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.
Steve Hochman
Overall
Centricity.124#1016 of 1228
Breadth.493#452 of 1244
Metalism.013#346 of 1244
2014 original ballot
Centricity.171#419 of 601
Metalism.000#94 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Robert Plant · Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar1515
tUnE-yArDs · Nikki Nack1431
Noura Mint Seymali · Tzenni135
Henry Butler-Steven Bernsteind and the Hot Nine · Viper's Drag122
Jack White · Lazaretto1125
Lucinda Williams · Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone916
Flying Lotus · You're Dead!859
Tony Allen · Film of Life71
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn · Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn62
The Touré-Raichel Collective · The Paris Session50
SongOther Votes
tUnE-yArDs · "Water Fountain"25
Sturgill Simpson · "Turtles All the Way Down"20
Courtney Barnett · "Avant Gardener"8
Hurray for the Riff Raff · "The Body Electric"6

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.1417Rick Mitchell · 2014
.1196Randall Grass · 2014
.1146Gary Graff · 2014
.1094Charles R. Cross · 2014
.0965Matt Miller · 2014
.0945Adam Gold · 2014
.0945Alan Light · 2014
.0934Max Berry · 2014
.0915Holly Gleason · 2014
.0864David Adler · 2014
.0845Steve Leftridge · 2014
.0835Joe Silva · 2014
.0785Christopher Barton · 2014
.0785Jordan Lawrence · 2014
.0714Richard Skanse · 2014
.0674Al Choman · 2014
.0674Andy Gensler · 2014
.0674Philip Martin · 2014
.0664Kiernan Maletsky · 2014
.0654Daniel Durchholz · 2014
.0654Jim Macnie · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.066#394 of 453
Metalism.000#114 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Rudresh Mahanthappa · Gamak152
Midlake · Antiphon141
Bombino · Nomad1319
Terence Blanchard · Magnetic121
The Silk Road Ensemble With Yo-Yo Ma · A Playlist Without Borders110
Omar Souleyman · Wenu Wenu92
Valerie June · Pushin' Against a Stone810
Jonathan Wilson · Fanfare71
Xenia Rubinos · Magic Trix62
Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd · Holding It Down: the Veterans' Dream Project50
SongOther Votes
Lorde · "Royals"75
David Bowie · "Where Are We Now?"12

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.1166Daniel Durchholz · 2013
.1164Scott Mervis · 2013
.0975Sarah Ventre · 2013
.0915Paul Robicheau · 2013
.0885Mark Zepezauer · 2013
.0855Phil Gallo · 2013
.0794Serene Dominic · 2013
.0744Joey Hood · 2013
.0694L. Kent Wolgamott · 2013
.0693Curtis Schieber · 2013
.0674Darrell M McNeill · 2013
.0664Tris McCall · 2013
.0654Rodney Carmichael · 2013
.0634Kenneth Partridge · 2013
.0624Ken Capobianco · 2013
.0624Mike Greenhaus · 2013
.0614Ellis Widner · 2013
.0604Randall Grass · 2013
.0443Michael Azerrad · 2013
.0413Dan DeLuca · 2013
.0413Gary Graff · 2013
.0413Mac Randall · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.143#339 of 485
Metalism.000#94 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Patti Smith · Banga158
Dr. John · Locked Down1431
Ondatropica · Ondatropica132
Neneh Cherry & the Thing · The Cherry Thing1213
Malawi Mouse Boys · He Is #1110
Wadada Leo Smith · Ten Freedom Summers96
Jack White · Blunderbuss840
Lavender Diamond · Incorruptible Heart70
Very Be Careful · Remember Me From the Party?60
Beth Orton · Sugaring Season54

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.1174Ken Shimamoto · 2012
.1144Thor Christensen · 2012
.1114Michael Hoinski · 2012
.1094Bob Ruggiero · 2012
.0995Holly Gleason · 2012
.0975James Bradley · 2012
.0884Brian Bowe · 2012
.0744Derk Richardson · 2012
.0744Richard Gehr · 2012
.0714Jon Bream · 2012
.0704Ken Rayes · 2012
.0704Mike Mettler · 2012
.0694Kurt B. Reighley · 2012
.0684Daniel Durchholz · 2012
.0684L. Kent Wolgamott · 2012
.0664@Discographies · 2012
.0644Phil Gallo · 2012
.0463Omar Kholeif · 2012
.0453Don Allred · 2012
.0433Logan K. Young · 2012
.0433Sarah Ventre · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.281#370 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kate Bush · 50 Words for Snow1532
Feist · Metals1419
Björk · Biophilia138
St. Vincent · Strange Mercy1264
tUnE-yArDs · w h o k i l l11134
Eighth Blackbird, Steven Mackey, Rinde Eckert · Lonely Motel: Music From Slide90
(various artists) · Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM82
(various artists) · Hear Me Howling!70
Omar Souleyman · Haflat Gharbia: The Western Concerts60
Nawal · Embrace the Spirit50

