1991 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1991.

List of years in music (table)

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Summary

Although the year 1991 is the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough, heavy metal was still the dominant form of rock music for the year.[1] So, Nirvana's Nevermind, led by the surprise hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", was not the most popular U.S. album of the year. That award goes to heavy metal band Metallica and their self-titled 'black' album. Nirvana's success was eventually followed by other grunge bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, in 1992 by Alice in Chains and Stone Temple Pilots, grunge climbed the U.S. charts for the next few years. Its success eventually ended the reign of the glam metal and other hard rock groups that enjoyed massive success in the 1980s like Mötley Crüe, Poison, Warrant, Cinderella, and Ratt whose sales were still going strong by 1991. Also during the year, the rock band Guns N' Roses's popularity flourished with the release of their albums Use Your Illusion I & Use Your Illusion II, both selling over 15 million copies total. Def Leppard's next album Adrenalize, released in March 1992, would go on to reach multi-platinum status and prove to be the last major commercial success for 1980s hair metal. A Tribe Called Quest's Low End Theory is released this year; it would go on to be considered one of the best hip hop albums of the 1990s. A Tribe Called Quest, along with De La Soul, Dream Warriors, Gang Starr and the Poor Righteous Teachers, help define what comes to be known as alternative rap with important releases this year.

On 24 November, Queen frontman Freddie Mercury died. Mercury was at home in London on 24 November, due to AIDS complications. Rumors had been circulating that Mercury had AIDS and he confirmed it to the press a day before his death,[2] but the death comes as a shock to millions of fans and the music industry. The remaining members of Queen form the Mercury Phoenix Trust and the following year, a tribute concert is staged in Wembley Stadium. A sell-out crowd in attendance witness the three surviving members reuniting to play along with performances by the likes of David Bowie, Elton John, Guns N' Roses, Def Leppard, Metallica, Annie Lennox, and George Michael.

Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" goes to number one for the second time in the U.K., which is one of the few times a single has gone to number one in the same version more than once (another example is Chubby Checkers' "The Twist," which was No. 1 in 1960 & 1962). It is also the only time a single has gone to number one more than once on the UK Christmas charts. It has now spent a total of 14 weeks on top of the UK charts.

During the year, Billboard Magazine started using Nielsen Soundscan for its sales source for the music charts. Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data for Nielsen on 1 March 1991. The 25 May issue of Billboard published Billboard 200 and Country Album charts based on SoundScan "piece count data," and the first Hot 100 chart to debut with the system was released on 30 November 1991. Previously, Billboard tracked sales by calling stores across the U.S. and asking about sales – a method that was inherently error-prone and open to outright fraud. Indeed, while transitioning from the calling to tracking methods, the airplay and sales charts (already monitored by Nielsen) and the Hot 100 (then still using the calling system) often did not match (for instance Paula Abdul's "Promise of a New Day" and Roxette's "Fading Like a Flower" reached much higher Hot 100 peaks than their actual sales and airplay would have allowed them to). Although most record company executives conceded that the new method was far more accurate than the old, the chart's volatility and its geographical balance initially caused deep concern, before the change and the market shifts it brought about were accepted across the industry. Tower Records, the country's second-largest retail chain, was originally not included in the sample because its stores are equipped with different technology to measure sales. At first, some industry executives complained that the new system – which relied on high-tech sales measurement rather than store employee estimates – was based on an inadequate sample, one that favored established and mainstream acts over newcomers.

1991 is also the year CCM, or contemporary Christian music, reaches a new peak. Amy Grant, who had already crossed back and forth between CCM and Contemporary Pop in the mid-80s, achieves her first solo No. 1 hit on the pop charts with the hit single "Baby Baby," becoming the first single by a CCM artist to reach No. 1 (despite the fact the song was a pop song and was void of any Christian references). Another single, "That's What Love Is For," would also top the charts, this time in the Adult Contemporary field. Meanwhile, Grant's album Heart In Motion reaches No. 11 on the pop chart and No. 1 on the Christian chart despite its non-religious objective, and quickly becomes a best-seller. Another CCM crossover artist in 1991 is Michael W. Smith, who achieves a Top Ten pop hit with his single "Place In This World." The subsequent album, Go West Young Man, is also a hit. Jon Gibson's hit "Jesus Loves Ya" still holds the record as the longest playing hit single in Christian music history. The track spent eleven weeks at No. 1 and became the top selling CCM single of 1991.[3] Only three artists received more airplay on Christian radio stations in that year other than Gibson; Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and BeBe & CeCe Winans.

