List of number-one R&B albums of 1991 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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 that reached number one in 1991.

See also: 1991 in music
1991 in music
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, R&B number-one hits of 1991 (USA)
R&B number-one hits of 1991 (USA)
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1991:-Chart history:-Chart comparisons:*Seven songs have reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "The First Time," "Gonna Make You Sweat ," "All the Man That I Need," "I Like the Way These are the Billboard magazine...


Issue Date Album Artist
January 5 I'm Your Baby Tonight
I'm Your Baby Tonight
I'm Your Baby Tonight is the third studio album by American pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston; released by Arista Records on November 6, 1990. Following the run of this album, Houston continued to achieve widespread commercial success throughout the 1990s, venturing heavily into films—while...

 
Whitney Houston
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January 12 I'm Your Baby Tonight Whitney Houston
January 19 I'm Your Baby Tonight Whitney Houston
January 26 I'm Your Baby Tonight Whitney Houston
February 2 The Future
The Future (Guy album)
-Album:-Singles:"—" denotes releases that did not chart.-Personnel:Information taken from Allmusic.*art direction – Jeanne Bradshaw*artwork – Stuart Watson...

 
Guy
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February 9 The Future Guy
February 16 The Future Guy
February 23 Do Me Again
Do Me Again
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Freddie Jackson
Freddie Jackson
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March 2 Do Me Again Freddie Jackson
March 9 I'm Your Baby Tonight Whitney Houston
March 16 I'm Your Baby Tonight Whitney Houston
March 23 Business as Usual
Business As Usual (EPMD album)
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EPMD
EPMD
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March 30 Business as Usual EPMD
April 6 Ralph Tresvant
Ralph Tresvant (album)
Ralph Tresvant is the self-titled debut album of Ralph Tresvant. The album was released in 1990 by MCA Records and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. It went to number one on the Top R&B Albums chart for two weeks and peaked into the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart...

 
Ralph Tresvant
Ralph Tresvant
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April 13 Ralph Tresvant Ralph Tresvant
April 20 Hi-Five
Hi-Five (album)
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Hi-Five
Hi-Five
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April 27 New Jack City
New Jack City (soundtrack)
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Soundtrack / Various artists
May 4 New Jack City Soundtrack / Various artists
May 11 New Jack City Soundtrack / Various artists
May 18 New Jack City Soundtrack / Various artists
May 25 New Jack City Soundtrack / Various artists
June 1 New Jack City Soundtrack / Various artists
June 8 New Jack City Soundtrack / Various artists
June 15 New Jack City Soundtrack / Various artists
June 22 Power of Love
Power of Love (Luther Vandross album)
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Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
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June 29 Power of Love Luther Vandross
July 6 Make Time for Love  Keith Washington
Keith Washington
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July 13 Make Time for Love Keith Washington
July 20 Power of Love Luther Vandross
July 27 Power of Love Luther Vandross
August 3 Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever (soundtrack)
Jungle Fever is the 1991 soundtrack album by Stevie Wonder to Spike Lee's movie Jungle Fever. It was released on Motown. Wonder was asked by director Spike Lee to compose the film soundtrack and film score to the film, which depicted a black businessman falling for a white female associate...

 
Soundtrack / Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
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August 10 Jungle Fever Soundtrack / Stevie Wonder
August 17 Power of Love Luther Vandross
August 24 Cooleyhighharmony
Cooleyhighharmony
Cooleyhighharmony is the 1991 debut album by Motown group Boyz II Men. Executive produced by Michael Bivins of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe, the album features the hit singles "Motownphilly" and "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday", a G.C...

 
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
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August 31 Cooleyhighharmony Boyz II Men
September 7 Boyz n the Hood
Boyz n the Hood (soundtrack)
Boyz n the Hood is the soundtrack to the 1991 hood film, Boyz n the Hood. It was released on July 9, 1991 through Columbia Records and contained mostly hip hop music. The album was very successful, making it to #12 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B Albums chart and was certified gold by...

 
Soundtrack / Various artists
September 14 Boyz n the Hood Soundtrack / Various artists
September 21 Boyz n the Hood Soundtrack / Various artists
September 28 Boyz n the Hood Soundtrack / Various artists
October 5 Can You Stop the Rain
Can You Stop the Rain
"Can You Stop the Rain" is the title of a number-one R&B single by Peabo Bryson. The song spent two weeks at number one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number fifty-two on the Hot 100.-See also:*List of number-one R&B singles of 1991...

 
Peabo Bryson
Peabo Bryson
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October 12 Can You Stop the Rain Peabo Bryson
October 19 Good Woman Gladys Knight
Gladys Knight
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October 26 Different Lifestyles
Different Lifestyles (album)
Different Lifestyles is the fourth album released by brother and sister team of BeBe & CeCe Winans released in the summer of 1991. The album featuring the singles "Addictive Love" and a cover of The Staple Singers' "I'll Take You There" featuring Mavis Staples. Both singles topped the R&B charts...

 
BeBe & CeCe Winans
BeBe & CeCe Winans
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November 2 Different Lifestyles BeBe & CeCe Winans
November 9 As Raw As Ever
As Raw As Ever
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Shabba Ranks
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November 16 Forever My Lady
Forever My Lady
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Jodeci
Jodeci
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November 23 Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black  Public Enemy
November 30 Forever My Lady Jodeci
December 7 Diamonds and Pearls
Diamonds and Pearls
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 and The New Power Generation
December 14 Death Certificate
Death Certificate (album)
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Ice Cube
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December 21 Death Certificate Ice Cube
December 28 Death Certificate Ice Cube
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