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.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Overall
Centricity.471#303 of 1313
Breadth.678#152 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.567#114 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Maren Morris · Hero2526
A Tribe Called Quest · We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service20184
Miranda Lambert · The Weight of These Wings1532
David Bowie · Blackstar10208
BeyoncĂ© · Lemonade5179
Rolling Stones · Blue & Lonesome525
Brandy Clark · Big Day in a Small Town520
The Monkees · Good Times!518
Suede · Night Thoughts54
Aubrie Sellers · New City Blues52
SongOther Votes
BeyoncĂ© · "Formation"98
Maren Morris · "My Church"12
Iggy Pop · "Gardenia"8
Margo Price · "Hurtin' (on the Bottle)"8
Eric Church · "Record Year"3
Eric Church (ft. Rhiannon Giddens) · "Kill a Word"3
Britney Spears · "Clumsy"0
The Dean Ween Group · "Bundle of Joy"0
Dwight Yoakam · "What I Don't Know"0
Paul Simon · "The Werewolf"0

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.35016Chris Willman · 2016
.30114Tom Lane · 2016
.29911Scott Mervis · 2016
.27714Brian Ives · 2016
.27510Preston Jones · 2016
.25513Holly Gleason · 2016
.2379Bob Grossweiner · 2016
.23012Alan Light · 2016
.2208Tim Riley · 2016
.20911Gary Graff · 2016
.19511Joey Hood · 2016
.1939Ken Rayes · 2016
.18710Jon Bream · 2016
.18110L. Kent Wolgamott · 2016
.1759Amy McCarthy · 2016
.1717Brian Bowe · 2016
.1649Daniel Durchholz · 2016
.16110Dan DeLuca · 2016
.1599Michael Gallucci · 2016
.15810Alfred Soto · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.558#108 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Courtney Barnett · Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit20166
Eric Church · Mr. Misunderstood208
Ashley Monroe · The Blade1521
Low Cut Connie · Hi Honey153
Kendrick Lamar · To Pimp a Butterfly5209
Carly Rae Jepsen · Emotion591
Natalie Prass · Natalie Prass514
Sonics · This Is the Sonics59
Cam · Untamed55
Maddie & Tae · Start Here55
SongOther Votes
The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"68
Alessia Cara · "Here"24
Demi Lovato · "Cool for the Summer"16
Little Big Town · "Girl Crush"14
Eric Church · "Like a Wrecking Ball"2
Thomas Rhett · "Crash and Burn"2
Chris Janson · "Buy Me a Boat"1
Old Dominion · "Break Up With Him"1
Billy Currington · "Don't It"0
Tove Lo · "Talking Body"0

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.22811Kelley Dunlap · 2015
.20710Jill Menze · 2015
.20610Thomas Inskeep · 2015
.18710L. Kent Wolgamott · 2015
.1779Alfred Soto · 2015
.16610Kevin O'Donnell · 2015
.16410Dan Kois · 2015
.1609Stephen M. Deusner · 2015
.1599Carol Cooper · 2015
.1549Kelsey McKinney · 2015
.1538Crystal Leww · 2015
.1459Lindsey Thomas · 2015
.1458M.J. Fine · 2015
.1457Alan Light · 2015
.1448Kevin Rutherford · 2015
.1378David Cantwell · 2015
.1278Hardeep Phull · 2015
.1278J. Anthony Ware · 2015
.1268Chris Molanphy · 2015
.1266Jim DeRogatis · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.621#52 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
D'Angelo · Black Messiah10162
St. Vincent · St. Vincent10111
Sturgill Simpson · Metamodern Sounds in Country Music1077
Ex Hex · Rips1057
Miranda Lambert · Platinum1053
Lana Del Rey · Ultraviolence1044
Jenny Lewis · The Voyager1037
Charli XCX · Sucker1031
Robert Plant · Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar1015
Wilko Johnson/Roger Daltrey · Going Back Home105
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "Shake It Off"52
Charli XCX · "Boom Clap"37
Mark Ronson (ft. Bruno Mars) · "Uptown Funk"23
Iggy Azalea (ft. Charli XCX) · "Fancy"20
Dierks Bentley · "Drunk on a Plane"8
Sam Hunt · "Leave the Night On"5
Brantley Gilbert · "Bottoms Up"4
Eric Church · "Cold One"2
Blake Shelton · "Neon Night"0
Kenny Chesney · "American Kids"0

