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.627#80 of 1313
Breadth.722#95 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.578#102 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
A Tribe Called Quest · We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service15184
Beyoncé · Lemonade15179
Frank Ocean · Blonde15101
Drive-By Truckers · American Band1555
Miranda Lambert · The Weight of These Wings1532
Kanye West · The Life of Pablo572
Sturgill Simpson · A Sailor's Guide to Earth557
Margo Price · Midwest Farmer's Daughter529
(various artists) · God Don't Never Change: the Songs of Blind Willie Johnson53
Carrie Rodriguez · Lola50
SongOther Votes
Beyoncé · "Formation"98
Kanye West · "Ultralight Beam"80
Solange · "Cranes in the Sky"63
Leonard Cohen · "You Want It Darker"41
Rihanna (ft. Drake) · "Work"38
Radiohead · "Burn the Witch"30
Beyoncé (ft. Kendrick Lamar) · "Freedom"12
Frank Ocean · "Ivy"12
Chance the Rapper (ft. Saba) · "Angels"5
Miranda Lambert · "You Wouldn't Know Me"0

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.38918Forrest Wickman · 2016
.30815Seth Mnookin · 2016
.30514Edna Gundersen · 2016
.28515E.J. Friedman · 2016
.27713Amy McCarthy · 2016
.27114Kyle Petersen · 2016
.27113Alan Light · 2016
.27014Dee Lockett · 2016
.27013Brian Ives · 2016
.26312Michael Gallucci · 2016
.25213Dan DeLuca · 2016
.25212L. Kent Wolgamott · 2016
.25113Chris Herrington · 2016
.24813Glenn Gamboa · 2016
.2439Deb Sprague · 2016
.23913Steven Arroyo · 2016
.23812Christopher Barton · 2016
.23613Joey Daniewicz · 2016
.22911Jon Bream · 2016
.22413Michael Tatum · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.519#125 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kendrick Lamar · To Pimp a Butterfly25209
Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment · Surf2541
Joanna Newsom · Divers1039
James McMurtry · Complicated Game1016
Jamie xx · In Colour555
Jason Isbell · Something More Than Free550
Chris Stapleton · Traveller530
Ashley Monroe · The Blade521
D'Angelo · Black Messiah517
Rhiannon Giddens · Tomorrow Is My Turn516
SongOther Votes
Drake · "Hotline Bling"75
Kendrick Lamar · "King Kunta"69
The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"68
Courtney Barnett · "Pedestrian at Best"52
Fetty Wap · "Trap Queen"42
Grimes · "Flesh Without Blood"36
Miguel (ft. Wale) · "Coffee"29
Sleater-Kinney · "A New Wave"16
Beck · "Dreams"12
Eric Church · "Mr. Misunderstood"2

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.35517Tim Grierson · 2015
.34211Max Berry · 2015
.30714Chris Herrington · 2015
.29714Joey Daniewicz · 2015
.29214Jon Bream · 2015
.28013Ken Rayes · 2015
.27214Gary Graff · 2015
.25913Matt Rice · 2015
.25612Tom Lane · 2015
.24913Scott Plagenhoef · 2015
.24612Ellis Widner · 2015
.24612Kyle Petersen · 2015
.2449Robert Christgau · 2015
.24012Camille Dodero · 2015
.23412Althea Legaspi · 2015
.23412Will Hermes · 2015
.23312Forrest Wickman · 2015
.22912Simon Vozick-Levinson · 2015
.22812Joey Hood · 2015
.22711Ed Masley · 2015
.22711Jill Menze · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.596#55 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
St. Vincent · St. Vincent15111
FKA Twigs · Lp11585
Miranda Lambert · Platinum1553
War on Drugs · Lost in the Dream10103
Sturgill Simpson · Metamodern Sounds in Country Music1077
Rosanne Cash · The River & the Thread1027
Angaleena Presley · American Middle Class1016
Spoon · They Want My Soul570
Drive-By Truckers · English Oceans514
Eric Church · The Outsiders511
SongOther Votes
Future Islands · "Seasons (Waiting on You)"74
FKA Twigs · "Two Weeks"59
Kendrick Lamar · "I"50
Flying Lotus (ft. Kendrick Lamar) · "Never Catch Me"34
Sturgill Simpson · "Turtles All the Way Down"20
Beyoncé (ft. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) · "***Flawless"12
Sun Kil Moon · "Carissa"8
Parker Millsap · "Truck Stop Gospel"2
Rosanne Cash · "Modern Blue"0
Shabazz Palaces · "Ishmael"0

