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.
 
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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.
L. Kent Wolgamott
Overall
Centricity.392#418 of 1228
Breadth.750#115 of 1244
Metalism.000#401 of 1244
2014 original ballot
Centricity.579#61 of 601
Metalism.000#94 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Strypes · Snapshot153
D'Angelo · Black Messiah14162
War on Drugs · Lost in the Dream13103
Taylor Swift · 19891270
Sturgill Simpson · Metamodern Sounds in Country Music1177
Jack White · Lazaretto925
Sia · 1000 Forms of Fear815
Leonard Cohen · Popular Problems728
Against Me! · Transgender Dysphoria Blues656
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings · Give the People What They Want512
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "Shake It Off"52
Kendrick Lamar · "I"50
Sia · "Chandelier"39
Ariana Grande (ft. Iggy Azalea) · "Problem"20
Maddie & Tae · "Girl in a Country Song"14
Lana Del Rey · "West Coast"13
Grimes (ft. Blood Diamonds) · "Go"11
Old 97's · "Longer Than You've Been Alive"6
Katy Perry · "Birthday"2
Strypes · "Blue Collar Jane"0

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.26512Hilary Hughes · 2014
.25812Jeff Gage · 2014
.24812Dan DeLuca · 2014
.24811Emily Zemler · 2014
.23612Alan Light · 2014
.21211Steve Knopper · 2014
.20511Adam Gold · 2014
.19810Forrest Wickman · 2014
.19510Michael Lach · 2014
.1897Michael Gallucci · 2014
.18610Holly Gleason · 2014
.1867Salvatore Caputo · 2014
.18410James Barber · 2014
.18310Brian McManus · 2014
.17710Joey Daniewicz · 2014
.1739Gabriel Rosenberg · 2014
.1668Jon Bream · 2014
.1659Steve Erickson · 2014
.1649Andrew Dansby · 2014
.1649Marianne Meyer · 2014
.1649Ryan Maffei · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.250#272 of 453
Metalism.000#114 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Jake Bugg · Jake Bugg165
John Fogerty · Wrote a Song for Everyone152
Jason Isbell · Southeastern1333
Eminem · The Marshall Mathers LP 21114
Omar Souleyman · Wenu Wenu102
Best Coast · Fade Away92
Kacey Musgraves · Same Trailer Different Park842
Superchunk · I Hate Music719
Kurt Vile · Wakin on a Pretty Daze645
Miley Cyrus · Bangerz57
SongOther Votes
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "Get Lucky"116
Lorde · "Royals"75
Miley Cyrus · "Wrecking Ball"22
Kacey Musgraves · "Follow Your Arrow"21
Parquet Courts · "Stoned and Starving"16
Superchunk · "Me & You & Jackie Mittoo"14
Vampire Weekend · "Ya Hey"9
Eminem (ft. Rihanna) · "The Monster"6
Jake Bugg · "Lightning Bolt"3
P!nk (ft. Nate Ruess) · "Just Give Me a Reason"2

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.2488Michael Deeds · 2013
.24712Daniel Durchholz · 2013
.23911Joey Hood · 2013
.21610Bob Grossweiner · 2013
.20910Holly Gleason · 2013
.20410Tom Lane · 2013
.19810Jonah LaFollette · 2013
.1898Michael Ayers · 2013
.18810Jim Tremayne · 2013
.18710Scott Plagenhoef · 2013
.18110Dan DeLuca · 2013
.1798Bill Holdship · 2013
.1789Paul Robicheau · 2013
.1766David Peisner · 2013
.1718Michael Gallucci · 2013
.1699Roy Trakin · 2013
.1638J. Anthony Ware · 2013
.1608Alan Light · 2013
.1608Ben Salmon · 2013
.1537Mike Seely · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.391#158 of 485
Metalism.000#94 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Jack White · Blunderbuss1540
Dr. John · Locked Down1431
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange13169
Peter Buck · Peter Buck120
Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson · Wreck & Ruin113
The dB's · Falling Off the Sky98
Bob Dylan · Tempest832
Bettye LaVette · Thankful N' Thoughtful77
Gaslight Anthem · Handwritten64
The Beach Boys · That's Why God Made the Radio55
SongOther Votes
Frank Ocean · "Thinkin' 'Bout You"46
Alabama Shakes · "Hold On"25
Grimes · "Oblivion"24
Bruce Springsteen · "We Take Care of Our Own"18
Jack White · "Sixteen Saltines"10
The Beach Boys · "That's Why God Made the Radio"8
Low Cut Connie · "Boozophilia"1
Noisettes · "That Girl"1
The Vaccines · "Teenage Icon"1
Jamey Johnson and Allison Krauss · "Make the World Go Away"0

