List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1991

These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1991, per the Billboard 200. The album chart name changed from "Top Pop Albums" to "Billboard 200 Top Albums" on September 7, 1991.^[1]

Mariah Carey's debut album became the best-selling album in 1991, topping the charts for 11 consecutive weeks.

Chart history[]

Michael Jackson's Dangerous was his third straight album to top the Billboard 200.

Mariah Carey topped the chart with her self-titled album Mariah Carey; it stayed in its position for 11 weeks and became the best-selling album in 1991.

Key

Indicates best performing album of 1991

Issue date	Album	Artist(s)	Label	Ref.
January 5	To the Extreme	Vanilla Ice	SBK	[2]
January 12				[3]
January 19				[4]
January 26				[5]
February 2				[6]
February 9				[7]
February 16				[8]
February 23				[9]
March 2	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	Columbia	[10]
March 9				[11]
March 16				[12]
March 23				[13]
March 30				[14]
April 6				[15]
April 13				[16]
April 20				[17]
April 27				[18]
May 4				[19]
May 11				[20]
May 18	Out of Time	R.E.M.	Warner Bros.	[21]
May 25	Time, Love & Tenderness	Michael Bolton	Columbia	[22]
June 1	Out of Time	R.E.M.	Warner Bros.	[23]
June 8	Spellbound	Paula Abdul	Captive/Virgin	[24]
June 15				[25]
June 22	Niggaz4Life	N.W.A	Ruthless	[26]
June 29	Slave to the Grind	Skid Row	Atlantic	[27]
July 6	For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge	Van Halen	Warner Bros.	[28]
July 13				[29]
July 20				[30]
July 27	Unforgettable... with Love	Natalie Cole	Elektra	[31]
August 3				[32]
August 10				[33]
August 17				[34]
August 24				[35]
August 31	Metallica	Metallica	Elektra	[36]
September 7				[37]
September 14				[38]
September 21				[39]
September 28	Ropin' the Wind	Garth Brooks	Capitol	[40]
October 5	Use Your Illusion II	Guns N' Roses	Geffen	[41]
October 12				[42]
October 19	Ropin' the Wind	Garth Brooks	Capitol	[43]
October 26				[44]
November 2				[45]
November 9				[46]
November 16				[47]
November 23				[48]
November 30				[49]
December 7	Achtung Baby	U2	Island	[50]
December 14	Dangerous	Michael Jackson	Epic	[51]
December 21				[52]
December 28				[53]

See also[]

• 1991 in music
• List of number-one albums (United States)

References[]