Top 100 songs for October 12, 1991
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1991 and the 1990s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Emotions” by Mariah Carey. Meanwhile, “Mind Playing Tricks On Me” by Geto Boys rises from No. 87 to No. 71. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Mind Playing Tricks On Me — Geto Boysup 16 places, No. 87 → No. 71
- Cream — Prince And The N.P.G.up 15 places, No. 32 → No. 17
- Get A Leg Up — John Mellencampup 15 places, No. 69 → No. 54
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Let's Talk About Sex — Salt-N-PepaNo. 35
- Power Windows — Billy FalconNo. 38
- It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday — Boyz II MenNo. 39
- That's What Love Is For — Amy GrantNo. 40
First-week entries
- When A Man Loves A Woman — Michael BoltonNo. 44
- Street Of Dreams — Nia PeeplesNo. 66
- Top Of The World — Van HalenNo. 69
- Ring My Bell — D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh PrinceNo. 72
- Live For Loving You — Gloria EstefanNo. 85
- Cool As Ice (Everybody Get Loose) — Vanilla IceNo. 94
- Skat Strut — MC Skat Kat & The Stray MobNo. 96
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.