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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Kory Grow
Overall
Centricity.411#429 of 1313
Breadth.767#59 of 1329
Metalism.233#46 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.509#156 of 542
Metalism.300#15 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Skeleton Tree2556
David Bowie · Blackstar15208
A Tribe Called Quest · We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service10184
Solange · A Seat at the Table10116
PJ Harvey · The Hope Six Demolition Project1016
Neurosis · Fires Within Fires104
Savages · Adore Life521
Dinosaur Jr. · Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not59
Metallica · Hardwired... to Self-Destruct57
Bat for Lashes · The Bride54
SongOther Votes
BeyoncĂ© · "Formation"98
Leonard Cohen · "You Want It Darker"41
Kanye West · "Famous"6
Bat for Lashes · "Joe's Dream"1
Black Sabbath · "Season of the Dead"1
Metallica · "Spit Out the Bone"1
John Cale · "If You Were Still Around"0
Megadeth · "Dystopia"0
Meshuggah · "Born in Dissonance"0
Tegan and Sara · "That Girl"0

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.30810Matt Sebastian · 2016
.29010Jill Ettinger · 2016
.2259Jaime Lees · 2016
.21912Aaron Hillis · 2016
.2158Brett Callwood · 2016
.2089Brian Bowe · 2016
.19112E.J. Friedman · 2016
.18210Seth Mnookin · 2016
.1768Joel Elliot · 2016
.1697Craig Carson · 2016
.1697Jose Davila · 2016
.1648Ron Hart · 2016
.1637Jeanne Fury · 2016
.1617Mallory O'Donnell · 2016
.1559Fred Mills · 2016
.15410Dorian Lynskey · 2016
.15310Ed Masley · 2016
.15310Lauren Reskin · 2016
.1527Scott Mervis · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.323#262 of 480
Metalism.150#23 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
New Order · Music Complete2511
Marilyn Manson · The Pale Emperor203
Dr. Dre · Compton1015
Florence & the Machine · How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful712
Faith No More · Sol Invictus74
Iron Maiden · The Book of Souls73
Kendrick Lamar · To Pimp a Butterfly6209
Kurt Vile · B'lieve I'm Goin Down628
Low · Ones and Sixes617
John Carpenter · Lost Themes62
SongOther Votes
The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"68
Kendrick Lamar · "Alright"65
Kurt Vile · "Pretty Pimpin"27
David Bowie · "Blackstar"20
Rihanna · "Bitch Better Have My Money"17
Marilyn Manson · "Third Day of a Seven Day Binge"3
Florence & the Machine · "What Kind of Man"2
Faith No More · "Superhero"0
Iron Maiden · "Empire of the Clouds"0
Slayer · "You Against You"0

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.21510Reiff, Corbin Reiff · 2015
.1866Brett Callwood · 2015
.1809Caryn Rose · 2015
.1779Mark J. Lepage · 2015
.1739Ru Johnson · 2015
.1689Roy Trakin · 2015
.1669Gabe Vodicka · 2015
.1468Michael Roffman · 2015
.1398Anthony Bozza · 2015
.1217Kenneth Partridge · 2015
.1207Brian McManus · 2015
.1196Ross Raihala · 2015
.1047Steve Erickson · 2015
.0966Michael Gallucci · 2015
.0926Christopher R. Weingarten · 2015
.0904Janelle Bitker · 2015
.0886Michael Pollock · 2015
.0886Tyler Lewis · 2015
.0885Michael Deeds · 2015
.0876Kelley Dunlap · 2015
.0876Makkada B. Selah · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.469#134 of 601
Metalism.100#41 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Triptykon · Melana Chasmata204
Jessica Lea Mayfield · Make My Head Sing202
Cliff Martinez · The Knick: Original Series Soundtrack150
Old Man Gloom · The Ape of God102
Thurston Moore · The Best Day102
D'Angelo · Black Messiah5162
Run the Jewels · Run the Jewels 25162
Against Me! · Transgender Dysphoria Blues556
Lana Del Rey · Ultraviolence544
Shellac · Dude Incredible511
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "Shake It Off"52
Future (ft. Pharrell, Pusha T and Casino) · "Move That Dope"27
Courtney Barnett · "Avant Gardener"8
EMA · "So Blonde"5
Lykke Li · "Love Me Like I'm Not Made of Stone"1
Prince · "FunkNRoll"1
Body Count · "Talk Shit, Get Shot"0
Marianne Faithfull · "Late Victorian Holocaust"0
Schoolboy Q · "Gangsta"0
Smashing Pumpkins · "One and All (We Are)"0

