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.
 
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Ted Cox
Overall
Centricity.348#564 of 1313
Breadth.583#251 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.433#194 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Beyoncé · Lemonade15179
Chance the Rapper · Coloring Book14131
The Flat Five · It's a World of Love and Hope135
Elza Soares · The Woman at the End of the World (a Mulher Do Fim Do Mundo)127
Rolling Stones · Blue & Lonesome1125
Julie Ruin · Hit Reset94
Robbie Fulks · Upland Stories818
Frank Ocean · Blonde7101
Wussy · Forever Sounds65
Drive-By Truckers · American Band555
SongOther Votes
Chance the Rapper (ft. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne) · "No Problem"36
Pet Shop Boys · "The Pop Kids"8
Beck · "Wow"3
Beyoncé (ft. Dixie Chicks) · "Daddy Lessons (Remix)"3
Burial · "Young Death"1
The Flat Five · "Buglight"0
John Prine With Allison Krauss · "Falling in Love Again"0
Julie Ruin · "Planet You"0
Kaleo · "Way Down We Go"0
Mekons · "Simone on the Beach"0

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.1988Max Berry · 2016
.18510Forrest Wickman · 2016
.17810John Tryneski · 2016
.1666Robert Christgau · 2016
.1488Jim Connelly · 2016
.1409Jim Tremayne · 2016
.1408James Barber · 2016
.1386Bob Grossweiner · 2016
.1356David Menconi · 2016
.1305Ashley Zlatopolsky · 2016
.1258Joey Daniewicz · 2016
.1226Deb Sprague · 2016
.1177Michael Tatum · 2016
.1156Robert Loerzel · 2016
.1137Michael Lach · 2016
.1086Dan Hyman · 2016
.1077Seth Mnookin · 2016
.1057Mark Pytlik · 2016
.1037Todd Kristel · 2016
.1026Michelle Geslani · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.368#222 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
James McMurtry · Complicated Game1516
Yo la Tengo · Stuff Like That There1411
Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment · Surf1341
Sleater-Kinney · No Cities to Love1291
Prince · Hit N Run Phase One110
Courtney Barnett · Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit9166
Mini-Mekons & Robbie Fulks · Jura81
Amara Toure · 1973-198070
Tal National · Zoy Zoy63
Bob Dylan · Shadows in the Night519
SongOther Votes
Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment · "Sunday Candy"31
Sleater-Kinney · "A New Wave"16
Beck · "Dreams"12
Sleater-Kinney · "Bury Our Friends"2
Bob Dylan · "That Lucky Old Sun"1
Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment · "Wanna Be Cool"1
Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment · "Go"0
Kate Tempest · "Bad Place for a Good Time"0
Keith Richards · "Goodnight Irene"0
Sonics · "Save the Planet"0

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.33510Robert Christgau · 2015
.27912Jon LaFollette · 2015
.2468Michael Tatum · 2015
.1899J. Anthony Ware · 2015
.1879Chris Herrington · 2015
.1568Matt Rice · 2015
.1556Cam Patterson · 2015
.1556Roy Kasten · 2015
.1347David Cantwell · 2015
.1317Joey Daniewicz · 2015
.1287Mark Deming · 2015
.1267Caryn Rose · 2015
.1187Christopher Monsen · 2015
.1176Evan Sawdey · 2015
.1175Larry King · 2015
.1166Tim Grierson · 2015
.1156Michael Lach · 2015
.1066John Tryneski · 2015
.1036Daniel Sargeant · 2015
.1026Steve Kiviat · 2015
.1026Steve Knopper · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.223#370 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Wussy · Attica!1528
Bob Dylan · The Basement Tapes Complete: the Bootleg Series Vol. 111418
Lucinda Williams · Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone1316
Azealia Banks · Broke With Expensive Taste1252
Drive-By Truckers · English Oceans1114
Lydia Loveless · Somewhere Else1025
Curtis Harding · Soul Power81
Benjamin Booker · Benjamin Booker710
Leonard Cohen · Popular Problems528
Warpaint · Warpaint513
SongOther Votes
Pharrell Williams · "Happy"27
Sam Smith · "Stay With Me"27
Jenny Lewis · "She's Not Me"14
Benjamin Booker · "Violent Shiver"3
Lydia Loveless · "Head"3
Lily Allen · "It's Hard Out Here for a Bitch"1
Lily Allen · "Sheezus"1
Curtis Harding · "Cruel World"0
Leonard Cohen · "My Oh My"0
Wussy · "North Sea Girls"0

