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.
Peter S Scholtes
Overall
Centricity.228#864 of 1313
Breadth.492#387 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2011 original ballot
Centricity.052#628 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Low · C'mon2017
Unknown Mortal Orchestra · Unknown Mortal Orchestra206
Those Darlins · Screws Get Loose156
Art Brut · Brilliant! Tragic!150
Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx · We're New Here56
Mary J. Blige · My Life 253
Atmosphere · The Family Sign51
Blondie · Panic of Girls51
Big Zach · New Crayons50
Prof · King Gampo50
SongOther Votes
The Original 7ven · "#Trendin"3
Beastie Boys · "Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win"2
Against Me! · "White Crosses (Goldentone Studio Version)"0
Jolie Holland · "All Those Girls"0
Kitchen's Floor · "116"0
Off! · "Rotten Apple"0
Pink Mink · "Black Door"0
Thee Oh Sees · "Pleasure Blimps"0
Unknown Prophets · "Nowhere"0
Villa · "Morning Star"0

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2010 original ballot
Centricity.288#357 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
M.I.A. · Maya2528
AG · Everything's Berri200
Busy Signal · D.O.B.200
Janelle Monáe · The ArchAndroid5133
Big Boi · Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty5119
Sleigh Bells · Treats585
Nas & Damian Marley · Distant Relatives57
Abstract Pack · Ear Responsible50
Kanser · Two for One50
Major Lazer · Lazers Never Die50
SongOther Votes
Janelle Monáe (ft. Big Boi) · "Tightrope"103
Aloe Blacc · "I Need a Dollar"16
Taio Cruz · "Dynamite"11
School of Seven Bells · "I L U"2
E-40 (ft. Clyde Carson and Husalah) · "Lightweight Jammin'"1
Big KRIT (ft. Smoke DZA & Curren$y) · "No Wheaties"0
Dessa · "Alibi"0
Kelis · "Scream"0
Muja Messiah · "Leech Lake"0
Toki Wright · "Freedom Song"0

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2009 original ballot
Centricity.153#468 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
P.O.S. · Never Better3012
K'Naan · Troubadour1527
Art Brut · Art Brut Vs. Satan1015
Brother Ali · Us1011
Tanya Morgan · Brooklynati107
Mos Def · The Ecstatic558
Bruce Springsteen · Working on a Dream518
Eyedea & Abilities · By the Throat51
De la Soul · Are You In?50
Unknown Prophets · Le System D50
SongOther Votes
Mos Def · "Auditorium"3
Clean · "In the Dreamlife You Need a Rubber Soul"2
U2 · "The Cedars of Lebanon"1
Brad Paisley · "Everybody's Here"0
Brother Ali · "Babygirl"0
Bruce Springsteen · "This Life"0
Get Em Mami's · "Cold Summer"0
K'Naan · "15 Minutes Away"0
P.O.S. · "The Basics (Alright)"0
Unknown Prophets · "Forever"0

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2008 original ballot
Centricity.421#140 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
David Byrne and Brian Eno · Everything That Happens Will Happen Today3027
Atmosphere · When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold306
TV on the Radio · Dear Science5153
Lil Wayne · Tha Carter III577
Hold Steady · Stay Positive553
Q-Tip · The Renaissance531
Franco & le Tout Puissant OK Jazz · Francophonic58
Juliana Hatfield · How to Walk Away53
Mint Condition · E-Life52
Big Jess · High Rule50
SongOther Votes
Beyoncé · "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"57
Vampire Weekend · "A-Punk"11
Jolie Holland · "Mexico City"4
Atmosphere · "In Her Music Box"0
Big Jess · "The Ride of Your Life"0
David Byrne and Brian Eno · "Everything That Happens"0
Juliana Hatfield · "Such a Beautiful Girl"0
Mary J. Blige · "Work That"0
Mint Condition · "Baby Boy Baby Girl"0
Unk · "Show Out"0

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