1991 Soul Train Music Awards

The 1991 Soul Train Music Awards aired live on March 12, 1991 (and was later syndicated in other areas), honoring the best in R&B, soul, rap, jazz, and gospel music from the previous year. The show was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and was hosted by Patti LaBelle, Luther Vandross and Dionne Warwick.

• Smokey Robinson

• M.C. Hammer

Winners are in bold text.

• Johnny Gill – Johnny Gill
  • Al B. Sure! – Private Times...and the Whole 9!
  • MC Hammer – Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
  • Keith Sweat – I'll Give All My Love to You

• Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey
  • Anita Baker – Compositions
  • Michel'le – Michel'le
  • Lisa Stansfield – Affection

• Bell Biv Devoe – Poison
  • En Vogue – Born to Sing
  • Tony! Toni! Toné! – The Revival
  • The Whispers – More of the Night

• Johnny Gill – "My, My, My"
  • Babyface – "Whip Appeal"
  • MC Hammer – "U Can't Touch This"
  • James Ingram – "I Don't Have the Heart"

• Mariah Carey – "Vision of Love"
  • Anita Baker – "Talk to Me"
  • Janet Jackson – "Alright"
  • Lisa Stansfield – "All Around the World"

• En Vogue – "Hold On"
  • After 7 – "Ready or Not"
  • Bell Biv DeVoe – "Poison"
  • Quincy Jones (featuring El DeBarge, Al B Sure!, James Ingram and Barry White) – "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)"

• MC Hammer – "U Can't Touch This"
  • Mariah Carey – "Vision of Love"
  • En Vogue – "Hold On"
  • Johnny Gill – "My, My, My"

• Janet Jackson – "Alright"
  • En Vogue – "Hold On"
  • MC Hammer – "U Can't Touch This"
  • Public Enemy – "911 Is a Joke"

• Mariah Carey
  • Oleta Adams
  • En Vogue
  • Vanilla Ice

• MC Hammer – Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
  • Ice Cube – Amerikkka's Most Wanted
  • LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out
  • Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet

• The Winans – Return
  • Commissioned – State of Mind
  • Tramaine Hawkins – Live
  • Take 6 – So Much to Say

• Najee – Tokyo Blue
  • Anita Baker – Compositions
  • Branford Marsalis Quartet and Terence Blanchard – Music from Mo Better Blues
  • Take 6 – So Much to Say

• Johnny Gill – "Rub You the Right Way"
• Ralph Tresvant – "Sensitivity"
• Bell Biv DeVoe – "She's Dope!"
• En Vogue – "Hold On"
• LL Cool J – "Around the Way Girl"
• Dionne Warwick – "Night and Day"
• Teddy Pendergrass – "Make It With You"
• Smokey Robinson Tribute:
  • Luther Vandross – "Since I Lost My Baby"
  • Patti LaBelle – "Ooo Baby Baby"
  • Gladys Knight – "The Tracks of My Tears"
• MC Hammer – Medley: "Let's Get It Started" / "Turn This Mutha Out" / "Here Comes the Hammer"