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

Close (To The Edit)
The Art of Noise
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
2 Down by 1

Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty • Four)
Eurythmics
From the album: 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
3

Gratitude
Danny Elfman
From the album: Beverly Hills Cop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Peak
3
Weeks
11
Number
4

Pride (In The Name Of Love)
U2
From the album: The Unforgettable Fire
Peak
1 (for 7 weeks)
Weeks
16
Number
5

7 Chinese Bros.
R.E.M.
From the album: Reckoning
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
6 Up by 2

I Want You
Lindsey Buckingham
Peak
6
Weeks
11
Number
7 Down by 1

Here Come Cowboys
The Psychedelic Furs
From the album: Mirror Moves
Peak
6
Weeks
18
Number
8 Up by 1

The Belle of St. Mark
Sheila E.
From the album: The Glamorous Life
Peak
8
Weeks
14
Number
9 Up by 1

Blasphemous Rumours
Depeche Mode
From the album: Some Great Reward
Peak
9
Weeks
9
Number
10 Down by 3

Hello Again
The Cars
From the album: Heartbeat City
Peak
7
Weeks
14
Number
11

Catch My Fall
Billy Idol
From the album: Rebel Yell
Peak
11
Weeks
12
Number
12

Lay Your Hands on Me (Original UK Version 1984)
Thompson Twins
Peak
12
Weeks
8
Number
13 Up by 1

Big in Japan
Alphaville
From the album: Forever Young, Stark Naked and Absolutely Live
Peak
13
Weeks
10
Number
14 Down by 1

Pretending to Be Drunk
Sparks
Peak
11
Weeks
16
Number
15 Up by 2

Tenderness
General Public
From the album: All the Rage
Peak
15
Weeks
10
Number
16 Up by 2

Computer Blue
Prince & The Revolution
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
16
Weeks
8
Number
17 Up by 2

The Beautiful Ones
Prince
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
17
Weeks
4
Number
18 Up by 2

Johnson's Aeroplane
INXS
From the album: The Swing
Peak
18
Weeks
6
Number
19 Up by 2

Less Cities, More Moving People
The Fixx
From the album: Phantoms
Peak
19
Weeks
8
Number
20 Down by 5

The Wild Boys
Duran Duran
From the album: Arena
Peak
10
Weeks
13
Number
21 Up by 2

(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville
R.E.M.
From the album: Reckoning
Peak
19
Weeks
11
Number
22 Down by 6

Blue Jean
David Bowie
From the album: Tonight
Peak
3
Weeks
20
Number
23 Up by 2

Smalltown Boy
Bronski Beat
From the album: The Age Of Consent
Peak
23
Weeks
6
Number
24 Up by 13

Relax
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
From the album: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Peak
24
Weeks
2
Number
25 Up by 4

Pretty Persuasion
R.E.M.
From the album: Reckoning
Peak
25
Weeks
4
Number
26

Money Changes Everything
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
26
Weeks
6
Number
27 Down by 5

Are We Ourselves?
The Fixx
From the album: Phantoms
Peak
4
Weeks
24
Number
28 Down by 4

Purple Rain
Prince & The Revolution
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
20
Weeks
15
Number
29 Down by 2

Anywhere with You
Rubber Rodeo
Peak
8
Weeks
23
Number
30 Up by 2

Do It Again
The Kinks
Peak
30
Weeks
5
Number
31 Up by 2

Heartbeat
The Psychedelic Furs
From the album: Mirror Moves
Peak
31
Weeks
5
Number
32 Down by 4

Concealed Weapons
The J. Geils Band
Peak
25
Weeks
13
Number
33 Up by 1

No Mercy
The Stranglers
Peak
33
Weeks
6
Number
34 Up by 5

The Riddle
Nik Kershaw
From the album: The Riddle
Peak
34
Weeks
3
Number
35

Had A Dream (Sleeping with the Enemy)
Roger Hodgson
Peak
35
Weeks
12
Number
36

Louise
The Human League
From the album: Hysteria
Peak
36
Weeks
8
Number
37 Up by 1

Ammonia Avenue
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Ammonia Avenue
Peak
37
Weeks
7
Number
38 Down by 7

Two Tribes
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
From the album: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Peak
30
Weeks
13
Number
39 Up by 6

Since Yesterday
Strawberry Switchblade
From the album: Strawberry Switchblade
Peak
39
Weeks
2
Number
40 Up by 9

Love & Pride
KING
Peak
40
Weeks
2
Number
41 Down by 11

You Take Me Up
Thompson Twins
From the album: Into the Gap
Peak
5
Weeks
23
Number
42 Up by 2

