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 Farber
Overall
Centricity.245#825 of 1313
Breadth.606#228 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.225#368 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
David Bowie · Blackstar10208
Paul Simon · Stranger to Stranger1017
Michael Kiwanuka · Love & Hate1013
William Bell · This Is Where I Live109
case/lang/veirs · case/lang/veirs108
Dawes · We're All Gonna Die105
Donny McCaslin · Beyond Now105
Frightnrs · Nothing More to Say104
Emitt Rhodes · Rainbow Ends101
Syd Arthur · Apricity101
SongOther Votes
Rihanna (ft. Drake) · "Work"38
Dnce · "Cake by the Ocean"6
Mike Posner · "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"2

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.1397Bud Scoppa · 2016
.1296Tim Grierson · 2016
.1176Glenn Gamboa · 2016
.1136Roy Kasten · 2016
.1106Holly George-Warren · 2016
.1056Steve Kiviat · 2016
.1036Dorian Lynskey · 2016
.0995Gary Graff · 2016
.0924Bob Grossweiner · 2016
.0915Ellis Widner · 2016
.0874Ryan Patrick · 2016
.0864Joel Elliot · 2016
.0855E.J. Friedman · 2016
.0854Kurt B. Reighley · 2016
.0854Scott Mervis · 2016
.0824Mac Randall · 2016
.0814Mike Berick · 2016
.0795Steve Rosen · 2016
.0794Tristram Lozaw · 2016
.0785Marianne Meyer · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.498#135 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kendrick Lamar · To Pimp a Butterfly10209
Sleater-Kinney · No Cities to Love1091
Miguel · Wildheart1049
Alabama Shakes · Sound & Color1047
Leon Bridges · Coming Home1028
D'Angelo · Black Messiah1017
Florence & the Machine · How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful1012
John Grant · Grey Tickles, Black Pressure107
Laura Marling · Short Movie107
Darlene Love · Introducing Darlene Love105
SongOther Votes
Drake · "Hotline Bling"75
The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"68
Jack Ü (ft. Justin Bieber) · "Where Are Ü Now"33
Carly Rae Jepsen · "I Really Like You"14
Nicki Minaj (ft. Drake & Lil Wayne) · "Truffle Butter"9
Walk the Moon · "Shut Up and Dance"8
Ellie Goulding · "Love Me Like You Do"2
Omi · "Cheerleader"2
Madonna · "Living for Love"1
Sam Smith · "Lay Me Down"0

Similar Ballots
.2968Janelle Bitker · 2015
.27711Ryan Patrick · 2015
.26014Chris Molanphy · 2015
.22812Bob Grossweiner · 2015
.21011Michael Gallucci · 2015
.20911Caryn Rose · 2015
.19711Todd Olmstead · 2015
.18510Paul Robicheau · 2015
.18410Carolyn Menyes · 2015
.17910Althea Legaspi · 2015
.17310Kenneth Partridge · 2015
.1689Ken Rayes · 2015
.16310Makkada B. Selah · 2015
.1619Dan DeLuca · 2015
.1619Marc Hogan · 2015
.1598Sarah Ventre · 2015
.1597Alan Light · 2015
.1569Reiff, Corbin Reiff · 2015
.1569Ross Raihala · 2015
.1569Steve Erickson · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.112#482 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Beck · Morning Phase1050
Future · Honest1015
Sia · 1000 Forms of Fear1015
Lake Street Dive · Bad Self Portraits105
Nicole Atkins · Slow Phaser103
Strypes · Snapshot103
Syd Arthur · Sound Mirror103
Leyla McCalla · Vari-Colored Songs: a Tribute to Langston Hughes102
Sohn · Tremors101
Liam Bailey · Definitely Now100
SongOther Votes
Sia · "Chandelier"39
Pharrell Williams · "Happy"27
Sam Smith · "Stay With Me"27
Meghan Trainor · "All About That Bass"23
Iggy Azalea (ft. Charli XCX) · "Fancy"20
Hozier · "Take Me to Church"16
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj · "Bang Bang"11
Sam Smith · "I'm Not the Only One"3
One Direction · "Night Changes"1
Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora · "Black Widow"0

