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.
Michael J. West
Overall
Centricity.060#1220 of 1313
Breadth.467#431 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.235#360 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Brandee Younger · Wax and Wane170
Radiohead · A Moon Shaped Pool1591
Murray, Allen & Carrington Power Trio · Perfection112
Aruan Ortiz Trio · Hidden Voices110
George Burton · The Truth of What I Am ≫ the Narcissist90
A Tribe Called Quest · We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service8184
Robert Glasper Experience · ArtScience81
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society · Real Enemies75
Elew · To the Republic70
Laurence Hobgood Trio · Honor Thy Fathers70

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.1044David Adler · 2016
.0984Bob Grossweiner · 2016
.0964Christopher Matthew Jensen · 2016
.0964Dan Hyman · 2016
.0924Gabe Vodicka · 2016
.0924Jason Gargano · 2016
.0914Jaime Lees · 2016
.0914Jill Ettinger · 2016
.0904Jose Davila · 2016
.0894Melissa Fossum · 2016
.0834Zeth Lundy · 2016
.0825Seth Colter Walls · 2016
.0674Brice Ezell · 2016
.0664Thomas Inskeep · 2016
.0644Jim Macnie · 2016
.0624Seth Mnookin · 2016
.0614Austin Reed · 2016
.0604Althea Legaspi · 2016
.0604Jason Gubbels · 2016
.0594Ed Masley · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.082#410 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kamasi Washington · The Epic3055
Antonio Sanchez & Migration · The Meridian Suite200
Makaya McCraven · In the Moment112
Robert Glasper · Covered90
Matana Roberts · Coin Coin Chapter Three: River Run Thee56
Henry Threadgill Zooid · In for a Penny, in for a Pound54
Maria Schneider Orchestra · The Thompson Fields52
Steve Coleman and the Council of Balance · Synovial Joints51
Ernest Dawkins Live the Spirit Residency Big Band · Memory in the Center: an Afro Opera50
Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra · Blues for Tahrir50

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.1194Larry Birnbaum · 2015
.0754Aaron Hillis · 2015
.0714Gary Chun · 2015
.0694Stephen Bush · 2015
.0332Brent Burton · 2015
.0322Makkada B. Selah · 2016
.0302Anthony Dean-Harris · 2015
.0302Farah Joan Fard · 2015
.0302Jon Jon Scott · 2015
.0302Laurence Station · 2015
.0292Andrew Bartlett · 2015
.0292Jason Ferguson · 2015
.0292Jeff Tamarkin · 2015
.0282Alan Light · 2015
.0282Chad Radford · 2015
.0282Daniel Chamberlin · 2015
.0282Mark Lore · 2015
.0282Matt Gewolb · 2015
.0282Spencer Patterson · 2015
.0282Steve Hochman · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.016#595 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Ambrose Akinmusire · The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint283
Billy Hart Quartet · One Is the Other81
Antonio Adolfo · Rio, Choro, Jazz80
Christine Jensen · Habitat80
David Weiss · When Words Fail80
Diego Barber With Craig Taborn · Tales80
Fabian Almazan · Rhizome80
Orrin Evans · Liberation Blues80
Otis Brown III · The Thought of You80
Reginald Cyntje · Elements of Life80

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.0332Will Layman · 2014
.0292Andrew Hamlin · 2014
.0212Nate Chinen · 2014
.0202Paul Robicheau · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.032#425 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Matana Roberts · Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile108
Wayne Shorter · Without a Net104
John Hollenbeck · Songs I Like a Lot101
Terence Blanchard · Magnetic101
Allyn Johnson & Soul Sanctuary · The Truth100
Cliff Hines · Wanderlust100
Harold Mabern · Live at Smalls100
Jaimeo Brown · Transcendence100
Luis Munoz · Luz100
New Gary Burton Quartet · Guided Tour100

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.0794J.D. Considine · 2013
.0694Josh Langhoff · 2013
.0392Lee Froehlich · 2016
.0332David Adler · 2013
.0332Larry Birnbaum · 2013
.0302Steve Hochman · 2013
.0222Dale W Eisinger · 2013
.0202Makkada B. Selah · 2013
.0192Anthony Easton · 2013
.0192Jody Beth Rosen · 2013
.0192Todd Kristel · 2013
.0182Chuck Eddy · 2013
.0182Frank Kogan · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.049#445 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Tia Fuller · Angelic Warrior190
Robert Glasper Experiment · Black Radio912
Vijay Iyer · Accelerando911
Wadada Leo Smith · Ten Freedom Summers96
David Sanchez, Stefon Harris, Christian Scott · Ninety Miles90
Jimmy Owens · The Monk Project90
Joe Locke/Geoffrey Keezer Group · Signing90
Kenny Garrett · Seeds From the Underground90
Sonic Liberation Front · Jetway Confidential90
Theo Bleckmann · Hello Earth! the Music of Kate Bush90

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.0694Jon Solomon · 2012
.0362Tom Cheyney · 2011
.0342David Adler · 2012
.0342Thor Christensen · 2012
.0332John Payne · 2012
.0332Mark Keresman · 2012
.0332Steve Hochman · 2012
.0322Tom Cheyney · 2012
.0312Michael J. West · 2011
.0302Larry Birnbaum · 2012
.0232Sarah Zupko · 2012
.0222Eugene Holley, Jr. · 2012
.0222Franklin Paul · 2012
.0222Ken Capobianco · 2012
.0222Phillip Overeem · 2012
.0222Todd Olmstead · 2012
.0222Trent Fitzgerald · 2012
.0212Andy Kellman · 2012
.0212Del Cowie · 2012
.0212Gabe Meline · 2012
.0212Jim Macnie · 2012
.0212Leland Rucker · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.029#663 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Matana Roberts · Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres1911
Rudresh Mahanthappa · Samdhi93
David Sanchez, Stefon Harris, Christian Scott · Ninety Miles92
Matthew Shipp · Art of the Improviser92
Miguel Zenón · Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook92
Brian Settles/Central Union · Secret Handshake90
Eric Reed · Something Beautiful90
Gerald Clayton · Bond: The Paris Sessions90
Harris Eisenstadt's Canada Day · Canada Day II90
Steve Coleman and Five Elements · The Mancy of Sound90
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109

