They're truly one of the biggest rock 'n' roll bands on the planet, and they've stood the test of time after all these years. As they gear up to head out on tour in support of their latest album, 2020's Gigaton, they're still selling out stadiums and arenas, and still have a cult-like following. 1 on the Billboard 200, and every record they've released since has landed in the Top 10. The two successors to Vs., 1994's Vitalogy and 1996's No Code also peaked at No.
1 on the album charts, but it also set a record for the most copies of an album sold in the first week of its release when it sold over 950,000 units in the first five days. Vs. came out in October of 1993 and debuted at No. 2.ĭue to the massive success of Ten and the following they amassed from touring in support of it, Pearl Jam's sophomore effort was highly-anticipated.
It took about a year for Ten to make its way into the Top 10 of the Billboard 200, and then it peaked at No. Once Nirvana's Nevermind began making waves in early 1992, radio stations and MTV started putting more bands from the Pacific Northwest into their regular rotation, and Pearl Jam were really one of the band's to benefit from the shift.
Pearl Jam's very first album Ten came out in August of 1991, just a few months before the spotlight was shone on Seattle.
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