 Pearl Jam entered the UK charts at number five , the band 's highest position there since 2000 's Binaural , while it reached number two in the U.S. , selling 279 @,@ 564 copies in its first week . It was held off the top spot by the Tool album , 10 @,@ 000 Days . As of July 2009 , the album has sold 706 @,@ 000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan . Pearl Jam is considered a comeback hit , outselling 2002 's Riot Act - by 2009 , 706 @,@ 000 copies as opposed to Riot Act 's 508,000- and ranking 90th in Billboard 's list of the 200 best @-@ selling albums of 2006 . It has been certified gold by the RIAA . 