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.1938Bill Holdship · 2014
.1746Andrew Gilstrap · 2014
.1678Greg Kot · 2014
.1668Robert Christgau · 2014
.1628Ellis Widner · 2014
.1568Wayne Bledsoe · 2014
.1558Don Allred · 2014
.1478Arsenio Orteza · 2014
.1467Jonah LaFollette · 2014
.1375Max Berry · 2014
.1305Michael Tatum · 2014
.1287Tom Hull · 2014
.1267Matt Rice · 2014
.1196Michael Lach · 2014
.1136Tom Lane · 2014
.1116Gary Graff · 2014
.1076Nick Farruggia · 2014
.1026Jon Pareles · 2014
.1024Dan Ferguson · 2014
.0984Aaron Hillis · 2014
.0984Jeremiah McNeil · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.404#167 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City16108
Julie Ruin · Run Fast1513
Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba · Jama Ko138
Tal National · Kaani115
The Knife · Shaking the Habitual1026
Yo la Tengo · Fade917
Frank Ocean · The Lonny Breaux Collection80
My Bloody Valentine · m b v760
Future Bible Heroes · Partygoing62
Neko Case · The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You545
SongOther Votes
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "Get Lucky"116
Lorde · "Royals"75
Neko Case · "Man"13
Yo la Tengo · "Ohm"10
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · "Sacrilege"8
Vampire Weekend · "Unbelievers"7
Mavis Staples · "Can You Get to That"3
My Bloody Valentine · "New You"3
Crickets · "Drop City Yacht Club"0
Serena Ryder · "Stompa"0

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.27413Dan Weiss · 2013
.25312Jonah LaFollette · 2013
.2518Robert Christgau · 2013
.23010Serene Dominic · 2013
.21610Jose Duran · 2013
.19410Charles Johnson · 2013
.1939Joey Hood · 2013
.1558Randall Grass · 2013
.1508Michael Tatum · 2013
.1498Todd Kristel · 2013
.1496Allen St John · 2013
.1488Nick Duerden · 2013
.1486Richard Gehr · 2013
.1458Steve Kiviat · 2013
.1458Tim Grierson · 2013
.1428Eric Danton · 2013
.1418Gary Chun · 2013
.1418Mark Zepezauer · 2013
.1397Max Blau · 2013
.1305Mark J. Lepage · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.394#156 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Leonard Cohen · Old Ideas2030
Kelly Hogan · I Like to Keep Myself in Pain1414
Todd Snider · Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables1313
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange12169
Spoek Mathambo · Father Creeper97
Burial · Kindred811
Jack White · Blunderbuss740
Pink · The Truth About Love610
Corin Tucker Band · Kill My Blues68
Janis Martin · The Blanco Sessions50
SongOther Votes
Pink · "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"7
Azealia Banks · "212"6
Rolling Stones · "Doom and Gloom"5
Cat Power · "Ruin"4
Jack White · "Love Interruption"3
Cat Power · "Cherokee"1
Pussy Riot · "Punk Prayer: Mother of God, Drive Putin Away"1
Randy Newman · "I'm Dreaming"1
Bob Dylan · "Narrow Way"0
Heartless Bastards · "Parted Ways"0

