Billboard Hot 100 June 8th 1991: 17 years ago!

[galvanize]

Billboard Hot 100 June 8th, 1991:

TW LW WC Title - Artist PP WP Score

1 2 12 MORE THAN WORDS Extreme 1 1 100.00
2 3 10 I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd 2 1 99.00
3 5 5 RUSH RUSH Paula Abdul 3 1 98.00
4 1 10 I DON'T WANNA CRY Mariah Carey 1 2 97.00
5 4 8 LOVE IS A WONDERFUL THING Michael Bolton 4 1 96.00
6 7 10 LOSING MY RELIGION R.E.M. 6 1 95.00
7 6 16 I LIKE THE WAY (THE KISSING GAME) Hi-Five 1 1 94.00
8 12 9 UNBELIEVABLE EMF 8 1 93.00
9 11 9 MIRACLE Whitney Houston 9 1 92.00
10 17 7 POWER OF LOVE/LOVE POWER Luther Vandross 10 1 91.00
11 16 10 STRIKE IT UP Black Box 11 1 90.00
12 9 12 SILENT LUCIDITY Queensryche 9 1 89.00
13 8 15 TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis 2 2 88.00
14 10 13 RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart 5 2 87.00
15 20 7 COUPLE DAYS OFF Huey Lewis & The News 15 1 86.00
16 18 14 WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR FACE Rude Boys 16 1 85.00
17 23 7 PLAYGROUND Another Bad Creation 17 1 84.00
18 14 15 HERE WE GO C&C Music Factory feat. Freedom Williams & Zelma Davis 3 1 83.00
19 15 16 BABY BABY Amy Grant 1 2 82.00
20 19 14 DON'T TREAT ME BAD Firehouse 19 1 81.00
21 13 14 I TOUCH MYSELF Divinyls 4 1 80.00
22 25 9 MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT LL Cool J 22 1 79.00
23 29 9 RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW Jesus Jones 23 1 78.00
24 26 12 DO YOU WANT ME Salt-N-Pepa 24 1 77.00
25 27 12 HERE I AM (COME AND TAKE ME) UB40 25 1 76.00
26 31 6 WE WANT THE FUNK Gerardo 26 1 75.00
27 30 11 WALKING IN MEMPHIS Marc Cohn 27 1 74.00
28 22 11 WHAT COMES NATURALLY Sheena Easton 19 1 73.00
29 21 15 JOYRIDE Roxette 1 1 72.00
30 32 10 LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT Styx 30 1 71.00
31 34 9 HOW CAN I EASE THE PAIN Lisa Fischer 31 1 70.00
32 37 6 GYPSY WOMAN (LA DA DEE LA DA DA) (STRIP TO DA BONE EDIT) Crystal Waters 32 1 69.00
33 42 6 PLACE IN THIS WORLD Michael W. Smith 33 1 68.00
34 39 13 I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO Steelheart 34 1 67.00
35 40 7 NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN Surface 35 1 66.00
36 24 13 YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO HOME TONIGHT Triplets 14 2 65.00
37 45 5 A BETTER LOVE Londonbeat 37 1 64.00
38 48 5 PIECE OF MY HEART Tara Kemp 38 1 63.00
39 33 13 VOICES THAT CARE Voices That Care 11 1 62.00
40 52 4 LILY WAS HERE David A. Stewart & Candy Dulfer 40 1 61.00
41 35 10 (IF THERE WAS) ANY OTHER WAY Celine Dion 35 1 60.00
42 28 12 MY HEART IS FAILING ME Riff 25 1 59.00
43 49 7 DOES ANYBODY REALLY FALL IN LOVE ANYMORE? Kane Roberts 43 1 58.00
44 47 8 DREAM LOVER Rebel Pebbles 44 1 57.00
45 43 10 PEOPE ARE STILL HAVING SEX Latour 35 1 56.00
46 41 17 CRY FOR HELP Rick Astley 7 2 55.00
47 36 14 MORE THAN EVER Nelson 14 1 54.00
48 38 13 SHE TALKS TO ANGELS Black Crowes 30 1 53.00
49 73 2 P.A.S.S.I.O.N. Rhythm Syndicate 49 1 52.00
50 71 2 THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE Wilson Phillips 50 1 51.00
51 61 4 TEMPTATION Corina 51 1 50.00
52 54 11 GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS Aftershock 52 1 49.00
53 59 4 SEE THE LIGHTS Simple Minds 53 1 48.00
54 58 6 LIFE GOES ON Poison 54 1 47.00
55 70 3 YOU CAN'T PLAY WITH MY YO-YO Yo-Yo feat. Ice Cube 55 1 46.00
56 65 3 I'LL BE THERE Escape Club 56 1 45.00
57 50 8 COME AGAIN Damn Yankees 50 1 44.00
58 46 13 IT'S A SHAME (MY SISTER) Monie Love feat. True Image 26 1 43.00
59 66 4 EXCLUSIVITY Damian Dame 59 1 42.00
60 57 5 PART OF ME, PART OF YOU Glenn Frey 57 1 41.00
61 76 3 KISSING YOU Keith Washington 61 1 40.00
62 44 13 SAVE SOME LOVE Keedy 15 1 39.00
63 67 4 THIS TIME MAKE IT FUNKY Tracie Spencer 63 1 38.00
64 — 1 IT AIN'T OVER TIL IT'S OVER Lenny Kravitz 64 1 37.00
65 68 5 KISSES IN THE NIGHT Brandon 65 1 36.00
66 63 5 OVER AND OVER Timmy T 63 1 35.00
67 51 18 I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU Londonbeat 1 1 34.00
68 55 9 WHATEVER YOU WANT Tony! Toni! Tone! 48 2 33.00
69 60 21 HOLD YOU TIGHT Tara Kemp 3 1 32.00
70 64 27 ROUND AND ROUND Tevin Campbell 12 1 31.00
71 56 7 I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOUR LOVE B Angie B 54 1 30.00
72 53 18 YOU'RE IN LOVE Wilson Phillips 1 1 29.00
73 74 3 NIGHTS LIKE THIS After 7 73 1 28.00
74 78 2 HIGHER THAN HOPE Daryl Braithwaite 74 1 27.00
75 77 6 CAN I CALL YOU MY GIRL PC Quest 75 1 26.00
76 83 3 WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME Pet Shop Boys 76 1 25.00
77 88 2 ELEVATE MY MIND Stereo MC's 77 1 24.00
78 75 9 FEEL THE GROOVE Cartouche 66 1 23.00
79 91 2 WIND OF CHANGE Scorpions 79 1 22.00
80 62 22 IESHA Another Bad Creation 9 1 21.00
81 85 3 OOH LA LA David Hallyday 81 1 20.00
82 89 2 LOVE DESIRE Sandee 82 1 19.00
83 72 18 JUST THE WAY IT IS, BABY Rembrandts 14 1 18.00
84 95 2 DIRTY LOVE Thunder 84 1 17.00
85 — 1 MY BODY SAYS YES Titiyo 85 1 16.00
86 79 7 NEW JACK HUSTLER (NINO'S THEME) Ice-T 67 1 15.00
87 — 1 FOREVER AMO'R D'Zyre 87 1 14.00
88 93 3 SOMEONE Rembrandts 88 1 13.00
89 90 2 LIFT ME UP Yes 89 1 12.00
90 — 1 CAN'T FORGET YOU Gloria Estefan 90 1 11.00
91 87 19 TOGETHER FOREVER Lisette Melendez 35 1 10.00
92 — 1 WHAT A PRICE TO PAY Michael Damian 92 1 9.00
93 84 11 CRAZY Daisy Dee 73 1 8.00
94 — 1 SURRENDER Trixter 94 1 7.00
95 80 17 MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECOLOGY)/I WANT YOU Robert Palmer 16 1 6.00
96 69 11 HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH The Fixx 35 1 5.00
97 86 25 ONE MORE TRY Timmy T 1 1 4.00
98 92 22 SOMETHING IN MY HEART Michel'le 31 2 3.00
99 81 18 SADENESS Enigma 5 2 2.00
100 82 10 BITTER TEARS INXS 46 1 1.00