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.30814Ken Rayes · 2012
.30410Thor Christensen · 2012
.28013Roy Trakin · 2012
.24311Mike Mettler · 2012
.23011Bob Grossweiner · 2012
.19810Al Choman · 2012
.19810Jon Bream · 2012
.1827Peter Gerstenzang · 2012
.1787Mark J. Lepage · 2012
.1747Scott Mervis · 2012
.1739Holly Gleason · 2012
.1719Gary Chun · 2012
.1718Bill Holdship · 2012
.1576Steve Horowitz · 2012
.1448Adam Gold · 2012
.1448Daniel Durchholz · 2012
.1408Will Hermes · 2012
.1355Meredith Ochs · 2012
.1307James Bradley · 2012
.1297Roy Kasten · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.483#113 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Black Lips · Arabia Mountain157
Gillian Welch · The Harrow and the Harvest1441
Jim Jones Revue · Burning Your House Down131
tUnE-yArDs · w h o k i l l12134
The Roots · Undun1159
Wild Flag · Wild Flag990
The Decemberists · The King Is Dead839
Hayes Carll · KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)715
Fleet Foxes · Helplessness Blues658
Le Butcherettes · Sin Sin Sin56
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
Foster the People · "Pumped Up Kicks"38
tUnE-yArDs · "Bizness"37
Lady Gaga · "Born This Way"19
Hayes Carll · "KMAG YOYO"7
Butch Walker & the Black Widows · "Summer Of '89"1
Deer Tick · "Let's All Go to the Bar"0
Middle Brother · "Portland"0
R.E.M. · "Smells Like Honey"0
Willie Nile · "Sideways Beautiful"0

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.2519Allen St John · 2011
.22711Nicole Frehsee · 2011
.2278Jim DeRogatis · 2011
.22511Philip Martin · 2011
.22211Jon Bream · 2011
.20310Carl Wilson · 2011
.18310M.J. Fine · 2011
.18210Charles R. Cross · 2011
.1827Franklin Soults · 2011
.17010Greg Kot · 2011
.1658Steve Kandell · 2011
.1636Michael Hoinski · 2011
.1636Stephen Haag · 2011
.1619Gary Graff · 2011
.1618Rachel Leibrock · 2011
.1616Kyle Ryan · 2011
.1569Chris Herrington · 2011
.1568Bob Townsend · 2011
.1568Ken Rayes · 2011
.1508Todd Martens · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.533#112 of 699
Metalism.000#120 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Jamey Johnson · The Guitar Song1447
Gaslight Anthem · American Slang1316
Janelle Monáe · The ArchAndroid12133
Titus Andronicus · The Monitor1174
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy10265
Sleigh Bells · Treats1085
Bruce Springsteen · The Promise933
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings · I Learned the Hard Way826
Mark Sultan · $70
Elizabeth Cook · Welder614
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Janelle Monáe (ft. Big Boi) · "Tightrope"103
Big Boi (ft. Cutty) · "Shutterbugg"58
Titus Andronicus · "A More Perfect Union"16
Sleigh Bells · "Tell 'Em"9
Gaslight Anthem · "American Slang"3
Justin Townes Earle · "Harlem River Blues"3
Hives · "Early Morning Wake Up Call"0
Hold Steady · "Soft in the Center"0
Jamey Johnson · "That's Why I Write the Songs"0

