This is a summary of 1991 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
Summary
Like 1990, this year saw 17 songs at number 1. February saw The Simpsons (specifically Bart) reach #1 with "Do the Bartman",[1] from the album The Simpsons Sing the Blues which reached #6. The show had premiered on UK screens on the satellite channel Sky One in 1990, though it wouldn't premiere on terrestrial TV until 1996, on BBC One. The family became the first cartoon characters to hit #1 since The Archies did so in 1969, with "Sugar Sugar", and the follow-up ("Deep, Deep Trouble") also did well, peaking at #7 in April.
In March, The Clash received their first number 1 with "Should I Stay or Should I Go", after being used in a commercial for Levi's. A month later, Cher scored her first UK solo #1 with "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)", taken from the film Mermaids.
Bryan Adams also reached #1 for the first time in July with "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", from the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Breaking the record held since 1955, it stayed there for sixteen consecutive weeks, a record that remains to this day. It also became the biggest selling single of the year, selling over a million copies.
The Christmas number one single this year was Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", re-issued after the death of Freddie Mercury in November, coupled with "These Are the Days of Our Lives". As "Bohemian Rhapsody" had previously hit the top in 1975 (also becoming the Christmas number one) it became the first song ever, not counting re-entries, to hit number 1 twice.
The death of Joy Finzi, who had founded the Finzi Trust in 1969 to commemorate her husband Gerald, was one of the most notable events on the classical music scene. Harrison Birtwistle's opera, Gawain, with a libretto by David Harsent, was performed for the first time on May 30 at the Royal Opera House.
Charts
Singles
| Issue Date |
Song Title |
Artist |
| 6 January |
Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter |
Iron Maiden |
29,000 |
| 13 January |
Sadness (Part I) |
Enigma |
44,000 |
| 20 January |
Innuendo |
Queen |
55,000 |
| 27 January |
3 a.m. Eternal |
The KLF featuring the Children of the Revolution |
53,000 |
| 3 February |
3 a.m. Eternal |
The KLF featuring the Children of the Revolution |
56,000 |
| 10 February |
Do the Bartman |
The Simpsons |
64,000 |
| 17 February |
Do the Bartman |
The Simpsons |
75,000 |
| 24 February |
Do the Bartman |
The Simpsons |
62,000 |
| 3 March |
Should I Stay or Should I Go |
The Clash |
68,000 |
| 10 March |
Should I Stay or Should I Go |
The Clash |
66,000 |
| 17 March |
The Stonk |
Hale and Pace |
89,000 |
| 24 March |
The One and Only |
Chesney Hawkes |
58,000 |
| 31 March |
The One and Only |
Chesney Hawkes |
64,000 |
| 7 April |
The One and Only |
Chesney Hawkes |
61,000 |
| 14 April |
The One and Only |
Chesney Hawkes |
58,000 |
| 21 April |
The One and Only |
Chesney Hawkes |
55,000 |
| 28 April |
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) |
Cher |
64,000 |
| 5 May |
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) |
Cher |
68,000 |
| 12 May |
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) |
Cher |
66,000 |
| 19 May |
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) |
Cher |
64,000 |
| 26 May |
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) |
Cher |
62,000 |
| 2 June |
I Wanna Sex You Up |
Color Me Badd |
61,000 |
| 9 June |
I Wanna Sex You Up |
Color Me Badd |
65,000 |
| 16 June |
I Wanna Sex You Up |
Color Me Badd |
64,000 |
| 23 June |
Any Dream Will Do |
Jason Donovan |
97,000 |
| 30 June |
Any Dream Will Do |
Jason Donovan |
74,000 |
| 7 July |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
65,000 |
| 14 July |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
98,000 |
| 21 July |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
105,000 |
| 28 July |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
115,000 |
| 4 August |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
108,000 |
| 11 August |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
105,000 |
| 18 August |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
95,000 |
| 25 August |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
93,000 |
| 1 September |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
91,000 |
| 8 September |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
90,000 |
| 15 September |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
75,000 |
| 22 September |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
69,000 |
| 29 September |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
63,000 |
| 6 October |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
57,000 |
| 13 October |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
49,000 |
| 20 October |
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You |
Bryan Adams |
47,000 |
| 27 October |
The Fly |
U2 |
66,000 |
| 3 November |
Dizzy |
Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff |
63,000 |
| 10 November |
Dizzy |
Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff |
61,000 |
| 17 November |
Black or White |
Michael Jackson |
82,000 |
| 24 November |
Black or White |
Michael Jackson |
67,000 |
| 1 December |
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me |
George Michael & Elton John |
72,000 |
| 8 December |
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me |
George Michael & Elton John |
63,000 |
| 15 December |
Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are the Days of Our Lives |
Queen |
360,000 |
| 22 December |
Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are the Days of Our Lives |
Queen |
270,000 |
| 29 December |
Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are the Days of Our Lives |
Queen |
55,000 |
Albums
End of Year Charts
Top 40 Singles of 1991
Top 10 albums
Music awards
BRIT Awards
The 1991 BRIT Awards winners were:
References
External links
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