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Pearl Jam: Top 50 Songs Ranked

It’s always the perfect time to go through the Pearl Jam catalog and choose our favorite songs. We’re pulling from albums, EPs, Christmas singles, B-sides and even alternate versions (since…

Pearl Jam
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It's always the perfect time to go through the Pearl Jam catalog and choose our favorite songs.

We’re pulling from albums, EPs, Christmas singles, B-sides and even alternate versions (since they’ve remixed every song on Ten, we specified what our favorite versions were.)

Of course, with a catalog like theirs, there are still tons of songs that we’ve missed. We’re sure you’ll let us know what we got wrong. 

50. “I Got ID” from ‘Merkin Ball’ (1995)

Epic

49. “Indifference” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)

Epic

48. “Deep” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)

Epic

47. “Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)

Epic

46. “Do The Evolution” from ‘Yield’ (1998)

Epic

45. “Oceans (remix)” from ‘Even Flow’ single (1991)

Epic

44. “Smile” from ‘No Code’ (1996)

Epic

43. “Sonic Reducer” Christmas single (1992)

Epic

42. “Red Mosquito” from ‘No Code’ (1996)

Epic

41. “Release” from ‘Ten’ (1991)

Epic

40. “Spin The Black Circle” from ‘Vitalogy’ (1994)

Epic

39. “Garden” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)

Epic

38. “Last Kiss” Christmas single (1998)

Epic

37. “Yellow Ledbetter” B-side (1991)

Epic

36. “W.M.A.” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)

Epic

35. “Amongst The Waves” from ‘Backspacer’ (2009)

Monkeywrench

34. “Come Back” from ‘Pearl Jam’ (2006)

J Records

33. “Severed Hand” from ‘Pearl Jam’ (2006)

J Records

32. “The Fixer” from ‘Backspacer’ (2009)

Monkeywrench

31. “Man Of The Hour” from ‘Big Fish’ (2003)

Sony Classical

30. “Superblood Wolfmoon” from ‘Gigaton’ (2020)

Monkeywrench

29. “Wash” B-side (1991)

Epic

28. “Present Tense” from ‘No Code’ (1996)

Epic

27. “Sirens” from ‘Lightning Bolt’ (2013)

Monkeywrench

26. “I Am Mine” from ‘Riot Act’ (2002)

Epic

25. “Jeremy” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)

Epic

24. “Long Road” from ‘Merkin Ball’ (1995)

Epic

23. “Just Breathe” from ‘Backspacer’ (2009)

Monkeywrench

22. “Thin Air” from ‘Binaural’ (2000)

Epic

21. “Nothing As It Seems” from ‘Binaural’ (2000)

Epic

20. “Rats” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)

Epic

19. “Love Boat Captain” from ‘Riot Act’ (2002)

Epic

18. “Crazy Mary” from ‘Sweet Relief’ (1993)

Thirsty Ear

17. “Dance Of The Clairvoyants” from ‘Gigaton’ (2020)

Monkeywrench

16. “Why Go” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)

Epic

15. “Footsteps” B-side (1992)

Epic

14. “Porch” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)

Epic

13. “State Of Love And Trust” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)

Epic

12. “Black” from ‘Ten’ (1991)

Epic

11. “Wishlist” from ‘Yield’ (1998)

Epic

10. “Daughter” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)

Epic

9. “Once” from ‘Ten’ (1991)

Epic

8. “Given To Fly” from ‘Yield’ (1998)

Epic

7. “Not For You” from ‘Vitalogy’ (1994)

Epic

6. “Animal” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)

Epic

5. “Alive” from ‘Ten’ (1991)

Epic

4. “Better Man” from ‘Vitalogy’ (1994)

Epic

3. “Even Flow” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)

Epic

2. “Rearviewmirror” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)

Epic

1. “Corduroy” from ‘Vitalogy’ (1994)

Epic
Brian has been working in pop culture and media for about three decades: he’s worked at MTV, VH1, SiriusXM, CBS and Loudwire. Besides working as a writer and an editor-in-chief, he’s also appeared on air as a pundit, guested on radio shows and hosted podcasts. Over the years, he’s interviewed the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, the members of U2, Beyonce, Pink, Usher, Stevie Nicks, Lorde… and is grateful to have had the chance to interview Joe Strummer of the Clash and Tom Petty.