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 1

Oblivious
Aztec Camera
From the album: High Land, Hard Rain
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
2 Down by 1

Love Is A Stranger
Eurythmics
From the album: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Peak
1 (for 9 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
3

Burning Down The House
Talking Heads
From the album: Speaking In Tongues
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
4

All of My Heart
ABC
From the album: The Lexicon of Love
Peak
4
Weeks
16
Number
5

All You Ever Think About Is Sex
Sparks
From the album: In Outer Space
Peak
5
Weeks
18
Number
6 Up by 7

Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yes
From the album: 90125
Peak
6
Weeks
6
Number
7

I Like
Men Without Hats
From the album: Rhythm of Youth
Peak
7
Weeks
9
Number
8 Down by 2

Holiday Road
Lindsey Buckingham
From the album: National Lampoon's Vacation (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
25
Number
9

Delirious
Prince
From the album: 1999
Peak
9
Weeks
16
Number
10

This Is the House
Eurythmics
From the album: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Peak
10
Weeks
8
Number
11 Down by 3

It Must Be love
Madness
Peak
8
Weeks
19
Number
12 Up by 3

State of the Nation
Industry
From the album: Stranger to Stranger
Peak
12
Weeks
8
Number
13 Down by 2

Mirror Man
The Human League
From the album: Fascination!
Peak
11
Weeks
13
Number
14 Down by 2

The Lovecats
The Cure
Peak
12
Weeks
11
Number
15 Down by 1

Secret Messages
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Secret Messages
Peak
14
Weeks
15
Number
16 Up by 1

This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)
Talking Heads
From the album: Speaking In Tongues
Peak
16
Weeks
7
Number
17 Down by 1

One Thing Leads to Another
The Fixx
From the album: Reach the Beach
Peak
16
Weeks
15
Number
18 Up by 1

In a Big Country
Big Country
From the album: The Crossing
Peak
18
Weeks
12
Number
19 Up by 1

Major Tom (Coming Home)
Peter Schilling
From the album: Error in the System
Peak
19
Weeks
11
Number
20 Up by 1

Watching
Thompson Twins
From the album: Quick Step & Side Kick
Peak
20
Weeks
10
Number
21 Up by 2

Moon 83
The B-52's
From the album: Whammy!
Peak
21
Weeks
6
Number
22 Up by 3

When the Lights Go Out
Naked Eyes
From the album: Naked Eyes
Peak
22
Weeks
9
Number
23 Up by 1

Flying North
Thomas Dolby
From the album: The Golden Age of Wireless
Peak
23
Weeks
10
Number
24 Down by 6

Radio Free Europe
R.E.M.
Peak
5
Weeks
25
Number
25 Up by 1

Say It Isn't So
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Rock 'n' Soul, Part I
Peak
25
Weeks
8
Number
26 Up by 1

Song for a Future Generation
The B-52's
From the album: Whammy!
Peak
26
Weeks
9
Number
27 Up by 2

Nightmares
A Flock of Seagulls
From the album: Listen
Peak
27
Weeks
7
Number
28 Up by 2

2000 Miles
The Pretenders
Peak
28
Weeks
7
Number
29 Up by 3

Four Little Diamonds
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Secret Messages
Peak
29
Weeks
4
Number
30 Up by 3

Talk About the Passion
R.E.M.
From the album: Murmur
Peak
30
Weeks
6
Number
31 Down by 9

Everything Counts
Depeche Mode
From the album: Construction Time Again
Peak
3
Weeks
22
Number
32 Up by 2

Send Me An Angel
Real Life
Peak
32
Weeks
6
Number
33 Up by 3

The Sign Of Fire
The Fixx
From the album: Reach the Beach
Peak
33
Weeks
4
Number
34 Up by 1

Lucky Me, Lucky You
Sparks featuring Jane Wiedlin
From the album: In Outer Space
Peak
34
Weeks
4
Number
35 Up by 2

The Politics of Dancing
Re-Flex
From the album: The Politics of Dancing
Peak
35
Weeks
5
Number
36 Up by 4

Union of the Snake
Duran Duran
From the album: Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Peak
36
Weeks
4
Number
37 Down by 9

The Safety Dance
Men Without Hats
From the album: Rhythm of Youth
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
28
Number
38 Up by 6

Twist of Fate
Olivia Newton-John
From the album: Two of a Kind, Physical
Peak
38
Weeks
3
Number
39 Down by 8

I Want You Back
Mick Fleetwood's Zoo
Peak
7
Weeks
19
Number
40 Up by 7

If You Were Here
Thompson Twins
From the album: Quick Step & Side Kick
Peak
40
Weeks
2
Number
41 Down by 3

Mama
Genesis
Peak
36
Weeks
10
Number
42

In the Mood
Robert Plant
From the album: The Principle of Moments
Peak
42
Weeks
3
Number
43 Up by 6