The massive success of Garth Brooks in this year sets the stage for the mid-1990s influx of pop-oriented country musicians. In addition, several soon-to-be pivotal bands form or release debuts, including Dave Matthews Band, Live, Phish, Spin Doctors and stoner metal (Kyuss, Sleep, The Obsessed). Massive Attack's Blue Lines, while unique at the time, pioneers the sound that would eventually become known as trip hop. Entombed's Clandestine and Dismember's Like an Ever Flowing Stream are early releases from the Scandinavian metal scene. On the other side of the Atlantic, New York death metal band Suffocation release their debut full-length Effigy of the Forgotten, often considered one of the most influential extreme metal albums ever recorded. Trance music rises to prominence in the underground dance scene of Frankfurt, Germany, pioneered by such producers as Dance 2 Trance and Resistance D. U2 release their seventh album Achtung Baby, considered by many of their fans to be their best album. Metallica also release their most commercially successful self-titled album, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers break through to the mainstream with their critically and commercially acclaimed Blood Sugar Sex Magik. R.E.M. release their massive commercial breakthrough album Out of Time. 1991 also brought us the revolutionary Sailing the Seas of Cheese, the first release of a Primus album on a major label. When it came to music, 1991 was one of the most successful years of the 1990s.

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Also in 1991

Bands formed

  • See Musical groups established in 1991

Bands disbanded

  • See Musical groups disestablished in 1991

Bands reformed

Albums released

January–March

Date Album Artist Notes
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1 This Year's GirlPizzicato Five-
Contradictions CollapseMeshuggahDebut
8 Fly Me CourageousDrivin N Cryin-
9 The Singles CollectionThe SpecialsCompilation
13 Soulside JourneyDarkthroneDebut
15 Eight Track StompChickasaw Mudd Puppies-
Quik Is the NameDJ QuikDebut
A Little Ain't EnoughDavid Lee Roth-
Step In the ArenaGang Starr-
16 2nd WindTodd Rundgren-
Native SonJudybats-
21 1916Motörhead-
22 The Soul CagesSting-
24 Tyranny (For You)Front 242US
29 Candy CarolBook of Love-
DivinylsDivinyls-
DoubtJesus Jones-
Glad 'N GreasyBeat Farmers-
Mo' RitmoGerardoDebut
Party Mix!/MesopotamiaThe B-52'sRe-issue with remixes
When You're a BoySusanna Hoffs-
Uncle AnesthesiaScreaming Trees-
? Into the LightGloria Estefan-
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4 Solid Ball of RockSaxon-
5 InnuendoQueen-
International Pop OverthrowMaterial Issue-
10 RecurringSpacemen 3US
11 Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!Another Bad CreationDebut
12 The Hollow MenThe Hollow MenUS
Marc CohnMarc Cohn-
Saigon KickSaigon Kick-
14 CooleyhighharmonyBoyz II MenDebut
15 8-Way SantaTad
18 Heaven's OpenMike Oldfield-
19 Green MindDinosaur Jr.-
InkThe Fixx-
Night Ride HomeJoni Mitchell-
The Name Above the TitleJohn Wesley Harding-
Road ApplesThe Tragically HipUS
Young Black TeenagersYoung Black TeenagersDebut
20 The Last Days of PompeiiNova Mob-
Lo Flux TubeOLD
PiouhgdButthole Surfers-
26 HookedGreat White-
? Different WorldUriah Heep-
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4 Peggy SuicideJulian CopeUK; 7 May in US; Double Album
RayFrazier Chorus-
The White RoomThe KLF-
Ex:el808 State-
5 Dollars & SexThe Escape Club-
New Jack CityVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
Heart in MotionAmy Grant-
Kill UncleMorrissey-
Time for a WitnessThe Feelies-
Truly BlessedTeddy Pendergrass-
6 Extremely LiveVanilla IceLive
12 Cereal KillersToo Much Joy-
Live Hardcore WorldwideBoogie Down ProductionsLive
Everybody's AngelTanita Tikaram-
FreeRick Astley-
Mind FunkMind Funk-
Out of TimeR.E.M.-
OutlandGary NumanUS
The Real RamonaThrowing Muses-
FreakshowBulletBoys-
Unreal WorldThe GodfathersUS
15 GoatThe Jesus Lizard-
16 The InfidelDoubting ThomasDebut
18 Capitol Collectors SeriesJo Stafford-
Greatest HitsEurythmicsUS
19 Chill of an Early FallGeorge Strait-
Make Way for the MotherlodeYo-Yo-
Prince of the Deep WaterThe Blessing-
Bag-a-TrixWhodini-
GothicParadise Lost-
21 Checkin' Out the GhostsKim CarnesJapan
26 Black and WhiteThe BoDeans-
The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991Bob DylanBox Set
The Human FactorMetal Church-
Lean Into ItMr. Big-
No WarningDave WakelingUS
Places I Have Never BeenWillie Nile-
RibbedNOFX-
StrengthEnuff Z'nuff-
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II The Secret of the Ooze: The Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
Vagabond HeartRod Stewart-
27 Good-bye My LonelinessZard-
SpiderlandSlint-
28 JoyrideRoxette-