Wait
Wang Chung
From the album: Points on the Curve
Peak
42
Weeks
5
Number
43 Down by 3

She Bop
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
3
Weeks
27
Number
44 Up by 2

We Belong
Pat Benatar
From the album: Tropico
Peak
44
Weeks
4
Number
45 Down by 4

Let's Go Crazy
Prince & The Revolution
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
6
Weeks
25
Number
46 Down by 4

Don't Be My Enemy
Wang Chung
From the album: Points on the Curve
Peak
15
Weeks
19
Number
47 Down by 4

Cruel Summer
Bananarama
From the album: Bananarama
Peak
18
Weeks
26
Number
48 Debut

Obsession
Animotion
From the album: Animotion
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Debut

The Boys of Summer
Don Henley
From the album: Building the Perfect Beast
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Debut

Why Can't I Have You
The Cars
From the album: Heartbeat City
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
47 Dropout

Stranger in Town
Toto
From the album: Isolation
Peak
34
Weeks
11
Number
48 Dropout

With All My Might
Sparks
Peak
4
Weeks
27
Number
50 Dropout

Hammer To Fall
Queen
From the album: The Works
Peak
13
Weeks
18

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Date

January 26, 1985

Songs

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2 1 The Art of Noise – “Close (To The Edit)” 1(×1) 23

1 2 Eurythmics – “Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty • Four)” 1(×4) 10

3 3 Danny Elfman – “Gratitude” 3 11

4 4 U2 – “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” 1(×7) 16

5 5 R.E.M. – “7 Chinese Bros.” 1(×2) 22

8 6 Lindsey Buckingham – “I Want You” 6 11

6 7 The Psychedelic Furs – “Here Come Cowboys” 6 18

9 8 Sheila E. – “The Belle of St. Mark” 8 14

10 9 Depeche Mode – “Blasphemous Rumours” 9 9

7 10 The Cars – “Hello Again” 7 14

11 11 Billy Idol – “Catch My Fall” 11 12

12 12 Thompson Twins – “Lay Your Hands on Me (Original UK Version 1984)” 12 8

14 13 Alphaville – “Big in Japan” 13 10

13 14 Sparks – “Pretending to Be Drunk” 11 16

17 15 General Public – “Tenderness” 15 10

18 16 Prince & The Revolution – “Computer Blue” 16 8

19 17 Prince – “The Beautiful Ones” 17 4

20 18 INXS – “Johnson's Aeroplane” 18 6

21 19 The Fixx – “Less Cities, More Moving People” 19 8

15 20 Duran Duran – “The Wild Boys” 10 13

23 21 R.E.M. – “(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville” 19 11

16 22 David Bowie – “Blue Jean” 3 20

25 23 Bronski Beat – “Smalltown Boy” 23 6

37 24 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – “Relax” 24 2

29 25 R.E.M. – “Pretty Persuasion” 25 4

26 26 Cyndi Lauper – “Money Changes Everything” 26 6

22 27 The Fixx – “Are We Ourselves?” 4 24

24 28 Prince & The Revolution – “Purple Rain” 20 15

27 29 Rubber Rodeo – “Anywhere with You” 8 23

32 30 The Kinks – “Do It Again” 30 5

33 31 The Psychedelic Furs – “Heartbeat” 31 5

28 32 The J. Geils Band – “Concealed Weapons” 25 13

34 33 The Stranglers – “No Mercy” 33 6

39 34 Nik Kershaw – “The Riddle” 34 3

35 35 Roger Hodgson – “Had A Dream (Sleeping with the Enemy)” 35 12

36 36 The Human League – “Louise” 36 8

38 37 The Alan Parsons Project – “Ammonia Avenue” 37 7

31 38 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – “Two Tribes” 30 13

45 39 Strawberry Switchblade – “Since Yesterday” 39 2

49 40 KING – “Love & Pride” 40 2

30 41 Thompson Twins – “You Take Me Up” 5 23

44 42 Wang Chung – “Wait” 42 5

40 43 Cyndi Lauper – “She Bop” 3 27

46 44 Pat Benatar – “We Belong” 44 4

41 45 Prince & The Revolution – “Let's Go Crazy” 6 25

42 46 Wang Chung – “Don't Be My Enemy” 15 19

43 47 Bananarama – “Cruel Summer” 18 26

NE 48 Animotion – “Obsession” 48 1

NE 49 Don Henley – “The Boys of Summer” 49 1

NE 50 The Cars – “Why Can't I Have You” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

47 -- Toto – “Stranger in Town” 34 11

48 -- Sparks – “With All My Might” 4 27

50 -- Queen – “Hammer To Fall” 13 18

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