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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Don Allred
Overall
Centricity.219#888 of 1313
Breadth.778#50 of 1329
Metalism.022#301 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.586#96 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
David Bowie · Blackstar10208
A Tribe Called Quest · We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service10184
Beyoncé · Lemonade10179
Leonard Cohen · You Want It Darker1080
Blood Orange · Freetown Sound1043
PJ Harvey · The Hope Six Demolition Project1016
Wussy · Forever Sounds105
Mekons · Existentialism104
Tanya Tagaq · Retribution103
(various artists) · The Rough Guide to Ethiopian Jazz100
SongOther Votes
75 Dollar Bill · "Cummins Falls"1
Notekillers/Shelley Hirsch · "Misslebones"1
75 Dollar Bill · "I'm Not Trying to Wake Up"0
Allen Toussaint · "Danza Op. 33"0
Big Star · "Lovely Day (John Fry Rough Mix)"0
Bonnie Raitt · "I Knew"0
Lydia Loveless · "Heaven"0
Marc Ribot/Young Philadelphians · "The Hustle"0
Procedure Club · "Lunar Eclipse"0
Robyn/Kindness · "Who Do You Love (Wolfgang Voigt New Romantic Mix)"0

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.2058Jose Davila · 2016
.18411Holly George-Warren · 2016
.1809Bob Grossweiner · 2016
.17410Maureen Miller · 2016
.1728Preston Jones · 2016
.1708Joel Elliot · 2016
.1657Max Berry · 2016
.16210Ken Capobianco · 2016
.1549Edna Gundersen · 2016
.1517Cam Patterson · 2016
.1496Heather Hoch · 2016
.1449Alan Light · 2016
.1446Matt Sebastian · 2016
.1396Laurence Station · 2016
.1366Jeremiah McNeil · 2016
.1359Gary Chun · 2016
.1356Jill Ettinger · 2016
.1316Ron Hart · 2016
.1297Phillip Overeem · 2016
.1286Mallory O'Donnell · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.338#249 of 480
Metalism.050#48 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Courtney Barnett · Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit10166
Sleater-Kinney · No Cities to Love1091
Mbongwana Star · From Kinshasa1019
Algiers · Algiers1012
Arca · Mutant1012
Laurie Anderson · Heart of a Dog108
Young Fathers · White Men Are Black Men Too107
Tal National · Zoy Zoy103
Neil Young + Promise of the Real · Monsanto Years100
(various artists) · Rough Guide to Latin Disco100
SongOther Votes
Arthur Russell · "Lucky Cloud"0
Battles · "Summer Simmer"0
Carla Morrison · "Tu Atacas"0
Grupo Fantasma · "Cayuco"0
Guerilla Toss · "Realistic Rabbit"0
Hieroglyphic Being/J.I.T.U. Ahn-Sahm-Buhl · "Cybernetics Is an Old Science"0
Smokey · "How Far Will You Go?"0
Smokey · "Million Dollar Babies"0
Wussy · "Lavender Blue"0
Zane Campbell · "Bringing the Boys Home"0

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.2308Cam Patterson · 2015
.1556Robert Christgau · 2015
.1546Michael Tatum · 2015
.1476Tom Cheyney · 2015
.1428Todd Kristel · 2015
.1046Ted Cox · 2015
.1026Jeff Terich · 2015
.1006Steve Kiviat · 2015
.0996Jason Gubbels · 2015
.0966Robert Loerzel · 2015
.0956Dan Weiss · 2015
.0946Jason Gross · 2015
.0904Steve Klinge · 2015
.0854Jem Aswad · 2015
.0844Brian Orloff · 2015
.0835James Bradley · 2015
.0805Hilary Hughes · 2015
.0795Christopher Barton · 2015
.0794Steve Hochman · 2015
.0785Mark Zepezauer · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.152#450 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
tUnE-yArDs · Nikki Nack1031
Wussy · Attica!1028
Lydia Loveless · Somewhere Else1025
Bob Dylan · The Basement Tapes Complete: the Bootleg Series Vol. 111018
Beyoncé · Beyoncé1015
Drive-By Truckers · English Oceans1014
Noura Mint Seymali · Tzenni105
Guerilla Toss · 367 Equalizer100
Robert Wyatt · Different Every Time100
(various artists) · Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell100
SongOther Votes
Jon Langford & Skull Orchard · "Drone Operator"1
Lorde · "Flicker (Kanye West Rework)"1
D'Angelo · "Till It's Done (Tutu)"0
Juçara Marçal · "Velho Amareto"0
Makthaverskan · "OutShine"0
Mr Twin Sister · "Sensitive"0
Nação Zumbi · "Novas Auroras"0
Neneh Cherry · "Across the Water"0
Sly Stone/Joe Hicks · "Life & Death in G & a (Parts 1 & 2)"0
Sonny Rollins · "Patanjali"0

