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.
Geoffrey Himes
Overall
Centricity.301#686 of 1313
Breadth.444#483 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2015 original ballot
Centricity.314#266 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
James McMurtry · Complicated Game1716
Mika · No Place in Heaven140
The Decemberists · What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World137
Kevin Gordon · Long Gone Time110
(various artists) · Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)1023
Kendrick Lamar · To Pimp a Butterfly9209
Bottle Rockets · South Broadway Athletic Club85
Kacey Musgraves · Pageant Material732
Turnpike Troubadours · The Turnpike Troubadours62
San Fermin · Jackrabbit51

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.1087Michael Lach · 2015
.0956Ben Westhoff · 2015
.0824Robert Christgau · 2015
.0804Michael Tatum · 2015
.0794Mike Seely · 2015
.0785Anders Smith Lindall · 2015
.0765Jon LaFollette · 2015
.0754Preston Jones · 2015
.0724Mark Deming · 2015
.0716Gabriel Rosenberg · 2015
.0524L. Kent Wolgamott · 2015
.0524Roy Trakin · 2015
.0504Michael Gallucci · 2015
.0484Brian McManus · 2015
.0474Daniel Kreps · 2015
.0474J. Anthony Ware · 2015
.0474Tim Grierson · 2015
.0465Seth Mnookin · 2015
.0464David Greenwald · 2015
.0464Matt Rice · 2015
.0464Sachyn Mital · 2015
.0464Saul Austerlitz · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.213#381 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Bob Dylan · The Basement Tapes Complete: the Bootleg Series Vol. 111818
Rosanne Cash · The River & the Thread1427
Pharrell Williams · Girl1210
Hold Steady · Teeth Dreams106
John Fullbright · Songs95
Taylor Swift · 1989870
Lee Ann Womack · The Way I'm Livin'86
Miranda Lambert · Platinum753
Old Crow Medicine Show · Remedy72
Wu-Tang Clan · A Better Tomorrow70
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "Shake It Off"52
Pharrell Williams · "Happy"27
Maddie & Tae · "Girl in a Country Song"14
Miranda Lambert · "Automatic"6
Sam Hunt · "Leave the Night On"5
Black Keys · "Fever"3
Röyksopp & Robyn · "Monument"2
Kacey Musgraves · "Keep It to Yourself"1
Lee Ann Womack · "The Way I'm Livin'"1
Wu-Tang Clan · "Preacher's Daughter"0

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.20210Ellis Widner · 2014
.1728Bill Holdship · 2014
.1697Carlo Wolff · 2014
.1578Chris Willman · 2014
.1536Salvatore Caputo · 2014
.1438Gary Graff · 2014
.1377Jon Bream · 2014
.1217Steve Knopper · 2014
.1056Jonah LaFollette · 2014
.1056Tom Lane · 2014
.1026Nilina Mason-Campbell · 2014
.1016Wayne Bledsoe · 2014
.1015Hilary Hughes · 2014
.0996Bob Grossweiner · 2014
.0996Megan Harrington · 2014
.0994Jeff Tamarkin · 2014
.0986Brian McManus · 2014
.0966Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2014
.0956Chuck Campbell · 2014
.0946Chris Molanphy · 2014
.0946Steve Kiviat · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.293#234 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kacey Musgraves · Same Trailer Different Park2042
Janelle Monáe · The Electric Lady1650
Jason Isbell · Southeastern1433
Laura Veirs · Warp and Weft112
Mika · The Origin of Love100
Elvis Costello & the Roots · Wise Up Ghost911
Neko Case · The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You545
Brandy Clark · 12 Stories516
Steve Earle · The Low Highway52
J. Roddy Walston & the Business · Essential Tremors50
SongOther Votes
Kacey Musgraves · "Follow Your Arrow"21
Janelle Monáe (ft. Erykah Badu) · "Q.U.E.E.N."18
Janelle Monáe (ft. Miguel) · "Primetime"7
Kacey Musgraves · "Blowin' Smoke"5
Kacey Musgraves · "Merry Go 'Round"4
Jason Isbell · "Elephant"3
Brandy Clark · "What Will Keep Me Out of Heaven Will Take Me There Tonight"0
Frank Turner · "Recovery"0
Jason Isbell · "Super 8"0
Mika · "Popular Song"0

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.1756Jeff Vrabel · 2013
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.1186Kate Silver · 2013
.1156Jamieson Cox · 2013
.1136Holly Gleason · 2013
.1106Daniel Durchholz · 2013
.1096Stephen Thompson · 2013
.1086Andrew Dansby · 2013
.1056Charles Johnson · 2013
.1056Dan DeLuca · 2013
.1056Tim Grierson · 2013
.1026Ellis Widner · 2013
.0995Mike Seely · 2013
.0986Chris Conaton · 2013
.0965Alan Light · 2013
.0944Michael Deeds · 2013
2011 original ballot
Centricity.480#118 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
The Decemberists · The King Is Dead1839
Tom Waits · Bad As Me1495
Dave Alvin · Eleven Eleven125
Everlast · Songs of the Ungrateful Living111
PJ Harvey · Let England Shake10128
Drive-By Truckers · Go-Go Boots98
Lupe Fiasco · Lasers85
Adele · 21785
John Doe · Keeper62
Bon Iver · Bon Iver579
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
Bon Iver · "Holocene"20
LMFAO · "Party Rock Anthem"17
Pistol Annies · "Hell on Heels"17
Hayes Carll · "KMAG YOYO"7
The Decemberists · "This Is Why We Fight"2
Lupe Fiasco · "The Show Goes On"2
Everlast · "I Get By"1
Anthony Hamilton · "Woo"0
Taylor Swift · "Speak Now"0