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.1789Max Berry · 2012
.1729Jason Gubbels · 2012
.1418Daniel Durchholz · 2012
.1387Michael Tatum · 2012
.1286Franklin Soults · 2012
.1197Althea Legaspi · 2012
.1167J. Anthony Ware · 2012
.1155Bob Townsend · 2012
.1137Roy Trakin · 2012
.1126Dan Weiss · 2012
.1117Jon Bream · 2012
.1097Gary Graff · 2012
.1005Mark J. Lepage · 2012
.0995Scott Mervis · 2012
.0986Amanda Petrusich · 2012
.0956Anthony Easton · 2012
.0956Ken Rayes · 2012
.0956Richard Gehr · 2012
.0936Ron Hart · 2012
.0906Brian Orloff · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.442#166 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Frank Ocean · Nostalgia, Ultra1953
Mekons · Ancient & Modern136
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks · Mirror Traffic1228
Paul Simon · So Beautiful or So What1160
Wussy · Strawberry109
Tom Waits · Bad As Me995
Black Keys · El Camino853
Feelies · Here Before713
Wild Flag · Wild Flag690
Baseball Project · Vol. 2: High and Inside55
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
Frank Ocean · "Novacane"31
Black Keys · "Lonely Boy"29
Adele · "Rumour Has It"11
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks · "Senator"3
Lupe Fiasco · "The Show Goes On"2
Pistol Annies · "Housewife's Prayer"1
Tom Waits · "Get Lost"1
Beck · "Stormbringer"0
Frank Ocean · "Best Seller"0

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.2618Jason Gargano · 2011
.2228Preston Jones · 2011
.21010Jon Bream · 2011
.20910Jason Gubbels · 2011
.20810Scott Mervis · 2011
.20810Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2011
.1839Alan Light · 2011
.1749Bob Grossweiner · 2011
.1709Steve Rosen · 2011
.1686Eric T Miller · 2011
.1657K Leander Williams · 2011
.1639Holly Gleason · 2011
.1599Ron Hart · 2011
.1576Stephen Haag · 2011
.1556Brett Koshkin · 2011
.1528George Varga · 2011
.1528Greg Kot · 2011
.1496Salvatore Caputo · 2011
.1468Christopher Monsen · 2011
.1466Allen St John · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.290#355 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Arcade Fire · The Suburbs10144
Vampire Weekend · Contra10119
Spoon · Transference1037
Mavis Staples · You Are Not Alone1026
Elizabeth Cook · Welder1014
Girl Talk · All Day1013
Dessa · A Badly Broken Code107
Richard Thompson · Dream Attic106
Corin Tucker Band · 1000 Years103
Cornershop · Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast103
SongOther Votes
Spoon · "Written in Reverse"11
Vampire Weekend · "Holiday"6
Pink · "Raise Your Glass"3
Elizabeth Cook · "El Camino"2
Corin Tucker Band · "Doubt"1
Los Campesinos! · "Straight in at 101"1
Bruce Springsteen · "Ain't Good Enough for You"0
Jay-Z, Bono, Rihanna · "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)"0
Justin Timberlake · "Hallelujah"0
Mavis Staples · "Last Train"0

