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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 1991

1990 <-

1991

-> 1992

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

11/1991

Black or White by Michael Jackson

from Dangerous

444

✫1
US

23
AC

2
dance

3
R&B

✫1
UK

[Epic 74100]
written by Michael Jackson & Bill Bottrell

06/1991

(Everything I Do) I Do It for You by Bryan Adams

from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves OST / Waking up the Neighbours

440

✫1
US

✫1
AC

10
rock

✫1
UK

[A&M 1567]
written by Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen & Robert John "Mutt" Lange

12/1991

Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me by George Michael & Elton John

422

✫1
US

✫1
AC

✫1
UK

[live]
[Columbia 74086]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

02/1991

Baby Baby by Amy Grant

from Heart in Motion

401

✫1
US

✫1
AC

23
dance

2
UK

[A&M 1549]
written by Amy Grant & Keith Thomas

03/1991

More Than Words by Extreme

from Pornograffitti

401

✫1
US

2
AC

12
rock

2
UK

[A&M 1552]
written by Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone

04/1991

I Wanna Sex You Up by Color Me Badd

from C.M.B.

394

2
US

✫1
R&B

✫1
UK

[Giant 19382]
written by Dr. Freeze

07/1991

I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred

from Up

391

✫1
US

4
dance

28
alt.

2
UK

[Charisma 98671]
written by Fred Fairbrass, Richard Fairbrass & Rob Manzoli

10/1991

I Love Your Smile by Shanice Wilson

from Inner Child

370

2
US

50
AC

✫1
R&B

2
UK

produced by Narada Michael Walden [R]
[Motown 2093]
written by Jarvis La Rue Baker, Sylvester Jackson, Narada Michael Walden & Shanice Wilson

08/1991

Set Adrift on Memory Bliss by P.M. Dawn

from Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience

364

✫1
US

6
dance

16
R&B

3
UK

based on True by Spandau Ballet
[Gee Street 866094]
written by Prince Be (as Attrell Cordes) & Gary Kemp

10.

10/1991

To Be with You by Mr. Big [US band]

from Lean into It

360

✫1
US

11
AC

19
rock

3
UK

[Atlantic 87580]
written by Eric Martin & David Grahame

11.

01/1991

3 A.M. Eternal by The KLF

from Chill Out

346

5
US

✫1
dance

✫1
UK

featuring The Children of The Revolution
written by Jimmy Cauty, Bill Drummond (as William Drummond) & Ricardo Lyte

12.

05/1991

Rush Rush by Paula Abdul

from Spellbound

345

✫1
US

✫1
AC

20
R&B

6
UK

[Virgin 98828]
written by Peter Lord

13.

03/1991

Joyride by Roxette

from Joyride

339

✫1
US

21
AC

4
UK

[EMI 50342]
written by Per Gessle

14.

04/1991

Wind of Change by Scorpions

from Crazy World

331

4
US

43
AC

2
rock

2
UK

[Mercury 868180]
written by Klaus Meine

15.

08/1991

Emotions by Mariah Carey

from Emotions

330

✫1
US

3
AC

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

17
UK

[Columbia 73977]
written by Mariah Carey, David Cole & Robert Clivillés

16.

02/1991

Touch Me (All Night Long) by Cathy Dennis

from Move to This

324

2
US

32
AC

✫1
dance

5
UK

[Polydor 879466]
written by Patrick Adams, Greg Carmichael (as Gregory Carmichael) & Cathy Dennis

17.

08/1991

All 4 Love by Color Me Badd

from C.M.B.

322

✫1
US

5
UK

[Giant 19236]
written by Bryan Abrams, Kevin Thornton, Mark Calderon, Sam Watters & Howie Tee (as Howard Thompson)

18.

08/1991

When a Man Loves a Woman by Michael Bolton

from Time, Love & Tenderness

318

✫1
US

✫1
AC

8
UK

[Columbia 74020]
written by Percy Sledge

19.

07/1991

Things That Make You Go Hmmmm... by C+C Music Factory

from Gonna Make You Sweat

300

4
US

✫1
dance

31
R&B

4
UK

featuring Freedom Williams
[Columbia 73687]
written by Robert Clivillés & Freedom Williams

20.

