Claim: Grunge became commercially successful due in part to at least one album released by Pearl Jam.
Evidence: Grunge became commercially successful in the early 1990s , due to releases such as Nirvana 's Nevermind , Pearl Jam 's Ten , Soundgarden 's Superunknown , Alice in Chains ' Dirt and Stone Temple Pilots ' Core.
Ten is the debut studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam , released on August 27 , 1991 through Epic Records.