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.
James Barber
Overall
Centricity.487#258 of 1281
Breadth.613#232 of 1297
Metalism.000#425 of 1297
2014 original ballot
Centricity.726#17 of 601
Metalism.000#97 of 612
AlbumPointsOther Votes
War on Drugs · Lost in the Dream20103
Ty Segall · Manipulator2033
Taylor Swift · 19891570
FKA Twigs · Lp11085
Black Keys · Turn Blue1016
D'Angelo · Black Messiah5162
Sturgill Simpson · Metamodern Sounds in Country Music577
Sharon Van Etten · Are We There552
Beck · Morning Phase550
Parquet Courts · Sunbathing Animal546
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "Blank Space"58
Kendrick Lamar · "I"50
Mark Ronson (ft. Bruno Mars) · "Uptown Funk"23
BeyoncĂ© (ft. Jay-Z) · "Drunk in Love"21
Sharon Van Etten · "Your Love Is Killing Me"14
War on Drugs · "Under the Pressure"11
Beck · "Say Goodbye"2
Elbow · "New York Morning"2
Temples · "Shelter Song"1
Kanye West · "God Level"0

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.32510Brett Koshkin · 2014
.28114Alan Light · 2014
.27814Aaron Frank · 2014
.27412Michelle Geslani · 2014
.2368Charles R. Cross · 2014
.2328Michael Deeds · 2014
.22911Matt Miller · 2014
.2208Jem Aswad · 2014
.2148Derek Miller · 2014
.20911Althea Legaspi · 2014
.20712Gary Chun · 2014
.20210Patrick Rogers · 2014
.19811Adam Gold · 2014
.19811Christopher Barton · 2014
.19811Jim Fouratt · 2014
.19711Jonathan Lundeen · 2014
.1896Janelle Bitker · 2014
.18711Roy Trakin · 2014
.18510Gabriel Rosenberg · 2014
.18510Jeff Gage · 2014
2013 original ballot
Centricity.560#84 of 453
Metalism.000#115 of 457
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · Yeezus20159
Parquet Courts · Light Up Gold2028
Arctic Monkeys · AM2020
My Bloody Valentine · m b v1060
Sky Ferreira · Night Time, My Time545
Jason Isbell · Southeastern533
The National · Trouble Will Find Me529
Deerhunter · Monomania522
Jacco Gardner · Cabinet of Curiosities51
Night Beats · Sonic Blom50
SongOther Votes
Kanye West · "Bound 2"29
Justin Timberlake · "Mirrors"26
Parquet Courts · "Stoned and Starving"16
Sky Ferreira · "I Blame Myself"15
Arctic Monkeys · "Do I Wanna Know?"8
Thee Oh Sees · "Toe Cutter - Thumb Buster"7
David Bowie · "Love Is Lost"1
Girls Against Boys · "It's a Diamond Life"1
Jason Isbell · "Live Oak"0
King Khan and the Shrines · "Thorn in Her Pride"0

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.18110Rob Sheffield · 2013
.1717Scott Mervis · 2013
.1679Simon Vozick-Levinson · 2013
.1637Craig Carson · 2013
.1629Andrew Hall · 2013
.1606John Everhart · 2013
.1599Michael Pollock · 2013
.1569Jeff Klingman · 2013
.1515Emily Kimball · 2013
.1458J. Anthony Ware · 2013
.1428David Downs · 2013
.1408Alex Young · 2013
.1388Matthew Perpetua · 2013
.1378Brittany Spanos · 2013
.1368Chris Molanphy · 2013
.1348Christian Hoard · 2013
.1348Eric Danton · 2013
.1318Andrew Dansby · 2013
.1307Daniel Durchholz · 2013
.1306Jason Gargano · 2013
2012 original ballot
Centricity.529#96 of 485
Metalism.000#94 of 493
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Japandroids · Celebration Rock2072
Spiritualized · Sweet Heart Sweet Light2017
Richard Hawley · Standing at the Sky's Edge201
Redd Kross · Researching the Blues109
Frank Ocean · Channel Orange5169
Tame Impala · Lonerism555
Taylor Swift · Red533
Dr. John · Locked Down531
Sleigh Bells · Reign of Terror512
Ty Segall · Twins59
SongOther Votes
Solange · "Losing You"40
Tame Impala · "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards"14
Rolling Stones · "Doom and Gloom"5
Redd Kross · "Stay Away From Downtown"3
Dwight Yoakam · "A Heart Like Mine"1
Spiritualized · "So Long You Pretty Thing"1
Bruno Mars · "When I Was Your Man"0
Japandroids · "Adrenalin Nightshift"0
Norah Jones · "Say Goodbye"0
Taylor Swift · "I Almost Do"0