03/1991

Rhythm of My Heart by Rod Stewart

from Vagabond Heart

299

5
US

2
AC

13
rock

3
UK

[Warner 19366]
written by Marc Jordan (as Marc T. Jordan) & John Capek

21.

04/1991

Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) by Crystal Waters

from Surprise

291

8
US

✫1
dance

25
R&B

2
UK

[Mercury 868208]
written by Neal Conway & Crystal Waters

22.

09/1991

November Rain by Guns N' Roses

from Use Your Illusion I

287

3
US

15
rock

4
UK

written by Axl Rose

23.

08/1991

Romantic by Karyn White

from Ritual of Love

287

✫1
US

37
AC

6
dance

✫1
R&B

23
UK

[Warner 19319]
written by Karyn White, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis

24.

01/1991

Someday by Mariah Carey

from Mariah Carey

286

✫1
US

5
AC

✫1
dance

3
R&B

38
UK

[Columbia 73561]
written by Mariah Carey & Ben Margulies

25.

06/1991

Now That We Found Love by Heavy D & the Boyz

from Peaceful Journey

281

11
US

2
dance

5
R&B

2
UK

[Uptown/MCA 54088]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Heavy D

26.

02/1991

The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes

from The Buddy's Song: Music Taken from the Film Soundtrack

277

10
US

46
AC

✫1
UK

[Chrysalis 23730]
written by Nik Kershaw

27.

07/1991

Good Vibrations by Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch

from Music for the People

275

✫1
US

10
dance

64
R&B

14
UK

featuring Loleatta Holloway
[Interscope 98764]
written by Donnie Wahlberg, Marky Mark (as Mark Wahlberg), Spice & Dan Hartman

28.

06/1991

It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over by Lenny Kravitz

from Mama Said

274

2
US

5
AC

10
R&B

11
UK

[Virgin 98795]
written by Lenny Kravitz

29.

11/1991

Can't Let Go by Mariah Carey

from Emotions

271

2
US

✫1
AC

2
R&B

20
UK

[Columbia 74088]
written by Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff

30.

12/1991

Justified and Ancient by The KLF

from The White Room

270

11
US

2
dance

21
alt.

2
UK

featuring Tammy Wynette
written by Jimmy Cauty (as Jimi Cauty), Bill Drummond & Ricardo Lyte

31.

09/1991

Can't Stop This Thing We Started by Bryan Adams

from Waking up the Neighbours

270

2
US

40
AC

2
rock

12
UK

[A&M 1576]
written by Bryan Adams

32.

01/1991

Coming Out of the Dark by Gloria Estefan

from Into the Light

268

✫1
US

✫1
AC

60
R&B

25
UK

[Epic 73666]
written by Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan & Jon Secada

33.

09/1991

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana [American band]

from Nevermind

264

6
US

14
dance

7
rock

✫1
alt.

7
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #9]
written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl & Krist Novoselic

34.

09/1991

Cream by Prince

from Diamonds and Pearls

262

✫1
US

15
UK

with The New Power Generation
[Paisley Park 19175]
written by Prince

35.

05/1991

Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave) by Roxette

from Joyride

260

2
US

5
AC

12
UK

[EMI 50355]
written by Per Gessle

36.

02/1991

You're in Love by Wilson Phillips

from Wilson Phillips

259

✫1
US

✫1
AC

29
UK

[SBK 07343]
written by Carnie Wilson, Wendy Wilson, Chynna Phillips & Glen Ballard

37.

06/1991

Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

from Homebase

257

4
US

41
dance

✫1
R&B

8
UK

[Jive 1465]
written by Hula (as Lamar Hula Mahone), Craig Simpkins & Will Smith

38.

10/1991

The Fly by U2

from Achtung Baby

255

61
US

2
rock

✫1
alt.

✫1
UK

[Island 868885-4]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

39.

04/1991

I Don't Wanna Cry by Mariah Carey

from Mariah Carey

253

✫1
US

✫1
AC

2
R&B

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Columbia 73743]
written by Mariah Carey & Narada Michael Walden

40.

08/1991

Let's Talk About Sex by Salt-N-Pepa

from Blacks' Magic

251

13
US

6
dance

51
R&B

2
UK

featuring Psychotropic
[Next Plateau 333]
written by Hurby Azor (as Fingerprints)

41.

