Monday, September 10, 2012

1991 IN MUSIC


January–March

[edit]April–June

[edit]July–September

[edit]October–December

[edit]Also in 1991

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[edit]Bands reformed

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[edit]January – March

DateAlbumArtistNotes
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1This Year's GirlPizzicato Five-
8Fly Me CourageousDrivin N Cryin-
9The Singles CollectionThe SpecialsCompilation
15A Different Kind of WeatherDream AcademyUS
Eight Track StompChickasaw Mudd Puppies-
A Little Ain't EnoughDavid Lee Roth-
Quik Is the NameDJ QuikDebut
Step in the ArenaGang Starr-
162nd WindTodd Rundgren-
Native SonJudybats-
22Chagall GuevaraChagall Guevara-
Cure for SanityPop Will Eat Itself- US
The Soul CagesSting-
25Into the LightGloria Estefan-
29Candy CarolBook of Love-
DivinylsDivinyls-
DoubtJesus Jones-
Glad 'N GreasyBeat Farmers-
Mo' RitmoGerardoDebut
Party Mix!/MesopotamiaThe B-52'sRe-issue with remixes
Tyranny (For You)Front 242US
When You're a BoySusanna Hoffs-
Uncle AnesthesiaScreaming Trees-
?BabyteethTherapy?-
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5InnuendoQueen-
International Pop OverthrowMaterial Issue-
9Fellow HoodlumsDeacon Blue-
11Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!Another Bad Creation-
12The Best of A Flock of SeagullsA Flock of Seagulls-
Coming DownDaniel Ash-
Greatest Hits 1977-1990The StranglersUS
The Hollow MenThe Hollow MenUS
Strange CargoWilliam OrbitUS
19Green MindDinosaur Jr-
InkThe Fixx-
Night Ride HomeJoni Mitchell-
The Name Above the TitleJohn Wesley Harding-
Road ApplesTragically HipUS
20The Last Days of PompeiiNova Mob-
PioughdButthole Surfers-
21Marc CohnMarc Cohn-
25RecurringSpacemen 3-
261916Motörhead-
HookedGreat White-
?30 SomethingCarter USM-
Day 1Robbie Nevil-
Different WorldUriah Heep-
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4Peggy SuicideJulian CopeUK; 7 May in US; Double Album
The White RoomThe KLF-
5Dollars & SexThe Escape Club-
Heart in MotionAmy Grant-
Kill UncleMorrissey-
Time for a WitnessThe Feelies-
Truly BlessedTeddy Pendergrass-
12Cereal KillersToo Much Joy-
Everybody's AngelTanita Tikaram-
FreeRick Astley-
Mind FunkMind Funk-
Out of TimeR.E.M.-
OutlandGary NumanUS
The Real RamonaThrowing Muses-
Unreal WorldThe GodfathersUS
19Chill of an Early FallGeorge Strait-
Make Way for the MotherlodeYo-Yo-
Prince of the Deep WaterThe Blessing-
26Black 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-
RecurringSpacemen 3US
RibbedNOFX-
StrengthEnuff Z'nuff-
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II The Secret of the Ooze: The Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
Vagabond HeartRod Stewart-
27Good-bye My LonelinessZard-
SpiderlandSlint-
28JoyrideRoxette-
29SurpriseCrystal Waters-
 ?Extremely LiveVanilla IceLive
OutlandGary Numan-

