Backspacer
by Pearl Jam
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Backspacer is ranked 6th best out of 85 albums by Pearl Jam on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pearl Jam is Ten which is ranked number 52 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 17,910.
(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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Backspacer track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Backspacer rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 2401-2500 | 78/100 | - |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 57 Music Albums of 2009 | 52/57 | 1 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 23 Music Albums of 2009 | 11/23 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 49 Music Albums of 2009 | 42/49 | 1 |
| 2026 |  SomethingSpecial | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 55/100 | 9 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 47 Music Albums of 2009 | 31/47 | 2 |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Pearl Jam: So Far.. | 6/12 | - |
| 2026 |  jhuik | Best/ Favourite Songs of All Time | 60/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 78 Music Albums of 2009 | 15/78 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 184 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 588 | |||
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Backspacer ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 26 hours ago |  EyeKanFly | 8,985 | 65/100 |
| ! | 3 days ago | robertoveltri | 904 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/30/2026 20:13 | ecocruzr | 192 | 70/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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Forum mentions
pedro1976 09/20/2025 07:28 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 08/23/2025 23:18 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Reach The BeachBackspacer comments
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Quite easily the worst album of Pearl Jam’s career and it should be ranked dead last among all their studio albums and it is quite possibly the worst album released by any of the big 90’s grunge/alternative rock bands.
Gonna See My Friend is the worst Pearl Jam album opener ever and The Fixer and Johnny Guitar are two of some the worst songs Pearl Jam ever recorded period. I have no idea why this album was so well received by critics at the time of its release or how it did so well in album sales compared to the band’s other 2000’s studio albums. (Edited)
pedro1976 02/02/2023 13:16 | #293505
Solid Album and one I tend to overlook - Just Breathe probably the highlight to my ears - nothing outstanding but no duds either.
ExTeaSea 08/28/2022 16:32 | #288983 | TOP COMMENT
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Sadly it and "Avocado" fall into the "generic version of themselves" category that most artists end up doing during their career. Riot Act and Binaural are leagues better. (Edited)
VictorVale 10/27/2020 14:11 | #259849
Sempre agradáveis, mesmo com o som fugindo do habitual.
llibnanoon 09/15/2020 14:31 | #258244
"Just Breathe" is a Pearl Jam Masterpiece! Rating (80.45)
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