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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Kevin O'Donnell
Overall
Centricity.385#496 of 1313
Breadth.682#144 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2015 original ballot
Centricity.611#71 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kendrick Lamar · To Pimp a Butterfly10209
Courtney Barnett · Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit10166
Carly Rae Jepsen · Emotion1091
Sleater-Kinney · No Cities to Love1091
Janet Jackson · Unbreakable108
Selena Gomez · Revival107
Miley Cyrus · Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz105
Roisin Murphy · Hairless Toys103
Metz · II102
Bob Moses · Days Gone By101
SongOther Votes
The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"68
Fetty Wap · "Trap Queen"42
Demi Lovato · "Cool for the Summer"16
Justin Bieber · "Sorry"13
Beck · "Dreams"12
Selena Gomez · "Good for You"3
Kendrick Lamar · "These Walls"2
Calvin Harris · "How Deep Is Your Love"1
Robyn and la Bagatelle Magique · "Set Me Free"0
Shura · "2shy"0

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.28514Chris Molanphy · 2015
.26413Steve Knopper · 2015
.20710Josh Timmermann · 2015
.20211Daniel Sargeant · 2015
.20111Joey Daniewicz · 2015
.20010Ken Rayes · 2015
.18711Dan Kois · 2015
.17810Peter Tabakis · 2015
.17710J. Anthony Ware · 2015
.17110Paul Thompson · 2015
.1709Kelley Dunlap · 2015
.16810Ryan Maffei · 2015
.16210Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2015
.1538Annie Zaleski · 2015
.1489Carolyn Menyes · 2015
.1478Jill Menze · 2015
.1449Dan Weiss · 2015
.1388Al Shipley · 2015
.1368Rob Sheffield · 2015
.1358Scott Lapatine · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.462#140 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
War on Drugs · Lost in the Dream30103
Azealia Banks · Broke With Expensive Taste3052
Taylor Swift · 1989570
Flying Lotus · You're Dead!559
Beck · Morning Phase550
Caribou · Our Love542
Todd Terje · It's Album Time528
Real Estate · Atlas522
Merchandise · After the End58
Betty Who · Take Me When You Go54
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "Shake It Off"52
Charli XCX · "Boom Clap"37
Perfume Genius · "Queen"34
Jessie Ware · "Tough Love"11
Kiesza · "Hideaway"11
War on Drugs · "Under the Pressure"11
Wussy · "Teenage Wasteland"9
Duke Dumont (ft. Jax Jones) · "I Got U"3
Madonna · "Living for Love"2
Betty Who · "Runaways"1

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.26012Jamieson Cox · 2014
.21511Maria Jean Sullivan · 2014
.2135Kenyon Hopkin · 2014
.21110Andrea Domanick · 2014
.1859JD Swerzenski · 2014
.18310Mark Zepezauer · 2014
.1819Erik Thompson · 2014
.1809Brennan Carley · 2014
.1809Mike Prevatt · 2014
.1779Stuart Berman · 2014
.1757Cameron Macdonald · 2014
.1749Will Hermes · 2014
.1659Brian Orloff · 2014
.1638Corey du Browa · 2014
.1599Josh Bis · 2014
.1598Steven Arroyo · 2014
.1568Aaron Frank · 2014
.1548Jennifer Vineyard · 2014
.1538Phil Gallo · 2014
.1528Reggie Ugwu · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.441#145 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
My Bloody Valentine · m b v1060
Beyoncé · Beyoncé1056
Kurt Vile · Wakin on a Pretty Daze1045
Kacey Musgraves · Same Trailer Different Park1042
Disclosure · Settle1041
The Knife · Shaking the Habitual1026
Yo la Tengo · Fade1017
Nine Inch Nails · Hesitation Marks1013
Body/Head · Coming Apart107
Washed Out · Paracosm104
SongOther Votes
Tegan and Sara · "Closer"24
James Blake · "Retrograde"16
Parquet Courts · "Stoned and Starving"16
Disclosure (ft. Sam Smith) · "Latch"14
Katy Perry · "Roar"12
Lady Gaga · "Applause"10
Britney Spears · "Work Bitch"7
Bonnie McKee · "American Girl"1
The Juan MacLean · "Feel Like Movin'"1
Thumpers · "Unkinder"0

