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.
Josh Timmermann
Overall
Centricity.418#413 of 1313
Breadth.550#295 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.484#168 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Solange · A Seat at the Table25116
Beyoncé · Lemonade15179
PJ Harvey · The Hope Six Demolition Project1516
Kristin Kontrol · X-Communicate155
Radiohead · A Moon Shaped Pool591
Rihanna · Anti563
Mitski · Puberty 2558
Drive-By Truckers · American Band555
Carly Rae Jepsen · Emotion: Side B57
Ariana Grande · Dangerous Woman54
SongOther Votes
Beyoncé · "Formation"98
Solange · "Cranes in the Sky"63
A Tribe Called Quest · "We the People"55
Angel Olsen · "Shut Up Kiss Me"29
Beyoncé · "Sorry"25
Solange (ft. Sampha) · "Don't Touch My Hair"9
Kanye West · "Famous"6
Rihanna · "Love on the Brain"4
Blood Orange · "Augustine"0
Kristin Kontrol · "Show Me"0

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.31415Althea Legaspi · 2016
.29414Laur Jackson · 2016
.29114Katie Moulton · 2016
.28610Jason Gargano · 2016
.27012Shannon Carlin · 2016
.24012Jamieson Cox · 2016
.23412Peter Tabakis · 2016
.22912Joe Lynch · 2016
.22612Dee Lockett · 2016
.22511Chris Herrington · 2016
.22011L. Kent Wolgamott · 2016
.22011Will Hermes · 2016
.21812Ed Masley · 2016
.21511Britt Robson · 2016
.21511Franklin Paul · 2016
.21510Alex Woodward · 2016
.21411Luis Paez-Pumar · 2016
.20711Christopher Barton · 2016
.2078Max Berry · 2016
.20610Seth Mnookin · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.607#75 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Carly Rae Jepsen · Emotion3091
Grimes · Art Angels2092
Sleater-Kinney · No Cities to Love1591
Courtney Barnett · Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit5166
Joanna Newsom · Divers539
Drake · If You're Reading This It's Too Late532
Kacey Musgraves · Pageant Material532
Björk · Vulnicura529
Miley Cyrus · Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz55
Jack Ü · Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü53
SongOther Votes
Drake · "Hotline Bling"75
Carly Rae Jepsen · "Run Away With Me"40
Rihanna · "Bitch Better Have My Money"17
Carly Rae Jepsen · "I Really Like You"14
Taylor Swift · "Style"7
Selena Gomez · "Good for You"3
9muses · "Hurt Locker"0
Marina and the Diamonds · "Blue"0
Miley Cyrus · "Karen Don't Be Sad"0
Sia · "Bird Set Free"0

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.24912Kelley Dunlap · 2015
.24011Peter Tabakis · 2015
.23511Althea Legaspi · 2015
.22511Will Hermes · 2015
.22011Sarah Ventre · 2015
.21811Jill Menze · 2015
.21611Steve Knopper · 2015
.20911Daniel Sargeant · 2015
.20710Corey Beasley · 2015
.19910Kevin O'Donnell · 2015
.19610Kelsey McKinney · 2015
.19210Caryn Rose · 2015
.19210Joey Hood · 2015
.1759Forrest Wickman · 2015
.1749Marc Hogan · 2015
.1749Rachel Brodsky · 2015
.1709Chris DeVille · 2015
.1689Luis Paez-Pumar · 2015
.1669Amy McCarthy · 2015
.1659Daniel Kreps · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.279#317 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
EMA · The Future's Void2020
Lykke Li · I Never Learn2015
Taylor Swift · 19891070
Miranda Lambert · Platinum1053
Nicki Minaj · The Pinkprint1018
Tove Lo · Queen of the Clouds103
Lana Del Rey · Ultraviolence544
White Lung · Deep Fantasy520
Lucinda Williams · Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone516
Iggy Azalea · The New Classic52
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "Blank Space"58
Ariana Grande (ft. Iggy Azalea) · "Problem"20
Iggy Azalea (ft. Charli XCX) · "Fancy"20
Lana Del Rey · "West Coast"13
Tove Lo · "Habits (Stay High)"12
Ariana Grande (ft. the Weeknd) · "Love Me Harder"11
Beyoncé · "7/11"5
Azealia Banks · "Chasing Time"2
Avril Lavigne · "Hello Kitty"0
Shakira (ft. Rihanna) · "Can't Remember to Forget You"0

