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.
Sarah Ventre
Overall
Centricity.342#588 of 1313
Breadth.647#183 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.363#263 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Beyoncé · Lemonade25179
Leonard Cohen · You Want It Darker1080
Iggy Pop · Post Pop Depression1029
Noura Mint Seymali · Arbina103
Imarhan · Imarhan100
Bombino · Azel93
Orkesta Mendoza · ¡Vamos a Guarachar!80
Margo Price · Midwest Farmer's Daughter729
Solange · A Seat at the Table6116
Fatou Seidi Ghali & Alamnou Akrouni · Les Filles de Illighadad54
SongOther Votes
Beyoncé · "Formation"98
Leonard Cohen · "You Want It Darker"41
Beyoncé · "Hold Up"21
Beyoncé · "Daddy Lessons"10
Iggy Pop · "Gardenia"8
Bombino · "Iwaranagh"0
Imarhan · "Tahabort"0
Orkesta Mendoza · "Caramelos"0

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.19210Gary Chun · 2016
.1896Mark J. Lepage · 2016
.1856Adam Gold · 2016
.1769Melissa Locker · 2016
.1739Amy McCarthy · 2016
.1699Camille Dodero · 2016
.1608Hilary Hughes · 2016
.1607Jon Solomon · 2016
.1586Brian Bowe · 2016
.1568L. Kent Wolgamott · 2016
.1558Seth Mnookin · 2016
.1548J. Anthony Ware · 2016
.1466Jaime Lees · 2016
.1458Ellis Widner · 2016
.1378A.D. Amorosi · 2016
.1297Brian Ives · 2016
.1286John Walker · 2016
.1267Gary Graff · 2016
.1217Edna Gundersen · 2016
.1197Britt Robson · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.378#212 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Sleater-Kinney · No Cities to Love2091
Childbirth · Women's Rights153
Brandi Carlile · The Firewatcher's Daughter134
Courtney Barnett · Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit12166
Alabama Shakes · Sound & Color1047
Kacey Musgraves · Pageant Material1032
Purity Ring · Another Eternity56
Tallest Man on Earth · Dark Bird Is Home54
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba · Ba Power53
Buffy Sainte-Marie · Power in the Blood51
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Hello"41
Alabama Shakes · "Don't Wanna Fight"23
Sleater-Kinney · "A New Wave"16
Carly Rae Jepsen · "I Really Like You"14
Speedy Ortiz · "Raising the Skate"13
Walk the Moon · "Shut Up and Dance"8
Taylor Swift · "Style"7
Selena Gomez · "Same Old Love"1
Adele · "Sweetest Devotion"0
Childbirth · "Women's Rights"0

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.22411Josh Timmermann · 2015
.2127Preston Jones · 2015
.20710Carolyn Menyes · 2015
.1759Katie Moulton · 2015
.1538Jim Farber · 2015
.1538Thierry Cote · 2015
.1488Dave Lindquist · 2015
.1468Amy McCarthy · 2015
.1457Jason MacNeil · 2015
.1448Caryn Rose · 2015
.1445Farah Joan Fard · 2015
.1387Melissa Fossum · 2015
.1348M.J. Fine · 2015
.1347Roy Trakin · 2015
.1287Dan DeLuca · 2015
.1287Mark Zepezauer · 2015
.1277Camille Dodero · 2015
.1277Jacob Webb · 2015
.1277Paul Robicheau · 2015
.1267Luis Paez-Pumar · 2015
.1267Michael Gallucci · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.488#116 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
St. Vincent · St. Vincent10111
Angel Olsen · Burn Your Fire for No Witness1064
Ex Hex · Rips1057
Against Me! · Transgender Dysphoria Blues1056
Sharon Van Etten · Are We There1052
Jenny Lewis · The Voyager1037
Leonard Cohen · Popular Problems1028
Jack White · Lazaretto1025
Perfect Pussy · Say Yes to Love1018
Beyoncé · Beyoncé1015
SongOther Votes
Charli XCX · "Boom Clap"37
Jenny Lewis · "Just One of the Guys"17
Sleater-Kinney · "Bury Our Friends"15
Beyoncé (ft. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) · "***Flawless"12
Jack White · "Lazaretto"6
Charli XCX · "Break the Rules"4
Damien Jurado · "Silver Timothy"2
Ex Hex · "Waterfall"2
Chain and the Gang · "I'm a Choice (Not a Child)"0
Priests · "Design Within Reach"0

