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.
Erik Thompson
Overall
Centricity.421#403 of 1313
Breadth.446#479 of 1329
Metalism.025#260 of 1329
2016 original ballot
Centricity.568#112 of 542
Metalism.000#75 of 550
AlbumPointsOther Votes
David Bowie · Blackstar30208
Michael Kiwanuka · Love & Hate1513
Mitski · Puberty 21058
Car Seat Headrest · Teens of Denial976
Angel Olsen · My Woman870
Bon Iver · 22, a Million744
Savages · Adore Life621
Radiohead · A Moon Shaped Pool591
Leonard Cohen · You Want It Darker580
Anohni · Hopelessness537
SongOther Votes
Mitski · "Your Best American Girl"55
David Bowie · "Lazarus"38
Radiohead · "Burn the Witch"30
Anohni · "Drone Bomb Me"25
Beyoncé · "Sorry"25
Angel Olsen · "Sister"15
Car Seat Headrest · "Fill in the Blank"7
James Blake (ft. Bon Iver) · "I Need a Forest Fire"4
Underworld · "I Exhale"4
Bon Iver · "8 (Circle)"0

Similar Ballots
.31914Kasia Galazka · 2016
.31714Peter Tabakis · 2016
.31310Steve Klinge · 2016
.29014Mark Zepezauer · 2016
.28813Will Hermes · 2016
.28613Joe Lynch · 2016
.2709Jason Gargano · 2016
.26813Eric Danton · 2016
.26713Jacob Webb · 2016
.24812Melissa Locker · 2016
.24512Shane Harrison · 2016
.24111Ken Rayes · 2016
.2378Mallory O'Donnell · 2016
.23512Michael Tedder · 2016
.23110Jessica Gentile · 2016
.2308Stephen Slaybaugh · 2016
.22812Roy Trakin · 2016
.22511Kyle McGovern · 2016
.22411Gabriel Rosenberg · 2016
.22411Jordan Cronk · 2016
2015 original ballot
Centricity.392#201 of 480
Metalism.050#48 of 483
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Algiers · Algiers2012
Sufjan Stevens · Carrie & Lowell1581
Beach Slang · The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us1515
Kendrick Lamar · To Pimp a Butterfly10209
Bully · Feels Like916
Blur · The Magic Whip815
Foals · What Went Down71
Ought · Sun Coming Down65
Health · Death Magic59
Wolf Alice · My Love Is Cool57
SongOther Votes
Kendrick Lamar · "King Kunta"69
The Weeknd · "Can't Feel My Face"68
Alessia Cara · "Here"24
David Bowie · "Blackstar"20
Jamie xx (ft. Romy) · "Loud Places"10
Beach House · "Sparks"9
Sufjan Stevens · "Should Have Known Better"9
Vince Staples · "Norf Norf"8
Savages · "The Answer"4
Wolf Alice · "Giant Peach"0

Similar Ballots
.24812Hardeep Phull · 2015
.22711Jessica Gentile · 2015
.20710Jeff Terich · 2015
.1869David Accomazzo · 2015
.1779Althea Legaspi · 2015
.1779Melissa Fossum · 2015
.1759Ed Masley · 2015
.1746Lauren Reskin · 2015
.1679Mark Zepezauer · 2015
.1579Carter Maness · 2015
.1499Douglas Wolk · 2015
.1416Jason Gargano · 2015
.1398Aaron Mendelson · 2015
.1368Roy Trakin · 2015
.1338Rob Sheffield · 2015
.1336Jem Aswad · 2015
.1297Val Veteto · 2015
.1227Collin Brennan · 2015
.1217Peter Tabakis · 2015
.1207Alyssa Pereira · 2015
2014 original ballot
Centricity.407#197 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
War on Drugs · Lost in the Dream25103
Sharon Van Etten · Are We There2052
Eagulls · Eagulls153
Beck · Morning Phase1050
Flying Lotus · You're Dead!559
Ex Hex · Rips557
Future Islands · Singles533
Ryan Adams · Ryan Adams519
Ought · More Than Any Other Day57
Snowbird · Moon51
SongOther Votes
Future Islands · "Seasons (Waiting on You)"74
Sia · "Chandelier"39
Flying Lotus (ft. Kendrick Lamar) · "Never Catch Me"34
Perfume Genius · "Queen"34
St. Vincent · "Digital Witness"30
Sharon Van Etten · "Your Love Is Killing Me"14
Lana Del Rey · "West Coast"13
War on Drugs · "Under the Pressure"11
Ballet School · "Cherish"1
Wolf Alice · "Moaning Lisa Smile"0

Similar Ballots
.35111Scott Mervis · 2014
.30213Michelle Geslani · 2014
.25913Mac Wilson · 2014
.25612Aaron Frank · 2014
.24712JD Swerzenski · 2014
.2468Jaime Lowe · 2014
.24111Andrew Dansby · 2014
.23111Stuart Berman · 2014
.2308Jeff Niesel · 2014
.22811Christopher Barton · 2014
.22011Maria Jean Sullivan · 2014
.21710Steven Arroyo · 2014
.21510Katie Moulton · 2014
.21411Brian Orloff · 2014
.20710Sachyn Mital · 2014
.20610Jeff Gage · 2014
.1997Michael Gallucci · 2014
.1986Andrew Leahey · 2014
.19610Michael Roffman · 2014
.1939Matt Miller · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.316#217 of 453
Metalism.050#66 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Savages · Silence Yourself2541
Phosphorescent · Muchacho2017
Deafheaven · Sunbather1334
Fuck Buttons · Slow Focus1014
Arcade Fire · Reflektor742
The National · Trouble Will Find Me529
Chvrches · The Bones of What You Believe522
Superchunk · I Hate Music519
Sigur Rós · Kveikur52
Holograms · Forever50
SongOther Votes
Kanye West · "New Slaves"40
Justin Timberlake · "Mirrors"26
Phosphorescent · "Song for Zula"22
James Blake · "Retrograde"16
Chvrches · "Recover"10
Burial · "Come Down to Us"6
Fuck Buttons · "Brainfreeze"2
Volcano Choir · "Byegone"2
Arcade Fire · "Normal Person"1
My Bloody Valentine · "Nothing Is"0

Similar Ballots
.22811Josh Bis · 2013
.1827Jeff Vrabel · 2013
.1827Scott Mervis · 2013
.1716Buzz Poole · 2013
.1689Alex Young · 2013
.1679Kasia Galazka · 2013
.1669Eric Danton · 2013
.1649Andrew Dansby · 2013
.1639Jeff Gage · 2013
.1528Mac Wilson · 2013
.1437David Goldstein · 2013
.1397Jordan Cronk · 2013
.1396Josh Modell · 2013
.1368Adam Kivel · 2013
.1348Stephen Bush · 2013
.1328Phil Cosores · 2013
.1318Barry Bruner · 2013
.1318Brian Orloff · 2013
.1235Matt Sebastian · 2013
.1217Chris DeVille · 2013
Similar Voters
.21122Jessica Gentile
.19623Peter Tabakis
.19018Michelle Geslani
.18334Mac Wilson
.18327Sachyn Mital
.18232Steven Arroyo
.16526Gabriel Rosenberg
.16414Aaron Frank
.16225Melissa Locker
.16220JD Swerzenski
.16120Jacob Webb
.15820E.J. Friedman
.15223Katie Moulton
.15120Reiff, Corbin Reiff
.15032Ed Masley
.15014Joe Lynch
.14822Jeff Gage
.14218Hardeep Phull
.14022Emily Zemler
.13927Michael Roffman
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com