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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Daniel Durchholz
Overall
Centricity.385#496 of 1313
Breadth.811#35 of 1329
Metalism.006#418 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.463#178 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
David Bowie · Blackstar17208
Drive-By Truckers · American Band1455
A Tribe Called Quest · We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service13184
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Skeleton Tree1156
Bombino · Azel103
Lori McKenna · The Bird & the Rifle910
Robbie Fulks · Upland Stories818
Miranda Lambert · The Weight of These Wings732
Diarrhea Planet · Turn to Gold60
Shooter Jennings · Countach (for Giorgio)52
SongOther Votes
A Tribe Called Quest · "We the People"55
Leonard Cohen · "You Want It Darker"41
Angel Olsen · "Sister"15
Maren Morris · "My Church"12
The Monkees · "Me & Magdalena"5
Drive-By Truckers · "Surrender Under Protest"4
Bob Mould · "Voices in My Head"3
Of Montreal · "It's Different for Girls"3
Bruce Springsteen · "Purple Rain"0
Lori McKenna · "Old Men Young Women"0

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.30814Bob Townsend · 2016
.2558Robert Christgau · 2016
.25012Aaron Hillis · 2016
.2468Philip Martin · 2016
.2378Mike Berick · 2016
.23512Stephen M. Deusner · 2016
.22712Dorian Lynskey · 2016
.22011Chris Willman · 2016
.21110Jon Bream · 2016
.20511Dan DeLuca · 2016
.2038Tim Riley · 2016
.1948Stephen Slaybaugh · 2016
.1919Chris Herrington · 2016
.18510Mark Zepezauer · 2016
.1849Michael Gallucci · 2016
.18210Robert Loerzel · 2016
.1829Seth Mnookin · 2016
.1789L. Kent Wolgamott · 2016
.17210Fred Mills · 2016
.1717Larry King · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.222#334 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Father John Misty · I Love You, Honeybear1650
Jason Isbell · Something More Than Free1550
Rhiannon Giddens · Tomorrow Is My Turn1316
Alabama Shakes · Sound & Color1147
Bottle Rockets · South Broadway Athletic Club105
Bright Light Social Hour · Space Is Still the Place91
Ibeyi · Ibeyi85
Chris Stapleton · Traveller730
Dengue Fever · The Deepest Lake61
Terry Adams · Talk Thelonious51
SongOther Votes
Tame Impala · "Let It Happen"31
Sleater-Kinney · "A New Wave"16
Jason Isbell · "24 Frames"14
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats · "S.O.B."14
Wilco · "Random Name Generator"6
Father John Misty · "The Night Josh Tillman Came to Our Apartment"4
Lone Bellow · "Then Came the Morning"1
Bhi Bhiman · "There Goes the Neighborhood"0
Pokey LaFarge · "Something in the Water"0
Tom Jones · "Elvis Presley Blues"0

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.25711Jon Bream · 2015
.23911Paul Robicheau · 2015
.22811Amy Reitnouer · 2016
.2137Charles R. Cross · 2015
.1929Hilary Hughes · 2015
.1919Dacey Orr · 2015
.1768Roy Trakin · 2015
.1728Reiff, Corbin Reiff · 2015
.1698David Goldstein · 2015
.1668Carolyn Menyes · 2015
.1658J. Anthony Ware · 2015
.1638Amy McCarthy · 2015
.1628Leland Rucker · 2015
.1618Isa Jones · 2015
.1568Christopher Barton · 2015
.1417Joey Hood · 2015
.1407Tom Lane · 2015
.1397Eric Danton · 2015
.1397Ken Rayes · 2015
.1325Mike Berick · 2015
.1325Roy Kasten · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.266#329 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Robert Plant · Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar1515
Toumani Diabate & Sidiki Diabate · Toumani & Sidiki142
Rosanne Cash · The River & the Thread1327
Kelis · Food1212
St. Vincent · St. Vincent11111
Sinead O'Connor · I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss94
Black Keys · Turn Blue816
Budos Band · Burnt Offering72
Against Me! · Transgender Dysphoria Blues656
New Basement Tapes · Lost on the River53
SongOther Votes
Future Islands · "Seasons (Waiting on You)"74
FKA Twigs · "Two Weeks"59
Sia · "Chandelier"39
Sturgill Simpson · "Turtles All the Way Down"20
Spoon · "Do You"17
Hozier · "Take Me to Church"16
Miranda Lambert · "Automatic"6
Strand of Oaks · "Goshen '97"4
Sinead O'Connor · "Take Me to Church"3
Beck · "Morning"1

