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 Menconi
Overall
Centricity.350#536 of 1281
Breadth.338#730 of 1297
Metalism.000#425 of 1297
2012 original ballot
Centricity.123#366 of 485
Metalism.000#94 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Bob Dylan · Tempest1032
Bob Mould · Silver Age1014
Kelly Hogan · I Like to Keep Myself in Pain1014
Avett Brothers · The Carpenter1010
Patti Smith · Banga108
Lambchop · Mr. M106
John Fullbright · From the Ground Up103
The Mastersons · Birds Fly South101
Imperial Teen · Feel the Sound100
Plants and Animals · The End of That100

Similar Ballots
.2156Dan Ferguson · 2012
.1316David Cantwell · 2012
.1184J Neo Marvin · 2012
.1044Jeff Tamarkin · 2012
.1044Stephen Haag · 2012
.0754Andrew Gilstrap · 2012
.0754Larry King · 2012
.0724Richard Skanse · 2012
.0684Bill Holdship · 2012
.0664Holly Gleason · 2012
.0664Jim Testa · 2012
.0654Brian Orloff · 2012
.0654Ken Rayes · 2012
.0644Derk Richardson · 2012
.0483Glenn Gamboa · 2012
.0473Daniel Durchholz · 2012
.0423Mark Deming · 2012
.0393Andrew Dansby · 2012
.0383Ted Cox · 2012
.0373Don Allred · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.415#189 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Tom Waits · Bad As Me1095
Bon Iver · Bon Iver1079
Black Keys · El Camino1053
Wilco · The Whole Love1053
Gillian Welch · The Harrow and the Harvest1041
Wye Oak · Civilian1027
War on Drugs · Slave Ambient1022
Youth Lagoon · The Year of Hibernation108
Megafaun · Megafaun106
Smoke Fairies · Through Low Light and Trees101

Similar Ballots
.23511Mike Greenhaus · 2011
.1946Thor Christensen · 2011
.1876Preston Jones · 2011
.1876Stephen Haag · 2011
.1826Joseph Robinson · 2011
.1786Buzz Poole · 2011
.1437Chris Willman · 2011
.1436Laura Leebove · 2011
.1417Mark Deming · 2011
.1357Mike Prevatt · 2011
.1337Steve Klinge · 2011
.1247Chris Riemenschneider · 2011
.1166Nicole Frehsee · 2011
.1156Bob Townsend · 2011
.1156Stephen Thompson · 2011
.1146Eric Danton · 2011
.1106Roy Trakin · 2011
.1104Billy Altman · 2011
.1104Rich Bienstock · 2011
.1104Steve Matteo · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.432#215 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy10265
Arcade Fire · The Suburbs10144
Titus Andronicus · The Monitor1074
Robert Plant · Band of Joy1027
Sharon Van Etten · Epic1022
Carolina Chocolate Drops · Genuine Negro Jig1013
Laura Veirs · July Flame107
Alejandro Escovedo · Street Songs of Love104
Love Language · Libraries103
Doug Paisley · Constant Companion102

Similar Ballots
.1346Thor Christensen · 2010
.1338Eric Danton · 2010
.1336Billy Altman · 2010
.1326Max Berry · 2010
.1254Curtis Schieber · 2010
.1246Mark J. Lepage · 2010
.1236Preston Jones · 2010
.1214Steve Pick · 2010
.1146Ramiro Burr · 2010
.1124Merritt Martin · 2010
.1114Mike Wolf · 2010
.1107Anthony Lombardi · 2010
.1076Tobias Carroll · 2010
.1074Tom Semioli · 2010
.1016Ed Condran · 2010
.1014David Adler · 2010
.0994John Milward · 2010
.0916Chase Hoffberger · 2010
.0906Michael Ayers · 2010
.0884Buzz Poole · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.294#278 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Grizzly Bear · Veckatimest10105
Wilco · Wilco (The Album)1043
Avett Brothers · I and Love and You1041
Bat for Lashes · Two Suns1039
Japandroids · Post-Nothing1026
Metric · Fantasies1019
Regina Spektor · Far1013
Megafaun · Gather, Form, & Fly105
Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey · Here and Now104
Wheedle's Groove · Kearney Barton100

Similar Ballots
.1926Joan Anderman · 2009
.1856Lloyd Sachs · 2009
.1367Marianne Meyer · 2009
.1206Jennifer Vineyard · 2009
.1176Melissa Maerz · 2009
.1166Steve Reynolds · 2009
.1154M.J. Fine · 2009
.1134Chris Parker · 2009
.1064Jed Gottlieb · 2009
.1054Laura Barcella · 2009
.1034Dan Aloi · 2009
.1026Michael Pollock · 2009
.1024Luke Hackney · 2009
.0964Anthony DeCurtis · 2009
.0945Paul Robicheau · 2009
.0935Ben Schumer · 2009
.0934David Adler · 2009
.0924Ken Rayes · 2009
.0885Spencer Kornhaber · 2009
.0875Eric Danton · 2009
.0875Spencer Patterson · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.484#94 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
TV on the Radio · Dear Science10153
Santogold · Santogold1078
Bon Iver · For Emma, Forever Ago1072
Drive-By Truckers · Brighter Than Creation's Dark1027
She & Him · Volume One1027
Alejandro Escovedo · Real Animal1022
Duffy · Rockferry1021
Radiohead · In Rainbows108
The Fireman · Electric Arguments105
Megafaun · Bury the Square100

Similar Ballots
.1888Bret Gladstone · 2008
.1826Dominic Salerno · 2008
.1706Cortney Harding · 2008
.1676Steve Rosen · 2008
.1656Ed Condran · 2008
.1506Kevin Moreau · 2008
.1446Dan Ferguson · 2008
.1336Rachel Leibrock · 2008
.1326Amber Schadewald · 2008
.1287Brian Braiker · 2008
.1267Whitney Pastorek · 2008
.1204Scott Holter · 2008
.1196Eric Danton · 2008
.1194Steve Simels · 2008
.1166Chris Molanphy · 2008
.1154John Milward · 2008
.1116Bill O'Neill · 2008
.1086Kenneth Partridge · 2008
.1066Barry Walters · 2008
.1066Julia Simon · 2008
Similar Voters
.12514Buzz Poole
.1199John Milward
.11315Billy Altman
.10612Melissa Maerz
.10515Thor Christensen
.1059Dominic Salerno
.10219Bob Townsend
.10015Bret Gladstone
.0978Parke Puterbaugh
.09619Chris Riemenschneider
.0956Joan Anderman
.09312Brian Braiker
.0928Steve Pick
.09116Stephen Haag
.08915Julia Simon
.08713Rob Brunner
.08712Jim Connelly
.08621Scott Mervis
.08615Dan Ferguson
.0869Joseph Robinson
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