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.
Mark Keresman
Overall
Centricity.051#1235 of 1313
Breadth.420#540 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.015#524 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
The Flat Five · It's a World of Love and Hope105
The Monochrome Set · Cosmonaut102
Auerbach/Kashkashian/Shostakovich · Arcanum100
Benny Golson · Horizons Ahead100
Dave King Trucking Company · Surrounded by the Night100
Denny Zeitlin · Early Wayne100
Francis Poulenc/Aleck Karis · Music for Piano100
Houston Person · Something Personal100
La Sera · Music for Listening To100
Mia Doi Todd · Songbook100

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.0342Dan Ferguson · 2016
.0212Lauren Reskin · 2016
.0212Robert Loerzel · 2016
.0212Ted Cox · 2016
.0202Alex Henderson · 2015
.0202Tim Sendra · 2016
2013 original ballot
Centricity.036#419 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Elvis Costello & the Roots · Wise Up Ghost1511
Sam Phillips · Push Any Button152
Barrence Whitfield & the Savages · Dig Thy Savage Soul101
Dave Douglas Quintet · Time Travel101
Wadada Leo Smith and TUMO · Occupy the World101
Ben Allison · The Stars Look Very Different Today100
Roswell Rudd · Trombone for Lovers100
(various artists) · The Big E: a Salute to Steel Guitarist Buddy Emmons100
Breakup Society · So Much Unhappiness, So Little Time51
Dale Watson · El Rancho Azul50
SongOther Votes
Vampire Weekend · "Diane Young"19
Eleanor Friedberger · "Stare at the Sun"6
Taylor Swift · "Sweeter Than Fiction"1

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.0404Josh Langhoff · 2013
.0393Serene Dominic · 2013
.0333Alan Light · 2013
.0332Quentin Huff · 2013
.0324Philip Martin · 2013
.0323Max Berry · 2013
.0323Simon Vozick-Levinson · 2013
.0322Larry Birnbaum · 2013
.0313Daniel Durchholz · 2013
.0313Doug Wallen · 2013
.0313Ken Rayes · 2013
.0313Mark Zepezauer · 2013
.0312Christel Loar · 2013
.0312Tom Semioli · 2013
.0232Jay Bennett · 2013
.0222Geoffrey Himes · 2013
.0212Darrell M McNeill · 2013
.0212Eugene Holley, Jr. · 2013
.0202Lissa Townsend Rodgers · 2013
.0192Al Shipley · 2013
.0192Tris McCall · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.085#402 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kelly Hogan · I Like to Keep Myself in Pain1514
Redd Kross · Researching the Blues159
Iris DeMent · Sing the Delta1015
Graham Parker and the Rumour · Three Chords Good106
Wadada Leo Smith · Ten Freedom Summers106
Dan Deacon · America105
Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby · A Working Museum102
Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Gary Peacock, Joey Barron · Enfants Terribles: Live at the Blue Note101
Carol Wincenc/Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival · American Flute Quintets50
Fred Hersch Trio · Alive at the Village Vanguard50

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.1214Bill Holmes · 2012
.0744David Cantwell · 2012
.0714Kurt B. Reighley · 2012
.0423Logan K. Young · 2012
.0352Jeff Tamarkin · 2012
.0352Peter Gerstenzang · 2012
.0342Stephen Haag · 2012
.0342Steve Horowitz · 2012
.0332Ethan Covey · 2012
.0332Jim Bessman · 2012
.0332John Payne · 2012
.0332J. R. Taylor · 2012
.0332Justin Cober-Lake · 2012
.0332Keith Harris · 2012
.0332Michael J. West · 2012
.0332Steve Hochman · 2012
.0332Steve Simels · 2012
.0322Dan Ferguson · 2012
.0322David Menconi · 2012
.0322Meredith Ochs · 2012
.0322Steve Dollar · 2012
.0322Tom Hull · 2012
2010 original ballot
Centricity.031#648 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3 · Northern Aggression155
Burkina Electric · Paspanga152
Elizabeth Cook · Welder1014
Posies · Blood/Candy106
Marc Ribot · Silent Movies104
James Blackshaw · All Is Falling102
Cochemea Gastelum · The Electric Sound of Johnny Arrow100
Microscopic Septet · Plays Monk100
Ralph Alessi · Cognitive Dissonance50
Roy Harris/Marin Alsop, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra · Symphonies Nos. 5 and 650