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.20011Paul Robicheau · 2014
.1807Jeremiah McNeil · 2014
.1436David Pehling · 2014
.1396Michael Gallucci · 2014
.1388Dan Caffrey · 2014
.1386David Accomazzo · 2014
.1337Sowmya Krishnamurthy · 2014
.1328Forrest Wickman · 2014
.1328Ken Capobianco · 2014
.1318Adam Mazmanian · 2014
.1308J T Ramsay · 2014
.1237Kathy Iandoli · 2014
.1237Melissa Locker · 2014
.1227Devon Maloney · 2014
.1197Chuck Campbell · 2014
.1187Jonathan Lundeen · 2014
.1167Katie Moulton · 2014
.1157Steve Erickson · 2014
.1137Miles Raymer · 2014
.1127Melissa Fossum · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.512#109 of 453
Metalism.400#10 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Black Sabbath · 13258
Carcass · Surgical Steel2016
My Bloody Valentine · m b v1060
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Push the Sky Away1026
Chelsea Light Moving · Chelsea Light Moving101
Kanye West · Yeezus5159
David Bowie · The Next Day545
Deafheaven · Sunbather534
Kvelertak · Meir58
Windhand · Soma56
SongOther Votes
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "Get Lucky"116
Lorde · "Royals"75
Eminem · "Berzerk"5
Lady Gaga · "Dope"2
Black Sabbath · "God Is Dead?"1
Carcass · "The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills"0
Chelsea Light Moving · "Lip"0
Dillinger Escape Plan · "Nothing's Funny"0
Philip H. Anselmo and the Illegals · "Bedroom Destroyer"0
Tomahawk · "I.O.U."0

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.20310Serene Dominic · 2013
.1978Mark J. Lepage · 2013
.17910Alan Light · 2013
.1617Scott Mervis · 2013
.1518Jose Duran · 2013
.1479Ross Raihala · 2013
.1449Roy Trakin · 2013
.1447Hank Shteamer · 2013
.1419Rob Sheffield · 2013
.1338Zachary Smith · 2013
.1328Adam Graham · 2013
.1278Jonathan Lundeen · 2013
.1258Derek Paiva · 2013
.1248Nick Duerden · 2013
.1225Nathan Carson · 2013
.1196Craig Carson · 2013
.1188Bob Grossweiner · 2013
.1148Mark Zepezauer · 2013
.1137Richard Torres · 2013
.1117Max Blau · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.484#112 of 485
Metalism.100#38 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Royal Thunder · Cvi155
Fiona Apple · The Idler Wheel...14100
Bat for Lashes · The Haunted Man1318
Meshuggah · Koloss120
Dead Can Dance · Anastasis112
Godspeed You! Black Emperor · Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!921
Swans · The Seer850
Death Grips · No Love Deep Web75
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange6169
Ceremony · Zoo52
SongOther Votes
Frank Ocean · "Thinkin' 'Bout You"46
Bat for Lashes · "Laura"12
Bruce Springsteen · "Death to My Hometown"5
Bob Dylan · "Pay in Blood"4
Ceremony · "Adult"1
Fiona Apple · "Left Alone"1
Devo · "Don't Roof Rack Me, Bro (Seamus Unleashed)"0
Dirty Projectors · "Dance for You"0
Green Day · "Let Yourself Go"0
Patti Smith · "Banga"0

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.2178Deborah Sprague · 2012
.20010Matthew Perpetua · 2012
.1827Mark J. Lepage · 2012
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.1516Jem Aswad · 2012
.1508Brandon Stosuy · 2012
.1438Omar Kholeif · 2012
.1316Scott Mervis · 2012
.1287Amanda Petrusich · 2012
.1267Lindsay Zoladz · 2012
.1217Christopher Alexander · 2012
.1177Michael Tedder · 2012
.1157Scott Lapatine · 2012
.1147Daniel Sargeant · 2012
.1137J. Anthony Ware · 2012
.1127Ken Capobianco · 2012
.1127Roy Trakin · 2012
.1127Steve Knopper · 2012
.1117Mike Madden · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.425#183 of 693
Metalism.350#20 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
PJ Harvey · Let England Shake20128
Craft · Void181
Lykke Li · Wounded Rhymes1536
Wild Flag · Wild Flag890
Dum Dum Girls · Only in Dreams823
Esoteric · Paragon of Dissonance80
Nunfuckritual · In Bondage to the Serpent80
Adele · 21585
Raphael Saadiq · Stone Rollin'532
A Pale Horse Named Death · And Hell Will Follow Me51
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Someone Like You"45
Jay-Z and Kanye West · "Otis"33
PJ Harvey · "The Words That Maketh Murder"15
TV on the Radio · "You"2
A Pale Horse Named Death · "Die Alone"1
Lykke Li · "Unrequited Love"1
Craft · "I Want to Commit Murder"0
Marianne Faithfull · "Why Did We Have to Part"0
Megadeth · "Public Enemy No. 1"0
WhoCares · "Out of My Mind"0

