6. Was 1991 the best year in music?

About this episode

Danny and Mike debate whether 1991 was the greatest year in music history using a scoring system to analyze the evidence.

Danny has a theory. Was 1991 actually the greatest year in music history? Mike's not convinced. So the two pseudo-scientists did what any reasonable person would do: built a scoring system, applied it to the evidence, and let the results speak for themselves. Nirvana, Pearl Jam, U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers. 1991 had everything. But does having everything actually make it the best? It's closer than you'd think. Send us Fan Mail Support the show

People in this episode

Hosts: Danny McCrum, Mike Harrington

Topics covered

• music history
• 1991 music
• scoring system
• Nirvana
• Pearl Jam
• U2
• Red Hot Chili Peppers

Keywords

• 1991
• music
• Nirvana
• Pearl Jam
• U2
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• greatest year

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