03/1991

Losing My Religion by R.E.M.

from Out of Time

248

4
US

28
AC

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

19
UK

[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1991]
rolling stone logo

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #169]
[Warner 19392]
written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe

42.

07/1991

I Adore Mi Amor by Color Me Badd

from C.M.B.

248

✫1
US

38
AC

✫1
R&B

44
UK

[Giant 19204]
written by Bryan Abrams, Kevin Thornton, Mark Calderon, Sam Watters & Hamza Lee

43.

12/1991

Addams Groove by MC Hammer

from Too Legit to Quit

244

7
US

15
R&B

4
UK

as Hammer
[Capitol 44794]
written by Vic Mizzy

44.

02/1991

I Touch Myself by Divinyls

from Divinyls

241

4
US

35
rock

2
alt.

10
UK

[Virgin 4-98873]
written by Christina Amphlett, Tom Kelly, Mark McEntee & Billy Steinberg

45.

03/1991

Rescue Me by Madonna

from The Immaculate Collection

240

9
US

6
dance

3
UK

[Sire 4-19490]
written by Madonna & Shep Pettibone

46.

06/1991

Every Heartbeat by Amy Grant

from Heart in Motion

236

2
US

2
AC

25
UK

[A&M 1557]
written by Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Charlie Peacock

47.

03/1991

Here We Go by C+C Music Factory

from Gonna Make You Sweat

234

3
US

✫1
dance

7
R&B

20
UK

presents Freedom Williams and Zelma Davis
[Columbia 73690]
written by Robert Clivillés & Freedom Williams

48.

06/1991

Hole Hearted by Extreme

from Pornograffitti

233

4
US

32
AC

2
rock

12
UK

[A&M 1564]
written by Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone

49.

01/1991

All This Time by Sting

from The Soul Cages

232

5
US

9
AC

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

22
UK

[A&M 1541]
written by Sting

50.

01/1991

I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) by Hi-Five

from Hi-Five

232

✫1
US

42
AC

✫1
R&B

[Jive 1424]
written by Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle (as Bernard Bell) & David Way

51.

12/1991

I Can't Dance by Genesis

from We Can't Dance

231

7
US

26
AC

2
rock

7
UK

[Atlantic 87532]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford

52.

01/1991

Cry for Help by Rick Astley

from Free

228

7
US

✫1
AC

7
UK

[RCA 2774]
written by Rick Astley & Rob Fisher

53.

05/1991

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.

from Out of Time

224

10
US

48
AC

8
rock

3
alt.

6
UK

[Warner 19242]
written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe

54.

09/1991

I Wonder Why by Curtis Stigers

from Curtis Stigers

221

9
US

5
AC

5
UK

[Arista 1-2331]
written by Curtis Stigers & Glen Ballard

55.

07/1991

The Promise of a New Day by Paula Abdul

from Spellbound

220

✫1
US

26
AC

52
UK

[Virgin 98752 A]
written by Paula Abdul, Peter Lord, Sandra St. Victor & Jeff Smith (as V. Jeffrey Smith)

56.

07/1991

Gett Off by Prince

from Diamonds and Pearls

219

21
US

✫1
dance

6
R&B

4
UK

with The New Power Generation
[Paisley Park 19225]
written by Prince

57.

12/1991

Diamonds and Pearls by Prince

from Diamonds and Pearls

215

3
US

40
AC

✫1
R&B

25
UK

with The New Power Generation
[Paisley Park 19083]
written by Prince

58.

11/1991

No Son of Mine by Genesis

from We Can't Dance

212

12
US

8
AC

3
rock

6
UK

[Atlantic 87571]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford

59.

11/1991

Mysterious Ways by U2

from Achtung Baby

210

9
US

42
dance

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

13
UK

[Island 866189-4]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.

60.

04/1991

Motownphilly by Boyz II Men

from Cooleyhighharmony

206

3
US

4
R&B

23
UK

[Motown 2090]
written by Dallas Austin, Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris & Shawn Stockman

61.

