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.
Brian Orloff
Overall
Centricity.528#160 of 1228
Breadth.800#56 of 1244
Metalism.000#401 of 1244
2014 original ballot
Centricity.441#159 of 601
Metalism.000#94 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Perfume Genius · Too Bright2035
St. Vincent · St. Vincent15111
War on Drugs · Lost in the Dream10103
Ex Hex · Rips1057
Jenny Lewis · The Voyager1037
Hurray for the Riff Raff · Small Town Heroes1012
Wye Oak · Shriek107
Beck · Morning Phase550
Meshell Ndegeocello · Comet, Come to Me56
Ginger Baker · Why?50
SongOther Votes
FKA Twigs · "Two Weeks"59
Taylor Swift · "Shake It Off"52
Sia · "Chandelier"39
Sam Smith · "Stay With Me"27
Sturgill Simpson · "Turtles All the Way Down"20
Sylvan Esso · "Coffee"12
Jessie Ware · "Tough Love"11
Beyoncé · "Xo"7
My Brightest Diamond · "Pressure"1
Sharon Van Etten · "Taking Chances"0

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.2929Janelle Bitker · 2014
.25212Michelle Geslani · 2014
.25012Andrew Dansby · 2014
.24612Stephen M. Deusner · 2014
.24213Jim Fouratt · 2014
.24112Katie Moulton · 2014
.23112Shannon Carlin · 2014
.22312Dan Kois · 2014
.21411Andrea Domanick · 2014
.21211Erik Thompson · 2014
.21211Kyle Petersen · 2014
.20911Rob Harvilla · 2014
.20511Joey Hood · 2014
.2007Steve Horowitz · 2014
.19811Maud Deitch · 2014
.19711Mac Wilson · 2014
.19111Jennifer Vineyard · 2014
.19010Adam Gold · 2014
.1889Amy McCarthy · 2014
.18410Melissa Locker · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.399#169 of 453
Metalism.000#114 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Vampire Weekend · Modern Vampires of the City10108
Kurt Vile · Wakin on a Pretty Daze1045
Arcade Fire · Reflektor1042
Laura Marling · Once I Was an Eagle1021
Rhye · Woman1018
Bill Callahan · Dream River1017
Phosphorescent · Muchacho1017
Valerie June · Pushin' Against a Stone1010
Concha Buika · La Noche Mas Larga102
Trixie Whitley · Fourth Corner101
SongOther Votes
Kanye West · "New Slaves"40
Kacey Musgraves · "Follow Your Arrow"21
Katy Perry · "Roar"12
Chvrches · "Recover"10
Sky Ferreira · "You're Not the One"9
Janelle Monáe (ft. Miguel) · "Primetime"7
Lorde · "Tennis Court"2
Neko Case · "Night Still Comes"2
Camera Obscura · "Do It Again"0
Sam Amidon · "My Old Friend"0

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.2429Allen St John · 2013
.20011Phil Gallo · 2013
.19211Mac Wilson · 2013
.18810Stephen Thompson · 2013
.1858Scott Mervis · 2013
.1847Steve Klinge · 2013
.1788Jeff Vrabel · 2013
.1759Saul Austerlitz · 2013
.1669John Vettese · 2013
.1669Rodney Carmichael · 2013
.1617Nicholas Taylor · 2013
.1509Forrest Wickman · 2013
.1499Joey Hood · 2013
.1459Jamieson Cox · 2013
.1428Michael Gallucci · 2013
.1398Caitlin White · 2013
.1388Althea Legaspi · 2013
.1369Jeff Gage · 2013
.1359Andrew Dansby · 2013
.1358Erik Thompson · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.421#141 of 485
Metalism.000#94 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange10169
Bob Dylan · Tempest1032
Cat Power · Sun1031
Grizzly Bear · Shields1029
Jessie Ware · Devotion1022
Purity Ring · Shrines1019
Kelly Hogan · I Like to Keep Myself in Pain1014
Getatchew Mekuria & the Ex & Friends · Y'Anbessaw Tezeta102
Meshell Ndegeocello · Pour Une Ame Souveraine102
Sera Cahoone · Deer Creek Canyon102
SongOther Votes
Carly Rae Jepsen · "Call Me Maybe"93
Miguel · "Adorn"55
Frank Ocean · "Thinkin' 'Bout You"46
Japandroids · "The House That Heaven Built"46
Solange · "Losing You"40
Fiona Apple · "Anything We Want"2
Yeasayer · "Longevity"2
Beach House · "Lazuli"1
Dirty Projectors · "About to Die"1
Poliça · "Lay Your Cards Out"1

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.23312Althea Legaspi · 2012
.23211Erin Thompson · 2012
.22511Katherine St. Asaph · 2012
.21711Lindsay Zoladz · 2012
.21111Joey Daniewicz · 2012
.20511Josh Bis · 2012
.20510Caitlin White · 2012
.19811Chris Molanphy · 2012
.19710Tyler Coates · 2012
.19510Jeff Gage · 2012
.18410Michael Gallucci · 2012
.18310Scott Lapatine · 2012
.18210Carter Maness · 2012
.1779Ramit Singh · 2012
.1769Todd Olmstead · 2012
.17510Will Hermes · 2012
.1749Rembert Browne · 2012
.17310Jillian Mapes · 2012
.1659Rebecca Raber · 2012
.1649Amanda Petrusich · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.583#44 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
tUnE-yArDs · w h o k i l l10134
Wild Flag · Wild Flag1090
Destroyer · Kaputt1078
The Weeknd · House of Balloons1062
The Roots · Undun1059
Kurt Vile · Smoke Ring for My Halo1055
Wye Oak · Civilian1027
Colin Stetson · New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges1021
Laura Marling · A Creature I Don't Know1012
Jessica Lea Mayfield · Tell Me108
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
Cass McCombs · "County Line"24
PJ Harvey · "The Words That Maketh Murder"15
St. Vincent · "Cruel"14
Lykke Li · "Get Some"13
Wilco · "I Might"12
James Blake · "The Wilhelm Scream"11
Fleet Foxes · "Helplessness Blues"10
Frank Ocean · "Swim Good"5
Wild Beasts · "Albatross"1

