Quote Originally Posted by sup_fan View Post
some of the top singles in the US in 1991 include:

C+C Music Factory - gonna make you sweat, things that make you go hmmmm
Mariah Carey - emotions, Someday, i don't want to cry
Paula Abdul - rush rush
Boys II Men - motown philly
Madonna - justify my love
Whitney Houston - i'm your baby tonight
George Micheal - Freedom
Extreme - More Than Words
Marky Mark - Good Vibrations

You also had the real emergence of rap, hip hop and new jack swing. whether or not it was to your personal liking [[frankly it's not really mine) you certainly can't deny the impact it had at the time on dance music. Bobby Brown, Bell Biv Devoe, Color me Bad, Tony Toni Tone. and hip hop artists like Tone Loc, MC Hammer, Dr Dre, Snoop Dog, Public Enemy, NWA, Ice T

now regardless of whether you enjoy these artists, songs or genres, THIS was the cutting edge music at the time. this is what was new and sought after.
I certainly would stop short at describing Paula Abdul as cutting edge. The woman couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.
Marky Mark? Bobby Brown?Very popular i have to concede, but once again not cutting edge.
All very geared to the youth market which i guess is the only market that matters in the singles chart, especially in the US.