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.
 
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John Walker
Overall
Centricity.100#1149 of 1313
Breadth.544#303 of 1329
Metalism.186#64 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.286#329 of 542
Metalism.050#52 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Leonard Cohen · You Want It Darker2080
David Bowie · Blackstar15208
Iggy Pop · Post Pop Depression1529
Shooter Jennings · Countach (for Giorgio)102
The Fat White Family · Songs for Our Mothers100
Rival Sons · Hollow Bones100
Rolling Stones · Blue & Lonesome525
Tindersticks · The Waiting Room51
Van Der Graaf Generator · Do Not Disturb51
James Johnston · The Starless Room50
SongOther Votes
Leonard Cohen · "You Want It Darker"41
David Bowie · "Lazarus"38
Iggy Pop · "Gardenia"8
Ghost · "Square Hammer"4
Shooter Jennings (ft. Marilyn Manson) · "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)"1
The Fat White Family · "Whitest Boy on the Beach"0
Iggy Pop · "German Days"0
Rival Sons · "Black Coffee"0
Rolling Stones · "Hoo Doo Blues"0
Tindersticks · "How He Entered"0

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.1666Bob Grossweiner · 2016
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.1586Ron Hart · 2016
.1576Preston Jones · 2016
.1556Jose Davila · 2016
.1516Stephen Slaybaugh · 2016
.1506Charles R. Cross · 2016
.1496Bill Holdship · 2016
.1496Larry King · 2016
.1496Mark J. Lepage · 2016
.1466Adam Gold · 2016
.1406Sarah Ventre · 2016
.1367Brian Ives · 2016
.1267Camille Dodero · 2016
.1226Gary Graff · 2016
.1186Ken Rayes · 2016
.1116Seth Mnookin · 2016
.1076Zach Schonfeld · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.023#461 of 480
Metalism.500#5 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Marilyn Manson · The Pale Emperor253
Ghost · Meliora107
Danzig · Skeletons101
My Dying Bride · Feel the Misery101
Cocksure · Corporate Sting100
Lee Michaels · Heighty Hi: the Best of Lee Michaels100
Pentagram · Curious Volume100
John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension · Black Light51
Author & Punisher · Melk En Honig50
Scott Weiland & the Wildabouts · Blaster50
SongOther Votes
Marilyn Manson · "Third Day of a Seven Day Binge"3
Danzig · "Crying in the Rain"1
Ghost · "Cirice"1
Cocksure · "Cold Dick"0
Danzig · "Lord of the Thighs"0
Lee Michaels · "Do You Know What I Mean"0
Marilyn Manson · "The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles"0
My Dying Bride · "Feel the Misery"0
Pentagram · "Misunderstood"0
Scott Weiland & the Wildabouts · "20th Century Boy"0

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.1487Daniel Brockman · 2015
.0483Kory Grow · 2015
.0453Richard Skanse · 2015
.0312Bryan Reesman · 2015
.0312Will York · 2015
.0302Michael Deeds · 2015
.0302Ryan Reed · 2015
.0212Saul Austerlitz · 2015
.0192Ben Salmon · 2015
.0192Gabe Vodicka · 2015
.0192John Walker · 2011
.0192Ross Raihala · 2015
.0182Travis Hay · 2015
.0172James Monger · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.070#529 of 601
Metalism.200#28 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Sun Kil Moon · Benji1047
Godflesh · A World Lit Only by Fire104
Rival Sons · Great Western Valkyrie103
Mark Lanegan Band · Phantom Radio102
Twilight Sad · Nobody Wants to Be Here, and Nobody Wants to Leave101
Ancient Vvisdom · Sacrificial100
Cocksure · K.K.E.P.100
Cocksure · Tvmalsv100
Gallon Drunk · The Soul of the Hour100
Marc Almond · The Dancing Marquis100
SongOther Votes
Ancient Vvisdom · "Chaos Will Reign"0
Armand Schaubroeck Steals · "God Made the Blues to Kill Me"0
Cocksure · "Klusterfuck Kulture"0
Cocksure · "Skeemy Gates"0
Electric Wizard · "Time to Die"0
Gallon Drunk · "Before the Fire"0
I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness · "Faust"0
Lydia Lunch & Cypress Grove · "Tb Sheets"0
Marc Almond · "The Death of a Dandy"0
Sun Kil Moon · "Richard Ramirez Died Today of Natural Causes"0

