Yield (studio album)
by Pearl Jam

Yield by Pearl Jam
Year: 1998
Overall rank: 1,370th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 489 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1998 (22nd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (249th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,370th)

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Pearl Jam bestography

Yield is ranked 4th best out of 85 albums by Pearl Jam on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Pearl Jam is Ten which is ranked number 51 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 18,568.

Pearl Jam album bestography « Higher ranked (642nd)
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This album (1,370th)
Yield
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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 489 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.

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Rating:  
80/100
From 07/03/2025 21:57
a solid record that blends PJ's signature grunge sound with more melodic, introspective songwriting
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From 06/29/2025 12:04
For a band that lit the world on fire in the 90s, Yield, in many ways, feels like the end of an era, and is considered to be their last essential classic, before the divisive albums that followed. Highlights include Faithful, Given to Fly, Do the Evolution and the super-underrated MFC.
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From 09/28/2024 23:54
The album that truly separated Pearl Jam from the rest of their 90’s grunge/alternative rock peers and proved that they were so much more than grunge/alternative rock. I couldn’t see any of their 90’s grunge/alternative rock peers like Soundgarden or Alice In Chains making an album like this.

Should be ranked #1 in their overall discography and it definitely shouldn’t be ranked below The Smashing Pumpkins’ Adore in 1998.
#305458 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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95/100
From 09/19/2024 17:14
Hard-rocking, catchy and wonderfully eclectic. Pearl Jam blows the doors off on tracks like Given to Fly, In Hiding, Brain of J and Do The Evolution, and gets beautifully heartfelt on tracks like Wishlist and Low Light. Not afraid to get weird, but consistently enjoyable. One of the band's 3 or 4 best records ever, in a discography full of strong records.
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85/100
From 09/01/2024 22:48
After a "No Code" album that contains several good songs but was a bit of a let down as a whole, the Jammers return to form with a clever and concise alt-rock record. Top tracks for me : MFC, Low light, Brain of J, Wishlist.
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75/100
From 04/28/2024 01:32
Mostly pretty good, but falls off in places, especially towards the end. They could have trimmed 3 or 4 tracks from this and the average would improve. Although it might be debatable which 3 or 4.
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Not up to the standard of Ten and Vs, but still a good album. My favourites are Brain of J and In Hiding. There's a b-side track called Leatherman off the Given To Fly single which is good too.
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From 12/21/2020 18:09
A great bounceback album after No Code was a bit of a disappointment.
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