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| Albums in 1990 |
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| 17 March 1990 | 23 | Soul Provider ‡ | Michael Bolton | 4 | 8 September 1990 | 1 |
| 4 August 1990 | 4 | Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em ‡ | MC Hammer | 8 | 11 August 1990 | 2 |
| 1 September 1990 | 22 | Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert ‡ | José Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti | 1 | 8 September 1990 | 5 |
| 15 September 1990 | 19 | Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 ‡ | George Michael | 1 | 15 September 1990 | 1 |
| 10 November 1990 | 20 | The Very Best of Elton John ‡ | Elton John | 1 | 10 November 1990 | 2 |
| 17 November 1990 | 12 | Serious Hits... Live! ‡ | Phil Collins | 2 | 17 November 1990 | 1 |
| 10 | I'm Your Baby Tonight | Whitney Houston | 4 | 19 January 1991 | 1 |
| 8 | From a Distance: The Event ‡ | Cliff Richard | 3 | 29 December 1990 | 1 |
| 24 November 1990 | 27 | The Immaculate Collection ‡ | Madonna | 1 | 24 November 1990 | 9 |
| 9 | The Singles Collection 1984/1990 | Jimmy Somerville | 4 | 5 January 1991 | 1 |
| Albums in 1991 |
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| 5 January 1991 | 4 | To the Extreme | Vanilla Ice | 4 | 12 January 1991 | 1 |
| 12 January 1991 | 7 | MCMXC a.D. | Enigma | 1 | 26 January 1991 | 1 |
| 26 January 1991 | 1 | A Little Ain't Enough | David Lee Roth | 4 | 26 January 1991 | 1 |
| 9 | Wicked Game | Chris Isaak | 3 | 16 February 1991 | 1 |
| 2 February 1991 | 2 | The Soul Cages | Sting | 1 | 2 February 1991 | 1 |
| 3 | All True Man | Alexander O'Neal | 2 | 2 February 1991 | 1 |
| 8 | Greatest Hits 1977-1990 | The Stranglers | 4 | 6 July 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | World Power | Snap! | 10 | 2 February 1991 | 1 |
| 9 February 1991 | 3 | Doubt | Jesus Jones | 1 | 9 February 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Don't Explain | Robert Palmer | 9 | 9 February 1991 | 1 |
| 3 | Runaway Horses | Belinda Carlisle | 6 | 16 February 1991 | 2 |
| 16 February 1991 | 4 | Innuendo | Queen | 1 | 16 February 1991 | 2 |
| 6 | Into the Light | Gloria Estefan | 2 | 16 February 1991 | 2 |
| 2 | Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy | Thin Lizzy | 8 | 16 February 1991 | 2 |
| 2 March 1991 | 4 | Circle of One | Oleta Adams | 1 | 2 March 1991 | 1 |
| 7 | The Simpsons Sing the Blues | The Simpsons | 6 | 2 March 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | 30 Something | Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine | 8 | 2 March 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Free | Rick Astley | 9 | 2 March 1991 | 1 |
| 9 March 1991 | 8 | Auberge | Chris Rea | 1 | 9 March 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | The Best of Free: All Right Now | Free | 9 | 9 March 1991 | 1 |
| 16 March 1991 | 3 | Spartacus | The Farm | 1 | 16 March 1991 | 1 |
| 7 | The White Room | The KLF | 3 | 16 March 1991 | 1 |
| 2 | ex:el | 808 State | 4 | 16 March 1991 | 1 |
| 7 | The Complete Picture: The Very Best of Deborah Harry and Blondie | Deborah Harry and Blondie | 3 | 23 March 1991 | 2 |
| 1 | Kill Uncle | Morrissey | 8 | 16 March 1991 | 1 |
| 23 March 1991 | 27 | Out of Time | R.E.M. | 1 | 23 March 1991 | 1 |
| 4 | Inspector Morse (Original Music from the ITV Series) | Barrington Pheloung | 4 | 6 April 1991 | 1 |
| 2 | The Very Best of Joan Armatrading | Joan Armatrading | 9 | 23 March 1991 | 2 |
| 30 March 1991 | 21 | Greatest Hits | Eurythmics | 1 | 30 March 1991 | 10 |
| 6 April 1991 | 8 | Vagabond Heart | Rod Stewart | 2 | 6 April 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Entreat | The Cure | 10 | 6 April 1991 | 1 |
