| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 06/1991 | | 455
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC ✫1 US rock 10 | [A&M 1567] written by Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen & Robert John "Mutt" Lange |
 | 2. | 11/1991 | | 364
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC 23 US dance 2 US R&B 3 | [Epic 74100] written by Michael Jackson |
 | 3. | 12/1991 | | 322
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US AC ✫1 | [live] written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
 | 4. | 07/1991 | | 318
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US dance 4 US alt. 28 | [Charisma 98671] written by Fred Fairbrass, Richard Fairbrass & Rob Manzoli |
 | 5. | 04/1991 | | 316
 | US 2 UK ✫1 US R&B ✫1 | [Giant 19382] written by Dr. Freeze |
 | 6. | 02/1991 | | 309
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC ✫1 US dance 23 | [A&M 1549] written by Amy Grant & Keith Thomas |
 | 7. | 03/1991 | | 309
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US AC 2 US rock 12 | [A&M 1552] written by Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone |
 | 8. | 10/1991 | | 298
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US AC 11 US rock 19 | [Atlantic 87580] written by Eric Martin & Grahame |
 | 9. | 05/1991 | | 290
 | US ✫1 UK 6 US AC ✫1 US R&B 20 | [Virgin 98828] written by Peter Lord |
 | 10. | 11/1991 | | 288
 | US 2 UK 2 US AC 50 US R&B ✫1 | produced by Narada Michael Walden [R] [Motown 2093] written by Jarvis La Rue Baker, Sylvester Jackson, Narada Michael Walden & Shanice Wilson |
 | 11. | 08/1991 | | 282
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US dance 6 US R&B 16 | based on True by Spandau Ballet [Gee Street 866094] written by Prince Be (as Attrell Cordes) & Gary Kemp |
 | 12. | 01/1991 | | 281
 | US 5 UK ✫1 US dance ✫1 | featuring The Children of The Revolution written by J. Cauty, W. Drummond & R. Lyte |
 | 13. | 08/1991 | | 273
 | US ✫1 UK 5 | [Giant 19236] written by Bryan Abrams, Kevin Thornton, Mark Calderon, Sam Watters & Howard Thompson |
 | 14. | 08/1991 | | 271
 | US ✫1 UK 17 US AC 3 US dance ✫1 US R&B ✫1 | [Columbia 74037] written by Mariah Carey, David Cole & Robert Clivillés |
| 15. | 04/1991 | | 268
 | US 4 UK 2 US AC 43 US rock 2 | [Mercury 868180] written by Klaus Meine |
 | 16. | 03/1991 | | 264
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US AC 21 | [EMI 50342] written by Per Gessle |
| 17. | 03/1991 | | 254
 | US 2 UK 5 US AC 32 US dance ✫1 | [Polydor 879 466-4] written by Patrick Adams, Cathy Dennis & Carmichael Gregory |
 | 18. | 02/1991 | | 250
 | US 10 UK ✫1 US AC 46 | [Chrysalis 23730] written by Nik Kershaw |
 | 19. | 03/1991 | | 250
 | US 5 UK 3 US AC 2 US rock 13 | [Warner 19366] written by Mark T. Jordan & John Capek |
 | 20. | 10/1991 | | 245
 | US ✫1 UK 8 US AC ✫1 | [Columbia 74020] written by Percy Sledge |
 | 21. | 07/1991 | | 244
 | US 4 UK 4 US dance ✫1 US R&B 31 | featuring Freedom Williams written by Robert Clivillés & Freedom Williams |
 | 22. | 09/1991 | | 242
 | US 3 UK 4 US rock 15 | written by Axl Rose |
 | 23. | 01/1991 | | 231
 | US ✫1 UK 38 US AC 5 US dance ✫1 US R&B 3 | [Columbia 73561] written by Mariah Carey & Ben Margulies |
 | 24. | 09/1991 | | 227
