Ten
by Pearl Jam
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Ten is ranked as the best album by Pearl Jam.
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Ten track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Ten rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | jackharrison21 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 72/100 | 27 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 35/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 7/100 | 19 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 29/100 | 72 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 15/100 | 17 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 56 Music Albums of 1991 | 10/56 | 4 |
| 2026 | tbroadhurst1 | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 40/40 | 2 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 14 Music Albums of 1991 | 12/14 | 1 |
| 2026 |  timtooky | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 62/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 34/100 | 67 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 1,885 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 17,959 | |||
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Ten ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/08/2026 19:39 | emiro | 164 | 85/100 |
| ! | 10/06/2026 07:13 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,426 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2026 20:12 | adbrack1988 | 1,129 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 82.5/100, a mean average of 81.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.3.
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Ten forum mentions
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Ten comments
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I'll pass. Even though I saw them twice in concert during this era and although I liked the big songs off Ten, right from the get-go I sensed these guys were puffed up wankers who took themselves far too seriously.
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Someone unfamiliar with Pearl Jam might confuse this with a greatest hits album.
This is just about as good as debut albums get. Certainly top 5 debut of all time. Very emotional, powerful stuff from these guys. Their best.
30 years later....and I still enjoy revisiting this album. I was considering dropping it from my top 100, but after another listen I realise what a poor decision that would be. In fact I will lift it up a few more places. Like fine wine, it seems to get better with age. (Edited)
I think this album is overrated on this sight, but it doesn't change the fact that this is the best debut album among grunge's big four. A lot of amazingly written tracks (Jeremy, Black) and also high-energy grunge anthems (Once, Even Flow). (Edited)
Upon release it was like a breath of fresh rock air. Different from Nirvana but still very much a major force and factor in ushering in new rock music (call it grunge if you must). The residual influences can be seen very clearly decades later. Even today it stands on its own, and the strength of the lesser known not really hear on radio tracks - like Porch, Garden, and Release- mark it a classic.
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