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.23412Caryn Ganz · 2013
.1838Mark Pytlik · 2013
.1728Camille Dodero · 2013
.1628Joey Daniewicz · 2013
.1558Scott Plagenhoef · 2013
.1508Kate Silver · 2013
.1488Mark Richardson · 2013
.1486James Ford · 2013
.1478Jim Tremayne · 2013
.1357Jonah LaFollette · 2013
.1317Michael Pollock · 2013
.1307Annie Zaleski · 2013
.1296Evie Nagy · 2013
.1237Dan Weiss · 2013
.1225Nick Green · 2013
.1186David Goldstein · 2013
.1177Kimberly Chun · 2013
.1166Brian McManus · 2013
.1166Jose Duran · 2013
.1166Ted Cox · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.241#257 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Japandroids · Celebration Rock3072
Metz · Metz1016
Donald Fagen · Sunken Condos109
Animal Collective · Centipede Hz104
Gotye · Making Mirrors100
School of Seven Bells · Put Your Sad Down EP100
Cloud Nothings · Attack on Memory537
Cat Power · Sun531
Diiv · Oshin59
Madonna · Mdna53
SongOther Votes
Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"93
Taylor Swift · "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"42
Icona Pop (ft. Charli XCX) · "I Love It"21
M.I.A. · "Bad Girls"19
Tanlines · "All of Me"8
Pink · "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"7
Japandroids · "Nights of Wine and Roses"2
Kylie Minogue · "Timebomb"2
Demi Lovato · "Give Your Heart a Break"1
Diiv · "Wait"0

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.28714Althea Legaspi · 2012
.22611Rebecca Raber · 2012
.19410Rob Sheffield · 2012
.19110Josh Bis · 2012
.1829Rob Tannenbaum · 2012
.1676Grant Moser · 2012
.1558Chris DeVille · 2012
.1558Gary Chun · 2012
.1518Erik Kenward · 2012
.1438Dan Kois · 2012
.1398Caryn Ganz · 2012
.1247Chris Molanphy · 2012
.1186Jeff Gage · 2012
.1147Scott Lapatine · 2012
.1146Mike Cimicata · 2012
.1117Lindsey Thomas · 2012
.1107Jere Pilapil · 2012
.1106Mike Madden · 2012
.1086Steven Hyden · 2012
.1076Tyler Coates · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.296#346 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
War on Drugs · Slave Ambient2022
M83 · Hurry Up, We're Dreaming1555
Lady Gaga · Born This Way1539
Radiohead · The King of Limbs1038
Feist · Metals1019
Washed Out · Within and Without1016
Kurt Vile · Smoke Ring for My Halo555
Britney Spears · Femme Fatale523
Neon Indian · Era Extraña55
Sonic Youth · Simon Werner a Disparu50
SongOther Votes
Nicki Minaj · "Super Bass"94
Azealia Banks · "212"52
Britney Spears · "Till the World Ends"38
EMA · "California"32
Lady Gaga · "The Edge of Glory"22
LMFAO · "Party Rock Anthem"17
Beyoncé · "Love on Top"10
Foster the People · "Helena Beat"2
Studio Killers · "Ode to the Bouncer"0
Teddybears (ft. Robyn) · "Cardiac Arrest"0

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.26113Chris Molanphy · 2011
.25313Caryn Ganz · 2011
.21210Ted Friedman · 2011
.19510Amy Phillips · 2011
.19210Adam Graham · 2011
.19110Andrew Casillas · 2011
.1909Andrea Swensson · 2011
.1618Brent Baldwin · 2011
.1618Mike Orme · 2011
.1589Rob Sheffield · 2011
.1559Alfred Soto · 2011
.1528Jed Gottlieb · 2011
.1518Mike Prevatt · 2011
.1518Ross Raihala · 2011
.1509Theon Weber · 2011
.1438Barry Bruner · 2011
.1428Spencer Kornhaber · 2011
.1338Rob Harvilla · 2011
.1337Ian Cohen · 2011
.1318Mikael Wood · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.434#214 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Robyn · Body Talk3073
LCD Soundsystem · This Is Happening15151
Four Tet · There Is Love in You1029
School of Seven Bells · Disconnect From Desire104
Dungen · Skit I Allt101
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy5265
M.I.A. · Maya528
Kelis · Flesh Tone57
Katy Perry · Teenage Dream54
Benoît Pioulard · Lasted51
SongOther Votes
Robyn · "Dancing on My Own"79
Erykah Badu · "Window Seat"36
Katy Perry · "Teenage Dream"35
LCD Soundsystem · "Drunk Girls"20
Rihanna · "Only Girl (In the World)"11
Robyn · "Indestructible"4
Kelis · "Acapella"3
Alexis Jordan · "Happiness"0
Black Eyed Peas · "Xoxoxo"0
Deerhunter · "Earthquake"0