 | US 6 UK 7 US dance 14 US rock 7 US alt. ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #9] written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl & Krist Novoselic |
 | 25. | 06/1991 | | 224
 | US 2 UK 11 US AC 5 US R&B 10 | written by Lenny Kravitz |
 | 26. | 08/1991 | | 223
 | US ✫1 UK 23 US AC 37 US dance 6 US R&B ✫1 | [Warner 19319] written by Karyn White, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis |
| 27. | 11/1991 | | 219
 | US 2 UK 20 US AC ✫1 US R&B 2 | [Columbia 74088] written by Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff |
 | 28. | 09/1991 | | 219
 | US 2 UK 12 US AC 40 US rock 2 | [A&M 1576] written by Bryan Adams |
 | 29. | 03/1991 | | 219
 | US 4 UK 19 US AC 28 US rock ✫1 US alt. ✫1 | [MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1991]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #169] [Warner 19392] written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe |
 | 30. | 01/1991 | | 217
 | US ✫1 UK 25 US AC ✫1 US R&B 60 | [Epic 73666] written by Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan & Jon Secada |
 | 31. | 05/1991 | | 217
 | US 8 UK 2 US dance ✫1 US R&B 25 | [Mercury 868 208-4] written by Neal Conway & Crystal Waters |
 | 32. | 07/1991 | | 216
 | US ✫1 UK 14 US dance 10 | featuring Loleatta Holloway [Interscope 98764] written by Donnie Wahlberg, Mark Wahlberg, Spice & Dan Hartman |
 | 33. | 09/1991 | | 214
 | US ✫1 UK 15 | with The New Power Generation [Paisley Park 19175] written by Prince |
 | 34. | 06/1991 | | 213
 | US 4 UK 8 US dance 41 US R&B ✫1 | [Jive 1465] written by Lamar Hula Mahone, Craig Simpkins & Will Smith |
| 35. | 06/1991 | | 213
 | US 11 UK 2 US dance 2 US R&B 5 | [MCA 54090] written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Heavy D |
 | 36. | 12/1991 | | 211
 | US 7 UK 4 US R&B 15 | as Hammer written by Vic Mizzy |
 | 37. | 05/1991 | | 210
 | US 2 UK 12 US AC 5 | [EMI 50355] written by Per Gessle |
 | 38. | 02/1991 | | 206
 | US ✫1 UK 29 US AC ✫1 | [SBK 07343] written by Wilson Phillips & Glen Ballard |
 | 39. | 12/1991 | | 205
 | US 7 UK 7 US AC 26 US rock 2 | written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford |
 | 40. | 04/1991 | | 203
 | US ✫1 US AC ✫1 US R&B 2 | produced by Narada Michael Walden [Columbia 73743] written by Mariah Carey & Narada Michael Walden |
 | 41. | 12/1991 | | 202
 | US 11 UK 2 US dance 2 US alt. 21 | featuring Tammy Wynette written by Jimmy Cauty (as Jimi Cauty), Bill Drummond & Ricardo Lyte |
 | 42. | 02/1991 | | 202
 | US 4 UK 10 US rock 35 US alt. 2 | [Virgin 4-98873] written by Christina Amphlett, Tom Kelly, Mark McEntee & Billy Steinberg |
| 43. | 03/1991 | | 200
 | US 3 UK 20 US dance ✫1 US R&B 7 | presents Freedom Williams and Zelma Davis written by Robert Clivillés & Freedom Williams |
 | 44. | 05/1991 | | 200
 | US 10 UK 6 US AC 48 US rock 8 US alt. 3 | [Warner 4-19242] written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe |
 | 45. | 06/1991 | | 195
 | US 2 UK 25 US AC 2 | [A&M 1557] written by Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Charlie Peacock |
 | 46. | 07/1991 | | 194
 | US ✫1 UK 44 US AC 38 US R&B ✫1 | [Giant 19204] written by Bryan Abrams, Kevin Thornton, Mark Calderon, Sam Watters & Hamza Lee |
 | 47. | 06/1991 | | 193
 | US 4 UK 12 US AC 32 US rock 2 | [A&M 1564] written by Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone |
