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

When Doves Cry
Prince
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
2

Turn to You
Go-Go's
Peak
2
Weeks
9
Number
3

Dance Hall Days
Wang Chung
From the album: Points on the Curve
Peak
3
Weeks
16
Number
4

Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)
The Icicle Works
From the album: The Icicle Works
Peak
4
Weeks
16
Number
5

Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
Ultravox
From the album: Lament
Peak
5
Weeks
13
Number
6

Wouldn't It Be Good
Nik Kershaw
From the album: Human Racing
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
7 Up by 4

So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
R.E.M.
From the album: Reckoning
Peak
7
Weeks
8
Number
8 Up by 1

Who's That Girl?
Eurythmics
From the album: Touch
Peak
8
Weeks
15
Number
9 Up by 1

The Ghost in You
The Psychedelic Furs
From the album: Mirror Moves
Peak
9
Weeks
12
Number
10 Down by 3

The Reflex
Duran Duran
From the album: Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
11 Down by 3

It's My Life
Talk Talk
From the album: It's My Life
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
12 Up by 3

Such A Shame
Talk Talk
From the album: It's My Life
Peak
12
Weeks
7
Number
13 Down by 1

White Horse
Laid Back
Peak
7
Weeks
22
Number
14 Down by 1

You Might Think
The Cars
From the album: Heartbeat City
Peak
10
Weeks
21
Number
15 Down by 1

Hold Me Now
Thompson Twins
From the album: Into the Gap
Peak
5
Weeks
24
Number
16

The Lebanon
The Human League
From the album: Hysteria
Peak
16
Weeks
9
Number
17

Time the Avenger
The Pretenders
From the album: Learning to Crawl
Peak
15
Weeks
18
Number
18

Silver
Echo & the Bunnymen
From the album: Ocean Rain
Peak
17
Weeks
16
Number
19 Up by 7

The Glamorous Life
Sheila E.
From the album: The Glamorous Life
Peak
19
Weeks
6
Number
20 Up by 11

With All My Might
Sparks
Peak
20
Weeks
4
Number
21 Up by 7

Talking Loud and Clear
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
From the album: Junk Culture
Peak
21
Weeks
8
Number
22 Up by 2

Don't Tell Me
Blancmange
From the album: Mange Tout
Peak
22
Weeks
13
Number
23

Living On Video
Trans-X
Peak
22
Weeks
13
Number
24 Down by 5

Thieves Like Us
New Order
Peak
5
Weeks
15
Number
25

Run Runaway
Slade
From the album: The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome
Peak
24
Weeks
18
Number
26 Up by 1

Magic
The Cars
From the album: Heartbeat City
Peak
26
Weeks
11
Number
27 Down by 6

I Want to Break Free
Queen
From the album: The Works
Peak
20
Weeks
12
Number
28 Down by 6

No More Words
Berlin
From the album: Love Life
Peak
21
Weeks
14
Number
29 Down by 9

Popularity
Sparks
From the album: In Outer Space
Peak
17
Weeks
20
Number
30 Up by 8

Go Insane
Lindsey Buckingham
From the album: Go Insane
Peak
30
Weeks
3
Number
31 Up by 3

Lament
Ultravox
From the album: Lament
Peak
31
Weeks
6
Number
32

High On Emotion
Chris de Burgh
From the album: Man on the Line
Peak
32
Weeks
7
Number
33

It Can Happen
Yes
From the album: 90125
Peak
33
Weeks
8
Number
34 Up by 6

She Bop
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
34
Weeks
3
Number
35

Puss 'n Boots
Adam Ant
From the album: Strip
Peak
35
Weeks
7
Number
36

Doctor! Doctor!
Thompson Twins
From the album: Into the Gap
Peak
36
Weeks
6
Number
37

Love Of The Common People
Paul Young
From the album: No Parlez
Peak
37
Weeks
6
Number
38 Up by 1

Prime Time
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Ammonia Avenue
Peak
38
Weeks
4
Number
39 Down by 10

Legs
ZZ Top
From the album: Eliminator
Peak
28
Weeks
9
Number
40 Up by 1

Seven Seas
Echo & the Bunnymen
From the album: Ocean Rain
Peak
40
Weeks
3
Number
41 Up by 1

The Warrior
Scandal
From the album: Warrior
Peak
41
Weeks
5
Number
42 Up by 1

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
The Smiths
From the album: Hatful of Hollow, Louder Than Bombs
Peak
42
Weeks
5
Number
43 Up by 3

Cruel Summer
Bananarama
From the album: Bananarama
Peak
43
Weeks
2
Number
44 Debut