[edit]April – June

DateAlbumArtistNotes
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1School of FishSchool of Fish-
2Word of MouthMike + The Mechanics-
2AriseSepultura-
Mama SaidLenny Kravitz-
Mane AttractionWhite Lion-
6Now! That's What I Call Music 19Various ArtistsCompilation
8FlashpointThe Rolling StonesLive +2 new studio tracks
Real LifeSimple Minds-
9The Ghosts That Haunt MeCrash Test Dummies-
L'Autre...Mylène Farmer-
15BrotherhoodThe Doobie Brothers-
The Orb's Adventures Beyond the UltraworldThe Orb-
16AubergeChris Rea-
The Best Band You Never Heard in Your LifeFrank Zappa2 discs; Live
Real LifeSimple MindsUS
RipeBanderasUS
Temple of the DogTemple of the Dog-
The Way to SalvationKing Missile-
22HoodooAlison Moyet-
Shift-WorkThe Fall-
2313 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-
26Power of LoveLuther Vandross-
27True LovePat Benatar-
30BirdlandBirdlandUS
CooleyhighharmonyBoyz II Men-
Laughter & LustJoe Jackson-
Fred SchneiderFred SchneiderRe-issue
SpartacusThe FarmDebut
UnionYes-
Why Do Birds Sing?Violent Femmes-
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3GrippeJawbox-
75,000,000Dread Zeppelin-
The Best of the Waterboys 81–90The WaterboysUS
Hard at PlayHuey Lewis and the News-
Peggy SuicideJulian CopeUS
Star TimeJames BrownBox Set
9Ex:el808 State-
13De La Soul Is DeadDe La Soul-
Pop LifeBananaramaUK
Positively PhrancPhranc-
14Don't Rock the JukeboxAlan Jackson-
God FodderNed's Atomic Dustbin-
Mighty Like a RoseElvis Costello-
O.G. Original GangsterIce-T-
Sailing the Seas of CheesePrimus-
Schubert DipEMF-
SpellboundPaula Abdul-
Yerself Is SteamMercury Rev-
17WhispersThomas Anders-
20Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)Paul McCartneyLive acoustic
21Pink Bubbles Go ApeHelloween-
SlinkyMilltown BrothersUS
28ElectronicElectronic-
Forever My LadyJodeciDebut
GishThe Smashing PumpkinsDebut
Greatest HitsEurythmicsUS
Music From the Movie Jungle FeverStevie Wonder-
Niggaz4LifeN.W.A.-
29Like an Ever Flowing StreamDismember-
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3Love and KissesDannii MinogueUK
4Back on the Bus, Y'allIndigo Girls-
Funke, Funke WisdomKool Moe Dee-
Make a Jazz Noise HereFrank Zappa-
11Dance to the Holy ManThe SilencersUS
The ForestDavid Byrne-
Love HurtsCher-
Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991Lynyrd Skynyrd-
Prime of My LifePhyllis Hyman-
SealSealDebut
Slave to the GrindSkid Row-
SuperstitionSiouxsie and the Banshees-
Space I'm InCandyskinsUS
Sugar TaxOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkUS
Unforgettable... with LoveNatalie Cole-
Warm Your HeartAaron Neville-
14Slow, Deep and HardType O Negative-
Unusual HeatForeigner-
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4Frank Zappa2 discs; Live
16The GlobeBig Audio Dynamite II-
18Derelicts of Dialect3rd Bass-
For Unlawful Carnal KnowledgeVan Halen-
Turtle SoupMock TurtlesUS
24BabyYello-
Holidays in EdenMarillion-
25All Souled OutPete Rock & CL SmoothEP
Attack of the Killer B'sAnthraxRarities album
Electric LandladyKirsty MacColl-
Fireball ZoneRic Ocasek-
Go FigureSpirit of the West-
Hollywood VampiresL.A. Guns-
Luck of the DrawBonnie Raitt-
WhirlpoolChapterhouse-
?Never Loved ElvisThe Wonder Stuff-
The Tea PartyThe Tea PartyDebut