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.26514Steve Erickson · 2011
.2629Ben Sisario · 2011
.23712Carl Wilson · 2011
.23212Steve Klinge · 2011
.22611Eric Harvey · 2011
.22112Michael Ayers · 2011
.21811Dan Kois · 2011
.21511Tim Grierson · 2011
.20010Sean Michaels · 2011
.1978Paul Robicheau · 2011
.19510Althea Legaspi · 2011
.19210Simon Vozick-Levinson · 2011
.19010Rebecca Raber · 2011
.19010Tyler Coates · 2011
.18910Jason Diamond · 2011
.18910Marissa G. Muller · 2011
.1869Joel Elliott · 2011
.18410Monica Herrera · 2011
.1809Laura Leebove · 2011
.17910Chandler Levack · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.575#88 of 699
Metalism.000#120 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy10265
Arcade Fire · The Suburbs10144
Janelle Monáe · The ArchAndroid10133
Beach House · Teen Dream10110
Best Coast · Crazy for You1043
Sharon Van Etten · Epic1022
Warpaint · The Fool1011
Wild Nothing · Gemini1011
Sam Amidon · I See the Sign106
Robert Wyatt, Gilad Atzmon, Ros Stephen · For the Ghosts Within103
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Robyn · "Dancing on My Own"79
The National · "Bloodbuzz Ohio"40
Erykah Badu · "Window Seat"36
Lady Gaga (ft. Beyoncé) · "Telephone"26
B.o.B (ft. Bruno Mars) · "Nothin' on You"17
Yeasayer · "Ambling Alp"13
Lady Antebellum · "Need You Now"11
Jay-Z (ft. Alicia Keys) · "Empire State of Mind"2
Sufjan Stevens · "All Delighted People"1

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.29416Eric Danton · 2010
.23613James Montgomery · 2010
.23514Tim Grierson · 2010
.23313Stacey Anderson · 2010
.23213Julia Simon · 2010
.22713Serene Dominic · 2010
.22313Chris Molanphy · 2010
.2239Ben Sisario · 2010
.21911Amy Granzin · 2010
.21111Michael Ayers · 2010
.20011Puja Patel · 2010
.19812Luke Hackney · 2010
.19512Jim Connelly · 2010
.19511Emily Tartanella · 2010
.18311Kenneth Partridge · 2010
.18212Dan DeLuca · 2010
.1799Anna Deem · 2010
.17811Amanda Petrusich · 2010
.17510Mark Pytlik · 2010
.1739Andy Odom · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.598#33 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
St. Vincent · Actor1561
Wild Beasts · Two Dancers158
Phoenix · Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix10138
Dirty Projectors · Bitte Orca10107
Grizzly Bear · Veckatimest10105
Neko Case · Middle Cyclone10105
Camera Obscura · My Maudlin Career1031
The Very Best · Warm Heart of Africa1017
Antony & the Johnsons · The Crying Light529
BLK JKS · After Robots57
SongOther Votes
Jay-Z (ft. Alicia Keys) · "Empire State of Mind"88
Girls · "Lust for Life"41
Taylor Swift · "You Belong With Me"39
Lady Gaga · "Paparazzi"35
Bat for Lashes · "Daniel"26
The Big Pink · "Dominos"19
The xx · "Crystalised"17
Ida Maria · "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked"4
Metric · "Gimme Sympathy"4
Florence & the Machine · "Kiss With a Fist"3

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.34717Jennifer Vineyard · 2009
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.27810Jose Davila · 2009
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.2738Brooke Foster · 2009
.25212Melissa Maerz · 2009
.24812Andy Greenwald · 2009
.24712Stephen M. Deusner · 2009
.2459Chris Parker · 2009
.2419Julie Seabaugh · 2009
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.23811Adriane Goetz · 2009
.23211Michael Endelman · 2009
.22912Chris Molanphy · 2009
.2198David Shirley · 2009
.21812Eric Danton · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.680#11 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
TV on the Radio · Dear Science10153
Portishead · Third10101
Fleet Foxes · Fleet Foxes1087
Erykah Badu · New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War1079
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!1060
Hercules and Love Affair · Hercules and Love Affair1041
David Byrne and Brian Eno · Everything That Happens Will Happen Today1027
She & Him · Volume One1027
Laura Marling · Alas I Cannot Swim109
Land of Talk · Some Are Lakes103
SongOther Votes
Beyoncé · "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"57
Lil Wayne · "A Milli"49
Santogold · "L.E.S. Artistes"48
T.I. · "Whatever You Like"20
Adele · "Chasing Pavements"19
Katy Perry · "I Kissed a Girl"14
Sigur Rós · "Gobbledigook"10
Amadou & Mariam · "Sabali"2
Britney Spears · "Circus"2
Brazilian Girls · "Good Time"0

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.2098Laurence Station · 2008
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.2028Ed Condran · 2008
.19610Julia Simon · 2008
.19610Mordechai Shinefield · 2008
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.1918Bo Pogue · 2008
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.26066Michael Ayers
.22742Julia Simon
.22364Althea Legaspi
.21761Stephen M. Deusner
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.20760Will Hermes
.20264Chris Molanphy
.20257Paul Robicheau
.19953Scott Mervis
.19161Jennifer Vineyard
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.18050Amanda Petrusich
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