Pazz & Jop 2013 Notes
The 2013 Pazz & Jop poll results are up at the
Village Voice, with additional statistical analysis by Glenn
McDonald
here, and an introduction to those stats
here.
The first thing that should be noted is that the number of voters
has continued to decline, from 712 in 2010 to 700 in 2011 to 493 in
2012 to 457 in 2013. Someone should take a look at who dropped out
and how that has shifted the poll.
My ballot and some analysis is
here. My centricity score -- the measure of how similar I am to
everyone else -- is .125, tying me at 351, which puts me in the lower
24%. Two of my ten records had fairly broad support -- MIA had 33
other voters (finished 28th), and Parquet Courts 28 (24th, as it had
some carryover votes from 2012). Two more of my records were shared
with 6-7 voters, three with 1-3, and three with none. Similar ballots
mostly came from people I recognize (Matt Rice, Jason Gubbels, Greg
Kot, Christian Hoard, Michael Tatum), although none were very similar
(.142, .120, .105, .074, .065). (Christgau, on my list at .036, had
four people with closer ballots than Rice's was with mine.)
The first table is a list of the top 200 Pazz & Jop finishers,
and I want to measure them up against my
metacritic file, or
vice versa. Columns:
- Pazz & Jop rank.
- Pazz & Jop total points (average is 10 per vote).
- Pazz & Jop total votes.
- Metacritic file rank.
- Metacritic file points.
- Ratio of P&J points to Metacritic file points: formula is
((PJ + 5) / 2.25 / (MC + 5)). The extra points (5) avoid divide-by-zero
problems, and the extra dividend balances the scales. The latter figure
is calculated so that the top 200 has as many gainers as losers.
- Artist/album title/label, plus any notes.
- Tom Hull's grade (where available).
1 | 1991 | 160 | 1 | 322 | 2.713 | Kanye West: Yeezus (Def Jam)
| * |
2 | 1342 | 109 | 2 | 254 | 2.311 | Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampires of the City (XL)
| A- |
3 | 833 | 76 | 3 | 250 | 1.461 | Daft Punk: Random Access Memories (Columbia)
| ** |
4 | 736 | 57 | 65 | 60 | 5.067 | Beyoncé: Beyoncé (Columbia)
| |
5 | 672 | 63 | 12 | 158 | 1.846 | Chance the Rapper: Acid Rap (self-released)
| A- |
6 | 624 | 61 | 5 | 204 | 1.338 | My Bloody Valentine: MBV (self-released)
| |
7 | 598 | 62 | 7 | 180 | 1.449 | Haim: Days Are Gone (Columbia)
| ** |
8 | 510 | 51 | 17 | 148 | 1.496 | Janelle Monáe: The Electric Lady (Bad Boy)
| A- |
9 | 502 | 46 | 15 | 153 | 1.426 | Kurt Vile: Wakin on a Pretty Daze (Matador)
| * |
10 | 489 | 43 | 38 | 87 | 2.386 | Kacey Musgraves: Same Trailer Different Park (Mercury Nashville)
| A- |
11 | 453 | 46 | 31 | 110 | 1.770 | Neko Case: The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You (Anti-)
| ** |
12 | 440 | 42 | 14 | 156 | 1.228 | Savages: Silence Yourself (Matador)
| * |
13 | 438 | 42 | 9 | 172 | 1.112 | Disclosure: Settle (Island)
| * |
14 | 437 | 43 | 4 | 225 | 0.854 | Arcade Fire: Reflektor (Merge)
| A- |
15 | 428 | 46 | 16 | 149 | 1.250 | David Bowie: The Next Day (Columbia)
| * |
16 | 413 | 46 | 53 | 74 | 2.352 | Sky Ferreira: Night Time My Time (Capitol)
| ** |
17 | 391 | 34 | 69 | 59 | 2.750 | Jason Isbell: Southeastern (Southeastern)
| B |
18 | 390 | 38 | 29 | 112 | 1.500 | Drake: Nothing Was the Same (OVO)
| B |
19 | 361 | 35 | 27 | 115 | 1.356 | Deafheaven: Sunbather (Deathwish)
| *** |
20 | 349 | 30 | 6 | 199 | 0.771 | The National: Trouble Will Find Me (4AD)
| ** |
21 | 349 | 33 | 18 | 148 | 1.028 | Queens of the Stone Age: . . . Like Clockwork (Matador)
| B |
22 | 322 | 32 | 27 | 115 | 1.211 | El-P/Killer Mike: Run the Jewels (Fool's Gold)
| |
23 | 321 | 31 | 71 | 58 | 2.300 | Ashley Monroe: Like a Rose (Warner Bros.)
| A- |
24 | 320 | 30 | 35 | 96 | 1.430 | Parquet Courts: Light Up Gold (What's Your Rupture?)
| A- |
25 | 317 | 32 | 24 | 124 | 1.109 | Lorde: Pure Heroine (Universal)
| ** |
26 | 305 | 27 | 11 | 158 | 0.845 | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Push the Sky Away (Bad Seed)
| B |
27 | 291 | 31 | 20 | 129 | 0.982 | Danny Brown: Old (Fool's Gold)
| *** |
28 | 282 | 34 | 43 | 84 | 1.433 | M.I.A.: Matangi (Interscope)
| A |
29 | 270 | 27 | 10 | 166 | 0.715 | The Knife: Shaking the Habitual (Mute)
| A- |
30 | 261 | 32 | 47 | 77 | 1.442 | Pusha T: My Name Is My Name (Def Jam)
| A- |
31 | 260 | 24 | 43 | 84 | 1.323 | Waxahatchee: Cerulean Salt (Don Giovanni)
| A- |
32 | 256 | 27 | 43 | 84 | 1.303 | Tim Hecker: Virgins (Kranky)
| B |
33 | 254 | 22 | 47 | 77 | 1.404 | Tegan and Sara: Heartthrob (Warner Bros.)