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.0674Chuy Varela · 2011
.0614Nate Chinen · 2011
.0583Michael Point · 2011
.0554Steve Holtje · 2011
.0352Tom Cheyney · 2011
.0332Michael J. West · 2012
.0322Chip Stern · 2011
.0322Peter Margasak · 2011
.0232Jon Solomon · 2011
.0212Aaron Norman · 2011
.0212Jim Macnie · 2011
.0212Joe Tangari · 2011
.0192Christopher R. Weingarten · 2011
.0192Jim Fouratt · 2011
.0192Marcos Hassan · 2011
.0192Seth Colter Walls · 2011
.0182Chuck Eddy · 2011
.0182Dale W Eisinger · 2011
.0182JJ Lang · 2011
.0182Josh Kortbein · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.027#661 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Christian Scott · Yesterday You Said Tomorrow163
Vijay Iyer · Solo142
Regina Carter · Reverse Thread132
Bill Charlap & Renee Rosnes · Double Portrait120
Jason Moran & Bandwagon · Ten1110
Mary Halvorson Quintet · Saturn Sings107
Rudresh Mahanthappa & Steve Lehman · Dual Identity72
Steve Coleman and Five Elements · Harvesting Semblances and Affinities70
Geri Allen · Flying Toward the Sun51
Lucian Ban & John Hebert · Enesco Re-Imagined50

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.1104Will Layman · 2010
.0784Seth Colter Walls · 2010
.0734Nate Chinen · 2010
.0463K Leander Williams · 2010
.0382Ryan Wasoba · 2010
.0362Buzz Poole · 2010
.0342Michael Kabran · 2010
.0342Sean Murphy · 2010
.0332Brad Cohan · 2010
.0332Justin Cober-Lake · 2010
.0332Tad Hendrickson · 2010
.0222Andrew Dansby · 2010
.0222Brian Braiker · 2010
.0222Erik Kenward · 2010
.0222Jozen Cummings · 2010
.0222Stephen Thompson · 2010
.0212Adam Goldstein · 2010
.0212Jon Solomon · 2010
.0212Keith Harris · 2010
.0212Paul Robicheau · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.044#626 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Ramsey Lewis · Songs From the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey170
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society · Infernal Machines158
Father's Day B'Hash · Rakalam Bob Moses130
Gretchen Parlato · In a Dream112
Vijay Iyer Trio · Historicity1015
Arve Henriksen · Cartography82
Steve Lehman Octet · Travail, Transformation, and Flow74
Joe Lovano Us Five · Folk Art70
Robert Glasper · Double Booked66
Jeff "Tain" Watts · Watts60

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.2076Jalylah Burrell · 2009
.1346Seth Colter Walls · 2009
.1316Jim Macnie · 2009
.1316Nate Chinen · 2009
.1254David Adler · 2009
.1214Peter Margasak · 2009
.0714J.D. Considine · 2009
.0552Ron Mashate · 2009
.0502Chip Stern · 2009
.0362David MacFadden · 2009
.0342Brent Burton · 2009
.0342Jeff Vrabel · 2009
.0342Matt Gewolb · 2009
.0342Michael Ross · 2010
.0322Anastasia Tsioulcas · 2009
.0312Daniel King · 2009
.0222Joshua Alston · 2009
.0212Rob Michaels · 2009
.0212Will Layman · 2009
.0202Charles Aaron · 2009
.0202Makkada B. Selah · 2009
.0202Richard Gehr · 2009
.0202Steve Erickson · 2009
.0202Steve Smith · 2009
.0202Will Hermes · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.026#550 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
The Bennie Maupin Quartet · Early Reflections201
Courtney Pine's Jazz Warriors · Afropeans170
Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra · Harriet Tubman121
Guillermo Klein · Filtros111
Charlie Haden Family & Friends · Rambling Boy109
Greg Osby · 9 Levels80
Avishai Cohen Trio · Gently Disturbed61
Ahmad Jamal · It's Magic60
Broken Arm Trio · Broken Arm Trio50
Dapp Theory · Layers of Chance50

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.1314David Adler · 2008
.0342Bill Milkowski · 2008
.0342Billy Altman · 2008
.0342Brian Barr · 2008
.0342Frank John Hadley · 2008
.0332John Milward · 2008
.0332Justin Cober-Lake · 2008
.0322Daniel King · 2008
.0262Curtis Schieber · 2008
.0262Larry King · 2008
.0212Bobby Reed · 2008
.0202J.D. Considine · 2008
Similar Voters
.09918David Adler
.09917Nate Chinen
.08916Seth Colter Walls
.08212Will Layman
.07123J.D. Considine
.07013Larry Birnbaum
.0607Peter Margasak
.0568Anthony Dean-Harris
.0566Jalylah Burrell
.05414Jon Solomon
.05215Jim Macnie
.0437Dan Hyman
.03810Tom Hull
.0375Daniel King
.0364Chip Stern
.03210Makkada B. Selah
.03110Paul Robicheau
.0317Steve Hochman
.0266Seth Mnookin
.0258Aaron Hillis
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com