RANK THE ALBUMS

[Anders]

Yield
No Code
Ten
Vs.
Vitalogy
Dark Matter
Binaural
Avocado
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt
Riot Act

How about Gigaton?

[ABNorman]

No Code
Yield
Vitalogy

Vs
Ten
[Dark Matter somewhere in this tier at the moment]

Binaural (though the retracked version I only ever listen to puts it in the tier above)
Gigaton

S/T
Lightning Bolt
Riot Act
Backspacer

[taffer]

Binaural
Riot Act
Pearl Jam
Ten
DM
No Code
Yield
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt
Gigaton
Vs
Vitalogy

[BootsToAsses]

Yield
Binaural
No Code
Vs
Dark Matter
Riot Act
Ten
Gigaton
Vitalogy
Avocado
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt

[Ms Harmless]

Vitalogy
Riot Act
Vs.
No Code
Yield
Ten
Binaural
Dark Matter
Gigaton
ST
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt

[stip]

Binaural
Riot Act
Pearl Jam
Ten
DM
No Code
Yield
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt
Gigaton
Vs
Vitalogy

this is a wild list

[Release_Me]

Ten/Vitalogy (tied)
Vs.
Dark Matter/Yield (tied)
Gigaton
No Code
Binaural
Riot Act
S/T
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt

[stip]

Ten/Vitalogy (tied)
Vs.
Dark Matter/Yield (tied)
Gigaton
No Code
Binaural
Riot Act
S/T
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt

same top 5

[stip]

well almost

[liebzz]

Alright, in this moment of hyper excitement for DM:

No Code
Vitalogy
Dark Matter
Binaural
Yield
Vs.
Gigaton
Ten
Pearl Jam
Riot Act
Lightning Bolt
Backspacer

[mastaflatch]

Vitalogy
No Code
Yield (their creative peak triumvirate)

Pearl Jam
Dark Matter (both could use a better SQ but the band sounds engaged and spontaneous on them)

Vs
Binaural
Ten (spotty albums with incredible highs and abysmal lows - in the case of Ten, most songs are great but the h/l thing resides in the band's mannerisms at the time)

Backspacer (successful in what it wanted to do but that's not what this band is about imo - encapsulates PRAMG)

Riot Act (there's a good EP in there)
Gigaton (never managed to listen to this one in one sitting - got bored about halfway through)
Lightning Bolt (their absolute nadir in terms of cohesion and quality control)

[Thurman Murman]

1. Vitalogy (*****)
2. Ten (*****)
3. Vs. (*****)
4. No Code (*****)
5. Yield (**** 1/2)
6. Dark Matter (**** 1/2)
7. Binaural (****)
8. Gigaton (****)
9. Pearl Jam (****)
10. Riot Act (*** 1/2)
11. Backspacer (***)
12. Lightning Bolt (** 1/2)

[Tj]

As critic

Ten
No Code
Vitalogy
Yield
Dark Matter
Vs
S/T
Binaural
Backspacer
Riot Act
Gigaton
Light Bolt

My current ranking

Dark Matter
Ten
Yield
No Code
Backspacer
Vitalogy
S/t
Vs
Binaural
Riot Act
Gigaton
Lighting bolt

[McParadigm]

Real Pearl Jam fans would include every bootleg they’ve ever owned in their rankings. The bot that manufactures your posts has grown weak and ineffective.

[mattyv1908]

Tier 1: Yield/Binaural

Tier 2: Vitalogy/No Code/Riot Act

Tier 3: Ten/Vs/Self Titled/Gigaton/Dark Matter

Tier 4: Backspacer

Tier 5: Lightning Bolt

[DeeDee]

Vs 5 stars
Ten 5 stars
Vitalogy 5 stars
Yield 5 stars
No Code 4-4,5 stars
Dark Matter 4 stars
Binaural 4 stars
Riot Act 3,5 stars
Avocado 3,5 stars
Backspacer 3 stars
Gigaton 3 stars
Lightning Bolt 2-2,5 stars

[RockPusher]

As critic

Ten
No Code
Vitalogy
Yield
Dark Matter
Vs
S/T
Binaural
Backspacer
Riot Act
Gigaton
Light Bolt

My current ranking

Dark Matter
Ten
Yield
No Code
Backspacer
Vitalogy
S/t
Vs
Binaural
Riot Act
Gigaton
Lighting bolt

I like this approach. I was thinking of doing two lists, one of which is how I rate the albums, and one of which is what I'm most interested in listening to. Dark Matter would certainly top the second list. Ten might be at the bottom of that one and at the top of the other.

[RockPusher]

Real Pearl Jam fans would include every bootleg they’ve ever owned in their rankings. The bot that manufactures your posts has grown weak and ineffective.

For me the only bootlegs I've been interested in are for the shows I've gone to.

[Blown Speaker]

Ten
Yield
No Code
Vs
Dark Matter
Vitalogy
Binaural
Riot Act
Gigaton
Avocado
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt

[Gigalogy84]

1. Vitalogy
2. Vs
3. Yield
4. Ten
5. Gigaton
6. Backspacer
7. Riot Act
8. Self titled
9. No Code
10. Binaural
11. Lightning Bolt

Updated with Dark Matter…and it could possibly rise even further… also need to swap self titled and Riot Act from last ranking

1. Vitalogy
2. Vs
3. Yield
4. Ten
5. Dark Matter
6. Gigaton
7. Backspacer
8. Self titled
9. Riot Act
10. No Code
11. Binaural
12. Lightning Bolt