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.
Wadada Leo Smith
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014#858 of 2567
2013 
2012#148 of 2213
2011 
2010 
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Wadada Leo Smith · The Great Lakes Suites2014#762122      
Christopher Monsen · Steve Holtje
Wadada Leo Smith · Ten Freedom Summers2012#12473710.4.903.548.018  
Derk Richardson · John Payne · Josh Langhoff · Logan K. Young · Mark Keresman · Michael J. West · Steve Hochman
Similar Albums
.2052Kronos Quartet · Floodplain  (2009)
.2052Terence Blanchard · Magnetic  (2013)
.2052Wadada Leo Smith and TUMO · Occupy the World  (2013)
.1672Burkina Electric · Paspanga  (2010)
.1672James Blackshaw · All Is Falling  (2010)
.1672Wadada Leo Smith Golden Quartet · Spiritual Dimensions  (2009)
.1212Beth Orton · Sugaring Season  (2012)
.1212Wayne Shorter · Without a Net  (2013)
.0952Matana Roberts · Coin Coin Chapter Three: River Run Thee  (2015)
.0782Matana Roberts · Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile  (2013)
.0422Tinariwen · Imidiwan: Companions  (2009)
.0372Scott Walker · Bish Bosch  (2012)
.0342Rosanne Cash · The List  (2009)
Similar Artists
.2004Rudresh Mahanthappa
.1782Kronos Quartet
.1782Terence Blanchard
.1782Wadada Leo Smith and TUMO
.1482Burkina Electric
.1482Mia Doi Todd
.1482Tim Berne's Snakeoil
.1433Henry Threadgill Zooid
.1272Steve Coleman and Five Elements
.1112Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth
.1112Wadada Leo Smith Golden Quartet
.1112Wayne Shorter
.0992Beth Orton
.0992Darius Jones
.0892Benjamin Clementine
.0812Ben Allison
.0742Mary Halvorson Octet
.0713Matana Roberts
.0682James Blackshaw
.0682Matthew Shipp
.0682Perfume
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com