Vitalogy (studio album)
by Pearl Jam

Vitalogy by Pearl Jam
Year: 1994
Overall rank: 648th   
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 826 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1994 (21st)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (108th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (648th)

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Pearl Jam bestography

Vitalogy is ranked 3rd 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 18,326.

Pearl Jam album bestography « Higher ranked (333rd)
Vs.
This album (648th)
Vitalogy
Lower ranked (1,377th) »
Yield

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Vitalogy track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Vitalogy rankings

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Overall rank: 648th | 1990s rank: 108th | 1994 rank: 21st

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Vitalogy ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 826 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.

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From 07/01/2025 12:11 | #309829
Seen by many as the last classic Pearl Jam record, Vitalogy is a largely experimental record that sees Pearl Jam go deeper into the abyss, as they strive to reject the commercial appeal of the first record with strange, throwaway songs, such as the infamous Bugs. On the other hand, Vitalogy contains some of Pearl Jam's most powerful anthems, ones that rival Ten's anthems, like Nothingman, Corduroy, Better Man, and Immortality, which makes Vitalogy a frustrating listen for some. Nevertheless, this is a fascinating record, which for its strengths, as well as experiments, makes it as essential as Vs, if not on the level of Ten.
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80/100
From 04/20/2025 10:45 | #308626
Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1996 Grammys. The winner was Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
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From 01/11/2025 13:15 | #306915
On the level of their debut album, Ten and much better than their sophomore album…which hasn’t aged all that well IMO.
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85/100
From 10/23/2024 19:59 | #305745
A strong album, though not quite at the level of "Ten" or "Vs." There are no standout songs, although the playing is very solid and is worth a listen or two. 8.5/10!
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From 08/03/2024 22:13 | #304640
So many great songs yet so much filler, many tracks are jams or just mucking about which is awful on an album of cohesive work. A missed opportunity. This album should be lower than 3rd
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From 08/02/2022 17:43 | #288086
Toda força do Pearl Jam no seu auge.
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35/100
From 01/15/2022 10:35 | #279414
This album never really connected with me like Ten, Vs or No Code. There are some good songs on the album (Better Man, Immortality and Not For You being my highlights) but there are also some godawful tracks that are really hard to listen to and just bring down the album for me (Stupidmop, Bugs and Aye Davanita). Remove those 3 and it'd probably be a 50/100 for me.
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From 06/26/2020 14:04 | #254546
A Lot of KILLER and a whole bunch more FILLER!
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85/100
From 06/25/2020 09:35 | #254480
A great album, continuing their previous work.
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From 10/28/2019 10:39 | #244195
I ove this album, it's amazing
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