Lynne · Just a Little Lovin'  (2008)
.0952How to Destroy Angels · An Omen  (2012)
.0934Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings · I Learned the Hard Way  (2010)
.0903Sonny Rollins · Road Shows Vol. 2  (2011)
.0884Dead Weather · Horehound  (2009)
.0862RZA As Bobby Digital · Digi Snacks  (2008)
.0782Bill Frisell · Guitar in the Space Age!  (2014)
.0782Grupo Fantasma · Sonidos Gold  (2008)
.0782(various artists) · Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-6  (2008)
.0733Jamey Johnson · That Lonesome Song  (2008)
.0725Hold Steady · Stay Positive  (2008)
.0722The Arcs · Yours, Dreamily  (2015)
.0722Booker T. · Potato Hole  (2009)
.0722Gregg Allman · Low Country Blues  (2011)
.0722Miles Davis Quintet · Live in Europe 1967  (2011)
.0672Jimmy Cliff · Rebirth  (2012)
.0672Norah Jones · The Fall  (2009)
.0672Steve Earle · Townes  (2009)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Al Green (ft. Anthony Hamilton) · "Lay It Down"2008#6190.778
Derk Richardson · Grayson Currin · Holly George-Warren · Jason Fine · Kandia Crazy Horse · Marc Hirsh · Rick Mitchell · Ron Wynn · Scott Mervis
Similar Songs
.1482Duffy · "Warwick Avenue"  (2008)
.1482Tom Waits · "Satisfied"  (2011)
.1272Ry Cooder · "No Banker Left Behind"  (2011)
.0953TV on the Radio · "Golden Age"  (2008)
.0892My Morning Jacket · "I'm Amazed"  (2008)
.0592Jamey Johnson · "High Cost of Living"  (2009)
.0442Aloe Blacc · "I Need a Dollar"  (2010)
.0284Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"  (2011)
.0252Fleet Foxes · "White Winter Hymnal"  (2008)
.0202The National · "Bloodbuzz Ohio"  (2010)
Al Green · "Sausalito"2008#45010 
Jason Fine
Al Green · "Stay With Me (By the Sea)"2008#45010 
Franklin Paul
Al Green (ft. Anthony Hamilton) · "You've Got the Love I Need"2008#45010 
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Similar Artists
.1884B.B. King
.1433Michael Franti and Spearhead
.1396Santigold
.1395Levon Helm
.1377Duffy
.1333Miles Davis Quintet
.1306Q-Tip
.1284Robin Thicke
.1183Bill Frisell
.1113William Bell
.1097Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
.1079Raphael Saadiq
.1074Carolina Chocolate Drops
.1074Gnarls Barkley
.1053B.o.B
.0992Clean Bandit
.0992Missy Elliott
.0974Estelle
.0953Alice in Chains
.0953Tom Jones
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com