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.
Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Overall
Centricity.464#263 of 1228
Breadth.482#473 of 1244
Metalism.000#401 of 1244
2014 original ballot
Centricity.507#96 of 601
Metalism.000#94 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Sam Smith · In the Lonely Hour2512
Jhené Aiko · Souled Out201
D'Angelo · Black Messiah10162
Run the Jewels · Run the Jewels 210162
J. Cole · 2014 Forest Hills Drive107
YG · My Krazy Life533
Schoolboy Q · Oxymoron510
SongOther Votes
Kendrick Lamar · "I"50
Future (ft. Pharrell, Pusha T and Casino) · "Move That Dope"27
Pharrell Williams · "Happy"27
Sam Smith · "Stay With Me"27
ILoveMakonnen (ft. Drake) · "Tuesday"26
Rae Sremmurd · "No Flex Zone"14
Schoolboy Q · "Man of the Year"9
Bobby Shmurda · "Hot Nigga"8
YG (ft. Drake) · "Who Do You Love?"8
Drake · "We Made It"1

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.22411Trent Fitzgerald · 2014
.21310Kathy Iandoli · 2014
.2129Melissa Locker · 2014
.20811Ian Steaman · 2014
.19610David Grossman · 2014
.1929Hilary Hughes · 2014
.1879Wes Flexner · 2014
.1829Ryan Patrick · 2014
.1749Craig D. Lindsey · 2014
.1618Daniel Kreps · 2014
.1598Max Bell · 2014
.1588Forrest Wickman · 2014
.1538Christopher R. Weingarten · 2014
.1498E.J. Friedman · 2014
.1498Ron Hart · 2014
.1478Erik Kenward · 2014
.1458Gary Chun · 2014
.1438Chris DeVille · 2014
.1438Josh Love · 2014
.1438Mosi Reeves · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.506#113 of 453
Metalism.000#114 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · Yeezus25159
Drake · Nothing Was the Same2037
Chance the Rapper · Acid Rap1562
Pusha T · My Name Is My Name1031
Beyoncé · Beyoncé556
Ghostface Killah · Twelve Reasons to Die59
J. Cole · Born Sinner54
Action Bronson · Saaab Stories51
Harry Fraud · High Tide50
Troy Ave · New York City50
SongOther Votes
Lorde · "Royals"75
Kanye West · "New Slaves"40
Robin Thicke (ft. T.I. and Pharrell) · "Blurred Lines"39
Drake (ft. Majid Jordan) · "Hold On, We're Going Home"37
A$AP Rocky (ft. Skrillex) · "Wild for the Night"6
Migos (ft. Drake) · "Versace (Remix)"6
J. Cole (ft. Miguel) · "Power Trip"4
Kendrick Lamar · "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"2
Chance the Rapper · "Chain Smoker"1
Naughty Boy · "La, La, La"1

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.31915Forrest Wickman · 2013
.30515Rembert Browne · 2013
.26213James Montgomery · 2013
.25813Adam Graham · 2013
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.2208Kye Stephenson · 2013
.21512Brittany Spanos · 2013
.21311Maureen Miller · 2013
.17410Makkada B. Selah · 2013
.17410Sean Fennessey · 2013
.17310Althea Legaspi · 2013
.17110Simon Vozick-Levinson · 2013
.1719Tim Grierson · 2013
.1689Brian McManus · 2013
.15810Aylin Zafar · 2013
.1579Steve Forstneger · 2013
.15510Jim Macnie · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity  
Metalism.000#94 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kendrick Lamar · Good Kid, m.A.A.d City25125
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange20169
The Weeknd · Triology152
Big Boi · Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors105
SongOther Votes
Kanye West (ft. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz) · "Mercy"37
Kendrick Lamar · "Swimming Pools (Drank)"17
Juicy J (ft. Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz) · "Bandz a Make Her Dance"13
French Montana · "Pop That"8
Schoolboy Q · "Hands on the Wheel"7
Rick Ross (ft. Drake and French Montana) · "Stay Schemin'"4
2 Chainz (ft. Drake) · "No Lie"3
Chief Keef · "Don't Like Remix"0
Jay-Z (ft. Blue Ivy Carter) · "Glory"0
T.I. (ft. Andre 3000) · "Sorry"0

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.28912Rembert Browne · 2012
.23911Andrew Winistorfer · 2012
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.19810Jack Spencer · 2012
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.1859Steve "Flash" Juon · 2012
.1709Andrew Williams · 2012
.1618Drew Millard · 2012
.1608Chris DeVille · 2012
.1558Kathy Iandoli · 2012
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.1468Jon Jon Scott · 2012
.1396Preston Jones · 2012
.1177Christopher Alexander · 2012
.1177Jim Macnie · 2012
.1137A.D. Amorosi · 2012
.1137Jessica Suarez · 2012
.1056Evan Rytlewski · 2012
.0976Caitlin White · 2012
.0966Michael Gallucci · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.378#232 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Jay-Z and Kanye West · Watch the Throne20104
Adele · 212085
The Weeknd · House of Balloons1462
Common · The Dreamer/The Believer107
J. Cole · Cole World: The Sideline Story87
Young Jeezy · Thug Motivation 10381
Danny Brown · XXX542
Kendrick Lamar · Section.80527
A$AP Rocky · LiveLoveA$AP515
Tech N9ne · All 6's and 7's51
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
Jay-Z and Kanye West · "Niggas in Paris"63
Adele · "Someone Like You"45
Frank Ocean · "Novacane"31
A$AP Rocky · "Peso"14
Kelly Rowland (ft. Lil Wayne) · "Motivation"12
Chris Brown (ft. Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes) · "Look at Me Now"10
Maroon 5 (ft. Christina Aguilera) · "Moves Like Jagger"10
Big Sean (ft. Nicki Minaj) · "Dance (A$$)"1
Cobra Starship (ft. Sabi) · "You Make Me Feel..."0

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.28220Carl Chery
.26828Rembert Browne
.21635Kathy Iandoli
.21323Forrest Wickman
.19322Adam Graham
.19027Abe Beame
.18725Brian McManus
.16529Kyle Kramer
.16425Jack Spencer
.15923Andrew Winistorfer
.15832Wes Flexner
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.14317Miles Raymer
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.13220Wesley Case
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.12928Maureen Miller
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