| ** |
34 | 253 | 21 | 62 | 63 | 1.686 | Paramore: Paramore (Fueled by Ramen)
| B |
35 | 252 | 23 | 33 | 99 | 1.098 | Deerhunter: Monomania (4AD)
| A- |
36 | 222 | 22 | 26 | 118 | 0.820 | Laura Marling: Once I Was an Eagle (Virgin)
| ** |
37 | 220 | 17 | 96 | 42 | 2.128 | Carcass: Surgical Steel (Nuclear Blast)
| |
38 | 211 | 20 | 74 | 56 | 1.574 | Superchunk: I Hate Music (Merge)
| ** |
39 | 210 | 21 | 47 | 77 | 1.165 | Mikal Cronin: MCII (Merge)
| * |
40 | 207 | 23 | 22 | 126 | 0.719 | Chvrches: The Bones of What You Believe (Glassnote)
| B |
41 | 190 | 19 | 124 | 36 | 2.114 | Majical Cloudz: Impersonator (Matador)
| |
42 | 186 | 21 | 25 | 121 | 0.674 | Earl Sweatshirt: Doris (Columbia)
| ** |
43 | 183 | 19 | 32 | 108 | 0.739 | Oneontrix Point Never: R Plus Seven (Warp)
| ** |
44 | 182 | 21 | 13 | 156 | 0.516 | Arctic Monkeys: AM (Domino)
| B- |
45 | 180 | 17 | 85 | 46 | 1.612 | Brandy Clark: 12 Stories (Slate Creek)
| A- |
46 | 180 | 20 | 114 | 38 | 1.912 | Bombino: Nomad (Nonesuch)
| *** |
47 | 179 | 18 | 21 | 126 | 0.624 | Bill Callahan: Dream River (Drag City)
| |
48 | 178 | 18 | 46 | 82 | 0.935 | Yo La Tengo: Fade (Matador)
| ** |
49 | 175 | 19 | 36 | 95 | 0.800 | Rhye: Woman (Universal Republic)
| |
50 | 170 | 18 | 37 | 89 | 0.827 | Phosphorescent: Mucacho (Dead Oceans)
| ** |
51 | 169 | 19 | 34 | 97 | 0.758 | Justin Timberlake: The 20/20 Experience (RCA)
| * |
52 | 164 | 14 | 149 | 29 | 2.209 | The Julie Ruin: Run Fast (Dischord)
| A- |
53 | 153 | 14 | 60 | 65 | 1.003 | Pet Shop Boys: Electric (X2)
| *** |
54 | 149 | 12 | 65 | 60 | 1.053 | Autre Ne Veut: Anxiety (Software)
| *** |
55 | 147 | 17 | 58 | 72 | 0.877 | Blood Orange: Cupid Deluxe (Domino)
| |
56 | 140 | 11 | 30 | 111 | 0.556 | Julia Holter: Loud City Song (Domino)
| B |
57 | 136 | 15 | 41 | 85 | 0.696 | Fuck Buttons: Slow Focus (ATP)
| |
58 | 133 | 15 | 77 | 52 | 1.076 | Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (Aftermath)
| A- |
59 | 132 | 13 | 41 | 85 | 0.677 | Darkside: Psychic (Matador)
| B- |
60 | 132 | 15 | 19 | 136 | 0.432 | Boards of Canada: Tomorrow's Harvest (Warp)
| B |
61 | 131 | 11 | 104 | 40 | 1.343 | Valerie June: Pushin' Against a Stone (Concord)
| *** |
62 | 128 | 12 | 78 | 50 | 1.075 | Elvis Costello & the Roots: Wise Up Ghost (Blue Note)
| * |
63 | 126 | 12 | 47 | 77 | 0.710 | John Grant: Pale Green Ghosts (Bella Union)
| |
64 | 120 | 9 | 124 | 36 | 1.355 | Black Sabbath: 13 (Vertigo)
| |
65 | 120 | 12 | 83 | 47 | 1.068 | Kelela: Cut 4 Me (Fade to Mind)
| * |
66 | 117 | 14 | 59 | 71 | 0.713 | Nine Inch Nails: Hesitation Marks (Columbia)
| * |
67 | 112 | 12 | 39 | 86 | 0.571 | Atoms for Peace: Amok (XL)
| * |
68 | 110 | 10 | 160 | 28 | 1.549 | Gorguts: Colored Sands (Seasons of Mist)
| |
69 | 103 | 10 | 129 | 34 | 1.231 | Ka: The Night's Gambit (Iron Works)
| ** |
69 | 103 | 100 | 207 | 23 | 1.714 | Bob Dylan: Another Self Portrait (Columbia/Legacy)
| B |
71 | 101 | 10 | 119 | 37 | 1.122 | Charli XCX: True Romance (Iamsound)
| ** |
71 | 101 | 10 | 86 | 45 | 0.942 | Low: The Invisible Way (Sub Pop)
| B- |
73 | 100 | 9 | 80 | 49 | 0.864 | DJ Rashad: Double Cup (Hyperdub)
| B- |
74 | 99 | 11 | 65 | 60 | 0.711 | Laura Mvula: Sing to the Moon (Columbia)
| |
75 | 98 | 7 | 316 | 17 | 2.081 | The Uncluded: Hokey Fright (Rhymesayers)
| A- |
76 | 96 | 9 | 96 | 42 | 0.955 | Matana Roberts: Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile (Constellation)
| ** |
77 | 94 | 10 | 108 | 39 | 1.000 | Speedy Ortiz: Major Arcana (Carpark)
| ** |
78 | 93 | 11 | 160 | 28 | 1.320 | Lady Gaga: Artpop (Interscope)
| A- |
79 | 92 | 9 | 53 | 74 | 0.546 | Forest Swords: Engravings (Tri Angle)
| * |
79 | 92 | 9 | 381 | 14 | 2.269 | SubRosa: More Constant Than the Gods (Profound Lore)
| |
81 | 91 | 9 | 92 | 43 | 0.889 | Kvelertak: Meir (Roadrunner)
| |
82 | 90 | 7 | 183 | 25 | 1.407 | Fidlar: Fidlar (Mom + Pop)
| *** |
83 | 89 | 8 | 78 | 50 | 0.760 | DJ Koze: Amygdala (Pampa)
| A- |
84 | 88 | 11 | 23 | 125 | 0.318 | Jon Hopkins: Immunity (Domino)
