Some of each summer’s best tunes are simply summer staples—ones with warm rhythms, dewy textures, and car-rattling beats. Salt-n-Pepa were two total badasses who changed the game for hip-hop artists, male and female alike. The lore of “Black” is that Pearl Jam’s record company wanted to release it as the fifth single from Ten and Vedder refused, because he felt (probably correctly) that it would have made the album even more popular. Here is my PoP10 list, an introduction to the fire and skill of The Jam, in alphabetical order.

WOAHHHHH-OHHHHH-WOAH-OH-OHHHHHH!!! When You'll Hear It: Starting lineup introductions. 28. News and Reviews. Well, in the '90s it was whatever ESPN defined it as for the purposes of their series of Jock Jams compilations: Most often, hip-hop-flavored dance-pop bangers which implicitly (and sometimes explicitly) promoted physical movement of any and all kinds. © 2019 Billboard. -- Bill Wareham, Pittsburgh Penguins Director of Game Presentation, 3. WOLFMOTHER, "JOKER AND THE THIEF" (2006). It's the fun. What It Is: The Jock Jam version of the Imperial March, creating 20,000 new Storm Troopers for the home team with every "DUHHH DUH DA DA DA DUHHHH DUHHHHH!" A common songwriting trick for Pearl Jam in the mid-’90s was marrying lyrics expressing extreme despondency set to music that made you want to put a fist through a brick wall. The Experts Say: "It’s that instant recognizability. The bands ended up touring together around that time, and the funk-rock influence clearly rubbed off on PJ in the band’s early years, showing up on Vs. tracks like “Blood” and “Rats.” And then there’s this classic Ten-era B-side, which is practically a straight-up Chili Peppers impersonation. What It Is: Nearly 40 years later, still the song at the very epicenter of your brain's Venn diagram of sports and music. It never gets old!" Charlie Wilson: “Outstanding” by The Gap Band. That song is a jam. It's tendency to immediately cause an irresistible compulsion to dance is why it's ranked so high. It’s fine, though. This is really a Pearl Jam track in name only, given that the only members who play on it are Eddie Vedder and Jack Irons, while producer Brendan O’Brien plays bass and a veteran Canadian musician named Neil Young plays guitar. Chelsea Dagger, our goal song, has almost become synonymous with the Blackhawks in the city of Chicago and beyond. In a list full of extremely weird songs, this is by far the weirdest. PITCH FEATHER The debut ... Gotta love it when modern bands bring their hard rockin’ blues to the table without pretensions. [Sings] “Do-do-do-do-do-do-der.” It's Stevie, it's the instrumentation, it's the sonics, it's the lyricism, it's all of that. As big as Ten obviously was for Pearl Jam’s career, the release of the Singles soundtrack the following year played a crucial role in stoking the flames of the band’s stardom. -- Cassidy Lien, Phoenix Suns Sr. Director of Game Presentation, 35. When You'll Hear It: T-shirt tosses and flight squad demonstrations. Another song from the “exotic polyrhythms” Jack Irons era. Vedder has denied this, though the song’s depressive ruminations about how one “cannot find comfort in this world” reflect the point of view of a person “on a parallel train.”. “Breath” was one of two excellent PJ songs on the record, which essentially functioned as a Pearl Jam EP for fans desperate for fresh material as Ten blew up. This song features the greatest Eddie Vedder vocal ever in which — this is an important caveat — he coherently enunciates. At a time in hip-hop history more commonly revered for turning out some of the greatest work from Notorious B.I.G., 2pac and Dr. Dre, Coolio and his monster 1995 album Gangta's Paradise was topping the charts and winning Grammys. The Part You Definitely Know: "Allow me to reintroduce myself, my name is HOV....", The Experts Say: "There’s just something about how electrifying this song/beat is when it drops…each and every single time, it’s like you’ve never heard it before. AC/DC, "YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG" (1980). Why don't you remember it? This is the greatest Pearl Jam song for me because it delivers everything I want from the band: Tear-jerking emotionalism; a fearless disregard for whether they look uncool, because coolness might get in the way of the tear-jerking emotionalism; an Eddie Vedder vocal where I intuitively grasp the emotional truth of what he’s communicating without literally understanding a word he’s singing; raw musicianship played with tremendous proficiency; a vibe that works equally well in a huge stadium with 50,000 people and by yourself in the dark with headphones and a box of Kleenex. Paul Weller (vocals, guitar), Bruce Foxton (bass, vocals) and Rick Buckler (drums).

The part where he sings “I’ve got scratches all over my arms / one for each day since I fell apart” is the most reliable cus to start openly weeping in any Pearl Jam song. What It Is: A Black Album deep cut with a beat drop more famous than most artists' entire catalogs. This track had an instantly memorable chorus, and like many of these Jock Jams, it was easy to dance along to (provided that you knew how to count to four on your fingers). (HEY!) This one’s cool ’cause it’s a French-Moroccan track, and I love hearing Darija in music (and putting it in my own). The important distinction here regards Vedder’s climactic “whoa!” — on the album, there are two separate “whoa’s” that are spaced out by a few seconds, whereas in the video the “whoa!” is more or less continuous. TJR, "DON'T STOP THE PARTY" (2012). "C'Mon 'N Ride It (The Train)" as just enough apostrophes and parentheses in its title to make it 100 percent Jock Jam. The Part You Definitely know: "DA-DA-DUM, DA-DA-DUM, DA-DA-DUH-DA-DUH-DA-DUM! 2 (Hey Song)", Quad City DJ's - "C'Mon 'N Ride It (The Train)", Notorious B.I.G. A day in the life of Paul Weller. They were a pop culture window and, believe it or not, a bellwether for what was cool. That's how ahead of it's time it was. 1 hit, which a whole lot of rowdy fans mutually decided would sound better with much dirtier call-and-response lyrics. ", The Experts Say: "That’s the kind of stuff I look for.

