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

Wouldn't It Be Good
Nik Kershaw
From the album: Human Racing
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
2 Down by 1

It's My Life
Talk Talk
From the album: It's My Life
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
3

The Reflex
Duran Duran
From the album: Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Peak
3
Weeks
10
Number
4

The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen
From the album: Ocean Rain
Peak
2
Weeks
21
Number
5

Thieves Like Us
New Order
Peak
5
Weeks
8
Number
6

Hold Me Now
Thompson Twins
From the album: Into the Gap
Peak
6
Weeks
17
Number
7 Up by 9

When Doves Cry
Prince
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
7
Weeks
4
Number
8

White Horse
Laid Back
Peak
8
Weeks
15
Number
9

Dance Hall Days
Wang Chung
From the album: Points on the Curve
Peak
9
Weeks
9
Number
10 Up by 1

Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)
The Icicle Works
From the album: The Icicle Works
Peak
10
Weeks
9
Number
11 Up by 1

You Might Think
The Cars
From the album: Heartbeat City
Peak
11
Weeks
14
Number
12 Down by 5

New Moon on Monday
Duran Duran
From the album: Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Peak
2
Weeks
23
Number
13 Up by 2

Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
Ultravox
From the album: Lament
Peak
13
Weeks
6
Number
14 Down by 1

Here Comes the Rain Again
Eurythmics
From the album: Touch
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
15 Down by 5

Moon 83
The B-52's
From the album: Whammy!
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
29
Number
16 Up by 1

Time the Avenger
The Pretenders
From the album: Learning to Crawl
Peak
16
Weeks
11
Number
17 Up by 5

Who's That Girl?
Eurythmics
From the album: Touch
Peak
17
Weeks
8
Number
18 Up by 3

Popularity
Sparks
From the album: In Outer Space
Peak
18
Weeks
13
Number
19

Surrender Your Heart
Missing Persons
Peak
19
Weeks
14
Number
20

Don't Answer Me
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Ammonia Avenue
Peak
20
Weeks
16
Number
21 Down by 7

Bluebird
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Secret Messages
Peak
5
Weeks
20
Number
22 Up by 4

What Is Love
Howard Jones
Peak
22
Weeks
9
Number
23

Leave It
Yes
From the album: 90125
Peak
23
Weeks
12
Number
24

Silver
Echo & the Bunnymen
Peak
24
Weeks
9
Number
25 Up by 7

Turn to You
Go-Go's
Peak
25
Weeks
2
Number
26 Down by 8

Head Over Heels
Go-Go's
From the album: Talk Show
Peak
15
Weeks
14
Number
27 Up by 2

I Want to Break Free
Queen
From the album: The Works
Peak
27
Weeks
5
Number
28

Locomotion
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Peak
28
Weeks
10
Number
29 Up by 2

No More Words
Berlin
From the album: Love Life
Peak
29
Weeks
7
Number
30

Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
30
Weeks
9
Number
31 Up by 5

The Ghost in You
The Psychedelic Furs
From the album: Mirror Moves
Peak
31
Weeks
5
Number
32 Up by 1

Run Runaway
Slade
From the album: The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome
Peak
32
Weeks
11
Number
33 Up by 1

Don't Tell Me
Blancmange
Peak
33
Weeks
6
Number
34 Up by 1

Living On Video
Trans-X
Peak
34
Weeks
6
Number
35 Down by 10

Girlfriend is Better
Talking Heads
From the album: Speaking In Tongues
Peak
16
Weeks
21
Number
36 Up by 1

Deeper and Deeper
The Fixx
From the album: Streets of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
36
Weeks
7
Number
37 Up by 1

Butterbean
The B-52's
From the album: Whammy!
Peak
37
Weeks
8
Number
38 Down by 11

Radio Ga Ga
Queen
From the album: The Works
Peak
7
Weeks
17
Number
39 Up by 3

Magic
The Cars
From the album: Heartbeat City
Peak
39
Weeks
4
Number
40 Up by 8

The Lebanon
The Human League
From the album: Hysteria
Peak
40
Weeks
2
Number
41 Up by 4