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.2488Larry King · 2011
.1957Preston Jones · 2011
.1887David Shirley · 2011
.1709Bob Grossweiner · 2011
.1709Gary Graff · 2011
.1606Parke Puterbaugh · 2011
.1578Jed Gottlieb · 2011
.1576Kevin Moreau · 2011
.1566Nathan Hogan · 2011
.1558Bob Townsend · 2011
.1556Jason Bracelin · 2011
.1528Todd Kristel · 2011
.1496Paul Robicheau · 2011
.1496Steve Ciabattoni · 2011
.1486Barney Hoskyns · 2011
.1486Jill Ettinger · 2011
.1458Catherine Lewis · 2011
.1458Mikael Wood · 2011
.1437Chuck Campbell · 2011
.1428Mike Prevatt · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.341#314 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
LCD Soundsystem · This Is Happening10151
Janelle Monáe · The ArchAndroid10133
Jamey Johnson · The Guitar Song1047
Taylor Swift · Speak Now1034
Robert Plant · Band of Joy1027
Gaslight Anthem · American Slang1016
Hold Steady · Heaven Is Whenever1012
Aloe Blacc · Good Things1011
Laura Veirs · July Flame107
Jon Dee Graham & the Fighting Cocks · It's Not As Bad As It Looks102
SongOther Votes
Black Keys · "Tighten Up"25
Janelle Monáe · "Cold War"23
LCD Soundsystem · "Drunk Girls"20
Taylor Swift · "Mine"12
Miranda Lambert · "The House That Built Me"11
Aloe Blacc · "Femme Fatale"4
The Roots · "Dear God 2.0"3
Jamey Johnson · "Playing the Part"2
Hold Steady · "Hurricane J"1
Of Montreal · "Back to School"0

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.21511Daniel Durchholz · 2010
.20510Alan Light · 2010
.1879Steve Leftridge · 2010
.1866David Peisner · 2010
.1618Tom Lane · 2010
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.1598Michael Gallucci · 2010
.1498Brian Braiker · 2010
.1408Harry Burson · 2010
.1408Jon Bream · 2010
.1397L. Kent Wolgamott · 2010
.1375Jason Buhrmester · 2010
.1375Michael Endelman · 2010
.1327Chris Conaton · 2010
.1286Richard Skanse · 2010
.1285George Varga · 2010
.1275Meredith Ochs · 2010
.1215Preston Jones · 2010
.1187Glenn Gamboa · 2010
.1167Holly Gleason · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.137#494 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Buddy & Julie Miller · Written in Chalk1814
Lucero · 1372 Overton Park138
Miranda Lambert · Revolution1230
Mika · The Boy Who Knew Too Much112
Bottle Rockets · Lean Forward104
Whitney Houston · I Look to You91
Bob Dylan · Together Through Life825
K'Naan · Troubadour727
Tinariwen · Imidiwan: Companions617
Flight of the Conchords · I Told You I Was Freaky63
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "You Belong With Me"39
Miranda Lambert · "Dead Flowers"10
Brad Paisley · "Then"6
Jamey Johnson · "High Cost of Living"4
Kanye West · "Heartless"3
Taylor Swift · "Love Story"3
Mika · "We Are Golden"2
Boys Like Girls · "Love Drunk"1
Colbie Caillat · "Fallin' For You"1
Flight of the Conchords · "Hurt Feelings"0

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.2127Joe Heim · 2009
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2008 original ballot
Centricity.331#228 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
James McMurtry · Just Us Kids2013
Bob Dylan · The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-20061335
Alejandro Escovedo · Real Animal1222
Anthony Hamilton · The Point of It All112
Drive-By Truckers · Brighter Than Creation's Dark1027
Jamey Johnson · That Lonesome Song817
Orchestra Baobab · Made in Dakar812
Kanye West · 808s & Heartbreak756
Hold Steady · Stay Positive653
Raphael Saadiq · The Way I See It544
SongOther Votes
Kanye West · "Love Lockdown"36
Hayes Carll · "She Left Me for Jesus"14
Taylor Swift · "Love Story"10
Lee Ann Womack · "Last Call"7
Jamey Johnson · "In Color"5
James McMurtry · "Cheney's Toy"1
Raphael Saadiq · "Love That Girl"1
Anthony Hamilton · "Cool"0
SteelDrivers · "The Blue Side of the Mountain"0
Willie Nelson · "You Don't Think I'm Funny"0

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.1237Alan Light · 2008
.1176Phillip Overeem · 2008
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.1106Rickey Wright · 2008
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.11435Holly Gleason
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