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 Up by 9

Ashes to Ashes
David Bowie
From the album: Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
3
Number
2 Down by 1

Games Without Frontiers
Peter Gabriel
From the album: Peter Gabriel 3: Melt
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
5
Number
3 Down by 1

Babooshka
Kate Bush
From the album: Never For Ever
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
12
Number
4 Down by 1

Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
5 Down by 1

Emotional Rescue
The Rolling Stones
From the album: Emotional Rescue
Peak
4
Weeks
12
Number
6

Xanadu
Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Xanadu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
6
Weeks
7
Number
7

All Over the World
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Xanadu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
7
Weeks
8
Number
8 Up by 1

Another One Bites the Dust
Queen
From the album: The Game
Peak
8
Weeks
6
Number
9 Down by 4

Messages
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
From the album: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Peak
1 (for 8 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
10 Down by 2

Let My Love Open the Door
Pete Townshend
From the album: Empty Glass
Peak
7
Weeks
12
Number
11 Up by 2

I Got You
Split Enz
From the album: True Colours
Peak
11
Weeks
4
Number
12

Upside Down
Diana Ross
From the album: Diana
Peak
12
Weeks
7
Number
13 Down by 2

It's Still Rock and Roll To Me
Billy Joel
From the album: Glass Houses
Peak
4
Weeks
17
Number
14 Up by 3

I'm Alright
Kenny Loggins
From the album: Caddyshack (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
14
Weeks
7
Number
15 Down by 1

Magic
Olivia Newton-John
From the album: Xanadu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
3
Weeks
14
Number
16 Up by 9

Don't Ask Me Why
Billy Joel
From the album: Glass Houses
Peak
16
Weeks
6
Number
17 Up by 5

Jesse
Carly Simon
From the album: Come Upstairs
Peak
17
Weeks
9
Number
18 Up by 18

Whip It
Devo
From the album: Freedom of Choice
Peak
18
Weeks
2
Number
19 Debut

Turning Japanese
The Vapors
From the album: New Clear Days
Peak
19
Weeks
1
Number
20 Down by 5

Tired of Toein' the Line
Rocky Burnette
From the album: The Son of Rock and Roll
Peak
11
Weeks
16
Number
21 Down by 1

Misunderstanding
Genesis
From the album: Duke
Peak
20
Weeks
11
Number
22 Down by 6

M.E.
Gary Numan
From the album: The Pleasure Principle
Peak
3
Weeks
20
Number
23 Down by 4

Cars
Gary Numan
From the album: The Pleasure Principle
Peak
1 (for 9 weeks)
Weeks
32
Number
24 Debut

This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide
The Kings
Peak
24
Weeks
1
Number
25 Down by 7

Funkytown
Lipps Inc.
From the album: Mouth to Mouth
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
26 Debut

She's So Cold
The Rolling Stones
From the album: Emotional Rescue
Peak
26
Weeks
1
Number
27 Down by 6

So Long
Fisher-Z
Peak
10
Weeks
18
Number
28 Debut

Turn It On Again
Genesis
From the album: Duke
Peak
28
Weeks
1
Number
29

Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd
From the album: The Wall
Peak
22
Weeks
13
Number
30 Down by 3

Drivin’ My Life Away
Eddie Rabbitt
From the album: Horizon
Peak
27
Weeks
10
Number
31 Down by 5

Take Your Time (Do It Right)
The S.O.S. Band
From the album: S.O.S.
Peak
26
Weeks
11
Number
32 Debut

Generals and Majors
XTC
From the album: Black Sea
Peak
32
Weeks
1
Number
33 Down by 10

I'm Alive
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Xanadu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
11
Weeks
16
Number
34 Up by 5

You Better Run
Pat Benatar
From the album: Crimes of Passion
Peak
34
Weeks
3
Number
35 Debut

Dreamer
Supertramp
From the album: Crime of the Century
Peak
35
Weeks
1
Number
36 Debut

He's So Shy
Pointer Sisters
From the album: Special Things
Peak
36
Weeks
1
Number
37 Debut

Stereotype
The Specials
From the album: More Specials
Peak
37
Weeks
1
Number
38 Debut

Touch and Go
The Cars
From the album: Panorama
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Debut

The Wanderer
Donna Summer
From the album: The Wanderer
Peak
39
Weeks
1
Number
40 Debut

Without your love
Roger Daltrey
Peak
40
Weeks
1
Number
41 Debut

When I Dream
The Teardrop Explodes
From the album: Kilimanjaro
Peak
41
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
24 Dropout

