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.
Bob Townsend
Overall
Centricity.343#558 of 1281
Breadth.536#333 of 1297
Metalism.000#425 of 1297
2014 original ballot
Centricity.580#60 of 601
Metalism.000#97 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Run the Jewels · Run the Jewels 210162
St. Vincent · St. Vincent10111
War on Drugs · Lost in the Dream10103
Sturgill Simpson · Metamodern Sounds in Country Music1077
Sun Kil Moon · Benji1047
Leonard Cohen · Popular Problems1028
Afghan Whigs · Do to the Beast1012
Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires · Dereconstructed107
Doug Paisley · Strong Feelings104
Bass Drum of Death · Rip This101

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.2588Grant Moser · 2014
.2488Byron Crawford · 2014
.2076Mark J. Lepage · 2014
.1869Patrick Wall · 2014
.1866Janelle Bitker · 2014
.1796Matt Sebastian · 2014
.1688Sean Pajot · 2014
.1686Chris Riemenschneider · 2014
.1666Allen St John · 2014
.1656Jeremiah McNeil · 2014
.1576Jason Gargano · 2014
.1568Jeff Gage · 2014
.1528Dan DeLuca · 2014
.1458Kyle Petersen · 2014
.1397Andrew Dansby · 2014
.1346David Goldstein · 2014
.1327J. Anthony Ware · 2014
.1306Leslie Berman · 2014
.1247Stephen M. Deusner · 2014
.1237Phil Cosores · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.232#281 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Neko Case · The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You1045
Jason Isbell · Southeastern1033
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds · Push the Sky Away1026
Laura Marling · Once I Was an Eagle1021
Bill Callahan · Dream River1017
Mavericks · In Time107
Lonnie Holley · Keeping a Record of It106
Matthew Shipp · Piano Sutras102
Over the Rhine · Meet Me at the Edge of the World101
Richard Buckner · Surrounded101
SongOther Votes
Phosphorescent · "Song for Zula"22
Janelle Monáe (ft. Erykah Badu) · "Q.U.E.E.N."18
Superchunk · "Me & You & Jackie Mittoo"14
Neko Case · "Man"13
Laura Marling · "Master Hunter"4
Jim James · "A New Life"2
Bob Dylan · "If Not for You"0
Frank Turner · "Tell Tale Signs"0
Swimming Pool Qs · "Wreck Around"0
Tim Easton · "Not Cool"0

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.1819Stephen Thompson · 2013
.1759Robert Loerzel · 2013
.1676Buzz Poole · 2013
.1658Max Blau · 2013
.1656Allen St John · 2013
.1608Jon Bream · 2013
.1468Mac Wilson · 2013
.1417Geoffrey Himes · 2013
.1255Jeff Vrabel · 2013
.1225Andrew Bartlett · 2013
.1225Deborah Sprague · 2013
.1196Mark Deming · 2013
.1136Caitlin White · 2013
.1136Holly Gleason · 2013
.1096Max Berry · 2013
.1086Adam Kivel · 2013
.1006Brian Orloff · 2013
.0955John Vettese · 2013
.0904Laurence Station · 2013
.0904Steve Klinge · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.279#232 of 485
Metalism.000#94 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Jack White · Blunderbuss1040
Alabama Shakes · Boys & Girls1032
Bob Dylan · Tempest1032
Father John Misty · Fear Fun1032
Leonard Cohen · Old Ideas1030
Godspeed You! Black Emperor · Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!1021
Loudon Wainwright III · Older Than My Old Man Now1015
Chuck Prophet · Temple Beautiful104
Punch Brothers · Who's Feeling Young Now?102
Shovels & Rope · O' Be Joyful102

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.2126Mark J. Lepage · 2012
.1976Stephen Haag · 2012
.1818Leland Rucker · 2012
.1788Jon Bream · 2012
.1507Roy Trakin · 2012
.1196Daniel Durchholz · 2012
.1166Al Choman · 2012
.1166Arsenio Orteza · 2012
.1166Derk Richardson · 2012
.1164Zeth Lundy · 2012
.1094Thor Christensen · 2012
.1074Scott Mervis · 2012
.1056Mike Greenhaus · 2012
.1024Jeff Tamarkin · 2012
.1005Dan Reilly · 2012
.0985Max Berry · 2012
.0945Eric Danton · 2012
.0915Bob Grossweiner · 2012
.0915Phil Gallo · 2012
.0914Jim Farber · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.364#255 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Tom Waits · Bad As Me1095
Fleet Foxes · Helplessness Blues1058
Wilco · The Whole Love1053
Gillian Welch · The Harrow and the Harvest1041
The Decemberists · The King Is Dead1039
My Morning Jacket · Circuital1019
Hayes Carll · KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)1015
Drive-By Truckers · Go-Go Boots108
Richard Buckner · Our Blood105
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit · Here We Rest104
SongOther Votes
Paul Simon · "Getting Ready for Christmas Day"6
PJ Harvey · "The Last Living Rose"4
Dawes · "A Little Bit of Everything"3
Drive-By Truckers · "Used to Be a Cop"2
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit · "Codeine"2
Amos Lee · "Violin"0
Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx · "I'm New Here"0
Kurt Vile · "Smoke Ring for My Halo"0
Ry Cooder · "Banks on a Spree"0
Ry Cooder · "John Lee Hooker for President"0

