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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Tim Grierson
Overall
Centricity.616#87 of 1313
Breadth.761#62 of 1329
Metalism.011#377 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.682#48 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · The Life of Pablo1972
Frank Ocean · Blonde17101
A Tribe Called Quest · We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service12184
Radiohead · A Moon Shaped Pool1291
Anderson .Paak · Malibu1072
Blood Orange · Freetown Sound1043
Chance the Rapper · Coloring Book5131
Solange · A Seat at the Table5116
Robbie Fulks · Upland Stories518
Michael Kiwanuka · Love & Hate513
SongOther Votes
Leonard Cohen · "You Want It Darker"41
Rihanna (ft. Drake) · "Work"38
Beyoncé · "Sorry"25
Rihanna · "Kiss It Better"14
Radiohead · "Daydreaming"13
Paul Simon · "Wristband"7
Bob Mould · "Voices in My Head"3
Eric Church (ft. Rhiannon Giddens) · "Kill a Word"3
case/lang/veirs · "I Want to Be Here"0
DJ Shadow · "The Mountain Will Fall"0

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.35412Max Berry · 2016
.32617E.J. Friedman · 2016
.30510Ryan Patrick · 2016
.29115Austin Reed · 2016
.28816Reggie Ugwu · 2016
.28015Ed Masley · 2016
.27715Alex Gale · 2016
.26914Steven Arroyo · 2016
.26614Forrest Wickman · 2016
.26611Dan Hyman · 2016
.26414Hardeep Phull · 2016
.25814Melissa Locker · 2016
.25414Joey Daniewicz · 2016
.25214Althea Legaspi · 2016
.24012Shannon Carlin · 2016
.2399Bob Grossweiner · 2016
.23612Franklin Paul · 2016
.23313Laur Jackson · 2016
.23213J. Anthony Ware · 2016
.23112Seth Mnookin · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.586#89 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Jamie xx · In Colour1855
James McMurtry · Complicated Game1716
Tame Impala · Currents1352
Kurt Vile · B'lieve I'm Goin Down1328
Kendrick Lamar · To Pimp a Butterfly11209
Jason Isbell · Something More Than Free650
Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment · Surf641
Laurie Anderson · Heart of a Dog68
Grimes · Art Angels592
Pusha T · King Push - Darkest Before Dawn: the Prelude57
SongOther Votes
Drake · "Hotline Bling"75
The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"68
The Weeknd · "The Hills"22
Beck · "Dreams"12
Beach House · "Sparks"9
Nicki Minaj (ft. Drake & Lil Wayne) · "Truffle Butter"9
Taylor Swift · "Style"7
Big Sean (ft. Drake) · "Blessings"2
Panda Bear · "Boys Latin"1
J. Cole · "Wet Dreamz"0

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.35517J. Anthony Ware · 2015
.30410Robert Christgau · 2015
.28313Ken Rayes · 2015
.27814Scott Plagenhoef · 2015
.25213Marissa Muller · 2015
.23912Anthony Bozza · 2015
.23612Mark J. Lepage · 2015
.2238Max Berry · 2015
.21312Emily Zemler · 2015
.20611David Sikorski · 2015
.20110Ed Masley · 2015
.19410Kyle Petersen · 2015
.19210Alyssa Pereira · 2015
.18810Josh Bis · 2015
.18710Barry Walters · 2015
.18410Reiff, Corbin Reiff · 2015
.18410Scott Lapatine · 2015
.1809Chris Herrington · 2015
.17710Steve Knopper · 2015
.16810Kelley Dunlap · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.481#123 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Beck · Morning Phase2050
Sun Kil Moon · Benji1547
Spoon · They Want My Soul1370
Drive-By Truckers · English Oceans1314
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib · Piñata1030
D'Angelo · Black Messiah7162
TV on the Radio · Seeds723
tUnE-yArDs · Nikki Nack531
Wussy · Attica!528
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross · Gone Girl: Soundtrack From the Motion Picture51
SongOther Votes
Future Islands · "Seasons (Waiting on You)"74
Run the Jewels (ft. Zack de la Rocha) · "Close Your Eyes (and Count to Fuck)"25
Caribou · "Can't Do Without You"24
Phantogram · "Fall in Love"6
Disclosure (ft. Sam Smith) · "Latch"4
Real Estate · "Had to Hear"2
Roots (ft. Raheem DeVaughn) · "Tomorrow"1
First Aid Kit · "Cedar Lane"0
Operators · "True"0
Taylor Swift · "Welcome to New York"0