Let's Go Crazy
Prince & The Revolution
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
44
Weeks
1
Number
45 Down by 15

Surrender Your Heart
Missing Persons
Peak
19
Weeks
21
Number
46 Debut

(What) In the Name of Love
Naked Eyes
From the album: Fuel for the Fire
Peak
46
Weeks
1
Number
47 Debut

The More You Live, the More You Love
A Flock of Seagulls
From the album: The Story of a Young Heart
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Debut

I Send a Message
INXS
From the album: The Swing
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Down by 5

Butterbean
The B-52's
From the album: Whammy!
Peak
33
Weeks
15
Number
50 Debut

Cccan't you see
VICIOUS PINK
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
45 Dropout

Here Comes the Rain Again
Eurythmics
From the album: Touch
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
27
Number
47 Dropout

Deeper and Deeper
The Fixx
From the album: Streets of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
33
Weeks
13
Number
48 Dropout

Original Sin
INXS
From the album: The Swing
Peak
33
Weeks
11
Number
49 Dropout

Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
30
Weeks
15
Number
50 Dropout

The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen
From the album: Ocean Rain
Peak
2
Weeks
27

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Date

August 11, 1984

Songs

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1 1 Prince – “When Doves Cry” 1(×5) 11

2 2 Go-Go's – “Turn to You” 2 9

3 3 Wang Chung – “Dance Hall Days” 3 16

4 4 The Icicle Works – “Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)” 4 16

5 5 Ultravox – “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes” 5 13

6 6 Nik Kershaw – “Wouldn't It Be Good” 1(×1) 20

11 7 R.E.M. – “So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)” 7 8

9 8 Eurythmics – “Who's That Girl?” 8 15

10 9 The Psychedelic Furs – “The Ghost in You” 9 12

7 10 Duran Duran – “The Reflex” 1(×2) 17

8 11 Talk Talk – “It's My Life” 1(×6) 21

15 12 Talk Talk – “Such A Shame” 12 7

12 13 Laid Back – “White Horse” 7 22

13 14 The Cars – “You Might Think” 10 21

14 15 Thompson Twins – “Hold Me Now” 5 24

16 16 The Human League – “The Lebanon” 16 9

17 17 The Pretenders – “Time the Avenger” 15 18

18 18 Echo & the Bunnymen – “Silver” 17 16

26 19 Sheila E. – “The Glamorous Life” 19 6

31 20 Sparks – “With All My Might” 20 4

28 21 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Talking Loud and Clear” 21 8

24 22 Blancmange – “Don't Tell Me” 22 13

23 23 Trans-X – “Living On Video” 22 13

19 24 New Order – “Thieves Like Us” 5 15

25 25 Slade – “Run Runaway” 24 18

27 26 The Cars – “Magic” 26 11

21 27 Queen – “I Want to Break Free” 20 12

22 28 Berlin – “No More Words” 21 14

20 29 Sparks – “Popularity” 17 20

38 30 Lindsey Buckingham – “Go Insane” 30 3

34 31 Ultravox – “Lament” 31 6

32 32 Chris de Burgh – “High On Emotion” 32 7

33 33 Yes – “It Can Happen” 33 8

40 34 Cyndi Lauper – “She Bop” 34 3

35 35 Adam Ant – “Puss 'n Boots” 35 7

36 36 Thompson Twins – “Doctor! Doctor!” 36 6

37 37 Paul Young – “Love Of The Common People” 37 6

39 38 The Alan Parsons Project – “Prime Time” 38 4

29 39 ZZ Top – “Legs” 28 9

41 40 Echo & the Bunnymen – “Seven Seas” 40 3

42 41 Scandal – “The Warrior” 41 5

43 42 The Smiths – “Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now” 42 5

46 43 Bananarama – “Cruel Summer” 43 2

NE 44 Prince & The Revolution – “Let's Go Crazy” 44 1

30 45 Missing Persons – “Surrender Your Heart” 19 21

NE 46 Naked Eyes – “(What) In the Name of Love” 46 1

NE 47 A Flock of Seagulls – “The More You Live, the More You Love” 47 1

NE 48 INXS – “I Send a Message” 48 1

44 49 The B-52's – “Butterbean” 33 15

NE 50 VICIOUS PINK – “Cccan't you see” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

45 -- Eurythmics – “Here Comes the Rain Again” 1(×4) 27

47 -- The Fixx – “Deeper and Deeper” 33 13

48 -- INXS – “Original Sin” 33 11

49 -- Cyndi Lauper – “Time After Time” 30 15

50 -- Echo & the Bunnymen – “The Killing Moon” 2 27

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