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…

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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)
49. “Indifference” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)
48. “Deep” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)
47. “Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)
46. “Do The Evolution” from ‘Yield’ (1998)
45. “Oceans (remix)” from ‘Even Flow’ single (1991)
44. “Smile” from ‘No Code’ (1996)
43. “Sonic Reducer” Christmas single (1992)
42. “Red Mosquito” from ‘No Code’ (1996)
41. “Release” from ‘Ten’ (1991)
40. “Spin The Black Circle” from ‘Vitalogy’ (1994)
39. “Garden” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)
38. “Last Kiss” Christmas single (1998)
37. “Yellow Ledbetter” B-side (1991)
36. “W.M.A.” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)
35. “Amongst The Waves” from ‘Backspacer’ (2009)
34. “Come Back” from ‘Pearl Jam’ (2006)
33. “Severed Hand” from ‘Pearl Jam’ (2006)
32. “The Fixer” from ‘Backspacer’ (2009)
31. “Man Of The Hour” from ‘Big Fish’ (2003)
30. “Superblood Wolfmoon” from ‘Gigaton’ (2020)
29. “Wash” B-side (1991)
28. “Present Tense” from ‘No Code’ (1996)
27. “Sirens” from ‘Lightning Bolt’ (2013)
26. “I Am Mine” from ‘Riot Act’ (2002)
25. “Jeremy” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)
24. “Long Road” from ‘Merkin Ball’ (1995)
23. “Just Breathe” from ‘Backspacer’ (2009)
22. “Thin Air” from ‘Binaural’ (2000)
21. “Nothing As It Seems” from ‘Binaural’ (2000)
20. “Rats” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)
19. “Love Boat Captain” from ‘Riot Act’ (2002)
18. “Crazy Mary” from ‘Sweet Relief’ (1993)
17. “Dance Of The Clairvoyants” from ‘Gigaton’ (2020)
16. “Why Go” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)
15. “Footsteps” B-side (1992)
14. “Porch” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)
13. “State Of Love And Trust” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)
12. “Black” from ‘Ten’ (1991)
11. “Wishlist” from ‘Yield’ (1998)
10. “Daughter” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)
9. “Once” from ‘Ten’ (1991)
8. “Given To Fly” from ‘Yield’ (1998)
7. “Not For You” from ‘Vitalogy’ (1994)
6. “Animal” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)
5. “Alive” from ‘Ten’ (1991)
4. “Better Man” from ‘Vitalogy’ (1994)
3. “Even Flow” from ‘Ten - Redux’ (1991/2009)
2. “Rearviewmirror” from ‘Vs.’ (1993)
1. “Corduroy” from ‘Vitalogy’ (1994)
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.