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.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Overall
Centricity.444#308 of 1228
Breadth.686#181 of 1244
Metalism.000#401 of 1244
2014 original ballot
Centricity.621#52 of 601
Metalism.000#94 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
D'Angelo · Black Messiah10162
St. Vincent · St. Vincent10111
Sturgill Simpson · Metamodern Sounds in Country Music1077
Ex Hex · Rips1057
Miranda Lambert · Platinum1053
Lana Del Rey · Ultraviolence1044
Jenny Lewis · The Voyager1037
Charli XCX · Sucker1031
Robert Plant · Lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar1015
Wilko Johnson/Roger Daltrey · Going Back Home105
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "Shake It Off"52
Charli XCX · "Boom Clap"37
Mark Ronson (ft. Bruno Mars) · "Uptown Funk"23
Iggy Azalea (ft. Charli XCX) · "Fancy"20
Dierks Bentley · "Drunk on a Plane"8
Sam Hunt · "Leave the Night On"5
Brantley Gilbert · "Bottoms Up"4
Eric Church · "Cold One"2
Blake Shelton · "Neon Night"0
Kenny Chesney · "American Kids"0

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.25813Alan Light · 2014
.22812Sean Maloney · 2014
.21811J T Ramsay · 2014
.2088Jeremiah McNeil · 2014
.20010Jill Menze · 2014
.19610Andrew Winistorfer · 2014
.19511Michael Robbins · 2014
.19210Adam Mazmanian · 2014
.19111Steve Kiviat · 2014
.18911Chris Molanphy · 2014
.18810Ellis Widner · 2014
.17710Brian McManus · 2014
.17510Steve Knopper · 2014
.17410Shannon Carlin · 2014
.1727Matt Gewolb · 2014
.1709Steve Leftridge · 2014
.1699Jon Bream · 2014
.16810Jere Pilapil · 2014
.1689Megan Harrington · 2014
.1639Jim Macnie · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.473#126 of 453
Metalism.000#114 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Daft Punk · Random Access Memories1075
Haim · Days Are Gone1061
Sky Ferreira · Night Time, My Time1045
Kacey Musgraves · Same Trailer Different Park1042
Queens of the Stone Age · ...Like Clockwork1032
Ashley Monroe · Like a Rose1030
Arctic Monkeys · AM1020
Brandy Clark · 12 Stories1016
Charli XCX · True Romance109
Pistol Annies · Annie Up105
SongOther Votes
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "Get Lucky"116
Haim · "The Wire"58
Robin Thicke (ft. T.I. and Pharrell) · "Blurred Lines"39
Superchunk · "Me & You & Jackie Mittoo"14
Pistol Annies · "Hush Hush"7
Eminem · "Berzerk"5
Kacey Musgraves · "Blowin' Smoke"5
One Direction · "Best Song Ever"4
Charli XCX · "Superlove"3
Primal Scream · "It's Alright, It's OK"0

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.31214Tom Lane · 2013
.29813Adam Graham · 2013
.27412Alan Light · 2013
.27312Michael Gallucci · 2013
.25312Chris Burlingame · 2013
.25311J. Anthony Ware · 2013
.23511Roy Trakin · 2013
.22911Jere Pilapil · 2013
.21610Jonah LaFollette · 2013
.21610Saul Austerlitz · 2013
.21410Sean Fennessey · 2013
.21110Steve Knopper · 2013
.20810Katherine St. Asaph · 2013
.20610Steven Hyden · 2013
.20610Travis Hay · 2013
.1829Rob Harvilla · 2013
.1799Colin St. John · 2013
.1789Chris Molanphy · 2013
.1788Lauren Reskin · 2013
.1779Philip Martin · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.451#124 of 485
Metalism.000#94 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Fiona Apple · The Idler Wheel...15100
Dwight Yoakam · 3 Pears158
Jessie Ware · Devotion1022
Bob Mould · Silver Age1014
Donald Fagen · Sunken Condos109
Ke$ha · Warrior109
Norah Jones · Little Broken Hearts106
Jerrod Niemann · Free the Music101
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange5169
Ty Segall · Twins59
SongOther Votes
Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"93
Taylor Swift · "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"42
Gotye (ft. Kimbra) · "Somebody That I Used to Know"30
Ke$ha · "Die Young"15
Ellie Goulding · "Lights"5
Blur · "Under the Westway"4
Low Cut Connie · "Boozophilia"1
Paul Weller · "That Dangerous Age"1
Eric Church · "Drink in My Hand"0
Toby Keith · "I Like Girls That Drink Beer"0

