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2000 Pazz & Jop critical alignment ratings
Here are the voters in the 2000 Village Voice Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll, ranked according to the average number of other voters who voted for each of their album picks, singles picks, or both together. If anyone had voted for the exact ten album winners, their album rating would have been 112.1; for the exact ten singles, their singles rating would have been 80.1; for all twenty, their combined rating would have been 96.1. Higher ratings are possible for partial ballots, although for the purposes of these charts I disqualified anybody with fewer than five votes in either category, or fewer than eight total. The minimum rating, of course, for an entirely unique ballot, is 0. Click the headings to see the voters ranked that way. I come in pretty far down no matter how you look at it.
ranked by combined ratings
rank albums singles combined voter
1105.9 105.9Letta Tayler
295.3 95.3Toure Toure
393.3 93.3Patricia Grandjean
496.769.883.3Michael Gallucci
579.8 79.8Jon Pareles
677.9 77.9Joe Heim
795.959.277.6Max Berry
877.6 77.6Steve Bodow
977.5 77.5Sacha Jenkins
1062.686.870.7Barry M. Prickett
1185.552.368.9Christopher O'Connor
1269.467.268.7Gina Vivinetto
1368.6 68.6Mark Schone
1467.5 67.5Kevin O'Hare
1586.147.967.0Jason Fine
1682.951.067.0Michael Jarrett
1775.958.067.0Ken Tucker
1865.8 65.8Rob Brunner
1965.5 65.5John Bitzer
2086.044.565.3Alan Light
2165.1 65.1David Menconi
2284.444.664.5L. Kent Wolgamott
2367.458.864.5Carola Dibbell
2478.150.764.4Werner Trieschmann
2557.278.464.3Michael Corcoran
2664.1 64.1Austin Scaggs
2783.743.563.6Ken Capobianco
2874.252.863.5Dan DeLuca
2978.248.463.3Chris Norris
3063.0 63.0John Fortunato
3162.1 62.1Thor Christensen
3280.044.062.0Corey du Browa
3369.054.962.0Bill Friskics-Warren
3461.8 61.8Ann Powers
3574.847.761.3Roy Trakin
3670.052.561.3Ivan Kreilkamp
3787.435.061.2Tom Moon
3876.644.760.7Steve Kiviat
3960.7 60.7Ken Micallef
4066.650.960.1Jeff Jackson
4191.228.059.6Robert Hilburn
4288.430.859.6Julie Taraska
4359.5 59.5Jon Matsumoto
4459.4 59.4Keith Moerer
4558.7 58.7Neil Strauss
4644.644.658.7Chris Herrington
4758.5 58.5dream hampton
4858.3 58.3Dave Bry
4994.521.558.0Roger Catlin
5069.345.458.0Greg Kot
5161.852.557.2Will Hermes
5276.237.656.9Richard Abowitz
5375.738.056.9Sia Michel
5467.346.156.7James Sullivan
5580.632.656.6John McPartlin
5669.642.556.1Matt Conaway
5759.153.156.1Joe Gross
5856.1 56.1Scott Floman
5956.0 56.0Rick de Yampert
6075.736.055.9M. Tye Comer
6153.457.655.5Lee Gardner
6270.339.755.0Anthony Bozza
6375.334.554.9Craig Marks
6455.953.854.9Bob Grossweiner
6554.8 54.8Rick Reger
6650.662.854.7Jem Aswad
6761.441.054.6Nathan Brackett
6854.4 54.4Steve Matteo
6947.943.954.2Steve Knopper
7061.346.854.1Robert Christgau
7161.746.254.0Gary Graff
7253.852.052.9Anthony DeCurtis
7350.255.852.1Stephanie Zacharek
7477.826.252.0Gary Chun
