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.
Billy Altman
Overall
Centricity.319#653 of 1313
Breadth.300#790 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2011 original ballot
Centricity.422#185 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Tom Waits · Bad As Me1095
Wild Flag · Wild Flag1090
Adele · 211085
Gillian Welch · The Harrow and the Harvest1041
Lady Gaga · Born This Way1039
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals · Ashes & Fire1028
Miranda Lambert · Four the Record1012
Sarah Jarosz · Follow Me Down102
Matraca Berg · The Dreaming Fields101
Dengue Fever · Cannibal Courtship100

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.1986Stephen Haag · 2011
.1946Meredith Ochs · 2011
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.1878Derek Paiva · 2011
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.1808Alan Light · 2011
.1687Rachel Leibrock · 2011
.1636Salvatore Caputo · 2011
.1477Eric Danton · 2011
.1447Chris Willman · 2011
.1345Allen St John · 2011
.1337George Varga · 2011
.1307Holly Gleason · 2011
.1224Charles Johnson · 2011
.1216Dan Kois · 2011
.1196Michael Gallucci · 2011
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2010 original ballot
Centricity.447#195 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy10265
Arcade Fire · The Suburbs10144
Vampire Weekend · Contra10119
Mavis Staples · You Are Not Alone1026
Carolina Chocolate Drops · Genuine Negro Jig1013
Patty Griffin · Downtown Church1011
Jeff Beck · Emotion & Commotion101
Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band · Legacy101
Heart · Red Velvet Car100
Sahara Smith · Myth of the Heart100

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.1094Will Layman · 2010
.1064David Adler · 2010
.1046Ted Cox · 2010
.1044John Milward · 2010
.1016Britt Robson · 2010
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.0934Steve Simels · 2010
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2009 original ballot
Centricity.038#639 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Monsters of Folk · Monsters of Folk1017
Dave Rawlings Machine · A Friend of a Friend107
Daddy · For a Second Time102
Dex Romweber Duo · Ruins of Berlin102
Dailey & Vincent · Brothers From Different Mothers101
Geoff Muldaur and the Texas Sheiks · The Texas Sheiks101
Sarah Jarosz · Song Up in Her Head101
Diana Jones · Better Times Will Come100
Lisa Hannigan · Sea Sew100
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band · Speed of Life100

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2008 original ballot
Centricity.368#191 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
TV on the Radio · Dear Science15153
Charlie Haden Family & Friends · Rambling Boy159
Santogold · Santogold1278
Hank Williams · The Unreleased Recordings125
Black Keys · Attack & Release1017
The Duhks · Fast Paced World100
Randy Newman · Harps and Angels847
The Stairwell Sisters · Get Off Your Money80
Abigail Washburn · Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet54
Patty Loveless · Sleepless Nights51

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.17611Jason Fine
.1319John Milward
.1086Steve Matteo
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.09511Steve Ciabattoni
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.08910George Varga
.08711Jeff Vrabel
.08213Meredith Ochs
.0817David Royko
.07512Allen St John
.07417Christian Hoard
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.06512Milo Miles
.0656Dominic Salerno
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.0647Salvatore Caputo
.06311Rob Trucks
.06213Steve Leftridge
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com