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.
Empire of the Sun
Ranks
2016#1615 of 2370
2015 
2014 
2013#484 of 2104
2012 
2011 
2010 
2009#240 of 2591
2008#914 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Empire of the Sun · Ice on the Dune2013#485152      
Dave DiMartino · Mike Cimicata
Similar Albums
.2422Ivy · All Hours  (2011)
.1332Edwyn Collins · Losing Sleep  (2011)
.0702John Grant · Pale Green Ghosts  (2013)
Empire of the Sun · Walking on a Dream2009#265453      
 2008#146961      
Anthony Bozza · Bill Crandall · Daniel Kreps · Pat Pierson
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Empire of the Sun · "High & Low"2016#47910 
Andy Wang
Empire of the Sun · "Alive"2013#24120 
James Hunter · Melissa Fossum
Empire of the Sun · "Walking on a Dream"2016#47910 
 2009#18120 
 2008#25420 
Barry Walters · Chris Molanphy · Derek Miller · Elisabeth Vincentelli · Kara Manning
Similar Songs
.0532MGMT · "Kids"  (2008)
.0454Estelle (ft. Kanye West) · "American Boy"  (2008)
.0412Florence & the Machine · "Dog Days Are Over"  (2010)
.0412La Roux · "Bulletproof"  (2009)
.0392Rihanna · "Disturbia"  (2008)
.0262Miley Cyrus · "We Can't Stop"  (2013)
.0252Pharrell Williams · "Happy"  (2014)
.0242Icona Pop (ft. Charli XCX) · "I Love It"  (2013)
.0222Coldplay · "Viva la Vida"  (2008)
Empire of the Sun · "We Are the People"2009#33120 
Bill Crandall · James Hunter
Similar Artists
.3003Icona Pop
.2313Ivy
.1936Estelle
.1713Prefab Sprout
.1526Santigold
.1045La Roux
.1032Britta Phillips
.1032The Chain Gang of 1974
.1032The Wombats
.0973Fitz & the Tantrums
.0973Saint Etienne
.0935Jay-Z
.0922El Vy
.0922Petula Clark
.0922Trashcan Sinatras
.0832Edwyn Collins
.0832Kiiara
.0832The Lemon Twigs
.0762The Naked and Famous
.0724Pet Shop Boys
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com