[edit]July – September

DateAlbumArtistNotes
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113-Point Program to Destroy AmericaNation of Ulysses-
1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy HoursGreen DayCompilation
Butchered at BirthCannibal Corpse-
Pure PovertyPoor Righteous Teachers-
This is an EP ReleaseDigital UndergroundEP
Victory GardensJohn & MaryUS
We Can't Be StoppedGeto Boys-
2A Future Without a Past...Leaders of the New School-
Different LifestylesBeBe & CeCe Winans-
Hey StoopidAlice Cooper-
Into the Great Wide OpenTom Petty-
Peaceful JourneyHeavy D & the Boyz-
The Ruler's BackSlick Rick-
Trisha YearwoodTrisha Yearwood-
WoodfaceCrowded House-
3Am I Cool or What?Various ArtistsSoundtrack
5Blessed Are the SickMorbid Angel-
9All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 2Ramones-
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion PictureVarious Artists-
Boyz N the Hood soundtrackVarious Artists-
JamesJamesUS
Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and LeftoversXTC-
WatershedGrant McLennanUS
16AmenSalif Keita-
Biscuits (EP)Living ColourEP
Straight Checkn 'EmCompton's Most Wanted-
23Breaking AtomsMain Source-
CircaMary's Danish-
Emotional HooliganGary ClailUS
HomebaseDJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince-
JoãoJoão Gilberto-
Music for the PeopleMarky Mark and the Funky Bunch-
PlaySqueeze-
30Widespread PanicWidespread Panic-
World OutsideThe Psychedelic Furs-
31Steady Diet of NothingFugazi-
?Shades of Two WorldsAllman Brothers Band-
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3To MotherBabes in ToylandEP
5BrainstormYoung MC-
6Ask 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-
12Metallica ("The Black Album")Metallica-
13Brand New ManBrooks & DunnDebut
Cypress HillCypress HillDebut
Mr. BungleMr. BungleDebut
16IIISebadoh
20The 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-
26LeisureBlurDebut
27Altered StateAltered StateDebut
BacklashBad English-
Big Shot in the DarkTimbuk 3-
fearToad the Wet Sprocket-
The Fire InsideBob Seger-
Harmony RanchRiders in the SkyLive
AbortTribe-
The Prodigal StrangerProcol Harum-
TenPearl JamDebut
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2GuaranteedLevel 42-
Just for a DaySlowdive-
Tin Machine IITin Machine-
3HorrorscopeOverkill-
Mistaken IdentityDonna Summer-
Nature of a SistaQueen Latifah-
Naughty by NatureNaughty by Nature-
Ratt & Roll 81-91RattGreatest Hits
Roll the BonesRush-
Travelers and ThievesBlues Traveler-
10Blow UpThe Smithereens-
Catfish RisingJethro Tull-
On Every StreetDire Straits-
Psychotic SupperTesla-
Ropin' the WindGarth Brooks-
ShowstoppersBarry Manilow-
SolaceSarah McLachlan-
16Laughing StockTalk Talk-
17Act 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-
18C.M.B.Color Me Badd-
19Live Train to Heartbreak StationCinderellaLive
Mad Mad WorldTom CochraneCanada; released in US in Feb '92
20The PodWeen-
23Prisoners in ParadiseEurope-
ScreamadelicaPrimal Scream
Shake Me UpLittle Feat-
Sigh No MoreGamma Ray-
Trompe le MondePixies-
Waking Up the NeighboursBryan AdamsCanada; released 24 Sept. in US
WretchKyuss-
24Blood Sugar Sex MagikRed Hot Chili Peppers-
CeremonyThe Cult-
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-
30EbbheadNitzer Ebb-
RaiseSwervedriver-
StarsSimply Red-
StoryvilleRobbie Robertson-

