Jazz And Rock Poll

December, 1991

While rap, R&B and dance music still cook on the charts, rock made a significant return this year with R.E.M., Skid Row, Van Halen and Tom Petty. Paula Abdul proved you can take a break, make Spellbound and find double-platinum success. Sound tracks from Robin Hood to New Jack City got hot at the same time Natalie Cole's jazz tribute to her dad went to number one in pop. It was a year to discover the women of rap, Candy Dulfer, the Black Crowes and Trisha Yearwood, and the year of I Want to Sex...