7562.641.352.0Alex Pappademas
7674.628.951.8Melissa Ruggieri
7766.836.851.8Glenn Gamboa
7866.537.051.8Raqiyah Mays
7965.432.351.8Keith Phipps
8050.652.751.7Kembrew McLeod
8147.055.951.5Stephen Deusner
8269.633.251.4Jim Connelly
8355.047.551.3Josh duLac
8481.121.051.1Alec Foege
8579.122.951.0Timothy Finn
8651.0 51.0Rob Kenner
8778.023.250.6Brian Howard
8850.5 50.5Jeff Salamon
8950.4 50.4Jennifer Vineyard
9063.537.050.3Charles Aaron
9186.513.750.1Ed Condran
9283.726.650.1Rodd McLeod
9358.941.350.1Laura DeMarco
9450.1 50.1Dominic Salerno
9543.7 50.1P. Gregory Springer
9660.439.449.9Alec Hanley Bemis
9763.536.049.8Daniel Durchholz
9849.7 49.7Jim Macnie
9945.553.949.7Tony Green
10067.2 49.2Chris Parker
10149.149.149.1Jason Ferguson
10270.927.049.0Dimitry Elias Leger
10349.0 49.0Richard Cromelin
10447.750.249.0Cary Darling
10548.9 48.9Sara Manaugh
10659.138.548.8Havelock Nelson
10747.550.048.8Dave Lindquist
10858.838.648.7Selwyn Hinds
10948.6 48.6David Jarman
11048.6 48.6Tyler Kord
11141.754.248.0Shane Harrison
11247.7 47.7Erik Davis
11361.933.347.6Paul Robicheau
11447.6 47.6Mark Binelli
11542.651.947.5Roni Sarig
11680.014.547.3Al Choman
11759.734.347.0Tom Lane
11855.338.146.7Franklin Soults
11946.7 46.7Jenny Eliscu
12057.436.846.6George Varga
12160.332.646.5Joshua Klein
12254.937.746.3Gabriel Alvarez
12334.457.946.2Jon Dolan
12446.1 46.1Greg Siegel
12549.841.846.0Jon Bream
12655.935.545.7Shaheem Reid
1271.442.245.6Laura Sinagra
12839.451.545.5Rob Sheffield
12962.328.545.4Dan Hooley
13042.148.745.4Tom Sinclair
13129.876.445.3Ezra Feinberg
13260.629.545.1Jazzbo/Joseph Patel
13360.030.245.1Greg Glasgow
13456.733.144.9Nelson George
13556.435.644.8Rob Marriott
13661.827.644.7Todd Kristel
13756.232.444.3Peter Scholtes
13844.2 44.2Robert Wilonsky
13964.417.844.1Mark Mangold
14069.118.944.0Miles Marshall Lewis
14146.141.543.8Randall Roberts
14254.333.043.7Sheena Lester
14357.529.443.5Steve Dollar
14455.231.743.5Scott Henkemeyer
14540.542.343.5Scott Woods
14671.515.343.4Amy Phillips
14745.840.943.4Judith Kaufman
14856.130.543.3Hobey Echlin
14943.1 43.1John Milward
15056.129.542.8Joe Levy
15152.832.742.8Matt Ashare
15251.733.242.5J. Anthony Ware
15342.5 42.5Allen Czelusniak
15457.227.342.3Jon Wiederhorn
15542.3 42.3Charlie Braxton
15642.3 42.3Kelvin Williams
15750.433.842.1Todd S. Inoue
15855.928.042.0Philip Martin
15946.637.442.0Ted Friedman
16042.0 42.0Eric Demby
16158.225.441.8Joshua Leeman
16249.134.541.8Bret McCabe
16358.125.341.7Margeaux Watson
16440.043.441.7Frank Williams
16552.031.241.6David Fricke
16648.033.641.6JoE Silva
16746.936.341.6Rod Pocowatchit
16851.930.541.2Trent Fitzgerald
16948.034.341.2Amy Linden
17057.624.641.1Rhonda Baraka
17145.835.840.8Lang Thompson
17251.529.940.7Rob Michaels
17350.431.040.7Corey Moss
17456.424.540.5Ethan Brown
17540.5 40.5Brett Sokol
17666.014.640.3Cyndi Elliot
17754.825.840.3Jessica Winter
17849.730.740.2Keith Harris
17962.517.339.9Tim Grierson
18053.426.439.9Elizabeth Mendez Berry