[edit]October – December

DateAlbumArtistNotes
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1Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes BlackPublic Enemy-
Diamonds and PearlsPrince & the New Power Generation-
For My Broken HeartReba McEntire-
The Greatest HitsCheap TrickGreatest Hits
ScamboogeryScatterbrain-
3Mr. Scarface Is BackScarfaceSolo Debut
4Miscellaneous TThey Might Be GiantsB-Sides & Remixes
Streets: A Rock OperaSavatage-
3EverclearAmerican Music Club-
8BadmotorfingerSoundgarden-
Cool as IceVanilla Ice-
Whenever We WantedJohn Mellencamp-
9The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move... It's the Infectious GroovesInfectious Grooves-
11Paul McCartney's Liverpool OratorioPaul McCartney-
14Let's Get to ItKylie Minogue-
Live Your Life Be FreeBelinda Carlisle-
15As Ugly as They Wanna BeUgly Kid Joe-
ChorusErasure-
Mr. Bad ExampleWarren Zevon-
Private LineGerald LeVert-
VinylDramarama-
17The Wayward Sons of Mother EarthSkyclad-
19Decade of DecadenceMötley CrüeCompilation
22Effigy of the ForgottenSuffocation-
GirlfriendMatthew Sweet-
HumanDeath-
I Wish My Brother George Was HereDel tha Funkee HomosapienDebut
PennywisePennywise-
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
28Greatest Hits IIQueenCompilation
Rush StreetRichard Marx-
29Death CertificateIce Cube-
Organized KonfusionOrganized KonfusionDebut
Prince of DarknessBig Daddy Kane-
Too Legit to QuitHammer-
30Necroticism - Descanting the InsalubriousCarcass-
No Pocky for KittySuperchunk-
?For KeepsThe Field Mice-
Krov za Krov (Blood for Blood)Aria-
QueerThompson Twins-
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1Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackVarious Artists-
Infrared RosesGrateful DeadLive Compilation
Night of the StormriderIced EarthUK
4BandwagonesqueTeenage Fanclub-
LovelessMy Bloody Valentine-
Shepherd MoonsEnya-
5Concert in the ParkPaul SimonLive
6The Sky Is CryingStevie Ray VaughanRecorded 1984-'89
6Ricky MartinRicky Martin-
10SadisfactionGregorian-
11BitterblueBonnie Tyler
EssentialDivinylsGreatest Hits
Live Baby LiveINXSLive
Wall of HitsSladeCompilation
We Can't DanceGenesis-
1280-85Bad ReligionCompilation
ClandestineEntombed-
For the BoysBette MidlerSoundtrack
In Celebration of LifeYanni-
Real LoveLisa Stansfield-
Swallow This LivePoison2 discs; Live
2Pacalypse Now2PacDebut
19Achtung BabyU2-
BeckologyJeff BeckBox Set
Cool Hand LocTone Lōc-
Inner ChildShanice-
Pandora's BoxAerosmithBox Set
RomanceLuis Miguel-
T.E.V.I.N.Tevin CampbellDebut
26DangerousMichael Jackson-
Hook: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackJohn Williams-
Keep It Comin'Keith Sweat-
30Now That's What I Call Music! 20Various ArtistsCompilation
?No JiveNazareth-
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3Affairs of the HeartJody Watley-
6Forest of EquilibriumCathedral-
10Until the End of the World soundtrackVarious Artists-
15VLegião Urbana-
25Mō SagasanaiZard-
31JuiceVarious ArtistsSoundtrack
Mental JewelryLiveDebut
?Spine of GodMonster Magnet-

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[edit]Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1991.
#ArtistTitleYearCountryChart Entries
1Bryan Adams(Everything I Do) I Do it For You1991CanadaUK 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, Éire 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 White1991United StatesUK 1 – Nov 1991, US BB 1 of 1991, Sweden 1 – Nov 1991, Switzerland 1 – Nov 1991, Norway 1 – Nov 1991, Poland 1 – Nov 1991, Éire 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
3RoxetteJoyride1991SwedenUS 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 Change1991GermanyHolland 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 Religion1991United StatesHolland 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

[edit]Top hits

[edit]Top ten best albums of the year

All albums been named albums of the year for their hits in the charts.
  1. Nirvana – Nevermind
  2. Pearl Jam – Ten
  3. My Bloody Valentine – Loveless
  4. U2 – Achtung Baby
  5. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik
  6. Metallica – Metallica
  7. Primal Scream – Screamadelica
  8. Slint – Spiderland
  9. A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory
  10. Massive Attack – Blue Lines

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