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.19610Heather Phares · 2010
.1809Amy Granzin · 2010
.17510Amy Phillips · 2010
.17410Chris Molanphy · 2010
.16310Caryn Ganz · 2010
.1609Dan Weiss · 2010
.1539Mark Pytlik · 2010
.1518Jose Duran · 2010
.1499Michael Gallucci · 2010
.1469Mikael Wood · 2010
.1428Alfred Soto · 2010
.1388Jim Fouratt · 2010
.1379Ryan Dombal · 2010
.1305Dominic Umile · 2010
.1285Bree Davies · 2010
.1278James Montgomery · 2010
.1248Althea Legaspi · 2010
.1248Mark Richardson · 2010
.1248Mark Zepezauer · 2010
.1248Spencer Kornhaber · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.201#387 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Japandroids · Post-Nothing3026
Sonic Youth · The Eternal1541
Yo la Tengo · Popular Songs1024
Black Moth Super Rainbow · Eating Us1010
Washed Out · Life of Leisure104
Girls · Album562
The Very Best · Warm Heart of Africa517
Handsome Furs · Face Control56
Buraka Som Sistema · Black Diamond55
1990s · Kicks51
SongOther Votes
Jay-Z (ft. Alicia Keys) · "Empire State of Mind"88
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · "Zero"58
Lily Allen · "The Fear"19
Black Eyed Peas · "Boom Boom Pow"16
Miley Cyrus · "Party in the USA"15
Japandroids · "Young Hearts Spark Fire"14
Britney Spears · "3"2
The Flaming Lips and Star Death and White Dwarfs · "Borderline"0
Miike Snow · "Burial"0
Sonic Youth · "Malibu Gas Station"0

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.25211Michael Endelman · 2009
.2017Luke Hackney · 2009
.1869Melissa Maerz · 2009
.1719Kimberly Chun · 2009
.1718Anna Deem · 2009
.1718Ben Schumer · 2009
.1608Tom Ewing · 2009
.1568Scott Mervis · 2009
.1538Charles Aaron · 2009
.1347Michael Gallucci · 2009
.1347Robert Bishop · 2009
.1347Stacey Anderson · 2009
.1337James Montgomery · 2009
.1247Milo Miles · 2009
.1225Jason Gargano · 2009
.1207J. Anthony Ware · 2009
.1155Bob Hill · 2009
.1136Brian Bowe · 2009
.1136Larry Fitzmaurice · 2009
.1106Marc Hogan · 2009
.1106Stephen M. Deusner · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.395#158 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
No Age · Nouns3044
Ra Ra Riot · The Rhumb Line157
Santogold · Santogold1078
Of Montreal · Skeletal Lamping1013
Breeders · Mountain Battles1010
Vampire Weekend · Vampire Weekend5104
My Morning Jacket · Evil Urges542
Bob Dylan · The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006535
Tobacco · Fucked Up Friends53
Rumble Strips · Girls and Weather52
SongOther Votes
Estelle (ft. Kanye West) · "American Boy"69
Beyoncé · "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"57
Kanye West · "Love Lockdown"36
M83 · "Kim & Jessie"14
Coldplay · "Lost!"6
Lucinda Williams · "Real Love"4
Weezer · "Troublemaker"2
Pop Levi · "Dita Dimone"0
Robyn · "With Every Heartbeat"0
Sonic Youth · "Slow Revolution"0

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.2229Rob Dubbin · 2008
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.1479Clover Hope · 2008
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.1428Mark Zepezauer · 2008
.1398Kristal Hawkins · 2008
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.1378Corey Moss · 2008
.1368Jason Fine · 2008
.1317Daniel Rodrigue · 2008
.1308Althea Legaspi · 2008
.1298Caryn Ganz · 2008
.1298Melissa Maerz · 2008
.1298Rob Brunner · 2008
.1289Chris Molanphy · 2008
Similar Voters
.20561Caryn Ganz
.19569Chris Molanphy
.15053Althea Legaspi
.14739Rebecca Raber
.14656Mark Zepezauer
.14546Joey Daniewicz
.14325Michael Endelman
.14149Michael Gallucci
.14144Scott Mervis
.13837Dan Kois
.13553Scott Plagenhoef
.13552Steve Knopper
.13434James Montgomery
.13238Chris Burlingame
.13046Chuck Campbell
.12649Spencer Kornhaber
.12637Amanda Petrusich
.12632Jamieson Cox
.12544Josh Timmermann
.12420Melissa Maerz
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