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.
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Overall
Centricity.412#425 of 1313
Breadth.718#104 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2015 original ballot
Centricity.381#211 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kendrick Lamar · To Pimp a Butterfly10209
Sleater-Kinney · No Cities to Love1091
Joanna Newsom · Divers1039
FFS · FFS109
Sleaford Mods · Key Markets106
Gwenno · Y Dydd Olaf102
Yacht · I Thought the Future Would Be Cooler102
Koes Barat · Koes Barat101
The Ex + Guests · The Ex at Bimhuis (1991-2015)100
(various artists) · [Cease and Desist] DIY!: Cult Classics From the Post-Punk Era (1978-1982)100
SongOther Votes
Kendrick Lamar · "King Kunta"69
The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"68
Tame Impala · "Let It Happen"31
David Bowie · "Blackstar"20
Savages · "The Answer"4
Red Velvet · "Dumb Dumb"1
Bunnygrunt · "Just Like Old Times"0
Chemical Brothers · "Under Neon Lights"0
D'Angelo · "Sugah Daddy"0
The Human League · "Workin' in a Cocktail Bar (Video Version)"0

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.1368Peter Tabakis · 2015
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.1326Max Berry · 2015
.1298Paul Robicheau · 2015
.1296Troy Farah · 2015
.1158Caryn Rose · 2015
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.1097Evan Sawdey · 2015
.1096Annie Zaleski · 2015
.1067Mark J. Lepage · 2015
.1066Brice Ezell · 2015
.1047Bob Grossweiner · 2015
.1047Hardeep Phull · 2015
.1047Jim Tremayne · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.482#121 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
tUnE-yArDs · Nikki Nack1531
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp · Rotorotor140
New Pornographers · Brill Bruisers1342
The Roots · ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin123
Swans · To Be Kind1149
St. Vincent · St. Vincent9111
Budos Band · Burnt Offering82
Karen Mantler · Business Is Bad70
D'Angelo · Black Messiah6162
Ex Hex · Rips557
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "Blank Space"58
Kendrick Lamar · "I"50
DJ Snake (ft. Lil Jon) · "Turn Down for What"35
tUnE-yArDs · "Water Fountain"25
Against Me! · "Transgender Dysphoria Blues"12
Swans · "Oxygen"2
Tegan and Sara (ft. the Lonely Island) · "Everything Is Awesome!!!"2
The Juan MacLean · "A Simple Design"1
Morrissey · "Staircase at the University"1
Parquet Courts · "Sunbathing Animal"1

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.22012Jonathan Lundeen · 2014
.21512Joey Daniewicz · 2014
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.1887David Accomazzo · 2014
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.17610Katie Moulton · 2014
.1707Jack Buehrer · 2014
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.1589Melissa Fossum · 2014
.1549Forrest Wickman · 2014
.1546Jaime Lowe · 2014
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.1509Dan DeLuca · 2014
.1489Gary Chun · 2014
.1479Sean Maloney · 2014
.1468Althea Legaspi · 2014
.1438Matt Miller · 2014
.1378Keith Harris · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.608#61 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · Yeezus15159
My Bloody Valentine · m b v1460
Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City13108
Kelela · Cut 4 Me1211
Beyoncé · Beyoncé1156
The Ex + Brass Unbound · Enormous Door90
Melt-Banana · Fetch85
Alex Chilton · Electricity by Candlelight70
M.I.A. · Matangi633
Quasi · Mole City51
SongOther Votes
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "Get Lucky"116
Haim · "The Wire"58
Miley Cyrus · "We Can't Stop"32
David Bowie · "Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix by James Murphy)"7
Perfect Pussy · "I"5
Petula Clark · "Cut Copy Me"4
Girls' Generation · "I Got a Boy"3
Busta Rhymes (ft. Q-Tip, Lil Wayne, and Kanye West) · "Thank You"2
Superchunk · "F.O.H."1
Kleenex Girl Wonder · "Migration Scripts"0

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2012 original ballot
Centricity.666#36 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Fiona Apple · The Idler Wheel...15100
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange14169
Dirty Projectors · Swing Lo Magellan1333
Swans · The Seer1250
Getatchew Mekuria & the Ex & Friends · Y'Anbessaw Tezeta112
(various artists) · Listen, Whitey! the Sounds of Black Power 1967-197491
Kendrick Lamar · Good Kid, m.A.A.d City8125
Goat · World Music714
Parquet Courts · Light Up Gold60
Mountain Goats · Transcendental Youth522
SongOther Votes
Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"93
Usher · "Climax"53
Pussy Riot · "Putin Lights Up the Fires"7
Nicki Minaj · "Stupid Hoe"4
Belle Brigade · "No Time to Think"0
Can · "Graublau"0
Cat Power · "Peace and Love"0
Gorillaz (ft. Andre 3000 and James Murphy) · "DoYaThing"0
The Human Hearts · "Flag Pin"0
Martin Creed · "1234"0

