The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1991, as well as albums which peaked in 1990 and 1992 but were in the top 10 in 1991. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first new number-one album of the year was MCMXC a.D. by Enigma. Overall, twenty-four different albums peaked at number-one in 1991, with Queen (2) having the most albums hit that position.
Top-ten albums
edit- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked in 1990 but still in chart in 1991. |
| ♦ | Album released in 1991 but peaked in 1992. |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) |
Weeks in top 10 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) |
Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums in 1990 | ||||||
| 17 March 1990 | 23 | Soul Provider ‡ | Michael Bolton | 4 | 8 September 1990 | 1 |
| 4 August 1990 | 4 | Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em ‡ | MC Hammer | 8 | 11 August 1990 | 2 |
| 1 September 1990 | 22 | Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert ‡ | José Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti | 1 | 8 September 1990 | 5 |
| 15 September 1990 | 19 | Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 ‡ | George Michael | 1 | 15 September 1990 | 1 |
| 10 November 1990 | 20 | The Very Best of Elton John ‡ | Elton John | 1 | 10 November 1990 | 2 |
| 17 November 1990 | 12 | Serious Hits... Live! ‡ | Phil Collins | 2 | 17 November 1990 | 1 |
| 10 | I'm Your Baby Tonight | Whitney Houston | 4 | 19 January 1991 | 1 | |
| 8 | From a Distance: The Event ‡ | Cliff Richard | 3 | 29 December 1990 | 1 | |
| 24 November 1990 | 27 | The Immaculate Collection ‡ | Madonna | 1 | 24 November 1990 | 9 |
| 9 | The Singles Collection 1984/1990 | Jimmy Somerville | 4 | 5 January 1991 | 1 | |
| Albums in 1991 | ||||||
| 5 January 1991 | 4 | To the Extreme | Vanilla Ice | 4 | 12 January 1991 | 1 |
| 12 January 1991 | 7 | MCMXC a.D. | Enigma | 1 | 26 January 1991 | 1 |
| 26 January 1991 | 1 | A Little Ain't Enough | David Lee Roth | 4 | 26 January 1991 | 1 |
| 9 | Wicked Game | Chris Isaak | 3 | 16 February 1991 | 1 | |
| 2 February 1991 | 2 | The Soul Cages | Sting | 1 | 2 February 1991 | 1 |
| 3 | All True Man | Alexander O'Neal | 2 | 2 February 1991 | 1 | |
| 8 | Greatest Hits 1977-1990 | The Stranglers | 4 | 6 July 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | World Power | Snap! | 10 | 2 February 1991 | 1 | |
| 9 February 1991 | 3 | Doubt | Jesus Jones | 1 | 9 February 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Don't Explain | Robert Palmer | 9 | 9 February 1991 | 1 | |
| 3 | Runaway Horses | Belinda Carlisle | 6 | 16 February 1991 | 2 | |
| 16 February 1991 | 4 | Innuendo | Queen | 1 | 16 February 1991 | 2 |
| 6 | Into the Light | Gloria Estefan | 2 | 16 February 1991 | 2 | |
| 2 | Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy | Thin Lizzy | 8 | 16 February 1991 | 2 | |
| 2 March 1991 | 4 | Circle of One | Oleta Adams | 1 | 2 March 1991 | 1 |
| 7 | The Simpsons Sing the Blues | The Simpsons | 6 | 2 March 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | 30 Something | Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine | 8 | 2 March 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | Free | Rick Astley | 9 | 2 March 1991 | 1 | |
| 9 March 1991 | 8 | Auberge | Chris Rea | 1 | 9 March 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | The Best of Free: All Right Now | Free | 9 | 9 March 1991 | 1 | |
| 16 March 1991 | 3 | Spartacus | The Farm | 1 | 16 March 1991 | 1 |
| 7 | The White Room | The KLF | 3 | 16 March 1991 | 1 | |
| 2 | ex:el | 808 State | 4 | 16 March 1991 | 1 | |
| 7 | The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie | Deborah Harry and Blondie | 3 | 23 March 1991 | 2 | |
| 1 | Kill Uncle | Morrissey | 8 | 16 March 1991 | 1 | |
| 23 March 1991 | 27 | Out of Time | R.E.M. | 1 | 23 March 1991 | 1 |
| 4 | Inspector Morse (Original Music from the ITV Series) | Barrington Pheloung | 4 | 6 April 1991 | 1 | |
