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

7 Chinese Bros.
R.E.M.
From the album: Reckoning
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
9
Number
2 Down by 1

Go Insane
Lindsey Buckingham
From the album: Go Insane
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
3 Up by 1

She Bop
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
3
Weeks
14
Number
4 Up by 1

Are We Ourselves?
The Fixx
From the album: Phantoms
Peak
4
Weeks
11
Number
5 Up by 2

Blue Jean
David Bowie
From the album: Tonight
Peak
5
Weeks
7
Number
6

Let's Go Crazy
Prince & The Revolution
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
6
Weeks
12
Number
7 Down by 4

Turn to You
Go-Go's
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
8

You Take Me Up
Thompson Twins
From the album: Into the Gap
Peak
8
Weeks
10
Number
9 Up by 2

The More You Live, the More You Love
A Flock of Seagulls
From the album: The Story of a Young Heart
Peak
9
Weeks
12
Number
10 Down by 1

With All My Might
Sparks
Peak
4
Weeks
15
Number
11 Up by 1

Close (To The Edit)
The Art of Noise
Peak
11
Weeks
10
Number
12 Up by 12

Pride (In The Name Of Love)
U2
From the album: The Unforgettable Fire
Peak
12
Weeks
3
Number
13 Up by 1

Anywhere with You
Rubber Rodeo
Peak
13
Weeks
10
Number
14 Down by 4

The Glamorous Life
Sheila E.
From the album: The Glamorous Life
Peak
7
Weeks
17
Number
15

Hammer To Fall
Queen
From the album: The Works
Peak
15
Weeks
6
Number
16 Up by 2

I Send a Message
INXS
From the album: The Swing
Peak
16
Weeks
12
Number
17

Seven Seas
Echo & the Bunnymen
From the album: Ocean Rain
Peak
14
Weeks
14
Number
18 Up by 2

Here Come Cowboys
The Psychedelic Furs
From the album: Mirror Moves
Peak
18
Weeks
5
Number
19 Down by 6

Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
Ultravox
From the album: Lament
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
20 Up by 1

Cruel Summer
Bananarama
From the album: Bananarama
Peak
20
Weeks
13
Number
21 Up by 2

Tesla Girls
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
From the album: Junk Culture
Peak
21
Weeks
8
Number
22 Down by 6

So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)
R.E.M.
From the album: Reckoning
Peak
3
Weeks
19
Number
23 Up by 3

Don't Be My Enemy
Wang Chung
From the album: Points on the Curve
Peak
23
Weeks
6
Number
24 Down by 5

Such A Shame
Talk Talk
From the album: It's My Life
Peak
9
Weeks
18
Number
25 Up by 2

Video!
Jeff Lynne
Peak
25
Weeks
10
Number
26 Down by 4

The Ghost in You
The Psychedelic Furs
From the album: Mirror Moves
Peak
7
Weeks
23
Number
27 Up by 13

Pretending to Be Drunk
Sparks
Peak
27
Weeks
3
Number
28 Up by 3

Apollo 9
Adam Ant
Peak
28
Weeks
5
Number
29 Up by 5

Out of Touch
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Big Bam Boom
Peak
29
Weeks
4
Number
30 Down by 5

Lament
Ultravox
From the album: Lament
Peak
23
Weeks
17
Number
31 Up by 2

A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
Romeo Void
From the album: Instincts
Peak
31
Weeks
9
Number
32 Down by 3

High On Emotion
Chris de Burgh
From the album: Man on the Line
Peak
29
Weeks
18
Number
33 Down by 5

When Doves Cry
Prince
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
34 Up by 1

Here She Comes
Bonnie Tyler
From the album: Metropolis (Music from the Motion Picture)
Peak
34
Weeks
7
Number
35 Up by 1

Together in Electric Dreams
Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey
From the album: Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder
Peak
35
Weeks
6
Number
36 Down by 6

(What) In the Name of Love
Naked Eyes
From the album: Fuel for the Fire
Peak
30
Weeks
12
Number
37 Down by 5

Dance Hall Days
Wang Chung
From the album: Points on the Curve
Peak
3
Weeks
27
Number
38 Debut

Hello Again
The Cars
From the album: Heartbeat City
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Up by 5

The War Song
Culture Club
From the album: Waking Up with the House on Fire
Peak
39
Weeks
3
Number
40 Up by 1

