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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Stephen M. Deusner
Overall
Centricity.502#244 of 1313
Breadth.712#113 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.367#260 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Lydia Loveless · Real309
Sturgill Simpson · A Sailor's Guide to Earth2057
David Bowie · Blackstar10208
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Skeleton Tree1056
Drive-By Truckers · American Band555
Miranda Lambert · The Weight of These Wings532
Hiss Golden Messenger · Heart Like a Levee510
Lori McKenna · The Bird & the Rifle510
William Tyler · Modern Country510
Shirley Collins · Lodestar52
SongOther Votes
A Tribe Called Quest · "We the People"55
Mitski · "Your Best American Girl"55
Drive-By Truckers · "What It Means"19
Beyoncé · "Daddy Lessons"10
Charles Bradley · "Changes"10
Anderson .Paak · "The Bird"4
Chance the Rapper · "Finish Line/Drown"2
Lori McKennna · "Humble & Kind"1
Courtney Marie Andrews · "How Quickly Your Heart Mends"0
Handsome Family · "Gold"0

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.34911Mike Berick · 2016
.32515Bob Townsend · 2016
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.2419David Menconi · 2016
.24012Daniel Durchholz · 2016
.23712Eric Danton · 2016
.2328Philip Martin · 2016
.22311Jon LaFollette · 2016
.19911Mark Zepezauer · 2016
.19510Jordan Lawrence · 2016
.18711Ian Port · 2016
.18610Glenn Gamboa · 2016
.18511Dan DeLuca · 2016
.1797Steve Klinge · 2016
.17810Jon Bream · 2016
.1769Will Hermes · 2016
.1757Jill Ettinger · 2016
.16810Brian Ives · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.530#121 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Carla Morrison · Amor Supremo251
Deslondes · The Deslondes200
Jessica Pratt · On Your Own Love Again1513
Dave Rawlings Machine · Nashville Obsolete107
Kendrick Lamar · To Pimp a Butterfly5209
Courtney Barnett · Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit5166
Alabama Shakes · Sound & Color547
Kacey Musgraves · Pageant Material532
Ashley Monroe · The Blade521
Eric Church · Mr. Misunderstood58
SongOther Votes
Drake · "Hotline Bling"75
Kendrick Lamar · "Alright"65
Missy Elliott (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "WTF (Where They From)"49
Courtney Barnett · "Depreston"24
Chris Stapleton · "Tennessee Whiskey"9
Bully · "I Remember"8
Cam · "Burning House"7
Kacey Musgraves · "Dime Store Cowgirl"6
Car Seat Headrest · "Something Soon"4
Sam Hunt · "Break Up in a Small Town"0

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.25112Marc Hogan · 2015
.2339Alan Light · 2015
.21111Dacey Orr · 2015
.20310Tom Lane · 2015
.20211Will Hermes · 2015
.19110Seth Mnookin · 2015
.18810Althea Legaspi · 2015
.18710Gabe Vodicka · 2015
.18510Daniel Kreps · 2015
.18510Dan Kois · 2015
.17610Andrew Miller · 2015
.1726Matt Gewolb · 2015
.1719Kelley Dunlap · 2015
.1656Janelle Bitker · 2015
.1639Anders Smith Lindall · 2015
.1639Thierry Cote · 2015
.1629Christopher Barton · 2015
.1629Dan Hyman · 2015
.1609John Tryneski · 2015
.1609Paul Robicheau · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.503#99 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Hurray for the Riff Raff · Small Town Heroes2512
Sturgill Simpson · Metamodern Sounds in Country Music2077
Ex Hex · Rips1557
Marianne Faithfull · Give My Love to London104
Run the Jewels · Run the Jewels 25162
St. Vincent · St. Vincent5111
Jenny Lewis · The Voyager537
Hiss Golden Messenger · Lateness of Dancers515
Mike Adams at His Honest Weight · Best of Boiler Room Classics52
Amy LaVere · Runaway's Diary51
SongOther Votes
Future Islands · "Seasons (Waiting on You)"74
Perfume Genius · "Queen"34
Sturgill Simpson · "Turtles All the Way Down"20
Sharon Van Etten · "Your Love Is Killing Me"14
Old Crow Medicine Show · "Sweet Amarillo"4
Doug Paisley · "Radio Girl"1
Hiss Golden Messenger · "Mahogany Dread"0
Jenny Lewis · "Late Bloomer"0
Mica Levi · "Andrew Void"0
Protomartyr · "Scum, Rise!"0

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.26012Andrew Dansby · 2014
.24512Brian Orloff · 2014
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.18710Mac Wilson · 2014
.1789Althea Legaspi · 2014
.1787Bob Townsend · 2014
.1759Erik Thompson · 2014
.1696Dan Ferguson · 2014
.1669Dan Kois · 2014
.1669Shannon Carlin · 2014
.1656Janelle Bitker · 2014
.1639JD Swerzenski · 2014
.1579Jere Pilapil · 2014
.1567David Goldstein · 2014
.1546Chris Riemenschneider · 2014
.1468Matt Miller · 2014
.1467Leslie Berman · 2014
2012 original ballot
Centricity.507#108 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Lambchop · Mr. M306
Shovels & Rope · O' Be Joyful202
Iris DeMent · Sing the Delta1015
Todd Snider · Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables1013
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange5169
Kendrick Lamar · Good Kid, m.A.A.d City5125
Beach House · Bloom539
The Men · Open Your Heart517
Anais Mitchell · Young Man in America53
Black Swans · Occasion for Song51
SongOther Votes
Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"93
Japandroids · "The House That Heaven Built"46
Killer Mike · "Reagan"11
Lambchop · "Gone Tomorrow"3
Corb Lund · "September"2
Shovels & Rope · "Birmingham"2
Sinead O'Connor · "The Wolf Is Getting Married"1
Taylor Swift (ft. the Civil Wars) · "Safe and Sound"1
Black Swans · "Portsmouth, Ohio"0
Divine Fits · "Civilian Stripes"0

