ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 1991
compiled from the critics' choices in the following publications: Q, Melody Maker, Vox and the NME
1
Screamadelica
Primal Scream
2=
Nevermind
Nirvana
2=
Weld
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4
Out Of Time
REM
5
Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub
6
Never Loved Elvis
The Wonder Stuff
7
Electronic
Electronic
8
Of the Heart, of the Soul & of the Cross
PM Dawn
9
OG: The Original Gangster
Ice-T
10
And Now the Legacy Begins
Dream Warriors
11
Diamonds & Pearls
Prince
12
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
13
30-Something
Carter USM
14
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
15
Use Your Illusion II
Guns 'n Roses
16
Trompe Le Monde
The Pixies
17=
Metallica
Metallica
17=
Apocalypse 91: The Enemy Strikes Back
Public Enemy
19
Don't Try This At Home
Billy Bragg
20=
Fox Base Alpha
St Etienne
20=
Achtung Baby
U2
22
Peggy Suicide
Julian Cope
23
The Real Ramona
Throwing Muses
24
Leisure
Blur
25
Schubert Dip
EMF
26
Eat Yourself Whole
Kingmaker
27
Love and Life: A Journey
Definition of Sound
28
Pretty on the Inside
Hole
29=
Doubt
Jesus Jones
29=
Mr Lucky
John Lee Hooker
NOTES:
The disappearance this year of Sounds and Record Mirror adversely affected the sample size, but it's still difficult to envisage any perspective of the year that didn't place Nirvana and Primal Scream at the top. (Neil Young is less explicable.) Despite the lingering presence of old school British indie bands like Carter USM, Wonder Stuff and Kingmaker, there was hope on the horizon in the shape of Blur.
Just missing the cut were Gary Clail/On-U Sound System, Simply Red, Tom Petty and The Orb.
