Lightning Bolt
by Pearl Jam
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Pearl Jam bestography
Lightning Bolt is ranked 8th 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 17,963.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Lightning Bolt track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Lightning Bolt rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 34 Music Albums of 2013 | 29/34 | 1 |
| 2026 |  MW19704U | Top 59 Music Albums of 2013 | 49/59 | 1 |
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 86 Music Albums of the 2010s | 40/86 | 11 |
| 2026 | asimpkins | Top 44 Music Albums of 2013 | 43/44 | 0 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 81 Music Albums of 2013 | 1/81 | 5 |
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 94 Music Albums of 2013 | 8/94 | 5 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of 2013 | 71/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 19 Music Albums of 2013 | 18/19 | 1 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 53 Music Albums of 2013 | 45/53 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Milhaud | Top 28 Music Albums of 2013 | 26/28 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 126 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 445 | |||
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Lightning Bolt ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/03/2026 07:40 | Johnnyo | 9,814 | 77/100 |
| ! | 06/26/2026 06:51 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,518 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2026 00:15 | AAL2014 | 4,226 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.5/100, a mean average of 68.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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jeremy9 09/03/2019 10:17 | #242154
Very sublime and energetic album.
This is a low point for me with regards to Pearl jam. Love this band but this really has nothing to offer me. No stand out tracks. Just blah. Very disappointing
nitomano 06/21/2016 04:56 | #169298
Favoritas: Sirens, Pendulum, Mind Your Manners, Sleeping By Myself, Future Days
Lightning Bolt sounds like a great band doing what they do in a solid way. I rank it 3rd tier Pearl Jam with Binaural and No Code
Its a solid play throughout. No classic songs.
The title track, Sirens, and Mind Your Manners stand out.
Everything else is of high quality that's a good listen if a fan of the band.
Can't help but feel like this band, now in their 50's are hitting the twighlight of their career after the excellent Avocado and Backspacer.
Lightning Bolt reminds you of why this band is so great and its a testament to the longevity of a band that is stayed together (apart from drummers) and stayed good for so long.
But this isn't must have Pearl Jam and I'm aftraid what is to come may never reach great heights again.
Very underrated, like all Pearl Jam records IMO (except Ten, that's a little overrated, just a lil bit).
Maybe better than vs., def better than Vitalogy & the others. Although I like all Pearl Jam albums, they're all in my top 200!
Standout Tracks: 1. Sirens, 2. Getaway, 3. Mind Your Manners, 4. Lightning Bolt
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