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.
 
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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.
David Goldstein
Overall
Centricity.435#377 of 1313
Breadth.612#221 of 1329
Metalism.013#357 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.193#387 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Steve Gunn · Eyes on the Lines2010
Sturgill Simpson · A Sailor's Guide to Earth1557
Underworld · Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future155
Drive-By Truckers · American Band1055
Danny Brown · Atrocity Exhibition1043
Teen · Love Yes102
Savages · Adore Life521
The Hotelier · Goodness518
White Lung · Paradise512
Lydia Loveless · Real59
SongOther Votes
Angel Olsen · "Sister"15
David Bowie · "I Can't Give Everything Away"13
Savages · "Adore"9
Sturgill Simpson · "In Bloom"6
Wilco · "If I Ever Was a Child"5
Drive-By Truckers · "Surrender Under Protest"4
Underworld · "I Exhale"4
Steve Gunn · "Ancient Jules"3
Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band · "High Castle Rock"2
Phish · "Petrichor"0

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.1947Michael Deeds · 2016
.1869L. Kent Wolgamott · 2016
.1739Fred Mills · 2016
.1706Jim DeRogatis · 2016
.1487Erik Thompson · 2016
.1397Lindsey Thomas · 2016
.1377Jordan Lawrence · 2016
.1287Jim Connelly · 2016
.1245Deb Sprague · 2016
.1227Roy Kasten · 2016
.1227Stephen M. Deusner · 2016
.1206Luis Paez-Pumar · 2016
.1185Stephen Haag · 2016
.1115Charles R. Cross · 2016
.1105Mike Berick · 2016
.1086Peter Blackstock · 2016
.1054Kyle Ryan · 2016
.1026Bob Townsend · 2016
.1014Max Berry · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.542#115 of 480
Metalism.000#85 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Viet Cong · Viet Cong2014
Sleater-Kinney · No Cities to Love1591
Jason Isbell · Something More Than Free1550
Alabama Shakes · Sound & Color1047
Torres · Sprinter1026
Veruca Salt · Ghost Notes105
Kendrick Lamar · To Pimp a Butterfly5209
Tame Impala · Currents552
New Order · Music Complete511
My Morning Jacket · The Waterfall510
SongOther Votes
Kendrick Lamar · "King Kunta"69
Alabama Shakes · "Don't Wanna Fight"23
Sleater-Kinney · "A New Wave"16
Jason Isbell · "24 Frames"14
Tame Impala · "'Cause I'm a Man"9
Florence & the Machine · "Ship to Wreck"7
Torres · "Sprinter"5
New Order · "Plastic"1
Vulfpeck · "Christmas in LA"1
Colleen Green · "I Want to Grow Up"0

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.2437Janelle Bitker · 2015
.23411Carolyn Menyes · 2015
.23111Dan DeLuca · 2015
.22811Michael Roffman · 2015
.2218Preston Jones · 2015
.22011Paul Robicheau · 2015
.1839Matthew Oshinsky · 2015
.1789Seth Mnookin · 2015
.1779Mike Greenhaus · 2015
.1778Eric Danton · 2015
.1739Scott Lapatine · 2015
.1736Stephen Haag · 2015
.1709David Sikorski · 2015
.1699Christopher Barton · 2015
.1689Steven Arroyo · 2015
.1669Mark Zepezauer · 2015
.1659Charles Johnson · 2015
.1578Ken Rayes · 2015
.1558Melissa Fossum · 2015
.1548Daniel Durchholz · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.454#149 of 601
Metalism.067#64 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Real Estate · Atlas2022
War on Drugs · Lost in the Dream15103
Sturgill Simpson · Metamodern Sounds in Country Music1077
New Pornographers · Brill Bruisers1042
Lydia Loveless · Somewhere Else1025
Ryan Adams · Ryan Adams1019
Lucero · Live From Atlanta100
St. Vincent · St. Vincent5111
Pallbearer · Foundations of Burden519
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers · Hypnotic Eye512
SongOther Votes
War on Drugs · "Red Eyes"25
Sturgill Simpson · "Turtles All the Way Down"20
Sharon Van Etten · "Your Love Is Killing Me"14
New Pornographers · "Brill Bruisers"12
Ryan Adams · "Gimme Something Good"5