Yes or No
Go-Go's
Peak
40
Weeks
5
Number
41 Up by 2

Skin Deep
The Stranglers
From the album: Aural Sculpture
Peak
41
Weeks
4
Number
42 Up by 6

Purple Rain
Prince & The Revolution
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
42
Weeks
2
Number
43 Down by 6

Talking Loud and Clear
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
From the album: Junk Culture
Peak
14
Weeks
19
Number
44 Down by 2

New Girl Now
Honeymoon Suite
Peak
41
Weeks
7
Number
45

Shangri-la
The Steve Miller Band
Peak
45
Weeks
4
Number
46 Debut

The Belle of St. Mark
Sheila E.
From the album: The Glamorous Life
Peak
46
Weeks
1
Number
47 Up by 3

All Through the Night
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
47
Weeks
2
Number
48 Down by 10

Prime Time
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Ammonia Avenue
Peak
28
Weeks
15
Number
49

Girls With Guns
Tommy Shaw
From the album: Girls With Guns
Peak
49
Weeks
3
Number
50 Down by 11

Lights Out
Peter Wolf
From the album: Lights Out
Peak
39
Weeks
8

Dropouts

Number
46 Dropout

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

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

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Date

October 27, 1984

Songs

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2 1 R.E.M. – “7 Chinese Bros.” 1(×1) 9

1 2 Lindsey Buckingham – “Go Insane” 1(×5) 14

4 3 Cyndi Lauper – “She Bop” 3 14

5 4 The Fixx – “Are We Ourselves?” 4 11

7 5 David Bowie – “Blue Jean” 5 7

6 6 Prince & The Revolution – “Let's Go Crazy” 6 12

3 7 Go-Go's – “Turn to You” 1(×2) 20

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

11 9 A Flock of Seagulls – “The More You Live, the More You Love” 9 12

9 10 Sparks – “With All My Might” 4 15

12 11 The Art of Noise – “Close (To The Edit)” 11 10

24 12 U2 – “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” 12 3

14 13 Rubber Rodeo – “Anywhere with You” 13 10

10 14 Sheila E. – “The Glamorous Life” 7 17

15 15 Queen – “Hammer To Fall” 15 6

18 16 INXS – “I Send a Message” 16 12

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

20 18 The Psychedelic Furs – “Here Come Cowboys” 18 5

13 19 Ultravox – “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes” 1(×3) 24

21 20 Bananarama – “Cruel Summer” 20 13

23 21 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Tesla Girls” 21 8

16 22 R.E.M. – “So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)” 3 19

26 23 Wang Chung – “Don't Be My Enemy” 23 6

19 24 Talk Talk – “Such A Shame” 9 18

27 25 Jeff Lynne – “Video!” 25 10

22 26 The Psychedelic Furs – “The Ghost in You” 7 23

40 27 Sparks – “Pretending to Be Drunk” 27 3

31 28 Adam Ant – “Apollo 9” 28 5

34 29 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Out of Touch” 29 4

25 30 Ultravox – “Lament” 23 17

33 31 Romeo Void – “A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)” 31 9

29 32 Chris de Burgh – “High On Emotion” 29 18

28 33 Prince – “When Doves Cry” 1(×5) 22

35 34 Bonnie Tyler – “Here She Comes” 34 7

36 35 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey – “Together in Electric Dreams” 35 6

30 36 Naked Eyes – “(What) In the Name of Love” 30 12

32 37 Wang Chung – “Dance Hall Days” 3 27

NE 38 The Cars – “Hello Again” 38 1

44 39 Culture Club – “The War Song” 39 3

41 40 Go-Go's – “Yes or No” 40 5

43 41 The Stranglers – “Skin Deep” 41 4

48 42 Prince & The Revolution – “Purple Rain” 42 2

37 43 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Talking Loud and Clear” 14 19

42 44 Honeymoon Suite – “New Girl Now” 41 7

45 45 The Steve Miller Band – “Shangri-la” 45 4

NE 46 Sheila E. – “The Belle of St. Mark” 46 1

50 47 Cyndi Lauper – “All Through the Night” 47 2

38 48 The Alan Parsons Project – “Prime Time” 28 15

49 49 Tommy Shaw – “Girls With Guns” 49 3

39 50 Peter Wolf – “Lights Out” 39 8

DROPOUTS:

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

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

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