In Retrospect

If I had the power, perhaps in an alternate timeline, the Top 40 would have been quite different...

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Number
1

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
The Police
From the album: Ghost in the Machine
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
2 Up by 2

Our Lips Are Sealed
Go-Go's
From the album: Beauty And The Beat
Peak
2
Weeks
11
Number
3 Down by 1

Eisbär
Grauzone
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
12
Number
4 Up by 1

Open Your Heart
The Human League
From the album: Dare!
Peak
4
Weeks
9
Number
5 Down by 2

Souvenir
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
From the album: Architecture & Morality
Peak
1 (for 8 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
6

Twilight
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Time
Peak
6
Weeks
7
Number
7 Up by 5

Beautiful World
Devo
From the album: New Traditionalists
Peak
7
Weeks
6
Number
8 Up by 2

Trouble
Lindsey Buckingham
From the album: Law and Order
Peak
8
Weeks
8
Number
9 Down by 2

Start Me Up
The Rolling Stones
From the album: Tattoo You
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
10 Up by 4

Under Pressure
Queen & David Bowie
From the album: Hot Space
Peak
10
Weeks
4
Number
11 Up by 4

Controversy
Prince
From the album: Controversy
Peak
11
Weeks
5
Number
12 Down by 3

Hold On Tight
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Time
Peak
2
Weeks
22
Number
13 Down by 5

Private Eyes
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Private Eyes
Peak
6
Weeks
14
Number
14 Down by 3

Happy Birthday
Altered Images
From the album: Happy Birthday
Peak
11
Weeks
10
Number
15 Up by 10

Shake it Up
The Cars
From the album: Shake It Up
Peak
15
Weeks
4
Number
16 Up by 1

The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)
Fun Boy Three
Peak
16
Weeks
6
Number
17 Down by 4

Love Action (I Believe in Love)
The Human League
From the album: Dare!
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
18

Joan of Arc
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
From the album: Architecture & Morality
Peak
18
Weeks
7
Number
19 Up by 2

Revenge
Eurythmics
From the album: In the Garden
Peak
19
Weeks
5
Number
20 Down by 1

Super Freak
Rick James
From the album: Street Songs
Peak
7
Weeks
16
Number
21 Up by 10

Centerfold
The J. Geils Band
From the album: Freeze-Frame
Peak
21
Weeks
3
Number
22 Down by 6

Working in the Coal Mine
Devo
From the album: New Traditionalists, Heavy Metal (Original Soundtrack)
Peak
11
Weeks
15
Number
23

Burnin' for You
Blue Öyster Cult
From the album: Fire of Unknown Origin
Peak
23
Weeks
13
Number
24 Up by 2

No Reply at All
Genesis
From the album: Abacab
Peak
22
Weeks
8
Number
25 Up by 2

The Voice
Ultravox
From the album: Rage in Eden
Peak
25
Weeks
7
Number
26 Down by 6

Girls On Film
Duran Duran
From the album: Duran Duran
Peak
17
Weeks
14
Number
27 Down by 5

Just Can't Get Enough
Depeche Mode
From the album: Speak & Spell
Peak
15
Weeks
13
Number
28 Up by 7

Destroyer
The Kinks
From the album: Give the People What They Want
Peak
28
Weeks
6
Number
29 Down by 5

Charlotte Sometimes
The Cure
Peak
24
Weeks
10
Number
30

Lawnchairs
Our Daughter's Wedding
From the album: Digital Cowboy
Peak
9
Weeks
21
Number
31 Down by 3

In the Dark
Billy Squier
From the album: Don't Say No
Peak
24
Weeks
11
Number
32 Up by 2

Careless Memories
Duran Duran
From the album: Duran Duran
Peak
7
Weeks
23
Number
33 Up by 3

Mistaken Identity
Kim Carnes
From the album: Mistaken Identity
Peak
33
Weeks
5
Number
34 Up by 3

Wrack My Brain
Ringo Starr
Peak
34
Weeks
4
Number
35 Up by 3

Harden My Heart
Quarterflash
From the album: Quarterflash
Peak
35
Weeks
2
Number
36 Up by 3

Talking Out of Turn
The Moody Blues
From the album: Long Distance Voyager
Peak
36
Weeks
2
Number
37 Up by 3

Young Turks
Rod Stewart
From the album: Tonight I'm Yours
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
38 Debut

I Could Be Happy
Altered Images
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Down by 7

One Step Ahead
Split Enz
Peak
3
Weeks
27
Number
40 Debut

Heart Like A Wheel
The Steve Miller Band
From the album: Circle of Love
Peak
40
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
29 Dropout

Quiet Life
Japan
Peak
19
Weeks
11
Number
33 Dropout

Pretty In Pink
The Psychedelic Furs
From the album: Talk Talk Talk
Peak
4
Weeks
23

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Date

December 19, 1981

Songs

40

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1 1 The Police – “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” 1(×2) 11

4 2 Go-Go's – “Our Lips Are Sealed” 2 11

2 3 Grauzone – “Eisbär” 1(×1) 12

5 4 The Human League – “Open Your Heart” 4 9

3 5 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Souvenir” 1(×8) 17

6 6 Electric Light Orchestra – “Twilight” 6 7

12 7 Devo – “Beautiful World” 7 6

10 8 Lindsey Buckingham – “Trouble” 8 8

7 9 The Rolling Stones – “Start Me Up” 1(×2) 17

14 10 Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure” 10 4

15 11 Prince – “Controversy” 11 5

9 12 Electric Light Orchestra – “Hold On Tight” 2 22

8 13 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Private Eyes” 6 14

11 14 Altered Images – “Happy Birthday” 11 10

25 15 The Cars – “Shake it Up” 15 4

17 16 Fun Boy Three – “The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)” 16 6

13 17 The Human League – “Love Action (I Believe in Love)” 1(×4) 20

18 18 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Joan of Arc” 18 7

21 19 Eurythmics – “Revenge” 19 5

19 20 Rick James – “Super Freak” 7 16

31 21 The J. Geils Band – “Centerfold” 21 3

16 22 Devo – “Working in the Coal Mine” 11 15

23 23 Blue Öyster Cult – “Burnin' for You” 23 13

26 24 Genesis – “No Reply at All” 22 8

27 25 Ultravox – “The Voice” 25 7

20 26 Duran Duran – “Girls On Film” 17 14

22 27 Depeche Mode – “Just Can't Get Enough” 15 13

35 28 The Kinks – “Destroyer” 28 6

24 29 The Cure – “Charlotte Sometimes” 24 10

30 30 Our Daughter's Wedding – “Lawnchairs” 9 21

28 31 Billy Squier – “In the Dark” 24 11

34 32 Duran Duran – “Careless Memories” 7 23

36 33 Kim Carnes – “Mistaken Identity” 33 5

37 34 Ringo Starr – “Wrack My Brain” 34 4

38 35 Quarterflash – “Harden My Heart” 35 2

39 36 The Moody Blues – “Talking Out of Turn” 36 2

40 37 Rod Stewart – “Young Turks” 37 2

NE 38 Altered Images – “I Could Be Happy” 38 1

32 39 Split Enz – “One Step Ahead” 3 27

NE 40 The Steve Miller Band – “Heart Like A Wheel” 40 1

DROPOUTS:

29 -- Japan – “Quiet Life” 19 11

33 -- The Psychedelic Furs – “Pretty In Pink” 4 23

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