Best Albums of 1991
Explore the best albums of 1991, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"'IF this album were to be erased from history tonight, you would find little on what precious darlings of what is called "indie."' No! Nirvana did not invent indie rock, or even so-called alternative music. That would be Black Flag, Husker Du, The Replacements, R.E.M. The Pixies, Sonic Youth, Din..." [+] Reply
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Mr. Shankly | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +15 votes (16 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1991
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"It's funny. If you listen to just the melodies, you're not left with anything too memorable. Song structures are simple. The guitar sounds are pretty amazing, but you wouldn't listen only to that by itself. The lyrics, what you can decipher at least, are nothing to die for either. Somehow everyth..." [+] Reply
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1991
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"Upon release it was like a breath of fresh rock air. Different from Nirvana but still very much a major force and factor in ushering in new rock music (call it grunge if you must). The residual influences can be seen very clearly decades later. Even today it stands on its own, and the strength of..." [+] Reply
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1991
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"Before i listened to this, i looked up for the lyrics of the album and thought "this is about a dead captain i think, it cant be deep or dark" 39 minutes later ... "OH GOD WHY THEY CALL THIS ALBUM A MEME, THIS IS THE MOST OBSCURE THING I'VE HEARD IN MY LIFE, POOR CAPTAIN, OH GOD, THE I MISS YOU O..." [+] Reply
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1991
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11,447
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"When U2 released "Achtung Baby" in 1991 it caught me off guard. What a departure from previous albums. It seemed so ahead of it's time. A extreme personality metamorphosis happened here. U2 radically shifted gears, picking up on different sounds and added it to their own. Not many bands survive t..." [+] Reply
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~SMiLE~ | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1991
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"In my opinion, The Low End Theory is the best hop album ever made. It's a perfect merger of hip hop and jazz, and thought-provoking lyrics. Lyrically, Q-Tip and Phife Dawg are at their best. Standouts include "Check The Rhyme", "Jazz", & "Scenario"." Reply
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joedec | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1991
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"Sometimes I'll think I know an album well enough, for it to not be able to surprise me anymore. That I know its secrets, that I know what appeals to me, and what not. But then, under certain set of circumstances, all of my convictions will be turned on its head. And then remain that way afterward..." [+] Reply
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1991
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"Some musicians are just meant to play together and Blood Sugar Sex Magik is the perfect example of this. The Chili Peppers had to go through a lot of lineup changes before they finally found their ultimate incarnation, the one who proved to be their most inspired and composed as a group, an absol..." [+] Reply
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1991
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"I actually really enjoy the Black Album. It's commercial heavy metal, but it's not as if the band completely forsakes thrash metal. It's more of a transistional album from 80s thrash to 90s alt-metal/heavy metal. I really enjoy Holier than Thou, Enter Sandman, the Unforgiven, The God that Failed,..." [+] Reply
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1991
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"Takes you at time when things were a little different, when with a little help from your friends we were together as one for those long nights and chilled mornings at least!!" Reply
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1991
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of 1991 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 13 | 1% | |
| Frank Zappa | 4 | 0% | |
| Dinosaur Jr. | 3 | 0% | |
| Hawkwind | 3 | 0% | |
| Iancu Dumitrescu | 2 | 0% | |
| James Brown | 2 | 0% | |
| 植松伸夫 [Nobuo Uematsu] | 2 | 0% | |
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449 | 45% | |
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236 | 24% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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21 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of 1991 chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 2 from 59th to 57th |
Up 2 from 40th to 38th |
Up 2 from 29th to 27th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 7 from 60th to 67th |
Down 3 from 37th to 40th |
Down 3 from 73rd to 76th |
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