In 1971, Christgau inaugurated the annual Pazz & Jop music poll, named in tribute to "Jazz & Pop". The poll surveyed music critics on their favorite releases of the year. The poll results were published in the "Village Voice" every February after compiling "top ten" lists submitted by music critics across the nation. Throughout Christgau's career at the "Voice", every poll was accompanied by a lengthy Christgau essay analyzing the results and pondering the year's overall musical output. The "Voice" continued the feature after Christgau's dismissal. Although he no longer oversaw the poll, Christgau continued to vote and, since the 2015 poll, also contributed essays to the results.