Most simultaneous live albums on the US Billboard 200

Seven live albums by rock band Pearl Jam (USA) debuted between No.159 and No.191 on the Billboard 200 on 17 March 2001. They were part of a series of 23 albums recorded live at venues on the first North American leg of their Binaural Tour – in support of their sixth studio album Binaural (2000) – and released on 27 February 2001. Pearl Jam broke their own record of five simultaneous live albums on the Billboard 200 from 14 October 2000, which were part of a series of 25 albums released on 26 September 2000 to commemorate the European leg of the Binaural Tour.

Pearl Jam’s entries on 17 March 2001: Jones Beach, New York – August 25, 2000 (No.159); Boston, Massachusetts – August 29, 2000 (No.163); Indianapolis, Indiana – August 18, 2000 (No.174); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – September 5, 2000 (No.176); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – September 1, 2000 (No.179); Tampa, Florida – August 12, 2000 (No.181); Memphis, Tennessee – August 15, 2000 (No.191).

Pearl Jam’s entries on 14 October 2000: 16/6/00 – Spodek, Katowice, Poland (No.103); 22/6/00 – FILA Forum Arena, Milan, Italy (No.125); 20/6/00 – Arena di Verona, Verona Italy (No.134); 30/5/00 – Wembley Arena, London, England (No.137); 26/6/00 – Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany (No.175).

On 27 March 2001, the final 24 releases in the 72-album Binaural Tour bootleg series went on sale, to mark the second North American leg of the tour. Two of these albums entered the Billboard 200 on 14 April 2001: Seattle, Washington – November 6, 2000 (No.98) and Las Vegas, Nevada – October 22, 2000 (No.152).