 | 48. | 08/1991 | | 189
 | US 13 UK 2 US dance 6 US R&B 51 | featuring Psychotropic written by Hurby Azor (as Fingerprints) |
 | 49. | 12/1991 | | 189
 | US 3 UK 25 US AC 40 US R&B ✫1 | written by Prince |
| 50. | 02/1991 | | 188
 | US ✫1 US AC 42 US R&B ✫1 | [Jive 1424] written by Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle & David Way |
 | 51. | 11/1991 | | 186
 | US 9 UK 13 US dance 42 US rock ✫1 US alt. ✫1 | [Island 866189-4] written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr. |
 | 52. | 01/1991 | | 183
 | US 7 UK 7 US AC ✫1 | [RCA 2774] written by Rick Astley & Rob Fisher |
| 53. | 10/1991 | | 183
 | US 61 UK ✫1 US rock 2 US alt. ✫1 | [Island 868885-4] written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr. |
 | 54. | 01/1991 | | 182
 | US 5 UK 22 US AC 9 US rock ✫1 US alt. ✫1 | [A&M 1541] written by Sting |
 | 55. | 03/1991 | | 179
 | US 9 UK 3 US dance 6 | [Sire 4-19490] written by Madonna & Shep Pettibone |
 | 56. | 06/1991 | | 179
 | US 3 UK 23 US R&B 4 | [Motown 2090] written by Dallas Austin, Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris & Shawn Stockman |
 | 57. | 09/1991 | | 174
 | US 10 UK 8 US rock 3 | [Geffen 19027] written by Izzy Stradlin & Axl Rose |
| 58. | 04/1991 | | 174
 | US 4 UK 23 US AC ✫1 | [Columbia 73719] written by The Isley Brothers, Michael Bolton & Andrew Goldmark |
 | 59. | 09/1991 | | 174
 | US 5 UK 29 US dance ✫1 US R&B 26 | written by CeCe Peniston, Rodney K. Jackson, Felipe Delgado & E.L. Linnear |
| 60. | 04/1991 | | 174
 | US 4 UK 46 US AC 3 US R&B ✫1 | backing vocals by Cissy Houston, Darlene Love & Lisa Fischer [Epic 73778] written by Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller & Teddy Vann |
| 61. | 09/1991 | | 173
 | US 2 US R&B ✫1 | [Motown 2136] written by Freddie Perren & Christine Yarian |
 | 62. | 09/1991 | | 172
 | US 9 UK 5 US AC 5 | [Arista 1-2331] written by Curtis Stigers & Glen Ballard |
 | 63. | 07/1991 | | 172
 | US ✫1 UK 52 US AC 26 | [Virgin 98752 A] written by Paula Abdul, Peter Lord, Sandra St. Victor & Jeff Smith (as V. Jeffrey Smith) |
 | 64. | 04/1991 | | 169
 | US 8 UK 16 US dance ✫1 US R&B 16 | [RCA 2794] written by Mirko Limoni, DJ Lelewel (as Daniele Davoli) & Valerio Semplici |
 | 65. | 08/1991 | | 168
 | US 21 UK 4 US dance ✫1 US R&B 6 | with The New Power Generation [Paisley Park 4-19225] written by Prince |
 | 66. | 11/1991 | | 166
 | US 12 UK 6 US AC 8 US rock 3 | written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford |
| 67. | 07/1991 | | 163
 | US 8 UK 17 US AC ✫1 | [Polydor 867 134-4] written by Cathy Dennis & Anne Dudley |
| 68. | 06/1991 | | 161
 | US 10 UK 10 US AC 3 | featuring The Temptations [Warner 4-19322] written by Larry John McNally |
| 69. | 01/1991 | | 159
 | US 3 US dance 15 US R&B 4 | [Warner 19458 (Giant)] written by William Hammond, Tuhin Roy & Jake Smith |
 | 70. | 09/1991 | | 158
 | US 6 UK 35 US dance 7 US R&B 5 | [R] [Tommy Boy 988] written by Vincent Brown, Treach (as Anthony Criss), Kay Gee (as Keir Gist), Berry Gordy, Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren & Deke Richards |
 | 71. | 08/1991 | | 156
 | US 10 UK 9 US AC 40 | written by Martika & Prince |
| 72. | 06/1991 | | 156
 | US 2 US dance 32 US R&B 20 | [MCA 54166 (cd-5)] written by Evan Rogers & Carl Sturken |
| 73. | 12/1991 | | 155