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.2669Steve Klinge · 2014
.2158Jack Buehrer · 2014
.1958Eric Snider · 2014
.19110Nathan Mattise · 2014
.1887Michael Gallucci · 2014
.18210Shannon Carlin · 2014
.1807David Accomazzo · 2014
.1799Stuart Berman · 2014
.1779Corey du Browa · 2014
.1729Carter Maness · 2014
.1719Jonah LaFollette · 2014
.1709Gabriel Rosenberg · 2014
.1616Brett Koshkin · 2014
.1568Erik Sateren · 2014
.1559Andrew Gaerig · 2014
.1548Luke Winkie · 2014
.1538Daniel Sargeant · 2014
.1506Traviss Cassidy · 2014
.1458Aaron Frank · 2014
.1458Mac Wilson · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.731#26 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Queens of the Stone Age · ...Like Clockwork1532
Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City12108
Daft Punk · Random Access Memories1275
Kurt Vile · Wakin on a Pretty Daze1145
Neko Case · The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You1145
Jason Isbell · Southeastern1133
Chance the Rapper · Acid Rap962
Janelle Monáe · The Electric Lady950
Disclosure · Settle541
Pusha T · My Name Is My Name531
SongOther Votes
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "Get Lucky"116
Robin Thicke (ft. T.I. and Pharrell) · "Blurred Lines"39
Drake (ft. Majid Jordan) · "Hold On, We're Going Home"37
Kanye West · "Black Skinhead"36
Justin Timberlake · "Take Back the Night"4
My Bloody Valentine · "New You"3
Atoms for Peace · "Ingenue"2
Kanye West · "Send It Up"2
Neko Case · "Night Still Comes"2
The xx · "Together"0

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.31915Adam Graham · 2013
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.28913Serene Dominic · 2013
.26914Colin St. John · 2013
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.26413Simon Vozick-Levinson · 2013
.24912Abe Beame · 2013
.2478Michael Deeds · 2013
.24213Scott Plagenhoef · 2013
.2428Zeth Lundy · 2013
.23612Barry Walters · 2013
.23212Chris Molanphy · 2013
.23112Max Berry · 2013
.22712Mac Wilson · 2013
.22712Roy Trakin · 2013
.22212Aaron Mendelson · 2013
.22211Mark Pytlik · 2013
.21611Forrest Wickman · 2013
.21412Mike Prevatt · 2013
.20811Steven Hyden · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.779#8 of 485
Metalism.050#70 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange22169
Divine Fits · A Thing Called Divine Fits1612
Fiona Apple · The Idler Wheel...13100
Kendrick Lamar · Good Kid, m.A.A.d City10125
Beach House · Bloom839
Japandroids · Celebration Rock772
The xx · Coexist716
Deftones · Koi No Yokan73
Miguel · Kaleidoscope Dream568
Air · Le Voyage Dans La Lune51
SongOther Votes
Alabama Shakes · "Hold On"25
Santigold · "Disparate Youth"14
Father John Misty · "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings"12
Django Django · "Default"4
Gaslight Anthem · "45"3
Atoms for Peace · "Default"2
Best Coast · "Dreaming My Life Away"0
Donald Fagen · "Weather in My Head"0
Jack White · "Hypocritical Kiss"0
Wilco · "Dawned on Me"0

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.28914Melissa Fossum · 2012
.26014Chris Molanphy · 2012
.25013Greg Kot · 2012
.23311Dan Reilly · 2012
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.21912Andrew Bartlett · 2012
.21712Erik Kenward · 2012
.2118Jem Aswad · 2012
.20712Jillian Mapes · 2012
.2068Jason Gargano · 2012
.20211Jon Jon Scott · 2012
.19410Luis Paez-Pumar · 2012
.1928Kyle Ryan · 2012
.19110Jon Bream · 2012
.18911Jim Macnie · 2012
.18811Gary Chun · 2012
.18811Will Hermes · 2012
.18110Steve Knopper · 2012
.18010Eric Sundermann · 2012
.18010Steven Hyden · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.580#45 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Tyler, the Creator · Goblin238
Jay-Z and Kanye West · Watch the Throne15104
The Weeknd · House of Balloons1162
The Roots · Undun1159
Yuck · Yuck853
Wye Oak · Civilian827
Destroyer · Kaputt778
Washed Out · Within and Without616
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi · Rome68
PJ Harvey · Let England Shake5128
SongOther Votes
M83 · "Midnight City"65
Black Keys · "Lonely Boy"29
Radiohead · "Codex"3
Drive-By Truckers · "Used to Be a Cop"2
Jessica Lea Mayfield · "Our Hearts Are Wrong"2
Cee Lo Green · "Bright Lights, Bigger City"1
Frank Ocean · "We All Try"1
TV on the Radio · "Caffeinated Consciousness"1
Lou Reed & Metallica · "Dragon"0
TV on the Radio · "Killer Crane"0

