1991 Billboard Music Awards

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1991 Billboard Music Awards
Location Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Hosted by Paul Shaffer
Website http://www.billboard.com/bbma/   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Television/radio coverage
Network Fox

Here are the finalists and winners at the 1991 Billboard Music Awards . [1]

Contents

Winners

#1 R&B Album#1 Albums Artist
#1 Country Album#1 Country Singles Artist
#1 Country Artist#1 Country Albums Artist
#1 Rap Singles Artist#1 Hot 100 Singles Artist
#1 Album#1 Adult Contemporary Artist
#1 Pop Artist#1 Album Rock Track
#1 Modern Rock Artist#1 World Album
#1 New Pop Male Artist#1 R&B Single
#1 Album Rock Artist#1 R&B Singles Artist
#1 R&B Albums Artist#1 R&B Artist
#1 Country Single#1 Hot 100 Single
#1 World Single#1 New Pop Artist
#1 Hot Dance Club Play Single#1 Hot Dance Club Play Artist
#1 Hot Dance 12" Singles Sales#1 Hot Dance 12" Singles Artist
#1 New Pop Female Artist#1 Hot Dance Club Play Single

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References

  1. "Winners Database - Billboard Music Awards". billboardmusicawards.com. Retrieved 10 June 2015.