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.
Max Berry
Overall
Centricity.504#200 of 1228
Breadth.486#470 of 1244
Metalism.000#401 of 1244
2014 original ballot
Centricity.259#336 of 601
Metalism.000#94 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Spoon · They Want My Soul1070
Jenny Lewis · The Voyager1037
tUnE-yArDs · Nikki Nack1031
Cloud Nothings · Here and Nowhere Else1027
Lydia Loveless · Somewhere Else1025
Alvvays · Alvvays1020
Lucinda Williams · Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone1016
Old 97's · Most Messed Up1014
Joe Henry · Invisible Hour101
Young Fathers · Dead101

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.2036Matt Gewolb · 2014
.1956Matt Ryan · 2014
.1427Isa Jones · 2014
.1407Ryan Maffei · 2014
.1306Philip Martin · 2014
.1186Joey Daniewicz · 2014
.1104Dave Gil de Rubio · 2014
.1066John Tryneski · 2014
.1064Scott Mervis · 2014
.1045Ted Cox · 2014
.1034Andrew Gilstrap · 2014
.0985Al Choman · 2014
.0985Eric Danton · 2014
.0945Nick Farruggia · 2014
.0944David Greenwald · 2014
.0934David Accomazzo · 2014
.0925Art Tavana · 2014
.0915Eric Swedlund · 2014
.0854Eric Snider · 2014
.0794Steve Hochman · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.693#34 of 453
Metalism.000#114 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City19108
Jason Isbell · Southeastern1733
Chance the Rapper · Acid Rap1462
Neko Case · The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You1245
Kanye West · Yeezus10159
M.I.A. · Matangi733
Yo la Tengo · Fade617
Justin Timberlake · The 20/20 Experience518
Eminem · The Marshall Mathers LP 2514
Eleanor Friedberger · Personal Record55
SongOther Votes
Drake (ft. Majid Jordan) · "Hold On, We're Going Home"37
Tegan and Sara · "Closer"24
Phosphorescent · "Song for Zula"22
Vampire Weekend · "Diane Young"19
Haim · "Falling"9
BeyoncĂ© · "Xo"6
A$AP Rocky (ft. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar) · "Fuckin' Problems"4
Kacey Musgraves · "It Is What It Is"2
Chance the Rapper · "Pusha Man"1
Jason Isbell · "Relatively Easy"1

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.28115Andrew Dansby · 2013
.26814J. Anthony Ware · 2013
.26310Jeff Vrabel · 2013
.22712Tim Grierson · 2013
.22512Althea Legaspi · 2013
.22211Jonah LaFollette · 2013
.21612Forrest Wickman · 2013
.21612James Montgomery · 2013
.2118Mark J. Lepage · 2013
.18910Mac Wilson · 2013
.18511Rob Harvilla · 2013
.17611Jim Macnie · 2013
.1696Laura Leebove · 2013
.1659Jessica Hopper · 2013
.16110Luke McCormick · 2013
.15810Matt Rice · 2013
.1549Abe Beame · 2013
.1519Derek Paiva · 2013
.1478Steve Leftridge · 2013
.1436Allen St John · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.395#154 of 485
Metalism.000#94 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Todd Snider · Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables2813
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange19169
Allo Darlin' · Europe1211
Loudon Wainwright III · Older Than My Old Man Now815
Leonard Cohen · Old Ideas730
Cloud Nothings · Attack on Memory637
Titus Andronicus · Local Business515
Corin Tucker Band · Kill My Blues58
Craig Finn · Clear Heart, Full Eyes53
Rhett Miller · The Dreamer51
SongOther Votes
Miguel · "Adorn"55
Frank Ocean · "Pyramids"33
Jessie Ware · "Wildest Moments"8
Cloud Nothings · "Wasted Days"6
Bob Dylan · "Pay in Blood"4
Fiona Apple · "Werewolf"4
Allo Darlin' · "Tallulah"3
Frank Ocean · "Pilot Jones"1
Loudon Wainwright III · "In C"1
Todd Snider · "In Between Jobs"1

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.28613Christopher Monsen · 2012
.21410Chris Herrington · 2012
.1939Ryan Maffei · 2012
.1829Chris DeVille · 2012
.1799Joey Daniewicz · 2012
.1739Ted Cox · 2012
.1737Franklin Soults · 2012
.1486Kyle Ryan · 2012
.1396Mark J. Lepage · 2012
.1396Scott Mervis · 2012
.1388Jon Bream · 2012
.1378Evan Rytlewski · 2012
.1285Bob Townsend · 2012
.1255Austin L. Ray · 2012
.1206Robert Christgau · 2012
.1197Jason Gubbels · 2012
.1187Glenn Gamboa · 2012
.1157Bill O'Neill · 2012
.1127Steven Hyden · 2012
.1087Brian Orloff · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.541#70 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
tUnE-yArDs · w h o k i l l10134
Tom Waits · Bad As Me1095
Shabazz Palaces · Black Up1071
Frank Ocean · Nostalgia, Ultra1053
Wilco · The Whole Love1053
Lykke Li · Wounded Rhymes1036
TV on the Radio · Nine Types of Light1027
Das Racist · Relax1025
Saigon · The Greatest Story Never Told107
Joe Henry · Reverie105
SongOther Votes
Drake · "Marvin's Room"34
Wilco · "One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley's Boyfriend)"9
Hayes Carll · "KMAG YOYO"7
tUnE-yArDs · "My Country"5
TV on the Radio · "Will Do"5
Frank Ocean · "American Wedding"2
Jay-Z and Kanye West · "Murder to Excellence"2
Patrick Stump · "Coast"0
Shabazz Palaces · "Recollections of the Wrath"0
St. Vincent · "Champagne Year"0