04/1991

Love Is a Wonderful Thing by Michael Bolton

from Time, Love & Tenderness

206

4
US

✫1
AC

23
UK

[Columbia 73719]
written by The Isley Brothers, Michael Bolton & Andy Goldmark (as Andrew Goldmark)

62.

08/1991

It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday by Boyz II Men

from Cooleyhighharmony

202

2
US

✫1
R&B

[Motown 2136]
written by Freddie Perren & Christine Yarian

63.

04/1991

Power of Love/Love Power by Luther Vandross

from Power of Love

202

4
US

3
AC

✫1
R&B

46
UK

backing vocals by Cissy Houston, Darlene Love & Lisa Fischer
[Epic 73778]
written by Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller & Teddy Vann

64.

01/1991

Innuendo by Queen

from Innuendo

199

17
rock

✫1
UK

written by John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury & Roger Taylor

65.

07/1991

Move Any Mountain (Progen 91) by The Shamen

from En-Tact [US edition]

198

38
US

✫1
dance

4
alt.

4
UK

written by The Shamen

66.

12/1991

Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are the Days of Our Lives by Queen

from Classic Queen

193

✫1
UK

[R]
written by Freddie Mercury & Roger Taylor

67.

03/1991

Should I Stay or Should I Go by The Clash

from The Singles [1991 album]

192

✫1
UK

[R]
[re-entered UK charts after appearing in an advertisement for Levi's jeans]
written by Mick Jones [The Clash]

68.

10/1991

Dizzy by Vic Reeves

from I Will Cure You

192

✫1
UK

as Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff
written by Tommy Roe & Freddy Weller

69.

01/1991

Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter by Iron Maiden

from No Prayer for the Dying

192

✫1
UK

written by Bruce Dickinson

70.

06/1991

Any Dream Will Do by Jason Donovan

from All Around the World

192

✫1
UK

written by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice

71.

03/1991

The Stonk by Hale & Pace & the Stonkers

191

✫1
UK

[Comic Relief single]
written by Joe Griffiths, Gareth Hale & Norman Pace

72.

06/1991

You Could Be Mine by Guns N' Roses

from Use Your Illusion II

191

29
US

3
rock

3
UK

[Geffen 19039]
written by Izzy Stradlin & Axl Rose

73.

11/1991

Beauty and the Beast by Céline Dion & Peabo Bryson

from Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

191

9
US

3
AC

9
UK

[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1991]
golden globe logo

[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1991]
[Epic 74090]
written by Alan Menken & Howard Ashman

74.

09/1991

Don't Cry by Guns N' Roses

from Use Your Illusion I

190

10
US

3
rock

8
UK

[Geffen 19027]
written by Izzy Stradlin & Axl Rose

75.

09/1991

Finally by CeCe Peniston

from Finally

189

5
US

✫1
dance

26
R&B

29
UK

[A&M 1586]
written by CeCe Peniston, Rodney K. Jackson, Felipe Delgado & Elbert Lee Linnear

76.

08/1991

Enter Sandman by Metallica

from Metallica

188

16
US

10
rock

5
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #399]
[Elektra 4-64857]
written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich & Kirk Hammett

77.

03/1991

Strike It Up by Black Box

from Dreamland

187

8
US

✫1
dance

16
R&B

16
UK

[RCA 2794]
written by Mirko Limoni, DJ Lelewel (as Daniele Davoli) & Valerio Semplici

78.

05/1991

P.A.S.S.I.O.N. by Rythm Syndicate

from Rythm Syndicate

185

2
US

32
dance

20
R&B

[Impact 54046]
written by Evan Rogers & Carl Sturken

79.

10/1991

Get Ready for This by 2 Unlimited

from Get Ready!

182

76
US

14
dance

2
UK

[Radikal/Critique 15490]
written by Jean-Paul De Coster, Simon James Harris, Ray Slijngaard & Phil Wilde

80.

03/1991

Sit Down by James

from Gold Mother [1991 edition]

177

9
alt.

2
UK

[R]
written by Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Larry Gott & Gavan Whelan

81.

06/1991

The Motown Song by Rod Stewart

from Vagabond Heart

176

10
US

3
AC

10
UK

featuring The Temptations
[Warner 4-19322]
written by Larry John McNally

82.