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.3017Andrew Leahey · 2014
.21810Patrick Rogers · 2014
.2127Jeff Niesel · 2014
.2119Jason MacNeil · 2014
.1686Grant Moser · 2014
.1666Susan Moll · 2014
.1616Bob Townsend · 2014
.1596Allen St John · 2014
.1568Greg Franklin · 2014
.1547Amy McCarthy · 2014
.1417Erik Sateren · 2014
.1375Steve Klinge · 2014
.1367Jeff Gage · 2014
.1337Erik Thompson · 2014
.1337Mike Greenhaus · 2014
.1327J. Anthony Ware · 2014
.1327Shane Harrison · 2014
.1307Shannon Carlin · 2014
.1307Stephen M. Deusner · 2014
.1295Mike Seely · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.366#187 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Savages · Silence Yourself2541
The National · Trouble Will Find Me1529
Yo la Tengo · Fade1517
Disclosure · Settle1041
Phosphorescent · Muchacho1017
Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City5108
Steve Mason · Monkey Minds in the Devil's Time52
Foals · Holy Fire51
St. Lucia · When the Night51
Stepkids · Troubadour50
SongOther Votes
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "Get Lucky"116
Haim · "The Wire"58
Phosphorescent · "Song for Zula"22
Disclosure (ft. Sam Smith) · "Latch"14
Yo la Tengo · "Ohm"10
Pusha T (ft. Kendrick Lamar) · "Nosetalgia"6
Arctic Monkeys · "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"3
Savages · "City's Full"1
St. Lucia · "Elevate"1
Foals · "Inhaler"0

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.24212Gary Chun · 2013
.20710Saul Austerlitz · 2013
.1997Scott Mervis · 2013
.1868Lauren Reskin · 2013
.1689Travis Hay · 2013
.1688Mark Pytlik · 2013
.1629Mac Wilson · 2013
.1628Luke Winkie · 2013
.1578Chris DeVille · 2013
.1566Jeff Vrabel · 2013
.1538Kasia Galazka · 2013
.1516Allen St John · 2013
.1468Scott Plagenhoef · 2013
.1458Eric Danton · 2013
.1457Alex Young · 2013
.1427Erik Thompson · 2013
.1398Lindsey Thomas · 2013
.1397Steven Arroyo · 2013
.1347Matthew Oshinsky · 2013
.1307Max Berry · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.479#117 of 485
Metalism.050#70 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Tame Impala · Lonerism2055
Kendrick Lamar · Good Kid, m.A.A.d City15125
Spiritualized · Sweet Heart Sweet Light1517
Hot Chip · In Our Heads1515
Killer Mike · R.A.P. Music1051
Swans · The Seer550
El-P · Cancer 4 Cure528
Rush · Clockwork Angels510
Mark Lanegan Band · Blues Funeral59
Corin Tucker Band · Kill My Blues58
SongOther Votes
Frank Ocean · "Pyramids"33
Fun. · "Some Nights"20
Bruno Mars · "Locked Out of Heaven"14
Tanlines · "All of Me"8
Kendrick Lamar · "Backseat Freestyle"7
El-P · "The Full Retard"5
Killer Mike (ft. Bun B, T.I. and Trouble) · "Big Beast"5
Tame Impala · "Apocalypse Dreams"1
Corin Tucker Band · "Neskowin"0
Hot Chip · "How Do You Do?"0

