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.
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Overall
Centricity.329#627 of 1313
Breadth.635#199 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.345#285 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
David Bowie · Blackstar10208
A Tribe Called Quest · We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service10184
Jenny Hval · Blood Bitch1020
Exploded View · Exploded View103
Matmos · Ultimate Care II103
Katie Gately · Color102
Loscil · Monument Builders101
Cat's Eyes · Treasure House100
Johann Johannsson · Orphée100
Niki and the Dove · Everybody's Heart Is Broken Now100

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.1217Jeff Klingman · 2016
.1184Jaime Lowe · 2016
.1126Jonny Leather · 2016
.1116Katherine St. Asaph · 2016
.1086Aaron Hillis · 2016
.0974Chad Radford · 2016
.0944Mike Rowell · 2016
.0804Bob Grossweiner · 2016
.0804Richard Gehr · 2016
.0784Christopher Matthew Jensen · 2016
.0765Stephen Bush · 2016
.0754Preston Jones · 2016
.0754Ron Hart · 2016
.0744Jaime Lees · 2016
.0744Jill Ettinger · 2016
.0744Joel Elliot · 2016
.0744Mallory O'Donnell · 2016
.0734Jose Davila · 2016
.0734Scott Mervis · 2016
.0725Sachyn Mital · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.138#384 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Björk · Vulnicura1029
Shamir · Ratchet1025
Julia Holter · Have You in My Wilderness1023
Oneohtrix Point Never · Garden of Delete1023
Holly Herndon · Platform1011
John Grant · Grey Tickles, Black Pressure107
Fred Thomas · All Are Saved103
Roisin Murphy · Hairless Toys103
Blank Realm · Illegals in Heaven100
Eztv · Calling Out100

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.1356Aaron Hillis · 2015
.1204Troy Farah · 2015
.1194Jon Jon Scott · 2015
.1035Winston Cook-Wilson · 2015
.0945Sasha Geffen · 2015
.0914Tobias Carroll · 2015
.0804Peter Tabakis · 2015
.0764Forrest Wickman · 2015
.0744Adam Kivel · 2015
.0744Laura Studarus · 2015
.0734Kevin Korber · 2015
.0724Alex Woodward · 2015
.0724Philip Sherburne · 2015
.0724Scott Plagenhoef · 2015
.0714Gary Chun · 2015
.0714Jonathan Bradley · 2015
.0704Joseph Davenport · 2015
.0704Michael Azerrad · 2015
.0694Nate Patrin · 2015
.0684Jordan Cronk · 2015
.0684Mike Prevatt · 2015
2013 original ballot
Centricity.359#194 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Daft Punk · Random Access Memories1075
Sky Ferreira · Night Time, My Time1045
Savages · Silence Yourself1041
The Knife · Shaking the Habitual1026
Oneohtrix Point Never · R Plus Seven1018
Boards of Canada · Tomorrow's Harvest1014
Fuck Buttons · Slow Focus1014
Julia Holter · Loud City Song1010
AlunaGeorge · Body Music104
Franz Ferdinand · Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action104

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.1916Aaron Hillis · 2013
.1607Jeff Klingman · 2013
.1577Sasha Geffen · 2013
.1577Travis Hay · 2013
.1306Jose Duran · 2013
.1306Katherine St. Asaph · 2013
.1304Emily Kimball · 2013
.1286Kenneth Partridge · 2013
.1276Jeff Gage · 2013
.1276Nick Spacek · 2013
.1266Brian M. Raftery · 2013
.1194Cameron Macdonald · 2013
.1184Michael Deeds · 2013
.1134Zeth Lundy · 2013
.1015Daniel Kreps · 2013
.0985Dan Weiss · 2013
.0955Mike Prevatt · 2013
.0935Dorian Lynskey · 2013
.0865Sarah Grant · 2013
.0834Calum Marsh · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.125#364 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Grimes · Visions1050
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti · Mature Themes1013
Liars · Wixiw1011
Laurel Halo · Quarantine109
Disappears · Pre Language103
Beak> · >>101
Lonely Drifter Karen · Poles101
Prinzhorn Dance School · Clay Class101
Breakbot · By Your Side100
Gravenhurst · The Ghost in Daylight100
SongOther Votes
Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"93
Frank Ocean · "Thinkin' 'Bout You"46
Grimes · "Oblivion"24
Icona Pop (ft. Charli XCX) · "I Love It"21
Kendrick Lamar · "Swimming Pools (Drank)"17
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti · "Only in My Dreams"4
Liars · "No. 1 Against the Rush"4
Brandy (ft. Chris Brown) · "Put It Down"1
Breakbot · "By Your Side"0
Kelly Rowland · "Ice"0

