100 Greatest Albums of 1991
Criteria: These music albums from the year 1991 were chosen for their immediate and lasting popularity, impact, influence, and acclaim from critics and musicians. This list does not include 'Greatest Hits' albums.
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. Nevermind
Nirvana
2. Ten
Pearl Jam
3. Achtung Baby
U2
4. Metallica (a.k.a. The Black Album)
Metallica
5. Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
6. The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
7. Out of Time
R.E.M.
8. Use Your Illusion I
Guns N' Roses
9. Use Your Illusion II
Guns N' Roses
10. Blue Lines
Massive Attack
11. Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
12. Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
13. BadMotorFinger
Soundgarden
14. Screamadelica
Primal Scream
15. Dangerous
Michael Jackson
16. Temple of the Dog
Temple of the Dog
17. Apocalypse '91
Public Enemy
18. Death Certificate
Ice Cube
19. Luck of the Draw
Bonnie Raitt
20. O.G. Original Gangster
Ice-T
21. Cooleyhighharmony
Boyz II Men
22. Laughing Stock
Talk Talk
23. Mama Said
Lenny Kravitz
24. De la Soul Is Dead
De la Soul
25. Spiderland
Slint
26. Seal
Seal
27. Stars
Simply Red
28. The White Room
The KLF
29. Diamonds and Pearls
Prince
30. Woodface
Crowded House
31. Pocket Full of Kryptonite
Spin Doctors
32. Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Primus
33. Breaking Atoms
Main Source
34. Forever My Lady
Jodeci
35. Girlfriend
Matthew Sweet
36. Into the Great Wide Open
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
37. The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
The Orb
38. Time, Love & Tenderness
Michael Bolton
39. No More Tears
Ozzy Osbourne
40. A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Black Sheep
41. Waking Up the Neighbours
Bryan Adams
42. Innuendo
Queen
43. Gish
Smashing Pumpkins
44. Heart in Motion
Amy Grant
45. Of the Heart, of the Soul & of the Cross
PM Dawn
46. Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
47. We Can't Dance
Genesis
48. 2Pacalypse Now
2pac
49. Trompe le Monde
Pixies
50. Joyride
Roxette
51. Emotions
Mariah Carey
52. Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn
53. Fear
Toad the Wet Sprocket
54. Goat
Jesus Lizard
55. Slave to the Grind
Skid Row
56. Naughty by Nature
Naughty by Nature
57. Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
58. Just for a Day
Slowdive
59. Arise
Sepultura
60. Green Mind
Dinosaur Jr.
61. Frequencies
LFO
62. I Wish My Brother George Was Here
Del the Funky Homosapien
63. III
Sebadoh
64. WELD
Neil Young
65. Pretty on the Inside
Hole
66. The Sky Is Crying
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
67. Spellbound
Paula Abdul
68. Organized Konfusion
Organized Konfusion
69. Electronic
Electronic
70. C.M.B.
Color Me Badd
71. Seamonsters
The Wedding Present
72. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Van Halen
73. We Can't Be Stopped
Geto Boys
74. Lean Into It
Mr. Big
75. The Comfort Zone
Vanessa Williams
76. Quik Is the Name
DJ Quik
77. Human
Death
78. Schubert Dip
EMF
79. The Real Ramona
Throwing Muses
80. Efil4zaggin
N.W.A
81. Whirlpool
Chapterhouse
82. The Soul Cages
Sting
83. Mr. Scarface Is Back
Scarface
84. God Fodder
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
85. Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
86. Don't Try This at Home
Billy Bragg
87. Warm Your Heart
Aaron Neville
88. Rumour and Sigh
Richard Thompson
89. No Pocky for Kitty
Superchunk
90. Doubt
Jesus Jones
91. Ex:El
808 State
92. Mr. Bungle
Mr. Bungle
93. Power of Love
Luther Vandross
94. White Light from the Mouth of Infinity
Swans
95. Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
96. Too Legit to Quit
Hammer
97. Homebase
D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
98. T.E.V.I.N.
Tevin Campbell
99. Vagabond Heart
Rod Stewart
100. Hymns to the Silence
Van Morrison
Nirvana
2. Ten
Pearl Jam
3. Achtung Baby
U2
4. Metallica (a.k.a. The Black Album)
Metallica
5. Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
6. The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
7. Out of Time
R.E.M.