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.26012Michael Tatum · 2011
.2128Franklin Soults · 2011
.1897Andrew Dansby · 2011
.17610Mehan Jayasuriya · 2011
.1719Jason Gubbels · 2011
.1657David Adler · 2011
.1629Michael Ayers · 2011
.1599Dorian Lynskey · 2011
.1567Chris Norris · 2011
.1549Keith Harris · 2011
.1536Tad Hendrickson · 2011
.1507K Leander Williams · 2011
.1498Derk Richardson · 2011
.1489J. Anthony Ware · 2011
.1488Jim Connelly · 2011
.1468Simon Vozick-Levinson · 2011
.1388Chandler Levack · 2011
.1388Steve Klinge · 2011
.1357Nick Duerden · 2011
.1338Steve Forstneger · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.832#8 of 699
Metalism.000#120 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy18265
Joanna Newsom · Have One on Me1564
Arcade Fire · The Suburbs12144
Hold Steady · Heaven Is Whenever1112
Big Boi · Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty10119
Titus Andronicus · The Monitor974
Vampire Weekend · Contra8119
The National · High Violet696
Cee Lo Green · The Lady Killer643
LCD Soundsystem · This Is Happening5151

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.32115James Montgomery · 2010
.31510Jason Gargano · 2010
.26513Eric Danton · 2010
.2508Michael Deeds · 2010
.24912Julia Simon · 2010
.2358J Edward Keyes · 2010
.22212Jere Pilapil · 2010
.21410Milo Miles · 2010
.21310Bret Gladstone · 2010
.2098Ben Schumer · 2010
.19911Amanda Petrusich · 2010
.19811Serene Dominic · 2010
.19810Jeremiah McNeil · 2010
.19310Matt Thomas · 2010
.18610Andy Dubbin · 2010
.1868Rob Trucks · 2010
.18410Michael Gallucci · 2010
.18310Joey Daniewicz · 2010
.18310Rob Brunner · 2010
.18011J. Anthony Ware · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.439#119 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Neko Case · Middle Cyclone18105
Joe Henry · Blood From Stars145
The xx · The xx1392
Wilco · Wilco (The Album)1243
Girls · Album1162
Todd Snider · The Excitement Plan95
Leonard Cohen · Live in London719
Titus Andronicus · The Airing of Grievances61
Raekwon · Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...Part II584
K'Naan · Troubadour527

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.1986Julie Seabaugh · 2009
.1618Corey du Browa · 2009
.1447Bret Gladstone · 2009
.1327Jim Fouratt · 2009
.1206Ryan Schreiber · 2009
.1156Zach Kelly · 2009
.1154Lloyd Sachs · 2009
.1154Steve Horowitz · 2009
.1154Steve Pick · 2009
.1136Scott Plagenhoef · 2009
.1124Tom Hull · 2009
.1104Ken Rayes · 2009
.1086Jason Gross · 2009
.1084Al Choman · 2009
.1064Allen St John · 2009
.1064Joe Heim · 2009
.1054Bob Hill · 2009
.1044Bill O'Neill · 2009
.1044Derk Richardson · 2009
.1036J. Anthony Ware · 2009
.1036Zach Baron · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.369#188 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
K'Naan · The Dusty Foot Philosopher193
Randy Newman · Harps and Angels1747
Hayes Carll · Trouble in Mind1316
Raphael Saadiq · The Way I See It1144
Kanye West · 808s & Heartbreak1056
Old 97's · Blame It on Gravity81
R.E.M. · Accelerate728
Lil Wayne · Tha Carter III577
Los Campesinos! · Hold on Now, Youngster...531
Jenny Lewis · Acid Tongue513

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.2379Rickey Wright · 2008
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.1436Franklin Soults · 2008
.1377Milo Miles · 2008
.1287J. Anthony Ware · 2008
.1246Tom Lane · 2008
.1207Steve Knopper · 2008
.1196Chris Herrington · 2008
.1196Christian Hoard · 2008
.1184Thor Christensen · 2008
.1164Allen St John · 2008
.1144Randy Lewis · 2008
.1124Charles R. Cross · 2008
.1124Marc Hogan · 2008
.1106Preston Jones · 2008
.1094John Milward · 2008
Similar Voters
.19355J. Anthony Ware
.18542Joey Daniewicz
.18423Franklin Soults
.16829Jason Gargano
.16322Jeff Vrabel
.15525Ryan Maffei
.15238Chris Herrington
.15045Eric Danton
.14734James Montgomery
.14635Christian Hoard
.13840Althea Legaspi
.13831Michael Tatum
.13822Allen St John
.13734Steve Klinge
.13536Robert Christgau
.13536Ted Cox
.13425Christopher Monsen
.13323Mark J. Lepage
.12826Jason Gubbels
.12819Jim Connelly
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com