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.18810Lindsay Zoladz · 2012
.1198Matthew Perpetua · 2012
.1166Joseph Davenport · 2012
.1086Jordan Cronk · 2012
.1026Mike Orme · 2012
.0986Omar Kholeif · 2012
.0984Craig Carson · 2012
.0967Rebecca Raber · 2012
.0946Jose Duran · 2012
.0927Jessica Suarez · 2012
.0904Cameron Macdonald · 2012
.0904Kenyon Hopkin · 2012
.0895Sean Brady · 2012
.0886Jakob Dorof · 2012
.0876JJ Lang · 2012
.0845Adrien Begrand · 2012
.0806Daniel Kreps · 2012
.0796Ryan Patrick · 2012
.0736Makkada B. Selah · 2012
.0726Dan Kois · 2012
.0726Michael Gallucci · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.373#238 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
PJ Harvey · Let England Shake10128
Wild Flag · Wild Flag1090
EMA · Past Life Martyred Saints1058
Atlas Sound · Parallax1018
Austra · Feel It Break1012
The Caretaker · An Empty Bliss Beyond This World1011
Veronica Falls · Veronica Falls1010
Battles · Gloss Drop109
Metronomy · The English Riviera107
Wild Beasts · Smother103
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
Nicki Minaj · "Super Bass"94
M83 · "Midnight City"65
Jay-Z and Kanye West · "Niggas in Paris"63
Adele · "Someone Like You"45
Rihanna (ft. Calvin Harris) · "We Found Love"29
Lil Wayne (ft. Cory Gunz) · "6 Foot 7 Foot"16
Battles · "Ice Cream"14
SBTRKT (ft. Little Dragon) · "Wildfire"10
Kills · "Future Starts Slow"2

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.27513Aaron Hillis · 2011
.26112Camille Dodero · 2011
.25712Althea Legaspi · 2011
.24912Jason Diamond · 2011
.23211Judy Berman · 2011
.21911Puja Patel · 2011
.20910Mark Pytlik · 2011
.20610Johnny Loftus · 2011
.20110Eric Danton · 2011
.19410Vijith Assar · 2011
.1907Gavin Edwards · 2011
.18910Jennifer Vineyard · 2011
.18510Steve Erickson · 2011
.1839Monica Herrera · 2011
.1809Jeanne Fury · 2011
.1798Audra Schroeder · 2011
.1749Jim Fouratt · 2011
.1719Jere Pilapil · 2011
.1709Dan Kois · 2011
.1699Ed Condran · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.371#282 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Janelle Monáe · The ArchAndroid10133
Beach House · Teen Dream10110
Sleigh Bells · Treats1085
Robyn · Body Talk1073
Spoon · Transference1037
How to Dress Well · Love Remains1014
Salem · King Night1012
Liars · Sisterworld1011
Perfume Genius · Learning104
Teengirl Fantasy · 7am101
SongOther Votes
Janelle Monáe (ft. Big Boi) · "Tightrope"103
Robyn · "Dancing on My Own"79
Kanye West (ft. Pusha T) · "Runaway"76
Big Boi (ft. Cutty) · "Shutterbugg"58
Katy Perry · "Teenage Dream"35
LCD Soundsystem · "Drunk Girls"20
M.I.A. · "Born Free"19
Rihanna · "Only Girl (In the World)"11
Goldfrapp · "Rocket"3
Maximum Balloon · "Tiger"2

