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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

Here Comes the Rain Again
Eurythmics
From the album: Touch
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
2

This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)
Talking Heads
From the album: Speaking In Tongues
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
3

Moon 83
The B-52's
From the album: Whammy!
Peak
3
Weeks
19
Number
4

Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yes
From the album: 90125
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
5 Up by 2

New Moon on Monday
Duran Duran
From the album: Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Peak
5
Weeks
13
Number
6 Up by 2

The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen
From the album: Ocean Rain
Peak
6
Weeks
11
Number
7 Up by 2

Bluebird
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Secret Messages
Peak
7
Weeks
10
Number
8 Down by 2

If You Were Here
Thompson Twins
From the album: Quick Step & Side Kick
Peak
6
Weeks
15
Number
9 Up by 1

Radio Ga Ga
Queen
From the album: The Works
Peak
9
Weeks
7
Number
10 Up by 1

It's My Life
Talk Talk
From the album: It's My Life
Peak
10
Weeks
4
Number
11 Down by 6

Four Little Diamonds
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Secret Messages
Peak
5
Weeks
17
Number
12

Lucky Me, Lucky You
Sparks featuring Jane Wiedlin
From the album: In Outer Space
Peak
12
Weeks
17
Number
13 Up by 3

Hold Me Now
Thompson Twins
From the album: Into the Gap
Peak
13
Weeks
7
Number
14 Up by 15

Wouldn't It Be Good
Nik Kershaw
From the album: Human Racing
Peak
14
Weeks
3
Number
15 Down by 2

Oblivious
Aztec Camera
From the album: High Land, Hard Rain
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
16 Up by 2

Middle Of The Road
The Pretenders
From the album: Learning to Crawl
Peak
16
Weeks
14
Number
17 Down by 3

State of the Nation
Industry
From the album: Stranger to Stranger
Peak
3
Weeks
21
Number
18 Down by 3

I Like
Men Without Hats
From the album: Rhythm of Youth
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
19 Down by 2

This Is the House
Eurythmics
From the album: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Peak
7
Weeks
21
Number
20

Secret Oktober
Duran Duran
Peak
20
Weeks
12
Number
21

New Song
Howard Jones
From the album: Human's Lib
Peak
21
Weeks
12
Number
22 Up by 3

Independence Day (1984)
The Comsat Angels
Peak
22
Weeks
10
Number
23 Up by 5

Wake Up (It's 1984)
Oingo Boingo
Peak
23
Weeks
5
Number
24 Up by 13

White Horse
Laid Back
Peak
24
Weeks
5
Number
25 Down by 6

Song for a Future Generation
The B-52's
From the album: Whammy!
Peak
17
Weeks
22
Number
26 Up by 1

Antarctica
Men Without Hats
From the album: Rhythm of Youth, Folk Of The 80’s
Peak
26
Weeks
14
Number
27 Down by 1

She Was Hot
The Rolling Stones
From the album: Undercover
Peak
25
Weeks
9
Number
28 Up by 4

Adult Education
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Rock 'n' Soul, Part I
Peak
28
Weeks
9
Number
29 Down by 7

Send Me An Angel
Real Life
Peak
19
Weeks
19
Number
30 Up by 4

Girlfriend is Better
Talking Heads
From the album: Speaking In Tongues
Peak
30
Weeks
11
Number
31 Up by 4

Come Back And Stay
Paul Young
From the album: No Parlez
Peak
31
Weeks
7
Number
32 Up by 4

Don't Let Go
Wang Chung
From the album: Points on the Curve
Peak
32
Weeks
6
Number
33 Down by 11

2000 Miles
The Pretenders
Peak
16
Weeks
20
Number
34 Down by 10

The Politics of Dancing
Re-Flex
From the album: The Politics of Dancing
Peak
21
Weeks
18
Number
35 Down by 5

The Sign Of Fire
The Fixx
From the album: Reach the Beach
Peak
18
Weeks
17
Number
36 Up by 3

Strip
Adam Ant
From the album: Strip
Peak
36
Weeks
6
Number
37 Down by 6

Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
30
Weeks
9
Number
38 Up by 2

Don't Answer Me
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Ammonia Avenue
Peak
38
Weeks
6
Number
39 Up by 2

Surrender Your Heart
Missing Persons
Peak
39
Weeks
4
Number
40 Up by 2

Head Over Heels
Go-Go's
From the album: Talk Show
Peak
40
Weeks
4
Number
41 Up by 3

You Might Think
The Cars
From the album: Heartbeat City
Peak
41
Weeks
4
Number
42 Down by 9

