RANK THE ALBUMS

[stip]

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

BOOOOOOOO

What do you disagree with on my album ranking?

Binaural is PJ's best so let’s argue about it for the next 100 pages!

Definitely disagree with you there. Not a big Binaural fan but Light Years is one of my top favorite songs. A couple other decent tracks but not a big fan of the album as a whole. At least it isn’t a major clunker like Lightning Bolt.

You're dumb and i hate you and you also rate riot act and no code at the bottom what are you an idiot?

No I’m not dumb nor an idiot. Not everyone has to like everything exactly how you do. Maybe that’s my preference?

strat is made of 90% love and 10% fear he is not loveable. there is no actual malice in that post

[Strat]

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

BOOOOOOOO

What do you disagree with on my album ranking?

Binaural is PJ's best so let’s argue about it for the next 100 pages!

Definitely disagree with you there. Not a big Binaural fan but Light Years is one of my top favorite songs. A couple other decent tracks but not a big fan of the album as a whole. At least it isn’t a major clunker like Lightning Bolt.

You're dumb and i hate you and you also rate riot act and no code at the bottom what are you an idiot?

No I’m not dumb nor an idiot. Not everyone has to like everything exactly how you do. Maybe that’s my preference?

strat is made of 90% love and 10% fear he is not loveable. there is no actual malice in that post

Shut up, stip.

[epilogue]

Riot Act
Vitalogy
Ten

No Code
Vs
Binaural
Yield

Gigaton
Dark Matter
S/T

Lightning Bolt
Backspacer

[logan5ive]

1. Vs
2. Yield
3. No Code
4. Ten
5. Vitalogy

6. Binaural
7. Riot Act
8. Dark Matter
9. Self Titled

10. Backspacer
11. Gigaton
12. Lightning Bolt

[Strat]

Riot Act
Vitalogy
Ten

No Code
Vs
Binaural
Yield

Gigaton
Dark Matter
S/T

Lightning Bolt
Backspacer

it's not a bad list but i just wis you loved Dark Matter more?

[Rob]

Vitalogy
Yield
Ten
No Code
Dark Matter
VS
Binaural
Avocado
Gigaton
Riot Act
LB
BS

For now…

[Birds in Hell]

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

Or something like that.

[stip]

I didn't realize you had Ten that high

[dad]

Yield - this remains firmly at the top. It will never move.
Vitalogy
No Code
Vs
Binaural
Riot Act
Ten
Gigaton
Dark Matter - I could see this moving ahead of Gigaton over time, but that’s it.
Pearl Jam
Backspacer
*X-Mas singles
Lightning Bolt

*might be better than Backspacer.

[Birds in Hell]

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

Or something like that.

I didn't realize you had Ten that high

It's hard to fault that set of songs.

That said, the only two records I think of as truly top tier are Vs and No Code. Vitalogy and Yield are also excellent, if slightly less consistent.

Beyond that, I'm usually dipping in and out as needed to hear favourite songs, rather that approaching them as cohesive listening experiences.

[stip]

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

Or something like that.

I didn't realize you had Ten that high

It's hard to fault that set of songs.

That said, the only two records I think of as truly top tier are Vs and No Code. Vitalogy and Yield are also excellent, if slightly less consistent.

Beyond that, I'm usually dipping in and out as needed to hear favourite songs, rather that approaching them as cohesive listening experiences.

fair enough. One of the reasons I have Backspacer and L-Bolt so high is that they have always been cohesive experiences for me the way the No Code -> S/T records have not been (with the one minor exception of Supersonic). Higher highs on many of those records (especially Yield and S/T) but if I was going to put on a pearl jam record from start to finish it's likely to be the first 3 or last 4. Those middle records are a lot messier.

[Strat]

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

Or something like that.

I didn't realize you had Ten that high

It's hard to fault that set of songs.

That said, the only two records I think of as truly top tier are Vs and No Code. Vitalogy and Yield are also excellent, if slightly less consistent.

Beyond that, I'm usually dipping in and out as needed to hear favourite songs, rather that approaching them as cohesive listening experiences.

fair enough. One of the reasons I have Backspacer and L-Bolt so high is that they have always been cohesive experiences for me the way the No Code -> S/T records have not been (with the one minor exception of Supersonic). Higher highs on many of those records (especially Yield and S/T) but if I was going to put on a pearl jam record from start to finish it's likely to be the first 3 or last 4. Those middle records are a lot messier.

lol stip

[epilogue]

Riot Act
Vitalogy
Ten

No Code
Vs
Binaural
Yield

Gigaton
Dark Matter
S/T

Lightning Bolt
Backspacer

it's not a bad list but i just wis you loved Dark Matter more?

Dark Matter is a fantastic record!

[Matters]

Yep, Dark Matter is fantastic and what a gift to get it at this point in time. Still, it’s gonna have to earn every inch of territory when competing with the other albums.

So far I can rank DM at #11 ahead of Lightning Bolt but it’s gonna take time to move it above some of the others. I can realistically see it getting to #8 (ahead of S/T, Backspacer and Gigaton) or maybe, just maybe #7 ahead of No Code.

[Parrhesia]

Binaural
Yield
No Code
Riot Act
Vitalogy

Vs.
Ten
Gigaton

S/T
Backspacer
Dark Matter
Lightning Bolt

I liked Gigaton quite a bit but unfortunately Dark Matter isn't doing anything for me.

[MattA75]

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

Binaural and Riot Act would be a lot higher if some of the b-sides and other songs from the sessions had made the records in place of things that did

[VinylGuy]

these days

No Code
Vs
Gigaton
Dark Matter
Yield
Binaural
Ten
RA
ST
Vitalogy
Backspacker
LB

[stip]

these days

No Code
Vs
Gigaton
Dark Matter
Yield
Binaural
Ten
RA
ST
Vitalogy
Backspacker
LB

Love how high Gigaton is on this list

[hlniv]

I'm making three assumptions with this ranking that are important.
A. Based on my preferred listening environment for each
B. Based on my preferred tracklist
C. Includes any and all outtakes/b-sides that I think belong with each

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

[stip]

don't often see Binaural and Riot Act that many spaces apart on a ranking