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.
David Menconi
Overall
Centricity.359#538 of 1313
Breadth.353#680 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.404#225 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
David Bowie · Blackstar10208
BeyoncĂ© · Lemonade10179
Drive-By Truckers · American Band1055
Robbie Fulks · Upland Stories1018
Maxwell · blackSUMMERS'night1011
Hiss Golden Messenger · Heart Like a Levee1010
William Tyler · Modern Country1010
J. Cole · 4 Your Eyez Only103
Mandolin Orange · Blindfaller100
Skylar Gudasz · Oleander100

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.1177Chris Willman · 2016
.1134Philip Martin · 2016
.1116Daniel Durchholz · 2016
.1114Zeth Lundy · 2016
.1036Michael Tatum · 2016
.1026Britt Robson · 2016
.0976Ted Cox · 2016
.0946Michael Gallucci · 2016
.0895Jordan Lawrence · 2016
.0876Jon Bream · 2016
.0864Steve Klinge · 2016
.0854Charles R. Cross · 2016
.0846L. Kent Wolgamott · 2016
.0844Bill Holdship · 2016
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2012 original ballot
Centricity.123#366 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Bob Dylan · Tempest1032
Bob Mould · Silver Age1014
Kelly Hogan · I Like to Keep Myself in Pain1014
Avett Brothers · The Carpenter1010
Patti Smith · Banga108
Lambchop · Mr. M106
John Fullbright · From the Ground Up103
The Mastersons · Birds Fly South101
Imperial Teen · Feel the Sound100
Plants and Animals · The End of That100

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.2146Dan Ferguson · 2012
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.0674Brian Orloff · 2012
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.0473Daniel Durchholz · 2012
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2011 original ballot
Centricity.415#189 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Tom Waits · Bad As Me1095
Bon Iver · Bon Iver1079
Black Keys · El Camino1053
Wilco · The Whole Love1053
Gillian Welch · The Harrow and the Harvest1041
Wye Oak · Civilian1027
War on Drugs · Slave Ambient1022
Youth Lagoon · The Year of Hibernation108
Megafaun · Megafaun106
Smoke Fairies · Through Low Light and Trees101

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.23811Mike Greenhaus · 2011
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.1456Laura Leebove · 2011
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.1186Nicole Frehsee · 2011
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.1136Roy Trakin · 2011
.1134Billy Altman · 2011
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2010 original ballot
Centricity.432#215 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy10265
Arcade Fire · The Suburbs10144
Titus Andronicus · The Monitor1074
Robert Plant · Band of Joy1027
Sharon Van Etten · Epic1022
Carolina Chocolate Drops · Genuine Negro Jig1013
Laura Veirs · July Flame107
Alejandro Escovedo · Street Songs of Love104
Love Language · Libraries103
Doug Paisley · Constant Companion102

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.1426Billy Altman · 2010
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.1266Ramiro Burr · 2010
.1254Curtis Schieber · 2010
.1214Steve Pick · 2010
.1167Anthony Lombardi · 2010
.1144Merritt Martin · 2010
.1136Tobias Carroll · 2010
.1134Mike Wolf · 2010
.1094Tom Semioli · 2010
.1086Ed Condran · 2010
.1054David Adler · 2010
.1044John Milward · 2010
.0976Michael Ayers · 2010
.0954Buzz Poole · 2010
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2009 original ballot
Centricity.294#278 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Grizzly Bear · Veckatimest10105
Wilco · Wilco (The Album)1043
Avett Brothers · I and Love and You1041
Bat for Lashes · Two Suns1039
Japandroids · Post-Nothing1026
Metric · Fantasies1019
Regina Spektor · Far1013
Megafaun · Gather, Form, & Fly105
Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey · Here and Now104
Wheedle's Groove · Kearney Barton100

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.1956Joan Anderman · 2009
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.1387Marianne Meyer · 2009
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.1154M.J. Fine · 2009
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.1084Laura Barcella · 2009
.1074Jed Gottlieb · 2009
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.1014Anthony DeCurtis · 2009
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2008 original ballot
Centricity.484#94 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
TV on the Radio · Dear Science10153
Santogold · Santogold1078
Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago1072
Drive-By Truckers · Brighter Than Creation's Dark1027
She & Him · Volume One1027
Alejandro Escovedo · Real Animal1022
Duffy · Rockferry1021
Radiohead · In Rainbows108
The Fireman · Electric Arguments105
Megafaun · Bury the Square100

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.11814Buzz Poole
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.1009Dominic Salerno
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