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Music critic Robert Christgau created the Pazz & Jop poll and presided over it from its inception in 1971 to 2005. Robert Christgau 02.jpg
Music critic Robert Christgau created the Pazz & Jop poll and presided over it from its inception in 1971 to 2005.

Pazz & Jop was an annual poll of top musical releases, compiled by American newspaper The Village Voice and created by music critic Robert Christgau. It published lists of the year's top releases for 1971 and, after Christgau's two-year absence from the Voice, each year from 1974 onward. The polls are tabulated from the submitted year-end top 10 lists of hundreds of music critics. [2] [3] It was named in acknowledgement of the defunct magazine Jazz & Pop , and adopted the ratings system used in that publication's annual critics poll. [4]

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History

The Pazz & Jop was introduced by The Village Voice in 1971 as an album-only poll; [5] it was expanded to include votes for singles in 1979. [6] Throughout the years, other minor lists had been elicited from poll respondents for releases such as extended plays, [7] music videos, [8] album re-issues, [9] and compilation albums—all of which were discontinued after only a few years. [10] The Pazz & Jop albums poll uses a points system to formulate list rankings. [11] Participating critics assigned a number value, ranging from 5 to 30, to each of the albums on their top 10 list, with all 10 albums totaling 100 points. [11] The singles lists, however, are always unweighted. [11]

The Pazz & Jop was created by Village Voice critic Robert Christgau. [12] The idea behind its name (a spoonerism of Jazz & Pop) was that, since the words "pazz" and "jop" do not exist, participating critics would judge a musical work on its own merits rather than be distracted by categories and genres. [13] In 1971, English rock band the Who topped the first Pazz & Jop albums poll with Who's Next . [14] The following year, Christgau left The Village Voice for Newsday , [15] and the poll was not conducted again until 1974, [16] when Christgau returned to the Voice [17] and the poll "became an institution", according to fellow Voice critic Chris Molanphy. [16] English singer Ian Dury and his band the Blockheads topped the first singles poll with "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" (1979). [14] [13] Bob Dylan and Kanye West topped the albums poll the most number of times, with four number-one albums each. West, in addition, won the singles poll of 2005. Christgau oversaw the Pazz & Jop poll for more than thirty years; he also wrote an accompanying essay that discussed the poll's contents. [18] [19]

Writing in 2002, author Bernard Gendron cited the lack of overlap between the 1999 poll results and that year's best-selling albums on Billboard 's US charts—whereby only five of Pazz & Jop's top 40 appeared in the Billboard list—as indicative of a continued division between the avant-garde aesthetic of cultural accreditation and commercial considerations. [20] Although Pazz & Jop established itself as a critics' poll with a clear identity, it has attracted criticism, particularly for its methodology. Addressing the participants in 2001, Mike Doughty of the New York Press complained: "In the guise of a love of music, you've taken the most beautiful nebulous form of human expression, squeezed it through an asinine points-scoring system specially cooked up for this pointless perennial, and forced it into this baffling, heinous chart system." [13]

Later years

Christgau's tenure as Pazz & Jop overseer came to an abrupt end when he was controversially fired from The Village Voice after a company buy-out in August 2006. [21] In response to his dismissal, several prominent critics publicly announced that they would no longer be turning in their lists for the poll; Sasha Frere-Jones of The New Yorker described Christgau's firing as "a slap in the face to so many of us [critics] in so many ways". [22] Regardless, The Village Voice continued to run the feature, with Rob Harvilla succeeding Christgau as music editor and overseer of the poll. [23] Christgau's annual Pazz & Jop overview essay was discontinued and substituted with multiple retrospective articles of the year's music written by a selection of critics. [24]

In 2016, the poll's name was changed from Pazz & Jop to the Village Voice Music Critics Poll by the new owners of the newspaper. [25] Christgau, who had continued to vote in the poll since his departure from the newspaper, expressed dismay at the name change. [25] When the 2016 results were announced in January 2017, the poll had reverted to its Pazz & Jop name. [26]

The Village Voice ceased publication altogether in August 2018. [27] Despite the closure of the newspaper, a Pazz & Jop poll for 2018 was announced on December 20, with Christgau confirming its legitimacy on Twitter. [28] The 2018 poll was published on the Village Voice's website on February 6, 2019. [29]

As a continuation of the poll, Glenn Boothe and Keith Artin organised a "Village Voice Pazz & Jop Rip-Off Poll" in 2019. [30] The poll was conducted via private Facebook group and included over 1,100 members—music writers, business execs, or artists themselves. Purple Mountains' eponymous album was voted the best album of 2019. [31] Uproxx also launched an annual music critic poll in 2018.