April–June

Date Album Artist Notes
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1 King of the JewsOxbow-
School of FishSchool of Fish-
2 AriseSepultura-
Mama SaidLenny Kravitz-
Mane AttractionWhite Lion-
Word of MouthMike + The Mechanics-
6 AlanisAlanis MorissetteDebut
Now! That's What I Call Music 19Various ArtistsCompilation
8 FlashpointThe Rolling StonesLive +2 new studio tracks
Real LifeSimple Minds-
9 The Ghosts That Haunt MeCrash Test Dummies-
L'Autre...Mylène Farmer-
15 BrotherhoodThe Doobie Brothers-
One from the VaultGrateful DeadLive
The Orb's Adventures Beyond the UltraworldThe Orb-
16 AubergeChris Rea-
The Best Band You Never Heard in Your LifeFrank Zappa2 discs; Live
LaTourLaTourDebut
RipeBanderasUS
Temple of the DogTemple of the Dog-
The Way to SalvationKing Missile-
22 HoodooAlison Moyet-
Shift-WorkThe Fall-
23 13 Engines13 EnginesUS
And Now the Legacy BeginsDream WarriorsUS
Flyin' the FlannelFirehose-
KinkyHoodoo GurusUS
Ordinary Average GuyJoe Walsh-
The Reality of My SurroundingsFishbone-
Time, Love & TendernessMichael Bolton-
26 Power of LoveLuther Vandross-
27 True LovePat Benatar-
30 BirdlandBirdlandUS
Laughter & LustJoe Jackson-
Fred SchneiderFred SchneiderRe-issue
SpartacusThe FarmDebut
UnionYes-
Why Do Birds Sing?Violent Femmes-
? The Young Gods Play Kurt WeillThe Young Gods-
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2 Blessed Are the SickMorbid Angel-
3 BullheadMelvins-
5 Sugar TaxOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark-
6 LegendaArmia-
7 5,000,000Dread Zeppelin-
Friendly Fa$cismConsolidated-
Terminator X & The Valley of the Jeep BeetsTerminator X-
The Best of The Waterboys 81–90The WaterboysUS
Hard at PlayHuey Lewis and the News-
Peggy SuicideJulian CopeUS
Star TimeJames BrownBox Set
9 Ex:el808 State-
13 De La Soul Is DeadDe La Soul-
Pop LifeBananaramaUK
Positively PhrancPhranc-
14 Don't Rock the JukeboxAlan Jackson-
God FodderNed's Atomic Dustbin-
The Maria DimensionThe Legendary Pink Dots-
Mighty Like a RoseElvis Costello-
O.G. Original GangsterIce-T-
Sailing the Seas of CheesePrimus-
Schubert DipEMF-
SpellboundPaula Abdul-
What Comes Around Goes AroundTuff-
Yerself Is SteamMercury Rev-
17 WhispersThomas Anders-
20 Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)Paul McCartneyLive acoustic
21 Pink Bubbles Go ApeHelloween-
SlinkyMilltown BrothersUS
22 Shadow Thief of the SunZoviet France-
25 Virtual RabbitSusumu Hirasawa-
27 SeamonstersThe Wedding Present-
ShahbaazNusrat Fateh Ali Kahn-
28 ElectronicElectronic-
Forever My LadyJodeciDebut
GishThe Smashing PumpkinsDebut
Jungle FeverStevie WonderSoundtrack
Like an Ever Flowing StreamDismember-
Never Loved ElvisThe Wonder Stuff-
Niggaz4LifeN.W.A-
? GrippeJawbox-
Rumor and SighRichard Thompson-
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1 The Tea PartyThe Tea PartyDebut
3 Love and KissesDannii MinogueUK
4 Back on the Bus, Y'allIndigo Girls-
Funke, Funke WisdomKool Moe Dee-
Make a Jazz Noise HereFrank Zappa-
6 White Light From the Mouth of Infinity Swans-
7 SealSealDebut
Dance to the Holy ManThe SilencersUS
The ForestDavid Byrne-
Love HurtsCher-
Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991Lynyrd Skynyrd-
Prime of My LifePhyllis Hyman-
SuperstitionSiouxsie and the Banshees-
Space I'm InThe CandyskinsUS
Sugar TaxOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkUS
Unforgettable... with LoveNatalie Cole-
Warm Your HeartAaron Neville-
10 Fellow HoodlumsDeacon Blue-
11 OwlNathalie Archangel-
The MixKraftwerk-
Slave to the GrindSkid Row-
14 Slow, Deep and HardType O Negative-
Unusual HeatForeigner-
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4Frank Zappa2 discs; Live
16 The GlobeBig Audio Dynamite II-
18 Derelicts of Dialect3rd Bass-
For Unlawful Carnal KnowledgeVan Halen-
Turtle SoupThe Mock TurtlesUS
24 BabyYello-
Holidays in EdenMarillion-
25 All Souled OutPete Rock & CL SmoothEP
Attack of the Killer B'sAnthraxRarities album
Electric LandladyKirsty MacColl-
Fireball ZoneRic Ocasek-
Hollywood VampiresL.A. Guns-
Luck of the DrawBonnie Raitt-
SurpriseCrystal Waters-
29 Twilight of the GodsBathory-
? United States of IslamMuslimgauze-