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.32715Jeff Gage · 2014
.26313Aaron Frank · 2014
.25713Christopher Barton · 2014
.25112Jon Bream · 2014
.25013Kyle Petersen · 2014
.2488Steve Klinge · 2014
.24311Derek Barber · 2014
.24311Matt Miller · 2014
.23412Daniel Durchholz · 2014
.2298Jeff Niesel · 2014
.2268Allen St John · 2014
.22011Ken Capobianco · 2014
.21810Amy McCarthy · 2014
.21110Chris Gray · 2014
.20810Sean Pajot · 2014
.20511Angelica Leicht · 2014
.2037Michael Gallucci · 2014
.19810Tom Lane · 2014
.1987Steve Rosen · 2014
.19610JD Swerzenski · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.758#20 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · Yeezus25159
Drake · Nothing Was the Same2037
Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City15108
Jason Isbell · Southeastern1033
Daft Punk · Random Access Memories575
Kacey Musgraves · Same Trailer Different Park542
M.I.A. · Matangi533
Ashley Monroe · Like a Rose530
Earl Sweatshirt · Doris520
Pistol Annies · Annie Up55
SongOther Votes
Haim · "The Wire"58
Kanye West · "New Slaves"40
Drake (ft. Majid Jordan) · "Hold On, We're Going Home"37
Arcade Fire · "Reflektor"26
Justin Timberlake · "Mirrors"26
Kacey Musgraves · "Follow Your Arrow"21
Sky Ferreira · "I Blame Myself"15
Eminem (ft. Rihanna) · "The Monster"6
Ashley Monroe · "Two Weeks Late"2
Beyoncé · "Blow"1

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.28013Michael Gallucci · 2013
.27614Forrest Wickman · 2013
.26714James Montgomery · 2013
.26514Max Berry · 2013
.26513Derek Paiva · 2013
.26213Daniel Kreps · 2013
.25313Jeff Gage · 2013
.24914Simon Vozick-Levinson · 2013
.24913Roy Trakin · 2013
.24813Maureen Miller · 2013
.24611Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2013
.24413Matt Rice · 2013
.24213Adam Graham · 2013
.23711Michael Ayers · 2013
.22511Calum Marsh · 2013
.21212Dan Kois · 2013
.20912Rob Harvilla · 2013
.20612Chris Molanphy · 2013
.20610Saul Austerlitz · 2013
.20412Andrew Dansby · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.724#18 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange15169
Chromatics · Kill for Love1521
The xx · Coexist1516
Ray Wylie Hubbard · The Grifter's Hymnal154
Kendrick Lamar · Good Kid, m.A.A.d City10125
Burial · Kindred1011
Fiona Apple · The Idler Wheel...5100
Killer Mike · R.A.P. Music551
Alabama Shakes · Boys & Girls532
Bob Dylan · Tempest532
SongOther Votes
Usher · "Climax"53
Japandroids · "The House That Heaven Built"46
Kanye West (ft. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz) · "Mercy"37
Frank Ocean · "Pyramids"33
Bruce Springsteen · "We Take Care of Our Own"18
Kanye West (ft. Jay-Z and Big Sean) · "Clique"9
Azealia Banks · "212"6
Bob Dylan · "Pay in Blood"4
Jai Paul · "Jasmine"4
Frank Ocean · "Lost"3