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.0413John Walker · 2012
.0302Nick Green · 2014
.0292Jaime Lees · 2014
.0292Katherine Turman · 2014
.0282Adam Bregman · 2014
.0282Bill Holmes · 2014
.0252Aaron Hillis · 2014
.0252Bob Townsend · 2014
.0252Byron Crawford · 2014
.0252Seth Mnookin · 2014
.0252Steve Klinge · 2014
.0252Traviss Cassidy · 2014
.0242Laurence Station · 2014
.0242Roy Kasten · 2014
.0242Scott Cohen · 2014
.0242Steve Horowitz · 2014
.0232Rob O'Connor · 2014
.0212Eric Snider · 2014
.0202Zena Tsarfin · 2014
.0192Steve Forstneger · 2014
.0192Zachary Smith · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.021#442 of 453
Metalism.050#66 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Ghost B.C. · Infestissumam104
Ancient Vvisdom · Deathlike101
Big Sexy Noise · Collision Course & Trust the Witch100
Black Oak Arkansas · Back Thar N' Over Yonder100
Come · Eleven: Eleven (Reissue)100
Kim Fowley · Wildfire: the Complete Imperial Recordings, 1968-89100
Ministry · From Beer to Eternity100
Red Temple Spirits · If Tomorrow I Were Leaving for Lhasa, I Wouldn't Stay a Minute More (Reissue)100
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel · Birmingham100
Walking Papers · Walking Papers100
SongOther Votes
Ghost B.C. · "If You Have Ghosts"1
Ghost B.C. · "Monstrance Clock"1
Girls Against Boys · "It's a Diamond Life"1
Big Sexy Noise · "Ballin' the Jack"0
Black Oak Arkansas · "I Ain't Poor"0
Come · "Submerge"0
Kim Fowley · "Animal Man"0
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel · "Sebastian"0
Tunnel · "Shed the Skin"0
Walking Papers · "Two Tickets and a Room"0

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.0473Richard Skanse · 2013
.0453Michael Pollock · 2013
.0252Charles R. Cross · 2012
.0212James Barber · 2013
.0212Mike R. Meyer · 2013
.0192John Walker · 2012
.0192Travis Hay · 2013
.0182Daniel Brockman · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.065#422 of 485
Metalism.150#34 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Leonard Cohen · Old Ideas1030
Mark Lanegan Band · Blues Funeral109
Dead Can Dance · Anastasis102
Gallon Drunk · The Road Gets Darker From Here101
Cockney Rebel (ft. Steve Harley) · Cavaliers: Anthology 1973 - 1974100
Moonspell · Alpha Noir / Omega White100
Paul Barker · Fix This100
Silence · Musical Accompaniment for the End of the World100
Tindersticks · The Something Rain100
Ulver · Childhood's End100
SongOther Votes
Mark Lanegan Band · "Ode to Sad Disco"2
Ancient Vvisdom · "The Opposition"0
Brian Jonestown Massacre · "I Want to Hold Your Other Hand"0
Crime & the City Solution · "My Love Takes Me There"0
Dead Can Dance · "Opium"0
Killing Joke · "FEMA Camp"0
Ministry · "Ghouldiggers"0
Officers · "Good Day (to Die)"0
Silence · "Death Is New York"0
Warrior Soul · "Junky Stripper"0

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.0443John Walker · 2014
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.0282Adam Bregman · 2012
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.0272Bryan Reesman · 2012
.0202John Walker · 2013
.0192Ben Donnelly · 2012
.0192Brent Baldwin · 2012
.0192Daniel Kreps · 2012
.0192David Goldstein · 2012
.0192Dorian Lynskey · 2012
.0192Kory Grow · 2012
.0182Adam Bregman · 2014
.0182Andrew Gilstrap · 2012
.0182Bob Townsend · 2012
.0182Craig Carson · 2012
.0182Dave DiMartino · 2012
.0182Jeff Tamarkin · 2012
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2011 original ballot
Centricity.029#663 of 693
Metalism.450#15 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Ghost · Opus Eponymous104
Chris Connelly · Artificial Madness102
Pentagram · Last Rites102
A Pale Horse Named Death · And Hell Will Follow Me101
Blood Ceremony · Living With the Ancients101
Electric Wizard · Black Masses101
Peter Murphy · Ninth101
Magazine · No Thyself100
Michael Monroe · Sensory Overdrive100
Rat Silo · The Great Northern Way100
SongOther Votes
Red Fang · "Wires"3
A Pale Horse Named Death · "Die Alone"1
Chelsea Wolfe · "Mer"1
Edward Rogers · "The Biba Crowd"0
Ghost · "Elizabeth"0
Michael Monroe · "Superpowered Superfly"0
Pentagram · "Windmills and Chimes"0
Peter Murphy · "I Spit Roses"0
Rat Silo · "Ass Camp"0
Wait for Amateur · "Chris Connelly"0

