Ten (X2)

Pearl Jam, the Legendary Seattle Alternative Rockers have opted to re-release their debut album "Ten" today. Back in 1990 the band was performing under the name "Mookie Blaylock". Mookie was the nickname given to retired NBA point guard Daron Oshay Blaylock, and Stone Gossard & Jeff Ament were fans of the basketball player, and wanted to name their band after him. Due to trademark issues surrounding a band named after a living person, they changed their name to Pearl Jam. As a way to pay homage to Mookie Blaylock, they named their debut album Ten, representing Blaylock's jersey number.

The original release of Ten stayed on the Billboard charts for more than two years, and has gone on to become one of the highest-selling rock records ever, going twelve times platinum and Pearl Jam is credited as being one of the founders of the Seattle Grunge movement with the likes of Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and Nirvana.

With tracks like "Jeremy", "Even Flow", and "Alive" it's easy to see why Ten ranked number 15 in the October 2006 issue of Guitar World on the magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitar albums of all time. Billboard had Pearl Jam's debut reaching #2 on their charts, with only Billy Ray Cyrus keeping them from claiming the top album.