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.
Ted Cox
Overall
Centricity.333#550 of 1228
Breadth.614#262 of 1244
Metalism.000#401 of 1244
2014 original ballot
Centricity.223#370 of 601
Metalism.000#94 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Wussy · Attica!1528
Bob Dylan · The Basement Tapes Complete: the Bootleg Series Vol. 111418
Lucinda Williams · Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone1316
Azealia Banks · Broke With Expensive Taste1252
Drive-By Truckers · English Oceans1114
Lydia Loveless · Somewhere Else1025
Curtis Harding · Soul Power81
Benjamin Booker · Benjamin Booker710
Leonard Cohen · Popular Problems528
Warpaint · Warpaint513
SongOther Votes
Pharrell Williams · "Happy"27
Sam Smith · "Stay With Me"27
Jenny Lewis · "She's Not Me"14
Benjamin Booker · "Violent Shiver"3
Lydia Loveless · "Head"3
Lily Allen · "It's Hard Out Here for a Bitch"1
Lily Allen · "Sheezus"1
Curtis Harding · "Cruel World"0
Leonard Cohen · "My Oh My"0
Wussy · "North Sea Girls"0

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.1978Bill Holdship · 2014
.1796Andrew Gilstrap · 2014
.1678Greg Kot · 2014
.1658Robert Christgau · 2014
.1648Ellis Widner · 2014
.1608Wayne Bledsoe · 2014
.1568Don Allred · 2014
.1518Arsenio Orteza · 2014
.1467Jonah LaFollette · 2014
.1365Max Berry · 2014
.1315Michael Tatum · 2014
.1307Tom Hull · 2014
.1277Matt Rice · 2014
.1206Michael Lach · 2014
.1126Tom Lane · 2014
.1116Gary Graff · 2014
.1066Nick Farruggia · 2014
.1036Jon Pareles · 2014
.1014Dan Ferguson · 2014
.0974Michael Gallucci · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.404#167 of 453
Metalism.000#114 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City16108
Julie Ruin · Run Fast1513
Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba · Jama Ko138
Tal National · Kaani115
The Knife · Shaking the Habitual1026
Yo la Tengo · Fade917
Frank Ocean · The Lonny Breaux Collection80
My Bloody Valentine · m b v760
Future Bible Heroes · Partygoing62
Neko Case · The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You545
SongOther Votes
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "Get Lucky"116
Lorde · "Royals"75
Neko Case · "Man"13
Yo la Tengo · "Ohm"10
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · "Sacrilege"8
Vampire Weekend · "Unbelievers"7
Mavis Staples · "Can You Get to That"3
My Bloody Valentine · "New You"3
Crickets · "Drop City Yacht Club"0
Serena Ryder · "Stompa"0

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.26813Dan Weiss · 2013
.2468Robert Christgau · 2013
.24312Jonah LaFollette · 2013
.21910Serene Dominic · 2013
.21110Jose Duran · 2013
.18510Charles Johnson · 2013
.1859Joey Hood · 2013
.1528Randall Grass · 2013
.1468Michael Tatum · 2013
.1458Todd Kristel · 2013
.1456Richard Gehr · 2013
.1416Allen St John · 2013
.1398Nick Duerden · 2013
.1398Steve Kiviat · 2013
.1378Tim Grierson · 2013
.1348Mark Zepezauer · 2013
.1347Max Blau · 2013
.1338Eric Danton · 2013
.1338Gary Chun · 2013
.1245Mark J. Lepage · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.394#156 of 485
Metalism.000#94 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Leonard Cohen · Old Ideas2030
Kelly Hogan · I Like to Keep Myself in Pain1414
Todd Snider · Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables1313
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange12169
Spoek Mathambo · Father Creeper97
Burial · Kindred811
Jack White · Blunderbuss740
Pink · The Truth About Love610
Corin Tucker Band · Kill My Blues68
Janis Martin · The Blanco Sessions50
SongOther Votes
Pink · "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"7
Azealia Banks · "212"6
Rolling Stones · "Doom and Gloom"5
Cat Power · "Ruin"4
Jack White · "Love Interruption"3
Cat Power · "Cherokee"1
Pussy Riot · "Punk Prayer: Mother of God, Drive Putin Away"1
Randy Newman · "I'm Dreaming"1
Bob Dylan · "Narrow Way"0
Heartless Bastards · "Parted Ways"0

