These 26 albums that turn 30 in 2021 show just what an incredible year 1991 was for rock.

The year saw landmark albums from U2, Nirvana, Metallica, Soundgarden, Guns N’ Roses and Pearl Jam. It also saw major albums from seasoned artists like Ozzy Osbourne, Bonnie Raitt, Genesis, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Rush.

See which albums from the above artists and more turn 30 in 2021 by scrolling through the gallery below.

• Temple of the Dog – ‘Temple of the Dog’

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  Released April 16, 1991.

• Soundgarden – ‘Badmotorfinger’

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  Released September 24, 1991.

• Ozzy Osbourne – ‘No More Tears’

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  Released September 17, 1991.

• R.E.M. – ‘Out of Time’

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  Released March 12, 1991.

• Red Hot Chili Peppers – ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik’

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  Released September 24, 1991.

• Guns N’ Roses – ‘Use Your Illusion I’

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  Released September 17, 1991.

• Guns N’ Roses – ‘Use Your Illusion II’

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  Released September 17, 1991.

• Pearl Jam – ‘Ten’

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  Released August 27, 1991.

• U2 – ‘Achtung Baby’

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  Released November 18, 1991.

• Metallica – ‘Metallica’

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  Released August 12, 1991.

• Nirvana – ‘Nevermind’

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  Released September 24, 1991.

• The Smashing Pumpkins – ‘Gish’

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  Released May 28, 1991.

• Primus – ‘Sailing The Seas of Cheese’

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  Released May 14, 1991.

• Rush – ‘Roll The Bones’

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  Released September 3, 1991.

• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – ‘Into The Great Wide Open’

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  Released July 2, 1991.

• Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – ‘The Sky is Crying’

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  Released November 5, 1991.

• Hole – ‘Pretty on the Inside’

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  Released September 17, 1991.

• Primal Scream – ‘Screamadelica’

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  Released September 23, 1991.

• Van Halen – ‘For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge’

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  Released June 18, 1991.

• Mudhoney – ‘Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge’

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  Released July 26, 1991.

• Skid Row – ‘Slave to the Grind’

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  Released June 11, 1991.

• Green Day – ‘Kerplunk’

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  Released December 17, 1991.

• Lenny Kravitz – ‘Mama Said’

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  Released April 2, 1991.

• Bonnie Raitt – ‘Luck of the Draw’

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  Released June 25, 1991.

• Spin Doctors – ‘Pocket Full of Kyrptonite’

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  Released August 20, 1991.

• Genesis – ‘We Can’t Dance’

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  Released October 28, 1991.

• Queen – ‘Innuendo’

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  Released February 4, 1991.

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