Album
Vs.
Vs. is Pearl Jam's second studio album, arriving after Ten (1991) and before Vitalogy (1994). It was the band's first record with producer Brendan O'Brien, who went on to work with them regularly, and the first to feature drummer Dave Abbruzzese. The sound is deliberately rougher and more abrasive than on their debut.
The band played down the promotion, declining to make videos for any of the singles. It didn't hurt: the album sold 950,378 copies in its first five days, a first-week record since SoundScan began tracking in 1991, and it held that record for five years. It spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, their longest run there, and has since reached 7× platinum in the US. Released in October 1993, it was acclaimed by critics and remains a key album of the decade.
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Vs.: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 46:19Tracklist
- 1GoAbbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder3:13
- 2AnimalAbbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder2:49
- 3DaughterAbbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder3:56
- 4Glorified GAbbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder3:27
- 5DissidentAbbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder3:35
- 6W.M.A.Abbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder5:59
- 7BloodAbbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder2:51
- 8RearviewmirrorAbbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder4:44
- 9RatsAbbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder4:15
- 10Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small TownAbbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder3:16
- 11LeashAbbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder3:10
- 12IndifferenceAbbruzzese, Ament, Gossard, McCready, Vedder5:04
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1993–94 | 1 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1993–94 | 2 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1993–94 | 1 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1993–94 | 1 |
| Dutch Albums · 1993–94 | 1 |
| Irish Albums (IFPI) · 1993–94 | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1993–94 | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1993–94 | 1 |
| Swedish Albums · 1993–94 | 1 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) · 1993–94 | 3 |
All 21 charts
| Austrian Albums · 1993–94 | 7 |
| German Albums · 1993–94 | 8 |
| Swiss Albums · 1993–94 | 9 |
| French Albums (SNEP) · 1993–94 | 12 |
| Greek Albums (Pop & Rock) · 1993–94 | 17 |
| Portuguese Albums · 2021 | 28 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) · 1993–94 | 31 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) · 1993–94 | 34 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1993–94 | 42 |
| Scottish Albums · 1993–94 | 70 |
| Italian Albums · 2010 | 84 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Argentina · 2005 | Gold |
| Australia · 1996 | 4× Platinum |
| Canada · 2023 | 6× Platinum |
| Netherlands · 1993 | Gold |
| New Zealand | Platinum |
| Norway · 1994 | Gold |
| Spain · 1994 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 1993 | Gold |
| United States · 1995 | 7× Platinum |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
81.0
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
7.4k
ListenBrainz listeners
167k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
57k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 1993-10-11; musicbrainz + wikidata 1993-10-08 (3 days apart, likely another territory)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 8 October 1993 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 11 October 1993 | |
| Wikidata | 8 October 1993 | |
| US release | 12 October 1993 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 8 October 1993 | earliest UK or European date |
20 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | HK | Epic | 5099747454929 | other |
| 1993 | CA | Epic Associated | 074645313627 | other |
| 1993 | ZA | Epic | 6001208494633 | other |
| 1993 | CA | Epic Associated | 074645313627 | other |
| 1993 | AU | Epic | 9399747454926 | other |
| 1993 | JP | Sony Records | 4988009682723 | other |
| 8 October 1993 | XE | Epic | 5099747454929 | original |
| 12 October 1993 | US | Epic Associated | 074645313610 | other |
| 19 October 1993 | XE | Epic | 5099747454929 | other |
| 19 October 1993 | US | Epic | 074645313641 | other |
| 19 October 1993 | US | Epic | 074645313627 | other |
| 19 October 1993 | US | Epic | 074645313627 | other |
| 19 October 1993 | GB | Epic | 5099747454943 | other |
| 9 July 2004 | XE | Epic | 5099747454950 | other |
| 3 April 2006 | XE | Epic | 828767360522 | other |
| 25 March 2011 | XW | Epic | 884977925173 | remaster |
| 29 March 2011 | US | Epic | 886978431424 | other |
| 5 October 2011 | JP | Epic | 4547366061628 | other |
| 15 April 2016 | XE | Epic | 886978431318 | other |
| 17 November 2023 | US | Epic | 196588300615 | deluxe |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| coverartarchive | 1429×1386 | rejected |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |