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

Go Insane
Lindsey Buckingham
From the album: Go Insane
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
2

7 Chinese Bros.
R.E.M.
From the album: Reckoning
Peak
2
Weeks
8
Number
3

Turn to You
Go-Go's
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
4

She Bop
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
4
Weeks
13
Number
5 Up by 1

Are We Ourselves?
The Fixx
From the album: Phantoms
Peak
5
Weeks
10
Number
6 Up by 1

Let's Go Crazy
Prince & The Revolution
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
6
Weeks
11
Number
7 Up by 4

Blue Jean
David Bowie
From the album: Tonight
Peak
7
Weeks
6
Number
8 Up by 2

You Take Me Up
Thompson Twins
From the album: Into the Gap
Peak
8
Weeks
9
Number
9 Down by 4

With All My Might
Sparks
Peak
4
Weeks
14
Number
10 Down by 2

The Glamorous Life
Sheila E.
From the album: The Glamorous Life
Peak
7
Weeks
16
Number
11 Up by 1

The More You Live, the More You Love
A Flock of Seagulls
From the album: The Story of a Young Heart
Peak
11
Weeks
11
Number
12 Up by 2

Close (To The Edit)
The Art of Noise
Peak
12
Weeks
9
Number
13 Down by 4

Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
Ultravox
From the album: Lament
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
14 Up by 2

Anywhere with You
Rubber Rodeo
Peak
14
Weeks
9
Number
15 Up by 3

Hammer To Fall
Queen
From the album: The Works
Peak
15
Weeks
5
Number
16 Down by 3

So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
R.E.M.
From the album: Reckoning
Peak
3
Weeks
18
Number
17

Seven Seas
Echo & the Bunnymen
From the album: Ocean Rain
Peak
14
Weeks
13
Number
18 Up by 1

I Send a Message
INXS
From the album: The Swing
Peak
18
Weeks
11
Number
19 Down by 4

Such A Shame
Talk Talk
From the album: It's My Life
Peak
9
Weeks
17
Number
20 Up by 5

Here Come Cowboys
The Psychedelic Furs
From the album: Mirror Moves
Peak
20
Weeks
4
Number
21 Up by 1

Cruel Summer
Bananarama
From the album: Bananarama
Peak
21
Weeks
12
Number
22 Down by 2

The Ghost in You
The Psychedelic Furs
From the album: Mirror Moves
Peak
7
Weeks
22
Number
23 Up by 4

Tesla Girls
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
From the album: Junk Culture
Peak
23
Weeks
7
Number
24 Up by 21

Pride (In The Name Of Love)
U2
From the album: The Unforgettable Fire
Peak
24
Weeks
2
Number
25 Down by 2

Lament
Ultravox
From the album: Lament
Peak
23
Weeks
16
Number
26 Up by 5

Don't Be My Enemy
Wang Chung
From the album: Points on the Curve
Peak
26
Weeks
5
Number
27 Up by 1

Video!
Jeff Lynne
Peak
27
Weeks
9
Number
28 Down by 7

When Doves Cry
Prince
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
29

High On Emotion
Chris de Burgh
From the album: Man on the Line
Peak
29
Weeks
17
Number
30

(What) In the Name of Love
Naked Eyes
From the album: Fuel for the Fire
Peak
30
Weeks
11
Number
31 Up by 2

Apollo 9
Adam Ant
Peak
31
Weeks
4
Number
32 Down by 8

Dance Hall Days
Wang Chung
From the album: Points on the Curve
Peak
3
Weeks
26
Number
33 Up by 1

A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
Romeo Void
From the album: Instincts
Peak
33
Weeks
8
Number
34 Up by 5

Out of Touch
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Big Bam Boom
Peak
34
Weeks
3
Number
35 Up by 1

Here She Comes
Bonnie Tyler
From the album: Metropolis (Music from the Motion Picture)
Peak
35
Weeks
6
Number
36 Up by 1

Together in Electric Dreams
Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey
From the album: Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder
Peak
36
Weeks
5
Number
37 Down by 11

Talking Loud and Clear
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
From the album: Junk Culture
Peak
14
Weeks
18
Number
38 Down by 6

Prime Time
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Ammonia Avenue
Peak
28
Weeks
14
Number
39 Up by 1

Lights Out
Peter Wolf
From the album: Lights Out
Peak
39
Weeks
7
Number
40 Up by 10

Pretending to Be Drunk
Sparks
Peak
40
Weeks
2
Number
41 Up by 2

Yes or No
Go-Go's
Peak
41
Weeks
4
Number
42 Down by 1

New Girl Now
Honeymoon Suite
Peak
41
Weeks
6
Number
43 Up by 1

Skin Deep
The Stranglers
From the album: Aural Sculpture
Peak
43
Weeks
3
Number
44 Up by 3

The War Song
Culture Club
From the album: Waking Up with the House on Fire
Peak
44
Weeks
2
Number
45 Up by 1

Shangri-la
The Steve Miller Band
Peak
45
Weeks
3
Number
46 Down by 11

Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)
The Icicle Works
From the album: The Icicle Works
Peak
4
Weeks
26
Number
47 Down by 9

Don't Tell Me
Blancmange
From the album: Mange Tout
Peak
20
Weeks
23
Number
48 Debut

Purple Rain
Prince & The Revolution
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49

Girls With Guns
Tommy Shaw
From the album: Girls With Guns
Peak
49
Weeks
2
Number
50 Debut

All Through the Night
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
42 Dropout

Wouldn't It Be Good
Nik Kershaw
From the album: Human Racing
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
29
Number
48 Dropout

Magic
The Cars
From the album: Heartbeat City
Peak
21
Weeks
20

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Date

October 20, 1984

Songs

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1 1 Lindsey Buckingham – “Go Insane” 1(×5) 13

2 2 R.E.M. – “7 Chinese Bros.” 2 8

3 3 Go-Go's – “Turn to You” 1(×2) 19

4 4 Cyndi Lauper – “She Bop” 4 13

6 5 The Fixx – “Are We Ourselves?” 5 10

7 6 Prince & The Revolution – “Let's Go Crazy” 6 11

11 7 David Bowie – “Blue Jean” 7 6

10 8 Thompson Twins – “You Take Me Up” 8 9

5 9 Sparks – “With All My Might” 4 14

8 10 Sheila E. – “The Glamorous Life” 7 16

12 11 A Flock of Seagulls – “The More You Live, the More You Love” 11 11

14 12 The Art of Noise – “Close (To The Edit)” 12 9

9 13 Ultravox – “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes” 1(×3) 23

16 14 Rubber Rodeo – “Anywhere with You” 14 9

18 15 Queen – “Hammer To Fall” 15 5

13 16 R.E.M. – “So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)” 3 18

17 17 Echo & the Bunnymen – “Seven Seas” 14 13

19 18 INXS – “I Send a Message” 18 11

15 19 Talk Talk – “Such A Shame” 9 17

25 20 The Psychedelic Furs – “Here Come Cowboys” 20 4

22 21 Bananarama – “Cruel Summer” 21 12

20 22 The Psychedelic Furs – “The Ghost in You” 7 22

27 23 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Tesla Girls” 23 7

45 24 U2 – “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” 24 2

23 25 Ultravox – “Lament” 23 16

31 26 Wang Chung – “Don't Be My Enemy” 26 5

28 27 Jeff Lynne – “Video!” 27 9

21 28 Prince – “When Doves Cry” 1(×5) 21

29 29 Chris de Burgh – “High On Emotion” 29 17

30 30 Naked Eyes – “(What) In the Name of Love” 30 11

33 31 Adam Ant – “Apollo 9” 31 4

24 32 Wang Chung – “Dance Hall Days” 3 26

34 33 Romeo Void – “A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)” 33 8

39 34 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Out of Touch” 34 3

36 35 Bonnie Tyler – “Here She Comes” 35 6

37 36 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey – “Together in Electric Dreams” 36 5

26 37 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Talking Loud and Clear” 14 18

32 38 The Alan Parsons Project – “Prime Time” 28 14

40 39 Peter Wolf – “Lights Out” 39 7

50 40 Sparks – “Pretending to Be Drunk” 40 2

43 41 Go-Go's – “Yes or No” 41 4

41 42 Honeymoon Suite – “New Girl Now” 41 6

44 43 The Stranglers – “Skin Deep” 43 3

47 44 Culture Club – “The War Song” 44 2

46 45 The Steve Miller Band – “Shangri-la” 45 3

35 46 The Icicle Works – “Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)” 4 26

38 47 Blancmange – “Don't Tell Me” 20 23

NE 48 Prince & The Revolution – “Purple Rain” 48 1

49 49 Tommy Shaw – “Girls With Guns” 49 2

NE 50 Cyndi Lauper – “All Through the Night” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

42 -- Nik Kershaw – “Wouldn't It Be Good” 1(×1) 29

48 -- The Cars – “Magic” 21 20

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