| A- |
85 | 87 | 8 | 236 | 21 | 1.573 | Body/Head: Coming Apart (Matador)
| B- |
86 | 85 | 7 | 173 | 26 | 1.290 | William Onyeabor: World Psychedelic Classics 5: Who Is William Onyeabor? (Luaka Bop)
| ** |
87 | 85 | 8 | 255 | 20 | 1.600 | Rachid Taha: Zoom (Wrasse)
| A- |
88 | 82 | 8 | 69 | 59 | 0.604 | The Haxan Cloak: Excavation (Tri Angle)
| * |
89 | 81 | 6 | 275 | 19 | 1.593 | In Solitude: Sister (Metal Blade)
| |
90 | 80 | 8 | 8 | 172 | 0.213 | James Blake: Overgrown (Polydor)
| B |
91 | 81 | 10 | 134 | 33 | 1.006 | Ghostface Killah: Twelve Reasons to Die (Soul Temple)
| *** |
92 | 80 | 6 | 119 | 37 | 0.899 | Dean Blunt: The Redeemer (Hippos in Tanks)
| B |
93 | 80 | 7 | 5299 | 1 | 6.296 | Lonnie Holley: Keeping a Record of It (Dust-to-Digital)
| |
94 | 79 | 7 | 51 | 76 | 0.461 | James Holden: The Inheritors (Border Community)
| ** |
95 | 78 | 7 | 108 | 39 | 0.838 | Pissed Jeans: Honeys (Sub Pop)
| B- |
96 | 78 | 8 | 76 | 53 | 0.636 | Thundercat: Apocalypse (Brainfeeder)
| |
97 | 77 | 9 | 96 | 42 | 0.775 | Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba: Jama Ko (Out Here)
| A- |
98 | 75 | 6 | 194 | 24 | 1.226 | Steven Wilson: The Raven That Refused to Sing (and Other Stories) (Kscope)
| |
99 | 75 | 7 | 75 | 54 | 0.603 | Jagwar Ma: Howlin (Mom + Pop)
| |
100 | 75 | 9 | 86 | 45 | 0.711 | Thee Oh Sees: Floating Coffin (Castle Face)
| |
101 | 74 | 8 | 56 | 73 | 0.450 | Foxygen: We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic (Jagjaguwar)
| |
102 | 73 | 7 | 173 | 26 | 1.118 | Marnie Stern: The Chronicles of Marnia (Kill Rock Stars)
| |
103 | 72 | 8 | 149 | 29 | 1.007 | The Men: New Moon (Sacred Bones)
| B |
104 | 72 | 9 | 61 | 64 | 0.496 | The Flaming Lips: The Terror (Warner Bros.)
| ** |
105 | 71 | 6 | 381 | 14 | 1.778 | Lucius: Wildewoman (Mom + Pop)
| * |
106 | 71 | 8 | 52 | 75 | 0.422 | King Krule: 6 Feet Beneath the Moon (True Panther/XL)
| ** |
106 | 71 | 8 | 183 | 25 | 1.126 | The Mavericks: In Time (Valory Music)
| * |
108 | 70 | 7 | 316 | 17 | 1.515 | The Pastels: Slow Summits (Domino)
| |
109 | 70 | 9 | 173 | 26 | 1.075 | Pharmakon: Abandon (Sacred Bones)
| * |
110 | 68 | 6 | 275 | 19 | 1.352 | Melt-Banana: Fetch (A-Zap)
| |
111 | 66 | 5 | 548 | 10 | 2.104 | Locrian: Return to Annihilation (Relapse)
| |
112 | 66 | 7 | 348 | 15 | 1.578 | Kings of Leon: Mechanical Bull (RCA)
| |
113 | 64 | 7 | 92 | 43 | 0.639 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Mosquito (Interscope)
| A- |
114 | 64 | 8 | 207 | 23 | 1.095 | Miley Cyrus: Bangerz (RCA)
| *** |
115 | 63 | 6 | 139 | 32 | 0.817 | The Weeknd: Kiss Land (XO/Republic)
| * |
116 | 62 | 5 | 134 | 33 | 0.784 | Patti Griffin: American Kid (New West)
| *** |
117 | 62 | 6 | 236 | 21 | 1.145 | Jake Bugg: Jake Bugg (Mercury)
| B |
118 | 61 | 7 | 348 | 15 | 1.467 | Classixx: Hanging Gardens (Innovative Leisure)
| * |
119 | 61 | 8 | 142 | 31 | 0.815 | Joanna Gruesome: Weird Sister (Slumberland)
| *** |
120 | 61 | 9 | 331 | 16 | 1.397 | Sleigh Bells: Bitter Rivals (Mom + Pop)
| ** |
121 | 60 | 4 | 505 | 11 | 1.806 | Young Thug: 1017 Thug (Brick Squad)
| |
122 | 60 | 6 | 169 | 27 | 0.903 | Cate Le Bon: Mug Museum (Wichita)
| |
123 | 60 | 8 | 64 | 60 | 0.444 | ASAP Rocky: Long.Live.ASAP (RCA)
| ** |
124 | 59 | 5 | 419 | 13 | 1.580 | Tedeschi Trucks Band: Made Up Mind (Sony Masterworks)
| |
124 | 59 | 5 | 108 | 39 | 0.646 | Colin Stetson: New History Warfare Vol 3: To See More Light (Constellation)
| A- |
126 | 59 | 6 | 160 | 28 | 0.862 | The Civil Wars: The Civil Wars (Columbia)
| B- |
127 | 58 | 6 | 96 | 42 | 0.596 | Chelsea Wolfe: Pain Is Beauty (Sargent House)
| ** |
127 | 58 | 6 | 194 | 24 | 0.966 | Eleanor Friedberger: Personal Record (Merge)
| |
129 | 58 | 7 | 108 | 39 | 0.636 | Paul McCartney: New (Hear Music)
| |
130 | 57 | 5 | 255 | 20 | 1.102 | Dawn Richard: Goldenheart (Altavoz)
| * |
131 | 57 | 6 | 96 | 42 | 0.586 | Charles Bradley: Victim of Love (Daptone)
| ** |
132 | 57 | 8 | 149 | 29 | 0.810 | ASAP Ferg: Trap Lord (RCA)
