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.
Capital Cities
Ranks
2016 
2015 
2014#1908 of 2567
2013#1206 of 2104
2012 
2011 
2010 
2009 
2008 
Songs
SongYearRankVotesRemixSingularity
Capital Cities · "Farrah Fawcett Hair"2014#55810 
Kevin John
Capital Cities · "Safe and Sound"2013#12940 
Annie Zaleski · Chris Molanphy · George A. Paul · Steve Reynolds
Similar Songs
.2672Muse · "Panic Station"  (2013)
.1672Pearl Jam · "Sirens"  (2013)
.1672Pretenders · "Holy Commotion"  (2016)
.1223Paramore · "Ain't It Fun"  (2014)
.0952Ingrid Michaelson · "Girls Chase Boys"  (2014)
.0782R.E.M. · "Supernatural Superserious"  (2008)
.0782Walk the Moon · "Shut Up and Dance"  (2015)
.0722Kelly Clarkson · "I Do Not Hook Up"  (2009)
.0672War on Drugs · "Under the Pressure"  (2014)
.0503Coldplay · "Viva la Vida"  (2008)
.0402Rihanna · "Disturbia"  (2008)
.0332Tegan and Sara · "Closer"  (2013)
.0312Justin Timberlake · "Mirrors"  (2013)
.0302Sam Smith · "Stay With Me"  (2014)
.0292Lady Gaga (ft. BeyoncĂ©) · "Telephone"  (2010)
.0283The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"  (2015)
.0242Icona Pop (ft. Charli XCX) · "I Love It"  (2013)
.0222Gotye (ft. Kimbra) · "Somebody That I Used to Know"  (2012)
.0212Foster the People · "Pumped Up Kicks"  (2011)
.0212The National · "Bloodbuzz Ohio"  (2010)
Similar Artists
.5453Gotye
.3332Clean Bandit
.2422Icona Pop
.2422Mark Ronson
.1902Minor Alps
.1902Split Single
.1572Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
.1572Jack's Mannequin
.1572Pete Yorn
.1162Train
.0922Cold War Kids
.0762Brendan Benson
.0762Ingrid Michaelson
.0762Johnny Marr
.0762Walk the Moon
.0612FFS
.0612Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
.0572Alphabeat
.0572Duran Duran
.0532Major Lazer
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com