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.27414Allison Stewart · 2012
.27213Michael Gallucci · 2012
.26914Mike Madden · 2012
.24512Marc Hogan · 2012
.23612Rebecca Raber · 2012
.23410Franklin Soults · 2012
.22712Erik Kenward · 2012
.22611Al Choman · 2012
.22512Michael Tedder · 2012
.22112Gary Chun · 2012
.21512Will Hermes · 2012
.21510Luis Paez-Pumar · 2012
.2108Scott Mervis · 2012
.20911Christopher Alexander · 2012
.20111Jessica Suarez · 2012
.20011Roy Trakin · 2012
.2007David Peisner · 2012
.19911Ken Capobianco · 2012
.19711Mehan Jayasuriya · 2012
.19610Josh Love · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.627#22 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Shabazz Palaces · Black Up2571
Jay-Z and Kanye West · Watch the Throne15104
Tom Waits · Bad As Me1095
Kurt Vile · Smoke Ring for My Halo1055
Pistol Annies · Hell on Heels1042
James Blake · James Blake1037
Drake · Take Care580
St. Vincent · Strange Mercy564
Kate Bush · 50 Words for Snow532
Eric Church · Chief59
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
Beyoncé · "Countdown"96
Jay-Z and Kanye West · "Niggas in Paris"63
tUnE-yArDs · "Bizness"37
Girls · "Vomit"15
Wilco · "I Might"12
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals · "Lucky Now"7
Civil Wars · "Barton Hollow"6
The Decemberists · "This Is Why We Fight"2
Miranda Lambert · "Baggage Claim"1

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.25713Jim Sullivan · 2011
.25613Rob Tannenbaum · 2011
.24412Michael Ayers · 2011
.23411Nick Duerden · 2011
.23311Eric Danton · 2011
.23212Ryan Dombal · 2011
.22712Nicole Frehsee · 2011
.21811Mike Escoto · 2011
.21612Chris Willman · 2011
.1987Preston Jones · 2011
.19711Chandler Levack · 2011
.19610Dorian Lynskey · 2011
.19411Mehan Jayasuriya · 2011
.18511Makkada B. Selah · 2011
.18210Ken Capobianco · 2011
.18010Anna Deem · 2011
.18010James Montgomery · 2011
.1799Joey Hood · 2011
.1787John Bush · 2011
.1779Alan Light · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.700#26 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy30265
Jamey Johnson · The Guitar Song2547
Big Boi · Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty10119
Arcade Fire · The Suburbs5144
Vampire Weekend · Contra5119
The National · High Violet596
Flying Lotus · Cosmogramma552
The Roots · How I Got Over549
Elizabeth Cook · Welder514
Local Natives · Gorilla Manor59
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Janelle Monáe (ft. Big Boi) · "Tightrope"103
Kanye West (ft. Pusha T) · "Runaway"76
Kanye West (ft. Dwele) · "Power"68
Big Boi (ft. Cutty) · "Shutterbugg"58
Yeasayer · "O.N.E."20
Drake · "Over"12
Rihanna · "Only Girl (In the World)"11
Eminem · "Not Afraid"10
Wavves · "King of the Beach"6

