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

Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway (Again)
Wilco
From the album: Summerteeth
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
2

Let Forever Be
The Chemical Brothers featuring Noel Gallagher
From the album: Surrender
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
3

Drunk Is Better Than Dead
The Push Stars
From the album: After the Party
Peak
3
Weeks
15
Number
4

If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Manic Street Preachers
From the album: This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
Peak
4
Weeks
11
Number
5

Jagged
Old 97's
From the album: Fight Songs
Peak
5
Weeks
15
Number
6 Up by 1

Don't Change Your Plans
Ben Folds Five
From the album: The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
Peak
6
Weeks
6
Number
7 Down by 1

Every You Every Me
Placebo
From the album: Without You I'm Nothing
Peak
3
Weeks
19
Number
8

Total Devastation
Jimi Tenor
Peak
8
Weeks
17
Number
9

Beautiful Stranger
Madonna
From the album: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me - Music from the Motion Picture
Peak
9
Weeks
8
Number
10

Murder (Or a Heart Attack)
Old 97's
From the album: Fight Songs
Peak
10
Weeks
11
Number
11

Get Set
Taxiride
Peak
11
Weeks
14
Number
12

Sweet Child O' Mine
Sheryl Crow
Peak
12
Weeks
9
Number
13 Up by 1

Strawberryfire
The Apples in Stereo
From the album: Her Wallpaper Reverie
Peak
13
Weeks
5
Number
14 Up by 9

Spit on a Stranger
Pavement
From the album: Terror Twilight
Peak
14
Weeks
5
Number
15 Down by 2

Erase/Rewind
The Cardigans
From the album: Gran Turismo
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
16 Down by 1

Army
Ben Folds Five
From the album: The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
Peak
4
Weeks
18
Number
17 Down by 1

I'm Always in Love
Wilco
From the album: Summerteeth
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
18 Down by 1

Author Unknown
Jason Falkner
Peak
12
Weeks
20
Number
19 Up by 1

Coming up Roses
Owsley
Peak
19
Weeks
12
Number
20 Up by 2

Cathedrals
Jump Little Children
Peak
20
Weeks
11
Number
21 Up by 4

Shower Your Love
Kula Shaker
Peak
21
Weeks
4
Number
22 Up by 8

The Frug
Rilo Kiley
Peak
22
Weeks
4
Number
23 Down by 2

Stolen car
Beth Orton
From the album: Central Reservation
Peak
20
Weeks
15
Number
24

Scar Tissue
Red Hot Chili Peppers
From the album: Californication
Peak
24
Weeks
9
Number
25 Down by 7

Denise
Fountains of Wayne
From the album: Utopia Parkway
Peak
15
Weeks
17
Number
26 Up by 2

Here with Me
Dido
From the album: No Angel
Peak
26
Weeks
8
Number
27

This Kind of Love
Meg Hentges
Peak
20
Weeks
14
Number
28 Up by 3

Comedy
Shack
Peak
28
Weeks
7
Number
29 Up by 3

Fortified Grapes
Gordon (the band)
Peak
29
Weeks
3
Number
30 Down by 1

Let Me Go
Cake
From the album: Prolonging the Magic
Peak
28
Weeks
13
Number
31 Down by 12

Ladyshave
GusGus
Peak
18
Weeks
16
Number
32 Up by 4

Mexican God
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
Peak
32
Weeks
3
Number
33 Up by 2

Dogs Got a Bone
The Beta Band
From the album: The Three E.P.'s
Peak
33
Weeks
5
Number
34 Up by 3

Sucks to Be You
Prozzäk
Peak
34
Weeks
2
Number
35 Down by 2

Meet Virginia
Train
From the album: Train
Peak
33
Weeks
9
Number
36 Down by 2

Someday
Sugar Ray
From the album: 14:59
Peak
34
Weeks
7
Number
37 Up by 2

Welcome to the Fold
Filter
From the album: Title of Record
Peak
37
Weeks
4
Number
38 Debut

Natalie's Party
Shack
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Debut

Valentine
Old 97's
From the album: Fight Songs
Peak
39
Weeks
1
Number
40 Down by 14

The Good Life
Cracker
From the album: Gentleman's Blues
Peak
16
Weeks
18

Dropouts

Number
38 Dropout

Beautiful Day
3 Colours Red
Peak
22
Weeks
15
Number
40 Dropout

Steal My Sunshine
Len
From the album: Music from the Motion Picture 'Go', You Can't Stop The Bum Rush
Peak
24
Weeks
13

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Date

August 14, 1999

Songs

40

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1 1 Wilco – “Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway (Again)” 1(×2) 13

2 2 The Chemical Brothers ft. Noel Gallagher – “Let Forever Be” 1(×3) 13

3 3 The Push Stars – “Drunk Is Better Than Dead” 3 15

4 4 Manic Street Preachers – “If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next” 4 11

5 5 Old 97's – “Jagged” 5 15

7 6 Ben Folds Five – “Don't Change Your Plans” 6 6

6 7 Placebo – “Every You Every Me” 3 19

8 8 Jimi Tenor – “Total Devastation” 8 17

9 9 Madonna – “Beautiful Stranger” 9 8

10 10 Old 97's – “Murder (Or a Heart Attack)” 10 11

11 11 Taxiride – “Get Set” 11 14

12 12 Sheryl Crow – “Sweet Child O' Mine” 12 9

14 13 The Apples in Stereo – “Strawberryfire” 13 5

23 14 Pavement – “Spit on a Stranger” 14 5

13 15 The Cardigans – “Erase/Rewind” 1(×2) 20

15 16 Ben Folds Five – “Army” 4 18

16 17 Wilco – “I'm Always in Love” 1(×4) 21

17 18 Jason Falkner – “Author Unknown” 12 20

20 19 Owsley – “Coming up Roses” 19 12

22 20 Jump Little Children – “Cathedrals” 20 11

25 21 Kula Shaker – “Shower Your Love” 21 4

30 22 Rilo Kiley – “The Frug” 22 4

21 23 Beth Orton – “Stolen car” 20 15

24 24 Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Scar Tissue” 24 9

18 25 Fountains of Wayne – “Denise” 15 17

28 26 Dido – “Here with Me” 26 8

27 27 Meg Hentges – “This Kind of Love” 20 14

31 28 Shack – “Comedy” 28 7

32 29 Gordon (the band) – “Fortified Grapes” 29 3

29 30 Cake – “Let Me Go” 28 13

19 31 GusGus – “Ladyshave” 18 16

36 32 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – “Mexican God” 32 3

35 33 The Beta Band – “Dogs Got a Bone” 33 5

37 34 Prozzäk – “Sucks to Be You” 34 2

33 35 Train – “Meet Virginia” 33 9

34 36 Sugar Ray – “Someday” 34 7

39 37 Filter – “Welcome to the Fold” 37 4

NE 38 Shack – “Natalie's Party” 38 1

NE 39 Old 97's – “Valentine” 39 1

26 40 Cracker – “The Good Life” 16 18

DROPOUTS:

38 -- 3 Colours Red – “Beautiful Day” 22 15

40 -- Len – “Steal My Sunshine” 24 13

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