8. Use Your Illusion I
Guns N' Roses
9. Use Your Illusion II
Guns N' Roses
10. Blue Lines
Massive Attack
11. Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
12. Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
13. BadMotorFinger
Soundgarden
14. Screamadelica
Primal Scream
15. Dangerous
Michael Jackson
16. Temple of the Dog
Temple of the Dog
17. Apocalypse '91
Public Enemy
18. Death Certificate
Ice Cube
19. Luck of the Draw
Bonnie Raitt
20. O.G. Original Gangster
Ice-T
21. Cooleyhighharmony
Boyz II Men
22. Laughing Stock
Talk Talk
23. Mama Said
Lenny Kravitz
24. De la Soul Is Dead
De la Soul
25. Spiderland
Slint
26. Seal
Seal
27. Stars
Simply Red
28. The White Room
The KLF
29. Diamonds and Pearls
Prince
30. Woodface
Crowded House
31. Pocket Full of Kryptonite
Spin Doctors
32. Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Primus
33. Breaking Atoms
Main Source
34. Forever My Lady
Jodeci
35. Girlfriend
Matthew Sweet
36. Into the Great Wide Open
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
37. The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld
The Orb
38. Time, Love & Tenderness
Michael Bolton
39. No More Tears
Ozzy Osbourne
40. A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Black Sheep
41. Waking Up the Neighbours
Bryan Adams
42. Innuendo
Queen
43. Gish
Smashing Pumpkins
44. Heart in Motion
Amy Grant
45. Of the Heart, of the Soul & of the Cross
PM Dawn
46. Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
47. We Can't Dance
Genesis
48. 2Pacalypse Now
2pac
49. Trompe le Monde
Pixies
50. Joyride
Roxette
51. Emotions
Mariah Carey
52. Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn
53. Fear
Toad the Wet Sprocket
54. Goat
Jesus Lizard
55. Slave to the Grind
Skid Row
56. Naughty by Nature
Naughty by Nature
57. Foxbase Alpha
Saint Etienne
58. Just for a Day
Slowdive
59. Arise
Sepultura
60. Green Mind
Dinosaur Jr.
61. Frequencies
LFO
62. I Wish My Brother George Was Here
Del the Funky Homosapien
63. III
Sebadoh
64. WELD
Neil Young
65. Pretty on the Inside
Hole
66. The Sky Is Crying
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
67. Spellbound
Paula Abdul
68. Organized Konfusion
Organized Konfusion
69. Electronic
Electronic
70. C.M.B.
Color Me Badd
71. Seamonsters
The Wedding Present
72. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Van Halen
73. We Can't Be Stopped
Geto Boys
74. Lean Into It
Mr. Big
75. The Comfort Zone
Vanessa Williams
76. Quik Is the Name
DJ Quik
77. Human
Death
78. Schubert Dip
EMF
79. The Real Ramona
Throwing Muses
80. Efil4zaggin
N.W.A
81. Whirlpool
Chapterhouse
82. The Soul Cages
Sting
83. Mr. Scarface Is Back
Scarface
84. God Fodder
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
85. Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Mudhoney
86. Don't Try This at Home
Billy Bragg
87. Warm Your Heart
Aaron Neville
88. Rumour and Sigh
Richard Thompson
89. No Pocky for Kitty
Superchunk
90. Doubt
Jesus Jones
91. Ex:El
808 State
92. Mr. Bungle
Mr. Bungle
93. Power of Love
Luther Vandross
94. White Light from the Mouth of Infinity
Swans
95. Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
96. Too Legit to Quit
Hammer
97. Homebase
D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
98. T.E.V.I.N.
Tevin Campbell
99. Vagabond Heart
Rod Stewart
100. Hymns to the Silence
Van Morrison
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1991
Brian's choice - An unheralded great album from 1991
* Life's Too Short
Marshall Crenshaw
Ryan's choice:
* Chagall Guevara
Chagall Guevara
Lew's choice:
* Vinyl
Dramarama
* Life's Too Short
Marshall Crenshaw
Ryan's choice:
* Chagall Guevara
Chagall Guevara
Lew's choice:
* Vinyl
Dramarama
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Edited By: Brian