| |
133 | 56 | 6 | 96 | 42 | 0.577 | Suede: Bloodsports (Sony)
| |
133 | 56 | 6 | 255 | 20 | 1.084 | Tal National: Kaani (Fat Cat)
| A- |
135 | 55 | 5 | 381 | 14 | 1.404 | Dawn of Midi: Dysnomia (Thirsty Ear)
| *** |
136 | 55 | 6 | 134 | 33 | 0.702 | Ty Segall: Sleeper (Drag City)
| |
137 | 54 | 5 | 73 | 57 | 0.423 | Wayne Shorter: Without a Net (Blue Note)
| ** |
138 | 53 | 4 | 348 | 15 | 1.289 | Dawes: Stories Don't End (Hub)
| |
139 | 53 | 5 | 419 | 13 | 1.432 | Front Bottoms: Talon of the Hawk (Bar-None)
| ** |
140 | 53 | 6 | 183 | 25 | 0.859 | Iron & Wine: Ghost on Ghost (Nonesuch)
| |
141 | 53 | 7 | 223 | 22 | 0.955 | Windhand: Soma (Relapse)
| |
142 | 52 | 5 | 505 | 11 | 1.583 | Jake Bugg: Shangri La (Virgin)
| |
142 | 52 | 5 | 419 | 13 | 1.407 | Holly Williams: The Highway (Georgiana)
| * |
144 | 51 | 5 | 255 | 20 | 0.996 | Moonface: Julia With Blue Jeans On (Jagjaguwar)
| |
145 | 51 | 5 | 86 | 45 | 0.498 | Caitlin Rose: The Stand-In (ATO)
| * |
145 | 51 | 5 | 548 | 10 | 1.659 | Lady Lamb the Beekeeper: Ripely Pine (Ba Da Bing)
| |
147 | 51 | 6 | 173 | 26 | 0.803 | Mavis Staples: One True Vine (Anti)
| ** |
147 | 51 | 6 | 419 | 13 | 1.383 | Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio 2 (Blue Note)
| B |
149 | 50 | 4 | 293 | 18 | 1.063 | Juicy J: Stay Trippy (Taylor Gang)
| * |
149 | 50 | 4 | 173 | 26 | 0.789 | Fall Out Boy: Save Rock and Roll (Island)
| |
151 | 50 | 5 | 194 | 24 | 0.843 | Johnny Marr: The Messenger (Sire)
| |
151 | 50 | 5 | 348 | 15 | 1.222 | Endless Boogie: Long Island (No Quarter)
| |
151 | 50 | 5 | 104 | 40 | 0.543 | Phoenix: Bankrupt! (Glassnote)
| B |
154 | 50 | 6 | 119 | 37 | 0.582 | Tyler, the Creator: Wolf (Odd Future)
| B |
154 | 50 | 6 | 129 | 34 | 0.627 | Grouper: The Man Who Died in His Boat (Kranky)
| |
156 | 50 | 7 | 133 | 33 | 0.643 | William Tyler: Impossible Truth (Merge)
| ** |
157 | 49 | 4 | 129 | 34 | 0.615 | Okkervil River: The Silver Gymnasium (ATO)
| |
158 | 49 | 5 | 207 | 23 | 0.857 | Burial: Rival Dealer (Hyperdub)
| ** |
159 | 49 | 5 | 707 | 8 | 1.846 | So So Glos: Blowout (Shea Stadium)
| |
160 | 48 | 5 | 92 | 43 | 0.491 | Franz Ferdinand: Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action (Domino)
| ** |
161 | 47 | 5 | 223 | 22 | 0.856 | Ariana Grande: Yours Truly (Republic)
| *** |
162 | 46 | 5 | 505 | 11 | 1.417 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: English Electric (BMG)
| ** |
163 | 46 | 7 | 293 | 18 | 0.986 | Dismemberment Plan: Uncanney Valley (Partisan)
| ** |
164 | 45 | 3 | 505 | 11 | 1.389 | Frog Eyes: Carey's Cold Spring (self-released)
| |
165 | 45 | 4 | 146 | 30 | 0.635 | Goldfrapp: Tales of Us (Mute)
| |
165 | 45 | 4 | 348 | 15 | 1.111 | Wolf Eyes: No Answer: Lower Floors (De Stijl)
| |
167 | 45 | 5 | 707 | 8 | 1.709 | Dirtbombs: Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-Blooey! (In the Red)
| |
167 | 45 | 5 | 194 | 24 | 0.766 | Death Grips: Government Plates (Third Worlds)
| B- |
167 | 45 | 5 | 331 | 16 | 1.058 | Stooges: Ready to Die (Fat Possum)
| * |
167 | 45 | 5 | 149 | 29 | 0.654 | Jay-Z: Magna Carta Holy Grail (Roc Nation)
| B |
167 | 45 | 5 | 293 | 18 | 0.966 | Russian Circles: Memorial (Sargent House)
| |
167 | 45 | 5 | 114 | 38 | 0.517 | Jessy Lanza: Pull My Hair (Hyperdub)
| ** |
173 | 44 | 5 | 381 | 14 | 1.146 | Inter Arma: Sky Burial (Hyperdub)
| |
174 | 43 | 4 | 255 | 20 | 0.853 | Veronica Falls: Waiting for Something to Happen (Slumberland)
| |
175 | 43 | 6 | 207 | 23 | 0.762 | Pistol Annies: Annie Up (RCA Nashville)
| A- |
176 | 42 | 4 | 465 | 12 | 1.229 | Jeffrey Lewis & Peter Stampfel Band: Hey Hey It's . . . The Jeffrey Lewis & Peter Stampfel Band (self-released)
| *** |
177 | 41 | 5 | 316 | 17 | 0.929 | Ghost B.C.: Infestissumam (Universal Republic)
| |
177 | 41 | 5 | 142 | 31 | 0.568 | Washed Out: Paracosm (Sub Pop)
| |
179 | 40 | 2 | 548 | 10 | 1.333 | Yvette: Process (Godmode)
| |
179 | 40 | 2 | 331 | 16 | 0.952 | Livity Sound: Livity Sound (self-released)