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.24512J. Anthony Ware · 2014
.1759Joey Hood · 2014
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.1528Farah Joan Fard · 2014
.1498Gary Graff · 2014
.1468Ed Masley · 2014
.1458Philip Martin · 2014
.1448Dorian Lynskey · 2014
.1448Rob Harvilla · 2014
.1448Shane Harrison · 2014
.1438Angelica Leicht · 2014
.1418Jennifer Vineyard · 2014
.1408Steve Leftridge · 2014
.1378Jim Fouratt · 2014
.1316Lauren Reskin · 2014
.1307Ellis Widner · 2014
.1297Devon Maloney · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.246#275 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Jason Isbell · Southeastern1733
Ashley Monroe · Like a Rose1530
The National · Trouble Will Find Me1229
Pat Metheny · Tap: John Zorn's Book of Angels, Vol. 20111
Bombino · Nomad1019
Sam Phillips · Push Any Button92
Laura Mvula · Sing to the Moon810
Kacey Musgraves · Same Trailer Different Park742
North Mississippi Allstars · World Boogie Is Coming62
Pokey LaFarge · Pokey LaFarge51
SongOther Votes
Lorde · "Royals"75
Kacey Musgraves · "Follow Your Arrow"21
Superchunk · "Me & You & Jackie Mittoo"14
David Bowie · "Where Are We Now?"12
Vampire Weekend · "Ya Hey"9
Arctic Monkeys · "Do I Wanna Know?"8
Laura Mvula · "Green Garden"3
Brandy Clark · "Take a Little Pill"1
Patty Griffin · "Ohio"1
Jake Bugg · "A Song About Love"0

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.29113Tom Lane · 2013
.26510Michael Ayers · 2013
.25912L. Kent Wolgamott · 2013
.2338Jeff Vrabel · 2013
.2099Mike Seely · 2013
.1809Jonah LaFollette · 2013
.1779Ellis Widner · 2013
.1739Eric Danton · 2013
.1689Andrew Dansby · 2013
.1689Derek Paiva · 2013
.1648Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2013
.1639Dan DeLuca · 2013
.1616Laura Leebove · 2013
.1598J. Anthony Ware · 2013
.1498Joey Daniewicz · 2013
.1468Jon Bream · 2013
.1468Stephen Thompson · 2013
.1468Steve Leftridge · 2013
.1407Serene Dominic · 2013
.1356Scott Mervis · 2013
.1356Steve Hochman · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.520#102 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Leonard Cohen · Old Ideas1630
Japandroids · Celebration Rock1572
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange13169
Dr. John · Locked Down1131
Alabama Shakes · Boys & Girls1032
Jack White · Blunderbuss940
Kelly Hogan · I Like to Keep Myself in Pain814
The Touré-Raichel Collective · The Tel Aviv Session71
The Coup · Sorry to Bother You69
Bhi Bhiman · Bhiman53
SongOther Votes
Alabama Shakes · "Hold On"25
Fun. · "Some Nights"20
Passion Pit · "Take a Walk"11
Neil Young & Crazy Horse · "Ramada Inn"7
Bonnie Raitt · "Not Cause I Wanted To"2
The Coup · "The Magic Clap"2
Bhi Bhiman · "Guttersnipe"1
Glen Hansard · "High Hope"0
Jay Farrar · "Hoping Machine"0
John Fullbright · "Jericho"0

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.23511Bob Grossweiner · 2012
.23311Ken Rayes · 2012
.22511Jon Bream · 2012
.2238Thor Christensen · 2012
.22111Gary Chun · 2012
.20611Gary Graff · 2012
.20010Roy Trakin · 2012
.19410Glenn Gamboa · 2012
.1766Steve Dollar · 2012
.1749James Rodgers · 2012
.1739Nick Duerden · 2012
.1669Chris Molanphy · 2012
.1596Bob Townsend · 2012
.1518Travis Hay · 2012
.1478Dan Reilly · 2012
.1478Greg Kot · 2012
.1468Eric Danton · 2012
.1458Tom Lane · 2012
.1448L. Kent Wolgamott · 2012
.1446Brent Baldwin · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.382#230 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Ry Cooder · Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down187
Black Keys · El Camino1453
Paul Simon · So Beautiful or So What1260
The Decemberists · The King Is Dead1139
Low · C'mon1017
Das Racist · Relax925
Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal · Chamber Music85
Wilco · The Whole Love753
Lykke Li · Wounded Rhymes636
The Roots · Undun559
SongOther Votes
M83 · "Midnight City"65
Adele · "Someone Like You"45
tUnE-yArDs · "Bizness"37
Wild Flag · "Romance"31
James Blake · "The Wilhelm Scream"11
Cults · "Go Outside"10
Yuck · "Get Away"10
Civil Wars · "Barton Hollow"6
Glen Campbell · "Ghost on the Canvas"2
Book of Mormon Original Cast · "I Believe"0