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.34111Parke Puterbaugh · 2011
.23111Philip Martin · 2011
.1977Steve Matteo · 2011
.1937Michael Hoinski · 2011
.1897Buzz Poole · 2011
.1837Kevin Moreau · 2011
.1738Richard Skanse · 2011
.1719Steve Leftridge · 2011
.1699Holly George-Warren · 2011
.1678Nicole Frehsee · 2011
.1676Anthony DeCurtis · 2011
.1636Andrew Nash · 2011
.1626Stephen Haag · 2011
.1618Bud Scoppa · 2011
.1618Geoffrey Himes · 2011
.1596David Menconi · 2011
.1586Paul Robicheau · 2011
.1568Jed Gottlieb · 2011
.1568L. Kent Wolgamott · 2011
.1538Mark Deming · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.341#314 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Janelle Monáe · The ArchAndroid10133
Black Keys · Brothers1088
Deerhunter · Halcyon Digest1076
Grinderman · Grinderman 21061
Robert Plant · Band of Joy1027
Mumford & Sons · Sigh No More1022
Roky Erickson & Okkervil River · True Love Cast Out All Evil1015
Justin Townes Earle · Harlem River Blues1012
Alejandro Escovedo · Street Songs of Love104
Peter Case · Wig101
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Janelle Monáe (ft. Big Boi) · "Tightrope"103
Black Keys · "Tighten Up"25
Mumford & Sons · "Little Lion Man"15
Superchunk · "Digging for Something"14
Mavis Staples · "You Are Not Alone"10
Phosphorescent · "It's Hard to Be Humble (When You're From Alabama)"4
Belle and Sebastian · "I Want the World to Stop"2
Jakob Dylan · "Nothing but the Whole Wide World"2
Ben Folds & Nick Hornby · "Belinda"0

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.33516Daniel Durchholz · 2010
.24912Julia Simon · 2010
.24112Jeanne Fury · 2010
.23412Paul Robicheau · 2010
.23311Stephen M. Deusner · 2010
.19110Gary Graff · 2010
.18210Serene Dominic · 2010
.18110Brian Braiker · 2010
.1749Evie Nagy · 2010
.1727Matt Ryan · 2010
.1629Dan DeLuca · 2010
.1588Steve Leftridge · 2010
.1579Evan Serpick · 2010
.1568Matt Fiander · 2010
.1556Dan Ferguson · 2010
.1546Mark J. Lepage · 2010
.1509Leonard Pierce · 2010
.1498Holly George-Warren · 2010
.1478Eric Danton · 2010
.1477Kelly Dearmore · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.261#309 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Neko Case · Middle Cyclone20105
The Low Anthem · Oh My God, Charlie Darwin2010
Vic Chesnutt · At the Cut209
Avett Brothers · I and Love and You1041
Wilco · Wilco (The Album)543
Bob Dylan · Together Through Life525
PJ Harvey and John Parish · A Woman a Man Walked By512
Patterson Hood · Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)55
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit · Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit54
Tom Waits · Glitter and Doom Live54
SongOther Votes
Avett Brothers · "I & Love & You"19
Neko Case · "This Tornado Loves You"18
Neko Case · "People Got a Lotta Nerve"16
Bob Dylan · "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"6
PJ Harvey and John Parish · "Black Hearted Love"6
Wilco With Feist · "You and I"2
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit · "Sunstroke"1
Drive-By Truckers · "Like a Rolling Stone"0
Lily Allen With Mick Jones · "Straight to Hell"0
The Low Anthem · "To Ohio"0

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.2438Jed Gottlieb · 2009
.1768Ted Cox · 2009
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.1155Larry King · 2009
.1146Jennifer Vineyard · 2009
.1136David Peisner · 2009
.1136Merritt Martin · 2009
.1054Steve Horowitz · 2009
.1035Dan Ferguson · 2009
.1006Mark Zepezauer · 2009
.0984Fred Mills · 2009
.0965Ken Tucker · 2009
.0954Jaan Uhelszki · 2009
.0924Rob Trucks · 2009
.0894David Menconi · 2009
.0894Michael Hoinski · 2009
.0885Ken Capobianco · 2009
Similar Voters
.16125Allen St John
.14928Stephen Haag
.14926Mark J. Lepage
.14530Steve Leftridge
.14019David Menconi
.13924Holly George-Warren
.13917Jed Gottlieb
.13635Jon Bream
.13517Buzz Poole
.13513Parke Puterbaugh
.13141Daniel Durchholz
.13136Paul Robicheau
.13029Dan DeLuca
.12816Jeff Vrabel
.12431Philip Martin
.12318Thor Christensen
.11936Robert Loerzel
.11624Larry King
.11427Phil Gallo
.11326Charles R. Cross
Poll administered by the Village Voice  ·  Tabulation and analysis by glenn mcdonald / furia.com