| |
181 | 40 | 3 | 65 | 60 | 0.308 | Frightened Rabbit: Pedestrian Verse (Canvasback/Atlantic)
| B |
181 | 40 | 3 | 223 | 22 | 0.741 | Tim Berne's Snakeoil: Shadow Man (ECM)
| *** |
181 | 40 | 3 | 207 | 23 | 0.714 | Rudimental: Home (Asylum)
| |
184 | 40 | 4 | 65 | 60 | 0.308 | Factory Floor: Factory Floor (DFA)
| *** |
184 | 40 | 4 | 548 | 10 | 1.333 | Alice Smith: She (Rainwater)
| |
184 | 40 | 4 | 1135 | 5 | 2.000 | The Del-Lords: Elvis Club (Megaforce)
| * |
187 | 40 | 5 | 183 | 25 | 0.667 | Fuzz: Fuzz (In the Red)
| |
187 | 40 | 5 | 124 | 36 | 0.488 | Rokia Traoré: Beautiful Africa (Nonesuch)
| *** |
187 | 40 | 5 | 119 | 37 | 0.476 | No Age: An Object (Sub Pop)
| *** |
190 | 39 | 2 | 255 | 20 | 0.782 | Inc.: No World (4AD)
| |
191 | 39 | 3 | 348 | 15 | 0.978 | William Parker: Wood Flute Songs (AUM Fidelity)
| A- |
192 | 39 | 4 | 173 | 26 | 0.631 | Nails: Abandon All Life (Southern Lord)
| |
192 | 39 | 4 | 255 | 20 | 0.782 | Action Bronson: Blue Chips 2 (Vice)
| ** |
194 | 38 | 2 | 1135 | 5 | 1.911 | Lemuria: The Distance Is So Big (Bridge)
| |
195 | 38 | 3 | 381 | 14 | 1.006 | Wavves: Afraid of Heights (Mom + Pop)
| B |
196 | 38 | 6 | 124 | 36 | 0.466 | Volcano Choir: Repave (Jagjaguwar)
| |
197 | 37 | 2 | 5299 | 1 | 3.111 | Nelly: M.O. (Republic)
| B |
198 | 37 | 3 | 293 | 18 | 0.812 | Rilo Kiley: Rkives (Little Record Co.)
| A- |
199 | 37 | 4 | 236 | 21 | 0.718 | Hiss Golden Messenger: Haw (Paradise of Bachelors)
| |
199 | 37 | 4 | 169 | 27 | 0.583 | Cass McCombs: Big Wheel and Others (Domino)
| |
Average value of change factors (should be close to 1.0 but will be
higher) is:
1.140 (100 up, 100 down).
From the above chart, the following records had the highest P&J
gains over Metacritic file:
- 6.296: Lonnie Holley: Keeping a Record of It (Dust-to-Digital)
- 5.067: Beyoncé: Beyoncé (Columbia)
- 3.111: Nelly: M.O. (Republic)
- 2.750: Jason Isbell: Southeastern (Southeastern)
- 2.713: Kanye West: Yeezus (Def Jam)
- 2.386: Kacey Musgraves: Same Trailer Different Park (Mercury Nashville)
- 2.352: Sky Ferreira: Night Time My Time (Capitol)
- 2.311: Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampires of the City (XL)
- 2.300: Ashley Monroe: Like a Rose (Warner Bros.)
- 2.269: Sub Rosa: More Constant Than the Gods (Profound Lore)
- 2.209: The Julie Ruin: Run Fast (Dischord)
- 2.128: Carcass: Surgical Steel (Nuclear Blast)
- 2.114: Majical Cloudz: Impersonator (Matador)
- 2.104: Locrian: Return to Annihilation (Relapse)
- 2.081: The Uncluded: Hokey Fright (Rhymesayers)
- 2.000: The Del-Lords: Elvis Club (Megaforce)
- 1.912: Bombino: Nomad (Nonesuch)
- 1.911: Lemuria: The Distance Is So Big (Bridge)
- 1.846: Chance the Rapper: Acid Rap (self-released)
- 1.846: So So Glos: Blowout (Shea Stadium)
- 1.806: Young Thug: 1017 Thug (Brick Squad)
- 1.778: Lucius: Wildewoman (Mom + Pop)
- 1.770: Neko Case: The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You (Anti-)
- 1.714: Bob Dylan: Another Self Portrait (Columbia/Legacy)
- 1.709: Dirtbombs: Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-Blooey! (In the Red)
- 1.686: Paramore: Paramore (Fueled by Ramen)
- 1.659: Lady Lamb the Beekeeper: Ripely Pine (Ba Da Bing)
- 1.612: Brandy Clark: 12 Stories (Slate Creek)
- 1.600: Rachid Taha: Zoom (Wrasse)
- 1.593: In Solitude: Sister (Metal Blade)
- 1.583: Jake Bugg: Shangri La (Virgin)
- 1.580: Tedeschi Trucks Band: Made Up Mind (Sony Masterworks)
- 1.578: Kings of Leon: Mechanical Bull (RCA)
- 1.574: Superchunk: I Hate Music (Merge)
- 1.573: Body/Head: Coming Apart (Matador)
- 1.549: Gorguts: Colored Sands (Seasons of Mist)
- 1.515: The Pastels: Slow Summits (Domino)
- 1.500: Drake: Nothing Was the Same (OVO)
Cutoff point leaves the following just under:
Janelle Monáe (1.496),
Classixx (1.467),
Daft Punk (1.461),
Haim (1.449),
Pusha T (1.442)
M.I.A. (1.433),
Front Bottoms (1.432),
Parquet Courts (1.430),
Kurt Vile (1.426),
OMD (1.417),
Fidlar (1.407),
Dawn of Midi (1.404),
Tegan and Sara (1.404).