July–September

Date Album Artist Notes
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1 13-Point Program to Destroy AmericaThe Nation of Ulysses-
1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy HoursGreen DayCompilation
Butchered at BirthCannibal Corpse-
This Is an EP ReleaseDigital UndergroundEP
Pure PovertyPoor Righteous Teachers-
The Sky is Falling and I Want My MommyJello Biafra & Nomeansno
Tumor CircusTumor CircusDebut
Victory GardensJohn & MaryUS
2 Dying Young: Original Soundtrack AlbumVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
Different LifestylesBeBe & CeCe Winans-
Hey StoopidAlice Cooper-
Into the Great Wide OpenTom Petty and the Heartbreakers-
Peaceful JourneyHeavy D & the Boyz-
The Ruler's BackSlick Rick-
Shades of Two WorldsThe Allman Brothers Band-
Trisha YearwoodTrisha Yearwood-
We Can't Be StoppedGeto Boys-
3 Am I Cool or What?Various ArtistsSoundtrack
9 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
Boyz n the HoodVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
Forbidden PlacesMeat Puppets-
JamesJamesUS
StarcasterHead CandyDebut
When Love Comes Down Jimi Jamison Debut
WoodfaceCrowded House-
15 BabyteethTherapy?-
16 Vocally Pimpin'Above the Law-
BiscuitsLiving ColourEP
Straight Checkn 'EmCompton's Most Wanted-
22 FrequenciesLFODebut
23 C.M.B.Color Me Badd-
Breaking AtomsMain Source-
CircaMary's Danish-
Emotional HooliganGary ClailUS
HomebaseDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince-
JoãoJoão Gilberto-
Music for the PeopleMarky Mark and the Funky Bunch-
PlaySqueeze-
26 Every Good Boy Deserves FudgeMudhoney-
Praise the LardPig-
30 A Future Without a Past...Leaders of the New School-
Day 1Robbie Nevil-
I Need a HaircutBiz Markie-
Widespread PanicWidespread Panic-
World OutsideThe Psychedelic Furs-
? Steady Diet of NothingFugazi-
SlavestateGodfleshEP
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3 To MotherBabes in ToylandEP
5 BrainstormYoung MC-
6 Ask the AgesSonny Sharrock-
1000 Smiling KnucklesSkin Yard-
Blue LinesMassive Attack-
Harem ScaremHarem Scarem-
MadraMiranda Sex Garden-
Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian ExperienceP.M. Dawn-
Perspex IslandRobyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians-
12 Mental VortexCoroner-
MetallicaMetallica-
13 Brand New ManBrooks & DunnDebut
Cypress HillCypress HillDebut