18142.037.839.9Vince Aletti
18239.240.539.9Gavin Edwards
18342.037.539.8Kevin Devine
18453.926.839.6Smith Galtney
18539.6 39.6William Van Meter
18639.5 39.5Robin A. Rothman
18739.4 39.4Peter Margasak
18823.655.039.3Greg Beets
18939.2 39.2Jay Ruttenberg
19050.727.539.1Alex Ross
19142.635.138.9Howard Cohen
19226.229.938.9Tricia Romano
19338.7 38.7Jonathan Valania
19458.218.838.5Andrea Duncan
19547.329.538.4David Simutis
19653.523.038.3Beth Massa
19738.2 38.2Vaughn Watson
19829.047.238.1Michaelangelo Matos
19951.224.537.9Nathan Rabin
20049.626.237.9Sarah Rodman
20151.224.437.8Rob Tannenbaum
20237.8 37.8Rickey Vincent
20337.6 37.6Neil Gladstone
20442.432.637.5Mac Randall
20559.715.037.4Erik Pedersen
20652.322.537.4Chris Sealy
20754.819.737.3Jaime Lowe
20836.837.837.3Renee Graham
20931.842.737.3David Browne
21045.728.737.2Richard Martin
21159.414.837.1Jody Rosen
21251.422.537.0Sasha Frere-Jones
21348.225.737.0Chris Willman
21460.912.936.9Milo Miles
21558.415.436.9Karla Peterson
21648.225.636.9Carey Price
21750.722.836.8Hobart Rowland
21836.8 36.8Richard C. Walls
21934.639.036.8Rickey Wright
22044.328.236.7Steve Hochman
22152.220.936.6Randall Grass
22236.6 36.6Carlton Wade
22336.5 36.5Allen St. John
22457.215.536.4Jane Dark
22550.322.336.3Elliott Wilson
22650.122.436.3Sonia Murray
22743.728.636.2Kem Poston
22842.829.436.1Bill Crandall
22936.0 36.0Greg Casseus
23036.0 36.0Holly George-Warren
23135.8 35.8Steve Stolder
23256.816.735.7Chris Riemenschneider
23337.733.435.6Soren Baker
23432.1 35.6Tim Midget
23546.324.635.5Joshua Goldfein
23644.126.535.3J.D. Considine
23728.641.835.2Mike Rubin
23851.218.835.0Jon Caramanica
23929.939.834.9G. Brown
24034.8 34.8Gaylord Fields
24134.7 34.7Buzz Morison
24250.119.034.6Rob Kemp
24348.121.034.6Ken Rayes
24435.6 34.4Steve Horowitz
24536.332.134.2Ron Hart
24625.151.834.0Brent Burton
2477.541.834.0Scott Seward
24839.822.233.9Lydia Vanderloo
24933.8 33.8Laura Morgan
25039.825.833.6Chris Nelson
25114.667.633.5Jon Fine
25248.518.133.3Marianne Meyer
25329.537.033.3Eric Broome
25459.010.033.2Bonso Thompson
25552.513.533.0Dave Tompkins
25638.426.732.6Phil Gallo
25754.310.632.5Steve Erickson
25851.513.232.4Oliver Wang
25936.328.532.4Steve Pick
26033.031.632.3Michael Lach
26148.715.632.2Jeff "Chairman" Mao
26232.2 32.2Andrew Nash
26358.85.232.0Steve Klinge
26432.0 32.0Steve Morse
26532.0 32.0Chris Ryan
26631.7 31.7Sal Caputo
26731.7 31.7Arnold Pan
26830.133.131.6John Elsasser
26946.516.131.3Stephen Thompson
27028.134.431.3Richard Torres
27131.2 31.2Scott Frampton
27246.915.331.1John Serba
27323.338.831.1Dev Sherlock
27445.716.130.9Raquel Cepeda
27526.335.430.9Tom Laskin
27635.026.330.7Pete Glowatsky
27743.817.030.4Sylvia Chan
27842.118.530.3Jerry Dannemiller
27941.419.230.3Charles R. Cross
28030.3 30.3Noel Murray
28124.0 30.3Cheryl Botchick
28230.1 30.1Jeff Stratton
28327.832.430.1Connie Johnson
28445.614.430.0Britt Robson
28524.139.830.0Greg Tate
28635.224.129.7Michael Goldberg