| 13 April 1991 | 10 | Joyride | Roxette | 2 | 13 April 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | God Fodder | Ned's Atomic Dustbin | 4 | 13 April 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Mama Said | Lenny Kravitz | 8 | 13 April 1991 | 1 |
| 20 April 1991 | 5 | Real Life | Simple Minds | 2 | 20 April 1991 | 2 |
| 1 | Flashpoint | The Rolling Stones | 6 | 20 April 1991 | 1 |
| 4 May 1991 | 3 | Gold Mother | James | 2 | 4 May 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | The Beast Inside | Inspiral Carpets | 5 | 4 May 1991 | 1 |
| 11 May 1991 | 2 | The Best of The Waterboys 81–90 | The Waterboys | 2 | 11 May 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Union | Yes | 7 | 11 May 1991 | 1 |
| 18 May 1991 | 11 | Time, Love & Tenderness | Michael Bolton | 2 | 18 May 1991 | 2 |
| 3 | Schubert Dip | EMF | 3 | 18 May 1991 | 1 |
| 6 | Sugar Tax | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 3 | 17 August 1991 | 1 |
| 25 May 1991 | 1 | Mighty Like a Rose | Elvis Costello | 5 | 25 May 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | De La Soul Is Dead | De La Soul | 7 | 25 May 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Power of Love | Luther Vandross | 9 | 25 May 1991 | 1 |
| 1 June 1991 | 19 | Seal | Seal | 1 | 1 June 1991 | 3 |
| 14 | Beverley Craven | Beverley Craven | 3 | 1 June 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) | Paul McCartney | 7 | 1 June 1991 | 1 |
| 2 | Memorabilia – The Singles | Soft Cell and Marc Almond | 8 | 1 June 1991 | 1 |
| 8 June 1991 | 2 | Electronic | Electronic | 2 | 8 June 1991 | 1 |
| 2 | Never Loved Elvis | The Wonder Stuff | 3 | 8 June 1991 | 1 |
| 15 June 1991 | 2 | Fellow Hoodlums | Deacon Blue | 2 | 15 June 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Love and Kisses | Dannii Minogue | 8 | 15 June 1991 | 1 |
| 22 June 1991 | 2 | The Big Wheel | Runrig | 4 | 22 June 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Slave to the Grind | Skid Row | 5 | 22 June 1991 | 1 |
| 3 | We Are in Love | Harry Connick Jr. | 7 | 29 June 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | The Promise | T'Pau | 10 | 22 June 1991 | 1 |
| 29 June 1991 | 13 | Love Hurts | Cher | 1 | 29 June 1991 | 6 |
| 1 | Stars Crash Down | Hue and Cry | 10 | 29 June 1991 | 1 |
| 6 July 1991 | 1 | Holidays in Eden | Marillion | 7 | 6 July 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Pop Symphonies | James Last & His Orchestra | 10 | 6 July 1991 | 1 |
| 13 July 1991 | 4 | Greatest Hits | The Jam | 2 | 13 July 1991 | 3 |
| 1 | Hey Stoopid | Alice Cooper | 4 | 13 July 1991 | 1 |
| 3 | Some People's Lives | Bette Midler | 5 | 20 July 1991 | 1 |
| 20 July 1991 | 2 | Into the Great Wide Open | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | 3 | 20 July 1991 | 1 |
| 8 | Essential Pavarotti II | Luciano Pavarotti | 1 | 10 August 1991 | 2 |
| 27 July 1991 | 2 | Spellbound | Paula Abdul | 4 | 27 July 1991 | 1 |
| 3 August 1991 | 3 | Gonna Make You Sweat | C+C Music Factory | 8 | 10 August 1991 | 1 |
| 10 August 1991 | 2 | Move to This | Cathy Dennis | 3 | 10 August 1991 | 1 |
| 24 August 1991 | 2 | Metallica | Metallica | 1 | 24 August 1991 | 1 |
| 5 | C.M.B. | Color Me Badd | 3 | 7 September 1991 | 1 |
| 31 August 1991 | 5 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Jason Donovan and the Original London Cast | 1 | 31 August 1991 | 2 |
| 7 September 1991 | 1 | Leisure | Blur | 7 | 7 September 1991 | 1 |
