Best Albums of 1991

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Listed below are the best albums of 1991 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 51,000 greatest album charts.

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1991 year summaryThe best artists of 1991 were Nirvana (US), My Bloody Valentine, Pearl Jam, Slint, U2, A Tribe Called Quest, Talk Talk, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica and Massive Attack.

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Nevermind

Nirvana (US)

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,071 charts

Rank Score:

43,388

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Average Rating:

87 (4,201 votes)

Comments:

407

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,089 charts

Rank Score:

35,864

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Average Rating:

86 (2,381 votes)

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307

Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,766 charts

Rank Score:

21,043

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Average Rating:

83 (2,257 votes)

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178

Spiderland

Slint

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,010 charts

Rank Score:

14,477

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Average Rating:

84 (1,218 votes)

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120

Achtung Baby

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,267 charts

Rank Score:

13,255

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

940 charts

Rank Score:

11,290

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

729 charts

Rank Score:

9,527

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Overall Rank:

175

Average Rating:

84 (844 votes)

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Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,048 charts

Rank Score:

8,825

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Overall Rank:

192

Average Rating:

79 (1,692 votes)

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Metallica

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

902 charts

Rank Score:

7,466

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Overall Rank:

234

Average Rating:

78 (1,484 votes)

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10.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

695 charts

Rank Score:

5,724

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Overall Rank:

321

Average Rating:

80 (865 votes)

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Best Albums of 1991 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	14	1%
Frank Zappa	4	0%
Hawkwind	3	0%
Billie Holiday	3	0%
Dinosaur Jr.	3	0%
Screaming Trees	2	0%
R.E.M.	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	440	44%
	241	24%
	40	4%
	34	3%
	30	3%
	26	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	887	89%
Yes	114	11%

Live?	Albums	%
No	965	96%
Yes	36	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	18	2%

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