State Farm
Yazoo
Peak
31
Weeks
12
Number
43 Up by 4

A Fine, Fine Day
Tony Carey
Peak
43
Weeks
4
Number
44 Up by 2

Fields of Fire
Big Country
Peak
44
Weeks
5
Number
45 Down by 2

Criminal World
David Bowie
From the album: Let's Dance
Peak
32
Weeks
13
Number
46 Up by 2

Popularity
Sparks
From the album: In Outer Space
Peak
46
Weeks
3
Number
47 Up by 3

Leave It
Yes
From the album: 90125
Peak
47
Weeks
2
Number
48 Up by 1

The Authority Song
John Cougar Mellencamp
From the album: Uh-Huh
Peak
48
Weeks
2
Number
49 Debut

Time the Avenger
The Pretenders
From the album: Learning to Crawl
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Debut

Run Runaway
Slade
From the album: The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
38 Dropout

Talk About the Passion
R.E.M.
From the album: Murmur
Peak
12
Weeks
18
Number
45 Dropout

All of My Heart
ABC
From the album: The Lexicon of Love
Peak
4
Weeks
28

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Date

April 14, 1984

Songs

50

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1 1 Eurythmics – “Here Comes the Rain Again” 1(×2) 11

2 2 Talking Heads – “This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)” 1(×6) 20

3 3 The B-52's – “Moon 83” 3 19

4 4 Yes – “Owner of a Lonely Heart” 1(×2) 19

7 5 Duran Duran – “New Moon on Monday” 5 13

8 6 Echo & the Bunnymen – “The Killing Moon” 6 11

9 7 Electric Light Orchestra – “Bluebird” 7 10

6 8 Thompson Twins – “If You Were Here” 6 15

10 9 Queen – “Radio Ga Ga” 9 7

11 10 Talk Talk – “It's My Life” 10 4

5 11 Electric Light Orchestra – “Four Little Diamonds” 5 17

12 12 Sparks ft. Jane Wiedlin – “Lucky Me, Lucky You” 12 17

16 13 Thompson Twins – “Hold Me Now” 13 7

29 14 Nik Kershaw – “Wouldn't It Be Good” 14 3

13 15 Aztec Camera – “Oblivious” 1(×3) 23

18 16 The Pretenders – “Middle Of The Road” 16 14

14 17 Industry – “State of the Nation” 3 21

15 18 Men Without Hats – “I Like” 1(×1) 22

17 19 Eurythmics – “This Is the House” 7 21

20 20 Duran Duran – “Secret Oktober” 20 12

21 21 Howard Jones – “New Song” 21 12

25 22 The Comsat Angels – “Independence Day (1984)” 22 10

28 23 Oingo Boingo – “Wake Up (It's 1984)” 23 5

37 24 Laid Back – “White Horse” 24 5

19 25 The B-52's – “Song for a Future Generation” 17 22

27 26 Men Without Hats – “Antarctica” 26 14

26 27 The Rolling Stones – “She Was Hot” 25 9

32 28 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Adult Education” 28 9

22 29 Real Life – “Send Me An Angel” 19 19

34 30 Talking Heads – “Girlfriend is Better” 30 11

35 31 Paul Young – “Come Back And Stay” 31 7

36 32 Wang Chung – “Don't Let Go” 32 6

22 33 The Pretenders – “2000 Miles” 16 20

24 34 Re-Flex – “The Politics of Dancing” 21 18

30 35 The Fixx – “The Sign Of Fire” 18 17

39 36 Adam Ant – “Strip” 36 6

31 37 Cyndi Lauper – “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” 30 9

40 38 The Alan Parsons Project – “Don't Answer Me” 38 6

41 39 Missing Persons – “Surrender Your Heart” 39 4

42 40 Go-Go's – “Head Over Heels” 40 4

44 41 The Cars – “You Might Think” 41 4

33 42 Yazoo – “State Farm” 31 12

47 43 Tony Carey – “A Fine, Fine Day” 43 4

46 44 Big Country – “Fields of Fire” 44 5

43 45 David Bowie – “Criminal World” 32 13

48 46 Sparks – “Popularity” 46 3

50 47 Yes – “Leave It” 47 2

49 48 John Cougar Mellencamp – “The Authority Song” 48 2

NE 49 The Pretenders – “Time the Avenger” 49 1

NE 50 Slade – “Run Runaway” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

38 -- R.E.M. – “Talk About the Passion” 12 18

45 -- ABC – “All of My Heart” 4 28

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