As part of my Decades project, I counted down my own favorite albums of the year then explored other notable releases with which I was less familiar.

The year 1991 was my first year of college and the time when I started diving into new music headfirst. The albums listed here have a lot of nostalgic power, even it most of them haven’t held up very well over the years.

Originally published: 2019 | Song of the Day posts featured: 25

My top ten albums of 1991:

#1. Out of Time – R.E.M.

#2. Fear – Toad the Wet Sprocket

#3. The Bootleg Series, Vol 1-3: Rare & Unreleased 1961-1991 – Bob Dylan

#4. Mighty Like a Rose – Elvis Costello

#5. Laughter & Lust – Joe Jackson

#6. Luck of the Draw – Bonnie Raitt

#7. Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn

#8. Into the Great Wide Open – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

#9. Kill Uncle – Morrissey

#10. Achtung Baby – U2

Other notable albums of 1991…

Death Certificate – Ice Cube

Dangerous – Michael Jackson

Blue Lines – Massive Attack

Metallica (The Black Album) – Metallica

Loveless – My Bloody Valentine

Nevermind – Nirvana

Ten – Pearl Jam

Trompe Le Monde – Pixies

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black – Public Enemy

Blood Sugar Sex Magik – Red Hot Chili Peppers

Girlfriend – Matthew Sweet

Screamadelica – Primal Scream

Bandwagonesque – Teenage Fanclub

The Low End Theory – A Tribe Called Quest

Still Feel Gone – Uncle Tupelo