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.
David Browne
Overall
Centricity.276#753 of 1313
Breadth.190#1009 of 1329
Metalism.050#161 of 1329
2009 original ballot
Centricity.276#294 of 683
Metalism.050#107 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
The xx · The xx1592
Lady Gaga · The Fame/The Fame Monster1225
Gossip · Music for Men128
Avett Brothers · I and Love and You1041
Antony & the Johnsons · The Crying Light1029
Ida Maria · Fortress Round My Heart1016
Mason Jennings · Blood of Man102
Dead Weather · Horehound728
Yo la Tengo · Popular Songs724
The Swell Season · Strict Joy79
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "You Belong With Me"39
Lady Gaga · "Paparazzi"35
Black Eyed Peas · "I Gotta Feeling"21
Camera Obscura · "French Navy"18
Brad Paisley · "Welcome to the Future"13
BeyoncĂ© · "Halo"5
A Place to Bury Strangers · "In Your Heart"1
Death · "Keep on Knocking"1
Lady Antebellum · "Need You Now"1
Adam Lambert · "If I Had You"0

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Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com