Complete List Of Pearl Jam Songs From A to Z

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Pearl Jam’s catalog stretches from the explosive breakthrough of Ten to the renewed power of Dark Matter, giving the band one of the deepest and most enduring songbooks in modern rock. This complete A-to-Z list brings together Pearl Jam’s studio tracks, B-sides, outtakes, hidden songs, bonus cuts, and notable alternate versions in one place.

Complete List Of Pearl Jam Songs From A to Z

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Pearl Jam ignited their musical journey in Seattle, Washington, in 1990, arriving at the heart of what would soon become known globally as the grunge movement. Initially formed from the remnants of the influential Seattle band Mother Love Bone, bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard united to continue their artistic vision. They quickly recruited guitarist Mike McCready and eventually, the charismatic and powerfully voiced Eddie Vedder, whose deeply introspective lyrics and emotional vocal style would soon define the band’s sound. With drummer Dave Krusen completing the lineup, Pearl Jam rapidly developed into a formidable musical force, known for their intensity both on stage and on record.

Their debut album, Ten, released in 1991, exploded onto the rock music scene, capturing the angst, introspection, and emotional honesty of an entire generation. Driven by massive hits including “Alive,” “Jeremy,” and “Even Flow,” Ten quickly became a cultural phenomenon, selling over 13 million copies in the United States alone. Pearl Jam had tapped into a raw nerve, offering a resonant and authentic counterpoint to the polished glam metal that had previously dominated the airwaves. The album’s relentless popularity and critical acclaim transformed Pearl Jam into one of the definitive bands of the decade, establishing them as central figures in the explosion of alternative rock.

Refusing to rest on their enormous success, Pearl Jam released their follow-up, Vs., in 1993, which showcased a more aggressive, raw sound. Vs. shattered industry records, selling nearly a million copies in its first week alone. Singles like “Daughter,” “Animal,” and “Go” dominated radio playlists, affirming Pearl Jam’s status as essential listening. Their third studio album, Vitalogy (1994), further solidified their place in music history, reaching number one and delivering iconic singles including “Better Man,” “Corduroy,” and “Spin the Black Circle,” which earned them their first Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1996.

Pearl Jam has continued to evolve and innovate through their lengthy career, releasing twelve studio albums, including notable works such as No Code (1996), Yield (1998), Binaural (2000), the self-titled Pearl Jam in 2006, and Dark Matter in 2024. Across these albums, the band demonstrated a consistent willingness to experiment with musical styles, never stagnating or compromising their artistic integrity. Singles like “Given to Fly,” “I Am Mine,” and “The Fixer” became fan favorites, showcasing their enduring relevance. This unwavering dedication to authentic creativity has deeply endeared them to their loyal fanbase.

In recognition of their monumental impact on rock music, Pearl Jam has received numerous accolades throughout their prolific career. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017, a testament to their musical legacy and lasting cultural influence. Additionally, they have received multiple Grammy nominations, with notable recognition for their socially conscious songs and poignant lyrical content. From powerful live performances to iconic studio recordings, Pearl Jam has consistently earned both critical acclaim and widespread admiration from peers and audiences alike.

Outside the studio and stage, Pearl Jam has passionately leveraged their fame to support various social causes and humanitarian efforts. They have openly advocated for issues such as climate change awareness, voter engagement, and environmental responsibility. The band’s notable confrontation with Ticketmaster in the mid-1990s, driven by their efforts to keep concert tickets affordable for fans, further solidified their reputation as champions of fairness and integrity in the music industry. Beyond activism, band members have individually participated in charitable endeavors, regularly contributing to non-profit organizations and disaster-relief efforts worldwide.

Pearl Jam’s enduring appeal stems directly from their sincere connection with their audience, a bond built on transparency, integrity, and authentic musical expression. They continue to inspire fans through their relentless pursuit of artistic growth, passion for social justice, and refusal to compromise their ideals. From their roots in the Seattle grunge scene to their celebrated global presence today, Pearl Jam has proven that genuine passion and unwavering commitment to their music and values will forever resonate with listeners across generations.