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.27813Caryn Ganz · 2014
.24812Megan Harrington · 2014
.23111Dan DeLuca · 2014
.1819Chuck Campbell · 2014
.1528Jill Menze · 2014
.1446Salvatore Caputo · 2014
.1418Brittany Spanos · 2014
.1398Ellis Widner · 2014
.1267J T Ramsay · 2014
.1267Mordechai Shinefield · 2014
.1247Roy Trakin · 2014
.1228Jennifer Vineyard · 2014
.1207Ted Friedman · 2014
.1187Caitlin White · 2014
.1177Kelley Dunlap · 2014
.1177Steve Knopper · 2014
.1167Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2014
.1166Bill Holdship · 2014
.1157Jonathan Bradley · 2014
.1156Adrien Begrand · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.464#131 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · Yeezus20159
Beyoncé · Beyoncé2056
A Tribe Called Red · Nation II Nation200
Drake · Nothing Was the Same837
Selena Gomez · Stars Dance71
Neko Case · The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You545
Julie Ruin · Run Fast513
Miley Cyrus · Bangerz57
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · Mosquito56
Jay-Z · Magna Carta Holy Grail54
SongOther Votes
Drake (ft. Majid Jordan) · "Hold On, We're Going Home"37
Miley Cyrus · "We Can't Stop"32
Rich Homie Quan · "Type of Way"11
Lady Gaga · "Applause"10
Eminem · "Berzerk"5
Beyoncé (ft. Jay-Z) · "Drunk in Love"2
Selena Gomez · "Come and Get It"1
Charli XCX · "I Want It That Way"0
Selena Gomez · "Slow Down"0
Ying Yang Twins · "Miley Cyrus"0

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.18011Brittany Spanos · 2013
.16910Abe Beame · 2013
.16810Forrest Wickman · 2013
.16110Caryn Ganz · 2013
.15510Rob Harvilla · 2013
.1439Adam Graham · 2013
.1369Steve Knopper · 2013
.1348Chuck Campbell · 2013
.1326Kye Stephenson · 2013
.1319Marissa G. Muller · 2013
.1258Emily Zemler · 2013
.1218Makkada B. Selah · 2013
.1188Kathy Iandoli · 2013
.1178Max Berry · 2013
.1168Althea Legaspi · 2013
.1118Rembert Browne · 2013
.1117Scott Plagenhoef · 2013
.1067Rob Sheffield · 2013
.1058Chris DeVille · 2013
.1058Sowmya Krishnamurthy · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.179#306 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Carly Rae Jepsen · Kiss3014
Kathleen Edwards · Voyageur188
Solange · True175
Taylor Swift · Red533
Cat Power · Sun531
Mountain Goats · Transcendental Youth522
Lana Del Rey · Born to Die512
Rick Ross · God Forgives, I Don't53
Adam Lambert · Trespassing52
Marina and the Diamonds · Electra Heart52
SongOther Votes
Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"93
Taylor Swift · "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"42
Solange · "Losing You"40
Santigold · "Disparate Youth"14
Rihanna · "Diamonds"4
T.I. (ft. Lil Wayne) · "Ball"2
Justin Bieber · "Boyfriend"1
Carly Rae Jepsen · "Curiosity"0
Conor Maynard · "Can't Say No"0
Iggy Azalea · "Pu$$y"0

