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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Richard Skanse
Overall
Centricity.134#995 of 1228
Breadth.500#435 of 1244
Metalism.029#239 of 1244
2014 original ballot
Centricity.117#476 of 601
Metalism.000#94 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
U2 · Songs of Innocence2511
Robert Plant · Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar1515
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers · Hypnotic Eye1512
Old 97's · Most Messed Up1014
Robert Ellis · The Lights From the Chemical Plant104
Jack White · Lazaretto525
Lykke Li · I Never Learn515
John Fullbright · Songs55
Chrissie Hynde · Stockholm52
Eliza Gilkyson · The Nocturne Diaries50
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "Blank Space"58
Jack White · "Lazaretto"6
Old 97's · "Longer Than You've Been Alive"6
U2 · "Every Breaking Wave"4
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers · "Fault Lines"2
U2 · "The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)"1
Willie Nelson · "The Wall"1
Chrissie Hynde · "Dark Sunglasses"0
Die Antwoord · "Cookie Thumper"0
Robert Ellis · "Chemical Plant"0

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.2077Salvatore Caputo · 2014
.1899Alan Light · 2014
.1448Gary Graff · 2014
.1277Al Choman · 2014
.1046Glenn Gamboa · 2014
.1036Dan DeLuca · 2014
.1036Holly Gleason · 2014
.0984Bob Ruggiero · 2014
.0965Steve Leftridge · 2014
.0885Ray Padgett · 2014
.0795Ed Condran · 2014
.0794Steve Hochman · 2014
.0775L. Kent Wolgamott · 2014
.0744Ken Rayes · 2014
.0634George A. Paul · 2014
.0544Jim Testa · 2014
.0534Andrew Dansby · 2014
.0504Chris Herrington · 2014
.0494Adam Gold · 2014
.0494Joey Daniewicz · 2014
.0494Keith Creighton · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.193#307 of 453
Metalism.000#114 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Terry Allen · Bottom of the World201
John Grant · Pale Green Ghosts1511
Amanda Shires · Down Fell the Doves151
Daft Punk · Random Access Memories1075
Paul McCartney · New106
Thea Gilmore · Regardless100
Jason Isbell · Southeastern533
Ghost B.C. · Infestissumam54
Natalie Maines · Mother50
Slaid Cleaves · Still Fighting the War50
SongOther Votes
Neko Case · "Man"13
Jason Isbell · "Elephant"3
Cage the Elephant · "Come a Little Closer"1
Daft Punk · "Giorgio by Moroder"1
Ghost B.C. · "Monstrance Clock"1
Amanda Shires · "Drop and Lift"0
John Grant · "Pale Green Ghosts"0
Natalie Maines · "Mother"0
Paul McCartney · "Early Days"0
Thea Gilmore · "Punctuation"0

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.1196Travis Hay · 2013
.1076Paul Robicheau · 2013
.0964Michael Deeds · 2013
.0825Tim Grierson · 2013
.0774Mike Seely · 2013
.0664J. Anthony Ware · 2013
.0664Wayne Bledsoe · 2013
.0644Bob Grossweiner · 2013
.0644Philip Martin · 2013
.0634Dorian Lynskey · 2013
.0634Geoffrey Himes · 2013
.0634Mike Prevatt · 2013
.0614Barry Walters · 2013
.0604Mike Cimicata · 2013
.0594Gary Graff · 2013
.0594Sarah Grant · 2013
.0584Robert Loerzel · 2013
.0574Bob Townsend · 2013
.0564Chris Conaton · 2013
.0553Jeff Vrabel · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.155#328 of 485
Metalism.100#37 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Bob Dylan · Tempest2032
Witchcraft · Legend155
Ray Wylie Hubbard · The Grifter's Hymnal154
Alejandro Escovedo · Big Station150
John Fullbright · From the Ground Up103
Jack White · Blunderbuss540
Neil Young & Crazy Horse · Psychedelic Pill521
Mumford & Sons · Babel55
ZZ Top · La Futura53
Jim White · Where It Hits You50
SongOther Votes
Neil Young & Crazy Horse · "Walk Like a Giant"8
Bob Dylan · "Tempest"3
Alejandro Escovedo · "Sally Was a Cop"0
Corb Lund · "Gettin' Down on the Mountain"0
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals · "The Lion the Beast the Beat"0
Jim White · "Chase the Dark Away"0
John Fullbright · "Gawd Above"0
Mumford & Sons · "Lover's Eyes"0
Ray Wylie Hubbard · "Mother Blues"0
Witchcraft · "White Light Suicide"0

