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.
 
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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.
Larry Birnbaum
Overall
Centricity.033#1277 of 1313
Breadth.429#519 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.033#490 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Mary Halvorson Octet · Away With You108
Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith · A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke108
Allen Toussaint · American Tunes105
Henry Threadgill · Old Locks and Irregular Verbs105
Anthony Braxton · 3 Compositions (EEMHM) 2011101
Jack DeJohnette/Ravi Coltrane/Matthew Garrison · In Movement101
Matthew Shipp & Bobby Capp · Cactus101
Pedrito Martinez · Habana Dreams101
Wadada Leo Smith Golden Quintet · America's National Parks101
Avishai Cohen · Into the Silence100

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.2216Derk Richardson · 2016
.0764Seth Colter Walls · 2016
.0724Christopher Monsen · 2016
.0522Ryan Wasoba · 2016
.0382Lee Froehlich · 2016
.0382Makkada B. Selah · 2016
.0362Jeremiah McNeil · 2016
.0352Will Layman · 2016
.0342Elliott Sharp · 2016
.0342Steve Holtje · 2016
.0332Brent Burton · 2016
.0332Chuy Varela · 2016
.0332J Poet · 2016
.0332Martin Johnson · 2016
.0332Matt Collar · 2016
.0332Tom Hull · 2016
.0232Gabe Meline · 2016
.0232Jon Solomon · 2016
.0222Rick Mitchell · 2016
.0222Steve Rosen · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.025#459 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
The Bad Plus Joshua Redman · The Bad Plus Joshua Redman104
Henry Threadgill Zooid · In for a Penny, in for a Pound104
Vijay Iyer Trio · Break Stuff103
Jack DeJohnette · Made in Chicago102
Maria Schneider Orchestra · The Thompson Fields102
Bill McHenry/Henry Grimes/Andrew Cyrille · Us Free: Fish Stories100
Charlie Haden/Gonzalo Rubalcaba · Tokyo Adagio100
Eddie Henderson · Collective Portrait100
Kenny Wheeler · Songs for Quintet100
Wadada Leo Smith/John Lindberg · Celestial Weather100

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.1204Michael J. West · 2015
.0744Hank Shteamer · 2015
.0734J.D. Considine · 2015
.0352Jay Ruttenberg · 2015
.0332Brent Burton · 2015
.0322Peter Margasak · 2009
.0292Anthony Dean-Harris · 2015
.0222Phillip Overeem · 2015
.0222Todd Olmstead · 2015
.0212Jon Solomon · 2015
.0212Will Layman · 2009
.0202Nate Chinen · 2009
.0192Chuck Eddy · 2015
.0192Phil Gallo · 2015
.0192Tom Hull · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.029#574 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
John Coltrane · Offering: Live at Temple University106
Marc Ribot Trio · Live at the Village Vanguard105
Bad Plus · The Rite of Spring102
Matthew Shipp · Root of Things102
George Cables · Icons and Influences101
Sonny Rollins · Road Shows, Volume 3101
Yosvany Terry · New Throned King101
The Clare Fischer Orchestra · Music for Strings, Percussion and the Rest100
Jeff Ballard Trio · Time's Tales100
Trio 3 & Vijay Iyer · Wiring100

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.1214Chris Toenes · 2014
.1194Will Layman · 2014
.0975Jon Solomon · 2014
.0352Eric T Miller · 2014
.0352Jaime Lowe · 2014
.0342Cam Patterson · 2014
.0342Steve Dollar · 2014
.0332Bobby Tanzilo · 2014
.0292Andrew Hamlin · 2014
.0222Phillip Overeem · 2014
.0212Darrell M McNeill · 2014
.0202Ben Ratliff · 2014
.0202Jason Gubbels · 2014
.0202Todd Kristel · 2014
.0192Alex Henderson · 2014
.0192Steve Holtje · 2011
2013 original ballot
Centricity.027#434 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Wayne Shorter · Without a Net104
Barry Altschul · The 3dom Factor102
Steve Coleman and Five Elements · Functional Arrhythmias102
Dave Douglas Quintet · Time Travel101
Joe Lovano Us Five · Cross Culture101
Ahmad Jamal · Saturday Morning100
Chris Potter · The Sirens100
Chucho Valdés · Border Free100
Randy Weston and Billy Harper · The Roots of the Blues100
Tomasz Stanko · WisÅ‚awa100

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.1204David Adler · 2013
.0724Christopher Monsen · 2013
.0332Michael J. West · 2013
.0292Mark Keresman · 2013
.0232Jon Solomon · 2013
.0222J.D. Considine · 2013
.0202Jason Gubbels · 2013
.0192Josh Langhoff · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.047#447 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Neneh Cherry & the Thing · The Cherry Thing1013
Vijay Iyer · Accelerando1011
Billy Hart · All Our Reasons101
Henry Threadgill Zooid · Tomorrow Sunny/The Revelry, SPP101
J.D. Allen Trio · The Matador and the Bull101
Sam Rivers/Dave Holland/Barry Altschul · Reunion: Live in New York101
Chano Dominguez · Flamenco Sketches100
Don Byron · Love, Peace, and Soul100
Frank Lowe · The Loweski100
Matthew Shipp · Elastic Aspects100
SongOther Votes
Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"93

