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 Barber
Overall
Centricity.520#215 of 1313
Breadth.606#228 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.756#24 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Beyoncé · Lemonade30179
Solange · A Seat at the Table15116
Car Seat Headrest · Teens of Denial1076
Parquet Courts · Human Performance1026
Rolling Stones · Blue & Lonesome1025
David Bowie · Blackstar5208
Chance the Rapper · Coloring Book5131
Radiohead · A Moon Shaped Pool591
Kanye West · The Life of Pablo572
Bob Mould · Patch the Sky59
SongOther Votes
Kanye West · "Ultralight Beam"80
Rae Sremmurd (ft. Gucci Mane) · "Black Beatles"57
Chance the Rapper (ft. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne) · "No Problem"36
Radiohead · "Daydreaming"13
Beyoncé (ft. Kendrick Lamar) · "Freedom"12
Desiigner · "Panda"12
Solange (ft. Sampha) · "Don't Touch My Hair"9
Margo Price · "Hurtin' (on the Bottle)"8
Calvin Harris (ft. Rihanna) · "This Is What You Came For"5
Parquet Courts · "One Man, No City"0

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.28710Bob Grossweiner · 2016
.28010Jason Gargano · 2016
.27110Ron Hart · 2016
.26810Ashley Zlatopolsky · 2016
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.25913Colin St. John · 2016
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.25114E.J. Friedman · 2016
.24713Michael Tedder · 2016
.24512Katie Moulton · 2016
.23713Althea Legaspi · 2016
.2379Michael Ayers · 2016
.23513Simon Vozick-Levinson · 2016
.23112Jim Tremayne · 2016
2014 original ballot
Centricity.726#17 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
War on Drugs · Lost in the Dream20103
Ty Segall · Manipulator2033
Taylor Swift · 19891570
FKA Twigs · Lp11085
Black Keys · Turn Blue1016
D'Angelo · Black Messiah5162
Sturgill Simpson · Metamodern Sounds in Country Music577
Sharon Van Etten · Are We There552
Beck · Morning Phase550
Parquet Courts · Sunbathing Animal546
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "Blank Space"58
Kendrick Lamar · "I"50
Mark Ronson (ft. Bruno Mars) · "Uptown Funk"23
Beyoncé (ft. Jay-Z) · "Drunk in Love"21
Sharon Van Etten · "Your Love Is Killing Me"14
War on Drugs · "Under the Pressure"11
Beck · "Say Goodbye"2
Elbow · "New York Morning"2
Temples · "Shelter Song"1
Kanye West · "God Level"0

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.33010Brett Koshkin · 2014
.29114Alan Light · 2014
.28614Aaron Frank · 2014
.27912Michelle Geslani · 2014
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.23411Matt Miller · 2014
.2348Michael Deeds · 2014
.2308Jem Aswad · 2014
.2248Derek Miller · 2014
.21811Althea Legaspi · 2014
.21712Gary Chun · 2014
.20711Adam Gold · 2014
.20611Jonathan Lundeen · 2014
.20511Christopher Barton · 2014
.20510Patrick Rogers · 2014
.20411Jim Fouratt · 2014
.19511Roy Trakin · 2014
.19410Gabriel Rosenberg · 2014
.1936Janelle Bitker · 2014
.19010Dan DeLuca · 2014
.19010Jeff Gage · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.560#84 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · Yeezus20159
Parquet Courts · Light Up Gold2028
Arctic Monkeys · AM2020
My Bloody Valentine · m b v1060
Sky Ferreira · Night Time, My Time545
Jason Isbell · Southeastern533
The National · Trouble Will Find Me529
Deerhunter · Monomania522
Jacco Gardner · Cabinet of Curiosities51
Night Beats · Sonic Blom50
SongOther Votes
Kanye West · "Bound 2"29
Justin Timberlake · "Mirrors"26
Parquet Courts · "Stoned and Starving"16
Sky Ferreira · "I Blame Myself"15
Arctic Monkeys · "Do I Wanna Know?"8
Thee Oh Sees · "Toe Cutter - Thumb Buster"7
David Bowie · "Love Is Lost"1
Girls Against Boys · "It's a Diamond Life"1
Jason Isbell · "Live Oak"0
King Khan and the Shrines · "Thorn in Her Pride"0

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.17610Rob Sheffield · 2013
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.1646John Everhart · 2013
.1637Scott Mervis · 2013
.1629Andrew Hall · 2013
.1567Craig Carson · 2013
.1539Michael Pollock · 2013
.1529Jeff Klingman · 2013
.1478J. Anthony Ware · 2013
.1458David Downs · 2013
.1438Alex Young · 2013
.1408Matthew Perpetua · 2013
.1405Emily Kimball · 2013
.1378Chris Molanphy · 2013
.1378Eric Danton · 2013
.1368Christian Hoard · 2013
.1348Andrew Dansby · 2013
.1336Jason Gargano · 2013
.1326Jeff Vrabel · 2013
.1318Brittany Spanos · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.529#96 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Japandroids · Celebration Rock2072
Spiritualized · Sweet Heart Sweet Light2017
Richard Hawley · Standing at the Sky's Edge201
Redd Kross · Researching the Blues109
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange5169
Tame Impala · Lonerism555
Taylor Swift · Red533
Dr. John · Locked Down531
Sleigh Bells · Reign of Terror512
Ty Segall · Twins59
SongOther Votes
Solange · "Losing You"40
Tame Impala · "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards"14
Rolling Stones · "Doom and Gloom"5
Redd Kross · "Stay Away From Downtown"3
Dwight Yoakam · "A Heart Like Mine"1
Spiritualized · "So Long You Pretty Thing"1
Bruno Mars · "When I Was Your Man"0
Japandroids · "Adrenalin Nightshift"0
Norah Jones · "Say Goodbye"0
Taylor Swift · "I Almost Do"0

