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.
James Bradley
Overall
Centricity.255#798 of 1313
Breadth.694#129 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2015 original ballot
Centricity.326#259 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Courtney Barnett · Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit19166
(various artists) · Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)1723
Tobias Jesso Jr · Goon139
Laurie Anderson · Heart of a Dog118
Beach House · Depression Cherry919
Dr. Dre · Compton815
Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts · Manhattan78
Fred Thomas · All Are Saved63
Jamie xx · In Colour555
Jose Gonzalez · Vestiges & Claws50

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.2136Robert Christgau · 2015
.2016Cam Patterson · 2015
.1216Alyssa Pereira · 2015
.1156Brady Gerber · 2015
.1136Todd Kristel · 2015
.1106Jamieson Cox · 2015
.1074Jon Jon Scott · 2015
.1064Michael Tatum · 2015
.1034Stephen Haag · 2015
.1004Dan Strachota · 2015
.1004Jim Testa · 2015
.0985Ed Masley · 2015
.0955Tim Grierson · 2015
.0924Jem Aswad · 2015
.0914Max Blau · 2015
.0835John Hendrickson · 2015
.0825Simon Vozick-Levinson · 2015
.0795Michael Pollock · 2015
.0774Michael Roffman · 2015
.0754Silas Valentino · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.242#356 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Swans · To Be Kind2749
Parquet Courts · Sunbathing Animal1246
Perfume Genius · Too Bright1135
(various artists) · Spiritual Jazz 5100
Spoon · They Want My Soul970
Jerry Lee Lewis · The Knox Phillips Sessions: the Unreleased Recordings81
Tweedy · Sukierae79
Andy Stott · Faith in Strangers614
Peter Stampfel & the Brooklyn & Lower Manhattan Banjo Squadron · Better Than Expected51
Golden Grass · Golden Grass50
SongOther Votes
Perfume Genius · "Queen"34
Spoon · "Do You"17
New Pornographers · "Champions of Red Wine"3
Swans · "A Little God in My Hands"3
Ty Segall · "Tall Man, Skinny Lady"2
Black Keys · "Gotta Get Away"1
Jerry Lee Lewis · "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"1
Swans · "Screen Shot"1
Mac DeMarco · "Let Her Go"0
Real Estate · "It's Real"0

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.1658Steven Arroyo · 2014
.1477Andrew Dansby · 2014
.1467Eric Danton · 2014
.1417Eric Harvey · 2014
.1357Artemis Thomas-Hansard · 2014
.1325Heather Hoch · 2014
.1206Bonnie Stiernberg · 2014
.1126Katie Moulton · 2014
.1106Daniel Sargeant · 2014
.1096Zach Kelly · 2014
.1086Jonathan Lundeen · 2014
.1044Mark Deming · 2014
.1026Matt Fiander · 2014
.0934Jason Gargano · 2014
.0924Chris Toenes · 2014
.0904Mark J. Lepage · 2014
.0895Corey du Browa · 2014
.0895Judy Berman · 2014
.0884Jeff Niesel · 2014
.0884Traviss Cassidy · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.138#341 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Deerhunter · Monomania1822
John Butcher/Thomas Lehn/John Tilbury · Exta140
Body/Head · Coming Apart127
Bill Callahan · Dream River1117
Bob Dylan · Another Self Portrait109
The Knife · Shaking the Habitual926
Junip · Junip81
Eleanor Friedberger · Personal Record75
Jeffrey Lewis & Peter Stampfel Band · Hey Hey It's...the Jeffrey Lewis & Peter Stampfel Band63
Neil Young · Live at the Cellar Door51

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.1336Max Blau · 2013
.1294Robert Christgau · 2013
.0955Adam Kivel · 2013
.0955Michael Tatum · 2013
.0724Kevin O'Donnell · 2013
.0674Steve Erickson · 2013
.0673Jay Ruttenberg · 2014
.0664Carter Maness · 2013
.0614Liz Tracy · 2013
.0453Daniel Sargeant · 2013
.0423Mac Wilson · 2013
.0413Matthew Oshinsky · 2013
.0383Aaron Mendelson · 2013
.0363Bob Townsend · 2013
.0343Raymond Cummings · 2013
.0322Deborah Sprague · 2013
.0322Heather Phares · 2013
.0322Nick Green · 2013
.0322Peter Gerstenzang · 2013
.0312Allen St John · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.223#267 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Neil Young & Crazy Horse · Americana189
The Caretaker · Patience: After Sebald140
Todd Snider · Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables1213
Swans · The Seer1150
Liars · Wixiw1011
Alex Chilton · Free Again: the 1970 Sessions90
Leonard Cohen · Old Ideas830
Goat · World Music714
Redd Kross · Researching the Blues69
Dr. John · Locked Down531
SongOther Votes
Grimes · "Oblivion"24
Bruce Springsteen · "We Take Care of Our Own"18
Jack White · "I'm Shakin'"6
Neneh Cherry & the Thing · "Dream Baby Dream"4
Fun. · "Why Am I the One"1
Liars · "Brats"1
Patti Smith · "April Fool"1
The Caretaker · "When the Dog Days Were Drawing to an End"0
Imperial Teen · "No Matter What You Say"0
Neil Young & Crazy Horse · "Travel On"0

