Where We Spent Our Time and Bucks in ’91 : Tops in Pop, Film, TV, Art, Music . . . .

What was No. 1 last year? When it came to measuring up 1991, the numbers told the tale.

Some choices were made by popular ballot--consumers voted with their wallets at the check-out stands or ticket counters, while others punched in their picks with the TV remote control.

A few big-buck choices were made at the auction houses, while others simply twisted the radio dial. However the selections were made, the following--as compiled by Calendar staffers--were the year’s tops in their fields:

The Movies

1. “Terminator 2”: $204.2 million

2. “Robin Hood”: $165.5 million

3. “Home Alone” *: $137.1 million

4. “Silence of the Lambs”: $130.7 million

5. “Dances With Wolves” *: $122 million

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co. Dollar figures in grosses.

* Films released in November, 1990: “Home Alone” has grossed a total of $285 million, “Dances” $184 million.

Pop Music Artists

1. Mariah Carey

2. Garth Brooks

3. C+C Music Factory

4. Michael Bolton

5. Wilson Phillips

Source: Billboard. Based on the success of charted singles and albums during the period Nov. 24, 1990-Nov. 23, 1991.

Country Artists

1. Garth Brooks

2. Clint Black

3. Alan Jackson

4. Reba McEntire

5. George Strait

Source: Billboard.

Jazz Artists

1. Wynton Marsalis

2. Harry Connick Jr.

3. Maceo Parker

4. Shirley Horn

5. Natalie Cole

Source: Billboard.

Rap Artists

1. LL Cool J

2. Chubb Rock

3. Yo-Yo

4. DJ Quik

5. Main Source

Source: Billboard.

Single TV Broadcasts

1. “Super Bowl XXV,” (Buffalo Bills vs. New York Giants) ABC: 39.0 million

2. “Super Bowl XXV Kickoff,” ABC: 29.8 million

3. “World Series Game 7,” (Atlanta at Minnesota) CBS: 29.6 million

4. “NFC Championship,” (San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants) CBS: 26.5 million

5. “63rd Annual Academy Awards,” ABC: 26.4 million

Source: Nielsen Media Research. Figures in average homes watching.

TV Series

1. “60 Minutes,” CBS: 16.6 million

2. “Cheers,” NBC: 16.4 million

3. “Roseanne,” ABC: 16.1 million

4. “Home Improvement,” ABC: 16.0 million

5. “Monday Night Football,” ABC: 15.5 million

Source: Nielsen Media Research. Figures in average homes watching.

Daytime TV Shows

1. “Young and Restless,” CBS: 7.4 million

2. “The Price Is Right,” CBS: 6.0 million

3. “General Hospital,” ABC: 5.5 million

“All My Children,” ABC: 5.5 million

5. “As the World Turns,” CBS: 5.4 million

Source: CBS. Figures in average homes watching.

Video Rentals

1. “Ghost”

2. “Pretty Woman”

3. “GoodFellas”

4. “Bird on a Wire”

5. “Flatliners”

Source: Billboard

Video Sales

1. “Pretty Woman”

2. “Little Mermaid”

3. “Peter Pan”

4. “The Jungle Book”

5. “Three Tenors in Concert”

Source: Billboard

Local Radio Stations

1. KOST-FM (103.5): 99,900

2. KIIS-FM/AM (102.7/1150): 81,567

3. KABC-AM (790): 79,234

4. KKBT-FM (92.3): 70,800

5. KLOS-FM (95.5): 69,467

Source: Arbitron. Figures in average audience during any 15-minute period between 6 a.m. and midnight.

Art Auctions

1. Titian’s “Venus and Adonis”: $13.5 million

2. Degas’ “Racehorses”: $10.7 million

3. Leger’s “Le Petit Dejeuner”: $7.7 million

4. Rauschenberg’s “Rebus”: $7.3 million

5. Pissarro’s “Four Seasons”: $6.8 million

Source: Christie’s and Sotheby’s New York

Theme Parks

1. Disney World, Florida: 28 million

2. Disneyland: 11.6 million

3. Universal Studios Florida: 6.9 million

4. Universal Studios Hollywood: 4.6 million

5. Knott’s Berry Farm: 4.0 million

Source: Amusement Business magazine. Figures are estimated attendance.

Mozart Operas

performed by major U.S. companies

1. “Don Giovanni”: 20

2. “Die Zauberflote”:20

3. “Cosi fan Tutte”: 17

4. “Le Nozze di Figaro”: 15

5. “Idomeneo”: 8

Sources: Los Angeles Music Center Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, New York City Opera and the Metropolitan Opera.

Dance Companies

1. New York City Ballet: $30.4 million

2. American Ballet Theatre: $17.3 million

3. San Francisco Ballet: $14.7 million

4. Boston Ballet: $11.0 million

5. Cleveland/San Jose Ballet: $9.5 million

Source: Dance U.S.A. Figures are fiscal year 1991 operating budgets from the Dance U.S.A. membership directory.

The Arts

per capita spending

1. Hawaii, $12.0 million total: $10.88

2. District of Columbia, $3.2 million: $5.27

3. Guam, $619,000: $4.65

4. Puerto Rico, $13.3 million: $3.78

5. Northern Marianas, $114,000: $2.63

* California, $16.9 million: 57 cents

Source: National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. Figures are estimated attendance.

* California ranks 37th in per capita arts spending in fiscal year 1992, with a total appropriation of $16 million, down 5.67% from fiscal year 1991.