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.1658Ted Cox · 2014
.1367Michael Lach · 2014
.1197Tim Grierson · 2014
.1195Michael Gallucci · 2014
.0914Mark Deming · 2014
.0894Michael Tatum · 2014
.0864Tim Riley · 2014
.0855Jonah LaFollette · 2014
.0854Max Berry · 2014
.0834Steve Klinge · 2014
.0805Greg Kot · 2014
.0765Chris Herrington · 2014
.0755Bill O'Neill · 2014
.0734Steve Hochman · 2014
.0726Todd Kristel · 2014
.0644Robert Loerzel · 2014
.0625Steve Kiviat · 2014
.0613Richard Gehr · 2014
.0604Robert Christgau · 2014
.0594Nick Farruggia · 2014
.0594Phillip Overeem · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.210#296 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City10108
Lorde · Pure Heroine1031
Death Grips · Government Plates104
(various artists) · There's a Dream I've Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966-1971101
Chico Mann · Magical Thinking100
Guerilla Toss · Gay Disco100
Julian Lynch · Lines100
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou · Volume 3: the Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk 1969-1980100
(various artists) · The Rough Guide to African Disco100
(various artists) · Underground Sounds of Modern Brasil: Hip-Hop, Beats, Afro & Dub100
SongOther Votes
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "Get Lucky"116
Sky Ferreira · "I Blame Myself"15
Kanye West · "Hold My Liquor"4
Neko Case · "Nearly Midnight, Honolulu"2
Avicii (ft. Lennea Henriksson) · "Hope There's Someone"0
David First · "Moody"0
King Krule · "Bathed in Grey"0
Laura Mvula · "Flying Without You"0
Patrick Cowley · "Seven Sacred Pools"0
Sky Ferreira · "Omanko"0

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.1378Serene Dominic · 2013
.1318Forrest Wickman · 2013
.1267Michael Ayers · 2013
.1168Eric Danton · 2013
.1037Maureen Miller · 2013
.1027Joey Hood · 2013
.0987Nick Duerden · 2013
.0977Simon Vozick-Levinson · 2013
.0937Adam Graham · 2013
.0927Jeff Gage · 2013
.0926Travis Hay · 2013
.0907Roy Trakin · 2013
.0896Ted Cox · 2013
.0887Mark Zepezauer · 2013
.0886Dan Weiss · 2013
.0876Charles Johnson · 2013
.0876Jennifer Vineyard · 2013
.0876Mac Wilson · 2013
.0855Eugene Holley, Jr. · 2013
.0835Lola Emanuelli · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.132#355 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Dirty Projectors · Swing Lo Magellan1033
Mountain Goats · Transcendental Youth1022
Neneh Cherry & the Thing · The Cherry Thing1013
Best Coast · The Only Place1010
Neil Young & Crazy Horse · Americana109
Bonnie Raitt · Slipstream107
LCD Soundsystem · Shut Up and Play the Hits101
Martha Wainwright · Come Home to Mama100
Ned Sublette · Kiss You Down South100
(various artists) · Fac.Dance 02100
SongOther Votes
Miguel · "Adorn"55
Frank Ocean · "Bad Religion"15
Bob Dylan · "Duquesne Whistle"10
Bob Dylan · "Pay in Blood"4
Machinedrum · "Whatnot"1
Rufus Wainwright · "Montauk"1
Death Grips · "System Blower"0
Kelly Hogan · "Daddy's Little Girl"0
Patti Smith · "This Is the Girl"0
Willie Nelson · "Come on Up to the House"0