Complete List Of Pearl Jam Songs From A to Z

4/20/02 – Lost Dogs (Hidden track) – 2003 – Riot Act outtake honoring Layne Staley of Alice in Chains
All Night – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Previously unreleased No Code outtake
Alone – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Re-recorded version of “Go” B-side with new vocals, music from Ten sessions
Alright – Gigaton – 2020
All or None – Riot Act – 2002
Alive – Ten – 1991
Alive (live at RKCNDY) – Ten (European edition) – 1991
All Those Yesterdays – Yield – 1998
Alone (live at The Academy Theater) – Ten (iTunes reissue) – 1991
Amongst the Waves – Backspacer – 2009
Animal – Vs. – 1993
Arc – Riot Act – 2002
Army Reserve – Pearl Jam – 2006
Around the Bend – No Code – 1996
Aye Davanita – Vitalogy – 1994
Bee Girl – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Previously unreleased, recorded live on Rockline (1993)
Better Man – Vitalogy – 1994
Better Man (guitar and organ only mix) – Vitalogy (Reissue) – 1994
Better Man (live) – Binaural (Japanese bonus) – 2000
Big Wave – Pearl Jam – 2006
Black – Ten – 1991
Black, Red, Yellow – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Extended version of “Hail, Hail” B-side
Blood – Vs. – 1993
Brain of J. – Yield – 1998
Breakerfall – Binaural – 2000
Breath and a Scream (Mookie Blaylock demo) – Ten (Reissue) – 1991
Brother – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Instrumental version of Ten outtake
Brother (with vocals) – Ten (Reissue) – 1991
Buckle Up – Gigaton – 2020
Bu$hleaguer – Riot Act – 2002
Bugs – Vitalogy – 1994
Can’t Keep – Riot Act – 2002
Come Back – Pearl Jam – 2006
Comatose – Pearl Jam – 2006
Comes Then Goes – Gigaton – 2020
Corduroy – Vitalogy – 1994
Corduroy (alternate take) – Vitalogy (Reissue) – 1994
Crazy Mary – Vs. (Reissue) – 1993
Cready Stomp – Vs. (Reissue) – 1993
Cropduster – Riot Act – 2002
Dance of the Clairvoyants – Gigaton – 2020
Dark Matter – Dark Matter – 2024
Daughter – Vs. – 1993
Dead Man – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Originally from “Off He Goes” single, intended for Dead Man Walking soundtrack
Deep – Ten – 1991
Dirty Frank – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Extended version of “Even Flow” B-side with some lyrics removed
Dissident – Vs. – 1993
Do the Evolution – Yield – 1998
Don’t Gimme No Lip – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Previously unreleased No Code outtake
Down – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Originally from “I Am Mine” single
Drifting – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Alternative version of 1999 fan club Christmas single with different vocals
Education – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Previously unreleased Binaural outtake
Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town – Vs. – 1993
Evacuation – Binaural – 2000
Even Flow – Ten – 1991
Even Flow (live at The Academy Theater) – Ten (iTunes reissue) – 1991
Evil Little Goat – Ten (Reissue) – 1991
Faithful – Yield – 1998
Fatal – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Previously unreleased Binaural outtake
Footsteps – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Live version from Rockline (1992) with harmonica not on original B-side
Footsteps (live) – Binaural (Japanese bonus) – 2000
Force of Nature – Backspacer – 2009
Future Days – Lightning Bolt – 2013
Get Right – Riot Act – 2002
Getaway – Lightning Bolt – 2013
Given to Fly – Yield – 1998
Ghost – Riot Act – 2002
Glorified G – Vs. – 1993
Go – Vs. – 1993
Gods’ Dice – Binaural – 2000
Going to See My Friend – Backspacer – 2009
Gone – Pearl Jam – 2006
Got Some – Backspacer – 2009
Got to Give – Dark Matter – 2024
Garden – Ten – 1991
Garden (live at The Academy Theater) – Ten (iTunes reissue) – 1991
Green Disease – Riot Act – 2002
Gremmie Out of Control – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Cover originally from Music for Our Mother Ocean Vol. 1 compilation
Grievance – Binaural – 2000
½ Full – Riot Act – 2002
Habit – No Code – 1996
Hail, Hail – No Code – 1996
Hard to Imagine – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Different mix and vocals from Chicago Cab soundtrack, Vs. outtake
Help Help – Riot Act – 2002
Hey Foxymophandlemama, That’s Me – Vitalogy – 1994
Hitchhiker – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Previously unreleased Binaural outtake
Hold On – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Previously unreleased Ten outtake
Hold On (acoustic demo) – Vs. (Reissue) – 1993
I Am Mine – Riot Act – 2002
I’m Open – No Code – 1996
In Hiding – Yield – 1998
In the Moonlight – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Previously unreleased Binaural outtake
Infallible – Lightning Bolt – 2013
Inside Job – Pearl Jam – 2006
Insignificance – Binaural – 2000