| 14 September 1991 | 15 | From Time to Time – The Singles Collection | Paul Young | 1 | 14 September 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Guaranteed | Level 42 | 3 | 14 September 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience | P.M. Dawn | 8 | 14 September 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Roll the Bones | Rush | 10 | 14 September 1991 | 1 |
| 21 September 1991 | 5 | On Every Street | Dire Straits | 1 | 21 September 1991 | 1 |
| 2 | Mr. Lucky | John Lee Hooker | 3 | 21 September 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Hymns to the Silence | Van Morrison | 5 | 21 September 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | The Specials Singles | The Specials | 10 | 21 September 1991 | 1 |
| 28 September 1991 | 4 | Use Your Illusion II | Guns N' Roses | 1 | 28 September 1991 | 1 |
| 3 | Use Your Illusion I | 2 | 28 September 1991 | 1 |
| 4 | The Ultimate Collection | Marc Bolan and T. Rex | 4 | 28 September 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Don't Try This at Home | Billy Bragg | 8 | 28 September 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Greatest Hits | Jason Donovan | 9 | 28 September 1991 | 1 |
| 5 October 1991 | 6 | Waking Up the Neighbours | Bryan Adams | 1 | 5 October 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Trompe le Monde | Pixies | 7 | 5 October 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Screamadelica | Primal Scream | 8 | 5 October 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Ceremony | The Cult | 9 | 5 October 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Rock 'til You Drop | Status Quo | 10 | 5 October 1991 | 1 |
| 12 October 1991 | 51 | Stars | Simply Red | 1 | 12 October 1991 | 12 |
| 10 | Diamonds and Pearls | Prince and The New Power Generation | 2 | 12 October 1991 | 1 |
| 22 | Simply the Best | Tina Turner | 2 | 19 October 1991 | 3 |
| 1 | The Best of R.E.M. | R.E.M. | 7 | 19 October 1991 | 1 |
| 19 October 1991 | 1 | The Greatest Hits | Salt-n-Pepa | 6 | 19 October 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black | Public Enemy | 8 | 19 October 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | The Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates: Looking Back | Daryl Hall & John Oates | 9 | 19 October 1991 | 1 |
| 26 October 1991 | 3 | Chorus | Erasure | 1 | 26 October 1991 | 1 |
| 4 | Voices | Kenny Thomas | 3 | 26 October 1991 | 2 |
| 2 | Live Your Life Be Free | Belinda Carlisle | 7 | 26 October 1991 | 1 |
| 8 | The Commitments (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | The Commitments | 4 | 9 November 1991 | 1 |
| 8 | Emotions ♦ | Mariah Carey | 4 | 15 February 1992 | 1 |
| 9 November 1991 | 18 | Greatest Hits II | Queen | 1 | 9 November 1991 | 5 |
| 2 | Timeless – The Very Best of Neil Sedaka | Neil Sedaka | 10 | 9 November 1991 | 2 |
| 16 November 1991 | 7 | Shepherd Moons | Enya | 1 | 16 November 1991 | 1 |
| 2 | Discography: The Complete Singles Collection | Pet Shop Boys | 3 | 16 November 1991 | 1 |
| 1 | Live Baby Live | INXS | 8 | 16 November 1991 | 1 |
| 23 November 1991 | 21 | We Can't Dance | Genesis | 1 | 23 November 1991 | 2 |
| 19 | Real Love ♦ | Lisa Stansfield | 3 | 18 January 1992 | 3 |
| 30 November 1991 | 24 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | 1 | 30 November 1991 | 1 |
| 5 | Achtung Baby | U2 | 2 | 30 November 1991 | 1 |
| 7 December 1991 | 9 | Greatest Hits ♦ | Queen | 6 | 18 January 1992 | 1 |
| 14 December 1991 | 8 | Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber | Michael Crawford and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 3 | 21 December 1991 | 2 |
| 2 | Together with Cliff Richard | Cliff Richard | 10 | 14 December 1991 | 2 |
| 21 December 1991 | 2 | The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel | 8 | 21 December 1991 | 2 |