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.26313Alan Light · 2014
.23612Sean Maloney · 2014
.22111J T Ramsay · 2014
.2128Jeremiah McNeil · 2014
.20211Michael Robbins · 2014
.20210Jill Menze · 2014
.19911Steve Kiviat · 2014
.19710Adam Mazmanian · 2014
.19710Andrew Winistorfer · 2014
.19611Chris Molanphy · 2014
.19010Ellis Widner · 2014
.18010Brian McManus · 2014
.17910Shannon Carlin · 2014
.17910Steve Knopper · 2014
.1757Matt Gewolb · 2014
.17410Jere Pilapil · 2014
.1729Jon Bream · 2014
.1729Steve Leftridge · 2014
.1719Megan Harrington · 2014
.1669Jeff Gage · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.473#126 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Daft Punk · Random Access Memories1075
Haim · Days Are Gone1061
Sky Ferreira · Night Time, My Time1045
Kacey Musgraves · Same Trailer Different Park1042
Queens of the Stone Age · ...Like Clockwork1032
Ashley Monroe · Like a Rose1030
Arctic Monkeys · AM1020
Brandy Clark · 12 Stories1016
Charli XCX · True Romance109
Pistol Annies · Annie Up105
SongOther Votes
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "Get Lucky"116
Haim · "The Wire"58
Robin Thicke (ft. T.I. and Pharrell) · "Blurred Lines"39
Superchunk · "Me & You & Jackie Mittoo"14
Pistol Annies · "Hush Hush"7
Eminem · "Berzerk"5
Kacey Musgraves · "Blowin' Smoke"5
One Direction · "Best Song Ever"4
Charli XCX · "Superlove"3
Primal Scream · "It's Alright, It's OK"0

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.31314Tom Lane · 2013
.30213Adam Graham · 2013
.27912Alan Light · 2013
.27912Michael Gallucci · 2013
.25511J. Anthony Ware · 2013
.25212Chris Burlingame · 2013
.24011Roy Trakin · 2013
.23211Jere Pilapil · 2013
.21910Saul Austerlitz · 2013
.21910Sean Fennessey · 2013
.21610Jonah LaFollette · 2013
.21410Katherine St. Asaph · 2013
.21310Steve Knopper · 2013
.21010Travis Hay · 2013
.20910Steven Hyden · 2013
.1859Chris Molanphy · 2013
.1839Colin St. John · 2013
.1839Philip Martin · 2013
.1829Jonathan Lundeen · 2013
.1829Rob Harvilla · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.451#124 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Fiona Apple · The Idler Wheel...15100
Dwight Yoakam · 3 Pears158
Jessie Ware · Devotion1022
Bob Mould · Silver Age1014
Donald Fagen · Sunken Condos109
Ke$ha · Warrior109
Norah Jones · Little Broken Hearts106
Jerrod Niemann · Free the Music101
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange5169
Ty Segall · Twins59
SongOther Votes
Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"93
Taylor Swift · "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"42
Gotye (ft. Kimbra) · "Somebody That I Used to Know"30
Ke$ha · "Die Young"15
Ellie Goulding · "Lights"5
Blur · "Under the Westway"4
Low Cut Connie · "Boozophilia"1
Paul Weller · "That Dangerous Age"1
Eric Church · "Drink in My Hand"0
Toby Keith · "I Like Girls That Drink Beer"0

