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Music critic Robert Christgau created[ 1] and presided over the Pazz & Jop poll from its inception in 1971 to 2005.
Pazz & Jop is an annual poll of musical releases compiled by American newspaper The Village Voice . The poll is tabulated from the submitted year-end top ten lists of hundreds of music critics.[ 2] [ 3] Pazz & Jop was introduced by The Village Voice in 1974 as an album -only poll, but was expanded to include votes for singles in 1979.[ 4] [ 5] Throughout the years, other minor lists have been elicited from poll respondents for releases such as extended plays ,[ 6] music videos ,[ 7] album re-issues ,[ 8] and compilation albums —all of which have since been discontinued.[ 9] The Pazz & Jop albums poll utilizes a points system in formulating list rankings.[ 10] Participating critics assign a number value, ranging from five to thirty, to each of the albums on their top ten list, with all ten albums totaling one-hundred points.[ 10] Singles lists, however, have always been unweighted.[ 10]
In 1971, English rock band The Who topped the first Pazz & Jop albums poll with Who's Next ,[ 11] while English singer Ian Dury and his band the Blockheads topped the first singles poll with "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick " (1979).[ 11] Bob Dylan and Kanye West have topped the albums poll the most number of times, with four number-one albums each. West, in addition, won the singles poll of 2005. Music critic Robert Christgau oversaw the Pazz & Jop poll for more than thirty years; he also wrote an accompanying essay that discussed the poll's contents.[ 12] [ 13] 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.[ 14] 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."[ 15] Regardless, The Village Voice has continued to run the feature, with Rob Harvilla succeeding Christgau as music editor and overseer of the poll.[ 16] 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.[ 17]
Number one releases
Albums
American musician Bob Dylan has 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.
American hip-hop artist Kanye West has topped the Pazz & Jop albums poll four times out of six albums.
Singles
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 ".
Defunct categories
Compilation albums
Album re-issues
Filmmaker Harry Everett Smith compiled the 1952 album Anthology of American Folk Music , which topped the re-issues poll upon being re-released in 1997.
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.
Music videos
American rock band Nirvana topped the music videos poll for three consecutive years.
References
^ Cromelin, Robert (January 1, 2007). "Jockeying for top music poll position" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 12, 2014 .
^ Thorpe, David (January 16, 2013). "Pazz & Jop: A Note on Crap" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 15, 2013 .
^ Sinclair, Tom (December 12, 2001). "CD Wow" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved February 15, 2013 .
^ a b Christgau, Robert (January 20, 1975). "The 1974 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c Christgau, Robert (January 28, 1980). "The 1979 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ Christgau, Robert (February 1, 1982). "Pazz & Jop 1981: The Year the Rolling Stones Lost the Pennant" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 15, 2013 .
^ Christgau, Robert (February 28, 1984). "Pazz & Jop 1983: Who Else? A Goddamn Critics Band, That's Who Else" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 15, 2013 .
^ Christgau, Robert (March 3, 1987). "Pazz & Jop 1986: Township Jive Conquers the World" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 15, 2013 .
^ Christgau, Robert (February 20, 1996). "Pazz & Jop 1995: Lost in the Soundscape" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 15, 2013 .
^ a b c McDonald, Glenn (January 21, 2011). "Pazz & Jop Stats II: Calculating Enthuasiasm, Hipness, Metalism, And, Uh, Kvltosis" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 15, 2013 .
^ a b c Christgau, Robert (February 10, 1972). "The 1971 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ Scholtes, Peter S. (October 19, 2006). "Robert Christgau: NPR Animal" . City Pages . Retrieved February 15, 2013 .
^ Christgau, Robert . "Pazz & Jop" . Robert Christgau . Retrieved February 15, 2013 .
^ Rosen, Jody (September 5, 2006). "X-ed Out" . Slate . Retrieved February 15, 2013 .
^ Ganz, Jacob (January 5, 2007). " 'Voice' Music Poll Undermined by Internet" . NPR . Retrieved June 7, 2013 .
^ Sisario, Ben (November 30, 2006). "Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bloggy: An Online Poll Covets the Territory Once Owned by Pazz & Jop" . The New York Times . Retrieved June 7, 2013 .
^ "Critical Review: An Interview with Village Voice Music Editor Rob Harvilla on Pazz + Jop" . Flavorwire. January 22, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2013 .
^ Christgau, Robert (December 29, 1975). "The 1975 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ Christgau, Robert (January 31, 1977). "The 1976 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ Christgau, Robert (January 23, 1978). "The 1977 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ Christgau, Robert (January 22, 1979). "The 1978 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b Christgau, Robert (February 9, 1981). "The 1980 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c Christgau, Robert (February 1, 1982). "The 1981 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c Christgau, Robert (February 22, 1983). "The 1982 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c d Christgau, Robert (February 28, 1984). "The 1983 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c d Christgau, Robert (February 18, 1985). "The 1984 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c d Christgau, Robert (February 18, 1986). "The 1985 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c d e Christgau, Robert (March 3, 1987). "The 1986 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c d Christgau, Robert (March 1, 1988). "The 1987 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c d Christgau, Robert (February 28, 1989). "The 1988 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c d Christgau, Robert (February 27, 1990). "The 1989 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c d e Christgau, Robert (March 5, 1991). "The 1990 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c d e Christgau, Robert (March 3, 1992). "The 1991 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c d e Christgau, Robert (March 2, 1993). "The 1992 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c d e Christgau, Robert (March 1, 1994). "The 1993 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c d e Christgau, Robert (February 28, 1995). "The 1994 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c d e Christgau, Robert (February 20, 1996). "The 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c d Christgau, Robert (February 25, 1997). "The 1996 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c Christgau, Robert (February 24, 1998). "The 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c Christgau, Robert (March 2, 1999). "The 1998 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b c Christgau, Robert (February 22, 2000). "The 1999 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b Christgau, Robert (February 20, 2001). "The 2000 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b Christgau, Robert (February 12, 2002). "The 2001 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b Christgau, Robert (February 18, 2003). "The 2002 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b Christgau, Robert (February 17, 2004). "The 2003 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b Christgau, Robert (February 15, 2005). "The 2004 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b Christgau, Robert (February 7, 2006). "The 2005 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b "The 2006 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . February 6, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ a b "The 2007 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ "New York Pazz and Jop Albums − All Votes (2008)" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ "New York Pazz and Jop Albums − All Votes (2009)" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ "New York Pazz and Jop Albums − All Votes (2010)" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ "New York Pazz and Jop Albums − All Votes (2011)" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ "New York Pazz and Jop Albums − All Votes (2012)" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ McDonald, Glenn. "Pazz & Jop Statistics" . Furia.com. Retrieved January 15, 2014 .
^ McDonald, Glenn. "Pazz & Jop Statistics" . Furia.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015 .
^ "Village Voice - Pazz & Jop Albums - All Votes" . Retrieved January 13, 2015 .
^ "New York Pazz and Jop Singles − All Votes (2008)" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ "New York Pazz and Jop Singles − All Votes (2009)" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ "New York Pazz and Jop Singles − All Votes (2010)" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ "New York Pazz and Jop Singles − All Votes (2011)" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ "New York Pazz and Jop Singles − All Votes (2012)" . The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2013 .
^ McDonald, Glenn. "Pazz & Jop Statistics" . Furia.com. Retrieved January 15, 2014 .
^ McDonald, Glenn. "Pazz & Jop Statistics" . Furia.com. Retrieved January 13, 2015 .
^ McDonald, Glenn. "Pazz & Jop Statistics" . Furia.com. Retrieved January 12, 2016 .
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