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.1676Brent Baldwin · 2012
.1576Franklin Soults · 2012
.1407Bob Grossweiner · 2012
.1397Ken Rayes · 2012
.1377Omar Kholeif · 2012
.1337Daniel Durchholz · 2012
.1317L. Kent Wolgamott · 2012
.1315Steve Hochman · 2012
.1245Bob Ruggiero · 2012
.1237Ron Hart · 2012
.1216Bill Holdship · 2012
.1196Larry King · 2012
.1196Robert Christgau · 2012
.1166Matt Rice · 2012
.1126Chris Herrington · 2012
.1126Jon Bream · 2012
.1126Mike Mettler · 2012
.1086Gary Chun · 2012
.1026Jordan Cronk · 2012
.0996Fred Mills · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.553#60 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
The Beach Boys · The Smile Sessions1722
tUnE-yArDs · w h o k i l l14134
Demdike Stare · Tryptych1314
PJ Harvey · Let England Shake11128
Tom Waits · Bad As Me1095
M83 · Hurry Up, We're Dreaming955
EMA · Past Life Martyred Saints858
James Pants · James Pants71
Blood Orange · Coastal Grooves61
The Field · Looping State of Mind510
SongOther Votes
M83 · "Midnight City"65
Black Keys · "Lonely Boy"29
Cass McCombs · "County Line"24
SBTRKT · "Pharaohs"3
Kills · "Satellite"2
tUnE-yArDs · "Doorstep"1
Drive-By Truckers · "Dancing Ricky"0
Moon Duo · "Mazes"0
Thee Oh Sees · "If I Stay Too Long"0
Yacht · "Shangri-La"0

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.2238Andrew Dansby · 2011
.22010Mark Pytlik · 2011
.18310Aaron Hillis · 2011
.1759Mark Richardson · 2011
.1629Steve Klinge · 2011
.1616Laurence Station · 2011
.1568Eric Harvey · 2011
.1486Thorin Klosowski · 2011
.1466Jon Wiederhorn · 2011
.1458Mike Prevatt · 2011
.1446Jason Gargano · 2011
.1446Steve Ciabattoni · 2011
.1428Ian Port · 2011
.1277Ed Condran · 2011
.1267Larry Fitzmaurice · 2011
.1247Althea Legaspi · 2011
.1237Heather Phares · 2011
.1227Amanda Petrusich · 2011
.1217Mark Deming · 2011
.1177Andy Gensler · 2011
.1177Mark Zepezauer · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.211#431 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Motorpsycho · Heavy Metal Fruit151
Black Keys · Brothers1488
Beach House · Teen Dream13110
Amanaz · Amanaz120
Ty Segall · Melted119
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings · I Learned the Hard Way726
Surfer Blood · Astro Coast723
Rangda · False Flag77
Lower Dens · Twin-Hand Movement76
The Alps · Le Voyage70
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Kanye West (ft. Dwele) · "Power"68
Beach House · "Zebra"14
Charlotte Gainsbourg & Beck · "Heaven Can Wait"5
Sharon Van Etten · "Save Yourself"1
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti · "Butt-House Blondies"0
Broken Social Scene · "Meet Me in the Basement"0
Chemical Brothers · "Further"0
Matthew Dear · "I Can't Feel"0
MGMT · "It's Working"0

