List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1991

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The album chart name changed from "Top Pop Albums" to "Billboard 200 Top Albums" on September 7, 1991. [1] The highest-selling albums and EPs in the United States are ranked in the Billboard 200, which is published by Billboard magazine. In 1991, a total of 14 albums claimed the top of the chart. One of which, American rapper Vanilla Ice's To the Extreme started its peak on the issue dated November 10, 1990, and spent 8 weeks atop the chart in 1991.

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Mariah Carey's self-titled debut album was the longest running number-one album of the year, spending 11 consecutive weeks atop the chart and was the best-selling album of 1991. [2] Starting in 1991, Billboard began using Nielsen Soundscan data for its album chart, which provided more precise and accurate sales figures. [3] The first date to use this methodology was the June 1, 1991 dated chart when the number one album was Out of Time by R.E.M., which topped the chart with sales of 89,000. [4]

Mariah Carey topped the chart with her self-titled album Mariah Carey; it stayed in its position for 11 weeks. Mariah Carey Neighborhood Ball in downtown Washington 2009 3-2.JPG
Mariah Carey topped the chart with her self-titled album Mariah Carey ; it stayed in its position for 11 weeks.
Michael Jackson's Dangerous was his third straight album to top the Billboard 200. Michael Jackson gives autograph - supercropped.jpg
Michael Jackson's Dangerous was his third straight album to top the Billboard 200.
Slave to the Grind by Skid Row (singer Sebastian Bach pictured) was the first album to debut at number one in the Soundscan era. "The Voice" of Heavy Metal (4393755527).jpg
Slave to the Grind by Skid Row (singer Sebastian Bach pictured) was the first album to debut at number one in the Soundscan era.

Chart history

Key
†Indicates best performing album of 1991
Indicates #1 album before Nielsen SoundScan tracked sales
Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)SalesRef.
January 5 To the Extreme Vanilla Ice [5]
January 12 [6]
January 19 [7]
January 26 [8]
February 2 [9]
February 9 [10]
February 16 [11]
February 23 [12]
March 2 Mariah Carey † Mariah Carey [13]
March 9 [14]
March 16 [15]
March 23 [16]
March 30 [17]
April 6 [18]
April 13 [19]
April 20 [20]
April 27 [21]
May 4 [22]
May 11 [23]
May 18 Out of Time R.E.M. [24]
May 25 Time, Love & Tenderness Michael Bolton [25]
June 1Out of TimeR.E.M.89,000 [26] [4]
June 8 Spellbound Paula Abdul 88,000 [27] [28]
June 1589,000 [29] [30]
June 22 Niggaz4Life N.W.A 954,000 [31]
June 29 Slave to the Grind Skid Row 134,000 [32] [33]
July 6 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Van Halen 243,000 [34] [35]
July 13195,000 [36]
July 20142,000 [37]
July 27 Unforgettable... with Love Natalie Cole 517,000 [38]
August 3329,000 [39]
August 10287,000 [40]
August 17211,000 [41]
August 24170,000 [42]
August 31 Metallica Metallica 598,000 [43] [44]
September 7290,000 [45] [46]
September 14213,000 [47]
September 21171,500 [48]
September 28 Ropin' the Wind Garth Brooks 300,000 [49] [50]
October 5 Use Your Illusion II Guns N' Roses 770,000 [51] [52]
October 12340,000 [53] [54]
October 19Ropin' the WindGarth Brooks254,000 [55] [56]
October 26270,000 [57] [58]
November 2230,000 [59] [60]
November 9220,000 [61] [62]
November 16190,000 [63] [64]
November 23175,000 [65] [66]
November 30167,000 [67] [68]
December 7 Achtung Baby U2 295,000 [69] [70]
December 14 Dangerous Michael Jackson 326,500 [71] [72]
December 21378,000 [73] [74]
December 28370,000 [75] [76]

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