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.1959Ken Rayes · 2012
.1116Mike Mettler · 2012
.1076Matt Thomas · 2012
.0954Bob Ruggiero · 2012
.0934David Menconi · 2012
.0924Mark J. Lepage · 2012
.0924Peter Gerstenzang · 2012
.0924Scott Mervis · 2012
.0874Bob Townsend · 2012
.0874Stephen Haag · 2012
.0855Roy Trakin · 2012
.0714Charles R. Cross · 2012
.0704Zachary Smith · 2012
.0664Larry King · 2012
.0663Meredith Ochs · 2012
.0654Sarah Ventre · 2012
.0644Bill Holdship · 2012
.0644J. Anthony Ware · 2012
.0634Bob Grossweiner · 2012
.0634Daniel Durchholz · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.206#467 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Lucinda Williams · Blessed159
(various artists) · This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark151
Wilco · The Whole Love1053
Hayes Carll · KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)1015
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds · Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds107
Steve Earle · I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive103
Amanda Shires · Carrying Lightning102
Joe Ely · Satisfied at Last101
Tom Waits · Bad As Me595
Beady Eye · Different Gear, Still Speeding51
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "Mean"9
Hayes Carll · "Another Like You"4
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit · "Codeine"2
Cage the Elephant · "Shake Me Down"1
Lucinda Williams · "Buttercup"1
Amanda Shires · "Shake the Walls"0
Beady Eye · "The Roller"0
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds · "If I Had a Gun"0
Steve Earle · "God Is God"0
Wilco · "Born Alone"0

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.1638Bob Townsend · 2011
.1257Bill Holdship · 2011
.1196Jon Bream · 2011
.1186Jon Solomon · 2011
.1147Rick Mitchell · 2011
.1105Jose Davila · 2011
.1056Holly George-Warren · 2011
.1035Stephen M. Deusner · 2011
.1014Randy Lewis · 2011
.0964Kevin Moreau · 2011
.0956Chris Willman · 2011
.0954Andrew Dansby · 2011
.0944David Shirley · 2011
.0904Salvatore Caputo · 2011
.0894Paul Robicheau · 2011
.0875Max Berry · 2011
.0864Carlo Wolff · 2011
.0864David Menconi · 2011
.0864Parke Puterbaugh · 2011
.0855Jay Bennett · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.094#558 of 699
Metalism.100#46 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Terri Hendrix · Cry Till You Laugh301
Jon Dee Graham & the Fighting Cocks · It's Not As Bad As It Looks132
Iron Maiden · The Final Frontier123
Robert Plant · Band of Joy1027
Thea Gilmore · Murphy's Heart100
Jamey Johnson · The Guitar Song547
Mumford & Sons · Sigh No More522
Die Antwoord · $O$55
Nellie McKay · Home Sweet Mobile Home55
Darrell Scott · A Crooked Road51
SongOther Votes
Iron Maiden · "When the Wild Wind Blows"2
Die Antwoord · "Evil Boy"1
Mumford & Sons · "Winter Winds"1
Jon Dee Graham & the Fighting Cocks · "Beautifully Broken"0
New Mystery Girl · "Ocean & Moon"0
Robert Plant · "Harm's Swift Way"0
Terri Hendrix · "The Berlin Wall"0
Terri Hendrix · "Hand Me Down Blues"0
Terri Hendrix · "Slow Down"0
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers · "Something Good Coming"0