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.1726Zeth Lundy · 2012
.1646David Pehling · 2012
.1644Emily Kimball · 2012
.1498Tyler Coates · 2012
.1478Amanda Petrusich · 2012
.1448Eric Sundermann · 2012
.1376Mark J. Lepage · 2012
.1366Scott Mervis · 2012
.1357Robert Morast · 2012
.1338Lindsey Thomas · 2012
.1316Bill Holdship · 2012
.1276Brett Koshkin · 2012
.1258Rebecca Raber · 2012
.1207Gary Chun · 2012
.1187Mike Prevatt · 2012
.1177Chris Molanphy · 2012
.1165Thor Christensen · 2012
.1076Doug Wallen · 2012
.1066Aaron Mendelson · 2012
.1057Stephen Thomas Erlewine · 2012
2011 original ballot
Centricity.418#188 of 693
Metalism.000#140 of 700
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Black Keys · El Camino3053
Mikal Cronin · Mikal Cronin206
Frank Ocean · Nostalgia, Ultra1553
PJ Harvey · Let England Shake5128
Jay-Z and Kanye West · Watch the Throne5104
War on Drugs · Slave Ambient522
Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi · Rome58
Wire · Red Barked Tree57
Arctic Monkeys · Suck It and See55
Cymbals Eat Guitars · Lenses Alien53
SongOther Votes
Adele · "Someone Like You"45
Girls · "Vomit"15
R.E.M. · "Oh My Heart"4
Washed Out · "Eyes Be Closed"2
Jay-Z and Kanye West · "Welcome to the Jungle"1
Kelly Clarkson · "I Forgive You"1
Black Keys · "Stop Stop"0
Black Lips · "Dumpster Dive"0
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals · "I Love You but I Don't Know What to Say"0
Ty Segall · "You Make the Sun Fry"0

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.1719Michael Ayers · 2011
.1679James Montgomery · 2011
.1627Preston Jones · 2011
.1569Tim Grierson · 2011
.1399Allison Stewart · 2011
.1398Corban Goble · 2011
.1388Tyler Coates · 2011
.1387Peter Gerstenzang · 2011
.1378Sarah Ventre · 2011
.1187Alan Light · 2011
.1147Ryan Dombal · 2011
.1145Paul Robicheau · 2011
.1125Gavin Edwards · 2011
.1115Jeff Vrabel · 2011
.1107Mike Prevatt · 2011
.1107Stacey Anderson · 2011
.1097Joey Daniewicz · 2011
.1076Nick Duerden · 2011
.1037Steve Erickson · 2011
.1036Robert Morast · 2011
2010 original ballot
Centricity.636#51 of 699
Metalism.000#121 of 712
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Kanye West · My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy15265
LCD Soundsystem · This Is Happening15151
The National · High Violet1096
Black Keys · Brothers1088
Sleigh Bells · Treats1085
Taylor Swift · Speak Now1034
Neil Young · Le Noise1027
Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3 · Northern Aggression105
Deerhunter · Halcyon Digest576
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals · III/IV53
SongOther Votes
Sleigh Bells · "Rill Rill"38
LCD Soundsystem · "I Can Change"36
Eminem (ft. Rihanna) · "Love the Way You Lie"27
Kanye West · "So Appalled"2
Peter Wolf · "Tragedy"1
Dead Weather · "Die by the Drop"0
Jamey Johnson · "Lonely at the Top"0
Off! · "Black Thoughts"0
T.I. · "How Life Changed"0
Yelawolf (ft. Raekwon) · "I Wish (Album Version)"0

