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.
Larry Birnbaum
Overall
Centricity.035#1193 of 1228
Breadth.415#594 of 1244
Metalism.000#401 of 1244
2014 original ballot
Centricity.029#574 of 601
Metalism.000#94 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
John Coltrane · Offering: Live at Temple University106
Marc Ribot Trio · Live at the Village Vanguard105
Bad Plus · The Rite of Spring102
Matthew Shipp · Root of Things102
George Cables · Icons and Influences101
Sonny Rollins · Road Shows, Volume 3101
Yosvany Terry · New Throned King101
The Clare Fischer Orchestra · Music for Strings, Percussion and the Rest100
Jeff Ballard Trio · Time's Tales100
Trio 3 & Vijay Iyer · Wiring100

Similar Ballots
.1214Chris Toenes · 2014
.1194Will Layman · 2014
.0985Jon Solomon · 2014
.0362Jaime Lowe · 2014
.0352Eric T Miller · 2014
.0342Cam Patterson · 2014
.0342Steve Dollar · 2014
.0332Bobby Tanzilo · 2014
.0282Andrew Hamlin · 2014
.0222Phillip Overeem · 2014
.0212Darrell M McNeill · 2014
.0202Ben Ratliff · 2014
.0202Jason Gubbels · 2014
.0202Todd Kristel · 2014
.0192Alex Henderson · 2014
.0192Steve Holtje · 2011
2013 original ballot
Centricity.027#434 of 453
Metalism.000#114 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Wayne Shorter · Without a Net104
Barry Altschul · The 3dom Factor102
Steve Coleman and Five Elements · Functional Arrhythmias102
Dave Douglas Quintet · Time Travel101
Joe Lovano Us Five · Cross Culture101
Ahmad Jamal · Saturday Morning100
Chris Potter · The Sirens100
Chucho Valdés · Border Free100
Randy Weston and Billy Harper · The Roots of the Blues100
Tomasz Stanko · WisÅ‚awa100

Similar Ballots
.1204David Adler · 2013
.0724Christopher Monsen · 2013
.0332Michael J. West · 2013
.0292Mark Keresman · 2013
.0232Jon Solomon · 2013
.0222J.D. Considine · 2013
.0212Jason Gubbels · 2013
.0202Josh Langhoff · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.047#447 of 485
Metalism.000#94 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Neneh Cherry & the Thing · The Cherry Thing1013
Vijay Iyer · Accelerando1011
Billy Hart · All Our Reasons101
Henry Threadgill Zooid · Tomorrow Sunny/The Revelry, SPP101
J.D. Allen Trio · The Matador and the Bull101
Sam Rivers/Dave Holland/Barry Altschul · Reunion: Live in New York101
Chano Dominguez · Flamenco Sketches100
Don Byron · Love, Peace, and Soul100
Frank Lowe · The Loweski100
Matthew Shipp · Elastic Aspects100
SongOther Votes
Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"93

Similar Ballots
.0804Phillip Overeem · 2012
.0674Hank Shteamer · 2012
.0644Calum Marsh · 2012
.0644Christopher Monsen · 2012
.0624Kurt B. Reighley · 2012
.0463Gabe Meline · 2012
.0403Jason Gubbels · 2012
.0363Chris Herrington · 2012
.0332Thor Christensen · 2012
.0332Tom Hull · 2012
.0322Phil Freeman · 2012
.0312Ken Shimamoto · 2012
.0312Michael J. West · 2012
.0312Steve Hochman · 2012
.0312Tom Cheyney · 2012
.0282Jason Ferguson · 2012
.0272Larry Birnbaum · 2010
.0222Michael Barthel · 2012
.0212Audra Schroeder · 2012
.0212Todd Olmstead · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.032#659 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Bombino · Agadez1011
Sonny Rollins · Road Shows Vol. 2107
Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian · Live at Birdland102
Julius Hemphill · Dogon A.D.101
Roscoe Mitchell · Before There Was Sound101
Andrew Cyrille & Haitian Fascination · Route de Fréres100
Muhal Richard Abrams · SoundDance100
Santiago All Stars · Joya y Rareza100
Sorry Bamba · Volume One 1970–1979100
Trombone Shorty · For True100