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.30614Matthew Perpetua · 2010
.30115David Raposa · 2010
.27313Eric Danton · 2010
.26213Kristyn Pomranz · 2010
.23712Chris Burlingame · 2010
.23611Marc Hogan · 2010
.22211David Goldstein · 2010
.22110Jeremiah McNeil · 2010
.21610Derek Paiva · 2010
.21511Sal Cinquemani · 2010
.21311Rebecca Raber · 2010
.21011Dan DeLuca · 2010
.21010Zach Kelly · 2010
.20811Gareth Grundy · 2010
.20810Kevin O'Donnell · 2010
.20610Tim O'Neil · 2010
.20410Julia Simon · 2010
.20310Erik Kenward · 2010
.20110Spencer Kornhaber · 2010
.19710Harry Burson · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.419#142 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Grizzly Bear · Veckatimest10105
The xx · The xx1092
The Flaming Lips · Embryonic1064
Fever Ray · Fever Ray1052
Sonic Youth · The Eternal1041
Fuck Buttons · Tarot Sport1026
Micachu and the Shapes · Jewellery1025
Bibio · Ambivalence Avenue1011
Cold Cave · Love Comes Close104
Mount Eerie · Wind's Poem104
SongOther Votes
Grizzly Bear · "Two Weeks"64
Lady Gaga · "Bad Romance"50
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · "Heads Will Roll"26
St. Vincent · "Actor Out of Work"13
Major Lazer (ft. Nina Sky and Ricky Blaze) · "Keep It Goin' Louder"9
Micachu and the Shapes · "Golden Phone"8
Dead Weather · "Hang You From the Heavens"5
Cold Cave · "Life Magazine"4
The xx · "Basic Space"1
La Roux · "Quicksand"0

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.29013Aaron Hillis · 2009
.27613Gareth Grundy · 2009
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.2047Althea Legaspi · 2009
.19510Adrienne Day · 2009
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.1769Barney Hoskyns · 2009
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.1739Rebecca Raber · 2009
.1737Brett Koshkin · 2009
.1708Ben Schumer · 2009
.1676Matt Sebastian · 2009
.1649Jennifer Vineyard · 2009
.1648Mark Zepezauer · 2009
.1626Ken Micallef · 2009
.1618Camille Dodero · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.504#78 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
TV on the Radio · Dear Science10153
Portishead · Third10101
Deerhunter · Microcastle/Weird Era Continued1054
Hercules and Love Affair · Hercules and Love Affair1041
M83 · Saturdays=Youth1027
Walkmen · You & Me1025
Fuck Buttons · Street Horrrsing1013
Kills · Midnight Boom1010
Grouper · Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill109
Leila · Blood, Looms & Blooms100
SongOther Votes
Hot Chip · "Ready for the Floor"24
Deerhunter · "Nothing Ever Happened"9
Peter Gabriel and Hot Chip · "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa"6
Department of Eagles · "No One Does It Like You"2
Kills · "Cheap and Cheerful"2
Crystal Castles · "Alice Practice"1
Kerli · "Walking on Air"1
Beach House · "You Came to Me"0
Metronomy · "Radio Ladio"0
Pop Levi · "Never Never Love"0

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.2228Laurence Station · 2008
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.1629Jim Fouratt · 2008
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.1548Spencer Patterson · 2008
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.1468Christopher R. Weingarten · 2008
.1466David Shirley · 2008
.1458Alfred Soto · 2008
.1458Derek Miller · 2008
.1446Chris Dahlen · 2008
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.1426Ed Condran · 2008
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.21454Aaron Hillis
.17735Joe Colly
.16534Jeff Klingman
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.15752Althea Legaspi
.15535Jose Duran
.14531Gareth Grundy
.13749Matthew Perpetua
.13737Amanda Petrusich
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.13634Kristyn Pomranz
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.12344Jim Fouratt
.12325Stacey Anderson
.12246Chris Molanphy
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