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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

Beautiful World
Devo
From the album: New Traditionalists
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
2

Our Lips Are Sealed
Go-Go's
From the album: Beauty And The Beat
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
18
Number
3

Under Pressure
Queen & David Bowie
From the album: Hot Space
Peak
3
Weeks
11
Number
4

Trouble
Lindsey Buckingham
From the album: Law and Order
Peak
4
Weeks
15
Number
5

Controversy
Prince
From the album: Controversy
Peak
5
Weeks
12
Number
6

Shake it Up
The Cars
From the album: Shake It Up
Peak
6
Weeks
11
Number
7

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
The Police
From the album: Ghost in the Machine
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
18
Number
8 Up by 1

The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)
Fun Boy Three
Peak
8
Weeks
13
Number
9 Up by 1

Revenge
Eurythmics
From the album: In the Garden
Peak
9
Weeks
12
Number
10 Down by 2

Eisbär
Grauzone
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
11

I Could Be Happy
Altered Images
Peak
11
Weeks
8
Number
12 Up by 2

Abacab
Genesis
From the album: Abacab
Peak
12
Weeks
7
Number
13

Centerfold
The J. Geils Band
From the album: Freeze-Frame
Peak
13
Weeks
10
Number
14 Up by 2

Here is The News
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Time
Peak
14
Weeks
5
Number
15 Down by 3

Souvenir
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
From the album: Architecture & Morality
Peak
1 (for 8 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
16 Down by 1

Open Your Heart
The Human League
From the album: Dare!
Peak
4
Weeks
16
Number
17 Up by 9

Tainted Love
Soft Cell
From the album: Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Peak
17
Weeks
4
Number
18 Up by 3

Golden Brown
The Stranglers
From the album: La Folie
Peak
18
Weeks
5
Number
19 Up by 4

Destroyer
The Kinks
From the album: Give the People What They Want
Peak
19
Weeks
13
Number
20 Down by 2

Happy Birthday
Altered Images
From the album: Happy Birthday
Peak
11
Weeks
17
Number
21 Down by 4

Twilight
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Time
Peak
6
Weeks
14
Number
22 Up by 2

Harden My Heart
Quarterflash
From the album: Quarterflash
Peak
22
Weeks
9
Number
23 Up by 4

That's How We Do It in L.A.
Lindsey Buckingham
Peak
23
Weeks
5
Number
24 Up by 7

Senses Working Overtime
XTC
From the album: English Settlement
Peak
24
Weeks
3
Number
25 Down by 6

Joan of Arc
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
From the album: Architecture & Morality
Peak
17
Weeks
14
Number
26 Down by 4

Love Action (I Believe in Love)
The Human League
From the album: Dare!
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
27
Number
27 Down by 7

Start Me Up
The Rolling Stones
From the album: Tattoo You
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
28 Down by 3

The Voice
Ultravox
From the album: Rage in Eden
Peak
20
Weeks
14
Number
29 Up by 5

When All Is Said And Done
ABBA
From the album: The Visitors
Peak
29
Weeks
3
Number
30 Down by 2

No Reply at All
Genesis
From the album: Abacab
Peak
22
Weeks
15
Number
31 Down by 2

Super Freak
Rick James
From the album: Street Songs
Peak
7
Weeks
23
Number
32

Hold On Tight
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Time
Peak
2
Weeks
29
Number
33

Working in the Coal Mine
Devo
From the album: New Traditionalists, Heavy Metal (Original Soundtrack)
Peak
11
Weeks
22
Number
34 Debut

Spirits In the Material World
The Police
From the album: Ghost in the Machine
Peak
34
Weeks
1
Number
35 Up by 4

Love Is Like a Rock
Donnie Iris
From the album: King Cool
Peak
35
Weeks
3
Number
36

Talking Out of Turn
The Moody Blues
From the album: Long Distance Voyager
Peak
35
Weeks
9
Number
37 Debut

Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)
Rod Stewart
From the album: Tonight I'm Yours
Peak
37
Weeks
1
Number
38 Debut

Genius of Love
Tom Tom Club
From the album: Tom Tom Club
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Up by 1

Joan Crawford
Blue Öyster Cult
From the album: Fire of Unknown Origin
Peak
39
Weeks
2
Number
40 Down by 10

Young Turks
Rod Stewart
From the album: Tonight I'm Yours
Peak
30
Weeks
9

Dropouts

Number
35 Dropout

Private Eyes
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Private Eyes
Peak
6
Weeks
20
Number
37 Dropout

Girls On Film
Duran Duran
From the album: Duran Duran
Peak
17
Weeks
20
Number
38 Dropout

Just Can't Get Enough
Depeche Mode
From the album: Speak & Spell
Peak
15
Weeks
19

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Date

February 6, 1982

Songs

40

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1 1 Devo – “Beautiful World” 1(×2) 13

2 2 Go-Go's – “Our Lips Are Sealed” 1(×5) 18

3 3 Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure” 3 11

4 4 Lindsey Buckingham – “Trouble” 4 15

5 5 Prince – “Controversy” 5 12

6 6 The Cars – “Shake it Up” 6 11

7 7 The Police – “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” 1(×2) 18

9 8 Fun Boy Three – “The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)” 8 13

10 9 Eurythmics – “Revenge” 9 12

8 10 Grauzone – “Eisbär” 1(×1) 19

11 11 Altered Images – “I Could Be Happy” 11 8

14 12 Genesis – “Abacab” 12 7

13 13 The J. Geils Band – “Centerfold” 13 10

16 14 Electric Light Orchestra – “Here is The News” 14 5

12 15 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Souvenir” 1(×8) 24

15 16 The Human League – “Open Your Heart” 4 16

26 17 Soft Cell – “Tainted Love” 17 4

21 18 The Stranglers – “Golden Brown” 18 5

23 19 The Kinks – “Destroyer” 19 13

18 20 Altered Images – “Happy Birthday” 11 17

17 21 Electric Light Orchestra – “Twilight” 6 14

24 22 Quarterflash – “Harden My Heart” 22 9

27 23 Lindsey Buckingham – “That's How We Do It in L.A.” 23 5

31 24 XTC – “Senses Working Overtime” 24 3

19 25 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Joan of Arc” 17 14

22 26 The Human League – “Love Action (I Believe in Love)” 1(×4) 27

20 27 The Rolling Stones – “Start Me Up” 1(×2) 24

25 28 Ultravox – “The Voice” 20 14

34 29 ABBA – “When All Is Said And Done” 29 3

28 30 Genesis – “No Reply at All” 22 15

29 31 Rick James – “Super Freak” 7 23

32 32 Electric Light Orchestra – “Hold On Tight” 2 29

33 33 Devo – “Working in the Coal Mine” 11 22

NE 34 The Police – “Spirits In the Material World” 34 1

39 35 Donnie Iris – “Love Is Like a Rock” 35 3

36 36 The Moody Blues – “Talking Out of Turn” 35 9

NE 37 Rod Stewart – “Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)” 37 1

NE 38 Tom Tom Club – “Genius of Love” 38 1

40 39 Blue Öyster Cult – “Joan Crawford” 39 2

30 40 Rod Stewart – “Young Turks” 30 9

DROPOUTS:

35 -- Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Private Eyes” 6 20

37 -- Duran Duran – “Girls On Film” 17 20

38 -- Depeche Mode – “Just Can't Get Enough” 15 19

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