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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

Relax
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
From the album: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
2

Blasphemous Rumours
Depeche Mode
From the album: Some Great Reward
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
18
Number
3

I Want You
Lindsey Buckingham
Peak
2
Weeks
20
Number
4

Gratitude
Danny Elfman
From the album: Beverly Hills Cop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
5 Up by 1

Johnson's Aeroplane
INXS
From the album: The Swing
Peak
5
Weeks
15
Number
6 Down by 1

Lay Your Hands on Me (Original UK Version 1984)
Thompson Twins
Peak
5
Weeks
17
Number
7

Tenderness
General Public
From the album: All the Rage
Peak
7
Weeks
19
Number
8 Up by 1

Less Cities, More Moving People
The Fixx
From the album: Phantoms
Peak
8
Weeks
17
Number
9 Up by 1

Pretty Persuasion
R.E.M.
From the album: Reckoning
Peak
9
Weeks
13
Number
10 Down by 2

Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty • Four)
Eurythmics
From the album: 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
11

How Soon Is Now?
The Smiths
From the album: Hatful of Hollow
Peak
11
Weeks
8
Number
12

Computer Blue
Prince & The Revolution
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
12
Weeks
17
Number
13

The Beautiful Ones
Prince
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
13
Weeks
13
Number
14

Smalltown Boy
Bronski Beat
From the album: The Age Of Consent
Peak
14
Weeks
15
Number
15

Obsession
Animotion
From the album: Animotion
Peak
15
Weeks
10
Number
16

The Riddle
Nik Kershaw
From the album: The Riddle
Peak
16
Weeks
12
Number
17

Love & Pride
King
Peak
17
Weeks
11
Number
18

Save a Prayer
Duran Duran
From the album: Rio
Peak
18
Weeks
9
Number
19 Up by 3

Bongo Bongo
The Steve Miller Band
Peak
19
Weeks
7
Number
20

Since Yesterday
Strawberry Switchblade
From the album: Strawberry Switchblade
Peak
20
Weeks
11
Number
21 Up by 2

Don't You (Forget About Me)
Simple Minds
From the album: The Breakfast Club (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
21
Weeks
6
Number
22 Up by 4

88 Lines About 44 Women
The Nails
Peak
22
Weeks
4
Number
23 Up by 1

No Mercy
The Stranglers
Peak
23
Weeks
15
Number
24 Up by 1

In Shreds
The Chameleons
From the album: What Does Anything Mean? Basically
Peak
24
Weeks
9
Number
25 Down by 4

Big in Japan
Alphaville
From the album: Forever Young, Stark Naked and Absolutely Live
Peak
10
Weeks
19
Number
26 Down by 7

The Belle of St. Mark
Sheila E.
From the album: The Glamorous Life
Peak
7
Weeks
23
Number
27 Up by 3

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
Sparks
Peak
27
Weeks
6
Number
28

Heartbeat
The Psychedelic Furs
From the album: Mirror Moves
Peak
26
Weeks
14
Number
29 Down by 2

Close (To The Edit)
The Art of Noise
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
32
Number
29

Pride (In The Name Of Love)
U2
From the album: The Unforgettable Fire
Peak
1 (for 7 weeks)
Weeks
25
Number
30 Up by 3

Ammonia Avenue
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Ammonia Avenue
Peak
30
Weeks
16
Number
31 Up by 5

Radioactive
The Firm
From the album: The Firm
Peak
31
Weeks
7
Number
32 Up by 2

We Belong
Pat Benatar
From the album: Tropico
Peak
32
Weeks
13
Number
33 Down by 2

7 Chinese Bros.
R.E.M.
From the album: Reckoning
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
31
Number
34 Down by 2

(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville
R.E.M.
From the album: Reckoning
Peak
19
Weeks
20
Number
35

Wait
Wang Chung
From the album: Points on the Curve
Peak
35
Weeks
14
Number
36 Up by 2

Just Another Night
Mick Jagger
From the album: She's the Boss
Peak
36
Weeks
7
Number
37

Why Can't I Have You
The Cars
From the album: Heartbeat City
Peak
37
Weeks
10
Number
38 Up by 1

Take Me With U
Prince & The Revolution featuring Apollonia
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
38
Weeks
6
Number
39 Up by 6

Some Like It Hot
The Power Station
From the album: The Power Station
Peak
39
Weeks
3
Number
40 Up by 1

Let's Talk About Me
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Vulture Culture
Peak
40
Weeks
6
Number
41 Up by 1

