As with those Obies, the results are in!
The Village Voice's 41st annual Pazz+Jop Critics' Poll tallied up the rankings of various writers and critics across the nation to compile a list of the top 40 albums and top 48 singles of 2013.
While many argue the merits of the long-suffering publication as well as the results therein--hey, the lot of us feel the same way about the Grammys--the Voice's P+J issue (conceived of by disgraced music editor, Bob Xgau) is about as consensus as we're likely to get these days.
It's no surprise, then, to see the mainstream hits of the year peak at some of the higher numbers, but some will no doubt feel a sense of atonement for their more obscure artists having made the cut.
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