Similar Ballots
.26712Roy Trakin · 2014
.23710Hilary Hughes · 2014
.1829Preston Jones · 2014
.1608Gary Chun · 2014
.1558Gary Graff · 2014
.1256Marc Hirsh · 2014
.1236Zena Tsarfin · 2014
.1226J T Ramsay · 2014
.1206Andrea Domanick · 2014
.1196Sean Maloney · 2014
.1155Carlo Wolff · 2014
.1136Ellis Widner · 2014
.1116James Rodgers · 2014
.1106Robert Nedelkoff · 2014
.1106Tom Hull · 2014
.1096Tom Lane · 2014
.1066Brian Orloff · 2014
.0985Devon Maloney · 2014
.0945L. Kent Wolgamott · 2014
.0915Bob Grossweiner · 2014
.0915Jill Menze · 2014
2012 original ballot
Centricity.134#353 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Alabama Shakes · Boys & Girls1032
Grizzly Bear · Shields1029
Loudon Wainwright III · Older Than My Old Man Now1015
Kelly Hogan · I Like to Keep Myself in Pain1014
Craig Finn · Clear Heart, Full Eyes103
Rodriguez · Searching for Sugar Man102
Rebecca Ferguson · Heaven101
Anywhere · Anywhere100
Fionn Regan · 100 Acres of Sycamore100
Sean Rowe · The Salesman and the Shark100
SongOther Votes
Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"93
Gotye (ft. Kimbra) · "Somebody That I Used to Know"30
Rihanna (ft. Calvin Harris) · "We Found Love"0

Similar Ballots
.1457Glenn Gamboa · 2012
.1206Jim Testa · 2012
.1176Steve Rosen · 2012
.1156Michael Gallucci · 2012
.1096Brian Orloff · 2012
.1096Kurt B. Reighley · 2012
.1096Tom Lane · 2012
.1076Chris Molanphy · 2012
.1074Bob Townsend · 2012
.1056Travis Hay · 2012
.1044Dan Ferguson · 2012
.0974Charles Johnson · 2012
.0874Franklin Soults · 2012
.0825Maureen Miller · 2012
.0784Max Berry · 2012
.0694Leland Rucker · 2012
.0684Josh Love · 2011
.0674Al Choman · 2012
.0674Daniel Durchholz · 2012
.0674James Rodgers · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.200#473 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Adele · 211085
Fleet Foxes · Helplessness Blues1058
Laura Marling · A Creature I Don't Know1012
Glen Campbell · Ghost on the Canvas108
Van Hunt · What Were You Hoping For?107
Civil Wars · Barton Hollow106
Marianne Faithfull · Horses and High Heels102
Teddy Thompson · Bella102
June Tabor & Oysterband · Ragged Kingdom101
Sean Rowe · Magic100
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
Adele · "Someone Like You"45
Jay-Z and Kanye West · "Otis"33
Black Keys · "Lonely Boy"29
Florence & the Machine · "Shake It Out"15
Darren Criss and the Warblers · "Teenage Dream"0
Jessie J · "Domino"0
June Tabor & Oysterband · "Love Will Tear Us Apart"0

