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:
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Richard Gehr
Overall
Centricity.138#988 of 1228
Breadth.714#149 of 1244
Metalism.000#401 of 1244
2014 original ballot
Centricity.048#549 of 601
Metalism.000#94 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Ooioo · Gamel152
Grandma Sparrow & His Piddletractor Orchestra · Grandma Sparrow & His Piddletractor Orchestra151
Neneh Cherry · Blank Project1017
Damien Jurado · Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son108
Noura Mint Seymali · Tzenni105
Bushman's Revenge · Thou Shalt Boogie100
Chicano Batman · Cycles of Existential Rhythm100
Owen Maercks · Teenage Sex Therapist100
The Bombay Royale · The Island of Dr. Electrico51
The Pop Group · Cabinet of Curiosities50

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.1214Mark Jenkins · 2014
.0694Jesse Jarnow · 2014
.0453Don Allred · 2014
.0342Jill Ettinger · 2014
.0332Andrew Bartlett · 2014
.0332Susan Moll · 2014
.0322Andy Battaglia · 2014
.0322Jennifer Kelly · 2014
.0272Steve Hochman · 2014
.0222Marc Hirsh · 2014
.0212Christopher Barton · 2014
.0212Jason P. Woodbury · 2014
.0212Phillip Overeem · 2014
.0212Shane Harrison · 2014
.0212Steve Kiviat · 2014
.0202Alan Ranta · 2014
.0202Andrew Gaerig · 2014
.0202Geoffrey Stueven · 2014
.0202Jody Beth Rosen · 2013
.0202Ken Capobianco · 2014
.0202Ted Friedman · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.034#421 of 453
Metalism.000#114 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
(various artists) · Longing for the Past: the 78 RPM Era in Southeast Asia200
The Necks · Open151
William Onyeabor · World Psychedelic Classics 5: Who Is William Onyeabor?106
Tal National · Kaani105
Dawn of Midi · Dysnomia104
Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument · Shemonmuanay100
Stark Reality · Acting, Thinking, Feeling: the Complete Works 1968-1978100
Grateful Dead · May 197750
Heliocentrics · 13 Degrees of Reality50
Les Rhinocéros · Ii50
SongOther Votes
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "Get Lucky"116
Lorde · "Royals"75

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.1206Ted Cox · 2013
.1106Dave Lindquist · 2013
.1076Randall Grass · 2013
.0804Michael Ayers · 2013
.0704Serene Dominic · 2013
.0664Maureen Miller · 2013
.0634Dan DeLuca · 2013
.0634Joey Hood · 2013
.0614Derek Paiva · 2013
.0614James Montgomery · 2013
.0614Steve Kiviat · 2013
.0604@Discographies · 2013
.0604Nick Duerden · 2013
.0594Adam Graham · 2013
.0594Alan Light · 2013
.0594Eric Danton · 2013
.0594Jeff Gage · 2013
.0584Eugene Holley, Jr. · 2013
.0584Jose Duran · 2013
.0584L. Kent Wolgamott · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.127#362 of 485
Metalism.000#94 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Father John Misty · Fear Fun1032
Neil Young & Crazy Horse · Psychedelic Pill1021
Neneh Cherry & the Thing · The Cherry Thing1013
Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang · En Yay Sah107
Spoek Mathambo · Father Creeper107
Sun Araw & M. Geddes Gengras Meet the Congos · Icon Give Thank106
Ondatropica · Ondatropica102
Aaron Freeman · Marvelous Clouds101
Prince Rama · Top Ten Hits of the End of the World101
Tim Maia · Nobody Can Live Forever101
SongOther Votes
Frank Ocean · "Pyramids"33
Psy · "Gangnam Style"25
Pink · "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"7
Bob Dylan · "Tempest"3
Kate Bush · "Running Up the Hill"0
Neil Young & Crazy Horse · "Horse Back"0
Think Man a Idiot · "Busy Signal"0
Trey Anastasio · "Scabbard"0
Wooden Wand · "Winter in Kentucky"0