Mr. BungleMr. BungleDebut
16 IIISebadoh-
19 StrangeitudeOzric Tentacles-
20 The Comfort ZoneVanessa L. Williams-
Help YourselfJulian LennonUS
Honey LingersVoice of the BeehiveUS
Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of BabbleTransvision Vamp-
NotoriousJoan Jett and the Blackhearts-
Pocket Full of KryptoniteSpin Doctors-
23 Mistaken IdentityDonna Summer-
26 LeisureBlurDebut
27 Altered StateAltered StateDebut
BacklashBad English-
Big Shot in the DarkTimbuk3-
fearToad the Wet Sprocket-
The Fire InsideBob Seger-
AbortTribe-
The Prodigal StrangerProcol Harum-
TenPearl JamDebut
LovescapeNeil Diamond
? Scrabbling at the LockThe Ex & Tom Cora-
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1 The Ghost SonataTuxedomoon-
2 GuaranteedLevel 42-
Just for a DaySlowdive-
Tin Machine IITin Machine-
3 HorrorscopeOverkill-
Nature of a SistaQueen Latifah-
Naughty by NatureNaughty by Nature-
Ratt & Roll 81–91RattGreatest Hits
Roll the BonesRush-
Travelers and ThievesBlues Traveler-
10 Blow UpThe Smithereens-
Catfish RisingJethro Tull-
The Force Behind the PowerDiana Ross-
On Every StreetDire Straits-
Psychotic SupperTesla-
Ropin' the WindGarth Brooks-
ShowstoppersBarry Manilow-
SolaceSarah McLachlan-
16 Foxbase AlphaSaint Etienne[9]
Laughing StockTalk Talk-
Wings of JoyCranesDebut
17 Act Like You KnowMC Lyte-
Best O' BoingoOingo Boingo-
Don't Try This at HomeBilly Bragg-
EmotionsMariah Carey-
No More TearsOzzy Osbourne-
Pretty on the InsideHole-
Still Feel GoneUncle Tupelo-
Use Your Illusion IGuns N' Roses-
Use Your Illusion IIGuns N' Roses-
19 Live Train to Heartbreak StationCinderellaLive
Mad Mad WorldTom CochraneCanada; released in US in Feb '92
20 The PodWeen-
22 MeridianMonks of Doom-
23 ScreamadelicaPrimal Scream-
Shake Me UpLittle Feat-
Sigh No MoreGamma Ray-
Trompe le MondePixies-
Waking Up the NeighboursBryan AdamsCanada; released 24 Sep in US
WretchKyuss-
24 BadmotorfingerSoundgarden-
Blood Sugar Sex MagikRed Hot Chili Peppers-
CeremonyThe Cult-
Curtis StigersCurtis StigersDebut
Face the NationKid 'n Play-
Hymns to the SilenceVan Morrison-
The Low End TheoryA Tribe Called Quest-
NevermindNirvana-
Prove You WrongProng-
Rock the House Live!HeartLive
Rock 'til You DropStatus Quo-
QueerThompson Twins-
30 EbbheadNitzer Ebb-
OrbitalOrbitalDebut[9]
RaiseSwervedriver-
StarsSimply Red-
StoryvilleRobbie Robertson-
? Tribal VoiceYothu Yindi-