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.1846Laura Leebove · 2012
.1608Chris Molanphy · 2012
.1428Mikael Wood · 2012
.1365Evie Nagy · 2012
.1337Katherine St. Asaph · 2012
.1307Tyler Coates · 2012
.1257Joey Daniewicz · 2012
.1257Sal Cinquemani · 2012
.1186Amanda Petrusich · 2012
.1106Andy Hutchins · 2012
.1075Michael Barthel · 2012
.1056Maureen Miller · 2012
.1016Daniel Brockman · 2012
.0996Brian Orloff · 2012
.0986Jonathan Bradley · 2012
.0986Mordechai Shinefield · 2012
.0956Rob Harvilla · 2012
.0946Josh Bis · 2012
.0936Michelle Myers · 2012
.0916Kevin O'Donnell · 2012
.0916Lindsey Thomas · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.394#220 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
PJ Harvey · Let England Shake20128
Diddy - Dirty Money · Last Train to Paris201
Jay-Z and Kanye West · Watch the Throne10104
Pistol Annies · Hell on Heels1042
Britney Spears · Femme Fatale1023
Mountain Goats · All Eternals Deck1016
Gillian Welch · The Harrow and the Harvest541
Brad Paisley · This Is Country Music58
M.I.A. · Vicki Leekx54
Lil Wayne · Sorry 4 the Wait50
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
Nicki Minaj · "Super Bass"94
Taylor Swift · "Mean"9
Britney Spears · "I Wanna Go"6
Katy B · "Katy on a Mission"5
Rihanna · "Man Down"5
Katy Perry · "E.T."2
The Lonely Island (ft. Akon) · "I Just Had Sex"2
CSS · "Hits Me Like a Rock"1
Marina and the Diamonds · "Radioactive"0

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.22611Dan Kois · 2011
.21611Michael Robbins · 2011
.20511Steve Knopper · 2011
.20510Alfred Soto · 2011
.1989Michael Barthel · 2011
.1969Peter Gerstenzang · 2011
.19410Rob Tannenbaum · 2011
.1849Theon Weber · 2011
.1709Keith Harris · 2011
.1699Joey Guerra · 2011
.1689Anthony Easton · 2011
.1609Steve Kiviat · 2011
.1468Carl Wilson · 2011
.1468Ellis Widner · 2011
.1458Eric Danton · 2011
.1418Alex Macpherson · 2011
.1418Jere Pilapil · 2011
.1388Caryn Ganz · 2011
.1368Alan Light · 2011
.1368Dave Heaton · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.462#184 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy21265
Joanna Newsom · Have One on Me2064
Liz Phair · Funstyle114
Taylor Swift · Speak Now1034
Drive-By Truckers · The Big To-Do98
Girl Talk · All Day713
Marina and the Diamonds · The Family Jewels73
Janelle Monáe · The ArchAndroid5133
Robyn · Body Talk573
Lil Wayne · I Am Not a Human Being51
SongOther Votes
Kanye West (ft. Dwele) · "Power"68
Lady Gaga (ft. Beyoncé) · "Telephone"26
Janelle Monáe · "Cold War"23
Katy Perry · "California Gurls"20
Rihanna · "Rude Boy"19
B.o.B (ft. Hayley Williams) · "Airplanes"13
Lady Gaga · "Alejandro"4
Beyoncé · "Why Don't You Love Me?"0
Robyn · "Indestructible (Accoustic Version)"0
Robyn · "Love Kills"0

