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.
Don Share
Overall
Centricity.088#1170 of 1313
Breadth.223#958 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.090#444 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Leonard Cohen · You Want It Darker1080
The Monkees · Good Times!1018
Big Star · Complete Third103
Pink Floyd · The Early Years 1965-1972101
Elvis Presley · Way Down in the Jungle Room100
The Kinks · The Kinks Mono Collection100
Nrbq · High Noon100
The Turtles · All the Singles100
The Who · My Generation Super Deluxe Edition100
Xtc · Skylarking100
SongOther Votes
Jamila Woods · "Heavn"2

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.1064Bill Holdship · 2016
.1054Don Share · 2014
.0834Ken Rayes · 2016
.0664A.D. Amorosi · 2016
.0654Steve Rosen · 2016
.0644Holly George-Warren · 2016
.0624Annie Zaleski · 2016
.0624Marianne Meyer · 2016
.0542Don Share · 2011
.0373Adam Kivel · 2016
.0363Don Allred · 2016
.0363Rob Sheffield · 2016
.0352Mac Randall · 2016
.0322Jeff Tamarkin · 2016
.0312Arsenio Orteza · 2016
.0312Dave Gil de Rubio · 2016
.0312Jim Bessman · 2016
.0302Steve Simels · 2016
.0232Mike Appelstein · 2016
2014 original ballot
Centricity.161#436 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Ex Hex · Rips1057
Beck · Morning Phase1050
Leonard Cohen · Popular Problems1028
Pink Floyd · The Endless River103
Robyn Hitchcock · The Man Upstairs103
The Velvet Underground · The Velvet Underground 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition103
David Bowie · Nothing Has Changed100
The Kinks · The Kinks Anthology, 1964-1971100
The Moles · Flashbacks and Dream Sequences100
The Who · Hits 50!100
SongOther Votes
David Bowie · "Sue"0

Similar Ballots
.1186Steve Erickson · 2014
.1134Jim Sullivan · 2014
.1074J Neo Marvin · 2014
.1014Don Share · 2016
.0694Elliott Sharp · 2014
.0674Sarah Ventre · 2014
.0664Adam Gold · 2014
.0664Erik Thompson · 2014
.0644Brian Orloff · 2014
.0644Max Blau · 2014
.0634Mac Wilson · 2014
.0584Ray Padgett · 2014
.0562Don Share · 2011
.0463Mike McGonigal · 2014
.0443Joe Silva · 2014
.0403Carter Maness · 2014
.0343Steve Leftridge · 2014
.0342Oliver Hall · 2014
.0322Andrew Leahey · 2014
.0322Janelle Bitker · 2014
2011 original ballot
Centricity  
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
The Beach Boys · The Smile Sessions2022
The Who · Quadrophenia: The Director's Cut201
Pink Floyd · Dark Side of the Moon151
Daddy Cool · Daddy Who? Daddy's Cool ! (40th Anniversary Edition)100
Pink Floyd · Wish You Were Here Immersion Box100

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.0904Colin Fleming · 2011
.0392Jonathan Perry · 2011
.0392Jon Dale · 2011
.0382Andrew Dansby · 2011
.0382Curtis Schieber · 2011
.0382Don Share · 2014
.0362Don Share · 2016
.0362Edd Hurt · 2011
.0362Jaime Lees · 2011
.0362Michael Goldberg · 2011
.0362Steve Simels · 2011
.0292Peter Gerstenzang · 2011
.0242Al Choman · 2011
.0242Ken Rayes · 2011
.0242Michael Gallucci · 2011
.0232Chris Willman · 2011
.0222Gustavo Turner · 2011
.0212Alex Pappademas · 2011
.0212Jakob Dorof · 2011
.0212James Bradley · 2011
.0212Mike Appelstein · 2011
.0212Stacey Anderson · 2011
.0212Thomas Britt · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.013#688 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Rolling Stones · Exile on Main St.103
John Lennon and Yoko Ono · Double Fantasy Stripped Down101
Neu! · Box101
Peter Stampfel · Dook of the Beatniks101
Peter Stampfel & Baby Gramps · Outertainment101
The Who · Live at Leeds (Super Deluxe Edition)101
13th Floor Elevators · Complete Singles Collection100
Syd Barrett · An Introduction to Syd Barrett100
XTC · Skylarking (Remastered Vinyl)100
(various artists) · Come & Get It100
SongOther Votes
Johnny Cash · "Aloha Oe"0

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.1184Rick Petreycik · 2010
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.0222Phillip Overeem · 2010
.0212Colin Fleming · 2010
.0203David Cotner · 2010
Similar Voters
.0565Rick Petreycik
.0527Jonathan Perry
.0505Tim Riley
.0426Colin Fleming
.0415Robert Nedelkoff
.0373Darryl Smyers
.03510Ken Rayes
.0347Erik Thompson
.0344Ashley Zlatopolsky
.0314Jim Sullivan
.0289Bill Holdship
.0276Lyndsey Parker
.0275Ray Padgett
.0265Chris Willman
.0256Mac Wilson
.0255Steve Simels
.0254J Neo Marvin
.0248Adam Gold
.0246Curtis Schieber
.0246Jeff Tamarkin
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com