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.25812Sarah Zupko · 2010
.25314Dan DeLuca · 2010
.24113Eric Danton · 2010
.24111Michael Ayers · 2010
.22612J. Anthony Ware · 2010
.22312Luke Hackney · 2010
.21612Jon Bream · 2010
.21512Steve Knopper · 2010
.21012Will Hermes · 2010
.20412Harry Burson · 2010
.20312Bobby Reed · 2010
.19811Rebecca Raber · 2010
.19811Stephen M. Deusner · 2010
.1908Preston Jones · 2010
.1848Matt Gewolb · 2010
.18311Brian Braiker · 2010
.18010Michael Gallucci · 2010
.17511Rob Harvilla · 2010
.17210James Montgomery · 2010
.17210Jeremiah McNeil · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.299#269 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Raveonettes · In and Out of Control1413
Sonic Youth · The Eternal1341
Julian Casablancas · Phrazes for the Young1211
Rosanne Cash · The List1123
Green Day · 21st Century Breakdown1025
Booker T. · Potato Hole104
Neko Case · Middle Cyclone9105
Buddy & Julie Miller · Written in Chalk814
Cocktail Slippers · St. Valentine's Day Massacre70
The Flaming Lips · Embryonic664
SongOther Votes
Jay-Z (ft. Alicia Keys) · "Empire State of Mind"88
Animal Collective · "My Girls"75
Lady Gaga · "Poker Face"26
Miranda Lambert · "White Liar"5
Noisettes · "Never Forget You"5
Raveonettes · "Last Dance"4
Wilco · "Wilco (The Song)"4
Tegan and Sara · "Hell"3
Cocktail Slippers · "St. Valentine's Day Massacre"0
Zac Brown Band · "Chicken Fried"0

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.2077Bill Holdship · 2009
.2007Jim Sullivan · 2009
.19810Stephen M. Deusner · 2009
.1947Meredith Ochs · 2009
.1927Holly George-Warren · 2009
.1789Derek Paiva · 2009
.1736J T Ramsay · 2009
.1729Mark Zepezauer · 2009
.1609Michael Gallucci · 2009
.1556Matt Sebastian · 2009
.1536Ken Micallef · 2009
.1518Daniel Durchholz · 2009
.1478Bob Grossweiner · 2009
.1478Holly Gleason · 2009
.1428Michael Ayers · 2009
.1397Mike Mettler · 2009
.1236Brent Baldwin · 2009
.1207Marc Hawthorne · 2009
.1177Eric T Miller · 2009
.1167Jonathan Lundeen · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.209#344 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Hold Steady · Stay Positive1553
Jamey Johnson · That Lonesome Song1417
Raveonettes · Lust Lust Lust1311
Hayes Carll · Trouble in Mind1216
Elvis Costello and the Imposters · Momofuku1113
Brimstone Howl · We Came in Peace90
Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson · Rattlin' Bones85
Bob Dylan · The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006735
Blitzen Trapper · Furr624
The Krayolas · La Conquistadora50
SongOther Votes
Hayes Carll · "She Left Me for Jesus"14
Lil' Wayne (ft. Static Major) · "Lollipop"14
Hold Steady · "Constructive Summer"11
Miranda Lambert · "Gunpowder & Lead"3
Mudcrutch · "Scare Easy"2
Bleeding Hearts · "Rehab Girl"1
Boss Martians · "Hey Hey Yeah Yeah"0
Elvis Costello and the Imposters · "American Gangster Time"0
The Krayolas · "Catherine"0
Raconteurs · "Old Enough"0

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.34010Meredith Ochs · 2008
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.1628Ken Rayes · 2008
.1397Corey du Browa · 2008
.1397Ken Tucker · 2008
.1327Alan Light · 2008
.1305Bob Grossweiner · 2008
.1215Steve Simels · 2008
.1156Steve Reynolds · 2008
.1014Andrew Bartlett · 2008
.0975J. Anthony Ware · 2008
.0975Scott Mervis · 2008
.0954Edd Hurt · 2008
.0954Werner Trieschmann · 2008
.0914William Ruhlmann · 2008
.0875Mike Mettler · 2008
.0855Tom Lane · 2008
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.22858Jon Bream
.22147Dan DeLuca
.20357Michael Gallucci
.20254Bob Grossweiner
.18948Ken Rayes
.18753Holly Gleason
.18553J. Anthony Ware
.18453Roy Trakin
.18331Meredith Ochs
.18055Daniel Durchholz
.17847Michael Ayers
.17632Stephen Haag
.17339Bill Holdship
.16150Steve Knopper
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.15039Joey Daniewicz
.14942Philip Martin
.14928Mark J. Lepage
.14535Geoffrey Himes
.14534Bob Townsend
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