The second chart lists the highest Metacritic-rated records (down to
200) not in Pazz & Jop top 200:
525 | 15 | 2 | 53 | 74 | 0.113 | Foals: Holy Fire (Warner Bros.)
| * |
371 | 20 | 2 | 57 | 73 | 0.142 | These New Puritans: Field of Reeds (Infectious)
| C+ |
570 | 14 | 2 | 63 | 62 | 0.126 | Unknown Mortal Orchestra: II (Jagjaguwar)
| |
279 | 27 | 3 | 72 | 58 | 0.226 | Sigur Rós: Kveikur (XL)
| B |
223 | 33 | 4 | 81 | 49 | 0.313 | Iceage: You're Nothing (Matador)
| B |
227 | 33 | 5 | 81 | 49 | 0.313 | Local Natives: Hummingbird (French Kiss)
| B- |
| 0 | 0 | 83 | 47 | 0.043 | Hookworms: Pearl Mystic (Gringo)
| A- |
1260 | 5 | 1 | 86 | 45 | 0.089 | Daniel Avery: Drone Logic (Because)
| |
231 | 32 | 4 | 86 | 45 | 0.329 | Juliana Barwick: Nepenthe (Dead Oceans)
| |
218 | 35 | 5 | 91 | 44 | 0.363 | AlunaGeorge: Body Music (Vagrant)
| * |
573 | 13 | 1 | 92 | 43 | 0.167 | Moderat: II (Monkeytown)
| * |
| 0 | 0 | 102 | 41 | 0.048 | Daughter: If You Leave (4AD)
| B |
| 0 | 0 | 102 | 41 | 0.048 | Primal Scream: More Light (First International)
| A- |
| 0 | 0 | 104 | 40 | 0.049 | Four Tet: Beautiful Rewind (Temporary Residence/Text)
| |
| 0 | 0 | 104 | 40 | 0.049 | Mount Kimbie: Cold Spring Fault Less Youth (Warp)
| * |
271 | 28 | 3 | 108 | 39 | 0.333 | Cecile McLorin Salvant: Woman Child (Mack Avenue)
| *** |
264 | 29 | 3 | 108 | 39 | 0.343 | Omar Souleyman: Wenu Wenu (Ribbon Music)
| A- |
218 | 35 | 5 | 114 | 38 | 0.413 | J Cole: Born Sinner (RCA)
| *** |
371 | 20 | 2 | 114 | 38 | 0.258 | Laurel Halo: Chance of Rain (Hyperdub)
| * |
351 | 20 | 1 | 114 | 38 | 0.258 | Toro y Moi: Anything in Return (Carpark)
| |
247 | 30 | 3 | 119 | 37 | 0.370 | Mazzy Star: Seasons of Your Day (Rhymes of an Hour)
| |
| 0 | 0 | 128 | 35 | 0.056 | London Grammar: If You Wait (Warner/Chappell Music)
| * |
371 | 20 | 2 | 129 | 34 | 0.285 | Dirty Beaches: Drifters/Love Is the Devil (Zoo)
| * |
633 | 10 | 1 | 129 | 34 | 0.171 | Villagers: Awayland (Domino)
| |
371 | 20 | 2 | 134 | 33 | 0.292 | Anna Calvi: One Breath (Domino)
| |
371 | 20 | 2 | 139 | 32 | 0.300 | The Dillinger Escape Plan: One of Us Is the Killer (Sumerian)
| |
442 | 18 | 2 | 139 | 32 | 0.276 | Prefab Sprout: Crimson/Red (Universal)
| |
427 | 19 | 2 | 142 | 31 | 0.296 | Midlake: Antiphon (ATO)
| |
454 | 17 | 2 | 142 | 31 | 0.272 | Jonathan Wilson: Fanfare (Downtown)
| |
633 | 10 | 1 | 146 | 30 | 0.190 | Charles Lloyd/Jason Moran: Hagar's Song (ECM)
| A- |
203 | 35 | 3 | 146 | 30 | 0.508 | Rudresh Mahanthappa: Gamak (ACT)
| A- |
633 | 10 | 1 | 149 | 29 | 0.196 | Camera Obscura: Desire Lines (4AD)
| |
309 | 25 | 3 | 149 | 29 | 0.392 | Steve Mason: Monkey Minds in the Devil's Time (Double Six)
| |
231 | 32 | 4 | 149 | 29 | 0.484 | Pearl Jam: Lightning Bolt (Monkeywrench/Republic)
| |
203 | 35 | 3 | 149 | 29 | 0.523 | Richard Thompson: Electric (New West)
| ** |
| 0 | 0 | 149 | 29 | 0.065 | Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats: Mind Control (Metal Blade)
| |
259 | 30 | 4 | 149 | 29 | 0.458 | Wire: Change Becomes Us (Pink Flag)
| ** |
525 | 15 | 2 | 149 | 29 | 0.261 | Zomby: With Love (4AD)
| ** |
222 | 33 | 3 | 160 | 28 | 0.512 | Autechre: Exai (Warp)
| *** |
344 | 21 | 2 | 160 | 28 | 0.350 | Baths: Obsidian (Anticon)
| ** |
| 0 | 0 | 160 | 28 | 0.067 | Manic Street Preachers: Rewind the Film (Columbia)
| |
633 | 10 | 1 | 160 | 28 | 0.202 | Palma Violets: 180 (Rough Trade)
| ** |
203 | 35 | 3 | 160 | 28 | 0.539 | Special Request: Soul Music (Forced Exposure)
| ** |
1160 | 8 | 1 | 160 | 28 | 0.175 | Youth Lagoon: Wondrous Bughouse (Fat Possum)
| B- |
1194 | 7 | 1 | 169 | 27 | 0.167 | Guy Clark: My Favorite Picture of You (Dualtone)
| A- |
| 0 | 0 | 169 | 27 | 0.069 | Touche Amore: Is Survived By (Deathwish)
| |
351 | 20 | 1 | 173 | 26 | 0.358 | Bonobo: The North Borders (Ninja Tune)
| |
| 0 | 0 | 173 | 26 | 0.072 | The Field: Cupid's Head (Kompakt)
| |
| 0 | 0 | 173 | 26 | 0.072 | Daughn Gibson: Me Moan (Sub Pop)
| |
633 | 10 | 1 | 173 | 26 | 0.215 | Chris Potter: The Sirens (ECM)
