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.
One Direction
Ranks
2016 
2015#207 of 2068
2014#183 of 2567
2013#190 of 2104
2012#857 of 2213
2011 
2010 
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
One Direction · Made in the A.M.2015#258302      
Jill Menze · Maria Sherman
Similar Albums
.1572One Direction · Four  (2014)
One Direction · Four2014#2693557.0.6861.000.014 .429
Brittany Spanos · David Cooper Moore · Jessica Goodman · Jill Menze · Maria Sherman
Similar Albums
.2422One Direction · Made in the A.M.  (2015)
.1572One Direction · Midnight Memories  (2013)
.0652Ariana Grande · My Everything  (2014)
.0612White Lung · Paradise  (2016)
.0572Colleen Green · I Want to Grow Up  (2015)
.0432Nicki Minaj · The Pinkprint  (2014)
.0432Perfect Pussy · Say Yes to Love  (2014)
.0283Taylor Swift · 1989  (2014)
.0262Charli XCX · Sucker  (2014)
.0213Carly Rae Jepsen · Emotion  (2015)
One Direction · Midnight Memories2013#284274      
Brittany Spanos · David Cooper Moore · glenn mcdonald · Nick Minichino
Similar Albums
.1402One Direction · Four  (2014)
.0542Carly Rae Jepsen · Kiss  (2012)
.0272Charli XCX · Sucker  (2014)
.0252Taylor Swift · Red  (2012)
.0232Drake · Nothing Was the Same  (2013)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
One Direction · "Perfect"2015#13240 
Dacey Orr · Jill Menze · Marianne Meyer · Rob Sheffield
Similar Songs
.0482Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats · "S.O.B."  (2015)
.0422La Roux · "Bulletproof"  (2009)
.0242Icona Pop (ft. Charli XCX) · "I Love It"  (2013)
.0222Sia · "Chandelier"  (2014)
.0202Taylor Swift · "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"  (2012)
One Direction · "Drag Me Down"2015#46510 
Dave Lindquist
One Direction · "End of the Day"2015#46510 
Jill Menze
One Direction · "What a Feeling"2015#46510 
Maria Sherman
One Direction · "Steal My Girl"2014#13250.800
Jessica Goodman · Marianne Meyer · Matthew Perpetua · Maud Deitch · Preston Jones
Similar Songs
.0922Dnce · "Cake by the Ocean"  (2016)
.0482Kings of Leon · "Sex on Fire"  (2008)
.0222Coldplay · "Viva la Vida"  (2008)
One Direction · "Girl Almighty"2014#31820 
Devon Maloney · Jill Menze
One Direction · "Night Changes"2014#31820 
Jim Farber · Sean Maloney
Similar Songs
.1032Dnce · "Cake by the Ocean"  (2016)
One Direction · "Story of My Life"2014#31810 
 2013#44010 
James Hunter · Marianne Meyer
Similar Songs
.0242Katy Perry · "Teenage Dream"  (2010)
One Direction · "Fireproof"2014#55810 
Jill Menze
One Direction · "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"2014#55810 
Luke McCormick
One Direction · "Best Song Ever"2013#104501.000
Jim Testa · Josh Bis · Marianne Meyer · Stephen Thomas Erlewine · Tim Sendra
Similar Songs
.1572Charli XCX · "Superlove"  (2013)
.1572One Direction · "What Makes You Beautiful"  (2012)
.1162Lorde · "Team"  (2014)
.0922Justin Bieber (ft. Ludacris) · "Baby"  (2010)
.0702Kelly Clarkson · "I Do Not Hook Up"  (2009)
.0532Superchunk · "Me & You & Jackie Mittoo"  (2013)
.0453Taylor Swift · "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"  (2012)
.0412Lady Gaga · "Born This Way"  (2011)
.0412La Roux · "Bulletproof"  (2009)
.0373Taylor Swift · "Shake It Off"  (2014)
.0334Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"  (2012)
.0332Robyn · "Call Your Girlfriend"  (2011)
.0274Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "Get Lucky"  (2013)
.0232Katy Perry · "Teenage Dream"  (2010)
.0222Charli XCX · "Boom Clap"  (2014)
One Direction · "Little Black Dress"2013#17130 
Daniel Brockman · Maria Sherman · Steven Hyden
Similar Songs
.2222Sky Ferreira · "Nobody Asked Me (If I Was Okay)"  (2013)
.0232Kanye West · "Black Skinhead"  (2013)
One Direction · "What Makes You Beautiful"2012#15040 
Al Shipley · Jim Testa · Marianne Meyer · Rembert Browne
Similar Songs
.1402One Direction · "Best Song Ever"  (2013)
.0952Dnce · "Cake by the Ocean"  (2016)
.0782Walk the Moon · "Shut Up and Dance"  (2015)
.0672Rich Homie Quan · "Type of Way"  (2013)
.0512Frank Ocean · "Bad Religion"  (2012)
.0232Katy Perry · "Teenage Dream"  (2010)
.0202Taylor Swift · "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"  (2012)
One Direction · "One Thing"2012#44910 
Josh Langhoff
Similar Artists
.4305DJ Snake
.2824Mark Ronson
.2565Dnce
.2404Little Mix
.2234Iggy Azalea
.2176Robin Thicke
.1943Missy Elliott
.1763Gotye
.1763Icona Pop
.1716Demi Lovato
.1664Walk the Moon
.1504Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj
.1503Jack Ü
.1374Dierks Bentley
.13211Daft Punk
.1324Cam
.1317Ariana Grande
.1317Eric Church
.13035 Seconds of Summer
.1303Weekend
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com