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.1056Saxon Baird · 2012
.1016Mike Greenhaus · 2012
.1004Steve Hochman · 2012
.0986Ted Cox · 2012
.0805Gustavo Turner · 2012
.0775Logan K. Young · 2012
.0765Nick Green · 2012
.0745Anthony Easton · 2012
.0745Eric Danton · 2012
.0745Kurt B. Reighley · 2012
.0705Don Allred · 2012
.0704Peter Gerstenzang · 2012
.0654Robert Christgau · 2012
.0644Todd Kristel · 2012
.0634Michael Tatum · 2012
.0634Richard Skanse · 2012
.0604Marianne Meyer · 2012
.0564Kyle Kramer · 2012
.0544Anthony Lombardi · 2012
.0534Maureen Miller · 2012
.0534Rob Michaels · 2012
.0534Shawn Anderson · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.113#567 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
The Duke & the King · The Duke & the King201
Jack Ruby · Jack Ruby103
Mike Watt · Hyphenated-Man103
(various artists) · Bambara Mystic Soul: The Raw Sound of Burkina Faso 1974-79103
Shin Joong Hyun · Beautiful Rivers and Mountains: The Psychadelic Rock Sound of South Korea's Shin Joong Hyun101
(various artists) · The Original Sound of Cumbia101
Kermit Driscoll · Reveille100
Mike Keneally Band · Bakin' @ the Potato100
Paul Simon · So Beautiful or So What560
Das Racist · Relax525
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
Foster the People · "Pumped Up Kicks"38
Rihanna · "Man Down"5
Gillian Welch · "Tennessee"1
Brad Paisley · "Camouflage"0
Simone Felice · "New York Times"0

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.1287George Varga · 2011
.1176Derek Paiva · 2011
.1166Marianne Meyer · 2011
.1165Allen St John · 2011
.1137Brent Baldwin · 2011
.1096Jon Bream · 2011
.1086Chris Molanphy · 2011
.1066Ed Condran · 2011
.1056Bob Grossweiner · 2011
.1056Tom Lane · 2011
.1035Steve Baltin · 2011
.1026Josh Timmermann · 2011
.1016Gary Graff · 2011
.1006Mikael Wood · 2011
.0884Thor Christensen · 2011
.0875Ken Rayes · 2011
.0865Catherine Lewis · 2011
.0865Keith Harris · 2011
.0865Philip Martin · 2011
.0864Steve Matteo · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.082#574 of 699
Metalism.000#120 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Joanna Newsom · Have One on Me1564
Claudia Quintet + Gary Versace · Royal Toast152
Hank Williams · The Complete Mother's Best Recordings152
Sun City Girls · Funeral Mariachi1013
Étoile de Dakar · Once Upon a Time in Senegal: The Birth of Mbalax102
Aaron Neville · I Know I've Been Changed101
Kronos Quartet, Alim Qasimov, Fargana Qasimov, Homayun Sakhi · Rainbow: The Music of Central Asia, Vol. 8101
AfroCubism · AfroCubism58
Bird and the Bee · Interpreting the Masters, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall & John Oates53
Rudresh Mahanthappa & Bunky Green · Apex51
SongOther Votes
Robyn · "Don't Fucking Tell Me What to Do"3