Albums voted number one

American musician Bob Dylan topped the Pazz & Jop albums poll four times. Bob Dylan - Azkena Rock Festival 2010 1.jpg
American musician Bob Dylan topped the Pazz & Jop albums poll four times.
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) by American hip hop duo Outkast garnered the most total points of any number-one album in the history of the poll. OutKast 2001.jpg
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) by American hip hop duo Outkast garnered the most total points of any number-one album in the history of the poll.
American hip-hop artist Kanye West topped the Pazz & Jop albums poll four times out of the eight solo albums he released during the poll's existence. Jay-Z Kanye Watch the Throne Staples Center 12.jpg
American hip-hop artist Kanye West topped the Pazz & Jop albums poll four times out of the eight solo albums he released during the poll's existence.
YearArtistAlbumMentionsPointsRef.
1971 The Who Who's Next N/A540 [14]
1974 Joni Mitchell Court and Spark 14186 [32]
1975 Bob Dylan and The Band The Basement Tapes 23285 [33]
1976 Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life 25292 [34]
1977 Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols 32412 [35]
1978 Elvis Costello and the Attractions This Year's Model 58783 [36]
1979 Graham Parker Squeezing Out Sparks 63767 [6]
1980 The Clash London Calling 891,347 [37]
1981 The Clash Sandinista! 67862 [38]
1982 Elvis Costello and the Attractions Imperial Bedroom 871,061 [39]
1983 Michael Jackson Thriller 1001,305 [40]
1984 Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. 1361,757 [41]
1985 Talking Heads Little Creatures 991,078 [42]
1986 Paul Simon Graceland 961,131 [43]
1987 Prince Sign o' the Times 1181,491 [44]
1988 Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 791,011 [45]
1989 De La Soul 3 Feet High and Rising 891,050 [46]
1990 Neil Young and Crazy Horse Ragged Glory 1041,282 [47]
1991 Nirvana Nevermind 1341,699 [48]
1992 Arrested Development 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... 971,050 [49]
1993 Liz Phair Exile in Guyville 1081,383 [50]
1994 Hole Live Through This 1211,552 [51]
1995 PJ Harvey To Bring You My Love 1201,492 [52]
1996 Beck Odelay 1101,134 [53]
1997 Bob Dylan Time Out of Mind 1351,655 [54]
1998 Lucinda Williams Car Wheels on a Gravel Road 1672,129 [55]
1999 Moby Play 1341,548 [56]
2000 Outkast Stankonia 2202,660 [57]
2001 Bob Dylan Love and Theft 2353,010 [58]
2002 Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 2012,328 [59]
2003 Outkast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below 3053,554 [60]
2004 Kanye West The College Dropout 2452,826 [61]
2005 Kanye West Late Registration 2272,525 [62]
2006 Bob Dylan Modern Times 951,123 [63]
2007 LCD Soundsystem Sound of Silver 1411,662 [64]
2008 TV on the Radio Dear Science 1541,744 [65]
2009 Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion 1541,794 [66]
2010 Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2663,250 [67]
2011 Tune-Yards Whokill 1351,645 [68]
2012 Frank Ocean Channel Orange 1701,952 [69]
2013 Kanye West Yeezus 1601,991 [70]
2014 D'Angelo and the Vanguard Black Messiah 1632,008 [71]
2015 Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly 2102,639 [72]
2016 David Bowie Blackstar 2092,367 [73]
2017 Kendrick Lamar Damn N/A1,756 [74]
2018 Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour 1001,155 [29] [75]

Singles voted number one

English musician Ian Dury performed "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick", which topped the first singles poll in 1979. Ian Dury 1.jpg
English musician Ian Dury performed "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick", which topped the first singles poll in 1979.
American rapper Missy Elliott is the only artist with two consecutive Pazz & Jop number-one singles: "Get Ur Freak On" and "Work It". Missy Elliot.jpg
American rapper Missy Elliott is the only artist with two consecutive Pazz & Jop number-one singles: "Get Ur Freak On" and "Work It".
YearArtistSingleMentionsRef.
1979 Ian Dury and the Blockheads "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick"/"Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3"29 [6]
1980 Kurtis Blow " The Breaks "40 [37]
1981 Laurie Anderson "O Superman"/"Walk the Dog"56 [38]
The Rolling Stones "Start Me Up"
1982 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five " The Message "156 [39]
1983 Michael Jackson "Billie Jean"75 [40]
1984 Prince "When Doves Cry"/"17 Days"111 [41]
1985 Artists United Against Apartheid "Sun City"101 [42]
1986 Run–D.M.C. "Walk This Way"78 [43]
1987 Prince "Sign o' the Times"54 [44]
1988 Tracy Chapman "Fast Car"55 [45]
1989 Public Enemy "Fight the Power"75 [46]
1990 Deee-Lite "Groove Is in the Heart"/"What Is Love?"74 [47]
1991 Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"116 [48]
1992 Arrested Development "Tennessee"100 [49]
1993 The Breeders "Cannonball"78 [50]
1994 Beck "Loser"89 [51]
1995 Coolio featuring L.V. "Gangsta's Paradise"81 [52]
1996 Quad City DJ's "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)"34 [53]
1997 Hanson "MMMBop"96 [54]
1998 Fatboy Slim " The Rockafeller Skank "110 [55]
1999 TLC "No Scrubs"109 [56]
2000 Outkast "Ms. Jackson"124 [57]
2001 Missy Elliott "Get Ur Freak On"176 [58]
2002 Missy Elliott "Work It"212 [59]
2003 Outkast "Hey Ya!"322 [60]
2004 Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out"145 [61]
2005 Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx "Gold Digger"145 [62]
2006 Gnarls Barkley "Crazy"151 [63]
2007 Amy Winehouse "Rehab"97 [64]
2008 M.I.A. "Paper Planes"107 [76]
2009 Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind"89 [77]
2010 Cee Lo Green "Fuck You"187 [78]
2011 Adele "Rolling in the Deep"116 [79]
2012 Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe"94 [80]
2013 Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams "Get Lucky"117 [81]
2014 Future Islands "Seasons (Waiting on You)"75 [82]
2015 Drake "Hotline Bling"76 [83]
2016 Beyoncé "Formation"99 [84]
2017 Cardi B "Bodak Yellow"62 [74]
2018 Childish Gambino "This Is America"64 [85]