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.25213Julia Simon · 2010
.22712Althea Legaspi · 2010
.20812Alan Light · 2010
.1886Lissa Townsend Rodgers · 2010
.17910Ken Rayes · 2010
.17610Bret Gladstone · 2010
.1758Ben Schumer · 2010
.1758Jason Gargano · 2010
.17410Sarah Ventre · 2010
.1728Jeff Vrabel · 2010
.1728Toure · 2010
.17110Paul Robicheau · 2010
.1699Tim O'Neil · 2010
.1698Scott Wilson · 2010
.1669Michael Ayers · 2010
.16110Bob Grossweiner · 2010
.16110Derek Paiva · 2010
.15910Shawn Anderson · 2010
.1518Matthew Perpetua · 2010
.1448Josh Love · 2010
2009 original ballot
Centricity.336#230 of 683
Metalism.000#161 of 697
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Lily Allen · It's Not Me, It's You1536
John Doe and the Sadies · Country Club152
13th Floor Elevators · Sign of the Three Eyed Men150
Phoenix · Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix10138
Dead Weather · Horehound1028
Mission of Burma · The Sound the Speed the Light107
The Beatles · The Beatles in Mono104
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · It's Blitz!5113
Cymbals Eat Guitars · Why There Are Mountains55
Black Lips · 200 Million Thousand54
SongOther Votes
Taylor Swift · "You Belong With Me"39
Atlas Sound (ft. Noah Lennox) · "Walkabout"23
Girls · "Hellhole Ratrace"16
Japandroids · "Young Hearts Spark Fire"14
Kelly Clarkson · "My Life Would Suck Without You"11
Echo and the Bunnymen · "Think I Need It Too"2
Shinedown · "Second Chance"2
Those Darlins · "Red Light Love"1
Miranda Lambert · "Time to Get a Gun"0
The xx · "Teardrops"0

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.1629Tom Lane · 2009
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.1418Chris Molanphy · 2009
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.1338Charles Aaron · 2009
.1306Luke Hackney · 2009
.1287Anna Deem · 2009
.1286Jason Gargano · 2009
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.1257Julia Simon · 2009
.1218Chris Burlingame · 2009
.1207Ethan Stanislawski · 2009
.1207Michael Endelman · 2009
.1198Caryn Ganz · 2009
.1197Steve Knopper · 2009
.1187Adam Mazmanian · 2009
2008 original ballot
Centricity.201#355 of 568
Metalism.000#123 of 579
AlbumPointsOther Votes
Spiritualized · Songs in A & E2511
Hank Williams · The Unreleased Recordings155
Paramount Styles · Failure American Style151
Black Keys · Attack & Release1017
Charlie Pickett · Bar Band Americanus: The Best of Charlie Pickett And...101
Lil Wayne · Tha Carter III577
Death Cab for Cutie · Narrow Stairs522
T.I. · Paper Trail521
Guns N' Roses · Chinese Democracy512
Cat Power · Dark End of the Street50
SongOther Votes
T.I. (ft. Rihanna) · "Live Your Life"22
Hayes Carll · "She Left Me for Jesus"14
BeyoncĂ© · "If I Were a Boy"12
Spiritualized · "Soul on Fire"4
T.I. · "No Matter What"4
Be Your Own Pet · "The Kelly Affair"3
Verve · "Love Is Noise"2
Carolina Liar · "I'm Not Over"1
Baseball Project · "Gratitude (For Curt Flood)"0
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals · "Heavy Orange"0

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.0966Rachel Devitt · 2008
.0914Ellis Widner · 2008
.0894Matt Sebastian · 2008
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.0845Amy Linden · 2008
.0815Steve Knopper · 2008
.0775Chris Molanphy · 2008
.0775Franklin Soults · 2008
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.16234Jason Gargano
.15234Brett Koshkin
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.13740Scott Mervis
.13639Alan Light
.12443J. Anthony Ware
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.11931Dan DeLuca
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