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.
Jim Bessman
Overall
Centricity.052#1232 of 1313
Breadth.394#593 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.131#418 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Esperanza Spalding · Emily's D+Evolution1520
Jane Siberry · Angels Bend Closer141
Sara Watkins · Young in All the Wrong Ways132
Greg Garing · Am I Even a Memory120
Judy Collins & Ari Hest · Silver Skies Blue110
The Monkees · Good Times!918
Iggy Pop · Post Pop Depression829
Kate Bush · Before the Dawn73
Rolling Stones · Blue & Lonesome625
Drive-By Truckers · American Band555

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.2146Bill Holdship · 2016
.2146Jeff Tamarkin · 2016
.1404Brian Bowe · 2016
.1336Brian Ives · 2016
.1336Tom Lane · 2016
.1294Ashley Zlatopolsky · 2016
.1254David Accomazzo · 2016
.1144Charles R. Cross · 2016
.1134Larry King · 2016
.1124Michael Deeds · 2016
.1084Mark Deming · 2016
.1065L. Kent Wolgamott · 2016
.1025Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2016
.0964Ken Rayes · 2016
.0804John Walker · 2016
.0764A.D. Amorosi · 2016
.0744Jim Connelly · 2016
.0744Lyndsey Parker · 2016
.0744Rick Mitchell · 2016
.0734Gary Graff · 2016
.0734Michael Azerrad · 2016
.0734Michael Lach · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.042#445 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
John Trudell & Bad Dog · Wazi's Dream150
Darlene Love · Introducing Darlene Love145
Feufollet · Two Universes130
Richard Thompson · Still123
Kinky Friedman · The Loneliest Man I Ever Met111
Terry Adams · Talk Thelonious91
Rhiannon Giddens · Tomorrow Is My Turn816
Billy F. Gibbons & the BFGs · Perfectamundo71
Charlie Musselwhite · I Ain't Lyin'60
Miley Cyrus · Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz55

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.1224Tom Cheyney · 2015
.0774Bill Forman · 2015
.0743Jim Bessman · 2010
.0734Daniel Durchholz · 2015
.0352Charles R. Cross · 2015
.0352Larry King · 2015
.0352Steve Horowitz · 2015
.0342Chris Gray · 2015
.0342Jeff Tamarkin · 2015
.0332Mike Berick · 2015
.0332Steve Simels · 2015
.0332Tom Finkel · 2015
.0322Dave Gil de Rubio · 2015
.0302Jaime Lees · 2015
.0292Liz Ohanesian · 2015
.0252Ken Rayes · 2015
.0222Jon Bream · 2015
.0212David Cantwell · 2015
.0212J. Anthony Ware · 2015
.0212Jim Farber · 2015
.0212Michael Lach · 2015
.0212Tom Lane · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.050#545 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Jim Liban With the Joel Paterson Trio · I Say What I Mean150
Nrbq · Brass Tacks141
Jo-El Sonnier · The Legacy130
Maura Moynihan · Bombay Superstar120
Rosanne Cash · The River & the Thread1127
Carlene Carter · Carter Girl90
Lake Street Dive · Bad Self Portraits85
Thompson · Family73
Doug Kershaw & Steve Riley · Face to Face60
AC/DC · Rock or Bust51

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.1244Allen St John · 2014
.1204Larry King · 2014
.0684Alex Henderson · 2014
.0342Dave Gil de Rubio · 2014
.0342Matt Ryan · 2014
.0342Steve Simels · 2014
.0332Bill Holmes · 2014
.0332Salvatore Caputo · 2014
.0322Steve Klinge · 2014
.0312Jay Ruttenberg · 2014
.0312Meredith Ochs · 2014
.0312Steve Rosen · 2014
.0302Jeff Tamarkin · 2014
.0302Justin Cober-Lake · 2014
.0302Mike Berick · 2014
.0302Roy Kasten · 2014
.0292Lee Zimmerman · 2014
.0252Carlo Wolff · 2014
.0232Hilary Hughes · 2014
.0232Leslie Berman · 2014
2012 original ballot
Centricity.030#463 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
ZZ Top · La Futura153
Marty Stuart · Nashville, Volume 1: Tear the Woodpile Down140
Sara Watkins · Sun Midnight Sun132
Minnesota · Are You There120
Rick Estrin and the Nightcats · One Wrong Turn110
Public Image Ltd. · This Is PiL92
Joan Osborne · Bring It on Home81
Graham Parker and the Rumour · Three Chords Good76
Joe Jackson · The Duke60
Susan Justice · Eat Dirt50

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.0352Jeff Tamarkin · 2012
.0352Peter Gerstenzang · 2012
.0342Bobby Reed · 2012
.0342Meredith Ochs · 2012
.0332Bill Holmes · 2012
.0332Jim Bessman · 2008
.0332J Neo Marvin · 2012
.0332Mark Keresman · 2012
.0332Phil Freeman · 2012
.0332Steve Simels · 2012
.0232Richard Skanse · 2012
.0212Bill O'Neill · 2012
.0212Marc Hirsh · 2012
.0202Daniel Brockman · 2012
.0202Dave Gil de Rubio · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.037#649 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Jo-El Sonnier · Where's That Music Comin' From?150
Laura Cantrell · Kitty Wells Dresses: Songs of the Queen of Country Music140
Nick Lowe · The Old Magic1314
Nikki Jean · Pennies in a Jar120
Alison Krauss & Union Station · Paper Airplane113
Connie Smith · A Long Line of Heartaches91
Greg Garing · Greg Garing80
Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Del McCoury Band · American Legacies71
Ledisi · Pieces of Me61
Garland Jeffreys · The King of In-Between57