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.1829Max Berry · 2012
.1759Jason Gubbels · 2012
.1448Daniel Durchholz · 2012
.1367Michael Tatum · 2012
.1256Franklin Soults · 2012
.1207Althea Legaspi · 2012
.1185Bob Townsend · 2012
.1157Roy Trakin · 2012
.1147J. Anthony Ware · 2012
.1147Jon Bream · 2012
.1127Gary Graff · 2012
.1126Dan Weiss · 2012
.0995Mark J. Lepage · 2012
.0995Scott Mervis · 2012
.0976Richard Gehr · 2012
.0976Ron Hart · 2012
.0966Amanda Petrusich · 2012
.0966Ken Rayes · 2012
.0965Jeff Tamarkin · 2012
.0956Anthony Easton · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.442#166 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Frank Ocean · Nostalgia, Ultra1953
Mekons · Ancient & Modern136
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks · Mirror Traffic1228
Paul Simon · So Beautiful or So What1160
Wussy · Strawberry109
Tom Waits · Bad As Me995
Black Keys · El Camino853
Feelies · Here Before713
Wild Flag · Wild Flag690
Baseball Project · Vol. 2: High and Inside55
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
Frank Ocean · "Novacane"31
Black Keys · "Lonely Boy"29
Adele · "Rumour Has It"11
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks · "Senator"3
Lupe Fiasco · "The Show Goes On"2
Pistol Annies · "Housewife's Prayer"1
Tom Waits · "Get Lost"1
Beck · "Stormbringer"0
Frank Ocean · "Best Seller"0

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.2598Jason Gargano · 2011
.2218Preston Jones · 2011
.21010Jason Gubbels · 2011
.20710Jon Bream · 2011
.20510Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2011
.20310Scott Mervis · 2011
.1809Alan Light · 2011
.1709Bob Grossweiner · 2011
.1667K Leander Williams · 2011
.1659Steve Rosen · 2011
.1636Eric T Miller · 2011
.1599Holly Gleason · 2011
.1579Ron Hart · 2011
.1528Greg Kot · 2011
.1508George Varga · 2011
.1496Stephen Haag · 2011
.1486Salvatore Caputo · 2011
.1478Christopher Monsen · 2011
.1476Brett Koshkin · 2011
.1446Allen St John · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.290#355 of 699
Metalism.000#120 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Arcade Fire · The Suburbs10144
Vampire Weekend · Contra10119
Spoon · Transference1037
Mavis Staples · You Are Not Alone1026
Elizabeth Cook · Welder1014
Girl Talk · All Day1013
Dessa · A Badly Broken Code107
Richard Thompson · Dream Attic106
Corin Tucker Band · 1000 Years103
Cornershop · Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast103
SongOther Votes
Spoon · "Written in Reverse"11
Vampire Weekend · "Holiday"6
Pink · "Raise Your Glass"3
Elizabeth Cook · "El Camino"2
Corin Tucker Band · "Doubt"1
Los Campesinos! · "Straight in at 101"1
Bruce Springsteen · "Ain't Good Enough for You"0
Jay-Z, Bono, Rihanna · "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)"0
Justin Timberlake · "Hallelujah"0
Mavis Staples · "Last Train"0

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.1707Allen St John · 2010
.1659Christian Hoard · 2010
.1627Anthony DeCurtis · 2010
.1478Ken Rayes · 2010
.1316Billy Altman · 2010
.1256Rob Trucks · 2010
.1186Milo Miles · 2010
.1177Chris Riemenschneider · 2010
.1165William Ruhlmann · 2010
.1145John Milward · 2010
.1097Matt Thomas · 2010
.1025Eric Elbogen · 2010
.0975Steve Knopper · 2010
.0866J. Anthony Ware · 2010
.0854Ken Tucker · 2010
.0844Jeff Vrabel · 2010
.0844Thor Christensen · 2010
.0824Martin Cizmar · 2010
.0796Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2010
.0775Derk Richardson · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.353#208 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Neko Case · Middle Cyclone17105
Wussy · Wussy1610
Franco & le Tout Puissant OK Jazz · Francophonic, Vol. 2148
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · It's Blitz!12113
(various artists) · Ghana Special92
PJ Harvey and John Parish · A Woman a Man Walked By812
Amadou & Mariam · Welcome to Mali718
Pains of Being Pure at Heart · The Pains of Being Pure at Heart647
Raveonettes · In and Out of Control613
Bob Dylan · Together Through Life525
SongOther Votes
Lily Allen · "The Fear"19
Neko Case · "People Got a Lotta Nerve"16
Bob Dylan · "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"6
Bob Dylan · "It's All Good"3
Raveonettes · "Bang!"1
Buraka Som Sistema · "Restless"0
Coathangers · "Stomp Stomp Stompin'"0
Pains of Being Pure at Heart · "Contender"0
Wussy · "Happiness Bleeds"0
Wussy · "Muscle Cars"0

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.1086Dan Weiss · 2009
.1066Theon Weber · 2009
.0996Leonard Pierce · 2009
.0986Kurt B. Reighley · 2009
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.0974Kembrew McLeod · 2009
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.0914Mark J. Lepage · 2009
.0906K Leander Williams · 2009
.0895Michael Endelman · 2009
.0884John Dugan · 2009
.0884Luke Hackney · 2009
.0875Mike Mettler · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.222#331 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Los Campesinos! · Hold on Now, Youngster...1531
Girl Talk · Feed the Animals1442
Les Amazones de Guinee · Wamato131
Randy Newman · Harps and Angels1247
Magnetic Fields · Distortion1121
Raveonettes · Lust Lust Lust911
Robert Forster · The Evangelist88
Conor Oberst · Conor Oberst714
Steinski · What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective610
Waco Brothers · Waco Express50
SongOther Votes
BeyoncĂ© · "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"57
Kanye West · "Love Lockdown"36
Beck · "Chemtrails"7
Peter Gabriel and Hot Chip · "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa"6
Love Is All · "Wishing Well"4
Los Campesinos! · "You! Me! Dancing!"2
Girl Talk · "Hands in the Air"1
K'Naan · "What's Hardcore?"1
Raveonettes · "Dead Sound"1
David Byrne and Brian Eno · "Strange Undertones"0

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.2079Franklin Soults · 2008
.1989Robert Christgau · 2008
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.1376Max Berry · 2008
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.1347Christian Hoard · 2008
.1315Allen St John · 2008
.1248Ken Tucker · 2008
.1146Rob Trucks · 2008
.1126Todd Kristel · 2008
.1126Tom Lane · 2008
.1116Rickey Wright · 2008
.1096Michael Gallucci · 2008
.1086Milo Miles · 2008
.1066James Bradley · 2008
.0984P Gregory Springer · 2008
.0974Julie Seabaugh · 2008
.0964Brent Baldwin · 2008
.0964Michael Deeds · 2008
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.20551Robert Christgau
.16236Max Berry
.15522Franklin Soults
.15421Jonah LaFollette
.15228Allen St John
.14639Ken Rayes
.14331Michael Tatum
.14130Jason Gubbels
.13839Dan Weiss
.13030Christian Hoard
.12931Greg Kot
.12623Thor Christensen
.12321Rob Trucks
.12132Chris Herrington
.12121Milo Miles
.12035Bob Grossweiner
.12023Mark J. Lepage
.11935Tom Lane
.11735Roy Trakin
.11537Gary Graff
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