| *** |
296 | 25 | 2 | 173 | 26 | 0.430 | Suuns: Images du Futur (Secretly Canadian)
| |
279 | 27 | 3 | 183 | 25 | 0.474 | Bilal: A Love Surreal (E1)
| ** |
| 0 | 0 | 183 | 25 | 0.074 | Biffy Clyro: Opposites (Reprise)
| |
633 | 10 | 1 | 183 | 25 | 0.222 | Future of the Left: How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident (Prescriptions)
| ** |
264 | 29 | 3 | 183 | 25 | 0.504 | Jenny Hval: Innocence Is Kinky (Rune Grammofon)
| |
454 | 17 | 2 | 183 | 25 | 0.326 | Machinedrum: Vapor City (Ninja Tune)
| * |
289 | 26 | 3 | 183 | 25 | 0.459 | Melt Yourself Down: Melt Yourself Down (The Leaf Label)
| ** |
286 | 26 | 2 | 183 | 25 | 0.459 | Juan Molina: Wed 21 (Crammed Discs)
| ** |
203 | 35 | 3 | 194 | 24 | 0.613 | Willis Earl Beal: Nobody Knows (Hot Charity)
| B |
| 0 | 0 | 194 | 24 | 0.077 | Bring Me the Horizon: Sempiternal (Epitaph)
| |
309 | 25 | 3 | 194 | 24 | 0.460 | Clutch: Earth Rocker (Weathermaker Music)
| |
231 | 32 | 4 | 194 | 24 | 0.567 | Gogol Bordello: Pura Vida Conspiracy (ATO)
| *** |
| 0 | 0 | 194 | 24 | 0.077 | Dave Holland: Prism (Dare2)
| ** |
| 0 | 0 | 194 | 24 | 0.077 | Los Campesinos!: No Blues (Turnstile/Wichita)
| |
| 0 | 0 | 194 | 24 | 0.077 | Connan Mockasin: Caramel (Because)
| |
289 | 26 | 3 | 194 | 24 | 0.475 | Craig Taborn Trio: Chants (ECM)
| *** |
| 0 | 0 | 194 | 24 | 0.077 | The Wonder Years: The Greatest Generation (Hopeless)
| ** |
Notes:
- It looks like P&J listed twice (and therefore undercounted)
Willis Earl Beal: Nobody Knows. The record was reported as 25(2)
and 10(1), so the combined total should be 35(3), good enough for 203rd
place. Corrected above, but I didn't bother trying to recalculate lower
spots.
- Several top-200 P&J records were tracked on the "old music"
metacritic file. Their rank above was obtained by matching up the point
counts of the two files, but the rank numbers in the metacritic file
were not further adjusted. The records are those by: Bob Dylan, William
Parker, Rilo Kiley.
From these two charts we can derive a list of records most valued
by metacritic file relative to P&J. Putting aside the records that
got no P&J votes whatsoever (Hookworms, Daughter, Primal Scream,
London Grammar, Uncle Acid, Manic Street Preachers, Touche Amore, The
Field, Daughn Gibson, Biffy Clyro, Bring Me the Horizon, Dave Holland,
Los Campesinos!, Connan Mockasin, The Wonder Years), the largest drops
are:
- 0.089: Daniel Avery: Drone Logic (Because)
- 0.113: The Foals: Holy Fire (Warner Bros.)
- 0.126: Unknown Mortal Orchestra: II (Jagjaguwar)
- 0.142: These New Puritans: Fields of Reeds (Infectious)
- 0.167: Guy Clark: My Favorite Picture of You (Dualtone)
- 0.167: Moderat: II (Monkeytown)
- 0.171: Villagers: Awayland (Domino)
- 0.175: Youth Lagoon: Wondrous Bughouse (Fat Possum)
- 0.190: Charles Lloyd/Jason Moran: Hagar's Song (ECM)
- 0.196: Camera Obscura: Desire Lines (4AD)
- 0.202: Palma Violets: 180 (Rough Trade)
- 0.213: James Blake: Overgrown (Polydor)
- 0.215: Chris Potter: Sirens (ECM)
- 0.222: Future of the Left: How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident (Prescriptions)
- 0.226: Sigur Rós: Kveikur (XL)
- 0.261: Zomby: With Love (4AD)
- 0.272: Jonathan Wilson: Fanfare (Downtown)
- 0.276: Prefab Sprout: Crimson/Red (Universal)
- 0.300: The Dillinger Escape Plan: One of Us Is the Killer (Sumerian)
- 0.308: Factory Floor: Factory Floor (DFA)
- 0.308: Frightened Rabbit: Pedestrian Verse (Canvasback/Atlantic)
- 0.313: Iceage: You're Nothing (Matador)
- 0.313: Local Natives: Hummingbird (French Kiss)
- 0.318: Jon Hopkins: Immunity (Domino)
- 0.326: Machinedrum: Vapor City (Ninja Tune)
- 0.329: Juliana Barwick: Nepenthe (Dead Oceans)
Just above the cutoff point:
Cecile McLorin Salvant (0.333),
Omar Souleyman (0.343),
Baths (0.350),
Bonobo (0.358),
AlunaGeorge (0.363),
Mazzy Star (0.370),
Steve Mason (0.392).
Glenn McDonald has a
table which makes it relatively easy to see which voters came and
went when.
