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.
Shovels & Rope
Ranks
2016#217 of 2370
2015#751 of 2068
2014#234 of 2567
2013 
2012#253 of 2213
2011 
2010 
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Shovels & Rope · Little Seeds2016#201404      
Chuck Campbell · Larry King · Meredith Ochs · Travis Hay
Similar Albums
.2672Elle King · Love Stuff  (2015)
.2052Corb Lund · Cabin Fever  (2012)
.2052John Doe · Keeper  (2011)
.1402Brandi Carlile · Bear Creek  (2012)
.0482Iris DeMent · Sing the Delta  (2012)
.0442Bruce Springsteen · Working on a Dream  (2009)
.0372Levon Helm · Electric Dirt  (2009)
.0352Rosanne Cash · The List  (2009)
.0312Mavis Staples · You Are Not Alone  (2010)
.0302Rosanne Cash · The River & the Thread  (2014)
.0262Alabama Shakes · Boys & Girls  (2012)
.0242Bruce Springsteen · Wrecking Ball  (2012)
Shovels & Rope · Busted Jukebox Volume One2015#640101      
Larry King
Shovels & Rope · Swimmin' Time2014#2014759.4.715.468.011 .319
Andy Thomas · David Accomazzo · Jim Macnie · Meredith Ochs · Sarah Zupko
Similar Albums
.0332Blitzen Trapper · Furr  (2008)
.0312Mavis Staples · You Are Not Alone  (2010)
.0272Miranda Lambert · Revolution  (2009)
.0262Alabama Shakes · Boys & Girls  (2012)
.0202Disclosure · Settle  (2013)
Shovels & Rope · O' Be Joyful2012#259353      
Bob Townsend · Stephen M. Deusner · Steve Reynolds
Similar Albums
.0742Lori McKenna · The Bird & the Rifle  (2016)
.0632Justin Townes Earle · Harlem River Blues  (2010)
.0522Hayes Carll · KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)  (2011)
.0222The Decemberists · The King Is Dead  (2011)
.0202Avett Brothers · I and Love and You  (2009)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Shovels & Rope · "I Know"2016#47910 
Phil Gallo
Shovels & Rope · "The Devil Is All Around"2014#55810 
Sarah Zupko
Shovels & Rope · "Birmingham"2012#17930 
Mike Greenhaus · Phil Gallo · Stephen M. Deusner
Similar Songs
.1482Car Seat Headrest · "Something Soon"  (2015)
.1482Old Crow Medicine Show · "Sweet Amarillo"  (2014)
.1112The Decemberists · "Down by the Water"  (2011)
.0992Of Monsters and Men · "Little Talks"  (2012)
.0342Hot Chip · "Ready for the Floor"  (2008)
Similar Artists
.3753Missy Elliott
.2143Jamestown Revival
.1623Corb Lund
.1623Old Crow Medicine Show
.1403Jim James
.1402Gotye
.1212Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale
.1212Peter Case
.1212Wilco With Feist
.1153Elle King
.1134Levon Helm
.1093Of Monsters and Men
.0952Bob Weir
.0952Guster
.0952Imagine Dragons
.0943Afghan Whigs
.0863Iris DeMent
.0863Lori McKenna
.0862Amanda Shires
.0855Mavis Staples
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com