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.
Tyler Lewis
Overall
Centricity.206#917 of 1313
Breadth.415#549 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2015 original ballot
Centricity.331#256 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Janet Jackson · Unbreakable258
Kendrick Lamar · To Pimp a Butterfly20209
The Internet · Ego Death1513
Teedra Moses · Cognac & Conversation90
Miguel · Wildheart649
Jazmine Sullivan · Reality Show517
Dr. Dre · Compton515
Camp Lo · Ragtime Hightimes50
Tyrese · Black Rose50
Van Hunt · The Fun Rises, the Fun Sets50
SongOther Votes
Kendrick Lamar · "King Kunta"69
The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"68
Missy Elliott (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "WTF (Where They From)"49
Janet Jackson · "No Sleeep"6
The Internet · "Special Affair"1
Tyrese · "Shame"1
Dawn Richard · "Dance"0
Jaheim · "Back in My Arms"0
Janelle Monae · "Yoga"0
Trey Songz · "Slow Motion"0

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.1297Alfred Soto · 2015
.1235Kye Stephenson · 2015
.1217Melissa Fossum · 2015
.1197Peter Tabakis · 2015
.1197Ru Johnson · 2015
.1177Michael Gallucci · 2015
.1147Anthony Bozza · 2015
.1117Craig D. Lindsey · 2015
.1107Christopher R. Weingarten · 2015
.1107Eric Diep · 2015
.1077John Seroff · 2015
.1037Briana Younger · 2015
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.0986J.D. Considine · 2015
.0976Reiff, Corbin Reiff · 2015
2011 original ballot
Centricity.105#576 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
The Roots · Undun2059
Rahsaan Patterson · Bleuphoria200
Meshell Ndegeocello · Weather97
Van Hunt · What Were You Hoping For?97
Mary J. Blige · My Life 293
Lalah Hathaway · Where It All Begins90
Mint Condition · 7...90
Raekwon · Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang51
SongOther Votes
Frank Ocean · "Novacane"31
Kelly Rowland (ft. Lil Wayne) · "Motivation"12
BeyoncĂ© · "Love on Top"10
Johnny Gill · "In the Mood"0
Kelly Price · "Tired"0
Mint Condition · "Can't Get Away"0
Raekwon · "Butter Knives"0
Rahsaan Patterson · "6am"0
Talib Kweli (ft. Jean Grae) · "Uh Oh"0
Tyrese · "Stay"0

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.1076Ian Steaman · 2011
.0974Dave Herrera · 2011
.0644Andy Kellman · 2011
.0634Alvin Aqua Boogie Blanco · 2011
.0634Todd Martens · 2011
.0624Dan DeLuca · 2011
.0614Greg Kot · 2011
.0564Sowmya Krishnamurthy · 2011
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.0514Michael Pollock · 2011
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.0444Daphne Carr · 2011
.0383Preston Jones · 2011
.0363Franklin Soults · 2011
.0354David Raposa · 2011
.0354Joe Colly · 2011
.0344Doree Shafrir · 2011
.0304Clover Hope · 2011
.0292Martin Johnson · 2011
.0283Makkada B. Selah · 2012
2010 original ballot
Centricity.180#472 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Big Boi · Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty10119
Cee Lo Green · The Lady Killer1043
Erykah Badu · New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh1039
Nas & Damian Marley · Distant Relatives107
R. Kelly · Love Letter107
Black Milk · Album of the Year106
Bilal · Airtight's Revenge104
Reflection Eternal · Revolutions Per Minute102
Nottz · You Need This Music101
Yahzarah · The Ballad of Purple St. James100
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Big Boi (ft. Cutty) · "Shutterbugg"58
Erykah Badu · "Window Seat"36
R. Kelly · "When a Woman Loves"3
Reflection Eternal (ft. Jay Electronica, J. Cole & Mos Def) · "Just Begun"2
Yahzarah · "Why Dontcha Call Me No More"2
El DeBarge · "Second Chance"1
Jaheim · "Finding My Way Back"0
Jazmine Sullivan · "10 Seconds"0
Trey Songz · "Can't Be Friends"0

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.1488Steve "Flash" Juon · 2010
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2009 original ballot
Centricity.207#384 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Raekwon · Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...Part II1584
Maxwell · BLACKsummers'night1548
Meshell Ndegeocello · Devil's Halo156
Chico DeBarge · Addiction150
Chrisette Michele · Epiphany103
Mos Def · The Ecstatic658
Ledisi · Turn Me Loose63
Russell Taylor · Confessional61
Slaughterhouse · Slaughterhouse61
Raheem DeVaughn · The Art of Noise60
SongOther Votes
Maxwell · "Pretty Wings"26
Kid Cudi · "Day 'N' Nite"15
David Guetta (ft. Kelly Rowland) · "When Love Takes Over"7
Mos Def · "Casa Bey"6
Chrisette Michele · "Blame It on Me"2
Raheem DeVaughn (ft. Ludacris) · "Bulletproof"2
Chico DeBarge · "Oh No"0
Ledisi · "Goin Thru Changes"0
Method Man & Redman (ft. Saukrates) · "A-Yo"0
Trey Songz · "I Need a Girl"0

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.14319Quentin Huff
.12213Andrew Martin
.11116Tracy Hopkins
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.1099Jesse Serwer
.10619Ru Johnson
.10616Raquel Cepeda-Jenkins
.09614Joshua Alston
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.08823Ian Steaman
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.07313Nick Feldman
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.07220Trent Fitzgerald
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