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.
Van Morrison
Ranks
2016#221 of 2370
2015#1264 of 2068
2014 
2013#1343 of 2104
2012#215 of 2213
2011 
2010 
2009#554 of 2591
2008#509 of 2244
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Van Morrison · Keep Me Singing2016#261303      
Darryl Smyers · Jeff Tamarkin · Michael Lach
Similar Albums
.0743Rolling Stones · Blue & Lonesome  (2016)
.0492Rhiannon Giddens · Tomorrow Is My Turn  (2015)
Van Morrison · It's Too Late to Stop Now, Vol. Ii, III & IV2016#653112      
Arsenio Orteza · Rob O'Connor
Similar Albums
.1032John K. Samson · Winter Wheat  (2016)
.0452Belle and Sebastian · Write About Love  (2010)
Van Morrison · Duets: Re-Working the Catalogue2015#117051      
Christel Loar
Van Morrison · Moondance Expanded2013#126151      
Bob Ruggiero
Van Morrison · Born to Sing: No Plan B2012#190504      
Bob Ruggiero · Dave DiMartino · Gary Graff · Tom Hull
Similar Albums
.0722Donald Fagen · Sunken Condos  (2012)
.0462Black Keys · Attack & Release  (2008)
.0332Jack White · Lazaretto  (2014)
.0302K'Naan · Troubadour  (2009)
.0272Leonard Cohen · Old Ideas  (2012)
.0262Raphael Saadiq · Stone Rollin'  (2011)
.0252Bruce Springsteen · The Promise  (2010)
.0242Bruce Springsteen · Wrecking Ball  (2012)
.0212Jack White · Blunderbuss  (2012)
Van Morrison · Astral Weeks: Live at the Hollywood Bowl2009#517251      
Rob O'Connor
Van Morrison · Keep It Simple2008#443202      
Dave DiMartino · Holly George-Warren
Similar Albums
.0922Robert Forster · The Evangelist  (2008)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Van Morrison · "End of the Rainbow"2012#44910 
Larry King
Similar Artists
.1823Jimmy Cliff
.1673Tedeschi Trucks Band
.1482Apartments
.1482David Gilmour
.1482Gotye
.1482Israel Nash
.1482Mark Ronson
.1433Johnny Marr
.1272Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale
.1272Dave and Phil Alvin
.1272Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell
.1112Merle Haggard
.1053Garland Jeffreys
.0992Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin
.0992Mike Posner
.0953Mudcrutch
.0935Rolling Stones
.0913AC/DC
.0873Nick Lowe
.0833The Lumineers
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com