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

When Doves Cry
Prince
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
7
Number
2 Down by 1

The Reflex
Duran Duran
From the album: Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
3

Wouldn't It Be Good
Nik Kershaw
From the album: Human Racing
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
16
Number
4

It's My Life
Talk Talk
From the album: It's My Life
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
5 Up by 1

Dance Hall Days
Wang Chung
From the album: Points on the Curve
Peak
5
Weeks
12
Number
6 Up by 2

Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)
The Icicle Works
From the album: The Icicle Works
Peak
6
Weeks
12
Number
7

White Horse
Laid Back
Peak
7
Weeks
18
Number
8 Down by 3

Hold Me Now
Thompson Twins
From the album: Into the Gap
Peak
5
Weeks
20
Number
9 Up by 2

Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
Ultravox
From the album: Lament
Peak
9
Weeks
9
Number
10 Up by 3

Turn to You
Go-Go's
Peak
10
Weeks
5
Number
11 Down by 1

You Might Think
The Cars
From the album: Heartbeat City
Peak
10
Weeks
17
Number
12

Who's That Girl?
Eurythmics
From the album: Touch
Peak
12
Weeks
11
Number
13 Down by 4

Thieves Like Us
New Order
Peak
5
Weeks
11
Number
14 Up by 2

The Ghost in You
The Psychedelic Furs
From the album: Mirror Moves
Peak
14
Weeks
8
Number
15

Time the Avenger
The Pretenders
From the album: Learning to Crawl
Peak
15
Weeks
14
Number
16 Down by 2

The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen
From the album: Ocean Rain
Peak
2
Weeks
24
Number
17

Popularity
Sparks
From the album: In Outer Space
Peak
17
Weeks
16
Number
18 Up by 2

Silver
Echo & the Bunnymen
From the album: Ocean Rain
Peak
18
Weeks
12
Number
19 Down by 1

Here Comes the Rain Again
Eurythmics
From the album: Touch
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
20 Up by 1

I Want to Break Free
Queen
From the album: The Works
Peak
20
Weeks
8
Number
21 Up by 6

The Lebanon
The Human League
From the album: Hysteria
Peak
21
Weeks
5
Number
22

No More Words
Berlin
From the album: Love Life
Peak
22
Weeks
10
Number
23 Down by 4

Surrender Your Heart
Missing Persons
Peak
19
Weeks
17
Number
24 Up by 2

Living On Video
Trans-X
Peak
24
Weeks
9
Number
25 Up by 12

So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
R.E.M.
From the album: Reckoning
Peak
25
Weeks
4
Number
26 Down by 3

New Moon on Monday
Duran Duran
From the album: Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Peak
2
Weeks
26
Number
27 Down by 3

Moon 83
The B-52's
From the album: Whammy!
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
32
Number
28 Down by 3

What Is Love
Howard Jones
Peak
21
Weeks
12
Number
29 Up by 2

Run Runaway
Slade
From the album: The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome
Peak
29
Weeks
14
Number
30

Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
30
Weeks
12
Number
31 Up by 1

Don't Tell Me
Blancmange
From the album: Mange Tout
Peak
31
Weeks
9
Number
32 Up by 1

Magic
The Cars
From the album: Heartbeat City
Peak
32
Weeks
7
Number
33 Up by 1

Butterbean
The B-52's
From the album: Whammy!
Peak
33
Weeks
11
Number
34 Up by 1

Deeper and Deeper
The Fixx
From the album: Streets of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
34
Weeks
10
Number
35 Down by 6

Locomotion
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
From the album: Junk Culture
Peak
28
Weeks
13
Number
36

Original Sin
INXS
From the album: The Swing
Peak
36
Weeks
8
Number
37 Up by 1

Legs
ZZ Top
From the album: Eliminator
Peak
37
Weeks
5
Number
38 Up by 1

It Can Happen
Yes
From the album: 90125
Peak
38
Weeks
4
Number
39 Up by 2

Talking Loud and Clear
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
From the album: Junk Culture
Peak
39
Weeks
4
Number
40 Up by 3

Such A Shame
Talk Talk
From the album: It's My Life
Peak
40
Weeks
3
Number
41 Up by 3

High On Emotion
Chris de Burgh
From the album: Man on the Line
Peak
41
Weeks
3
Number
42 Up by 3