07/1991

Too Many Walls by Cathy Dennis

from Move to This

176

8
US

✫1
AC

17
UK

[Polydor 867134]
written by Cathy Dennis & Anne Dudley

83.

01/1991

Hold You Tight by Tara Kemp

from Tara Kemp

175

3
US

15
dance

4
R&B

[Giant 19458]
written by Jake Smith, Tuhin Roy & William Hammond

84.

08/1991

Do Anything by Natural Selection

from Natural Selection

175

2
US

[EastWest 4-98724]
written by Elliot Erickson, Frederick Thomas & Ingrid Chavez

85.

06/1991

Chorus by Erasure

from Chorus

174

83
US

14
dance

4
alt.

3
UK

written by Vince Clarke & Andy Bell

86.

01/1991

Do You Want Me by Salt-N-Pepa

from Blacks' Magic

174

21
US

26
dance

32
R&B

5
UK

[Next Plateau 331]
written by Hurby Azor (as Fingerprints)

87.

09/1991

When You Tell Me That You Love Me by Diana Ross

from The Force Behind the Power

173

26
AC

37
R&B

2
UK

[Motown 2139]
written by John Bettis & Albert Hammond

88.

12/1991

My Girl by The Temptations

from My Girl OST

170

27
AC

2
UK

[R]
[Gordy 7038]
written by Smokey Robinson & Ronald White

89.

07/1991

O.P.P. by Naughty by Nature

from Naughty by Nature

169

6
US

7
dance

5
R&B

35
UK

[R]
[Tommy Boy 988]
written by Vin Rock (as Vincent Brown), Treach (as Anthony Criss), Kay Gee (as Kier Gist), Berry Gordy, Fonce Mizell (as Alphonso Mizell), Freddie Perren & Deke Richards

90.

08/1991

Love...Thy Will Be Done by Martika

from Martika's Kitchen

166

10
US

40
AC

9
UK

[Columbia 73853]
written by Martika & Prince

91.

05/1991

Last Train to Trancentral by The KLF

from Chill Out

165

2
UK

written by Jimmy Cauty & Bill Drummond

92.

03/1991

Crazy for You (Remix) by Madonna

from The Immaculate Collection

165

2
UK

[R]
written by John Bettis & Jon Lind

93.

10/1991

2 Legit 2 Quit by MC Hammer

from Too Legit to Quit

165

5
US

18
dance

3
R&B

60
UK

as Hammer
[Capitol 44785]
written by MC Hammer, James Earley, Michael Kelly, Louis K. Burrell & Felton Pilate

94.

01/1991

Silent Lucidity by Queensrÿche

from Empire

165

9
US

✫1
rock

18
UK

[R]
[EMI 50345]
written by Chris DeGarmo

95.

07/1991

Time, Love and Tenderness by Michael Bolton

from Time, Love & Tenderness

163

7
US

✫1
AC

28
UK

[Columbia 73889]
written by Diane Warren

96.

12/1991

Don't Talk Just Kiss by Right Said Fred

from Up

160

76
US

8
dance

3
UK

with Jocelyn Brown
[Charisma 98595]
written by Richard Fairbrass, Fred Fairbrass & Rob Manzoli

97.

01/1991

Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)/I Want You by Robert Palmer

from Don't Explain

160

16
US

4
AC

90
R&B

9
UK

[EMI 50344]
written by Marvin Gaye, Leon Ware & Arthur Ross (as Arthur "T-Boy" Ross)

98.

09/1991

Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) by Rozalla

from Everybody's Free

158

37
US

✫1
dance

6
UK

written by Nigel Swanston & Tim Cox

99.

10/1991

Too Blind to See It by Kym Sims

from Too Blind to See It

157

38
US

5
dance

5
UK

written by Steve "Silk" Hurley (as Steve Hurley)

100.

10/1991

Change by Lisa Stansfield

from Real Love

157

27
US

13
AC

✫1
dance

12
R&B

10
UK

[Arista 12362]
written by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney & Andy Morris

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US charts info based on Billboard (www.billboard.com) charts • UK charts info based on The Official UK Charts Company's charts

Music VF.com, music hits charts • Rock VF.com, rock music hits charts • Music VF.fr, tous les tubes •
inconnu.