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.22712Scott Lapatine · 2012
.18110Makkada B. Selah · 2012
.17810Derek Paiva · 2012
.16810Matthew Perpetua · 2012
.1659Steve Reynolds · 2012
.1559Glenn Gamboa · 2012
.1519Matt Rice · 2012
.1459Althea Legaspi · 2012
.1448Lindsay Zoladz · 2012
.1426Michael Barthel · 2012
.1416Thor Christensen · 2012
.1406David Adler · 2012
.1398Bob Grossweiner · 2012
.1368Daniel Dzodin · 2012
.1358Maureen Miller · 2012
.1318Chris Molanphy · 2012
.1308Mark Zepezauer · 2012
.1298Mikael Wood · 2012
.1277Alfred Soto · 2012
.1268Chris DeVille · 2012
.1268Michael Gallucci · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.547#63 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
PJ Harvey · Let England Shake10128
Wild Flag · Wild Flag1090
St. Vincent · Strange Mercy1064
Paul Simon · So Beautiful or So What1060
Black Keys · El Camino1053
Yuck · Yuck1053
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks · Mirror Traffic1028
Beastie Boys · Hot Sauce Committee Part 21016
Miranda Lambert · Four the Record1012
Brad Paisley · This Is Country Music108
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
Britney Spears · "Till the World Ends"38
Lady Gaga · "Born This Way"19
Toby Keith · "Red Solo Cup"4
Ke$ha · "Blow"3
Lady Gaga · "Marry the Night"3
Foo Fighters · "White Limo"2
Brad Paisley · "Old Alabama"1
Ke$ha · "We R Who We R"1
Miranda Lambert · "Baggage Claim"1

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.2629Thor Christensen · 2011
.2498Gavin Edwards · 2011
.2468Jason Gargano · 2011
.2368Eric T Miller · 2011
.21511Lindsey Thomas · 2011
.21210Alan Light · 2011
.20810Ted Cox · 2011
.20210Scott Mervis · 2011
.2018Allen St John · 2011
.19210Chris Molanphy · 2011
.18910Mark Zepezauer · 2011
.1827Andrew Bartlett · 2011
.1817Brian Bowe · 2011
.1699James Montgomery · 2011
.1697Paul Robicheau · 2011
.1689Jon Bream · 2011
.1649Mikael Wood · 2011
.1556Lloyd Sachs · 2011
.1546Stephen Haag · 2011
.1538Rob Sheffield · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.469#176 of 699
Metalism.000#120 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
LCD Soundsystem · This Is Happening10151
Arcade Fire · The Suburbs10144
Vampire Weekend · Contra10119
Black Keys · Brothers1088
Spoon · Transference1037
Robert Plant · Band of Joy1027
Charlotte Gainsbourg · IRM1016
Ke$ha · Animal + Cannibal1016
Paul Weller · Wake Up the Nation1010
Hotrats · Turn Ons101
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Katy Perry · "Teenage Dream"35
LCD Soundsystem · "Drunk Girls"20
M.I.A. · "Born Free"19
Ke$ha · "TiK ToK"9
Lady Gaga · "Alejandro"4
Billy Currington · "Pretty Good at Drinkin' Beer"0
Jerrod Niemann · "Lover, Lover"0
Ke$ha · "Take It Off"0
Toby Keith · "Bullets in the Gun"0