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.22512Drew Hinshaw · 2010
.21511James Montgomery · 2010
.20912Chris Burlingame · 2010
.2008Ken Tucker · 2010
.18110Derek Paiva · 2010
.17010Rachel Devitt · 2010
.16810Makkada B. Selah · 2010
.1619Bill O'Neill · 2010
.1618Catherine Lewis · 2010
.1588Josh Love · 2010
.1558Amy Granzin · 2010
.1549Michael Gallucci · 2010
.1509Will Hermes · 2010
.1489Ross Raihala · 2010
.1479Chris Molanphy · 2010
.1418Scott Mervis · 2010
.1409Tris McCall · 2010
.1388Mark Pytlik · 2010
.1298Jim Connelly · 2010
.1268Quentin Huff · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.424#138 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Adam Lambert · For Your Entertainment150
Metric · Fantasies1419
Nirvana · Live at Reading1310
Brad Paisley · American Saturday Night1226
Raekwon · Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...Part II1184
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · It's Blitz!9113
Miranda Lambert · Revolution830
Neko Case · Middle Cyclone7105
Jay-Z · The Blueprint 3630
Nellie McKay · Normal As Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day510
SongOther Votes
Lady Gaga · "Bad Romance"50
Lady Gaga · "Paparazzi"35
Brad Paisley · "Welcome to the Future"13
Jay-Z · "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"13
Taylor Swift · "Fifteen"5
Metric · "Gimme Sympathy"4
Asher Roth · "I Love College"1
Fefe Dobson · "I Want You"1
Britney Spears · "Radar"0
Classified (ft. Choclair, Maestro Fresh Wes, and Moka Only) · "Quit While You're Ahead"0

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.20010Chris Herrington · 2009
.19510Whitney Pastorek · 2009
.18910Theon Weber · 2009
.1799Tom Lane · 2009
.17310Alfred Soto · 2009
.1719Chris Molanphy · 2009
.1629Michael Gallucci · 2009
.1609Caryn Ganz · 2009
.1556Bobby Reed · 2009
.1518Eric Danton · 2009
.1506Jason Bracelin · 2009
.1428David Cantwell · 2009
.1408Andy Wang · 2009
.1277Jim Macnie · 2009
.1267Corey du Browa · 2009
.1257Stephen M. Deusner · 2009
.1217Jennifer Vineyard · 2009
.1217Mikael Wood · 2009
.1207Bob Grossweiner · 2009
.1187Gary Graff · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.473#98 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · 808s & Heartbreak2156
Lil Wayne · Tha Carter III1977
Drive-By Truckers · Brighter Than Creation's Dark1527
Santogold · Santogold978
Lucinda Williams · Little Honey821
Mountain Goats · Heretic Pride810
Portishead · Third5101
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks · Real Emotional Trash521
Kathleen Edwards · Asking for Flowers510
Britney Spears · Circus55
SongOther Votes
Estelle (ft. Kanye West) · "American Boy"69
Lil Wayne · "A Milli"49
Kanye West · "Love Lockdown"36
T.I. (ft. Rihanna) · "Live Your Life"22
Beyoncé · "If I Were a Boy"12
Miley Cyrus · "See You Again"7
Kathleen Edwards · "I Make the Dough, You Get the Glory"2
The Jonas Brothers · "Lovebug"1
Kelly Clarkson · "How I Feel"0
Metric · "Help, I'm Alive"0

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.34516Chris Molanphy · 2008
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.1679Bill O'Neill · 2008
.1669Eric Danton · 2008
.16210Eric Weisbard · 2008
.1598Jimmy Draper · 2008
.1589Christopher R. Weingarten · 2008
.1568Franklin Soults · 2008
.1559Steve Erickson · 2008
.1528David Raposa · 2008
.1518Mosi Reeves · 2008
.1469James Montgomery · 2008
.1408Kristal Hawkins · 2008
.1408Philip Martin · 2008
.1349Daphne Carr · 2008
.1317Dan Weiss · 2008
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.21073Chris Molanphy
.18756Caryn Ganz
.17357Michael Gallucci
.16663Steve Knopper
.15739James Montgomery
.15734Forrest Wickman
.15555Althea Legaspi
.15335Clover Hope
.14831Theon Weber
.14750Chris Herrington
.14324Peter Tabakis
.14153Eric Danton
.14146Joey Daniewicz
.14034Michael Barthel
.13942Maureen Miller
.13851J. Anthony Ware
.13848Jennifer Vineyard
.13752Spencer Kornhaber
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.13540Dan DeLuca
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