Puss 'n Boots
Adam Ant
From the album: Strip
Peak
42
Weeks
3
Number
43 Up by 3

The Glamorous Life
Sheila E.
From the album: The Glamorous Life
Peak
43
Weeks
2
Number
44 Up by 3

Doctor! Doctor!
Thompson Twins
From the album: Into the Gap
Peak
44
Weeks
2
Number
45 Down by 17

Don't Answer Me
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Ammonia Avenue
Peak
20
Weeks
19
Number
46 Down by 6

Head Over Heels
Go-Go's
From the album: Talk Show
Peak
15
Weeks
17
Number
47 Up by 3

Lament
Ultravox
From the album: Lament
Peak
47
Weeks
2
Number
48 Up by 1

Love Of The Common People
Paul Young
From the album: No Parlez
Peak
48
Weeks
2
Number
49 Debut

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
The Smiths
From the album: Hatful of Hollow, Louder Than Bombs
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Debut

The Warrior
Scandal
From the album: Warrior
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
42 Dropout

Bluebird
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Secret Messages
Peak
5
Weeks
22
Number
48 Dropout

Radio Ga Ga
Queen
From the album: The Works
Peak
7
Weeks
19

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Date

July 14, 1984

Songs

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2 1 Prince – “When Doves Cry” 1(×1) 7

1 2 Duran Duran – “The Reflex” 1(×2) 13

3 3 Nik Kershaw – “Wouldn't It Be Good” 1(×1) 16

4 4 Talk Talk – “It's My Life” 1(×6) 17

6 5 Wang Chung – “Dance Hall Days” 5 12

8 6 The Icicle Works – “Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)” 6 12

7 7 Laid Back – “White Horse” 7 18

5 8 Thompson Twins – “Hold Me Now” 5 20

11 9 Ultravox – “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes” 9 9

13 10 Go-Go's – “Turn to You” 10 5

10 11 The Cars – “You Might Think” 10 17

12 12 Eurythmics – “Who's That Girl?” 12 11

9 13 New Order – “Thieves Like Us” 5 11

16 14 The Psychedelic Furs – “The Ghost in You” 14 8

15 15 The Pretenders – “Time the Avenger” 15 14

14 16 Echo & the Bunnymen – “The Killing Moon” 2 24

17 17 Sparks – “Popularity” 17 16

20 18 Echo & the Bunnymen – “Silver” 18 12

18 19 Eurythmics – “Here Comes the Rain Again” 1(×4) 24

21 20 Queen – “I Want to Break Free” 20 8

27 21 The Human League – “The Lebanon” 21 5

22 22 Berlin – “No More Words” 22 10

19 23 Missing Persons – “Surrender Your Heart” 19 17

26 24 Trans-X – “Living On Video” 24 9

37 25 R.E.M. – “So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)” 25 4

23 26 Duran Duran – “New Moon on Monday” 2 26

24 27 The B-52's – “Moon 83” 1(×1) 32

25 28 Howard Jones – “What Is Love” 21 12

31 29 Slade – “Run Runaway” 29 14

30 30 Cyndi Lauper – “Time After Time” 30 12

32 31 Blancmange – “Don't Tell Me” 31 9

33 32 The Cars – “Magic” 32 7

34 33 The B-52's – “Butterbean” 33 11

35 34 The Fixx – “Deeper and Deeper” 34 10

29 35 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Locomotion” 28 13

36 36 INXS – “Original Sin” 36 8

38 37 ZZ Top – “Legs” 37 5

39 38 Yes – “It Can Happen” 38 4

41 39 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Talking Loud and Clear” 39 4

43 40 Talk Talk – “Such A Shame” 40 3

44 41 Chris de Burgh – “High On Emotion” 41 3

45 42 Adam Ant – “Puss 'n Boots” 42 3

46 43 Sheila E. – “The Glamorous Life” 43 2

47 44 Thompson Twins – “Doctor! Doctor!” 44 2

28 45 The Alan Parsons Project – “Don't Answer Me” 20 19

40 46 Go-Go's – “Head Over Heels” 15 17

50 47 Ultravox – “Lament” 47 2

49 48 Paul Young – “Love Of The Common People” 48 2

NE 49 The Smiths – “Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now” 49 1

NE 50 Scandal – “The Warrior” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

42 -- Electric Light Orchestra – “Bluebird” 5 22

48 -- Queen – “Radio Ga Ga” 7 19

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