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.32210Michael Endelman · 2010
.27514Chris Molanphy · 2010
.23512Derek Paiva · 2010
.23112Scott Mervis · 2010
.2168Jose Davila · 2010
.20812Mark Zepezauer · 2010
.20712Jennifer Vineyard · 2010
.18710John Hood · 2010
.18410Michael Gallucci · 2010
.18310Bob Grossweiner · 2010
.18310Will Dana · 2010
.18111Tony Fletcher · 2010
.17810Al Choman · 2010
.16210Anthony Easton · 2010
.1586Jason Gargano · 2010
.1537Max Berry · 2010
.15210Pete Freedman · 2010
.1529Ken Rayes · 2010
.1509Tom Lane · 2010
.1486Thor Christensen · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.185#412 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Sonic Youth · The Eternal1041
Lily Allen · It's Not Me, It's You1036
Brad Paisley · American Saturday Night1026
Lady Gaga · The Fame/The Fame Monster1025
Black Crowes · Before the Frost...Until the Freeze1015
Jarvis Cocker · Further Complications1015
Julian Casablancas · Phrazes for the Young1011
La Roux · La Roux108
Shakira · She Wolf104
Weezer · Raditude100
SongOther Votes
Lady Gaga · "Bad Romance"50
Lady Gaga · "Poker Face"26
Kelly Clarkson · "I Do Not Hook Up"10
Weezer · "(If You're Wondering If I Want You Too) I Want You To"7
Lily Allen · "Not Fair"3
Britney Spears · "3"2
Dan Auerbach · "My Last Mistake"2
Art Brut · "Slap Dash for No Cash"0
Black Crowes · "Good Morning Captain"0
George Strait · "Twang"0

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.1766Ed Condran · 2009
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.1337Derek Paiva · 2009
.1267Steve Smith · 2009
.1257Caryn Ganz · 2009
.1247Kevin John · 2009
.1237Mikael Wood · 2009
.1096Michael Robbins · 2009
.1066Carly Carioli · 2009
.1066L. Kent Wolgamott · 2009
.1046Milo Miles · 2009
.1004Ken Micallef · 2009
.0986Al Shipley · 2009
.0984Christian Hoard · 2009
.0974Doug Brod · 2009
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2008 original ballot
Centricity.365#195 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Vampire Weekend · Vampire Weekend10104
Portishead · Third10101
Randy Newman · Harps and Angels1047
Raconteurs · Consolers of the Lonely1016
Jenny Lewis · Acid Tongue1013
Kills · Midnight Boom1010
Paul Weller · 22 Dreams109
Foxboro Hot Tubs · Stop Drop and Roll!!!104
Neon Neon · Stainless Style104
Juliana Hatfield · How to Walk Away103
SongOther Votes
Portishead · "Machine Gun"24
Britney Spears · "Womanizer"14
Katy Perry · "Hot 'N' Cold"12
AC/DC · "Rock 'N Roll Train"5
Weezer · "Troublemaker"2
Oasis · "Shock of the Lightning"1
Christina Aguilera · "Keeps Getting Better"0
Oasis · "Waiting for the Rapture"0
Raconteurs · "Hold On"0
Scott Weiland · "Blind Confusion"0

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.1796Jeff Tamarkin · 2008
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.0956Adam Mazmanian · 2008
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.0835Andrew Stout · 2008
.0835Mikael Wood · 2008
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.21562Chris Molanphy
.19148Derek Paiva
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.16539Mikael Wood
.16232Ed Condran
.15545Roy Trakin
.15527Jason Gargano
.15522Adam Graham
.15443Bob Grossweiner
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.14946Steve Knopper
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.14546Mark Zepezauer
.14436Jere Pilapil
.14036Scott Mervis
.13832Christian Hoard
.13734Maureen Miller
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