October–December

Date Album Artist Notes
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1 Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes BlackPublic Enemy-
Diamonds and PearlsPrince & The New Power Generation-
For My Broken HeartReba McEntire-
The Greatest HitsCheap TrickGreatest Hits
ScamboogeryScatterbrain-
White NoiseCop Shoot Cop-
3 Mr. Scarface Is BackScarfaceSolo Debut
EverclearAmerican Music Club-
4 Welcome to My DreamMC 900 Ft. Jesus-
Miscellaneous TThey Might Be GiantsB-Sides & Remixes
Streets: A Rock OperaSavatage-
8 Cool as IceVanilla IceSoundtrack
To Whom it May Concern...Freestyle FellowshipDebut
Whenever We WantedJohn Mellencamp-
9 The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move...It's the Infectious GroovesInfectious Grooves-
11 Paul McCartney's Liverpool OratorioPaul McCartney-
14 The First LetterWir-
Let's Get to ItKylie Minogue-
Live Your Life Be FreeBelinda Carlisle-
15 As Ugly as They Wanna BeUgly Kid Joe-
ChorusErasure-
Mr. Bad ExampleWarren Zevon-
Private LineGerald LeVert-
VinylDramarama-
17 The Wayward Sons of Mother EarthSkyclad-
19 Decade of DecadenceMötley CrüeCompilation
22 DondestanRobert Wyatt-
Effigy of the ForgottenSuffocation-
GirlfriendMatthew Sweet-
HumanDeath-
I Wish My Brother George Was HereDel tha Funkee HomosapienDebut
Mississippi LadTeddy Edwards-
PennywisePennywise-
Second ComingShotgun Messiah-
Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie TaupinVarious ArtistsTribute album
WeldNeil YoungLive; initially packaged with Arc CD
A Wolf in Sheep's ClothingBlack SheepDebut
WoundSkin ChamberDebut
28 Greatest Hits IIQueenCompilation
Rush StreetRichard Marx-
29 Death CertificateIce Cube-
Organized KonfusionOrganized KonfusionDebut
ParallelsFates Warning-
Pearl of Great PriceWillDebut
Prince of DarknessBig Daddy Kane-
Too Legit to QuitHammer-
30 Necroticism – Descanting the InsalubriousCarcass-
No Pocky for KittySuperchunk-
? Cold WorldGodfleshEP
For KeepsThe Field Mice-
Penny CenturyThe CloudsDebut
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1 Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious Artists-
Infrared RosesGrateful DeadLive Compilation
Night of the StormriderIced EarthUK
4 0 + 2 = 1Nomeansno-
BandwagonesqueTeenage Fanclub-
LovelessMy Bloody Valentine-
Shepherd MoonsEnya-
5 Paul Simon's Concert in the ParkPaul SimonLive
6 The Sky Is CryingStevie Ray VaughanRecorded 1984–'89
6 Ricky MartinRicky Martin-
10 SadisfactionGregorian-
11 BitterblueBonnie Tyler-
EssentialDivinylsGreatest Hits
Live Baby LiveINXSLive
Wall of HitsSladeCompilation
We Can't DanceGenesis-
12 80–85Bad ReligionCompilation
Angel RatVoivod-
ClandestineEntombed-
For the BoysBette MidlerSoundtrack
In Celebration of LifeYanni-
Real LoveLisa Stansfield-
Swallow This LivePoison2 discs; Live
2Pacalypse Now2PacDebut
18 Now That's What I Call Music! 20Various ArtistsCompilation
19 Achtung BabyU2-
BeckologyJeff BeckBox Set
Cool Hand LōcTone Lōc-
Inner ChildShanice-
Pandora's BoxAerosmithBox Set
RomanceLuis Miguel-
T.E.V.I.N.Tevin CampbellDebut
26 DangerousMichael Jackson-
Hook: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackJohn Williams-
Keep It Comin'Keith Sweat-
? BrownGrotusDebut
Every Man and Woman Is a StarUltramarine-
No JiveNazareth-
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3 Affairs of the HeartJody Watley-
6 Forest of EquilibriumCathedral-
10 Until the End of the WorldVarious Artists-
12 LovelyvilleThinking Fellers Union Local 282-
15 VLegião Urbana-
17 Kerplunk Green Day
25 Mō SagasanaiZard-
31 JuiceVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
Mental JewelryLiveDebut
? Spine of GodMonster Magnet-