Drop outs

94 22 SIGNS Tesla
96 19 COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan
97 18 RICO SUAVE Gerardo
98 15 LET'S CHILL Guy
99 4 I'M DREAMIN' Christopher Williams
100 7 SEAL OUR FATE Gloria Estefan

[areyoureadytojump]

Thanks!!

[Mic Technique]

I can't seem to put myself in the shoes of those who dislike the pop charts in the very early 90's. Despite a few gimmicky bits here and there, this is a fine chart.

[musicaddict]

lol i dont know any of these songs

[johnnywest]

Lotsa great music in '91!

[galvanize]

The MTV Top 20 Video Countdown 6/1/91 at the time:

1. (03) EXTREME -- More Than Words [FIRST week at #1]
2. (01) R.E.M. -- Losing My Religion
3. (04) MARIAH CAREY -- I Don't Wanna Cry
4. (08) BLACK CROWES -- She Talks To Angels
5. (02) C+C MUSIC FACTORY feat. FREEDOM WILLIAM S& ZELMA DAVIS -- Here We Go
6. (11) FIREHOUSE -- Don't Treat Me Bad
7. (14) COLOR ME BADD -- I Wanna Sex You Up
8. (06) ROD STEWART -- Rhythm Of My Heart
9. (12) AMY GRANT -- Baby Baby
10. (05) WARRANT -- Uncle Tom's Cabin
11. (--) PAULA ABDUL -- Rush Rush
12. (16) POISON -- Life Goes On
13. (09) TEVIN CAMPBELL -- Round And Round
14. (15) GERARDO -- We Want The Funk
15. (07) NELSON -- More Than Ever
16. (19) LL COOL J -- Mama Said Knock You Out
17. (18) STEELHEART -- I'll Never Let You Go
18. (--) E.M.F. -- Unbelievable
19. (20) MADONNA -- Like A Virgin
20. (--) JESUS JONES -- Right Here, Right Now

