PEAK MUSIC 1991 - The times they are a changing

 

This is a series that will attempt to Sport(ify) music by creating a 5 member All-Pro/All League/All Star team (Sort of like the NBA first team all-stars) for each year in Music starting with 1964. It will rely heavily on Top 20 Hits from the year but also take into account Concert Tours, Music awards, Music Videos (MTV Crowd-You Tube), TV, Films, Pop Culture etc….. 

 

1991

***Billboard changed its chart methodology on 11/30/91 – by using Broadcast Data Systems and Soundscan resulting in songs having much longer runs at #1 than ever before.

While baseball cards went through a dramatic change at this time - with alleged "upgrades" of card stock and glossy finish (beginning in 1992) - We got our alleged "New and Improved" cards - as if the thin cheap cardboard cards from 1952 to 1991 were old and rotten.

Music tastes became more spread out as the grunge and alternative rock would be successful but never produce big commercial hits.

MTV hits its peak and was slowly moving away from videos to shows (Real World in 1992), VH1 would probably hit its peak in the latter 1990s but its decline was slower - I think the last time I saw a music video in VH1 was 10 years ago (MTV about 20-25 years).

There was also a decline of the commercial Band as solo artists started to rule the top of the charts. 

Just like baseball cards music did seem different after 1991 

Mariah Carey – 3 number 1 and 4 top 2 hits (Someday)

Paula Abdul – 3 top 10 hits including 2 number 1s (Rush Rush)

Whitney Houston – 3 top 20 hits including one number one

Bryan Adams – 2 top 2 hits including the song from Robin Hood (Costner, Freeman, Connery)

George Michael – one number one hit

Just Missing –  Janet Jackson, Madonna, Michael Jackson

 

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1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
The Beatles	The Beatles	The Beatles	The Beatles	The Beatles	5th Dimension
4 Seasons	Supremes	Rolling Stones	Monkees	Gary Pucket	3 Dog Night
Supremes	Rolling Stones	Frank Sinatra	Supremes	Simon & Garfunkel	Elvis Presley
Bobby Vinton	Herman Hermits	Beach Boys	Rascals	Aretha Franklin	The Beatles
Johnny Rivers	Byrds	Monkees	The Doors	Supremes	Rolling Stones
1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975
Jackson 5	Osmonds	3 Dog Night	Stevie Wonder	Elton John	John Denver
The Beatles	Marvin Gaye	Michael Jackson	Elton John	John Denver	Elton John
Simon & Garfunkel	Temptations	5th Dimension	Paul Simon	Newton John	Eagles
3 Dog Night	Jackson 5	Don McLean	Wings	Wings	Sunshine Band
Guess Who	3 Dog Night	Moody Blues	Rolling Stones	Chicago	Starship
1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981
Captain Tennille	Fleetwood Mac	Bee Gees	Donna Summer	Blondie	Hall Oates
Elton John	Eagles	Newton John	Bee Gees	Queen	Rolling Stones
Aerosmith	Foreigner	Andy Gibb	Michael Jackson	Newton John	Rick Springfield
Wings	Sunshine Band	Rolling Stones	Commadores	Diana Ross	Journey
4 Seasons	B. Manilow	Billy Joel	Earth Wind Fire	Kenny Rogers	Foreigner
1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987
Stevie Wonder	Michael Jackson	Prince	Madonna	Madonna	Michael Jackson
Paul McCarthy	Duran Duran	Cindy Lauper	Springsteen	Janet Jackson	Whit Houston
Journey	Lionel Richie	Duran Duran	Phil Collins	Genesis	George Michael
J Geils Band	Police	Madonna	Whit. Houston	Billy Ocean	Madonna
Newton John	David Bowie	Michael Jackson	Billy Ocean	Prince	U2
1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993
George Michael	New Kids Block	Janet Jackson	Mariah Carey
Michael Jackson	Madonna	Madonna	Paula Abdul
Gun&Roses	Paula Abdul	MC Hammer	Whit Houston
Bon Jovi	Bon Jovi	Bon Jovi	Bryan Adams
Def Leppard	Milli Vanilli	Wilson Phillips	George Michael