Lucky
Greg Kihn
Peak
41
Weeks
4
Number
42 Up by 1

We Close Our Eyes
Go West
From the album: Go West
Peak
42
Weeks
4
Number
43 Up by 1

I Can't Stand The Rain
Tina Turner
From the album: Private Dancer
Peak
43
Weeks
4
Number
44 Up by 2

When You Were Mine
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
44
Weeks
3
Number
45 Down by 5

This Is Not America
David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group
From the album: The Falcon and the Snowman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
40
Weeks
9
Number
47 Debut

Don't Come Around Here No More
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
From the album: Southern Accents
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Up by 1

Love Like Blood
Killing Joke
From the album: Night Time
Peak
48
Weeks
3
Number
49 Debut

Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Big Bam Boom
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Debut

Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Tears for Fears
From the album: Songs from the Big Chair
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
47 Dropout

Catch My Fall
Billy Idol
From the album: Rebel Yell
Peak
11
Weeks
20
Number
48 Dropout

Do It Again
The Kinks
Peak
25
Weeks
13
Number
50 Dropout

Here Come Cowboys
The Psychedelic Furs
From the album: Mirror Moves
Peak
6
Weeks
26

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Date

March 30, 1985

Songs

50

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1 1 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – “Relax” 1(×2) 11

2 2 Depeche Mode – “Blasphemous Rumours” 1(×3) 18

3 3 Lindsey Buckingham – “I Want You” 2 20

4 4 Danny Elfman – “Gratitude” 1(×3) 20

6 5 INXS – “Johnson's Aeroplane” 5 15

5 6 Thompson Twins – “Lay Your Hands on Me (Original UK Version 1984)” 5 17

7 7 General Public – “Tenderness” 7 19

9 8 The Fixx – “Less Cities, More Moving People” 8 17

10 9 R.E.M. – “Pretty Persuasion” 9 13

8 10 Eurythmics – “Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty • Four)” 1(×4) 19

11 11 The Smiths – “How Soon Is Now?” 11 8

12 12 Prince & The Revolution – “Computer Blue” 12 17

13 13 Prince – “The Beautiful Ones” 13 13

14 14 Bronski Beat – “Smalltown Boy” 14 15

15 15 Animotion – “Obsession” 15 10

16 16 Nik Kershaw – “The Riddle” 16 12

17 17 King – “Love & Pride” 17 11

18 18 Duran Duran – “Save a Prayer” 18 9

22 19 The Steve Miller Band – “Bongo Bongo” 19 7

20 20 Strawberry Switchblade – “Since Yesterday” 20 11

23 21 Simple Minds – “Don't You (Forget About Me)” 21 6

26 22 The Nails – “88 Lines About 44 Women” 22 4

24 23 The Stranglers – “No Mercy” 23 15

25 24 The Chameleons – “In Shreds” 24 9

21 25 Alphaville – “Big in Japan” 10 19

19 26 Sheila E. – “The Belle of St. Mark” 7 23

30 27 Sparks – “Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat” 27 6

28 28 The Psychedelic Furs – “Heartbeat” 26 14

27 29 The Art of Noise – “Close (To The Edit)” 1(×2) 32

29 29 U2 – “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” 1(×7) 25

33 30 The Alan Parsons Project – “Ammonia Avenue” 30 16

36 31 The Firm – “Radioactive” 31 7

34 32 Pat Benatar – “We Belong” 32 13

31 33 R.E.M. – “7 Chinese Bros.” 1(×2) 31

32 34 R.E.M. – “(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville” 19 20

35 35 Wang Chung – “Wait” 35 14

38 36 Mick Jagger – “Just Another Night” 36 7

37 37 The Cars – “Why Can't I Have You” 37 10

39 38 Prince & The Revolution ft. Apollonia – “Take Me With U” 38 6

45 39 The Power Station – “Some Like It Hot” 39 3

41 40 The Alan Parsons Project – “Let's Talk About Me” 40 6

42 41 Greg Kihn – “Lucky” 41 4

43 42 Go West – “We Close Our Eyes” 42 4

44 43 Tina Turner – “I Can't Stand The Rain” 43 4

46 44 Cyndi Lauper – “When You Were Mine” 44 3

40 45 David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group – “This Is Not America” 40 9

NE 47 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Don't Come Around Here No More” 47 1

49 48 Killing Joke – “Love Like Blood” 48 3

NE 49 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid” 49 1

NE 50 Tears for Fears – “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

47 -- Billy Idol – “Catch My Fall” 11 20

48 -- The Kinks – “Do It Again” 25 13

50 -- The Psychedelic Furs – “Here Come Cowboys” 6 26

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