Twilight Zone
Manhattan Transfer
Peak
21
Weeks
13
Number
28 Dropout

Sleepwalk
Ultravox
From the album: Vienna
Peak
28
Weeks
4
Number
30 Dropout

Coming Up
Paul McCartney
From the album: McCartney II
Peak
8
Weeks
18
Number
31 Dropout

If I Didn't Love You
Squeeze
Peak
6
Weeks
24
Number
32 Dropout

Play the Game
Queen
From the album: The Game
Peak
18
Weeks
14
Number
33 Dropout

Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)
Squeeze
From the album: Argybargy
Peak
25
Weeks
14
Number
34 Dropout

Brass in Pocket
Pretenders
From the album: Pretenders
Peak
2
Weeks
30
Number
35 Dropout

Mystery Achievement
Pretenders
From the album: Pretenders
Peak
27
Weeks
12
Number
37 Dropout

Love Stinks
The J. Geils Band
From the album: Love Stinks
Peak
20
Weeks
17
Number
38 Dropout

Main Dans La Main
Elli & Jacno
Peak
9
Weeks
21
Number
40 Dropout

Christine
Siouxsie and The Banshees
From the album: Kaleidoscope
Peak
17
Weeks
15

A chart by

Date

September 20, 1980

Songs

41

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10 1 David Bowie – "Ashes to Ashes" 1(×1) 3

1 2 Peter Gabriel – "Games Without Frontiers" 1(×1) 5

2 3 Kate Bush – "Babooshka" 1(×2) 12

3 4 Joy Division – "Love Will Tear Us Apart" 1(×3) 13

4 5 The Rolling Stones – "Emotional Rescue" 4 12

6 6 Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra – "Xanadu" 6 7

7 7 Electric Light Orchestra – "All Over the World" 7 8

9 8 Queen – "Another One Bites the Dust" 8 6

5 9 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – "Messages" 1(×8) 20

8 10 Pete Townshend – "Let My Love Open the Door" 7 12

13 11 Split Enz – "I Got You" 11 4

12 12 Diana Ross – "Upside Down" 12 7

11 13 Billy Joel – "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me" 4 17

17 14 Kenny Loggins – "I'm Alright" 14 7

14 15 Olivia Newton-John – "Magic" 3 14

25 16 Billy Joel – "Don't Ask Me Why" 16 6

22 17 Carly Simon – "Jesse" 17 9

36 18 Devo – "Whip It" 18 2

NE 19 The Vapors – "Turning Japanese" 19 1

15 20 Rocky Burnette – "Tired of Toein' the Line" 11 16

20 21 Genesis – "Misunderstanding" 20 11

16 22 Gary Numan – "M.E." 3 20

19 23 Gary Numan – "Cars" 1(×9) 32

NE 24 The Kings – "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide" 24 1

18 25 Lipps Inc. – "Funkytown" 1(×1) 23

NE 26 The Rolling Stones – "She's So Cold" 26 1

21 27 Fisher-Z – "So Long" 10 18

NE 28 Genesis – "Turn It On Again" 28 1

29 29 Pink Floyd – "Comfortably Numb" 22 13

27 30 Eddie Rabbitt – "Drivin’ My Life Away" 27 10

26 31 The S.O.S. Band – "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" 26 11

NE 32 XTC – "Generals and Majors" 32 1

23 33 Electric Light Orchestra – "I'm Alive" 11 16

39 34 Pat Benatar – "You Better Run" 34 3

NE 35 Supertramp – "Dreamer" 35 1

NE 36 Pointer Sisters – "He's So Shy" 36 1

NE 37 The Specials – "Stereotype" 37 1

NE 38 The Cars – "Touch and Go" 38 1

NE 39 Donna Summer – "The Wanderer" 39 1

NE 40 Roger Daltrey – "Without your love " 40 1

NE 41 The Teardrop Explodes – "When I Dream" 41 1

DROPOUTS:

24 -- Manhattan Transfer – "Twilight Zone" 21 13

28 -- Ultravox – "Sleepwalk" 28 4

30 -- Paul McCartney – "Coming Up" 8 18

31 -- Squeeze – "If I Didn't Love You" 6 24

32 -- Queen – "Play the Game" 18 14

33 -- Squeeze – "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)" 25 14

34 -- Pretenders – "Brass in Pocket" 2 30

35 -- Pretenders – "Mystery Achievement" 27 12

37 -- The J. Geils Band – "Love Stinks" 20 17

38 -- Elli & Jacno – "Main Dans La Main" 9 21

40 -- Siouxsie and The Banshees – "Christine" 17 15

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