Live Daily — For the first time in more than a decade, Seattle grunge-rock veterans Pearl Jam [ tickets ] have placed an album atop the US chart. "Backspacer," the group's latest set, moved 189,000 copies during its first week in stores, enough to secure a No.... more info

411 Mania — Plus, Three Days Grace, Five Finger Death Punch, Brand New and Harry Connick, Jr. all make Top 10 debuts... more info

E! Online — Yup, they're still alive. And how. Ending a 13-year drought, Pearl Jam's ninth studio release, Backspacer, debuted atop the Billboard album charts this week,... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Pearl Jam's latest album "Backspacer" took a giant leap forward on the album charts this week. more info

MTV.com News — Band tops Billboard for the first time in 13 years, knocking Jay-Z to #2.By Gil Kaufman Pearl Jam's Backspacer Photo: Universal Music Group If Pearl Jam have proved anything over their nearly 20-year career, it's that you can go your own... more info

VH1 News — Pearl Jam's Backspacer is #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, knocking Jay-Z to #2. more info

Rolling Stone — The Big News: As expected, Pearl Jam’s ninth album Backspacer stormed to the Number One spot on this week’s Billboard Top 200, selling 189,000 copies according to Neilsen SoundScan. While Backspacer gave Pearl Jam their first Number One since 199... more info

Rolling Stone — Yesterday, we revealed a clenched fist — today, our logo as it appears on the cover of our new issue (out tomorrow!). So what act had the power to make Rolling Stone light up like a neon sign? Your guesses so far include Michael Moore, U2, Muse, Pe... more info

Mercury News, California — iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Sept. 21, 2009: Singles: 1. "Party In the U. more info

XFM.co.uk — Jeff Ament talks to Steve Harris and tells the O2 Evening Show that the grunge legends weren't pleased with parts of their breakthrough record. more info