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.26411Leslie Berman · 2014
.23911Althea Legaspi · 2014
.21210Adam Gold · 2014
.20210Eric Danton · 2014
.1947Jill Ettinger · 2014
.19010Mac Wilson · 2014
.18410Jennifer Vineyard · 2014
.1698Jeff Gage · 2014
.1678Amy McCarthy · 2014
.1668Gabriel Rosenberg · 2014
.1596Seth Mnookin · 2014
.1568Michelle Geslani · 2014
.1566Charles R. Cross · 2014
.1566Salvatore Caputo · 2014
.1558Melissa Fossum · 2014
.1556Scott Mervis · 2014
.1548Katie Moulton · 2014
.1518Steve Erickson · 2014
.1488Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2014
.1478Phil Gallo · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.361#193 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Julie Ruin · Run Fast1813
Kelley Stoltz · Double Exposure142
Brandy Clark · 12 Stories1316
Bombino · Nomad1119
Laura Marling · Once I Was an Eagle1021
Savages · Silence Yourself841
Haim · Days Are Gone761
Mikal Cronin · Mcii720
Dirtbombs · Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-Blooey!74
Beyoncé · Beyoncé556
SongOther Votes
Lorde · "Royals"75
Icona Pop (ft. Charli XCX) · "I Love It"12
Kacey Musgraves · "Blowin' Smoke"5
Brandy Clark · "Pray to Jesus"4
Kanye West · "I Am a God"3
Omar Souleyman · "Wenu Wenu"3
Jay-Z · "Picasso Baby"2
Julie Ruin · "Girls Like Us"0
Julie Ruin · "Run Fast"0
Kelley Stoltz · "Kim Chee Taco Man"0

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.19110Marcello Carlin · 2013
.1849Kate Silver · 2013
.1796Jennifer Kelly · 2013
.1719D. Patrick Rodgers · 2013
.1679Jeff Gage · 2013
.16010Steve Knopper · 2013
.1569Forrest Wickman · 2013
.1528Joey Hood · 2013
.1409Dan Kois · 2013
.1396Larry King · 2013
.1385Laura Leebove · 2013
.1348Harry Burson · 2013
.1317Ellis Widner · 2013
.1287Chris Burlingame · 2013
.1227Michael Ayers · 2013
.1218Caitlin White · 2013
.1207Nick Duerden · 2013
.1188Althea Legaspi · 2013
.1188Brittany Spanos · 2013
.1185Steve Hochman · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.236#261 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Japandroids · Celebration Rock1772
Bikini Kill · Bikini Kill150
Rodriguez · Searching for Sugar Man122
Titus Andronicus · Local Business1115
Evens · The Odds106
Terry Malts · Killing Time91
Benjamin Gibbard · Former Lives81
Jack White · Blunderbuss740
Leonard Cohen · Old Ideas630
Best Coast · The Only Place510
SongOther Votes
Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"93
Neil Young & Crazy Horse · "Walk Like a Giant"8
Jack White · "Love Interruption"3
Kishi Bashi · "Bright Whites"3
Benjamin Gibbard · "Bigger Than Love"1
Martha Wainwright · "Everything Wrong"0
Patti Smith · "Nine"0
Rodriguez · "Crucify Your Mind"0
Terry Malts · "In the Waiting Room"0
Titus Andronicus · "Ecce Homo"0

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.1608Ken Rayes · 2012
.1558Stephen Thompson · 2012
.1367Ron Hart · 2012
.1287Daniel Durchholz · 2012
.1217Matthew Perpetua · 2012
.1165Charles R. Cross · 2012
.1076Robert Bishop · 2012
.1076Tyler Coates · 2012
.1026Jon Bream · 2012
.1016Joey Daniewicz · 2012
.1006Michael Tedder · 2012
.0986Glenn Gamboa · 2012
.0956Chris Molanphy · 2012
.0946Travis Hay · 2012
.0934Mark J. Lepage · 2012
.0924Scott Mervis · 2012
.0904Kyle Ryan · 2012
.0885Don Allred · 2012
.0874Bob Townsend · 2012
.0874Stephen Haag · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.523#84 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Wild Flag · Wild Flag1790
PJ Harvey · Let England Shake13128
Bass Drum of Death · GB City132
Davila 666 · Tan Bajo130
tUnE-yArDs · w h o k i l l10134
Kills · Blood Pressures915
Mikal Cronin · Mikal Cronin86
Wanda Jackson · The Party Ain't Over75
Jay-Z and Kanye West · Watch the Throne5104
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. · It's a Corporate World55
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Someone Like You"45
Foster the People · "Pumped Up Kicks"38
Tyler, the Creator · "Yonkers"38
Wild Flag · "Romance"31
Cults · "Go Outside"10
Smith Westerns · "Weekend"8
Mikal Cronin · "Apathy"3
Fucked Up · "The Other Shoe"1
Gillian Welch · "Tennessee"1
JEFF the Brotherhood · "Bummer"0