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.31810Brett Koshkin · 2010
.1468Brent Baldwin · 2010
.1448Ian Port · 2010
.1436Sean Murphy · 2010
.1398Rossiter Drake · 2010
.1388Andrew Bartlett · 2010
.1337Saul Austerlitz · 2010
.1277David Hudnall · 2010
.1276Will Layman · 2010
.1267Jonathan Lundeen · 2010
.1257Martin Douglas · 2010
.1247Rachel Brodsky · 2010
.1227Scott Mervis · 2010
.1197Pete Freedman · 2010
.1155Kevin O'Hare · 2010
.1147Dan DeLuca · 2010
.1146Marissa G. Muller · 2010
.1145John Everhart · 2010
.1126Bret Gladstone · 2010
.1116Matthew Oshinsky · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.102#547 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Intelligence · Fake Surfers152
Tyvek · Tyvek142
Mulatu Astatke and the Heliocentrics · Inspiration Information, Vol. 31310
Yacht · See Mystery Lights127
Dan Deacon · Bromst1113
Pains of Being Pure at Heart · The Pains of Being Pure at Heart747
Thee Oh Sees · Help76
Woods · Songs of Shame76
Lightning Bolt · Earthly Delights72
Papercuts · You Can Have What You Want71
SongOther Votes
Jay-Z (ft. Alicia Keys) · "Empire State of Mind"88
Phoenix · "1901"80
Grizzly Bear · "Two Weeks"64
Lily Allen · "Fuck You"9
Yacht · "Psychic City"6
Elvis Perkins · "Doomsday"3
Girls · "Laura"2
Röyksopp · "Happy Up Here"2
Andrew Bird · "Fitz and the Dizzyspells"0
Monsters of Folk · "The Right Place"0

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.23811James Montgomery · 2009
.1588Michael Endelman · 2009
.1307Eric Grandy · 2009
.1297Julia Simon · 2009
.1267Ryan Schreiber · 2009
.1257Alan Baban · 2009
.1247Melissa Maerz · 2009
.1237Bill Crandall · 2009
.1217Paul Robicheau · 2009
.1116Dave Lipp · 2009
.1115Luke Hackney · 2009
.1066David Brusie · 2009
.1066Pete Freedman · 2009
.1066Rebecca Raber · 2009
.1056Clifford J Corcoran · 2009
.1056David Ritter · 2009
.1016Anna Deem · 2009
.1016Jonathan Lundeen · 2009
.1006Daniel Durchholz · 2009
.1006Kristyn Pomranz · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.247#307 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Girl Talk · Feed the Animals1642
Randy Newman · Harps and Angels1447
Black Keys · Attack & Release1317
MGMT · Oracular Spectacular1240
Women · Public Strain102
Born Ruffians · Red, Yellow & Blue90
Indian Jewelry · Free Gold!80
Flying Lotus · Los Angeles713
Los Campesinos! · Hold on Now, Youngster...631
Crystal Castles · Crystal Castles513
SongOther Votes
Santogold · "L.E.S. Artistes"48
Hercules and Love Affair · "Blind"45
Fleet Foxes · "White Winter Hymnal"31
Hot Chip · "Ready for the Floor"24
Vampire Weekend · "M79"5
Neon Neon · "Dream Cars"1
Grand Archives · "A Setting Sun"0
Osborne · "Downtown"0
Passion Pit · "Better Things"0
Ruby Suns · "These Are Birds"0

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.23912Steve Klinge · 2008
.20110Michael Connelly · 2008
.1819Ryan Schreiber · 2008
.1739Mark Richardson · 2008
.1606Brent Baldwin · 2008
.1518Mosi Reeves · 2008
.1468Jonathan Lundeen · 2008
.1448Jessica Suarez · 2008
.1418Ken Rayes · 2008
.1378Colin St. John · 2008
.1318Paul Robicheau · 2008
.1285Michael Deeds · 2008
.1277Christian Hoard · 2008
.1277John Elsasser · 2008
.1267Todd Hutlock · 2008
.1267William Bowers · 2008
.1257Althea Legaspi · 2008
.1247Scott Mervis · 2008
.1237Corey du Browa · 2008
.1227Daniel Rodrigue · 2008
.1227Mark Zepezauer · 2008
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.14326Tim O'Neil
.13429Andy Dubbin
.12838Jonathan Lundeen
.12126Ryan Schreiber
.11735Steve Klinge
.11630Andrew Dansby
.11335Brent Baldwin
.10938Will Hermes
.10932Scott Mervis
.10821Julia Simon
.10820Corey du Browa
.10731Mark Richardson
.10730Aaron Hillis
.10425Jose Duran
.10324Brett Koshkin
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.09934Colin St. John
.09919Ian Port
.09815Franklin Soults
.09733Michael Gallucci
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