 | UK ✫1 | [R] written by Freddie Mercury & Roger Taylor |
 | 74. | 10/1991 | | 151
 | US 5 UK 60 US dance 18 US R&B 3 | as Hammer written by MC Hammer, James Earley, Michael Kelly, Louis K. Burrell & Felton Pilate |
 | 75. | 01/1991 | | 151
 | US 9 UK 18 US rock ✫1 | [R] written by Chris DeGarmo |
 | 76. | 07/1991 | | 150
 | US 38 UK 4 US dance ✫1 US alt. 4 | |
| 77. | 08/1991 | | 149
 | US 16 UK 5 US rock 10 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #399] [Elektra 4-64857] written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich & Kirk Hammett |
| 78. | 07/1991 | | 149
 | US 7 UK 28 US AC ✫1 | [Columbia 73889] written by Diane Warren |
 | 79. | 06/1991 | | 149
 | US 29 UK 3 US rock 3 | [Geffen 19039] written by Izzy Stradlin & Axl Rose |
| 80. | 08/1991 | | 149
 | US 2 | [EastWest 4-98724] written by Ingrid Chavez, Elliot Erickson & Frederick Thomas |
| 81. | 06/1991 | | 144
 | US 5 US AC 5 US rock 12 | [Capitol 44724] written by Shirley Eikhard |
 | 82. | 01/1991 | | 141
 | UK ✫1 US rock 17 | written by John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury & Roger Taylor |
 | 83. | 03/1991 | | 139
 | UK ✫1 | [R] written by Mick Jones [The Clash] |
 | 84. | 10/1991 | | 139
 | UK ✫1 | as Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff written by Tommy Roe & Freddy Weller |
 | 85. | 01/1991 | | 139
 | UK ✫1 | written by Bruce Dickinson |
 | 86. | 06/1991 | | 139
 | UK ✫1 | written by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice |
 | 87. | 11/1991 | | 139
 | US 6 US AC 43 US R&B ✫1 | produced by Narada Michael Walden written by Narada Michael Walden, Tevin Campbell & Sally Jo Dakota |
| 88. | 03/1991 | | 138
 | US 21 UK 5 US dance 26 US R&B 32 | written by Hurby Azor (as Fingerprints) |
 | 89. | 09/1991 | | 134
 | US 7 UK 60 US AC ✫1 | [A&M 1566] written by Amy Grant, Michael Omartian & Mark Muller |
| 90. | 03/1991 | | 134
 | UK ✫1 | [Comic Relief single] |
| 91. | 02/1991 | | 134
 | US 5 US dance 9 US R&B 23 | [US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts] [R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts] [album cut] written by Jimmy Jam (as Jimmy Jam Harris), Janet Jackson & Terry Lewis |
| 92. | 09/1991 | | 133
 | US 6 US AC 2 US R&B 45 | written by Diane Warren |
 | 93. | 06/1991 | | 133
 | US 83 UK 3 US dance 14 US alt. 4 | written by Vince Clarke & Andy Bell |
 | 94. | 10/1991 | | 131
 | US 76 UK 2 US dance 14 | [Radikal/Critique 15490] written by Jean-Paul De Coster, Harris, Ray Slijngaard & Phil Wilde |
| 95. | 01/1991 | | 129
 | US 16 UK 9 US AC 4 | [EMI 50344] written by Marvin Gaye, Leon Ware & Arthur "T-Boy" Ross |
| 96. | 05/1991 | | 128
 | US 6 US AC 5 | [Reunion 19019] written by Wayne Kirkpatrick, Amy Grant & Michael W. Smith |
 | 97. | 10/1991 | | 128
 | US 6 US AC 5 | [Virgin 98683 A] written by Paula Abdul, Peter Lord, Sandra St. Victor & Jeff Smith (as V. Jeffrey Smith) |
 | 98. | 04/1991 | | 127
 | US 9 US AC 4 US R&B 2 | produced by Babyface [Arista 2222] written by L.A. Reid & Babyface |
 | 99. | 03/1991 | | 126
 | UK 2 US alt. 9 | [R] written by Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Larry Gott & Gavan Whelan |
 | 100. | 10/1991 | | 126
 | US 27 UK 10 US AC 13 US dance ✫1 US R&B 12 | [Arista 1-2362] written by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney & Andy Morris |