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.21610Tyler Coates · 2011
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.1487Nick Duerden · 2011
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.1255Brian Bowe · 2011
.1225Charles Johnson · 2011
.1207Gary Graff · 2011
.1196Audra Schroeder · 2011
.1186Michael Barthel · 2011
.1176Rebecca Raber · 2011
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2010 original ballot
Centricity.314#333 of 699
Metalism.300#24 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Triptykon · Eparistera Daimones205
Grinderman · Grinderman 21561
Ozzy Osbourne · Scream140
Quasi · American Gong114
Fear Factory · Mechanize91
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists · The Brutalist Bricks815
Superchunk · Majesty Shredding748
Knut · Wonder61
LCD Soundsystem · This Is Happening5151
Big Boi · Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty5119
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Kanye West (ft. Pusha T) · "Runaway"76
Arcade Fire · "We Used to Wait"8
Lykke Li · "Get Some"5
Aloe Blacc · "Femme Fatale"4
Iron Maiden · "When the Wild Wind Blows"2
Off! · "Don't Belong"0
Ozzy Osbourne · "Going Down"0
Pretty Reckless · "Goin' Down"0
Violent Soho · "Jesus Stole My Girlfriend"0

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.22911Julia Simon · 2010
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.1769Althea Legaspi · 2010
.1639Eric Danton · 2010
.1627Michael Deeds · 2010
.1536Matt Hickey · 2010
.1498Mike Cimicata · 2010
.1478Britt Robson · 2010
.1468Joe Gross · 2010
.1458Rob Sheffield · 2010
.1457Patrick Rapa · 2010
.1448John Hood · 2010
.1426Max Berry · 2010
.1418Christopher R. Weingarten · 2010
.1368Daniel Sargeant · 2010
.1297Matthew Perpetua · 2010
.1278Jim Tremayne · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.196#394 of 683
Metalism.300#28 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Screaming Females · Power Move1510
Beherit · Engram142
Black Heart Procession · Six132
Brutal Truth · Evolution Through Revolution121
The xx · The xx1192
Mos Def · The Ecstatic1058
Alice in Chains · Black Gives Way to Blue107
Clientele · Bonfires on the Heath511
Cobalt · Gin58
Narrows · New Distances52
SongOther Votes
Phoenix · "Lisztomania"41
Drake · "Best I Ever Had"18
Neko Case · "This Tornado Loves You"18
Shakira · "She Wolf"11
Spoon · "Got Nuffin'"6
Yacht · "Psychic City"6
Morrissey · "Something Is Squeezing My Skull"3
Rammstein · "Pussy"1
Cannibal Corpse · "To Decompose"0
Sunn O))) · "Aghartha"0

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.1478Corey du Browa · 2009
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.1126Andy Dubbin · 2009
.1125Christian Hoard · 2009
.1096Steve McPherson · 2009
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.1016Nic Hernandez · 2009
.1006Matthew Perpetua · 2009
.0996Steve Smith · 2009
.0984Brandon Stosuy · 2009
.0846Sean Fennessey · 2009
.0835Byron Crawford · 2009
.0834Evan Serpick · 2009
.0824Lindsay Zoladz · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.464#110 of 568
Metalism.100#42 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Be Your Own Pet · Get Awkward306
Hank III · Damn Right, Rebel Proud150
(various artists) · This Comp Kills Fascists100
TV on the Radio · Dear Science9153
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!860
My Morning Jacket · Evil Urges742
Portishead · Third6101
Magnetic Fields · Distortion521
Breeders · Mountain Battles510
Gojira · The Way of All Flesh55
SongOther Votes
Estelle (ft. Kanye West) · "American Boy"69
Lil Wayne · "A Milli"49
Lykke Li · "Little Bit"16
Katy Perry · "I Kissed a Girl"14
Be Your Own Pet · "Becky"10
Magnetic Fields · "California Girls"5
My Morning Jacket · "Highly Suspicious"2
Music Go Music · "Light of Love"1
Guns N' Roses · "Shackler's Revenge"0
Metallica · "My Apocalypse (Guitar Hero Version)"0

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.1467Michael Barthel · 2008
.1466Laurence Station · 2008
.1437Jack Buehrer · 2008
.1418Gary Chun · 2008
.1398Mark Zepezauer · 2008
.1357Ethan Stanislawski · 2008
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.16142Mark J. Lepage
.14455Ken Capobianco
.14348Scott Mervis
.14057Althea Legaspi
.14055Michael Gallucci
.13852Jennifer Vineyard
.13452Paul Robicheau
.13353Roy Trakin
.13055Christopher R. Weingarten
.12927Julia Simon
.12856Steve Erickson
.12647Joey Daniewicz
.12536Matt Sebastian
.12235James Montgomery
.12129Ed Condran
.11749Matthew Perpetua
.11651Mark Zepezauer
.11550J. Anthony Ware
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.11446Brian Orloff
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