Best Albums of 1991

Listed below are the best albums of 1991 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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Nevermind 

 Nirvana

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,216 charts

Rank Score:

38,704

Rank in 1991:

1

Rank in 1990s:

2

Overall Rank:

13

Average Rating:

 87 (4,331 votes)

Comments:

413

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Loveless 

 My Bloody Valentine

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,155 charts

Rank Score:

29,234

Rank in 1991:

2

Rank in 1990s:

5

Overall Rank:

23

Average Rating:

 86 (2,475 votes)

Comments:

312

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Ten 

 Pearl Jam

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,843 charts

Rank Score:

18,846

Rank in 1991:

3

Rank in 1990s:

7

Overall Rank:

51

Average Rating:

 83 (2,340 votes)

Comments:

180

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Spiderland 

 Slint

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,056 charts

Rank Score:

12,455

Rank in 1991:

4

Rank in 1990s:

19

Overall Rank:

100

Average Rating:

 84 (1,272 votes)

Comments:

123

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Achtung Baby 

 U2

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,317 charts

Rank Score:

11,940

Rank in 1991:

5

Rank in 1990s:

21

Overall Rank:

110

Average Rating:

 80 (1,831 votes)

Comments:

145

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The Low End Theory 

 A Tribe Called Quest

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,007 charts

Rank Score:

10,383

Rank in 1991:

6

Rank in 1990s:

28

Overall Rank:

132

Average Rating:

 85 (1,134 votes)

Comments:

67

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Laughing Stock 

 Talk Talk

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

781 charts

Rank Score:

8,970

Rank in 1991:

7

Rank in 1990s:

35

Overall Rank:

167

Average Rating:

 84 (897 votes)

Comments:

81

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Blood Sugar Sex Magik 

 Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,108 charts

Rank Score:

8,437

Rank in 1991:

8

Rank in 1990s:

39

Overall Rank:

179

Average Rating:

 79 (1,754 votes)

Comments:

99

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Metallica 

 Metallica

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

961 charts

Rank Score:

7,356

Rank in 1991:

9

Rank in 1990s:

44

Overall Rank:

215

Average Rating:

 78 (1,561 votes)

Comments:

92

10.

Blue Lines 

 Massive Attack

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

738 charts

Rank Score:

5,283

Rank in 1991:

10

Rank in 1990s:

63

Overall Rank:

327

Average Rating:

 80 (916 votes)

Comments:

53

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Best Albums of 1991 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	13	1%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
Billie Holiday	3	0%
Dinosaur Jr.	3	0%
Hawkwind	3	0%
R.E.M.	2	0%
Screaming Trees	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	451	45%
	238	24%
	40	4%
	31	3%
	28	3%
	27	3%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	884	88%
Yes	117	12%

Live?	Albums	%
No	962	96%
Yes	39	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	19	2%