List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number_ones_of_1991
This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Hot 100 number-ones of 1991. The longest running number-one single of 1991 is "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams, which attained seven weeks at number-one. ("Black or White" by Michael Jackson would also spend a total of seven weeks at #1, but only four of those weeks were in the 1991 calendar year.)
That year, 14 acts earn their first number one song, such as Surface, C+C Music Factory, Freedom Williams, Timmy T, Londonbeat, Hi-Five, Extreme, EMF, Color Me Badd, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, Loleatta Holloway, Karyn White, The New Power Generation, and P.M. Dawn. Mariah Carey and Paula Abdul were the only acts to hit number one more than once, with Mariah Carey having the most with three and Paula Abdul having two.
The November 30 chart ("Set Adrift on Memory Bliss") was the first Hot 100 to be compiled with Soundscan data.
† | Indicates best-performing single of 1991 |
Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
---|---|---|
1 | Mariah Carey | 7 |
Bryan Adams | ||
3 | Paula Abdul | 6 |
4 | Michael Jackson | 4 |
5 | Madonna | 2 |
Surface | ||
C+C Music Factory | ||
Freedom Williams | ||
Whitney Houston | ||
Gloria Estefan | ||
Amy Grant | ||
Color Me Badd | ||
Prince and the New Power Generation | ||
14 | Janet Jackson | 1 |
Timmy T | ||
Londonbeat | ||
Wilson Phillips | ||
Roxette | ||
Hi-Five | ||
Extreme | ||
EMF | ||
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch | ||
Loleatta Holloway | ||
Karyn White | ||
Michael Bolton | ||
P.M. Dawn |
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- DeKnock, Jan (1991-01-11). "January Doldrums Good News for Leaders". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- DeKnock, Jan (1991-01-18). "More Good News for Janet Jackson". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- DeKnock, Jan (1991-01-25). "Surface Dethrones Janet Jackson". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- DeKnock, Jan (1991-02-01). "'First Time' Keeps Surface on Surface". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- DeKnock, Jan (1991-02-08). "C&C Music Factory Manufactures a Hit". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- DeKnock, Jan (1991-02-15). "Newcomers Liven Singles, LP Lists". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- DeKnock, Jan (1991-02-22). "Whitney Houston Packs a 1-1-2 Punch". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- DeKnock, Jan (1991-03-01). "A Red-Hot Triple for Whitney Houston". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- DeKnock, Jan (1991-03-08). "Carey overtakes Houston again". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- DeKnock, Jan (1991-03-15). "2nd straight double for Mariah Carey". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- DeKnock, Jan (1991-03-22). "Patience pays for underdog Timmy T." Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- DeKnock, Jan (1991-03-29). "Gloria Estefan returns to the light". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- DeKnock, Jan (1991-04-05). "Another women's year shaping up". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- DeKnock, Jan (1991-04-12). "Londonbeat wins first U.S. No. 1". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- DeKnock, Jan (1991-04-12). "Londonbeat wins first U.S. No. 1". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Nineties (ISBN 0-89820-137-3)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.