28720.739.429.6Parke Puterbaugh
28849.19.029.1K. Sanneh
28941.617.929.1Kuri Kondrak
29038.219.929.1Bud Scoppa
29132.425.729.1Jim Farber
29228.8 28.8Michael Azerrad
29328.6 28.6Ken Richardson
29428.6 28.6Randy Lewis
29539.218.628.4Carrie Havranek
29628.4 28.4Bob Gulla
29724.132.228.2Peter Shapiro
29845.112.828.1Colin Devenish
29928.1 28.1Jeremy Tepper
30024.231.928.1Ken Barnes
30128.0 28.0Lloyd Sachs
30239.616.227.9Fred M. Mills
30327.628.127.9Franklin Paul
30427.8 27.8Seth Mnookin
30527.7 27.7Don McLeese
30652.42.727.6Nana Brew-Hammond
30742.013.227.6Rachel Leibrock
30828.626.627.6Fred Shuster
30924.230.727.5Jennifer Schwartz
31039.415.227.3Jackie McCarthy
31150.43.927.2Barry Walters
31221.532.927.2Matt Hendrickson
31347.66.627.1Lissa Townsend Rodgers
31445.68.627.1Eddie Houghton
31542.112.027.1Hua Hsu
31629.924.227.1Patricia Deluca
31738.715.227.0Erin Anderson
31831.122.827.0Michael Paoletta
31937.116.626.9Michael A. Goldberg
32032.721.026.9Elysa Gardner
32126.9 26.9Jim Testa
32224.928.726.9Soo-Hyun Chung
32347.48.326.8David Sprague
32428.125.426.8A.D. Amorosi
32526.6 26.6David Shirley
32639.013.826.4David Wild
32726.4 26.4Tom Cheyney
32827.325.026.2Leigh-Ann Jackson
32926.2 26.2Lisa Gidley
33035.716.125.9Andi Zeisler
33134.317.425.9David J. Prince
33225.9 25.9Michael Loverude
33325.9 25.9Kris Ex
33437.314.025.7Dara Cook
33524.427.025.7Geoffrey Himes
33640.610.225.4Bill Holdship
33735.615.225.4John Walker
33825.3 25.3Anastasia Pantsios
33925.2 25.2Carla DeSantis
34038.911.325.1Simon Reynolds
34136.613.525.1Jon Jon Scott
34243.07.025.0Craig Smith
34335.114.925.0Andy Greenwald
34434.915.125.0Kevin John
34523.626.325.0Jeremy Helligar
34640.79.124.9Chuck Eddy
34716.335.324.7Marc Weingarten
34842.07.124.6Alexandra Phanor
34918.530.724.6Steve Reynolds
35029.319.724.5Ed Masley
35126.722.524.5Jim Walsh
35217.731.224.5Dennis Lim
35334.114.224.2Sam Cannon
35435.312.924.1Randy Silver
35529.618.424.0Shirley Halperin
35621.426.524.0Richard Skanse
35721.526.223.9Sly Stallone
35823.8 23.8Don Share
35922.025.323.7Alex Henderson
36027.719.323.5Eric Weisbard
36126.420.323.4Darrell M. McNeill
36224.821.823.3James Hannaham
36321.924.723.3Chris Junior
36427.618.723.2Holly Gleason
36518.727.423.1Michael D. Clark
36631.913.722.8Andrew Miller
36728.514.422.7Marina Zogbi
36827.617.822.7Kandia Crazy Horse
36922.7 22.7John Chandler
37024.320.822.6Mike Mettler
37122.3 22.3Kenny Berkowitz
37222.3 22.3Lauren Viera
37314.030.122.1Frank Kogan
37410.333.722.0Ira Robbins
37534.29.521.9Craig Seymour
37625.817.921.9Patrick Berkery
37721.9 21.9Dan Ouellette
37819.825.621.7John Soeder
37921.6 21.6Larry King
38021.5 21.5Carle VP Groome
38140.91.921.4Curtis Schieber
38227.411.321.4Carlo Wolff
38321.4 21.4Steven Ward
38417.023.920.5Tony Fletcher
38531.4 20.3Jerome Annum
38632.87.520.2Nick Tangborn
38725.612.620.2Mara Schwartz
38833.17.020.1Kris Chen
38919.9 19.9Jim DeRogatis
39019.8 19.8Bill Ellis
39116.223.319.8Andrew Dansby
