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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Ellis Widner
Overall
Centricity.207#915 of 1313
Breadth.722#95 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.161#407 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Leonard Cohen · You Want It Darker2080
Margo Price · Midwest Farmer's Daughter1029
Brandy Clark · Big Day in a Small Town1020
William Bell · This Is Where I Live109
Allen Toussaint · American Tunes105
Adia Victoria · Beyond the Bloodhounds102
Sarah Jarosz · Undercurrent102
Catherine Russell · Harlem on My Mind101
Blood Orange · Freetown Sound543
Chelle Rose · Blue Ridge Blood50
SongOther Votes
Beyoncé · "Formation"98
Solange · "Cranes in the Sky"63
Leonard Cohen · "You Want It Darker"41
David Bowie · "Lazarus"38
Rihanna (ft. Drake) · "Work"38
Anohni · "Drone Bomb Me"25
Margo Price · "Hands of Time"8
Adele · "Hello"0
Brandy Clark · "Love Can Go to Hell"0
Chelle Rose · "Blue Ridge Blood"0

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.25112Melissa Locker · 2016
.22111Alan Light · 2016
.21110J. Anthony Ware · 2016
.1929Peter Blackstock · 2016
.18810Patrick Rogers · 2016
.1749Seth Mnookin · 2016
.1739Amy McCarthy · 2016
.1679Joey Hood · 2016
.1649Todd Olmstead · 2016
.1638Sarah Ventre · 2016
.1538Kevin Rutherford · 2016
.1528Roy Kasten · 2016
.1508Joey Daniewicz · 2016
.1499Gary Chun · 2016
.1488Bob Townsend · 2016
.1418Edna Gundersen · 2016
.1418Maureen Miller · 2016
.1408Joe Lynch · 2016
.1398L. Kent Wolgamott · 2016
.1388Tim Grierson · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.185#356 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Ashley Monroe · The Blade2021
Chris Stapleton · Traveller1530
Adele · 251520
Rhiannon Giddens · Tomorrow Is My Turn1016
Joe Ely · Panhandle Rambler101
Jason Isbell · Something More Than Free850
Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal · Musique de Nuit72
Leon Bridges · Coming Home528
Cecile McLorin Salvant · For One to Love52
Fred Hersch · Solo50
SongOther Votes
Drake · "Hotline Bling"75
The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"68
Adele · "Hello"41
Mark Ronson (ft. Bruno Mars) · "Uptown Funk"19
Little Big Town · "Girl Crush"14
Elle King · "Ex's and Oh's"11
Janet Jackson · "No Sleeep"6
Taylor Swift · "Blank Space"1
Hozier · "Take Me to Church"0
Sam Smith · "I'm Not the Only One"0

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.38017Tom Lane · 2015
.25412Chuck Campbell · 2015
.25312J. Anthony Ware · 2015
.24812Gary Graff · 2015
.24311Jon Bream · 2015
.1899James Rodgers · 2015
.1869Bob Grossweiner · 2015
.1849Ken Rayes · 2015
.1836Jeff Tamarkin · 2015
.1716Roy Kasten · 2015
.1636Charles R. Cross · 2015
.1619Ross Raihala · 2015
.1579Marianne Meyer · 2015
.1568Jill Menze · 2015
.1538Forrest Wickman · 2015
.1538Reiff, Corbin Reiff · 2015
.1528Kelsey McKinney · 2015
.1498Jason Gubbels · 2015
.1447Amy McCarthy · 2015
.1407Roy Trakin · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.284#312 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Alice Gerrard · Follow the Music201
Rodrigo y Gabriela · 9 Dead Alive151
Taylor Swift · 19891070
Lana Del Rey · Ultraviolence1044
Leonard Cohen · Popular Problems1028
Rosanne Cash · The River & the Thread1027
(various artists) · When I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926-1936101
Sturgill Simpson · Metamodern Sounds in Country Music577
Lucinda Williams · Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone516
Lp · Forever for Now50
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "Blank Space"58
Pharrell Williams · "Happy"27
Sam Smith · "Stay With Me"27
Beyoncé (ft. Jay-Z) · "Drunk in Love"21
Hozier · "Take Me to Church"16
Dierks Bentley · "Drunk on a Plane"8
Miranda Lambert · "Automatic"6
Sam Hunt · "Leave the Night On"5
Little Big Town · "Day Drinking"0
Sarah Bareilles · "Brave"0