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.17210Rebecca Raber · 2012
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.15710Gary Chun · 2012
.1549Josh Bis · 2012
.1549Lindsay Zoladz · 2012
.1529Anthony Lombardi · 2012
.1489Mike Madden · 2012
.1469Eric Sundermann · 2012
.1428Eric Harvey · 2012
.1346Jason Gargano · 2012
.1328Matt Sullivan · 2012
.1218Nick Feldman · 2012
.1208Joey Daniewicz · 2012
.1207Luis Paez-Pumar · 2012
.1196Brent Baldwin · 2012
.1178Matt Rice · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.413#192 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Destroyer · Kaputt3078
Pistol Annies · Hell on Heels2042
tUnE-yArDs · w h o k i l l10134
Cities Aviv · Digital Lows103
St. Vincent · Strange Mercy564
Lykke Li · Wounded Rhymes536
Hayes Carll · KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)515
Jessica Lea Mayfield · Tell Me58
Amanda Shires · Carrying Lightning52
Emperor X · Western Teleport52
SongOther Votes
Nicki Minaj · "Super Bass"94
Lana Del Rey · "Video Games"46
Adele · "Someone Like You"45
tUnE-yArDs · "Bizness"37
Eleanor Friedberger · "My Mistakes"9
Lykke Li · "I Follow Rivers"5
Hayes Carll · "Another Like You"4
Cities Aviv · "Coastin'"1
Emperor X · "Allahu Akbar"1
Mount Moriah · "Lament"1

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.28013Chandler Levack · 2011
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.1768Nick Duerden · 2011
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.1719Dan Weiss · 2011
.1609Brian Orloff · 2011
.1598Ken Capobianco · 2011
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.1517Michael Barthel · 2011
.1498Lindsay Zoladz · 2011
.1498Tom Lane · 2011
.1496Kenyon Hopkin · 2011
.1488Mark Richardson · 2011
.1428Steve Klinge · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.465#182 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Janelle Monáe · The ArchAndroid30133
Robyn · Body Talk1573
Tallest Man on Earth · The Wild Hunt1522
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy10265
Taylor Swift · Speak Now534
Mavis Staples · You Are Not Alone526
Phosphorescent · Here's to Taking It Easy518
Elizabeth Cook · Welder514
Justin Townes Earle · Harlem River Blues512
Laurie Anderson · Homeland57
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Janelle Monáe (ft. Big Boi) · "Tightrope"103
Robyn · "Dancing on My Own"79
Yeasayer · "O.N.E."20
Gorillaz · "On Melancholy Hill"10
Mavis Staples · "You Are Not Alone"10
Gil Scott-Heron · "New York Is Killing Me"7
Taylor Swift · "Mean"4
LCD Soundsystem · "Pow Pow"3
Phosphorescent · "The Mermaid Parade"3

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.1949Robert Loerzel · 2010
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.1889Theon Weber · 2010
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2009 original ballot
Centricity.774#6 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Phoenix · Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix25138
Neko Case · Middle Cyclone15105
Lady Gaga · The Fame/The Fame Monster1525
Sissy Wish · Beauties Never Die150
Animal Collective · Merriweather Post Pavilion5153
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · It's Blitz!5113
Dirty Projectors · Bitte Orca5107
The Flaming Lips · Embryonic564
Girls · Album562
Levon Helm · Electric Dirt522
SongOther Votes
Jay-Z (ft. Alicia Keys) · "Empire State of Mind"88
Animal Collective · "My Girls"75
Dirty Projectors · "Stillness Is the Move"63
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · "Zero"58
Girls · "Lust for Life"41
Phoenix · "Lisztomania"41
Lady Gaga · "Paparazzi"35
Big Boi (ft. Gucci Mane) · "Shine Blockas"20
Miranda Lambert · "Dead Flowers"10
Ashley Monroe · "Has Anybody Ever Told You"0

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.28214Kimberly Chun · 2009
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.25510Brent Baldwin · 2009
.24613Barry Walters · 2009
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.23611Ryan Schreiber · 2009
.23610Adriane Goetz · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.457#114 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Drive-By Truckers · Brighter Than Creation's Dark3027
Robyn · Robyn2011
Jessica Lea Mayfield · With Blasphemy So Heartfelt150
TV on the Radio · Dear Science5153
Fleet Foxes · Fleet Foxes587
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!560
Cut Copy · In Ghost Colours529
Taylor Swift · Fearless517
Calexico · Carried to Dust57
(various artists) · Awake My Soul OST/Help Me to Sing50
SongOther Votes
Beyoncé · "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"57
Hercules and Love Affair · "Blind"45
Hot Chip · "Ready for the Floor"24
Hold Steady · "Constructive Summer"11
Be Your Own Pet · "Becky"10
Ida Maria · "Oh My God"8
Cut Copy · "Out There on the Ice"4
T.I. · "No Matter What"4
Taylor Swift · "Fifteen"2
Rigas · "Born Not to Run"0

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.18968Brian Orloff
.18668Althea Legaspi
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.16060Will Hermes
.15749Dan DeLuca
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