[Pipa]

May 31, 2008 6:15:57 GMT -5 musicaddict said:

lol i dont know any of these songs

...For real? "More Than Words"? "Unbelievable"? "Losing My Religion"?

[johnnywest]

Jun 3, 2008 14:00:48 GMT -5 @galvanize said:

The MTV Top 20 Video Countdown 6/1/91 at the time:

1. (03) EXTREME -- More Than Words [FIRST week at #1]
2. (01) R.E.M. -- Losing My Religion
3. (04) MARIAH CAREY -- I Don't Wanna Cry
4. (08) BLACK CROWES -- She Talks To Angels
5. (02) C+C MUSIC FACTORY feat. FREEDOM WILLIAM S& ZELMA DAVIS -- Here We Go
6. (11) FIREHOUSE -- Don't Treat Me Bad
7. (14) COLOR ME BADD -- I Wanna Sex You Up
8. (06) ROD STEWART -- Rhythm Of My Heart
9. (12) AMY GRANT -- Baby Baby
10. (05) WARRANT -- Uncle Tom's Cabin
11. (--) PAULA ABDUL -- Rush Rush
12. (16) POISON -- Life Goes On
13. (09) TEVIN CAMPBELL -- Round And Round
14. (15) GERARDO -- We Want The Funk
15. (07) NELSON -- More Than Ever
16. (19) LL COOL J -- Mama Said Knock You Out
17. (18) STEELHEART -- I'll Never Let You Go
18. (--) E.M.F. -- Unbelievable
19. (20) MADONNA -- Like A Virgin
20. (--) JESUS JONES -- Right Here, Right Now

Why is "Like A Virgin" on there? Is that from her previous tour?

[galvanize]

Yes, Live A Virgin (Blonde Ambition Tour Performance) was sent to the video channels at the time to promote the 1991 Truth & Dare movie. The same with Holiday.

[unicorns]

May 29, 2008 14:40:25 GMT -5 @galvanize said:

2 3 10 I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd 2 1 99.00
4 1 10 I DON'T WANNA CRY Mariah Carey 1 2 97.00
6 7 10 LOSING MY RELIGION R.E.M. 6 1 95.00
7 6 16 I LIKE THE WAY (THE KISSING GAME) Hi-Five 1 1 94.00
8 12 9 UNBELIEVABLE EMF 8 1 93.00
13 8 15 TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis 2 2 88.00
14 10 13 RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart 5 2 87.00
15 20 7 COUPLE DAYS OFF Huey Lewis & The News 15 1 86.00
18 14 15 HERE WE GO C&C Music Factory feat. Freedom Williams & Zelma Davis 3 1 83.00
19 15 16 BABY BABY Amy Grant 1 2 82.00
21 13 14 I TOUCH MYSELF Divinyls 4 1 80.00
23 29 9 RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW Jesus Jones 23 1 78.00
24 26 12 DO YOU WANT ME Salt-N-Pepa 24 1 77.00
27 30 11 WALKING IN MEMPHIS Marc Cohn 27 1 74.00
29 21 15 JOYRIDE Roxette 1 1 72.00
30 32 10 LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT Styx 30 1 71.00
32 37 6 GYPSY WOMAN (LA DA DEE LA DA DA) (STRIP TO DA BONE EDIT) Crystal Waters 32 1 69.00
39 33 13 VOICES THAT CARE Voices That Care 11 1 62.00
41 35 10 (IF THERE WAS) ANY OTHER WAY Celine Dion 35 1 60.00
57 50 8 COME AGAIN Damn Yankees 50 1 44.00
67 51 18 I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU Londonbeat 1 1 34.00
72 53 18 YOU'RE IN LOVE Wilson Phillips 1 1 29.00
79 91 2 WIND OF CHANGE Scorpions 79 1 22.00

All great songs! Especially "Come Again" by the Damn Yankees. I felt kinda bad for deleting that Nelson song because I love "Love & Affection" and "After The Rain", but I don't remember that "More Than Ever" thing.

Oh, and GET WARRANT on that MTV chart!

[shocker]

The chart was much more pop-oriented in 1991, and this was just before the switch-over to Soundscan. The Billboard Hot 100 changed dramatically after that.

Every song in the top 10 (except for "I Wanna Sex You Up") would be easy AC material today.