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.33816Joey Daniewicz · 2012
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.17510Daniel Sargeant · 2012
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.16410Erik Kenward · 2012
.16310Scott Lapatine · 2012
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.1579Brian Orloff · 2012
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.1538Franklin Soults · 2012
.1537Brent Baldwin · 2012
.1509Lindsay Zoladz · 2012
.1458Michael Tatum · 2012
.1429Jillian Mapes · 2012
.1429Mark Zepezauer · 2012
.1428Saul Austerlitz · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.368#247 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
tUnE-yArDs · w h o k i l l15134
Fucked Up · David Comes to Life1465
Wild Flag · Wild Flag1390
Ex · Catch My Shoe124
Kate Bush · 50 Words for Snow1132
(various artists) · Screaming Gospel Holy Rollers, Vol. 190
The Bats · Free All the Monsters81
(various artists) · Our Lives Are Shaped by What We Love: Motown's Mowest Story 1971-197370
Matthew Friedberger · Napoleonette60
Mountain Goats · All Eternals Deck516
SongOther Votes
Beyoncé · "Countdown"96
Lady Gaga · "Born This Way"19
PJ Harvey · "Written on the Forehead"4
Brian Eno & Rick Holland · "Glitch"0
The Human Hearts · "Art Books"0
In Good Company · "Harmony's Double"0
Kutiman · "My Favorite Color"0
Nicki Minaj · "Roman in Moscow"0
Thao & Mirah · "Rubies & Rocks"0
tUnE-yArDs · "You Yes You"0

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.1108Maura Johnston · 2011
.1105Jason Gargano · 2011
.1067Anthony Easton · 2011
.1037Jeremy D. Larson · 2011
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2010 original ballot
Centricity.415#238 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Joanna Newsom · Have One on Me1564
(various artists) · Africa: 50 Years of Music140
LCD Soundsystem · This Is Happening13151
His Name Is Alive · The Eclipse121
Belle and Sebastian · Write About Love1118
New Pornographers · Together921
(various artists) · The World Ends: Afro Rock and Psychedelia in 1970s Nigeria83
Grinderman · Grinderman 2761
Janelle Monáe · The ArchAndroid6133
Sleigh Bells · Treats585
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Kanye West (ft. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver) · "Monster"66
Big Boi (ft. Cutty) · "Shutterbugg"58
Sleigh Bells · "Rill Rill"38
LCD Soundsystem · "Drunk Girls"20
Antoine Dodson & the Gregory Brothers · "Bed Intruder Song"12
My Chemical Romance · "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)"11
Belle and Sebastian · "I Didn't See It Coming"10
PJ Harvey · "Written on the Forehead"2
Das Racist · "Nutmeg"0

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2009 original ballot
Centricity.247#328 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Dirty Projectors · Bitte Orca15107
The Flaming Lips · Embryonic1464
Franco & le Tout Puissant OK Jazz · Francophonic, Vol. 2138
tUnE-yArDs · BiRd-BrAiNs1218
Thermals · Now We Can See1111
Micachu and the Shapes · Jewellery925
Black Meteoric Star · Black Meteoric Star85
The Juan MacLean · The Future WIll Come79
Fly Ashtray · Reports60
Condo Fucks · Fuckbook50
SongOther Votes
Dirty Projectors · "Stillness Is the Move"63
Destroyer · "Bay of Pigs"8
Sleigh Bells · "Crown on the Ground"5
Audio Push · "Teach Me How to Jerk"2
Future of the Left · "Arming Eritrea"2
Gregory Brothers · "Auto-Tune the News #5"1
Arthur Russell · "Come to Life"0
Brilliant Colors · "English Cities"0
Realpeople · "No Dice"0
Thermals · "You Dissolve"0

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2008 original ballot
Centricity.128#438 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Arthur Russell · Love Is Overtaking Me1510
(various artists) · Nigeria 70: Lagos Jump143
Hercules and Love Affair · Hercules and Love Affair1341
Franco & le Tout Puissant OK Jazz · Francophonic128
Fucked Up · The Chemistry of Common Life1119
Fuck Buttons · Street Horrrsing913
(various artists) · African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds83
Ida · Lovers Prayers71
Diplo & Santogold · Top Ranking: A Diplo Dub64
Clean · Mashed50
SongOther Votes
Be Your Own Pet · "Becky"10
Annie · "I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me"5
Long Blondes · "Guilt"1
Born Ruffians · "I Need a Life (Four Tet Remix)"0
Elephant Man · "No Tikkle"0
Karl Hector & the Malcouns · "Nyx"0
Magnetic Fields · "The Nun's Litany"0
Nudity · "The Nightfeeders"0
Pink Skull · "Gonzo's Cointreau"0
tUnE-yArDs · "Hatari"0

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