Similar Ballots
.1977Steve Matteo · 2011
.1887Preston Jones · 2011
.1879Alan Light · 2011
.1716Anthony DeCurtis · 2011
.1689Gary Graff · 2011
.1637Nick Duerden · 2011
.1617Steve Baltin · 2011
.1588Holly George-Warren · 2011
.1558Nicole Frehsee · 2011
.1528Jon Bream · 2011
.1478Buzz Morison · 2011
.1417Derek Paiva · 2011
.1375Dave Herrera · 2011
.1327Lola Emanuelli · 2011
.1317James Montgomery · 2011
.1267Scott Mervis · 2011
.1217Greg Kot · 2011
.1217Matt Thomas · 2011
.1207Glenn Gamboa · 2011
.1076Kory Grow · 2011
.1076Tyler Coates · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.239#402 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy10265
Tracey Thorn · Love and Its Opposite1016
Ray LaMontagne & the Pariah Dogs · God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise1010
Midlake · The Courage of Others107
Junip · Fields104
Divine Comedy · Bang Goes the Knighthood102
Justin Currie · The Great War101
Pete Yorn · Pete Yorn101
Glee Cast · All Volumes100
J.P., Chrissie and the Fairground Boys · Fidelity100
SongOther Votes
Rihanna · "Only Girl (In the World)"11
Ke$ha · "TiK ToK"9
Glee Cast · "Teenage Dream"3
Nicki Minaj · "Check It Out"1
Glee Cast · "Bust Your Windows"0
Glee Cast · "Don't Stop Believin'"0
Glee Cast · "Express Yourself"0
Glee Cast · "Like a Prayer"0
Glee Cast · "Like a Virgin"0
Glee Cast · "What It Feels Like for a Girl"0

Similar Ballots
.1114Charles Johnson · 2010
.1054Bobby Tanzilo · 2010
.1035Jim Farber · 2009
.0915Lola Emanuelli · 2010
.0826Chris Molanphy · 2010
.0816Evie Nagy · 2010
.0584Preston Jones · 2010
.0554Ken Tucker · 2010
.0545Glenn Gamboa · 2010
.0505Caryn Ganz · 2010
.0464Randall Roberts · 2010
.0453Jason MacNeil · 2010
.0445Hank Shteamer · 2010
.0374Will Hermes · 2010
.0354Michael Gallucci · 2010
.0354Roy Trakin · 2010
.0344Bill O'Neill · 2010
.0344Doug Brod · 2010
.0334Al Choman · 2010
.0334Charles Aaron · 2010
.0334Mikael Wood · 2010
.0334Steve Rosen · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.307#258 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Grizzly Bear · Veckatimest10105
Neko Case · Middle Cyclone10105
Maxwell · BLACKsummers'night1048
Dead Weather · Horehound1028
Monsters of Folk · Monsters of Folk1017
Bad Plus · For All I Care102
Gomez · A New Tide102
Paolo Nutini · Sunny Side Up102
Barbra Streisand · Love Is the Answer100
Pete Yorn · Back & Fourth100
SongOther Votes
Jay-Z (ft. Alicia Keys) · "Empire State of Mind"88
Kings of Leon · "Use Somebody"24
Beyoncé · "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"13
Ke$ha · "TiK ToK"5
Glee Cast · "Don't Stop Believin'"3
Adele · "Chasing Pavements"0
David Archuleta · "Crush"0

Similar Ballots
.1736Jayson Harsin · 2009
.1638Alan Light · 2009
.1626Dominic Salerno · 2009
.1568Will Hermes · 2009
.1508Roy Trakin · 2009
.1298Eric Danton · 2009
.1297Paul Robicheau · 2009
.1257Tracy Hopkins · 2009
.1227Raquel Cepeda-Jenkins · 2009
.1206Bud Scoppa · 2009
.1186Quentin Huff · 2009
.1176Clifford J Corcoran · 2009
.1166Mike Mettler · 2009
.1137Omar Kholeif · 2009
.1136Bob Grossweiner · 2009
.1124Brooke Foster · 2009
.1117Jon Bream · 2009
.1116Dave Lipp · 2009
.1076Bill Crandall · 2009
.1066Holly Gleason · 2009
Similar Voters
.13432Preston Jones
.13143Roy Trakin
.12546Chris Molanphy
.11839Bob Grossweiner
.11236Alan Light
.11234Glenn Gamboa
.11138Jon Bream
.11126Ryan Patrick
.10941Gary Graff
.10914Caryn Rose
.10619Leslie Berman
.09935Michael Gallucci
.09722Forrest Wickman
.09634Paul Robicheau
.09631Makkada B. Selah
.09629James Rodgers
.09433Brian Orloff
.09321Holly George-Warren
.09215Sean Maloney
.09210Janelle Bitker
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