207) Ten

Pearl Jam

Posted Nov 01, 2003 12:00 AM

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When their debut came out, Pearl Jam were competing with Nirvana in a grunge popularity contest they were bound to lose. Yet Ten is a near-perfect record: Eddie Vedder's shaky, agonized growl and Mike McCready's wailing guitar solos on "Alive" and "Jeremy" push both songs to the brink and back again.

Total album sales: 12 million

Peak chart position: 2

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