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.1296Geoffrey Himes · 2010
.1186Bob Grossweiner · 2010
.1176Gary Graff · 2010
.1136Daniel Durchholz · 2010
.1064Tom Geddie · 2010
.0994David Peisner · 2010
.0964George Varga · 2010
.0954Meredith Ochs · 2010
.0944Steve Pick · 2010
.0925Alan Light · 2010
.0734Roy Trakin · 2010
.0654Bob Townsend · 2010
.0644Kelly Dearmore · 2010
.0643John Milward · 2010
.0634Steve Leftridge · 2010
.0604Charles R. Cross · 2010
.0593Andrew Nash · 2010
.0563Rick Mitchell · 2010
.0433Richard Skanse · 2014
.0423Bud Scoppa · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.108#540 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
U2 · No Line on the Horizon3025
Ian Hunter · Man Overboard155
Cage the Elephant · Cage the Elephant103
Flatlanders · Hills and Valleys101
Guy Clark · Some Days the Song Writes You101
Wilco · Wilco (The Album)543
Pearl Jam · Backspacer517
Slaid Cleaves · Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away ...54
Gurf Morlix · Last Exit to Happyland51
Tragically Hip · We Are the Same51
SongOther Votes
Pearl Jam · "The Fixer"15
U2 · "Magnificent"7
Bruce Springsteen · "The Wrestler"3
Cage the Elephant · "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"2
Slaid Cleaves · "Cry"1
Flatlanders · "Homeland Refugee"0
Guy Clark · "The Guitar"0
Ian Hunter · "Girl From the Office"0
Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses · "Dylan's Hard Rain"0
U2 · "No Line on the Horizon"0

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.1054Lee Zimmerman · 2009
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.0985Josh Davidson · 2009
.0955Whitney Pastorek · 2009
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.0935Steve Leftridge · 2009
.0895Jason MacNeil · 2009
.0855Gary Graff · 2009
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.0684Jon Bream · 2009
.0644Chris Riemenschneider · 2009
.0624Leland Rucker · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.068#497 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Guns N' Roses · Chinese Democracy2512
Alejandro Escovedo · Real Animal1022
Ray Davies and the Crouch End Festival Chorus · Working Man's Cafe105
Oasis · Dig Out Your Soul103
The Dedringers · Sweetheart of the Neighborhood100
Sorta · Sorta100
Terri Hendrix · Left Overalls100
Rodney Crowell · Sex & Gasoline56
Old 97's · Blame It on Gravity51
Kathleen Taylor · Defy the World50
SongOther Votes
Alejandro Escovedo · "Always a Friend"5
Randy Newman · "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country"4
Guns N' Roses · "Catcher in the Rye"1
James McMurtry · "Just Us Kids"0
Neil Diamond · "Pretty Amazing Grace"0
Oasis · "I'm Outta Time"0
Old 97's · "No Baby I"0
Ray Davies and the Crouch End Festival Chorus · "Working Man's Cafe"0
Rodney Crowell · "Sex & Gasoline"0
Terri Hendrix · "Be Willing"0

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.1425Randy Lewis · 2008
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.0653Ben Mitchell · 2008
.0653Max Berry · 2008
.0643William Ruhlmann · 2008
.0633Michael Point · 2008
.0633Sean Daly · 2008
.0603John Milward · 2008
.0453Dan Ferguson · 2008
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.0423Kenneth Partridge · 2008
.0403John Aizlewood · 2008
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.0292Jose Davila · 2008
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.12115Salvatore Caputo
.10722Charles R. Cross
.10222Bob Townsend
.09925Bob Grossweiner
.09722Geoffrey Himes
.09411Randy Lewis
.09326Gary Graff
.09320Steve Leftridge
.09116Steve Simels
.09014Thor Christensen
.09011Steve Pick
.08825Holly Gleason
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.08520Ken Rayes
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.08020Jon Bream
.07919Al Choman
.0789John Milward
.07520Roy Trakin
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