Original Sin
INXS
From the album: The Swing
Peak
41
Weeks
5
Number
42 Up by 5

Legs
ZZ Top
From the album: Eliminator
Peak
42
Weeks
2
Number
43 Down by 3

Catch Me I'm Falling
Real Life
Peak
40
Weeks
9
Number
44 Down by 1

Independence Day (1984)
The Comsat Angels
Peak
15
Weeks
20
Number
45 Down by 1

Wake Up (It's 1984)
Oingo Boingo
Peak
14
Weeks
15
Number
46 Down by 7

Come Back And Stay
Paul Young
From the album: No Parlez
Peak
18
Weeks
17
Number
47 Down by 1

This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)
Talking Heads
From the album: Speaking In Tongues
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
30
Number
48 Debut

It Can Happen
Yes
From the album: 90125
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Debut

Talking Loud and Clear
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Debut

So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
R.E.M.
From the album: Reckoning
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
41 Dropout

Voices
Russ Ballard
Peak
41
Weeks
6
Number
49 Dropout

Eyes Without a Face
Billy Idol
From the album: Rebel Yell
Peak
49
Weeks
3
Number
50 Dropout

Fields of Fire
Big Country
Peak
38
Weeks
14

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Date

June 23, 1984

Songs

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2 1 Nik Kershaw – “Wouldn't It Be Good” 1(×1) 13

1 2 Talk Talk – “It's My Life” 1(×6) 14

3 3 Duran Duran – “The Reflex” 3 10

4 4 Echo & the Bunnymen – “The Killing Moon” 2 21

5 5 New Order – “Thieves Like Us” 5 8

6 6 Thompson Twins – “Hold Me Now” 6 17

16 7 Prince – “When Doves Cry” 7 4

8 8 Laid Back – “White Horse” 8 15

9 9 Wang Chung – “Dance Hall Days” 9 9

11 10 The Icicle Works – “Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)” 10 9

12 11 The Cars – “You Might Think” 11 14

7 12 Duran Duran – “New Moon on Monday” 2 23

15 13 Ultravox – “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes” 13 6

13 14 Eurythmics – “Here Comes the Rain Again” 1(×4) 21

10 15 The B-52's – “Moon 83” 1(×1) 29

17 16 The Pretenders – “Time the Avenger” 16 11

22 17 Eurythmics – “Who's That Girl?” 17 8

21 18 Sparks – “Popularity” 18 13

19 19 Missing Persons – “Surrender Your Heart” 19 14

20 20 The Alan Parsons Project – “Don't Answer Me” 20 16

14 21 Electric Light Orchestra – “Bluebird” 5 20

26 22 Howard Jones – “What Is Love” 22 9

23 23 Yes – “Leave It” 23 12

24 24 Echo & the Bunnymen – “Silver” 24 9

32 25 Go-Go's – “Turn to You” 25 2

18 26 Go-Go's – “Head Over Heels” 15 14

29 27 Queen – “I Want to Break Free” 27 5

28 28 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Locomotion” 28 10

31 29 Berlin – “No More Words” 29 7

30 30 Cyndi Lauper – “Time After Time” 30 9

36 31 The Psychedelic Furs – “The Ghost in You” 31 5

33 32 Slade – “Run Runaway” 32 11

34 33 Blancmange – “Don't Tell Me” 33 6

35 34 Trans-X – “Living On Video” 34 6

25 35 Talking Heads – “Girlfriend is Better” 16 21

37 36 The Fixx – “Deeper and Deeper” 36 7

38 37 The B-52's – “Butterbean” 37 8

27 38 Queen – “Radio Ga Ga” 7 17

42 39 The Cars – “Magic” 39 4

48 40 The Human League – “The Lebanon” 40 2

45 41 INXS – “Original Sin” 41 5

47 42 ZZ Top – “Legs” 42 2

40 43 Real Life – “Catch Me I'm Falling” 40 9

43 44 The Comsat Angels – “Independence Day (1984)” 15 20

44 45 Oingo Boingo – “Wake Up (It's 1984)” 14 15

39 46 Paul Young – “Come Back And Stay” 18 17

46 47 Talking Heads – “This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)” 1(×6) 30

NE 48 Yes – “It Can Happen” 48 1

NE 49 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Talking Loud and Clear” 49 1

NE 50 R.E.M. – “So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

41 -- Russ Ballard – “Voices” 41 6

49 -- Billy Idol – “Eyes Without a Face” 49 3

50 -- Big Country – “Fields of Fire” 38 14

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