Release date unknown

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1991.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1Bryan Adams(Everything I Do) I Do it For You1991UK 1 – Jun 1991, US BB 1 of 1991, US CashBox 1 of 1991, Holland 1 – Jul 1991, Sweden 1 – Aug 1991, Austria 1 – Aug 1991, Switzerland 1 – Jul 1991, Norway 1 – Jul 1991, Poland 1 – Jul 1991, Germany 1 – Jan 1992, Republic of Ireland 1 – Jul 1991, New Zealand 1 for 8 weeks Aug 1991, Australia 1 for 11 weeks Oct 1991, US BB 3 of 1991, Australia 3 of 1991, POP 3 of 1991, Europe 5 of the 1990s, TOTP 6, Global 7 (10 M sold) – 1991, Italy 9 of 1991, Germany 9 of the 1990s, Scrobulate 30 of ballad, Virgin 60, Party 70 of 2007, RYM 73 of 1991, Poland 96 of all time, OzNet 121, Belgium 150 of all time
2Michael JacksonBlack or White1991UK 1 – Nov 1991, US BB 1 of 1991, Sweden 1 – Nov 1991, Switzerland 1 – Nov 1991, Norway 1 – Nov 1991, Poland 1 – Nov 1991, Republic of Ireland 1 – Nov 1991, New Zealand 1 for 8 weeks Nov 1991, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Feb 1992, Austria 2 – Nov 1991, Germany 2 – Jan 1992, Holland 3 – Nov 1991, Italy 3 of 1991, US BB 19 of 1991, POP 19 of 1991, Australia 24 of 1992, US CashBox 29 of 1992, RYM 96 of 1991, Germany 115 of the 1990s
3RoxetteJoyride1991US BB 1 of 1991, Holland 1 – Mar 1991, Sweden 1 – Mar 1991, Austria 1 – Mar 1991, Switzerland 1 – Mar 1991, Norway 1 – Mar 1991, Germany 1 – Mar 1991, Australia 1 for 3 weeks Jul 1991, Poland 3 – Apr 1991, UK 4 – Mar 1991, France 7 – Apr 1991, Australia 13 of 1991, Italy 24 of 1991, Germany 24 of the 1990s, US CashBox 33 of 1991, US BB 35 of 1991, POP 37 of 1991
4ScorpionsWind of Change1990Holland 1 – Apr 1991, Sweden 1 – Mar 1991, Austria 1 – Jun 1991, Switzerland 1 – Feb 1991, Norway 1 – Apr 1991, Poland 1 – Mar 1991, Germany 1 of the 1990s, Germany 1 – Apr 1991, UK 2 – Sep 1991, US BB 4 of 1991, Scrobulate 9 of ballad, France 10 – Dec 1990, US BB 24 of 1991, Europe 26 of the 1990s, POP 26 of 1991, RYM 142 of 1990
5R.E.M.Losing My Religion1991Holland 1 – Mar 1991, Poland 1 – Apr 1991, Europe 1 of the 1990s, US BB 4 of 1991, Norway 4 – Jun 1991, Sweden 5 – Mar 1991, RYM 5 of 1991, Austria 7 – Aug 1991, Switzerland 11 – Oct 1991, Belgium 12 of all time, UK 19 – Mar 1991, US BB 28 of 1991, Virgin 30, US CashBox 39 of 1991, 39 in 2FM list, Poland 44 of all time, Acclaimed 44, POP 61 of 1991, Scrobulate 69 of rock, Italy 70 of 1991, OzNet 90, WXPN 106, RIAA 143, Rolling Stone 169

Top hits

Top best albums of the year

All albums have been named albums of the year for their hits in the charts.[10] '

  1. NirvanaNevermind
  2. Pearl JamTen
  3. My Bloody ValentineLoveless
  4. U2Achtung Baby
  5. Red Hot Chili PeppersBlood Sugar Sex Magik
  6. MetallicaMetallica
  7. Primal ScreamScreamadelica
  8. SlintSpiderland
  9. A Tribe Called QuestThe Low End Theory
  10. Massive AttackBlue Lines
  11. Talk TalkLaughing Stock

Classical music

Opera

Jazz

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

Deaths

Awards

See also

References

  1. Morgenstein, Mark. "'Nevermind,' never again?". CNN. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. Myers, Paul (25 November 1991). "Queen star dies after Aids statement". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. Love Education, 5 June 1997, ASIN B000008P2A
  4. Randall Rothenberg (21 March 1991). "Michael Jackson Gets Thriller of Deal To Stay With Sony". The New York Times.
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