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.1214Larry King · 2011
.0744Steve Rosen · 2011
.0493Ellis Widner · 2011
.0352Steve Ciabattoni · 2011
.0342Jay Bennett · 2011
.0342Lloyd Sachs · 2011
.0342Shawn Macomber · 2011
.0342Stephen Haag · 2011
.0332Dave DiMartino · 2011
.0332Jeff Tamarkin · 2011
.0332Jose Davila · 2011
.0332Mike Berick · 2011
.0322Dan Ferguson · 2011
.0322Jim Caligiuri · 2011
.0322Tom Semioli · 2011
.0302Matthew Wilder · 2011
.0222Leslie Berman · 2011
.0212Bill O'Neill · 2011
.0202Aidan Levy · 2011
.0202Arsenio Orteza · 2011
.0202Mike Mettler · 2011
.0202Randall Grass · 2011
.0202Vijith Assar · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.016#683 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Marty Stuart · Ghost Train152
John Trudell & Bad Dog · Crazier Than Hell140
Peter Himmelman · The Mystery and the Hum131
Chely Wright · Lifted Off the Ground124
Dierks Bentley · Up on the Ridge110
Richard Thompson · Dream Attic96
Ryuichi Sakamoto · Playing the Piano/Out of Noise80
Feufollet · En Couleurs70
Elizabeth McQueen · The Laziest Girl in Town60
Marty Muse · Before the Dawn50

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.0743Jim Bessman · 2015
.0372Ken Tucker · 2010
.0352Allen St John · 2010
.0352William Ruhlmann · 2010
.0342Michael Ross · 2010
.0332Lee Zimmerman · 2010
.0302Andrew Nash · 2010
.0222Ted Cox · 2010
.0212Bobby Reed · 2010
.0212Steve Knopper · 2010
.0202Chris Neal · 2010
.0202Don Allred · 2010
.0192Chuck Eddy · 2010
.0192Derk Richardson · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.063#598 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Neshama Carlebach · Higher & Higher150
Rosanne Cash · The List1423
Kris Kristofferson · Closer to the Bone136
Nellie McKay · Normal As Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day1210
Sandra Bernhard · Whatever It Takes110
Lisa Germano · Magic Neighbor92
Jane Siberry · With What Shall I Keep Warm?80
Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel · Willie and the Wheel74
New York Dolls · 'Cause I Sez So610
Diane Birch · Bible Belt52

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.1888Holly Gleason · 2009
.1194Bill Holdship · 2009
.0382Al Choman · 2009
.0362Salvatore Caputo · 2009
.0352Jason Bracelin · 2009
.0342Deborah Sprague · 2009
.0342Jed Gottlieb · 2009
.0342Peter Gerstenzang · 2009
.0342Steve Baltin · 2009
.0342Tom Hull · 2009
.0332Dan Epstein · 2009
.0332Jeff Tamarkin · 2009
.0332Steve Horowitz · 2009
.0322Brett Callwood · 2009
.0322David Adler · 2009
.0322Jim Sullivan · 2009
.0312Allen St John · 2009
.0312Anthony DeCurtis · 2009
.0312Holly George-Warren · 2009
.0312Meredith Ochs · 2009
.0312Rick Petreycik · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.045#519 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Joan Osborne · Little Wild One153
Joe Jackson · Rain147
Alan Jackson · Good Time131
Carlene Carter · Stronger121
K.D. Lang · Watershed112
Issa · Dragon Dreams90
John Mellencamp · Life Death Love and Freedom83
Feufollet · Cow Island Hop70
Elvis Costello and the Imposters · Momofuku613
Ashford & Simpson · The Warner Bros. Years: Hits, Remixes & Rarities50

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.0342Allen St John · 2008
.0342William Ruhlmann · 2008
.0332Dan Aloi · 2008
.0332Jim Bessman · 2012
.0332J. R. Taylor · 2008
.0332Lee Zimmerman · 2008
.0322Peter Gerstenzang · 2008
.0312Phil Sutcliffe · 2008
.0262Larry King · 2008
.0232David MacFadden · 2008
.0212Chris Neal · 2008
.0212Dan LeRoy · 2008
.0212Ed Masley · 2008
.0212Edna Gundersen · 2008
.0212Ken Rayes · 2008
.0212L. Kent Wolgamott · 2008
.0212Philip Martin · 2008
.0212Stephen Haag · 2008
.0212Wayne Bledsoe · 2008
Similar Voters
.09917Jeff Tamarkin
.08317Larry King
.0648Andrew Nash
.0629Allen St John
.0626Brian Ives
.05714Bill Holdship
.05510Steve Simels
.0558Bobby Reed
.05014Holly Gleason
.05013Dave Gil de Rubio
.0509Mike Berick
.0415Steve Pick
.0405Chris Gray
.0398Deborah Sprague
.03810Steve Rosen
.0389Charles R. Cross
.0354Ashley Zlatopolsky
.03411L. Kent Wolgamott
.0339Philip Martin
.0336Ken Tucker
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