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.1014Albert Mudrian · 2010
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.0192Matt Sebastian · 2011
.0192Stacey Anderson · 2011
.0182Dave Clifford · 2011
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2010 original ballot
Centricity.132#514 of 699
Metalism.100#46 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Grinderman · Grinderman 21061
Swans · My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky1028
Neil Young · Le Noise1027
Gil Scott-Heron · I'm New Here1022
Salem · King Night1012
John Grant · Queen of Denmark109
Killing Joke · Absolute Dissent105
Danzig · Deth Red Sabaoth101
Rowland S. Howard · Pop Crimes101
Monster Magnet · Mastermind100
SongOther Votes
Gil Scott-Heron · "New York Is Killing Me"7
Neil Young · "Hitchhiker"3
Bonnie "Prince" Billy & the Cairo Gang · "Troublesome Houses"1
John Grant · "Jesus Hates Faggots"1
Crocodiles · "Mirrors"0
Danzig · "On a Wicked Night"0
Rowland S. Howard · "Pop Crimes"0
Swans · "Jim"0
Tony Joe White · "Season Man"0
Tricky · "Ghetto Stars"0

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.1206Michael Pollock · 2010
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.1004George Varga · 2010
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.0944Brandon Stosuy · 2010
.0924Chad Radford · 2010
.0875Michael Krugman · 2010
.0714Mike Rowell · 2010
.0684Ian Latta · 2010
.0654Eavvon O'Neal · 2010
.0654Kurt B. Reighley · 2010
.0644Jesse Mason · 2010
.0644Matt Sebastian · 2010
.0643Kyle Munson · 2010
.0624Gareth Grundy · 2010
.0614Adrien Begrand · 2010
.0614Daniel Durchholz · 2010
.0594Thomas Hauner · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.055#608 of 683
Metalism.150#50 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
The Horrors · Primary Colours1017
A Place to Bury Strangers · Exploding Head105
Manic Street Preachers · Journal for Plague Lovers105
Steve Earle · Townes105
Wolfmother · Cosmic Egg105
Iggy Pop · PrĂ©liminaires103
Patrick Wolf · The Bachelor103
Black Heart Procession · Six102
Crocodiles · Summer of Hate101
Meat Puppets · Sewn Together100
SongOther Votes
Crocodiles · "I Wanna Kill"4
Black Heart Procession · "Rats"0
Bonnie · "Afraid Ain't Me"0
Heaven and Hell · "Bible Black"0
Iggy Pop · "King of the Dogs"0
Manic Street Preachers · "Marlon J.D."0
Mighty High · "Cable TV Eye"0
Patrick Wolf · "Damaris"0
Steve Earle · "Lungs"0
Wolfmother · "California Queen"0

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.0704Stephen Slaybaugh · 2009
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.0282Bob Ruggiero · 2009
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.0282Rick Mitchell · 2009
.0272Brett Callwood · 2009
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2008 original ballot
Centricity.220#334 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!1060
Hold Steady · Stay Positive1053
MGMT · Oracular Spectacular1040
Elbow · The Seldom Seen Kid1017
Gutter Twins · Saturnalia109
Firewater · The Golden Hour101
Paramount Styles · Failure American Style101
Hawksley Workman · Los Manlicious100
Mighty High · ...In Drug City100
Ours · Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy)100
SongOther Votes
MGMT · "Time to Pretend"52
MGMT · "Electric Feel"19
Duke Spirit · "The Step and the Walk"2
Mighty High · "Buy the Pound"0
Mighty High · "Hooked on Drugs"0
Paramount Styles · "Come to New York"0
Paramount Styles · "Drunx, Whores & Mzk People"0

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.2029John Hood · 2008
.1186Liz Ohanesian · 2008
.1034Mark J. Lepage · 2008
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.0894Ed Condran · 2008
.0885Doug Brod · 2008
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.0654Scott Mervis · 2008
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.0634Eric Danton · 2008
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.0634Tobias Carroll · 2008
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.06811John Hood
.06321Michael Pollock
.05514Mark J. Lepage
.05219Kory Grow
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.0518MacKenzie Wilson
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.0498Ashley Zlatopolsky
.04614Aaron Hillis
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.04413Stephen Slaybaugh
.0449Edna Gundersen
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