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.
Of Monsters and Men
Ranks
2016 
2015#1504 of 2068
2014 
2013#1545 of 2104
2012#113 of 2213
2011 
2010 
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Of Monsters and Men · My Head Is an Animal2012#12473710.4.719.863.007  
Andrew Bartlett · Charles R. Cross · James Rodgers · Kasia Galazka · Matt Thomas · Steve Baltin · Vijith Assar
Similar Albums
.1672Yelawolf · Radioactive  (2011)
.1402Dead Sara · Dead Sara  (2012)
.1072Macklemore & Ryan Lewis · The Heist  (2012)
.1072Mumford & Sons · Babel  (2012)
.0952Head and the Heart · Head and the Heart  (2011)
.0952Kris Kristofferson · Closer to the Bone  (2009)
.0782Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats · Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats  (2015)
.0722The Swell Season · Strict Joy  (2009)
.0582First Aid Kit · The Lion's Roar  (2012)
.0553Bruce Springsteen · The Promise  (2010)
.0512Broken Bells · Broken Bells  (2010)
.0505Adele · 21  (2011)
.0463Jack White · Blunderbuss  (2012)
.0462Beastie Boys · Hot Sauce Committee Part 2  (2011)
.0462Lucinda Williams · Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone  (2014)
.0422Bruce Springsteen · Working on a Dream  (2009)
.0402Eminem · Recovery  (2010)
.0382Adele · 25  (2015)
.0372Amadou & Mariam · Welcome to Mali  (2009)
.0372Duffy · Rockferry  (2008)
.0372Foo Fighters · Wasting Light  (2011)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Of Monsters and Men · "Crystals"2015#46510 
Travis Hay
Of Monsters and Men · "Little Talks"2013#44010 
 2012#7670.714
James Rodgers · Marianne Meyer · Mike Greenhaus · M.J. Fine · Nick Duerden · Phil Gallo · Steve Baltin
Similar Songs
.3003George Ezra · "Budapest"  (2015)
.2073The Decemberists · "Down by the Water"  (2011)
.1713Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros · "Home"  (2010)
.1572Shovels & Rope · "Birmingham"  (2012)
.1254Fun. (ft. Janelle Monae) · "We Are Young"  (2012)
.0922Twenty One Pilots · "Heathens"  (2016)
.0832Vampire Weekend · "Unbelievers"  (2013)
.0724Foster the People · "Pumped Up Kicks"  (2011)
.0702Walk the Moon · "Shut Up and Dance"  (2015)
.0572Elle King · "Ex's and Oh's"  (2015)
.0572Katy Perry · "Roar"  (2013)
.0565Lorde · "Royals"  (2013)
.0483Gotye (ft. Kimbra) · "Somebody That I Used to Know"  (2012)
.0482Florence & the Machine · "Shake It Out"  (2011)
.0482Mumford & Sons · "Little Lion Man"  (2010)
.0473Sia · "Chandelier"  (2014)
.0452Duffy · "Mercy"  (2008)
.0452Kings of Leon · "Sex on Fire"  (2008)
.0452Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats · "S.O.B."  (2015)
.0452Ting Tings · "That's Not My Name"  (2008)
Of Monsters and Men · "King and Lionheart"2012#44910 
Althea Legaspi
Similar Artists
.6675Gotye
.3533Missy Elliott
.3003Icona Pop
.2265Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
.2073George Ezra
.2055Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
.1583Dead Sara
.1558Mumford & Sons
.1554Fitz & the Tantrums
.1486Fun.
.1363Neon Trees
.1332Bishop Briggs
.1332Mark Ronson
.1304The Lumineers
.1164Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
.1162Boy
.1133Elle King
.1133Head and the Heart
.1133Shovels & Rope
.1124Phantogram
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com