| 2 | The Very Best of Joan Armatrading | Joan Armatrading | 9 | 23 March 1991 | 2 | |
| 30 March 1991 | 21 | Greatest Hits | Eurythmics | 1 | 30 March 1991 | 10 |
| 6 April 1991 | 8 | Vagabond Heart | Rod Stewart | 2 | 6 April 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Entreat | The Cure | 10 | 6 April 1991 | 1 | |
| 13 April 1991 | 10 | Joyride | Roxette | 2 | 13 April 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | God Fodder | Ned's Atomic Dustbin | 4 | 13 April 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | Mama Said | Lenny Kravitz | 8 | 13 April 1991 | 1 | |
| 20 April 1991 | 5 | Real Life | Simple Minds | 2 | 20 April 1991 | 2 |
| 1 | Flashpoint | The Rolling Stones | 6 | 20 April 1991 | 1 | |
| 4 May 1991 | 3 | Gold Mother | James | 2 | 4 May 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | The Beast Inside | Inspiral Carpets | 5 | 4 May 1991 | 1 | |
| 11 May 1991 | 2 | The Best of The Waterboys 81–90 | The Waterboys | 2 | 11 May 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Union | Yes | 7 | 11 May 1991 | 1 | |
| 18 May 1991 | 11 | Time, Love & Tenderness | Michael Bolton | 2 | 18 May 1991 | 2 |
| 3 | Schubert Dip | EMF | 3 | 18 May 1991 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sugar Tax | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 3 | 17 August 1991 | 1 | |
| 25 May 1991 | 1 | Mighty Like a Rose | Elvis Costello | 5 | 25 May 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | De La Soul Is Dead | De La Soul | 7 | 25 May 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | Power of Love | Luther Vandross | 9 | 25 May 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 June 1991 | 19 | Seal | Seal | 1 | 1 June 1991 | 3 |
| 14 | Beverley Craven | Beverley Craven | 3 | 1 June 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) | Paul McCartney | 7 | 1 June 1991 | 1 | |
| 2 | Memorabilia – The Singles | Soft Cell and Marc Almond | 8 | 1 June 1991 | 1 | |
| 8 June 1991 | 2 | Electronic | Electronic | 2 | 8 June 1991 | 1 |
| 2 | Never Loved Elvis | The Wonder Stuff | 3 | 8 June 1991 | 1 | |
| 15 June 1991 | 2 | Fellow Hoodlums | Deacon Blue | 2 | 15 June 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Love and Kisses | Dannii Minogue | 8 | 15 June 1991 | 1 | |
| 22 June 1991 | 2 | The Big Wheel | Runrig | 4 | 22 June 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Slave to the Grind | Skid Row | 5 | 22 June 1991 | 1 | |
| 3 | We Are in Love | Harry Connick Jr. | 7 | 29 June 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | The Promise | T'Pau | 10 | 22 June 1991 | 1 | |
| 29 June 1991 | 13 | Love Hurts | Cher | 1 | 29 June 1991 | 6 |
| 1 | Stars Crash Down | Hue and Cry | 10 | 29 June 1991 | 1 | |
| 6 July 1991 | 1 | Holidays in Eden | Marillion | 7 | 6 July 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Pop Symphonies | James Last & His Orchestra | 10 | 6 July 1991 | 1 | |
| 13 July 1991 | 4 | Greatest Hits | The Jam | 2 | 13 July 1991 | 3 |
| 1 | Hey Stoopid | Alice Cooper | 4 | 13 July 1991 | 1 | |
| 3 | Some People's Lives | Bette Midler | 5 | 20 July 1991 | 1 | |
| 20 July 1991 | 2 | Into the Great Wide Open | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | 3 | 20 July 1991 | 1 |
| 8 | Essential Pavarotti II | Luciano Pavarotti | 1 | 10 August 1991 | 2 | |
| 27 July 1991 | 2 | Spellbound | Paula Abdul | 4 | 27 July 1991 | 1 |
| 3 August 1991 | 3 | Gonna Make You Sweat | C+C Music Factory | 8 | 10 August 1991 | 1 |
| 10 August 1991 | 2 | Move to This | Cathy Dennis | 3 | 10 August 1991 | 1 |
| 24 August 1991 | 2 | Metallica | Metallica | 1 | 24 August 1991 | 1 |
| 5 | C.M.B. | Color Me Badd | 3 | 7 September 1991 | 1 | |
| 31 August 1991 | 5 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Jason Donovan and the Original London Cast | 1 | 31 August 1991 | 2 |
| 7 September 1991 | 1 | Leisure | Blur | 7 | 7 September 1991 | 1 |