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.1418Robert Christgau · 2012
.1297Jeff Gage · 2012
.1247Greg Kot · 2012
.1217Joey Daniewicz · 2012
.1135Jason Ferguson · 2012
.1127Evan Sawdey · 2012
.1026Bob Grossweiner · 2012
.0974Charles Johnson · 2012
.0926Kory Grow · 2012
.0926Kurt B. Reighley · 2012
.0924J Neo Marvin · 2012
.0915Sarah Ventre · 2012
.0885Britt Robson · 2012
.0836Brian Orloff · 2012
.0836Mordechai Shinefield · 2012
.0805@Discographies · 2012
.0785Dan Weiss · 2012
.0735Omar Kholeif · 2012
.0705Caitlin White · 2012
.0695Kyle Kramer · 2012
.0695Max Berry · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.269#389 of 693
Metalism.050#88 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
tUnE-yArDs · w h o k i l l10134
Jay-Z and Kanye West · Watch the Throne10104
Lydia Loveless · Indestructible Machine108
Emperor X · Western Teleport102
David Murray Cuban Ensemble · Play Nat King Cole en Espanol100
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez · Telesterion100
(various artists) · Dirty Water 2: More Birth of Punk Attitude100
(various artists) · Golden Beirut: New Sounds From Lebanon100
(various artists) · Live From the Old Town School100
(various artists) · Note of Hope: A Celebration of Woody Guthrie100
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
Lady Gaga · "The Edge of Glory"22
John Doe · "Peggy Sue Got Married"1
Sonny Rollins · "Sonnymoon for Two"1
Tom Waits · "Hell Broke Luce"1
Buddy Miller (ft. Lee Ann Womack) · "Meds"0
DJ Shadow · "Give Back the Nights"0
John Doe · "Moonbeam"0
They Might Be Giants · "The Lady and the Tiger"0
Wolves in the Throne Room · "Woodland Cathedral"0

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.1277Derek Paiva · 2011
.1187Dan Kois · 2011
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.0976Marc Hirsh · 2011
.0966Amy Phillips · 2011
.0926Rob Harvilla · 2011
.0916Carl Wilson · 2011
.0896J. Anthony Ware · 2011
.0876Bob Grossweiner · 2011
.0866Chris Herrington · 2011
.0856Gary Chun · 2011
.0854Carlo Wolff · 2011
.0836Chris Molanphy · 2011
.0836Ken Tucker · 2011
.0824Steve Dollar · 2011
.0805Nick Duerden · 2011
.0785Chris DeVille · 2011
.0775Stephen M. Deusner · 2011
.0764Preston Jones · 2011
.0744John Bush · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.030#654 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Roky Erickson & Okkervil River · True Love Cast Out All Evil1015
Bettye LaVette · Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook108
Chely Wright · Lifted Off the Ground104
(various artists) · The World Ends: Afro Rock and Psychedelia in 1970s Nigeria103
Ethan Lipton · Honker100
Lydia Loveless · The Only Man100
Pretty Lights · Making Up a Changing Mind100
So Cow · Meaningless Friendly100
Viva · Rock & Roll Lover100
(various artists) · Dirty Water: The Birth of Punk Attitude100
SongOther Votes
Best Coast · "Boyfriend"25
Spoon · "Written in Reverse"11
Books · "Free Translator"0
Jimi Hendrix · "Hound Dog Blues"0
Julie Christmas · "July 31st"0
Notekillers · "Eyelash"0
Ólöf Arnalds · "Close My Eyes"0
Orange Juice · "Rip It Up"0
Sarah McKeown · "The Crack in the Stairs"0
Terry Ohms · "Sade"0

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.0814Carlo Wolff · 2010
.0614Saul Austerlitz · 2010
.0604Zachary Smith · 2010
.0594Matt Fiander · 2010
.0584Greg Beets · 2010
.0363Colin Fleming · 2010
.0353Shawn Anderson · 2010
.0323John Bush · 2010
.0272Jason Bracelin · 2010
.0272Jim Bessman · 2010
.0272Michael Hoinski · 2010
.0272Nate Seltenrich · 2010
.0262Mike Berick · 2010
.0262Phil Sutcliffe · 2010
.0262Steve Simels · 2010
.0222Bill Holdship · 2010
.0212Laurence Station · 2010
.0192Andrew Gilstrap · 2014
.0192Bill O'Neill · 2010
.0192Max Berry · 2014
2009 original ballot
Centricity.158#454 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Dirty Projectors · Bitte Orca10107
Allen Toussaint · The Bright Mississippi1021
Screaming Females · Power Move1010
Deer Tick · Born on Flag Day107
Patterson Hood · Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)105
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou · Echos Hypnotiques, Vol. 2102
Otis Taylor · Pentatonic Wars and Love Songs101
Princeton · Cocoon of Love101
Cale Parks · To Swift Mars100
(various artists) · Twenty First Century, Twenty First Year100
SongOther Votes
Booker T. · "Hey Ya"1
Booker T. · "Space City"0
Brandi Carlile · "This Year"0
Elizabeth and the Catapult · "Rainiest Day of Summer"0
Elizabeth and the Catapult · "Taller Children"0
Extra Golden · "Ukimwi"0
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey · "Goodnight Ollie"0
Teena Marie · "Harlem Blues"0
Tiesto (ft. Nelly Furtado) · "Who Wants to Be Alone?"0
Tinariwen · "Kel Tamashek"0

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.0894Lindsay Zoladz · 2009
.0886K Leander Williams · 2009
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.0814Michael Goldberg · 2009
.0724Ken Tucker · 2009
.0624Derek Beres · 2009
.0613Tom Cheyney · 2009
.0604Michael Azerrad · 2009
.0604Steve Hochman · 2009
.0603Rick Mitchell · 2009
.0583Tad Hendrickson · 2009
.0574Will Layman · 2009
.0473Mark Jenkins · 2009
.0403Otis Hart · 2009
.0393Ezra Gale · 2009
.0372Chip Stern · 2009
.0323Robert Loerzel · 2009
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.0313Jim Fouratt · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.098#465 of 568
Metalism.100#42 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Bob Dylan · The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-20061035
James McMurtry · Just Us Kids1013
Arthur Russell · Love Is Overtaking Me1010
Steinski · What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective1010
Cat Power · Jukebox107
Bodies of Water · A Certain Feeling101
Charlie Parker · Bird in Time 1940-1947100
Dressy Bessy · Holler & Stomp100
Fotheringay · 2 (Fotheringay)100
Patti Smith & Kevin Shields · The Coral Sea100
SongOther Votes
Atmosphere · "The Waitress"1
Ane Brun · "Lullaby for Grown-Ups"0
Eef Barzelay · "Lose Big"0
Emily Wells · "Symphony 2: And the Click Boom-Boom"0
Individuals · "Fields"0
Kath Bloom · "Something to Tell You"0
Kayo Dot · "Symmetrical Arizona"0
Made Out of Babies · "Buffalo"0
Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog · "ShSh ShSh"0
Shearwater · "Rooks"0

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.1024Kevin Pearson · 2008
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.0413Christopher R. Weingarten · 2008
.0413Phillip Overeem · 2008
.0272Alex Rawls · 2008
.0272David Shirley · 2008
.0262D. Strauss · 2008
.0262Michael Deeds · 2008
.0262Nathan Hogan · 2008
.0262Tom Cheyney · 2008
.0252Brandon Kreitler · 2008
.0252Matt Gewolb · 2008
.0252Michael Point · 2008
.0252Rick Cornell · 2008
.0232Carla DeSantis · 2008
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.09738Ted Cox
.09332Michael Tatum
.09131Steve Klinge
.08829Max Berry
.08618Cam Patterson
.08432Joey Daniewicz
.07936Mark Zepezauer
.07933Bob Grossweiner
.07927Dan Kois
.07924Greg Kot
.07735Eric Danton
.07733Todd Kristel
.07730Robert Christgau
.07729Phillip Overeem
.07719Christopher Barton
.07332Tim Grierson
.07228Robert Loerzel
.07131Michael Gallucci
.07126Michael Ayers
.07031Dan Weiss
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