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.29113Jon Bream · 2014
.2579Salvatore Caputo · 2014
.24612Gary Graff · 2014
.23410Bill Holdship · 2014
.2348Larry King · 2014
.21110Geoffrey Himes · 2014
.20810Bob Grossweiner · 2014
.19610Alan Light · 2014
.19411Holly Gleason · 2014
.1947Jeff Tamarkin · 2014
.1918Carlo Wolff · 2014
.19010Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2014
.1888Leslie Berman · 2014
.1848Hilary Hughes · 2014
.1739Roy Trakin · 2014
.1708Ted Cox · 2014
.1538Paul Robicheau · 2014
.1498Al Choman · 2014
.1468Megan Harrington · 2014
.1458Chris Molanphy · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.297#231 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Ashley Monroe · Like a Rose2530
Janelle Monáe · The Electric Lady2050
Brandy Clark · 12 Stories1016
Arcade Fire · Reflektor942
Kacey Musgraves · Same Trailer Different Park842
Bombino · Nomad719
Over the Rhine · Meet Me at the Edge of the World61
Rokia Traoré · Beautiful Africa54
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell · Old Yellow Moon52
Ry Cooder & Corridos Famosos · Live in San Francisco51
SongOther Votes
Lorde · "Royals"75
Katy Perry · "Roar"12
Bruno Mars · "Locked Out of Heaven"4
Ashley Monroe · "Weed Instead of Roses"3
Civil Wars · "The One That Got Away"3
P!nk (ft. Nate Ruess) · "Just Give Me a Reason"2
Joe Nichols · "Sunny and 75"1
Little Big Town · "Tornado"0
The Lumineers · "Ho Hey"0
Miranda Lambert · "Mamas Broken Heart"0

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.2359Larry King · 2013
.2038Michael Ayers · 2013
.19910Tom Lane · 2013
.1819Daniel Durchholz · 2013
.1568Dan Kois · 2013
.1558Randall Grass · 2013
.1546Preston Jones · 2013
.1468Joey Daniewicz · 2013
.1397Sarah Ventre · 2013
.1297Dan DeLuca · 2013
.1257Matt Rice · 2013
.1206Mike Seely · 2013
.1156Serene Dominic · 2013
.1126L. Kent Wolgamott · 2013
.1126Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2013
.1106Geoffrey Himes · 2013
.1086Michael Gallucci · 2013
.1086Richard Torres · 2013
.1056Chris Burlingame · 2013
.1056Derek Paiva · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.310#212 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Leonard Cohen · Old Ideas2030
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange15169
Iris DeMent · Sing the Delta1515
Gary Clark Jr. · Blak and Blu107
Carolina Chocolate Drops · Leaving Eden106
Alexei Lubimov and Alexei Zuev · Claude Debussy: Preludes100
Lianne La Havas · Is Your Love Big Enough?55
(various artists) · Kin: Songs by Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell53
Brian Stokes Mitchell · Simply Broadway50
Mary Black · Stories From the Steeples50
SongOther Votes
Frank Ocean · "Thinkin' 'Bout You"46
Taylor Swift · "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"42
Alabama Shakes · "Hold On"25
Psy · "Gangnam Style"25
Fun. (ft. Janelle Monae) · "We Are Young"22
Eric Church · "Springsteen"5
Kelly Clarkson · "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"4
Adele · "Set Fire to the Rain"1
J.D. McPherson · "North Side Gal"1
Bruno Mars · "It Will Rain"0

