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.
Tal National
Ranks
2016 
2015#235 of 2068
2014 
2013#157 of 2104
2012 
2011 
2010 
2009 
2008 
Albums
AlbumYearRankPointsVotesEnthusiasmKvltosisHipnessMetalismMonolithityVitality
Tal National · Zoy Zoy2015#221364      
Anthony Easton · Don Allred · Steve Kiviat · Ted Cox
Similar Albums
.2052(various artists) · Ghana Special  (2009)
.1402K. Michelle · Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?  (2014)
.1212Noura Mint Seymali · Tzenni  (2014)
.1212Tal National · Kaani  (2013)
.1212Wussy · Forever Sounds  (2016)
.0952Spoek Mathambo · Father Creeper  (2012)
.0943Mbongwana Star · From Kinshasa  (2015)
.0862Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba · Jama Ko  (2013)
.0722Steinski · What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective  (2008)
.0542Drive-By Truckers · English Oceans  (2014)
.0542Kelly Hogan · I Like to Keep Myself in Pain  (2012)
.0442Bob Dylan · The Basement Tapes Complete: the Bootleg Series Vol. 11  (2014)
.0382Amadou & Mariam · Welcome to Mali  (2009)
.0332Lydia Loveless · Somewhere Else  (2014)
.0294Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City  (2013)
.0292Wussy · Attica!  (2014)
.0272Lorde · Pure Heroine  (2013)
.0202Pistol Annies · Hell on Heels  (2011)
Tal National · Kaani2013#1345669.3.817.679.000  
Ezra Gale · Mallory O'Donnell · Randall Grass · Richard Gehr · Steve Kiviat · Ted Cox
Similar Albums
.2503Noura Mint Seymali · Tzenni  (2014)
.2003Elza Soares · The Woman at the End of the World (a Mulher Do Fim Do Mundo)  (2016)
.1823Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba · Jama Ko  (2013)
.1482King Sunny Ade · Bábá Mo Túndé  (2010)
.1482Tal National · Zoy Zoy  (2015)
.1272Rokia Traoré · Beautiful Africa  (2013)
.1112The Very Best · Mtmtmk  (2012)
.1053Oumou Sangaré · Seya  (2009)
.0892Spoek Mathambo · Father Creeper  (2012)
.0812Franco & le Tout Puissant OK Jazz · Francophonic, Vol. 2  (2009)
.0742William Bell · This Is Where I Live  (2016)
.0682Rokia Traoré · Tchamantché  (2009)
.0422Tinariwen · Imidiwan: Companions  (2009)
.0402Bombino · Nomad  (2013)
.0402Mbongwana Star · From Kinshasa  (2015)
.0372Amadou & Mariam · Welcome to Mali  (2009)
.0372Neil Young & Crazy Horse · Psychedelic Pill  (2012)
.0314Frank Ocean · Blonde  (2016)
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Tal National · "Zoy Zoy"2015#46510 
Brian Block
Similar Artists
.2674Elza Soares
.2464Noura Mint Seymali
.1782Chico Mann
.1782Slavic Soul Party
.1482Mike Keneally
.1433Spoek Mathambo
.1394Mbongwana Star
.1272Extra Golden
.1272Jon Langford & Skull Orchard
.1272King Sunny Ade
.1272Mariah Carey
.1272Otis Taylor
.1183Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba
.1112Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
.1003Oumou Sangaré
.0992Jennifer Hudson
.0992Kate Miller-Heidke
.0992Kelly Rowland
.0992Tamar Braxton
.0913Kelly Hogan
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com