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“Go” by Pearl Jam

From the album Vs. (1993)

“Go” by Pearl Jam appears on 29 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1993 and 2024. It was first released in 1993 on the album Vs.. Its best result is #8 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #34 alternative song of 1993 and #2,509 alternative song of all time.

29countdowns
13stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1993–2024years charted

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"Go" was the first shot fired from Pearl Jam's second album, Vs., landing in October 1993, and it doesn't so much start as bolt out the door. The music came mostly from drummer Dave Abbruzzese, and it feels driven from behind the kit, all momentum and no brakes, while Eddie Vedder's lyrics ride on top in a strangled, urgent bark. Every member shares the writing credit, but this one belongs to the drummer.

Brendan O'Brien produced it with the band, Nick DiDia recorded it, and they kept it raw and hurtling, the sound of a band refusing to ease into its second act. Grammy voters nominated it for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1995, and it later turned up on the 2004 hits collection rearviewmirror.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1993 59 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993 107
1993 41 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993 91
1993 62 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 101
1993 8 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 543 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 503 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 503 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1998 520 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 451 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 956 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 553 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 690 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2001 476 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 204 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 1001 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2004 155 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 168 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 219 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 618 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2005 34 107.7 The End The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005) 77
2007 304 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 1697 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1696 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1717 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1749 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1825 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1874 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1937 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2024 139 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738

Charting alongside it in 1993

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  2. 2CreepRadiohead
  3. 3LingerThe Cranberries
  4. 4PlushStone Temple Pilots
  5. 5No RainBlind Melon
  6. 6Soul to SqueezeRed Hot Chili Peppers

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