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.1174Buzz Poole · 2010
.1114Steve Hochman · 2010
.0644Benjamin Pearson · 2010
.0634Steve Klinge · 2010
.0614Aaron Hillis · 2010
.0583Ken Tucker · 2010
.0413Lola Emanuelli · 2010
.0393Daniel Durchholz · 2010
.0383Jessica Suarez · 2010
.0373Josh Love · 2010
.0373Mark Richardson · 2010
.0373Matthew Perpetua · 2010
.0373Will Hermes · 2010
.0363Amanda Petrusich · 2010
.0363Annie Zaleski · 2010
.0363Josh Timmermann · 2010
.0363Marcos Hassan · 2010
.0363Rob Brunner · 2010
.0353Amy Granzin · 2010
.0353Paul Thompson · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.323#245 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Animal Collective · Merriweather Post Pavilion10153
Phoenix · Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix10138
Akron/Family · Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free1011
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society · Infernal Machines108
Franco & le Tout Puissant OK Jazz · Francophonic, Vol. 2108
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble · Eternal Interlude103
Extra Golden · Thank You Very Quickly102
Mike Keneally · Scambot 1102
QQQ · Unpacking the Trailer100
Wayne Krantz · Krantz Carlock Lefebvre100
SongOther Votes
Animal Collective · "My Girls"75
Brad Paisley · "Then"6
BLK JKS · "Molalatladi"2
Deerhunter · "Circulation"0
Dirty Projectors · "Remade Horizon"0
Extra Golden · "Anyango"0
Najma Akhtar and Gary Lucas · "Rishte"0
Slavic Soul Party · "Taketron"0
Smokey Hormel · "Cheri Akimi Ngai"0
Vieux Farka Touré · "Aï Haïra"0

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.1719Seth Colter Walls · 2009
.1227Nate Chinen · 2009
.1187Saul Austerlitz · 2009
.1105George Varga · 2009
.1097Paul Robicheau · 2009
.1095David Adler · 2009
.1017Chris Richards · 2009
.1006Michael Connelly · 2009
.1006Vijith Assar · 2009
.0966Will Layman · 2009
.0936Evan Sawdey · 2009
.0925Julie Seabaugh · 2009
.0915Luke Hackney · 2009
.0906Amanda Petrusich · 2009
.0896Byron Crawford · 2009
.0896Stephen M. Deusner · 2009
.0895Lindsay Zoladz · 2009
.0886Julia Simon · 2009
.0876Anna Deem · 2009
.0866Rodney Dugue · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.241#312 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Dr. John and the Lower 911 · City That Care Forgot153
David Byrne and Brian Eno · Everything That Happens Will Happen Today1027
Orchestra Baobab · Made in Dakar1012
(various artists) · African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds103
Black 47 · Iraq101
Carla Bley & Her Remarkable Big Band · Appearing Nightly101
Nik Bärtsch's Ronin · Holon101
Nurse With Wound · Huffin' Rag Blues101
Juaneco y Su Combo · Masters of Chicha 1100
TV on the Radio · Dear Science5153
SongOther Votes
Jolie Holland · "Mexico City"4
Randy Newman · "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country"4
Donkeys · "Gone Gone Gone"0
Jib Kidder · "Murdergong"0
Nomo · "Brainwave"0
Pacific UV · "Need"0
Paul Shapiro · "Essen"0
Racebannon · "Sisterfucker"0
Sam Phillips · "Shake It Down"0

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.0754Julie Seabaugh · 2008
.0754Matt Sebastian · 2008
.0754Parke Puterbaugh · 2008
.0715Christian Hoard · 2008
.0704Ken Roseman · 2008
.0634Banning Eyre · 2008
.0624William Ruhlmann · 2008
.0603Steve Ciabattoni · 2008
.0563Randy Lewis · 2008
.0544Andrew Stout · 2008
.0534Scott Mervis · 2008
.0505K Leander Williams · 2008
.0504Michael Ayers · 2008
.0504Theon Weber · 2008
Similar Voters
.09514George Varga
.07617Nate Chinen
.07519Brent Baldwin
.07315Steve Hochman
.07221Ted Cox
.06820Robert Christgau
.06720Bob Grossweiner
.06621Roy Trakin
.06521Marianne Meyer
.06416Christian Hoard
.06414K Leander Williams
.06118Ken Rayes
.06118Michael Ayers
.06117James Montgomery
.06115Maureen Miller
.06114Michael Tatum
.05920Daniel Durchholz
.05920Tom Lane
.05913Jason Gubbels
.05819Mike Greenhaus
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