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. 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 Key SymbolMeaning‡Album peaked in 1990 but still in chart in 1991.♦Album released in 1991 but peaked in 1992.EnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakAlbums in 1990 23Soul Provider ‡Michael Bolton 4 1 4Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em ‡MC Hammer 8 2 22Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert ‡José Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti 1 5 19Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 ‡George Michael 1 1 20The Very Best of Elton John ‡Elton John 1 2 12Serious Hits... Live! ‡Phil Collins 2 1 10I'm Your Baby TonightWhitney Houston 4 1 8From a Distance: The Event ‡Cliff Richard 3 1 27The Immaculate Collection ‡Madonna 1 9 9The Singles Collection 1984/1990Jimmy Somerville 4 1Albums in 1991 4To the ExtremeVanilla Ice 4 1 7MCMXC a.D.Enigma 1 1 1A Little Ain't EnoughDavid Lee Roth 4 1 9Wicked GameChris Isaak 3 1 2The Soul CagesSting 1 1 3All True ManAlexander O'Neal 2 1 8Greatest Hits 1977-1990The Stranglers 4 1 1World PowerSnap! 10 1 3DoubtJesus Jones 1 1 1Don't ExplainRobert Palmer 9 1 3Runaway HorsesBelinda Carlisle 6 2 4InnuendoQueen 1 2 6Into the LightGloria Estefan 2 2 2Dedication: The Very Best of Thin LizzyThin Lizzy 8 2 4Circle of OneOleta Adams 1 1 7The Simpsons Sing the BluesThe Simpsons 6 1 130 SomethingCarter the Unstoppable Sex Machine 8 1 1FreeRick Astley 9 1 8AubergeChris Rea 1 1 1The Best of Free: All Right NowFree 9 1 3SpartacusThe Farm 1 1 7The White RoomThe KLF 3 1 2ex:el808 State 4 1 7The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and BlondieDeborah Harry and Blondie 3 2 1Kill UncleMorrissey 8 1 27Out of TimeR.E.M. 1 1 4Inspector Morse (Original Music from the ITV Series)Barrington Pheloung 4 1 2The Very Best of Joan ArmatradingJoan Armatrading 9 2 21Greatest HitsEurythmics 1 10 8Vagabond HeartRod Stewart 2 1 1EntreatThe Cure 10 1 10JoyrideRoxette 2 1 1God FodderNed's Atomic Dustbin 4 1 1Mama SaidLenny Kravitz 8 1 5Real LifeSimple Minds 2 2 1FlashpointThe Rolling Stones 6 1 3Gold MotherJames 2 1 1The Beast InsideInspiral Carpets 5 1 2The Best of The Waterboys 81–90The Waterboys 2 1 1UnionYes 7 1 11Time, Love & TendernessMichael Bolton 2 2 3Schubert DipEMF 3 1 6Sugar TaxOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 3 1 1Mighty Like a RoseElvis Costello 5 1 1De La Soul Is DeadDe La Soul 7 1 1Power of LoveLuther Vandross 9 1 19SealSeal 1 3 14Beverley CravenBeverley Craven 3 1 1Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)Paul McCartney 7 1 2Memorabilia – The SinglesSoft Cell and Marc Almond 8 1 2ElectronicElectronic 2 1 2Never Loved ElvisThe Wonder Stuff 3 1 2Fellow HoodlumsDeacon Blue 2 1 1Love and KissesDannii Minogue 8 1 2The Big WheelRunrig 4 1 1Slave to the GrindSkid Row 5 1 3We Are in LoveHarry Connick Jr. 7 1 1The PromiseT'Pau 10 1 13Love HurtsCher 1 6 1Stars Crash DownHue and Cry 10 1 1Holidays in EdenMarillion 7 1 1Pop SymphoniesJames Last & His Orchestra 10 1 4Greatest HitsThe Jam 2 3 1Hey StoopidAlice Cooper 4 1 3Some People's LivesBette Midler 5 1 2Into the Great Wide OpenTom Petty and the Heartbreakers 3 1 8Essential Pavarotti IILuciano Pavarotti 1 2 2SpellboundPaula Abdul 4 1 3Gonna Make You SweatC+C Music Factory 8 1 2Move to ThisCathy Dennis 3 1 2MetallicaMetallica 1 1 5C.M.B.Color Me Badd 3 1 5Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJason Donovan and the Original London Cast 1 2 1LeisureBlur 7 1 15From Time to Time – The Singles CollectionPaul Young 1 1 1GuaranteedLevel 42 3 1 1Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian ExperienceP.M. Dawn 8 1 1Roll the BonesRush 10 1 5On Every StreetDire Straits 1 1 2Mr. LuckyJohn Lee Hooker 3 1 1Hymns to the SilenceVan Morrison 5 1 1The Specials SinglesThe Specials 10 1 4Use Your Illusion IIGuns N' Roses 1 1 3Use Your Illusion I 2 1 4The Ultimate CollectionMarc Bolan and T. Rex 4 1 1Don't Try This at HomeBilly Bragg 8 1 1Greatest HitsJason Donovan 9 1 6Waking Up the NeighboursBryan Adams 1 1 1Trompe le MondePixies 7 1 1ScreamadelicaPrimal Scream 8 1 1CeremonyThe Cult 9 1 1Rock 'til You DropStatus Quo 10 1 51StarsSimply Red 1 12 10Diamonds and PearlsPrince and The New Power Generation 2 1 22Simply the BestTina Turner 2 3 1The Best of R.E.M.R.E.M. 7 1 1The Greatest HitsSalt-n-Pepa 6 1 1Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes BlackPublic Enemy 8 1 1The Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates: Looking BackDaryl Hall & John Oates 9 1 3ChorusErasure 1 1 4VoicesKenny Thomas 3 2 2Live Your Life Be FreeBelinda Carlisle 7 1 8The Commitments (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)The Commitments 4 1 8Emotions ♦Mariah Carey 4 1 18Greatest Hits IIQueen 1 5 2Timeless – The Very Best of Neil SedakaNeil Sedaka 10 2 7Shepherd MoonsEnya 1 1 2Discography: The Complete Singles CollectionPet Shop Boys 3 1 1Live Baby LiveINXS 8 1 21We Can't DanceGenesis 1 2 19Real Love ♦Lisa Stansfield 3 3 24DangerousMichael Jackson 1 1 5Achtung BabyU2 2 1 9Greatest Hits ♦Queen 6 1 8Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd WebberMichael Crawford and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 3 2 2Together with Cliff RichardCliff Richard 10 2 2The Definitive Simon and GarfunkelSimon and Garfunkel 8 2
See also 1991 in British music List of number-one albums from the 1990s (UK)
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External links 1991 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)