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.27613Bob Grossweiner · 2012
.26513David Cantwell · 2012
.25512Michael Deeds · 2012
.19110Roy Trakin · 2012
.1669Eric Danton · 2012
.1649Joey Daniewicz · 2012
.1589Steve Knopper · 2012
.1579Glenn Gamboa · 2012
.1438Kurt B. Reighley · 2012
.1438Michael Gallucci · 2012
.1368Derek Paiva · 2012
.1298Jon Bream · 2012
.1187Tom Lane · 2012
.1146Steve Horowitz · 2012
.1138Holly Gleason · 2012
.1006Ken Rayes · 2012
.0986Melissa Fossum · 2012
.0966Marianne Meyer · 2012
.0956Dan Reilly · 2012
.0946Makkada B. Selah · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.193#482 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Adele · 211585
Gillian Welch · The Harrow and the Harvest1541
Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal · Chamber Music105
Connie Smith · A Long Line of Heartaches101
Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden · Rio101
Azam Ali · From Night Till Edge of Day100
Deep Dark Woods · The Place I Left Behind100
Phillip Schroeder · Passage Through a Dream100
Pistol Annies · Hell on Heels542
The Rebecca Ungerman Combo · Spinning Plates and Jazz50
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
Nicki Minaj · "Super Bass"94
Adele · "Someone Like You"45
Adele · "Rumour Has It"11
Fleet Foxes · "Helplessness Blues"10
Lucinda Williams · "Copenhagen"4
Bruno Mars · "Grenade"1
Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the Del McCoury Band · "I'll Fly Away"0
The Rebecca Ungerman Combo · "Don't Explain"0
Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton · "Layla"0

Similar Ballots
.1769Jon Bream · 2011
.1458Josh Timmermann · 2011
.1195Preston Jones · 2011
.1156Marianne Meyer · 2011
.1145Steve Matteo · 2011
.1135Salvatore Caputo · 2011
.1096Chris Willman · 2011
.1086Philip Martin · 2011
.1036Tom Lane · 2011
.1026Dan Kois · 2011
.1026Stephen M. Deusner · 2011
.1006Alan Light · 2011
.0996Brent Baldwin · 2011
.0996George Varga · 2011
.0996Scott Mervis · 2011
.0986Nicole Frehsee · 2011
.0966Michael Robbins · 2011
.0936Glenn Gamboa · 2011
.0926Steve Knopper · 2011
.0916Ken Tucker · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.180#472 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Janelle Monáe · The ArchAndroid20133
Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore · Dear Companion150
José James and Jef Neve · For All We Know150
Jamey Johnson · The Guitar Song1047
Carolina Chocolate Drops · Genuine Negro Jig1013
Rebecca Martin · When I Was Long Ago100
Mavis Staples · You Are Not Alone526
Mose Allison · The Way of the World55
Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden · Jasmine54
Annie Lennox · A Christmas Cornucopia50
SongOther Votes
Janelle Monáe (ft. Big Boi) · "Tightrope"103
Lady Gaga (ft. Beyoncé) · "Telephone"26
Sade · "Soldier of Love"25
Taylor Swift · "Mine"12
Lady Antebellum · "Need You Now"11
Antony & the Johnsons · "Thank You for Your Love"2
José James and Jef Neve · "For All We Know"0
Michael Buble · "Haven't Met You Yet"0
Miranda Lambert · "White Liar"0
Reba McEntire · "Turn on the Radio"0