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.1806Steve Ciabattoni · 2011
.1786David Adler · 2011
.1284Jill Ettinger · 2011
.1056Christopher Alexander · 2011
.0985Chuck Campbell · 2011
.0795J. Anthony Ware · 2011
.0785Dorian Lynskey · 2011
.0774Kenyon Hopkin · 2011
.0754John Bush · 2011
.0744Andrea Swensson · 2011
.0735Alan Ranta · 2011
.0724Chase Hoffberger · 2011
.0704Ezra Gale · 2011
.0674Ryan Dombal · 2011
.0654Jillian Mapes · 2011
.0635Jennifer Vineyard · 2011
.0634Andrew Stout · 2011
.0634Ken Capobianco · 2011
.0614Will Hermes · 2011
.0595Douglas Wolk · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.074#588 of 699
Metalism.000#120 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Alain Johannes · Spark150
AfroCubism · AfroCubism148
Khaira Arby · Timbuktu Tarab132
Adam Theis/Jazz Mafia · Brass, Bows and Beats121
(various artists) · The Sound of Siam: Leftfield Luk-Thung, Jazz and Molam in Thailand 1964-1975111
Off! · The First Four EPs98
Burkina Electric · Paspanga82
Herbie Hancock · The Imagine Project71
Joanna Newsom · Have One on Me664
Group Inerane · Guitars From Agadez Vol. 350

Similar Ballots
.1044Richard Gehr · 2010
.0795Kristal Hawkins · 2010
.0372Adam Miller · 2010
.0372David MacFadden · 2009
.0363Marty Lipp · 2010
.0362Jason Buhrmester · 2010
.0353Jason Toon · 2010
.0352Chad Radford · 2010
.0352George Varga · 2010
.0352Mark Jenkins · 2010
.0343Marty Lipp · 2011
.0342Craig Carson · 2011
.0342Eugene Holley, Jr. · 2010
.0342Mark Keresman · 2010
.0332Adam Bregman · 2010
.0332Banning Eyre · 2010
.0312Max Berry · 2010
.0292J Edward Keyes · 2010
.0282Ken Tucker · 2010
.0282Lindsay Zoladz · 2010
.0282Steve Horowitz · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.049#616 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Jordi Savall · Jerusalem150
Kronos Quartet · Floodplain141
Goran Bregović · Alkohol131
Tinariwen · Imidiwan: Companions1217
Jon Balke · Siwan110
Najma Akhtar and Gary Lucas · Rishte90
(various artists) · Alan Lomax in Haiti82
Luther Dickinson & the Sons of Mudboy · Onward and Upward70
Allen Toussaint · The Bright Mississippi621
Killsonic · Killsonic50

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.1154Tad Hendrickson · 2009
.0794Daniel Durchholz · 2009
.0705K Leander Williams · 2009
.0502Chip Stern · 2009
.0463Otis Hart · 2009
.0434Don Allred · 2009
.0362Lee Froehlich · 2010
.0352Derk Richardson · 2009
.0352Sarah Zupko · 2009
.0342George Varga · 2009
.0342Steve Klinge · 2009
.0342Thor Christensen · 2009
.0333Tristram Lozaw · 2009
.0332Jeff Vrabel · 2009
.0322Edd Hurt · 2009
.0322Nathan Hogan · 2009
.0322Tom Cheyney · 2009
.0313Derek Beres · 2009
.0313Frank John Hadley · 2009
.0312Jeff Tamarkin · 2009
.0312Jill Ettinger · 2009
.0312Mark Jenkins · 2009
.0312Michael Goldberg · 2009
.0312Rick Mitchell · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.085#481 of 568
Metalism.100#42 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Felice Brothers · The Felice Brothers153
Abigail Washburn · Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet144
Dengue Fever · Venus on Earth134
Savina Yannatou · Songs of an Other121
Juana Molina · Un Dia1110
Toumani Diabate · The Mande Variations911
Metallica · Death Magnetic823
Kayhan Kalhor and Brooklyn Rider · Silent City71
Lila Downs · Shake Away62
Last Shadow Puppets · The Age of the Understatement56

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.1184Rick Petreycik · 2008
.0714Daniel Durchholz · 2008
.0352Billy Altman · 2008
.0352Jay Lustig · 2008
.0342Enrique Lavin · 2008
.0342Kembrew McLeod · 2008
.0342Stacy Meyn · 2008
.0342Tom Cheyney · 2008
.0332Banning Eyre · 2008
.0332Ben Wener · 2008
.0332Chris Riemenschneider · 2008
.0332Craig Hlavaty · 2008
.0332Dan Epstein · 2008
.0332David Royko · 2008
.0332J Poet · 2008
.0332Marty Lipp · 2008
.0332Matt Gewolb · 2008
.0332Rick Cornell · 2008
.0322Ben Mitchell · 2008
.0322David Downs · 2008
.0322Jon Young · 2008
.0322Mark J. Lepage · 2008
.0322Michael Ross · 2008
.0322Niki D'Andrea · 2008
.0322Philip Van Vleck · 2008
Similar Voters
.10627Daniel Durchholz
.08716Jill Ettinger
.08410George Varga
.07412Joey Hood
.07010Thor Christensen
.06710Ezra Gale
.06513David Adler
.06115Richard Gehr
.0588Michael Goldberg
.05710@Discographies
.0568Banning Eyre
.0557Tad Hendrickson
.0555Chip Stern
.05414Randall Grass
.0536Matt Miller
.05114Gary Graff
.0508Mark J. Lepage
.04811Kurt B. Reighley
.04712Jon Bream
.04710Phil Gallo
.04710Rick Mitchell
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