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.38118James Montgomery · 2010
.35318Gary Graff · 2010
.32516Eric Danton · 2010
.31416Pete Freedman · 2010
.31115Julia Simon · 2010
.29416Jim Macnie · 2010
.29015Ramit Singh · 2010
.28714Jeremiah McNeil · 2010
.28511Max Berry · 2010
.27314Andrew Martin · 2010
.27114Derek Paiva · 2010
.27112Michael Ayers · 2010
.26614Nick Feldman · 2010
.26610Jason Gargano · 2010
.26410Miles Marshall Lewis · 2010
.26214Dan DeLuca · 2010
.26014Serene Dominic · 2010
.25114Puja Patel · 2010
.24614Steve "Flash" Juon · 2010
.24513Michael Gallucci · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.530#63 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · It's Blitz!15113
Raekwon · Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...Part II1584
Mos Def · The Ecstatic1558
Brad Paisley · American Saturday Night1526
The xx · The xx1092
Amadou & Mariam · Welcome to Mali1018
Girls · Album562
Avett Brothers · I and Love and You541
Rosanne Cash · The List523
tUnE-yArDs · BiRd-BrAiNs518
SongOther Votes
Jay-Z (ft. Alicia Keys) · "Empire State of Mind"88
Kings of Leon · "Use Somebody"24
Black Eyed Peas · "Boom Boom Pow"16
Kid Cudi · "Day 'N' Nite"15
Clipse (ft. Kanye West) · "Kinda Like a Big Deal"6
Burial · "Fostercare"1
Juvenile (ft. Gucci Mane) · "Gotta Get It"1
Madonna · "Celebration"1
Young Money (ft. Lloyd) · "Bedrock"1
6TreG · "Fresh"0

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.28013Scott Mervis · 2009
.21910Raquel Cepeda-Jenkins · 2009
.19410Charles Aaron · 2009
.1949Robert Christgau · 2009
.1929Tracy Hopkins · 2009
.1879Michael Endelman · 2009
.1799Steve Erickson · 2009
.1779Calum Marsh · 2009
.1729Tim Grierson · 2009
.1616Christian Hoard · 2009
.1596Al Choman · 2009
.1586Joe Heim · 2009
.1536Jason Bracelin · 2009
.1536Max Berry · 2009
.1528Alfred Soto · 2009
.1498Camille Dodero · 2009
.1498Jim Tremayne · 2009
.1488Corey du Browa · 2009
.1488Stacey Anderson · 2009
.1478Steve Smith · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.610#31 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Lil Wayne · Tha Carter III1577
Kanye West · 808s & Heartbreak1556
The Roots · Rising Down1524
Nas · Untitled1513
TV on the Radio · Dear Science10153
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!1060
Vampire Weekend · Vampire Weekend5104
Ne-Yo · Year of the Gentleman524
Hayes Carll · Trouble in Mind516
Patty Loveless · Sleepless Nights51
SongOther Votes
Estelle (ft. Kanye West) · "American Boy"69
Lil Wayne · "A Milli"49
Kanye West · "Love Lockdown"36
Rihanna · "Disturbia"20
T.I. (ft. Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne) · "Swagger Like Us"15
Hayes Carll · "She Left Me for Jesus"14
Lil' Wayne (ft. Static Major) · "Lollipop"14
R.E.M. · "Supernatural Superserious"9
Lucinda Williams · "Real Love"4
Kevin Rudolf (ft. Lil Wayne) · "Let It Rock"3

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.28114Chris Molanphy · 2008
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.26614Gary Chun · 2008
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.22812Christopher R. Weingarten · 2008
.22411Robert Christgau · 2008
.21811Preston Jones · 2008
.21712Mikael Wood · 2008
.19711Michael Pollock · 2008
.1899Alvin Aqua Boogie Blanco · 2008
.1869Rickey Wright · 2008
.1829Kristal Hawkins · 2008
.1819Raquel Cepeda-Jenkins · 2008
.17810Glenn Gamboa · 2008
.17610Jennifer Vineyard · 2008
.1757Max Berry · 2008
.1719Simon Vozick-Levinson · 2008
.1699Dan Weiss · 2008
.1686Michael Gonzales · 2008
Similar Voters
.26273Max Berry
.26087Michael Gallucci
.24678Joey Daniewicz
.23978Jon Bream
.23087Tim Grierson
.21567Scott Mervis
.21473Chris Herrington
.21449Forrest Wickman
.21376Will Hermes
.20676L. Kent Wolgamott
.20551James Montgomery
.20475Althea Legaspi
.20173Roy Trakin
.20080Steve Knopper
.20060Dan DeLuca
.20040Jeff Gage
.19978Chris Molanphy
.19958Michael Ayers
.19639Kyle Petersen
.19352Ed Masley
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