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.29710Gavin Edwards · 2011
.2448Jason Gargano · 2011
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.1947Michael Deeds · 2011
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.1769Tyler Coates · 2011
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.1538Eric Harvey · 2011
.1538Ross Raihala · 2011
.1528Jason Diamond · 2011
.1517Chris Norris · 2011
.1508Mark Zepezauer · 2011
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2010 original ballot
Centricity.677#32 of 699
Metalism.050#78 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Arcade Fire · The Suburbs20144
The Roots · How I Got Over1949
Drive-By Truckers · The Big To-Do178
Sleigh Bells · Treats1185
Beach House · Teen Dream6110
Best Coast · Crazy for You643
Erykah Badu · New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh639
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy5265
Janelle Monáe · The ArchAndroid5133
Deftones · Diamond Eyes58
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Erykah Badu · "Window Seat"36
Gorillaz (ft. Mos Def and Bobby Womack) · "Stylo"18
M.I.A. · "Xxxo"11
Band of Horses · "Laredo"7
Hold Steady · "The Weekenders"4
Gil Scott-Heron · "Me and the Devil"3
Jay-Z (ft. Swizz Beatz) · "On to the Next One"2
LCD Soundsystem · "One Touch"1
Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse · "Dark Night of the Soul"0

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.31317Dan DeLuca · 2010
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.25314Ian Port · 2010
.24710Miles Marshall Lewis · 2010
.24214Brian Orloff · 2010
.23613Stacey Anderson · 2010
.23513Luke Hackney · 2010
.22313Eric Danton · 2010
.2169Jason Gargano · 2010
.21212Saul Austerlitz · 2010
.21112Ken Capobianco · 2010
.2109Ben Schumer · 2010
.20812Julia Simon · 2010
.20712Will Hermes · 2010
.20510Andy Odom · 2010
.20412Jim Connelly · 2010
.20012Kristyn Pomranz · 2010
.19910Nick Duerden · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.415#145 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · It's Blitz!20113
Phoenix · Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix15138
Lonely Island · Incredibad139
The Decemberists · The Hazards of Love1132
Moby · Wait for Me111
Mos Def · The Ecstatic758
Thermals · Now We Can See711
Brad Paisley · American Saturday Night626
Green Day · 21st Century Breakdown525
Handsome Furs · Face Control56
SongOther Votes
Kings of Leon · "Use Somebody"24
Avett Brothers · "I & Love & You"19
Bob Dylan · "Must Be Santa"5
Alice in Chains · "Check My Brain"4
Pet Shop Boys · "Love, Etc."4
Kanye West · "Paranoid"3
Wilco · "You Never Know"3
Eels · "Fresh Blood"0
Neko Case · "Magpie to the Morning"0
RevoLucian · "Bale Out"0

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.2398Christian Hoard · 2009
.20010Jennifer Vineyard · 2009
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.1586Jim Sullivan · 2009
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.1428Charles R. Cross · 2009
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.1378Marianne Meyer · 2009
.1325Matt Ryan · 2009
.1287Roy Trakin · 2009
.1277Andrew Dansby · 2009
.1245Jay Lustig · 2009
.1227Charles Aaron · 2009
.1225Steve Baltin · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.610#31 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Erykah Badu · New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War1679
Vampire Weekend · Vampire Weekend14104
My Morning Jacket · Evil Urges1342
Broken West · Now or Heaven121
Aimee Mann · @#%&*! Smilers113
TV on the Radio · Dear Science8153
Kanye West · 808s & Heartbreak856
No Age · Nouns744
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks · Real Emotional Trash621
The Roots · Rising Down524
SongOther Votes
Beyoncé · "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"57
M.I.A. · "Paper Planes"53
MGMT · "Time to Pretend"52
Ting Tings · "That's Not My Name"15
R.E.M. · "Supernatural Superserious"9
Flo Rida (ft. T-Pain) · "Low"5
Radiohead · "House of Cards"1
Cadence Weapon · "Unsuccessful Club Nights"0
Fleet Foxes · "Oliver James"0
RevoLucian · "Fuck It"0

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.30115Paul Robicheau · 2008
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.16810J. Anthony Ware · 2008
.16710Whitney Pastorek · 2008
.16610Mordechai Shinefield · 2008
.16410Ken Rayes · 2008
.1649John Elsasser · 2008
.1619Edna Gundersen · 2008
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.23587J. Anthony Ware
.22052Jason Gargano
.20362Dan DeLuca
.19778Chris Molanphy
.19771Michael Gallucci
.19161Scott Mervis
.19064Joey Daniewicz
.18872Althea Legaspi
.18555Max Berry
.18450Ed Masley
.18357Steve Klinge
.18066Paul Robicheau
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.17661Ken Rayes
.16865Eric Danton
.16770Gary Chun
.16543Mark J. Lepage
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.16446Preston Jones
.16346Marissa G. Muller
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