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.3096Emily Kimball · 2012
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.1609Gary Chun · 2012
.1579Christopher Alexander · 2012
.1569Chris Molanphy · 2012
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.1548Ron Hart · 2012
.1539Greg Kot · 2012
.1508Robert Morast · 2012
.1439Andrew Hall · 2012
.1414Byron Crawford · 2012
.1398Marty Brown · 2012
.1348Michael Tedder · 2012
.1318Mehan Jayasuriya · 2012
.1308Jack Spencer · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.437#170 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Cut Copy · Zonoscope259
Fucked Up · David Comes to Life2065
Wild Flag · Wild Flag1590
Kurt Vile · Smoke Ring for My Halo1055
tUnE-yArDs · w h o k i l l5134
Florence & the Machine · Ceremonials516
White Denim · D515
The Horrors · Skying514
The Strokes · Angles57
Wild Beasts · Smother53
SongOther Votes
Beyoncé · "Countdown"96
tUnE-yArDs · "Bizness"37
Joy Formidable · "Whirring"16
Cut Copy · "Need You Now"10
Fucked Up · "Queen of Hearts"10
Wild Flag · "Glass Tambourine"7
St. Vincent · "Surgeon"5
Florence & the Machine · "What the Water Gave Me"2
Wild Beasts · "Albatross"1
The Strokes · "Machu Pichu"0

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.25112Doree Shafrir · 2011
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.1544Emily Kimball · 2011
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.1438Will Hermes · 2011
.1428Susan Moll · 2011
.1418Tom Breihan · 2011
.1378Matthew Perpetua · 2011
.1367Audra Schroeder · 2011
.1327Judy Berman · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.580#85 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy20265
The National · High Violet2096
Big Boi · Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty15119
Robyn · Body Talk1073
Foals · Total Life Forever106
Janelle Monáe · The ArchAndroid5133
Gorillaz · Plastic Beach532
Hot Chip · One Life Stand522
Budos Band · Budos Band III56
Corin Tucker Band · 1000 Years53
SongOther Votes
Janelle Monáe (ft. Big Boi) · "Tightrope"103
Robyn · "Dancing on My Own"79
Kanye West (ft. Pusha T) · "Runaway"76
Big Boi (ft. Cutty) · "Shutterbugg"58
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti · "Round and Round"47
Gorillaz (ft. Mos Def and Bobby Womack) · "Stylo"18
Titus Andronicus · "A More Perfect Union"16
Das Racist · "Hahahaha JK?"14
Superchunk · "Digging for Something"14
Jason DeRulo · "Ridin' Solo"0

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.24111Matthew Perpetua · 2010
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.22412Ross Raihala · 2010
.22411Evan Sawdey · 2010
.22312Andrew Martin · 2010
.22212Harry Burson · 2010
.22212J. Anthony Ware · 2010
.22111Leonard Pierce · 2010
.22012Chet Betz · 2010
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2009 original ballot
Centricity.427#132 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Manic Street Preachers · Journal for Plague Lovers255
The xx · The xx2092
Harlem Shakes · Technicolor Health154
Yo la Tengo · Popular Songs1024
Animal Collective · Merriweather Post Pavilion5153
Grizzly Bear · Veckatimest5105
Built to Spill · There Is No Enemy516
Jarvis Cocker · Further Complications515
The Big Pink · A Brief History of Love511
Mission of Burma · The Sound the Speed the Light57
SongOther Votes
Phoenix · "1901"80
Animal Collective · "My Girls"75
Lady Gaga · "Bad Romance"50
The xx · "Crystalised"17
Pearl Jam · "The Fixer"15
Shakira · "She Wolf"11
The Big Pink · "Velvet"7
Yo la Tengo · "Here to Fall"6
Alice in Chains · "Check My Brain"4
Phish · "Backwards Down the Number Line"1

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.1499Jim Fouratt · 2009
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.1466Jim Sullivan · 2009
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.16237Michael Tedder
.15557Eric Danton
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.14632Laura Leebove
.14436James Montgomery
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.14031Ryan Schreiber
.13821Emily Kimball
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.13542Matthew Oshinsky
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.13030Gareth Grundy
.12924Steven Hyden
.12848J. Anthony Ware
.12720Serene Dominic
.12650Mark Zepezauer
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