Album · Eddie Vedder
Earthling by Eddie Vedder
Earthling is an album by Eddie Vedder, released in 2022. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 15 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Long Way”, on 9 lists with a best position of #13.
Eleven years after Ukulele Songs, Eddie Vedder came back in 2022 with Earthling, his third solo album, out on Republic and Seattle Surf. This time the Pearl Jam frontman handed the controls to producer Andrew Watt and went for broad-shouldered, full-band rock, with that well-worn baritone pushed right up front where it belongs. The solo run that began with the Into the Wild soundtrack in 2007 had never sounded this much like a man ready to crank the amps on his own time.
"Long Way" got things rolling on the countdowns back in 2021, an easygoing mid-tempo cruiser, and "Brother The Cloud" hits harder and aches more. Critics mostly came around: the album drew a Metacritic average of 79 across 15 reviews, and Record Collector praised the creative spark between Vedder and his collaborators and the fresh, unified sound they found together.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Earthling on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Way | 9 | #13 | – | 2021–2022 | |
| 2 | Brother The Cloud | 6 | #30 | – | 2022 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.