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.
Marc Hirsh
Overall
Centricity.205#919 of 1313
Breadth.638#196 of 1329
Metalism.000#442 of 1329
2014 original ballot
Centricity.357#237 of 601
Metalism.000#102 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
St. Vincent · St. Vincent20111
Rosanne Cash · The River & the Thread1527
Nicole Atkins · Slow Phaser103
Beck · Morning Phase950
New Pornographers · Brill Bruisers942
Charli XCX · Sucker931
Neneh Cherry · Blank Project917
Weezer · Everything Will Be Alright in the End911
SongOther Votes
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj · "Bang Bang"11
"Weird Al" Yankovic · "Word Crimes"4
Mary J. Blige · "Therapy"2
Go Home Productions · "My Paperback Sharona"0
Kylie Minogue · "Into the Blue"0
Paul McCartney and Wings · "Soily"0
Pixies · "Blue Eyed Hexe"0
Swamp Dogg · "America, Here's My Boy"0

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.2027Tim Riley · 2014
.1646Michael Ayers · 2014
.1227Mac Wilson · 2014
.1166James Rodgers · 2014
.1146Jim Farber · 2014
.1046Shannon Carlin · 2014
.1024Steve Klinge · 2014
.0965Leslie Berman · 2014
.0944Janelle Bitker · 2014
.0875Alex Henderson · 2014
.0874Salvatore Caputo · 2014
.0844Allen St John · 2014
.0835Gabriel Rosenberg · 2014
.0824Grant Moser · 2014
.0815Barry Walters · 2014
.0815Will Hermes · 2014
.0805Gary Graff · 2014
.0805Jon Bream · 2014
.0804Charles R. Cross · 2014
.0804Jack Buehrer · 2014
.0804Nicholas Taylor · 2014
.0804Scott Mervis · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.061#402 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Superchunk · I Hate Music1219
Lucius · Wildewoman125
Suede · Bloodsports115
Joy Formidable · Wolf's Law103
Kate Nash · Girl Talk101
The Beach Boys · Made in California100
Breeders · Lsxx100
Eisley · Currents100
Nataly Dawn · How I Knew Her100
SongOther Votes
Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams) · "Get Lucky"116
Haim · "The Wire"58
Kanye West · "Black Skinhead"36
Superchunk · "Me & You & Jackie Mittoo"14
Little Boots · "Broken Record"1
Adele · "Skyfall"0
Lori McKenna · "Make Every Word Hurt"0
Minor Alps · "I Don't Know What to Do With My Hands"0
Richard Thompson · "Good Things Happen to Bad People"0
Shearon Van Ettenwater · "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"0

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.1106Steve Reynolds · 2013
.1066Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2013
.1057Jonathan Lundeen · 2013
.1057Philip Martin · 2013
.1026Lindsey Thomas · 2013
.0916Nick Duerden · 2013
.0905Dave Clifford · 2013
.0885Jim Testa · 2013
.0866Eric Danton · 2013
.0866Hilary Hughes · 2013
.0856James Montgomery · 2013
.0856Paul Robicheau · 2013
.0855L. Kent Wolgamott · 2013
.0786Steve Kiviat · 2013
.0766Douglas Wolk · 2013
.0684Lauren Reskin · 2013
.0635Maureen Miller · 2013
.0614Rachel Brodsky · 2013
.0605Joey Daniewicz · 2013
.0604Robert Ham · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.184#303 of 485
Metalism.000#95 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Fiona Apple · The Idler Wheel...15100
Sara Watkins · Sun Midnight Sun152
Corin Tucker Band · Kill My Blues108
Lianne La Havas · Is Your Love Big Enough?105
Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra · Theatre Is Evil104
Sera Cahoone · Deer Creek Canyon102
Bloc Party · Four100
Jellyfish · Live at Bogart's100
SongOther Votes
Grimes · "Oblivion"24
Pussy Riot · "Putin Lights Up the Fires"7
Brandi Carlile · "That Wasn't Me"2
Martha Wainwright · "Proserpina"1
Selena Gomez & the Scene · "Love You Like a Love Song"1
Amanda Brown · "Stars"0
Butterfly Boucher · "I Wanted to Be the Sun"0
Eisley · "192 Days"0
Grace Woodroofe · "Transformer"0
Guided by Voices · "God Loves Us"0

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.1417Bill O'Neill · 2012
.1066Lola Emanuelli · 2012
.0835Omar Kholeif · 2012
.0684Stephen Thompson · 2012
.0654Joey Daniewicz · 2012
.0634Jon Bream · 2012
.0614M.J. Fine · 2012
.0604Douglas Wolk · 2012
.0604Melissa Fossum · 2012
.0604Steve Knopper · 2012
.0584Lindsay Zoladz · 2012
.0554Alan Ranta · 2012
.0534Spencer Kornhaber · 2012
.0473Anthony Miccio · 2012
.0473Mark J. Lepage · 2012
.0473Michael Ayers · 2012
.0463Jason Gargano · 2012
.0433James Hannaham · 2012
.0423Max Berry · 2012
.0423Ted Cox · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.364#255 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Adele · 211585
Eisley · The Valley151
Wild Flag · Wild Flag1090
St. Vincent · Strange Mercy1064
Wye Oak · Civilian1027
Florence & the Machine · Ceremonials1016
Nicole Atkins · Mondo Amore101
Brandi Carlile · Live at Benaroya Hall With the Seattle Symphony100
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Rolling in the Deep"109
Lady Gaga · "Yoü and I"11
Low · "Nothing but Heart"3
John Doe · "Peggy Sue Got Married"1
tUnE-yArDs · "Doorstep"1
Anybody but Rebecca Black · "Anything But "Friday""0
The Cars · "Blue Tip"0
Eisley · "Ambulance"0
Jessie J · "Price Tag"0
Tori Amos · "Job's Coffin"0

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.1659Jennifer Vineyard · 2011
.1578Michael Gallucci · 2011
.1466Paul Robicheau · 2011
.1448Linda Leseman · 2011
.1368Lola Emanuelli · 2011
.1348Brian Orloff · 2011
.1336Allen St John · 2011
.1267Jason Diamond · 2011
.1187Monica Herrera · 2011
.1137Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2011
.1117Kristyn Pomranz · 2011
.1107Michael Ayers · 2011
.1066Derek Paiva · 2011
.1066Tyler Coates · 2011
.1056David Goldstein · 2011
.1055Billy Altman · 2011
.1026Jillian Mapes · 2011
.1026Rachel Leibrock · 2011
.1024Matt Gewolb · 2011
.0995Steve Ciabattoni · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.129#517 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kate Nash · My Best Friend Is You152
Sleigh Bells · Treats1085
Superchunk · Majesty Shredding1048
Corinne Bailey Rae · The Sea106
Tift Merritt · See You on the Moon105
Living Sisters · Love to Live103
Elvis Presley · Viva Elvis: The Album102
Sally Seltmann · Heart That's Pounding100
Steve Winwood · Revolutions - The Very Best of Steve Winwood100
SongOther Votes
Cee Lo Green · "Fuck You!"186
Kanye West (ft. Pusha T) · "Runaway"76
Lady Gaga (ft. Beyoncé) · "Telephone"26
Florence & the Machine · "Dog Days Are Over"12
Kate Miller-Heidke · "Caught in the Crowd"1
Jimi Hendrix · "Mr. Bad Luck"0
KT Tunstall · "Madame Trudeaux"0
Miranda Lambert · "That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round"0
Sia · "Bring Night"0
Thermals · "Canada"0