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.20611Gary Chun · 2011
.19910Heather Muse · 2011
.19310Carl Wilson · 2011
.1769Tyler Coates · 2011
.1739Camille Dodero · 2011
.1698Audra Schroeder · 2011
.1679Dan Kois · 2011
.1679Gary Graff · 2011
.1669Steve Knopper · 2011
.1638Adam Graham · 2011
.1579Steve Erickson · 2011
.1568Saul Austerlitz · 2011
.1558Michael Gallucci · 2011
.1557Steve Baltin · 2011
.1538Britt Robson · 2011
.1498Mark Zepezauer · 2011
.1496Gavin Edwards · 2011
.1468Kyle Kramer · 2011
.1438James Barber · 2011
.1438Joey Daniewicz · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.362#292 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Dead Weather · Sea of Cowards149
Tallest Man on Earth · The Wild Hunt1322
Blitzen Trapper · Destroyer of the Void133
Buke and Gase · Riposte133
Spoon · Transference1037
Neil Young · Le Noise1027
Sharon Van Etten · Epic922
Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses · Junky Star84
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy5265
Deerhunter · Halcyon Digest576
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Janelle Monáe (ft. Big Boi) · "Tightrope"103
The National · "Bloodbuzz Ohio"40
Sleigh Bells · "Rill Rill"38
Jónsi · "Go Do"9
Of Montreal · "Sex Karma"2
Dead Weather · "Blue Blood Blues"1
Sharon Van Etten · "Peace Sign"1
Tallest Man on Earth · "You're Going Back"1
Buke and Gase · "Your Face Left Before You"0

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.23512Shawn Anderson · 2010
.22812Eric Danton · 2010
.22010Matthew Perpetua · 2010
.21912Paul Robicheau · 2010
.20411Todd McKenzie · 2010
.20311Julia Simon · 2010
.17810James Barber · 2010
.17810Jeremiah McNeil · 2010
.16910Will Hermes · 2010
.1588Jer Fairall · 2010
.1558Stephen Thompson · 2010
.1546Matt Ryan · 2010
.1508Bret Gladstone · 2010
.1488Matt Fiander · 2010
.1479Althea Legaspi · 2010
.1468Michael Mannheimer · 2010
.1439Serene Dominic · 2010
.1429Scott Mervis · 2010
.1427Jenny Kratz · 2010
.1419Philip Martin · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.024#655 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Leonard Cohen · Live at the Isle of Wight 1970253
Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard · One Fast Move or I'm Gone153
Fruit Bats · The Ruminant Band152
King Khan and BBQ Show · Invisible Girl101
Kinch · Collars and Sleeves100
Fun. · Aim and Ignite52
John Doe and the Sadies · Country Club52
Blitzen Trapper · Black River Killer EP51
Donkeys · Living on the Other Side50
Exene Cervenka · Somewhere Gone50
SongOther Votes
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · "Zero"58
Lady Gaga · "Paparazzi"35
Animal Collective · "Summertime Clothes"12
The Decemberists · "The Rake's Song"8
White Rabbits · "Percussion Gun"6
Band of Skulls · "I Know What I Am"0
Dead Weather · "Will There Be Enough Water?"0
Modest Mouse · "Perpetual Motion Machine"0
T.I. · "Whatever You Like"0
Yo la Tengo · "Avalon or Someone Very Similar"0

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.1016Marianne Meyer · 2009
.0884Rob O'Connor · 2009
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.0825Andrew Gilstrap · 2009
.0755Stephen M. Deusner · 2009
.0734Anthony Mariani · 2009
.0705Brian Bowe · 2009
.0685Ellis Widner · 2009
.0675Emily Tartanella · 2009
.0655Kimberly Chun · 2009
.0634Clifford J Corcoran · 2009
.0584Adriane Goetz · 2009
.0584Corey du Browa · 2009
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.0564Eric Danton · 2009
.0514David Browne · 2009
.0504Caryn Ganz · 2009
.0494Roy Trakin · 2009
.0484Amanda Petrusich · 2009
.0483Phil Dellio · 2009
Similar Voters
.15955Althea Legaspi
.14438Dan Kois
.14052Eric Danton
.13945Joey Daniewicz
.13625Amy McCarthy
.13527Katie Moulton
.13141Camille Dodero
.13040Scott Mervis
.12724Devon Maloney
.12538Dan DeLuca
.12349Steve Knopper
.12147L. Kent Wolgamott
.12122Seth Mnookin
.12044Daniel Durchholz
.11848Gary Chun
.11821Jeff Gage
.11544Chris Molanphy
.11339Jon Bream
.11328Michael Tedder
.11125Laura Leebove
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