Defunct categories

Compilation albums

YearArtistAlbumMentionsRef.
1995 Various artistsMacro Dub Infection: Volume One28 [52]
1996 LTJ Bukem Logical Progression 11 [53]

Album re-issues

YearArtistAlbumMentionsRef.
1986 The Neville Brothers Treacherous: A History of the Neville Brothers (1955–1985)43 [43]
1987 James Carr At the Dark End of the Street35 [44]
1988 Chuck Berry The Chess Box 35 [45]
1989 Muddy Waters The Chess Box 65 [46]
1990 Robert Johnson The Complete Recordings 108 [47]
1991 James Brown Star Time 84 [48]
1992 Bob Marley Songs of Freedom 51 [49]
1993 The Beach Boys Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys 42 [50]
1994 Louis Armstrong Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1923–1934)34 [51]
1995 The Velvet Underground Peel Slowly and See 57 [52]
1996 Sun Ra The Singles25 [53]
1997 Various artists Anthology of American Folk Music 100 [54]
1998 Various artists Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968 111 [55]
1999 Os Mutantes Everything Is Possible: The Best of Os Mutantes 31 [56]
Various artistsLoud, Fast and Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of '50s Rock

Extended plays

Perfect Sound Forever and Watery, Domestic by American indie rock band Pavement were voted the number-one extended plays of their respective release years. Pavement, the band, in Tokyo.jpg
Perfect Sound Forever and Watery, Domestic by American indie rock band Pavement were voted the number-one extended plays of their respective release years.
YearArtistAlbumMentionsRef.
1981 The Specials Ghost Town 44 [38]
1982 T-Bone Burnett Trap Door 75 [39]
1983 Los Lobos ...And a Time to Dance 54 [40]
1984 Tommy Keene Places That Are Gone32 [41]
1985 Alex Chilton Feudalist Tarts32 [42]
1986 Alex Chilton No Sex27 [43]
1988 Bruce Springsteen Chimes of Freedom 13 [45]
1989 Lucinda Williams Passionate Kisses17 [46]
1990 The Mekons F.U.N. '9027 [47]
1991 Pavement Perfect Sound Forever 26 [48]
1992 Pavement Watery, Domestic 23 [49]
1993 Luscious Jackson In Search of Manny 31 [50]
1994 Pizzicato Five Five by Five 15 [51]

Music videos

American rock band Nirvana topped the music videos poll for three consecutive years. Nirvana around 1992.jpg
American rock band Nirvana topped the music videos poll for three consecutive years.
YearArtistMusic videoDirector(s)MentionsRef.
1983 Michael Jackson "Beat It" Bob Giraldi 63 [40]
1984 Art of Noise "Close (To the Edit)" Zbigniew Rybczyński 35 [41]
1985 Artists United Against Apartheid "Sun City" Jonathan Demme , Godley & Creme 68 [42]
1986 Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer" Stephen R. Johnson 87 [43]
1987 Squeeze "Hourglass" Ade Edmondson 12 [44]
1990 Deee-Lite "Groove Is in the Heart" Hiroyuki Nakano 35 [47]
Madonna "Justify My Love" Jean-Baptiste Mondino
1991 Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Samuel Bayer 59 [48]
1992 Nirvana "In Bloom" Kevin Kerslake 23 [49]
1993 Nirvana "Heart-Shaped Box" Anton Corbijn 34 [50]
1994 Beastie Boys "Sabotage" Spike Jonze 66 [51]
1995 Björk "It's Oh So Quiet" Spike Jonze 33 [52]

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