A song often duplicated in Pearl Jam’s catalogue, as we’ve seen on this list, but never equaled. The Part You Definitely: "It's fun to stay at the... Y! The Part You Definitely Know: "I got a feeling/ (Woo-hoo)/ That tonight's gonna be a good night...", 32. What It Is: Britpop greats Blur's meatheaded send-up of American grunge -- which, of course, became by far their most famous song in the States. Try it sometime. When You'll Hear It: Before the second OT, when focus is in danger of starting to waver. A UK #1 in the final year of the band. MISSY ELLIOTT FEAT. It was this same strategy that once made movie soundtracks and the Now That's What I Call Music! When You'll Hear It: At every Brooklyn Nets game until the end of time, that's for damn sure. There's not even a close second." It’s no wonder that the music was written by the band’s early ’90s drummer Dave Abbruzzese. GARTH BROOKS, "FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES" (1990). What It Is: An undeaded Commodore 64 theme remix that turned into one of the most universally recognizable songs that nobody knows the name of or artist behind. The Part You Definitely Know: "GET UP OFFA THAT THING!/ And dance 'till you feel better! When No Code came out in 1996 and failed to replicate the massive sales of its predecessors — which in retrospect clearly seems like the album’s intention — one of the complaints wasn’t just that it was too weird. What It Is: Maybe the slowest, most deliberate entry in the Jock Jam canon, but one whose cinematic sense of anticipation is still so goddamn adrenalizing it'll get fans as pumped as any EDM drop -- particularly once that drum fill hits. The Part You Definitely Know: "Where didja come from, Where didja go?/ Where didja come from, Cotton Eye Joe? What It Is: A screaming alt-rock riffer from the U.K.'s most successful grunge acolytes. T.I.’s Musical Legacy Marks Him As One Of Hip-Hop’s Great Bridge-Gappers, Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold Tells Us What Went Into Their Surprise Fourth Album, ‘Shore’, Armani Caesar’s Gritty Debut ‘The Liz’ Proves She Can Do Anything Well, Our Not-Guaranteed-To-Be-Accurate Predictions For The Very Weird 2020 Emmys, Netflix’s ‘The Devil All The Time’ Is A Spellbinding, Brilliantly Cast Hillbilly Gothic, The Ending Of ‘The Usual Suspects’ Still Wows, 25 Years Later, Voter Registration Deadlines Are A Week Away In 19 States, Here’s How To Register Now, Photographer Julian Ali Shares The Vision Behind His #BlackKings Photo Series, Sexologist Shan Boodram On Intimacy And Pleasure In The COVID Era, The New Season Of ‘Chef’s Table’ Offers An In-Depth Exploration Of BBQ, We Made Hemingway’s Hamburger And It’s Still A Classic. I specifically use this song to amplify anticipation or moments where I’m trying to highlight grit." series as big (if not bigger) than artists' own full-length albums. It's the ability to just be so free within that music. This song is also noteworthy in the annals of Pearl Jam history for the extraordinarily long title, given that it has nearly as many words as the entire track listing for Ten. What It Is: The song that proved the arena potential of classic metal, and which still probably haunts the dreams of Red Sox and Orioles fans. What It Is: A ridiculous song whose Internet notoriety has yet to totally overshadow its stadium applicability in the sports world. What It Is: A spectral prog-rock intro instrumental -- play it long enough and it turns into '80s rock smash "Eye in the Sky" -- that became a permanent part of sports lore thanks to the Chicago Bulls in the '90s. The best example of this from Lightning Bolt is this slow burner, which suggests that the members of Pearl Jam have studied The National’s catalogue. Billboard is part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. -- A.J. They were kind enough to give us their picks for the stadium-anthem GOATs, and explanations for their selections are interspersed throughout our list. TAG TEAM, "WHOOMP! VH1 and all related titles and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. Epic Jams: The 20 Longest Songs In Classic Rock History. THE ROMANTICS, "WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU" (1980). What It Is: A blues-rock boogie that still works surprisingly well on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line. The Part You Definitely Know: "Because when I/ arrive/ I, I'll bring the fire/ Make you come/ Alive...", 89. )", The Experts Say: "The song that we play the most, in terms of pop songs, would be 'Let's Get It Started.' Maxo Kream: "Fuck Up Some Commas" by Future. A summer is not a song; it’s a playlist. When You'll Hear It: When you go to a sporting event. They're the pioneers of the South and a big part of the Memphis culture. -- Michelle Harris, Chicago Bulls Director of Entertainment, 90. The first song on the first Pearl Jam album immediately set the band’s early persona in cement: The lead singer is unhinged, crazy, and hunky, and the band appears to teeter on the brink of chaos while always staying fully in control.
Strangely, DJ Kool only raps one full verse in this song before filling up the other four minutes rotating between crowd work, coughing directly onto the mic, and giving shoutouts to his friends.
Given the rabid following this band has, I expect there to be … absolutely no disagreement about this list.


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