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.19910Rachel Devitt · 2010
.18210Jon Bream · 2010
.1709Daniel Durchholz · 2010
.1538David Cantwell · 2010
.1536Steve Pick · 2010
.1387Steve Rosen · 2010
.1297Brian Braiker · 2010
.1287Bob Grossweiner · 2010
.1277Ross Raihala · 2010
.1247Philip Martin · 2010
.1247Sarah Zupko · 2010
.1197Stephen M. Deusner · 2010
.1177Geoffrey Himes · 2010
.1147Bobby Reed · 2010
.1146Richard Torres · 2010
.1076Gary Graff · 2010
.1066Brian Orloff · 2010
.1056David Cooper Moore · 2010
.1056Quentin Huff · 2010
.1036L. Kent Wolgamott · 2010
.1036Will Hermes · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.120#526 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Magnolia Electric Company · Josephine204
Levon Helm · Electric Dirt1522
Nellie McKay · Normal As Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day1210
Allen Toussaint · The Bright Mississippi1021
Leonard Cohen · Live in London1019
Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara · Tell No Lies106
Loudon Wainwright III · High Wide and Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project813
Oumou Sangaré · Seya516
Paolo Nutini · Sunny Side Up52
Tom Russell · Blood and Candle Smoke51
SongOther Votes
Lady Gaga · "Paparazzi"35
Avett Brothers · "I & Love & You"19
Neko Case · "People Got a Lotta Nerve"16
The Decemberists · "The Rake's Song"8
Buddy & Julie Miller · "Gasoline and Matches"5
Antony & the Johnsons · "Another World"3
Carrie Underwood · "Cowboy Casanova"1
Justin Moore · "Small Town USA"0
Magnolia Electric Company · "Josephine"0
Sarah Jarosz · "Tell Me True"0

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.2007Allen St John · 2009
.1819Roy Kasten · 2009
.1636Jeff Vrabel · 2009
.1636Tom Hull · 2009
.1608Andrew Gilstrap · 2009
.1357Bob Grossweiner · 2009
.1327David Marchese · 2009
.1295Thor Christensen · 2009
.1265Tom Cheyney · 2009
.1264Larry Birnbaum · 2009
.1235Jeff Tamarkin · 2009
.1235Steve Pick · 2009
.1227A.D. Amorosi · 2009
.1205Steve Horowitz · 2009
.1166Will Layman · 2009
.1146Todd Kristel · 2009
.1136Steve Leftridge · 2009
.1004George Varga · 2009
.0974Banning Eyre · 2009
.0904Anthony DeCurtis · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.131#435 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Norma Winstone · Distances201
Kathy Mattea · Coal151
Irma Thomas · Simply Grand122
Hank Williams · The Unreleased Recordings115
Charlie Louvin · Sings Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs101
Erykah Badu · New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War979
Willie Nelson/Wynton Marsalis · Two Men With the Blues84
Shelby Lynne · Just a Little Lovin'512
Emmylou Harris · All I Intended to Be51
Fernando Otero · Pagina de Buenos Aires50
SongOther Votes
Hayes Carll · "She Left Me for Jesus"14

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.1104Phil Sutcliffe · 2008
.1084Jay Lustig · 2008
.0714James Barber · 2008
.0693Randy Lewis · 2011
.0664Ken Capobianco · 2008
.0634Steve Knopper · 2008
.0603Brian Barr · 2008
.0352Bob Grossweiner · 2008
.0352Brent Baldwin · 2008
.0342Alex Rawls · 2008
.0342Billy Altman · 2008
.0332Kevin O'Hare · 2008
.0322Colin Fleming · 2008
.0322Jose Davila · 2008
.0322Steve Baltin · 2008
.0312Michael Point · 2008
.0282Tom Semioli · 2008
.0262Jack Buehrer · 2008
.0262Kerry Dexter · 2008
.0262Larry King · 2008
Similar Voters
.23472Jon Bream
.18959Bob Grossweiner
.16158Tom Lane
.15046Alan Light
.14931Roy Kasten
.14555Gary Graff
.14050J. Anthony Ware
.13950Daniel Durchholz
.13851L. Kent Wolgamott
.13634Larry King
.13547Holly Gleason
.13443David Cantwell
.12833Preston Jones
.12829Jeff Tamarkin
.12433Al Choman
.12222Amy McCarthy
.12042Roy Trakin
.11941Michael Gallucci
.11938Joey Daniewicz
.11841Paul Robicheau
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