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.1756Zeth Lundy · 2012
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.1488Eric Sundermann · 2012
.1458Tyler Coates · 2012
.1438Amanda Petrusich · 2012
.1406Mark J. Lepage · 2012
.1396Scott Mervis · 2012
.1377Robert Morast · 2012
.1348Lindsey Thomas · 2012
.1306Bill Holdship · 2012
.1296Brett Koshkin · 2012
.1258Rebecca Raber · 2012
.1207Mike Prevatt · 2012
.1197Gary Chun · 2012
.1167Chris Molanphy · 2012
.1155Thor Christensen · 2012
.1077Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2012
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.1046Doug Wallen · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.418#188 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Black Keys · El Camino3053
Mikal Cronin · Mikal Cronin206
Frank Ocean · Nostalgia, Ultra1553
PJ Harvey · Let England Shake5128
Jay-Z and Kanye West · Watch the Throne5104
War on Drugs · Slave Ambient522
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi · Rome58
Wire · Red Barked Tree57
Arctic Monkeys · Suck It and See55
Cymbals Eat Guitars · Lenses Alien53
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Someone Like You"45
Girls · "Vomit"15
R.E.M. · "Oh My Heart"4
Washed Out · "Eyes Be Closed"2
Jay-Z and Kanye West · "Welcome to the Jungle"1
Kelly Clarkson · "I Forgive You"1
Black Keys · "Stop Stop"0
Black Lips · "Dumpster Dive"0
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals · "I Love You but I Don't Know What to Say"0
Ty Segall · "You Make the Sun Fry"0

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.1759James Montgomery · 2011
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.1599Tim Grierson · 2011
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.1418Tyler Coates · 2011
.1247Alan Light · 2011
.1185Paul Robicheau · 2011
.1177Ryan Dombal · 2011
.1175Gavin Edwards · 2011
.1165Jeff Vrabel · 2011
.1157Mike Prevatt · 2011
.1136Nick Duerden · 2011
.1127Joey Daniewicz · 2011
.1127Stacey Anderson · 2011
.1066Robert Morast · 2011
.1057Steve Erickson · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.636#51 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy15265
LCD Soundsystem · This Is Happening15151
The National · High Violet1096
Black Keys · Brothers1088
Sleigh Bells · Treats1085
Taylor Swift · Speak Now1034
Neil Young · Le Noise1027
Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3 · Northern Aggression105
Deerhunter · Halcyon Digest576
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals · III/IV53
SongOther Votes
Sleigh Bells · "Rill Rill"38
LCD Soundsystem · "I Can Change"36
Eminem (ft. Rihanna) · "Love the Way You Lie"27
Kanye West · "So Appalled"2
Peter Wolf · "Tragedy"1
Dead Weather · "Die by the Drop"0
Jamey Johnson · "Lonely at the Top"0
Off! · "Black Thoughts"0
T.I. · "How Life Changed"0
Yelawolf (ft. Raekwon) · "I Wish (Album Version)"0

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.17010Derek Paiva · 2010
.16810Bob Grossweiner · 2010
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2009 original ballot
Centricity.336#230 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Lily Allen · It's Not Me, It's You1536
John Doe and the Sadies · Country Club152
13th Floor Elevators · Sign of the Three Eyed Men150
Phoenix · Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix10138
Dead Weather · Horehound1028
Mission of Burma · The Sound the Speed the Light107
The Beatles · The Beatles in Mono104
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · It's Blitz!5113
Cymbals Eat Guitars · Why There Are Mountains55
Black Lips · 200 Million Thousand54
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "You Belong With Me"39
Atlas Sound (ft. Noah Lennox) · "Walkabout"23
Girls · "Hellhole Ratrace"16
Japandroids · "Young Hearts Spark Fire"14
Kelly Clarkson · "My Life Would Suck Without You"11
Echo and the Bunnymen · "Think I Need It Too"2
Shinedown · "Second Chance"2
Those Darlins · "Red Light Love"1
Miranda Lambert · "Time to Get a Gun"0
The xx · "Teardrops"0

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.1396Luke Hackney · 2009
.1366Jason Gargano · 2009
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.1286Nick Spacek · 2009
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.1247Ethan Stanislawski · 2009
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.1227Steve Knopper · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.201#355 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Spiritualized · Songs in A & E2511
Hank Williams · The Unreleased Recordings155
Paramount Styles · Failure American Style151
Black Keys · Attack & Release1017
Charlie Pickett · Bar Band Americanus: The Best of Charlie Pickett And...101
Lil Wayne · Tha Carter III577
Death Cab for Cutie · Narrow Stairs522
T.I. · Paper Trail521
Guns N' Roses · Chinese Democracy512
Cat Power · Dark End of the Street50
SongOther Votes
T.I. (ft. Rihanna) · "Live Your Life"22
Hayes Carll · "She Left Me for Jesus"14
Beyoncé · "If I Were a Boy"12
Spiritualized · "Soul on Fire"4
T.I. · "No Matter What"4
Be Your Own Pet · "The Kelly Affair"3
Verve · "Love Is Noise"2
Carolina Liar · "I'm Not Over"1
Baseball Project · "Gratitude (For Curt Flood)"0
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals · "Heavy Orange"0

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.19244Jason Gargano
.16346Michael Ayers
.15959Chris Molanphy
.15749Scott Mervis
.14934Brett Koshkin
.14446Joey Daniewicz
.14142Dan DeLuca
.13945Alan Light
.13851J. Anthony Ware
.13540Amanda Petrusich
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