The album chart name changed from "Top Pop Albums" to "Billboard 200 Top Albums" on September 7, 1991.[1] The highest-selling albums and EPs in the United States are ranked in the Billboard 200, which is published by Billboard magazine. In 1991, a total of 14 albums claimed the top of the chart. One of which, American rapper Vanilla Ice's To the Extreme started its peak on the issue dated November 10, 1990, and spent 8 weeks atop the chart in 1991.
Mariah Carey's self-titled debut album was the longest running number-one album of the year, spending 11 consecutive weeks atop the chart and was the best-selling album of 1991.[2]
Starting in 1991, Billboard began using Nielsen Soundscan data for its album chart, which provided more precise and accurate sales figures.[3]
† | Indicates best performing album of 1991 |
Indicates #1 album before Nielsen SoundScan tracked sales |
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label | Sales | Ref. |
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January 5 | To the Extreme | Vanilla Ice | SBK | [4] | |
January 12 | [5] | ||||
January 19 | [6] | ||||
January 26 | [7] | ||||
February 2 | [8] | ||||
February 9 | [9] | ||||
February 16 | [10] | ||||
February 23 | [11] | ||||
March 2 | Mariah Carey † | Mariah Carey | Columbia | [12] | |
March 9 | [13] | ||||
March 16 | [14] | ||||
March 23 | [15] | ||||
March 30 | [16] | ||||
April 6 | [17] | ||||
April 13 | [18] | ||||
April 20 | [19] | ||||
April 27 | [20] | ||||
May 4 | [21] | ||||
May 11 | [22] | ||||
May 18 | Out of Time | R.E.M. | Warner Bros. | [23] | |
May 25 | Time, Love & Tenderness | Michael Bolton | Columbia | N/A | [24] |
June 1 | Out of Time | R.E.M. | Warner Bros. | 89,000 | [25][26] |
June 8 | Spellbound | Paula Abdul | Captive/Virgin | 88,000 | [27][28] |
June 15 | 89,000 | [29][30] | |||
June 22 | Niggaz4Life | N.W.A | Ruthless | N/A | [31] |
June 29 | Slave to the Grind | Skid Row | Atlantic | 134,000 | [32][33] |
July 6 | For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge | Van Halen | Warner Bros. | 243,000 | [34][35] |
July 13 | N/A | [36] | |||
July 20 | N/A | [37] | |||
July 27 | Unforgettable... with Love | Natalie Cole | Elektra | N/A | [38] |
August 3 | N/A | [39] | |||
August 10 | N/A | [40] | |||
August 17 | N/A | [41] | |||
August 24 | N/A | [42] | |||
August 31 | Metallica | Metallica | Elektra | 598,000 | [43][44] |
September 7 | 290,000 | [45][46] | |||
September 14 | N/A | [47] | |||
September 21 | N/A | [48] | |||
September 28 | Ropin' the Wind | Garth Brooks | Capitol | 300,000 | [49][50] |
October 5 | Use Your Illusion II | Guns N' Roses | Geffen | 770,000 | [51][52] |
October 12 | 340,000 | [53][54] | |||
October 19 | Ropin' the Wind | Garth Brooks | Capitol | 254,000 | [55][56] |
October 26 | 270,000 | [57][58] | |||
November 2 | 230,000 | [59][60] | |||
November 9 | 220,000 | [61][62] | |||
November 16 | 190,000 | [63][64] | |||
November 23 | 175,000 | [65][66] | |||
November 30 | 175,000 | [67][68] | |||
December 7 | Achtung Baby | U2 | Island | 295,000 | [69][70] |
December 14 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | Epic | 326,500 | [71][72] |
December 21 | 378,000 | [73][74] | |||
December 28 | 370,000 | [75][76] |
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