Black
As of 2026-10-24, "Black" by Pearl Jam has charted in 12 markets across 3 platforms, peaking at #11 (PT) on the Rotation chart.
- Markets
- 12
- First seen
- 2026-07-20
- Latest chart date
- 2026-10-24
- Peak
- #11 pt
Started in 1 market, now in 12.
Momentum
This song has not appeared on a Rotation chart, so it has no score and no receipts. The rank history below is the ledger; a score is only published once the momentum run puts it on a chart.
Why it's here
Despite Epic Records pushing for a single release and music video, Pearl Jam refused, with Eddie Vedder personally calling radio stations to make sure the label hadn't released it against the band's wishes, because the song felt too personal. [1] The lead guitar work was played by Mike McCready in a style he described as a Stevie Ray Vaughan-influenced 'flowing' approach that Stone Gossard let him create freely. [2] Basketball player Dennis Rodman said the song stopped him from attempting suicide in 1993. [3]
In culture
Every place this record has lived. A solid chip states a fact and carries the citation that earns it; a dashed one is a connection somebody drew, and carries their name instead.
- Covered Bustedsource
- Written by Dave Pirnersource
- Covered Jingosource
- Covered Julian Daviessource
- Covered Luke from Stroke 9source
- Covered Ryan Adamssource
- Covered Smokiesource
- Covered Victor Peixeirosource
Across markets · earliest pickup first
Every date here is the date the source chart covers, never the date we fetched it. Sources publish on different lags: the Spotify mirror runs about two days behind, TurnTable publishes weekly.
- MarketFirst seenPeak
- Chilecl · deezer#83#27#83
- El Salvadorsv · deezer#39#34#39
- Lebanonlb · deezer#52#25#52
- New Zealandnz · spotify#162#120#162
- Latvialv · deezer#29#29—
- Boliviabo · deezer#60#60—
- Portugalpt · deezer#35#11#35
- Estoniaee · deezer#30#30—
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Editions
No published edition carries this song yet. Every edition it appears in will be listed here and stay listed: an edition is immutable, so a citation to one never rots.
Identity
- ISRC
- USSM19100412
- Slug
- pearl-jam__black
- Sources
- applemusic, deezer, spotify
The cross-platform join key, via Deezer.
Crude v0 identity: slug(artist)__slug(title).
Every source whose chart has ever carried this song.
What moved this week, and why.
The records that climbed, what broke in one place first, what came back. One email on Friday, assembled from the week's charts, with a pressing when there is one.
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