# Sept 24 1991: Music Revolution Day > Four iconic albums dropped on Sept 24 1991 changing music forever. - Title: Sept 24 1991: Music Revolution Day · Rolling Stone | Shortify - Summary: Four iconic albums dropped on Sept 24 1991 changing music forever. Nirvana's Nevermind, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Blood Sugar Sex Magik, A Tribe Called Quest's… - Keywords: nirvana, red hot chili peppers, tribe called quest, pixies, september 24 1991, blood sugar sex magik, the low end theory, trompe le monde, grunge, hip hop, soundscan, lollapalooza - Source: Rolling Stone — https://rollingstone.com/music/music-features/september-24-1991-nirvana-tribe-pixies-chili-peppers-1235630891 - Author: Rob Sheffield - Published: 2026-09-24T14:32:14+00:00 - Read time: 1 min - Topics: nirvana, red hot chili peppers, tribe called quest, pixies, september 24 1991, blood sugar sex magik, the low end theory, trompe le monde, grunge, hip hop, soundscan, lollapalooza ## Sept 24 1991 Four classic albums dropped on the same day: Nirvana's Nevermind, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Blood Sugar Sex Magik, A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory, and Pixies' Trompe Le Monde. > All four were instant sensations, to the shock of the industry, transforming how everything would sound for the next decade ## C&C Music Factory Incident C&C Music Factory rapper Freedom Williams passed out cold onstage during a Tucson show on Aug 23 1991. > The official explanation was the usual 'dehydration' and 'exhaustion' ## Music Factory Collapse The music factory that made Eighties radio a hit was finally out of gas by late 1991. > Not even the dude from c and c music factory could stay awake through his own hits ## Audience Demand Shift Fans demanded change after the C&C Music Factory incident, ready for new music. > Here we are now. Entertain us ## Bryan Adams' Record Bryan Adams released Waking Up the Neighbors with the summer's biggest hit '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You'. > A perfectly nice little bryan a record ## SoundScan Era Begins The SoundScan era started in 1991, forcing charts to reflect actual sales. > The charts reflected what people were actually buying ## MTV Video Music Awards R.E.M. won everything for 'Losing My Religion' at the 1991 VMAs. > Pee-wee Herman kicked off the show by asking 'Heard any good jokes lately?' ## Nirvana's Impact Nirvana's Nevermind became a massive hit with 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'. > Kurt cobain's passionate yowls and that stupid-and-contagious air-guitar riff ## Chart Debut Nevermind debuted at Number 144 on the chart, four notches behind Warrant's Cherry Pie. > It was the last week in history that more customers went for warrant than nirvana ## Rise to Number One Nevermind reached Number One after a few weeks, defying expectations. > The audience decided to drop that zero and get with the hero ## Guns N' Roses Release Guns N' Roses released Use Your Illusion I and II on Sept 17 1991. > The full-page ad in billboard proclaimed 'Guns N' Roses Will Release No Album Before Its Time. It's Time.' ## Red Hot Chili Peppers The Chili Peppers' Blood Sugar Sex Magik featured 'Give It Away' and 'Under the Bridge'. > With help from new guitar whiz john frusciante ## A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory updated hip-hop with jazz influences. > It proved hip-hop's creative diversity after a year when some thought gangsta was the only game in town ## The Year Punk Broke 1991 was The Year Punk Broke with Nirvana leading the grunge revolution. > Sonic youth famously proclaimed it was the year punk broke ## Key takeaway Nirvana's Nevermind, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Blood Sugar Sex Magik, A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory, and Pixies' Trompe Le Monde all released on Sept 24 1991 reshaped music for decades.