Lists of the number one and top·ranked Alternative Rock Songs of 1991
| Title | Artist | Weeks at #1 | Starting Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| More | Sisters Of Mercy | 5 weeks (2 week(s) in 1991) | see 1990 Number Ones for start date |
| Kinky Afro | Happy Mondays | 1 week | 1991-01-19 |
| All This Time | Sting | 2 weeks | 1991-01-26 |
| Right Here, Right Now | Jesus Jones | 5 weeks | 1991-02-09 |
| Losing My Religion | R.E.M. | 8 weeks | 1991-03-16 |
| See The Lights | Simple Minds | 2 weeks | 1991-05-11 |
| The Other Side Of Summer | Elvis Costello | 4 weeks | 1991-05-25 |
| Get The Message | Electronic | 2 weeks | 1991-06-22 |
| Kiss Them For Me | Siouxsie And The Banshees | 5 weeks | 1991-07-06 |
| Rush | Big Audio Dynamite II | 4 weeks | 1991-08-10 |
| Until She Comes | The Psychedelic Furs | 2 weeks | 1991-09-07 |
| So You Think You're In Love | Robyn Hitchcock/Egyptians | 5 weeks | 1991-09-21 |
| Give It Away | The Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2 weeks | 1991-10-26 |
| The Fly | U2 | 2 weeks | 1991-11-09 |
| Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nirvana | 1 week | 1991-11-23 |
| Mysterious Ways | U2 | 9 weeks (5 week(s) in 1991) | 1991-11-30 |
| 16 total | |||
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The countdown below comes straight from Billboard Magazine's year·end edition of the top 30 Modern Rock Tracks of 1991.
Bear in mind, Billboard takes their ranking from November of the previous year, to November of the current year, so this method won't be accurate for any calendar year.
| Rank | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rush | Big Audio Dynamite II |
| 2. | Kiss Them For Me | Siouxsie And The Banshees |
| 3. | Get The Message | Electronic |
| 4. | Until She Comes | The Psychedelic Furs |
| 5. | Right Here, Right Now | Jesus Jones |
| 6. | More | Sisters Of Mercy |
| 7. | See The Lights | Simple Minds |
| 8. | This Love | Daniel Ash |
| 9. | Losing My Religion | R.E.M. |
| 10. | There She Goes | The La's |
| 11. | So You Think You're In Love | Robyn Hitchcock |
| 12. | Kinky Afro | Happy Mondays |
| 13. | American Music | Violent Femmes |
| 14. | I Touch Myself | Divinyls |
| 15. | Then | The Charlatans UK |
| 16. | Satisfied | Squeeze |
| 17. | Night And Day | U2 |
| 18. | All This Time | Sting |
| 19. | Unbelievable | EMF |
| 20. | Walking Down Madison | Kirsty MacColl |
| 21. | The Other Side Of Summer | Elvis Costello |
| 22. | Chorus | Erasure |
| 23. | Chocolate Cake | Crowded House |
| 24. | Give It Away | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 25. | Wicked Game | Chris Isaak |
| 26. | Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nirvana |
| 27. | Sexuality | Billy Bragg |
| 28. | Crazy | Seal |
| 29. | Piccadilly Palare | Morrissey |
| 30. | Valerie Loves Me | Material Issue |
source: Billboard Magazine back issue from December 21, 1991
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KROQ gets credit as the very first Modern Rock radio station ever! At year's end starting in 1980, KROQ ranked the top "106.7" songs of each year, based on votes by their listeners. The 106.7 comes from their place on the FM dial.
Instead of listing the chart, just follow the link below to go directly to the website providing the chart.
Bear in mind, the ranking has a year·end bias, as the top·ranked songs tended to be the ones most heavily played toward the end of the year.
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91X, another early Modern Rock station from San Diego, also made a listener·based year·end countdown. 91X ranked their top 91 songs each year, beginning in 1983.
Follow the link below to go directly to the website providing the chart.
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