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.0804Phillip Overeem · 2012
.0644Hank Shteamer · 2012
.0614Calum Marsh · 2012
.0614Christopher Monsen · 2012
.0584Kurt B. Reighley · 2012
.0473Gabe Meline · 2012
.0363Jason Gubbels · 2012
.0343Chris Herrington · 2012
.0332Phil Freeman · 2012
.0332Thor Christensen · 2012
.0332Tom Hull · 2012
.0322Tom Cheyney · 2012
.0312Ken Shimamoto · 2012
.0312Michael J. West · 2012
.0312Steve Hochman · 2012
.0282Jason Ferguson · 2012
.0272Larry Birnbaum · 2010
.0222Todd Olmstead · 2012
.0212Audra Schroeder · 2012
.0202Adrien Begrand · 2012
.0202Ben Donnelly · 2012
.0202Britt Robson · 2012
.0202Derk Richardson · 2012
.0202Don Allred · 2012
.0202Greg Kot · 2012
.0202Jim Macnie · 2012
.0202Richard Gehr · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.032#659 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Bombino · Agadez1011
Sonny Rollins · Road Shows Vol. 2107
Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian · Live at Birdland102
Julius Hemphill · Dogon A.D.101
Roscoe Mitchell · Before There Was Sound101
Andrew Cyrille & Haitian Fascination · Route de Fréres100
Muhal Richard Abrams · SoundDance100
Santiago All Stars · Joya y Rareza100
Sorry Bamba · Volume One 1970–1979100
Trombone Shorty · For True100

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.1194Chip Stern · 2011
.0804Jason Gubbels · 2011
.0372Matt Rogers · 2008
.0352Peter Margasak · 2011
.0342Martin Johnson · 2008
.0332Bill Milkowski · 2008
.0332Craig Carson · 2009
.0322Daniel King · 2011
.0322John Payne · 2011
.0322Ken Shimamoto · 2011
.0322Marty Lipp · 2011
.0322Steve Pick · 2008
.0322Tad Hendrickson · 2011
.0322Tom Hull · 2011
.0312Banning Eyre · 2011
.0312Mark Jenkins · 2011
.0232Jon Solomon · 2011
.0212J.D. Considine · 2011
.0202Ken Roseman · 2011
.0202Ron Wynn · 2008
2010 original ballot
Centricity.014#685 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Tom Zé · Estudando a Bossa106
King Sunny Ade · Bábá Mo Túndé103
Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green · Apex101
Bobby Carcassés · De la Habana a Nueva York100
Dave Holland Octet · Pathways100
Henry Threadgill Zooid · This Brings Us To, Volume II100
James Moody · 4b100
Junior Wells & the Aces · Live in Boston 1966100
Matthew Shipp · 4d100
Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory · Far Side100
SongOther Votes
Antoine Dodson & the Gregory Brothers · "Bed Intruder Song"12
Baraka Flocka Flame · "Head of the State"1

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.0924Ezra Gale · 2010
.0332Marty Lipp · 2010
.0322Banning Eyre · 2010
.0322Kye Stephenson · 2010
.0312Tad Hendrickson · 2010
.0302Richard Gehr · 2010
.0292Larry Birnbaum · 2012
.0222Douglas Wolk · 2010
.0222Kem Poston · 2010
.0212Chris DeVille · 2010
.0212Jim Macnie · 2010
.0212Michael Tatum · 2010
.0212Phillip Overeem · 2010
.0212Robert Christgau · 2010
.0202Ben Westhoff · 2010
.0202James Hannaham · 2010
.0202John Ross · 2010
.0202Richard Torres · 2010
.0202Shawn White · 2010
.0202Steve Kiviat · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.060#605 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Fred Anderson · 21st Century Chase150
Oumou Sangaré · Seya1316
Loudon Wainwright III · High Wide and Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project1313
Rokia Traoré · Tchamantché137
James Moody · 4a131
Chris Potter, Steve Wilson, Terell Stafford, Keith Javors, Delbert Felix, John Davis · Coming Together130

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.1354Mark Jenkins · 2009
.1334Derk Richardson · 2009
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.0744Ellis Widner · 2009
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.0734Milo Miles · 2009
.0392Randall Roberts · 2009
.0392Steve Klinge · 2009
.0382George Varga · 2009
.0372Allen St John · 2009
.0362Anastasia Tsioulcas · 2009
.0362Banning Eyre · 2009
.0362Curtis Schieber · 2009
.0362Marty Lipp · 2009
.0362Michael Kabran · 2009
.0332Lee Froehlich · 2008
.0312Leslie Berman · 2009
.0292Ezra Gale · 2009
.0262Arsenio Orteza · 2009
Similar Voters
.0867Chip Stern
.08411Will Layman
.07217Jon Solomon
.06813Derk Richardson
.06613Michael J. West
.06014Jason Gubbels
.05814Christopher Monsen
.05814Tom Hull
.05618J.D. Considine
.0477Ezra Gale
.0456Banning Eyre
.04111Phillip Overeem
.04011Hank Shteamer
.0405Tad Hendrickson
.0356Marty Lipp
.0355Martin Johnson
.0316K Leander Williams
.0316Mark Jenkins
.0304Lee Froehlich
.0296Steve Holtje
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