Wrapped Around Your Finger
The Police
From the album: Synchronicity
Peak
43
Weeks
2
Number
44 Up by 6

Jennifer
Eurythmics
From the album: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Peak
44
Weeks
2
Number
45

Shooting Shark
Blue Öyster Cult
Peak
45
Weeks
5
Number
46 Up by 2

Think too Much (a)
Paul Simon
From the album: Hearts and bones
Peak
46
Weeks
4
Number
47 Debut

Never Never
The Assembly
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Debut

Antarctica
Men Without Hats
From the album: Rhythm of Youth, Folk Of The 80’s
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Down by 8

Invisible Hands
Kim Carnes
From the album: Café Racers
Peak
7
Weeks
14
Number
50 Debut

Middle Of The Road
The Pretenders
From the album: Learning to Crawl
Peak
50
Weeks
1
Number
51 Down by 12

Modern Love
David Bowie
From the album: Let's Dance
Peak
20
Weeks
17

Dropouts

Number
43 Dropout

This is the Day
The The
From the album: Soul Mining
Peak
23
Weeks
17
Number
46 Dropout

Radio Silence
Thomas Dolby
From the album: The Golden Age of Wireless
Peak
14
Weeks
19
Number
51 Dropout

Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
A Flock of Seagulls
From the album: Listen
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
32

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Date

January 14, 1984

Songs

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2 1 Aztec Camera – “Oblivious” 1(×1) 10

1 2 Eurythmics – “Love Is A Stranger” 1(×9) 19

3 3 Talking Heads – “Burning Down The House” 1(×1) 20

4 4 ABC – “All of My Heart” 4 16

5 5 Sparks – “All You Ever Think About Is Sex” 5 18

13 6 Yes – “Owner of a Lonely Heart” 6 6

7 7 Men Without Hats – “I Like” 7 9

6 8 Lindsey Buckingham – “Holiday Road” 1(×1) 25

9 9 Prince – “Delirious” 9 16

10 10 Eurythmics – “This Is the House” 10 8

8 11 Madness – “It Must Be love ” 8 19

15 12 Industry – “State of the Nation” 12 8

11 13 The Human League – “Mirror Man” 11 13

12 14 The Cure – “The Lovecats” 12 11

14 15 Electric Light Orchestra – “Secret Messages” 14 15

17 16 Talking Heads – “This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)” 16 7

16 17 The Fixx – “One Thing Leads to Another” 16 15

19 18 Big Country – “In a Big Country” 18 12

20 19 Peter Schilling – “Major Tom (Coming Home)” 19 11

21 20 Thompson Twins – “Watching” 20 10

23 21 The B-52's – “Moon 83” 21 6

25 22 Naked Eyes – “When the Lights Go Out” 22 9

24 23 Thomas Dolby – “Flying North” 23 10

18 24 R.E.M. – “Radio Free Europe” 5 25

26 25 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Say It Isn't So” 25 8

27 26 The B-52's – “Song for a Future Generation” 26 9

29 27 A Flock of Seagulls – “Nightmares” 27 7

30 28 The Pretenders – “2000 Miles” 28 7

32 29 Electric Light Orchestra – “Four Little Diamonds” 29 4

33 30 R.E.M. – “Talk About the Passion” 30 6

22 31 Depeche Mode – “Everything Counts” 3 22

34 32 Real Life – “Send Me An Angel” 32 6

36 33 The Fixx – “The Sign Of Fire” 33 4

35 34 Sparks ft. Jane Wiedlin – “Lucky Me, Lucky You” 34 4

37 35 Re-Flex – “The Politics of Dancing” 35 5

40 36 Duran Duran – “Union of the Snake” 36 4

28 37 Men Without Hats – “The Safety Dance” 1(×3) 28

44 38 Olivia Newton-John – “Twist of Fate” 38 3

31 39 Mick Fleetwood's Zoo – “I Want You Back” 7 19

47 40 Thompson Twins – “If You Were Here” 40 2

38 41 Genesis – “Mama” 36 10

42 42 Robert Plant – “In the Mood” 42 3

49 43 The Police – “Wrapped Around Your Finger” 43 2

50 44 Eurythmics – “Jennifer” 44 2

45 45 Blue Öyster Cult – “Shooting Shark” 45 5

48 46 Paul Simon – “Think too Much (a)” 46 4

NE 47 The Assembly – “Never Never” 47 1

NE 48 Men Without Hats – “Antarctica” 48 1

41 49 Kim Carnes – “Invisible Hands” 7 14

NE 50 The Pretenders – “Middle Of The Road” 50 1

39 51 David Bowie – “Modern Love” 20 17

DROPOUTS:

43 -- The The – “This is the Day” 23 17

46 -- Thomas Dolby – “Radio Silence” 14 19

51 -- A Flock of Seagulls – “Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)” 1(×1) 32

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