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.1807Allen St John · 2010
.1747Anthony DeCurtis · 2010
.1719Christian Hoard · 2010
.1568Ken Rayes · 2010
.1426Billy Altman · 2010
.1396Rob Trucks · 2010
.1266Milo Miles · 2010
.1237Chris Riemenschneider · 2010
.1225William Ruhlmann · 2010
.1205John Milward · 2010
.1187Matt Thomas · 2010
.1105Eric Elbogen · 2010
.0965Steve Knopper · 2010
.0926J. Anthony Ware · 2010
.0904Ken Tucker · 2010
.0884Jeff Vrabel · 2010
.0884Thor Christensen · 2010
.0876Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2010
.0874Martin Cizmar · 2010
.0814Brian Bowe · 2010
.0814Michael Endelman · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.353#208 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Neko Case · Middle Cyclone17105
Wussy · Wussy1610
Franco & le Tout Puissant OK Jazz · Francophonic, Vol. 2148
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · It's Blitz!12113
(various artists) · Ghana Special92
PJ Harvey and John Parish · A Woman a Man Walked By812
Amadou & Mariam · Welcome to Mali718
Pains of Being Pure at Heart · The Pains of Being Pure at Heart647
Raveonettes · In and Out of Control613
Bob Dylan · Together Through Life525
SongOther Votes
Lily Allen · "The Fear"19
Neko Case · "People Got a Lotta Nerve"16
Bob Dylan · "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"6
Bob Dylan · "It's All Good"3
Raveonettes · "Bang!"1
Buraka Som Sistema · "Restless"0
Coathangers · "Stomp Stomp Stompin'"0
Pains of Being Pure at Heart · "Contender"0
Wussy · "Happiness Bleeds"0
Wussy · "Muscle Cars"0

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.1789Alfred Soto · 2009
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.1608Robert Bishop · 2009
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.1316Robert Christgau · 2009
.1267Milo Miles · 2009
.1246John Kenyon · 2009
.1106Theon Weber · 2009
.1096Dan Weiss · 2009
.1036Leonard Pierce · 2009
.1036Whitney Pastorek · 2009
.1006Kurt B. Reighley · 2009
.0984Kembrew McLeod · 2009
.0944Jason Gargano · 2009
.0944Mark J. Lepage · 2009
.0925Michael Endelman · 2009
.0924John Dugan · 2009
.0924Luke Hackney · 2009
.0906K Leander Williams · 2009
.0904Jonathan Perry · 2009
.0904Lindsay Zoladz · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.222#331 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Los Campesinos! · Hold on Now, Youngster...1531
Girl Talk · Feed the Animals1442
Les Amazones de Guinee · Wamato131
Randy Newman · Harps and Angels1247
Magnetic Fields · Distortion1121
Raveonettes · Lust Lust Lust911
Robert Forster · The Evangelist88
Conor Oberst · Conor Oberst714
Steinski · What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective610
Waco Brothers · Waco Express50
SongOther Votes
Beyoncé · "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"57
Kanye West · "Love Lockdown"36
Beck · "Chemtrails"7
Peter Gabriel and Hot Chip · "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa"6
Love Is All · "Wishing Well"4
Los Campesinos! · "You! Me! Dancing!"2
Girl Talk · "Hands in the Air"1
K'Naan · "What's Hardcore?"1
Raveonettes · "Dead Sound"1
David Byrne and Brian Eno · "Strange Undertones"0

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.2019Franklin Soults · 2008
.1999Robert Christgau · 2008
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.1357Christian Hoard · 2008
.1357Jay Ruttenberg · 2008
.1335Allen St John · 2008
.1198Ken Tucker · 2008
.1146Rob Trucks · 2008
.1136Todd Kristel · 2008
.1136Tom Lane · 2008
.1126Rickey Wright · 2008
.1096Milo Miles · 2008
.1076James Bradley · 2008
.1026Michael Gallucci · 2008
.0994P Gregory Springer · 2008
.0974Brent Baldwin · 2008
.0974Julie Seabaugh · 2008
.0974Michael Deeds · 2008
Similar Voters
.22666Robert Christgau
.18348Max Berry
.16245Michael Tatum
.14322Jonah LaFollette
.13928Allen St John
.13746Chris Herrington
.13622Franklin Soults
.13444Ken Rayes
.12738Jason Gubbels
.12640Joey Daniewicz
.12432Greg Kot
.12431Christian Hoard
.12345Dan Weiss
.12246J. Anthony Ware
.11932Matt Rice
.11837Scott Mervis
.11835Christopher Monsen
.11627Mark Deming
.11541Bob Grossweiner
.11423Thor Christensen
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