I’ve Got a Feeling – Ten (Japanese bonus) – 1991
Immortality – Vitalogy – 1994
In My Tree – No Code – 1996
Indifference – Vs. – 1993
Jeremy – Ten – 1991
Johnny Guitar – Backspacer – 2009
Just a Girl (Mookie Blaylock demo) – Ten (Reissue) – 1991
Just Breathe – Backspacer – 2009
Last Exit – Vitalogy – 1994
Last Kiss – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Cover from 1998 fan club Christmas single, reached #2 on Billboard Hot 100
Leash – Vs. – 1993
Leaving Here – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Cover originally from Home Alive compilation
Let Me Sleep – Lost Dogs – 2003 – From 1991 fan club Christmas single
Let the Records Play – Lightning Bolt – 2013
Life Wasted – Pearl Jam – 2006
Light Years – Binaural – 2000
Lightning Bolt – Lightning Bolt – 2013
Love Boat Captain – Riot Act – 2002
Low Light – Yield – 1998
Lukin – No Code – 1996
Mankind – No Code – 1996
Marker in the Sand – Pearl Jam – 2006
Master/Slave – Ten (hidden track) – 1991
Master/Slave – Ten (Japanese bonus) – 1991
MFC – Yield – 1998
Mind Your Manners – Lightning Bolt – 2013
My Father’s Son – Lightning Bolt – 2013
Never Destination – Gigaton – 2020
No Way – Yield – 1998
Not for You – Vitalogy – 1994
Nothing as It Seems – Binaural – 2000
Nothingman – Vitalogy – 1994
Nothingman (1993 demo) – Vitalogy (Reissue) – 1994
Oceans – Ten – 1991
Of the Girl – Binaural – 2000
Off He Goes – No Code – 1996
Once – Ten – 1991
Other Side – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Originally from “Save You” single
Parachutes – Pearl Jam – 2006
Parting Ways – Binaural – 2000
Pendulum – Lightning Bolt – 2013
Pilate – Yield – 1998
Porch – Ten – 1991
Present Tense – No Code – 1996
Pry, To – Vitalogy – 1994
Push Me, Pull Me – Yield – 1998
Quick Escape – Gigaton – 2020
Rats – Vs. – 1993
React, Respond – Dark Matter – 2024
🔴 – Yield – 1998
Rearviewmirror – Vs. – 1993
Red Mosquito – No Code – 1996
Release – Ten – 1991
Retrograde – Gigaton – 2020
River Cross – Gigaton – 2020
Rival – Binaural – 2000
Running – Dark Matter – 2024
Sad – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Previously unreleased Binaural outtake, originally titled “Letter to the Dead”
Satan’s Bed – Vitalogy – 1994
Save You – Riot Act – 2002
Scared of Fear – Dark Matter – 2024
Seven O’Clock – Gigaton – 2020
Setting Sun – Dark Matter – 2024
Severed Hand – Pearl Jam – 2006
Sirens – Lightning Bolt – 2013
Sleight of Hand – Binaural – 2000
Sleeping by Myself – Lightning Bolt – 2013
Smile – No Code – 1996
Something Special – Dark Matter – 2024
Sometimes – No Code – 1996
Soon Forget – Binaural – 2000
Speed of Sound – Backspacer – 2009
Spin the Black Circle – Vitalogy – 1994
State of Love and Trust (Demo) – Ten (Reissue) – 1991
Strangest Tribe – Lost Dogs – 2003 – From 1999 fan club Christmas single
Superblood Wolfmoon – Gigaton – 2020
Supersonic – Backspacer – 2009
Swallowed Whole – Lightning Bolt – 2013
Sweet Lew – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Previously unreleased Binaural outtake
Take the Long Way – Gigaton – 2020
The End – Backspacer – 2009
The Fixer – Backspacer – 2009
Thin Air – Binaural – 2000
Thumbing My Way – Riot Act – 2002
Tremor Christ – Vitalogy – 1994
U – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Reworked version of “Wishlist” B-side
Unemployable – Pearl Jam – 2006
Undone – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Originally from “I Am Mine” single
Unthought Known – Backspacer – 2009
Upper Hand – Dark Matter – 2024
Waiting for Stevie – Dark Matter – 2024
Wash – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Different version from “Alive” B-side that also appeared on European releases of Ten
Wasted Reprise – Pearl Jam – 2006
Whale Song – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Originally from Music for Our Mother Ocean Vol. 3 compilation
Whipping – Vitalogy – 1994
Who Ever Said – Gigaton – 2020
Who You Are – No Code – 1996
Why Go – Ten – 1991
Why Go (live at The Academy Theater) – Ten (iTunes reissue) – 1991
Wishlist – Yield – 1998
W.M.A. – Vs. – 1993
Won’t Tell – Dark Matter – 2024
World Wide Suicide – Pearl Jam – 2006
Wreckage – Dark Matter – 2024
Writer’s Block – Binaural (Hidden track) – 2000
Yellow Ledbetter – Lost Dogs – 2003 – Originally from “Jeremy” B-side, became a radio hit in 1994
Yellow Moon – Lightning Bolt – 2013
You Are – Riot Act – 2002
2,000 Mile Blues – Ten (Reissue) – 1991

Albums

Ten (1991): 27 songs

Vs. (1993): 15 songs

Vitalogy (1994): 17 songs

No Code (1996): 13 songs

Yield (1998): 13 songs

Binaural (2000): 16 songs

Riot Act (2002): 15 songs

Lost Dogs (2003): 29 songs

Pearl Jam (2006): 13 songs

Backspacer (2009): 11 songs

Lightning Bolt (2013): 12 songs

Lightning Bolt by Pearl Jam (2013-10-15)

Gigaton (2020): 12 songs

Dark Matter (2024): 11 songs

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