39230.68.619.6Matthew Cooke
39328.410.719.6Peter Terzian
39427.311.419.4Chuck Campbell
39522.317.119.4Vanessa Satten
39632.56.119.3Jeff Chang
3977.043.219.1Matt Hickey
39819.918.119.0Scott Schinder
39928.29.618.9Mike McGonigal
40024.313.418.9Daniel Chamberlin
40118.9 18.9Wayne Bledsoe
40224.412.918.7James Hunter
40324.413.018.7Stacy Gueresava
40412.324.518.4Carly Carioli
40536.40.218.3Stephen W. Terrell
40618.3 18.3Tim Riley
40718.2 18.2Fred Cisterna
40818.0 18.0Mitch Myers
409 18.018.0John Jesitus
41015.520.317.9Elisabeth Vincentelli
41149.022.817.8Chris Cook
41223.011.817.4Mark Jenkins
41333.01.517.3George Yatchisin
41416.8 16.8Matthew Fritch
41516.117.416.8Billy Altman
41631.22.116.7Neil Drumming
41729.53.716.6Aliya King
41816.6 16.6Roy Kasten
4196.126.816.5John Butland
42020.111.715.9Enrique Lavin
42111.020.515.8Jason Gross
42218.313.415.7Tony Tranfa
42315.7 15.7Katherine Spielmann
42415.5 15.5Tad Hendrickson
42512.918.815.5Andrew Monko
42629.80.915.4Kevin Cole
42726.73.815.3Martin Johnson
42821.33.215.3Steve Ciabattoni
42920.410.115.3Sara Sherr
43029.01.415.2Glen Dixon
43117.113.115.2Steve Rosen
43215.0 15.0Matt Ryan
43313.316.715.0Michael Curtin
43424.05.714.9Nick Catucci
43528.60.714.7Eric T. Miller
43617.112.214.7Kara Manning
43714.6 14.6Anders Smith Lindall
43814.5 14.5David Krasnow
43926.72.114.4Stacy Osbaum
44024.34.314.3Jason Cohen
44114.3 14.3Jeff Tamarkin
44214.1 14.1Steven Stancell
44315.411.713.6Josh Kun
44425.41.013.2Jonathan Perry
44513.2 13.2Brian Cullman
44670.313.013.1Phillip Overeem
44722.13.712.9J. Eric Smith
44811.114.612.9Pat Pierson
44912.7 12.7Lorne Behrman
45022.62.412.5Andrew Bartlett
45121.43.612.5Don Kaye
45224.30.312.3Thomas May
45319.02.712.3Bridget Burns
45412.1 12.1Michael Lipton
45511.7 11.7Rich Kane
4567.415.711.6Mosi Reeves
45717.95.011.5Kok Kian Goh
45813.69.411.5Don Allred
45911.3 11.3Lisa Garrett
46021.80.111.0Karen Iris Tucker
46111.0 11.0Ben Ratliff
46211.0 11.0Steve Graybow
4631.030.810.9David Adler
46410.7 10.7Grant Alden
46518.83.710.4Mykella Van Cooten
46610.89.710.3Robert Nedelkoff
46710.2 10.2Rich Masio
4687.912.210.1Bob Ruggiero
4699.8 9.8Will Romano
4708.311.29.8Dan Aloi
4719.7 9.7Dave DiMartino
4729.6 9.6Pamela Murray Winters
4739.4 9.4D. Strauss
4749.4 9.4Marc Greilsamer
4759.3 9.3Jason Verlinde
47618.10.29.2Diego Hadis
47713.74.49.1Kurt B. Reighley
4789.0 9.0Steve Connell
47917.30.58.9Douglas Wolk
48012.34.88.9William Ruhlmann
4816.511.38.9Dan Epstein
4828.7 8.7Ed Morales
48315.82.18.6Bobby Tanzilo
48412.24.98.6Rick Mitchell
4858.6 8.6Bart Becker
48615.11.98.5Meredith Ochs
4878.4 8.4Kim Taylor
4888.3 8.3Jay Orr
48915.50.98.2Lois Maffeo
49011.94.18.0Serena Kim
4918.0 8.0Bill Meyer
49211.24.57.9Erik Himmelsbach
4937.9 7.9Steve Simels
49413.81.17.8Linda Ray
4957.6 7.6Janiss Garza
4967.6 7.6Joe Harrington
49772.7 7.5Tom Smucker
4988.94.67.5Sandy Masuo
49912.02.87.4Chris Baty
5007.3 7.3Jon Young
5011.512.47.0Jim Bessman
50211.62.26.9David Lawrence Dunlap Jr.