Similar Ballots
.1184Chip Stern · 2011
.0804Jason Gubbels · 2011
.0372Matt Rogers · 2008
.0352Peter Margasak · 2011
.0342Martin Johnson · 2008
.0332Bill Milkowski · 2008
.0332Craig Carson · 2009
.0322John Payne · 2011
.0322Ken Shimamoto · 2011
.0322Marty Lipp · 2011
.0322Steve Pick · 2008
.0322Tad Hendrickson · 2011
.0322Tom Hull · 2011
.0312Banning Eyre · 2011
.0312Daniel King · 2011
.0312Mark Jenkins · 2011
.0232Jon Solomon · 2011
.0212J.D. Considine · 2011
.0202Ken Roseman · 2011
.0202Ron Wynn · 2008
2010 original ballot
Centricity.014#685 of 699
Metalism.000#120 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Tom Zé · Estudando a Bossa106
King Sunny Ade · Bábá Mo Túndé103
Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green · Apex101
Bobby Carcassés · De la Habana a Nueva York100
Dave Holland Octet · Pathways100
Henry Threadgill Zooid · This Brings Us To, Volume II100
James Moody · 4b100
Junior Wells & the Aces · Live in Boston 1966100
Matthew Shipp · 4d100
Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory · Far Side100
SongOther Votes
Antoine Dodson & the Gregory Brothers · "Bed Intruder Song"12
Baraka Flocka Flame · "Head of the State"1

Similar Ballots
.0924Ezra Gale · 2010
.0332Marty Lipp · 2010
.0322Kye Stephenson · 2010
.0312Banning Eyre · 2010
.0312Tad Hendrickson · 2010
.0302Richard Gehr · 2010
.0292Larry Birnbaum · 2012
.0222Douglas Wolk · 2010
.0222Kem Poston · 2010
.0222Michael Tatum · 2010
.0212Chris DeVille · 2010
.0212Jim Macnie · 2010
.0212Phillip Overeem · 2010
.0212Robert Christgau · 2010
.0202Ben Westhoff · 2010
.0202James Hannaham · 2010
.0202John Ross · 2010
.0202Richard Torres · 2010
.0202Shawn White · 2010
.0202Steve Kiviat · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.060#605 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Fred Anderson · 21st Century Chase150
Oumou Sangaré · Seya1316
Loudon Wainwright III · High Wide and Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project1313
Rokia Traoré · Tchamantché137
James Moody · 4a131
Chris Potter, Steve Wilson, Terell Stafford, Keith Javors, Delbert Felix, John Davis · Coming Together130

Similar Ballots
.1354Mark Jenkins · 2009
.1324Derk Richardson · 2009
.1314Tom Hull · 2009
.0844Rob Michaels · 2009
.0744Ellis Widner · 2009
.0744Steve Kiviat · 2009
.0724Milo Miles · 2009
.0402Steve Klinge · 2009
.0392Randall Roberts · 2009
.0382George Varga · 2009
.0372Allen St John · 2009
.0362Anastasia Tsioulcas · 2009
.0362Michael Kabran · 2009
.0352Banning Eyre · 2009
.0352Curtis Schieber · 2009
.0352Marty Lipp · 2009
.0332Lee Froehlich · 2008
.0302Leslie Berman · 2009
.0292Ezra Gale · 2009
.0252Arsenio Orteza · 2009
Similar Voters
.07412Jason Gubbels
.0665Chip Stern
.0627Will Layman
.06011Jon Solomon
.05710Christopher Monsen
.0517Ezra Gale
.0506Banning Eyre
.0478Michael J. West
.0459Tom Hull
.0436Marty Lipp
.04111J.D. Considine
.0419Phillip Overeem
.0377Derk Richardson
.0336Mark Jenkins
.0334Tad Hendrickson
.0257Randall Grass
.0246Jim Macnie
.0234Milo Miles
.0216Ellis Widner
.0215Michael Tatum
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