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.1438Amy Phillips · 2010
.1187Deborah Sprague · 2010
.1066Rob Sheffield · 2010
.1056Shawn Edwards · 2010
.1046Derek Paiva · 2010
.1046Richard Torres · 2010
.1036Althea Legaspi · 2010
.1026Puja Patel · 2010
.1006Evie Nagy · 2010
.1006Mehan Jayasuriya · 2010
.0994Andrew Hamlin · 2010
.0946Steve Reynolds · 2010
.0936Kory Grow · 2010
.0926Leonard Pierce · 2010
.0916Allison Stewart · 2010
.0795James Rodgers · 2010
.0775Julia Simon · 2010
.0774Miles Marshall Lewis · 2010
.0755Chris Molanphy · 2010
.0754Michael Deeds · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.137#494 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
St. Vincent · Actor1161
Tinted Windows · Tinted Windows117
Soundtrack of Our Lives · Communion114
The Beatles · The Beatles: Stereo Box Set112
Betty Davis · Nasty Gal110
Levon Helm · Electric Dirt1022
Metric · Fantasies1019
The Swell Season · Strict Joy109
Eleni Mandell · Artificial Fire101
SongOther Votes
Dirty Projectors · "Stillness Is the Move"63
Pink · "Sober"1
Demi Lovato · "Here We Go Again"0
Liam Finn · "Long Way to Go"0
Soundtrack of Our Lives · "The Ego Delusion"0
The Swell Season · "The Rain"0
Tinted Windows · "Without Love"0

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.1206Will Layman · 2009
.1114Steve Simels · 2009
.1094Keith Gribbins · 2009
.1084Jeff Tamarkin · 2009
.1074Lloyd Sachs · 2009
.1006Simon Vozick-Levinson · 2009
.0914Allen St John · 2009
.0914Thor Christensen · 2009
.0894M.J. Fine · 2009
.0724Mike Mettler · 2009
.0694Stephen M. Deusner · 2009
.0664Caryn Ganz · 2009
.0653Julie Seabaugh · 2009
.0633Joan Anderman · 2009
.0603Brooke Foster · 2009
.0574Whitney Pastorek · 2009
.0564Philip Martin · 2009
.0554Andrew Martin · 2009
.0554Derek Barber · 2009
.0554Eric Danton · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity  
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
TV on the Radio · Dear Science15153
Duffy · Rockferry1521
Mates of State · Re-Arrange Us156
Sons and Daughters · This Gift151
Johnny Cash · At Folsom Prison [Legacy Edition]150
SongOther Votes
Al Green (ft. Anthony Hamilton) · "Lay It Down"8
Miley Cyrus · "See You Again"7
Be Your Own Pet · "The Kelly Affair"3
Kylie Minogue · "Two Hearts"1
Aimee Mann · "Thirty One Today"0
Kate Nash · "Mariella"0
Little Jackie · "Cryin' For the Queen"0
Sam Phillips · "My Career in Chemistry"0
Sons and Daughters · "The Nest"0
Supergrass · "Diamond Hoo Ha Man"0

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.1156Chris Molanphy · 2008
.0894Dominic Salerno · 2008
.0884David Menconi · 2008
.0845Derk Richardson · 2008
.0825James Hunter · 2008
.0734Chris Burlingame · 2008
.0673Charles R. Cross · 2008
.0624Scott Mervis · 2008
.0594Bill O'Neill · 2008
.0594Jason Fine · 2008
.0584Jonathan Bradley · 2008
.0574Kandia Crazy Horse · 2008
.0554Ron Wynn · 2008
.0544Barry Walters · 2008
.0544Ken Tucker · 2008
.0493Martin Johnson · 2008
.0493Parke Puterbaugh · 2008
.0483Michael Deeds · 2008
.0433Holly George-Warren · 2008
.0423Tom Lane · 2008
Similar Voters
.09928Michael Ayers
.08331Chris Molanphy
.08229Eric Danton
.08225Caryn Ganz
.08215Allen St John
.08024Bill O'Neill
.07828Jennifer Vineyard
.07827Michael Gallucci
.07713Doree Shafrir
.07628Lola Emanuelli
.07627Brian Orloff
.07527Douglas Wolk
.07523Philip Martin
.07522Kristyn Pomranz
.07513Amy Phillips
.07416Laura Leebove
.07311Tyler Coates
.06827Steve Knopper
.06822Scott Mervis
.06818James Montgomery
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