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.28013Scott Mervis · 2011
.25412Althea Legaspi · 2011
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.22110Marianne Meyer · 2011
.21210Tyler Coates · 2011
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.19710Mark Zepezauer · 2011
.19610Jed Gottlieb · 2011
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.18910Chris Riemenschneider · 2011
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.1797Thor Christensen · 2011
.1769Nicole Frehsee · 2011
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2010 original ballot
Centricity.489#155 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Janelle Monáe · The ArchAndroid17133
AfroCubism · AfroCubism148
Neil Young · Le Noise1327
Grinderman · Grinderman 21161
LCD Soundsystem · This Is Happening10151
Beach House · Teen Dream9110
The Roots · How I Got Over849
Mumford & Sons · Sigh No More722
Jamey Johnson · The Guitar Song647
Robert Plant · Band of Joy527
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Janelle Monáe (ft. Big Boi) · "Tightrope"103
Robyn · "Dancing on My Own"79
Best Coast · "Boyfriend"25
Black Keys · "Tighten Up"25
Sade · "Soldier of Love"25
Broken Bells · "The High Road"14
Mavis Staples · "You Are Not Alone"10
Justin Bieber · "U Smile (800% Slower by Shamantis)"6
Hanson · "Thinking 'Bout Somethin'"1

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.37017Gary Graff · 2010
.34316Bob Townsend · 2010
.33316Paul Robicheau · 2010
.32310George Varga · 2010
.30315Dan DeLuca · 2010
.29910Jim DeRogatis · 2010
.29114Eric Danton · 2010
.28513Bob Grossweiner · 2010
.28114Stacey Anderson · 2010
.27313Julia Simon · 2010
.26913Quentin Huff · 2010
.26813Britt Robson · 2010
.26013Brian Braiker · 2010
.24812Jeanne Fury · 2010
.24612David Cantwell · 2010
.24612Scott Mervis · 2010
.23212Ian Port · 2010
.23011Geoffrey Himes · 2010
.22612Shane Harrison · 2010
.2228Eugene Holley, Jr. · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.471#96 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Khaled · Liberté174
Neko Case · Middle Cyclone14105
Tinariwen · Imidiwan: Companions1317
Animal Collective · Merriweather Post Pavilion11153
U2 · No Line on the Horizon1025
K'Naan · Troubadour927
Dirty Projectors · Bitte Orca8107
Allen Toussaint · The Bright Mississippi721
Bottle Rockets · Lean Forward64
Buddy & Julie Miller · Written in Chalk514
SongOther Votes
Jay-Z (ft. Alicia Keys) · "Empire State of Mind"88
Phoenix · "1901"80
Animal Collective · "My Girls"75
Grizzly Bear · "Two Weeks"64
Dirty Projectors · "Stillness Is the Move"63
St. Vincent · "Actor Out of Work"13
Rihanna · "Russian Roulette"5
Ida Maria · "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked"4
U2 · "Moment of Surrender"3
K'Naan · "T.I.A."1

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.34116Jennifer Vineyard · 2009
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.22011Ryan Schreiber · 2009
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.20711Brian Orloff · 2009
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.20410Will Layman · 2009
.2017Jeff Vrabel · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.410#145 of 568
Metalism.050#82 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!1760
Fleet Foxes · Fleet Foxes1587
Girl Talk · Feed the Animals1242
Concha Buika · Nina de Fuego113
Parts and Labor · Receivers104
Santogold · Santogold978
Alejandro Escovedo · Real Animal822
Toumani Diabate · The Mande Variations711
Metallica · Death Magnetic623
Sigur Rós · Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust519
SongOther Votes
MGMT · "Time to Pretend"52
Santogold · "L.E.S. Artistes"48
Adele · "Chasing Pavements"19
David Byrne and Brian Eno · "Strange Overtones"9
Los Campesinos! · "Death to Los Campesinos!"6
Magnetic Fields · "California Girls"5
will.i.am · "Yes We Can"4
Nada Surf · "Whose Authority"1
Glen Campbell · "Sadly Beautiful"0
Randy Travis · "Dig Two Graves"0

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.2288Brent Baldwin · 2008
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.1498Gary Graff · 2008
.1488Steve Klinge · 2008
.1386Ken Micallef · 2008
.1357Julia Simon · 2008
.1297John Hood · 2008
.1277Jennifer Vineyard · 2008
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.22884Gary Graff
.22571Jon Bream
.21071Paul Robicheau
.20562Scott Mervis
.19971Tom Lane
.19756Dan DeLuca
.19671L. Kent Wolgamott
.19261Ken Rayes
.19053Bob Townsend
.18268Eric Danton
.17946Steve Leftridge
.17663J. Anthony Ware
.17456Steve Klinge
.17436Julia Simon
.17248Charles R. Cross
.16960Stephen M. Deusner
.16758Michael Gallucci
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.16631Thor Christensen
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