Pearl Jam is an American alternative rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990.

Pearl Jam's debut studio album, Ten, broke the band into the mainstream.

Vitalogy was ranked number 492 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The lead single "Spin the Black Circle" won a Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Hard Rock Performance.

The songs "Do the Evolution" (from Yield) and "Grievance" (from Binaural) both received Grammy nominations for Best Hard Rock Performance.

Pearl Jam's contribution to the 2003 film Big Fish, "Man of the Hour", was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2004.

Pearl Jam has received one nomination for Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic).

Pearl Jam has received one nomination for Artist of the Year/Alternative and Active Rock Radio.

Pearl Jam has received one nomination for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film, referring to "Man of the Hour" from Big Fish.