Friday, November 26, 2021

Best of 1991 - The Singles

The early 1990s, particularly 1991, marked the peak of Grunge music's popularity, epitomized by Nirvana's groundbreaking release of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and their second album, Nevermind. This success paved the way for other influential grunge bands like Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and even the early works of Radiohead.

Simultaneously, in 1991, Metallica and Guns N'Roses achieved their greatest commercial triumphs with their respective albums. Metallica's self-titled "black album" sold over 30 million copies worldwide, while Guns N'Roses' Use Your Illusion I & II collectively sold over 15 million copies.

However, amidst the musical milestones, tragedy struck on November 24 when Queen's frontman Freddie Mercury passed away at his home in London due to complications from AIDS. Queen's iconic song "Bohemian Rhapsody," released as a double A-side with "These Are the Days of Our Lives," reached number one on the UK charts for the second time, further solidifying Mercury's legacy.


01. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

02. REM - Losing My Religion

03. Guns 'n' Roses - November Rain

04. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy

05. Queen - The Show Must Go On

06. Pearl Jam - Alive

07. Metallica - Enter Sandman

08. Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman

09. The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored

10. Simply Red - Stars

11. Guns'n' Roses - Don't Cry

12. Metallica - The Unforgiven

13. My Bloody Valentine - When You Sleep

14. U2 - The Fly

15. Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over Till It's Over

16. Erasure - Love to Hate You

17. Prince and the New Power Generation - Cream

18. Prince the New Power Generation - Get Off

19. The KLF - 3 AM Eternal

20. Enya - Caribbean Blue 

21. Ride - Vapour Trail
22. The Shamen - Move Any Mountain

23. INXS - By My Side

24. Ten Sharp - You

25. Roxette - Fading Like a Flower

26. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Kiss Them For Me

27. Blur - There is no Other Way

28. Moby - Go 

29. Mylene Farmer - Désenchantée

30. Army of Lovers - Crucified

31. The KLF - Justified and Ancient

32. Pet Shop Boys - Where The Street Have No Name

33. Black Box - Ride on Time

34. Sugarcubes - Hit

35. Slowdive - Catch the Breeze

36. Happy Mondays - Loose Fit

37. Dire Straits - Calling Elvis

38. Army of Lovers - Obsession

39. Kylie Minogue - What Do I Have To Do

40. U 96 - Das Boot

41. Lisa Stansfield - Change

42.  Enigma - Mea Culpa

43. Rick Astley - Cry for Help

44. The House of Love - The Girl With the Loneliest Eyes

45. Primal Scream - Higher Than The Sun

46. Marc Almond - Jacky

47. Seal - Killer

48. OMD - Pandora's Box

49. Bel Canto - Shoulder to a Wheel

50. Cher - Love and Understanding

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