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.0362Ken Tucker · 2010
.0352Steve Hochman · 2010
.0342Eric Broome · 2010
.0342John Kenyon · 2010
.0342Lloyd Sachs · 2010
.0342Matt Hickey · 2010
.0332Tad Hendrickson · 2010
.0322Edd Hurt · 2010
.0292J. R. Taylor · 2010
.0282Ed Condran · 2010
.0222James Barber · 2010
.0222Jud Cost · 2010
.0222Kristal Hawkins · 2010
.0222L. Kent Wolgamott · 2010
.0222Stephen M. Deusner · 2010
.0222Tom Lane · 2010
.0212Andrew Dansby · 2010
.0212Chris Herrington · 2010
.0212Christian Hoard · 2010
.0212Fred Mills · 2010
.0212Holly George-Warren · 2010
.0212J. Anthony Ware · 2010
.0212K Leander Williams · 2010
.0212Robert Christgau · 2010
.0212Steve Knopper · 2010
.0212Ted Cox · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.061#604 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Tinariwen · Imidiwan: Companions1517
Rosanne Cash · The List1023
Thao Nguyen With the Get Down Stay Down · Know Better Learn Faster108
Pastels & Tenniscoats · Two Sunsets105
Wadada Leo Smith Golden Quartet · Spiritual Dimensions102
Arturo O'Farrill · Risa Negra100
Jeremy Udden · Plainville100
Or, the Whale · Or, the Whale100
Towner Galaher · Courageous Hearts100
Pugwash · Giddy50

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.1214Frank John Hadley · 2009
.1194Derk Richardson · 2009
.0694Kara Manning · 2009
.0362Luke Hackney · 2009
.0352Steve Rosen · 2009
.0342Craig Carson · 2009
.0332David M Snyder · 2009
.0332Jayson Harsin · 2009
.0322Dan Strachota · 2009
.0322David Adler · 2009
.0322Derek Beres · 2009
.0322Jim Sullivan · 2009
.0322Steve Hochman · 2009
.0312Allen St John · 2009
.0312Anthony DeCurtis · 2009
.0312Banning Eyre · 2009
.0312Bill Holdship · 2009
.0312Holly George-Warren · 2009
.0312Jill Ettinger · 2009
.0312Mark Jenkins · 2009
.0312Meredith Ochs · 2009
.0312Rick Petreycik · 2009
.0312Tad Hendrickson · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.077#490 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Baseball Project · Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails206
Lukas Ligeti · Afrikan Machinery150
Alejandro Escovedo · Real Animal1022
Lucinda Williams · Little Honey1021
Silver Jews · Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea104
Ted Nash · The Mancini Project101
Weser-Renaissance Bremen/Manfred Cordes · San Marco in Hamburg: Motets by H. Praetorius100
Rosebuds · Life Like53
Saxophone Summit · Seraphic Light51
Richard Pinhas/Merzbow · Keio Line50

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.1204Matthew Fritch · 2008
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.0744Philip Martin · 2008
.0443Rick Mitchell · 2008
.0332Britt Robson · 2008
.0332Carrie Havranek · 2008
.0332Dave DiMartino · 2008
.0332David Menconi · 2008
.0332Parke Puterbaugh · 2008
.0332Rick Cornell · 2008
.0322Matt Hickey · 2008
.0322Scott Holter · 2008
.0312Al Choman · 2008
.0312Brandon Kreitler · 2008
.0312David Fricke · 2008
.0312Ed Condran · 2008
.0312Fred Mills · 2008
.0312Jay Lustig · 2008
.0312John Milward · 2008
.0312Julie Seabaugh · 2008
.0312Steve Pick · 2008
.0312Thor Christensen · 2008
Similar Voters
.04813Philip Martin
.0459Derk Richardson
.0394Matthew Fritch
.0355Frank John Hadley
.0348Kurt B. Reighley
.0348Steve Hochman
.0338K Leander Williams
.0329Geoffrey Himes
.0324Tad Hendrickson
.0323Brandon Kreitler
.0317Holly George-Warren
.0316Mike Berick
.0303Dan Ouellette
.02910Daniel Durchholz
.0298Jud Cost
.0298Larry King
.0295Jay Bennett
.02810Ted Cox
.0256Dan Ferguson
.0254John Payne
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