The following 2012 voters didn't vote in 2013 (154):
Aaron Norman, A.D. Amorosi, Adam Strohm, Alex Ostroff, Alex Pappademas,
Allison Stewart, Amanda Petrusich, Andrew Gilstrap, Andrew Williams,
Andy Hutchins, Angela Sawyer, Anthony Lombardi, Anthony Miccio, Audra
Schroeder, Austin L. Ray, Bill Forman, Bobby Reed, Bree Davies, Brent
Baldwin, Britt Robson, Byron Crawford, Charles R. Cross, Chris Chafin,
Chris Herrington, Chris Toenes, Christopher Alexander, Chuy Varela,
Collin Anderson, Craig Hlavaty, Daniel Dzodin, Dan Reilly, Dan Strachota,
Dave Gil de Rubio, David Cantwell, David Greenwald, David Menconi, David
Pehling, Del Cowie, Derk Richardson, Dev Sherlock, D. Strauss, DX Ferris,
Eric Harvey, Erik Kenward, Erin Thompson, Ethan Covey, Franklin Soults,
Fred Mills, Gabriel Herrera, Gareth Grundy, Glenn Gamboa, Grant Moser,
Greg Franklin, Hobey Echlin, Jacob Edgar, James Hannaham, Jason Cherkis,
Jason P. Woodbury, Jason Simms, Jeff Treppel, Jeremy D. Larson, Jessica
Suarez, Jillian Mapes, Jim Allen, Jim Bessman, Jim Farber, Jim Fouratt,
JJ Lang, J. Neo Narvin, Joe Silva, John Dugan, John Elsasser, John
Mincemoyer, John Payne, Jonah Flicker, Jonathan Bogart, Jonathan Bradley,
Jonathan Garrett, Jon Whitney, Jose Davila, Josh Love, J Poet, J.R. Taylor,
Justin Chun, Keith Harris, Kenny Herzog, Kenyon Hopkin, Kiernan Maletsky,
Kristyn Pomranz, Kurt B. Reighley, Kyle Ryan, Leland Rucker, Leor Galil,
Leslie Berman, Linda Leseman, Lindsay Zoladz, Liz Riley, Luis Paez-Pumar,
Marc Hogan, Mark Jenkins, Martin Douglas, Matt Gewolb, Matt Sonzala, Matt
Thomas, Meredith Ochs, Merritt Martin, Michael Barthel, Michael Daddino,
Michael Honski, Michael Tedder, Mikael Wood, Mike Escoto, Mike Orme, Mike
Wolf, Mordecai Shinefield, M.T. Richards, Nana Brew-Hammond, Nate Patrin,
Nick Feldman, Omar Kholeif, Pat Pierson, Rachel Shimp, Ramit Singh,
Rebecca Raber, Robert Morast, Robert Nedelkoff, Rob Tannenbaum, Ron Hart,
Roy Kasten, Sam Hockley-Smith, Sam Ubl, Scott Lapatine, Shane Harrison,
Shawn Anderson, Shawn Macomber, Stephen Haag, Stephen M. Deusner, Stephen
Swift, Steve Baltin, Steve Horowitz, Steve Rosen, Steve Simels, Tal
Rosenberg, Thor Christensen, Tim O'Neil, Todd Olmstead, Tom Cheyney,
Trent Fitzgerald, Tyler Coates, Tyrone Palmer, Vijith Assar, Will Hermes,
Will Romano, Zach Lyon.
The following are old voters who missed 2012 but returned in 2013 (81):
Aaron Hillis, Abe Beame, Adam Graham, Alan Baban, Alan Light, Allen
St. John, Brian Boone, Brian Miller, Brian Turner, Brittany Spanos,
Camille Dodero, Candice Jones, Chris Randle, Chris Richards, Christel
Loar, Christian Hoard, Clover Hope, Curtis Schieber, Dale W. Eisinger,
Dan DeLuca, Darrell M. McNeill, Dave Clifford, Dave Lindquist, David
Downs, David Nadelle, Dominique Leone, Drew Hinshaw, Ed Masley, Ethan
Stanislawski, Ezra Gale, Geoffrey Himes, Harry Burson, Ian Mathers,
Jalylah Burrell, James Hunter, James Montgomery, Jason Heller, Jeff
Klingman, Jeff Vrabel, Jen Guyre, Jennifer Cooke, Jenn Pelly, Jessica
Hopper, Jim DeRogatis, Joey Hood, Jonny Leather, Josh Modell, Kate
Silver, Kimberly Chun, Kye Stephenson, Lauren Reskin, Lindsey Rhoades,
Lissa Townsend Rodgers, Mallory O'Donnell, Marcello Carlin, Mark Pytlik,
Mark Richardson, Michael Pollock, Nathan Carson, Nick Sylvester, Paul
Robicheau, Philip Martin, Rachel Brodsky, Ramon Ramirez, Richard Torres,
Roger Lotring, Ryan Ritchie, Ryan Schreiber, Sean Fennessey, Serene
Dominic, Stephen Slaybaugh, Steve Holtje, Steve Leftridge, Thomas
Inskeep, Tim Sendra, Tobias Carroll, Tom Semioli, Tony Fletcher, Wes
Flexner, Wesley Case, Zena Tsarfin.
And the following are first-time 2013 voters (at least since 2008: 36):
Adam Kivel, Alex Young, Aylin Zafar, Brian M. Raftery, Bud Scoppa,
Buzz Poole, Cam Patterson, Craig Jenkins, Dan Caffrey, David Grossman,
Devon Maloney, Emily Zemler, Erik Thompson, Forest Wickman, John
Hendrickson, Jonah LaFollette, Luke Winkie, Mac Randall, Mac Wilson,
Maria Sherman, Michael Roffman, Mike Seely, Nick Farruggia, Paula
Mejia, Phil Cosores, Rodney Carmichael, Rollie Pemberton, Sarah Grant,
Sasha Geffen, Sasha Hecht, Shea Serrano, Steven Arroyo, Todd Martens,
Todd Pruzan, Winston Groman, Zach Schonfeld.
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