| 14 September 1991 | 15 | From Time to Time – The Singles Collection | Paul Young | 1 | 14 September 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Guaranteed | Level 42 | 3 | 14 September 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience | P.M. Dawn | 8 | 14 September 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | Roll the Bones | Rush | 10 | 14 September 1991 | 1 | |
| 21 September 1991 | 5 | On Every Street | Dire Straits | 1 | 21 September 1991 | 1 |
| 2 | Mr. Lucky | John Lee Hooker | 3 | 21 September 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | Hymns to the Silence | Van Morrison | 5 | 21 September 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | The Specials Singles | The Specials | 10 | 21 September 1991 | 1 | |
| 28 September 1991 | 4 | Use Your Illusion II | Guns N' Roses | 1 | 28 September 1991 | 1 |
| 3 | Use Your Illusion I | 2 | 28 September 1991 | 1 | ||
| 4 | The Ultimate Collection | Marc Bolan and T. Rex | 4 | 28 September 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | Don't Try This at Home | Billy Bragg | 8 | 28 September 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | Greatest Hits | Jason Donovan | 9 | 28 September 1991 | 1 | |
| 5 October 1991 | 6 | Waking Up the Neighbours | Bryan Adams | 1 | 5 October 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Trompe le Monde | Pixies | 7 | 5 October 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | Screamadelica | Primal Scream | 8 | 5 October 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | Ceremony | The Cult | 9 | 5 October 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | Rock 'til You Drop | Status Quo | 10 | 5 October 1991 | 1 | |
| 12 October 1991 | 51 | Stars | Simply Red | 1 | 12 October 1991 | 12 |
| 10 | Diamonds and Pearls | Prince and The New Power Generation | 2 | 12 October 1991 | 1 | |
| 22 | Simply the Best | Tina Turner | 2 | 19 October 1991 | 3 | |
| 1 | The Best of R.E.M. | R.E.M. | 7 | 19 October 1991 | 1 | |
| 19 October 1991 | 1 | The Greatest Hits | Salt-n-Pepa | 6 | 19 October 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black | Public Enemy | 8 | 19 October 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | The Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates: Looking Back | Daryl Hall & John Oates | 9 | 19 October 1991 | 1 | |
| 26 October 1991 | 3 | Chorus | Erasure | 1 | 26 October 1991 | 1 |
| 4 | Voices | Kenny Thomas | 3 | 26 October 1991 | 2 | |
| 2 | Live Your Life Be Free | Belinda Carlisle | 7 | 26 October 1991 | 1 | |
| 8 | The Commitments (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | The Commitments | 4 | 9 November 1991 | 1 | |
| 8 | Emotions ♦ | Mariah Carey | 4 | 15 February 1992 | 1 | |
| 9 November 1991 | 18 | Greatest Hits II | Queen | 1 | 9 November 1991 | 5 |
| 2 | Timeless – The Very Best of Neil Sedaka | Neil Sedaka | 10 | 9 November 1991 | 2 | |
| 16 November 1991 | 7 | Shepherd Moons | Enya | 1 | 16 November 1991 | 1 |
| 2 | Discography: The Complete Singles Collection | Pet Shop Boys | 3 | 16 November 1991 | 1 | |
| 1 | Live Baby Live | INXS | 8 | 16 November 1991 | 1 | |
| 23 November 1991 | 21 | We Can't Dance | Genesis | 1 | 23 November 1991 | 2 |
| 19 | Real Love ♦ | Lisa Stansfield | 3 | 18 January 1992 | 3 | |
| 30 November 1991 | 24 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | 1 | 30 November 1991 | 1 |
| 5 | Achtung Baby | U2 | 2 | 30 November 1991 | 1 | |
| 7 December 1991 | 9 | Greatest Hits ♦ | Queen | 6 | 18 January 1992 | 1 |
| 14 December 1991 | 8 | Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber | Michael Crawford and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 3 | 21 December 1991 | 2 |
| 2 | Together with Cliff Richard | Cliff Richard | 10 | 14 December 1991 | 2 | |
| 21 December 1991 | 2 | The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel | 8 | 21 December 1991 | 2 |
See also
editReferences
editGeneral
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Specific
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
External links
edit- 1991 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)