List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1991

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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]

A blonde woman wearing a black dress performing
Mariah Carey topped the chart with her self-titled album Mariah Carey; it stayed in its position for 11 weeks.
Michael Jackson's Dangerous was his third straight album to top the Billboard 200.
Slave to the Grind by Skid Row (singer Sebastian Bach pictured) was the first album to debut at number one in the Soundscan era.

Chart history[edit]

Key
† Indicates best performing album of 1991
Indicates #1 album before Nielsen SoundScan tracked sales
Issue date Album Artist(s) Label Sales Ref.
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]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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