5039.71.26.9David Jackson
5046.9 6.9Kay Bourne
5051.612.06.8Eugene Holley Jr
50612.40.76.6Marc Gilman
5079.23.96.6Leland Rucker
5085.07.76.4Marc Weisblott
50910.81.56.2Peter Blackstock
5106.1 6.1Michael Freedberg
51111.00.96.0Dylan Siegler
5126.0 6.0David M. Snyder
5136.0 6.0Abraham Velez
5143.48.36.0Amy Sciarretto
5150.810.76.0Falling James
51611.11.05.8Josh Norek
5171.19.95.5glenn mcdonald
5188.62.05.3Gail O'Hara
5194.16.55.3Steve Bloom
520 5.35.3Phil Dellio
5215.2 5.2Jim Catalano
5229.80.35.1J Neo Marvin
5238.31.95.1Adrianna Lopez
5249.01.05.0Kim Cooper
5257.12.64.9Judson Kilpatrick
5268.80.84.8Michael Krugman
5272.47.24.8Jill Blardinelli
5282.85.44.5Mike Saunders
5294.2 4.2Spence D.
5305.02.44.1Bill Holmes
5314.1 4.1Rob O'Connor
5324.1 4.1Steve Duda
5334.1 4.1Peter Davis
5347.80.24.0Dan Strachota
5354.0 3.8J Poet
5363.8 3.8Glenn Donaldson
5372.94.43.4J. R. Taylor
5383.2 3.2Kevin R. Convey
5393.2 3.2Chris Nickson
5405.90.13.0Jud Cost
5413.0 3.0Bill Milkowski
5423.0 3.0Lawrence Kay
5435.60.22.9Hillary Chute
5444.11.72.9Eric Bensel
5452.9 2.9Fred Kaplan
5462.13.72.9Jim Meyer
5472.92.62.8Gail Worley
5482.8 2.8George Petros
5494.01.42.7Joshua Feigelman
5502.6 2.6Marty Lipp
5514.60.32.5Jack Rabid
5522.4 2.4Ian Christe
5531.8 1.8Larry Birnbaum
5541.91.51.7Paul Semel
5553.70.11.6Banning Eyre
5561.5 1.5Greg Burk
55713.11.21.3John Wojtowicz
5581.3 1.3Richard Gehr
5592.10.21.2J.R. Jones
5601.2 1.2Scott Isler
5611.2 1.2Darren Ressler
5620.12.41.2Liz Armstrong
5631.0 1.0PJ Gach
5640.91.11.0Andrew Scott Earles
5650.7 1.0Arsenio Orteza
5661.70.00.9Heath Hignight
5671.70.10.9Adam McGovern
5681.40.30.8Tim Haslett
5690.7 0.7Deena Dasein
5700.5 0.5Damon Krukowski
5710.4 0.4Paul-Emile Comeau
5720.4 0.4Robin Edgerton
5730.20.20.2Dawn Eden
5740.2 0.2Ken Roseman
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