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Lightning Bolt by Pearl Jam
Lightning Bolt is an album by Pearl Jam, released in 2013. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 31 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sirens”, on 19 lists with a best position of #6.
Lightning Bolt, Pearl Jam's tenth studio album, came out in October 2013 on the band's own Monkeywrench label, with Republic handling it overseas and longtime ally Brendan O'Brien back behind the desk. It took its time: the songs started in 2011, the first sessions happened in early 2012, and then everybody wandered off to side projects until work picked back up in March 2013.
The wait shows in a good way. Next to Backspacer, this one is harder and longer-limbed, Mike McCready and Stone Gossard's guitars leaning into the old roar while Jeff Ament and Matt Cameron keep the engine turning over. Eddie Vedder, meanwhile, is chewing on getting older and the clock running down, and that gives the record a weight the band's younger selves couldn't have faked. "Mind Your Manners" and "Sirens" went out ahead of it. Critics heard the band they remembered, and the album went to number one in the US, Canada and Australia.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Lightning Bolt on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sirens | 19 | #6 | – | 2013–2022 | |
| 2 | Mind Your Manners | 12 | #15 | – | 2013 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.