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.23012Scott Lapatine · 2012
.18110Derek Paiva · 2012
.18110Makkada B. Selah · 2012
.17010Matthew Perpetua · 2012
.1619Steve Reynolds · 2012
.1559Glenn Gamboa · 2012
.1509Matt Rice · 2012
.1449Althea Legaspi · 2012
.1438Bob Grossweiner · 2012
.1438Lindsay Zoladz · 2012
.1426David Adler · 2012
.1426Michael Barthel · 2012
.1426Thor Christensen · 2012
.1358Daniel Dzodin · 2012
.1348Maureen Miller · 2012
.1308Chris Molanphy · 2012
.1298Rob Harvilla · 2012
.1297Alfred Soto · 2012
.1288Chris DeVille · 2012
.1288Mark Zepezauer · 2012
.1288Michael Gallucci · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.547#63 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
PJ Harvey · Let England Shake10128
Wild Flag · Wild Flag1090
St. Vincent · Strange Mercy1064
Paul Simon · So Beautiful or So What1060
Black Keys · El Camino1053
Yuck · Yuck1053
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks · Mirror Traffic1028
Beastie Boys · Hot Sauce Committee Part 21016
Miranda Lambert · Four the Record1012
Brad Paisley · This Is Country Music108
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
Britney Spears · "Till the World Ends"38
Lady Gaga · "Born This Way"19
Toby Keith · "Red Solo Cup"4
Ke$ha · "Blow"3
Lady Gaga · "Marry the Night"3
Foo Fighters · "White Limo"2
Brad Paisley · "Old Alabama"1
Ke$ha · "We R Who We R"1
Miranda Lambert · "Baggage Claim"1

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.2679Thor Christensen · 2011
.2518Gavin Edwards · 2011
.2498Jason Gargano · 2011
.2408Eric T Miller · 2011
.22111Lindsey Thomas · 2011
.21210Alan Light · 2011
.21210Ted Cox · 2011
.2078Allen St John · 2011
.20610Scott Mervis · 2011
.19810Mark Zepezauer · 2011
.19610Chris Molanphy · 2011
.1897Brian Bowe · 2011
.1867Andrew Bartlett · 2011
.1767Paul Robicheau · 2011
.1759James Montgomery · 2011
.1719Jon Bream · 2011
.1669Mikael Wood · 2011
.1606Stephen Haag · 2011
.1596Lloyd Sachs · 2011
.1578Rob Sheffield · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.469#176 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
LCD Soundsystem · This Is Happening10151
Arcade Fire · The Suburbs10144
Vampire Weekend · Contra10119
Black Keys · Brothers1088
Spoon · Transference1037
Robert Plant · Band of Joy1027
Charlotte Gainsbourg · IRM1016
Ke$ha · Animal + Cannibal1016
Paul Weller · Wake Up the Nation1010
Hotrats · Turn Ons101
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Katy Perry · "Teenage Dream"35
LCD Soundsystem · "Drunk Girls"20
M.I.A. · "Born Free"19
Ke$ha · "TiK ToK"9
Lady Gaga · "Alejandro"4
Billy Currington · "Pretty Good at Drinkin' Beer"0
Jerrod Niemann · "Lover, Lover"0
Ke$ha · "Take It Off"0
Toby Keith · "Bullets in the Gun"0

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.33410Michael Endelman · 2010
.28814Chris Molanphy · 2010
.24612Derek Paiva · 2010
.24112Scott Mervis · 2010
.2258Jose Davila · 2010
.22312Jennifer Vineyard · 2010
.22312Mark Zepezauer · 2010
.19710John Hood · 2010
.19410Michael Gallucci · 2010
.19211Tony Fletcher · 2010
.19210Will Dana · 2010
.19110Bob Grossweiner · 2010
.18710Al Choman · 2010
.17210Anthony Easton · 2010
.1697Max Berry · 2010
.16610Pete Freedman · 2010
.1659Ken Rayes · 2010
.1648Milo Miles · 2010
.1646Jason Gargano · 2010
.1609Tom Lane · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.185#412 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Sonic Youth · The Eternal1041
Lily Allen · It's Not Me, It's You1036
Brad Paisley · American Saturday Night1026
Lady Gaga · The Fame/The Fame Monster1025
Black Crowes · Before the Frost...Until the Freeze1015
Jarvis Cocker · Further Complications1015
Julian Casablancas · Phrazes for the Young1011
La Roux · La Roux108
Shakira · She Wolf104
Weezer · Raditude100
SongOther Votes
Lady Gaga · "Bad Romance"50
Lady Gaga · "Poker Face"26
Kelly Clarkson · "I Do Not Hook Up"10
Weezer · "(If You're Wondering If I Want You Too) I Want You To"7
Lily Allen · "Not Fair"3
Britney Spears · "3"2
Dan Auerbach · "My Last Mistake"2
Art Brut · "Slap Dash for No Cash"0
Black Crowes · "Good Morning Captain"0
George Strait · "Twang"0

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.1779Maura Johnston · 2009
.1777Jimmy Draper · 2009
.1776Ed Condran · 2009
.1678Chris Molanphy · 2009
.1568Chuck Campbell · 2009
.1387Tom Lane · 2009
.1367Derek Paiva · 2009
.1287Caryn Ganz · 2009
.1287Steve Smith · 2009
.1277Kevin John · 2009
.1267Mikael Wood · 2009
.1106Michael Robbins · 2009
.1076Carly Carioli · 2009
.1076L. Kent Wolgamott · 2009
.1056Milo Miles · 2009
.1016Al Shipley · 2009
.1004Ken Micallef · 2009
.0994Christian Hoard · 2009
.0986A.D. Amorosi · 2009
.0984Doug Brod · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.365#195 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Vampire Weekend · Vampire Weekend10104
Portishead · Third10101
Randy Newman · Harps and Angels1047
Raconteurs · Consolers of the Lonely1016
Jenny Lewis · Acid Tongue1013
Kills · Midnight Boom1010
Paul Weller · 22 Dreams109
Foxboro Hot Tubs · Stop Drop and Roll!!!104
Neon Neon · Stainless Style104
Juliana Hatfield · How to Walk Away103
SongOther Votes
Portishead · "Machine Gun"24
Britney Spears · "Womanizer"14
Katy Perry · "Hot 'N' Cold"12
AC/DC · "Rock 'N Roll Train"5
Weezer · "Troublemaker"2
Oasis · "Shock of the Lightning"1
Christina Aguilera · "Keeps Getting Better"0
Oasis · "Waiting for the Rapture"0
Raconteurs · "Hold On"0
Scott Weiland · "Blind Confusion"0

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.1796Jeff Tamarkin · 2008
.1637Jack Buehrer · 2008
.1476P Gregory Springer · 2008
.1207Ben Sisario · 2008
.1207Ian Mathers · 2008
.1177Rob Harvilla · 2008
.1137Kristyn Pomranz · 2008
.1136Lissa Townsend Rodgers · 2008
.1006Adam Mazmanian · 2008
.1004Thor Christensen · 2008
.0996Corey du Browa · 2008
.0974Max Berry · 2008
.0974Scott Holter · 2008
.0974Steve Simels · 2008
.0936Paul Robicheau · 2008
.0926Gary Chun · 2008
.0894David Shirley · 2008
.0875Anthony Easton · 2008
.0875Leonard Pierce · 2008
.0866Jay Ruttenberg · 2008
Similar Voters
.20877Chris Molanphy
.20373Tom Lane
.18760Alan Light
.18451Derek Paiva
.17863Michael Gallucci
.17861Bob Grossweiner
.16752Scott Mervis
.16657Jon Bream
.16543Mikael Wood
.15858Roy Trakin
.15653Holly Gleason
.15630Chris Willman
.15032Ed Condran
.14859Gary Graff
.14823Jill Menze
.14735Jason Gargano
.14558Steve Knopper
.14556L. Kent Wolgamott
.14138Preston Jones
.14057Mark Zepezauer
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