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.
William Ruhlmann
Overall
Centricity.082#1181 of 1313
Breadth.285#834 of 1329
Metalism.025#260 of 1329
2011 original ballot
Centricity.013#684 of 693
Metalism.100#50 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Andy Statman · Old Brooklyn102
Hazmat Modine · Cicada102
The Duke & the King · The Duke & the King101
Barbara Cook & Michael Feinstein · Cheek to Cheek: Live From Feinstein's at Loews Regency100
Chihiro Yamanaka · Forever Begins100
Cody Canada & the Departed · This Is Indian Land100
Forest · Arrows100
Maria Muldaur · Steady Love100
Melissa Errico · Legrand Affair100
Sarah Slean · Land & Sea100

Similar Ballots
.0362Tom Cheyney · 2011
.0342Marty Lipp · 2011
.0332David Royko · 2011
.0252Richard Gehr · 2011
.0222Ken Roseman · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.173#482 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Bruce Springsteen · The Promise1633
Arcade Fire · The Suburbs15144
New York Concert Cast · Kristina at Carnegie Hall130
Original Broadway Cast · Sondheim on Sondheim120
(various artists) · Keep the Light Alive: Celebrating the Songs of Lowen & Navarro100
Bob Dylan · The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 9)87
Neil Young · Le Noise727
Richard Thompson · Dream Attic76
Stars · The Five Ghosts73
Graham Parker · Imaginary Television50

Similar Ballots
.2016Allen St John · 2010
.1206Bud Scoppa · 2010
.1176Bob Grossweiner · 2010
.1166Matt Sebastian · 2010
.1134Bobby Tanzilo · 2010
.1074Rick Petreycik · 2010
.1034Mark J. Lepage · 2010
.1014Randy Lewis · 2010
.0994Michael Deeds · 2010
.0964John Milward · 2010
.0954Anthony DeCurtis · 2010
.0944Eric Elbogen · 2010
.0915Ted Cox · 2010
.0865Holly George-Warren · 2010
.0734Bill Holdship · 2010
.0694Ken Rayes · 2010
.0685Steve Baltin · 2010
.0644Adam Gold · 2010
.0644Derek Paiva · 2010
.0624Al Choman · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.007#681 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Corb Lund · Losin' Lately Gambler100
David Mallett · Alright Now100
Dubious Ranger · Uneasy Truce at the Watering Hole100
Greater California · All the Colors100
Marcy & Zina · Marcy & Zina: The Album100
Moonalice · Moonalice100
The Morakestra · Witness to Connection100
Original Broadway Cast · Next to Normal100
Quieting Syrup · Songs About a Sick Boy100
Works Progress Administration · Works Progress Administration100
2008 original ballot
Centricity.134#434 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Ray Davies and the Crouch End Festival Chorus · Working Man's Cafe155
Randy Newman · Harps and Angels1447
Bob Dylan · The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-20061335
John Hiatt · Same Old Man121
Elvis Costello and the Imposters · Momofuku1113
Brian Wilson · That Lucky Old Sun96
Jackson Browne · Time the Conqueror81
Black 47 · Iraq71
(various artists) · Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins60
Joan Baez · Day After Tomorrow50

Similar Ballots
.2126Peter Gerstenzang · 2008
.2126Steve Pick · 2008
.1264Steve Baltin · 2008
.1246Ken Rayes · 2008
.1225Allen St John · 2008
.1184Randy Lewis · 2008
.1095Wayne Bledsoe · 2008
.1094Bob Grossweiner · 2008
.1094Brent Baldwin · 2008
.1094Rick Petreycik · 2008
.1054Jeff Tamarkin · 2008
.1054Steve Simels · 2008
.0844Bill Holdship · 2008
.0844Larry King · 2008
.0744Ed Masley · 2008
.0694Edna Gundersen · 2008
.0684L. Kent Wolgamott · 2008
.0674Jason Fine · 2008
.0654Derk Richardson · 2008
.0624Mark Zepezauer · 2008
Similar Voters
.1039Randy Lewis
.09113Allen St John
.0837Rick Petreycik
.0706John Milward
.0656Steve Pick
.06410Peter Gerstenzang
.0459Steve Simels
.0454Jason Fine
.04210Larry King
.04011Ken Rayes
.0399Steve Baltin
.03411Bob Grossweiner
.0347Holly George-Warren
.0334Edna Gundersen
.0334Scott Holter
.0314Andrew Nash
.0307Derk Richardson
.0297Michael Deeds
.0293Dan Aloi
.0279Bill Holdship
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com