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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 Up by 1

Johnson's Aeroplane
INXS
From the album: The Swing
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
18
Number
2 Down by 1

Relax
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
From the album: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
3

Blasphemous Rumours
Depeche Mode
From the album: Some Great Reward
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
4 Up by 1

Tenderness
General Public
From the album: All the Rage
Peak
4
Weeks
22
Number
5 Up by 1

Pretty Persuasion
R.E.M.
From the album: Reckoning
Peak
5
Weeks
16
Number
6 Down by 2

I Want You
Lindsey Buckingham
Peak
2
Weeks
23
Number
7 Up by 2

How Soon Is Now?
The Smiths
From the album: Hatful of Hollow
Peak
7
Weeks
11
Number
8

Less Cities, More Moving People
The Fixx
From the album: Phantoms
Peak
8
Weeks
20
Number
9 Up by 1

Obsession
Animotion
From the album: Animotion
Peak
9
Weeks
13
Number
10 Down by 3

Gratitude
Danny Elfman
From the album: Beverly Hills Cop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
11 Up by 3

Smalltown Boy
Bronski Beat
From the album: The Age Of Consent
Peak
11
Weeks
18
Number
12

The Beautiful Ones
Prince
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
12
Weeks
16
Number
13

Computer Blue
Prince & The Revolution
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
12
Weeks
20
Number
14 Down by 3

Lay Your Hands on Me (Original UK Version 1984)
Thompson Twins
Peak
5
Weeks
20
Number
15 Up by 3

Bongo Bongo
The Steve Miller Band
Peak
15
Weeks
10
Number
16 Up by 1

Save a Prayer
Duran Duran
From the album: Rio
Peak
16
Weeks
12
Number
17 Up by 3

88 Lines About 44 Women
The Nails
Peak
17
Weeks
7
Number
18 Up by 1

Don't You (Forget About Me)
Simple Minds
From the album: The Breakfast Club (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
18
Weeks
9
Number
19 Up by 2

In Shreds
The Chameleons
From the album: What Does Anything Mean? Basically
Peak
19
Weeks
12
Number
20 Down by 5

The Riddle
Nik Kershaw
From the album: The Riddle
Peak
15
Weeks
15
Number
21 Down by 5

Love & Pride
King
Peak
16
Weeks
14
Number
22 Up by 1

No Mercy
The Stranglers
Peak
22
Weeks
18
Number
23 Up by 2

Some Like It Hot
The Power Station
From the album: The Power Station
Peak
23
Weeks
6
Number
24

Radioactive
The Firm
From the album: The Firm
Peak
24
Weeks
10
Number
25 Up by 6

Don't Come Around Here No More
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
From the album: Southern Accents
Peak
25
Weeks
4
Number
26 Down by 3

Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty • Four)
Eurythmics
From the album: 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
27 Down by 1

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
Sparks
Peak
26
Weeks
9
Number
28 Up by 2

Just Another Night
Mick Jagger
From the album: She's the Boss
Peak
28
Weeks
10
Number
29 Up by 5

Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Tears for Fears
From the album: Songs from the Big Chair
Peak
29
Weeks
4
Number
30 Debut

Would I Lie to You?
Eurythmics
From the album: Be Yourself Tonight
Peak
30
Weeks
1
Number
31 Up by 2

Take Me With U
Prince & The Revolution featuring Apollonia
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
31
Weeks
9
Number
32 Down by 5

Since Yesterday
Strawberry Switchblade
From the album: Strawberry Switchblade
Peak
20
Weeks
14
Number
33 Down by 5

Big in Japan
Alphaville
From the album: Forever Young, Stark Naked and Absolutely Live
Peak
10
Weeks
22
Number
34 Up by 3

Lucky
Greg Kihn
Peak
34
Weeks
7
Number
35 Down by 6

Heartbeat
The Psychedelic Furs
From the album: Mirror Moves
Peak
26
Weeks
17
Number
36 Up by 3

We Close Our Eyes
Go West
From the album: Go West
Peak
36
Weeks
7
Number
37 Up by 3

When You Were Mine
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
37
Weeks
6
Number
38

Let's Talk About Me
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Vulture Culture
Peak
38
Weeks
9
Number
39 Up by 3

Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Big Bam Boom
Peak
39
Weeks
4
Number
40 Up by 1

I Can't Stand The Rain
Tina Turner
From the album: Private Dancer
Peak
40
Weeks
7
Number
41 Up by 2

Things Can Only Get Better
Howard Jones
From the album: Dream Into Action
Peak
41
Weeks
3
Number
42 Up by 3

Forever Young
Alphaville
From the album: Forever Young
Peak
42
Weeks
3
Number
43 Up by 6

Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
From the album: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Peak
43
Weeks
2
Number
44 Up by 6

The Unforgettable Fire
U2
From the album: The Unforgettable Fire
Peak
44
Weeks
2
Number
45 Down by 13

The Belle of St. Mark
Sheila E.
From the album: The Glamorous Life
Peak
7
Weeks
26
Number
46 Down by 11

Ammonia Avenue
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Ammonia Avenue
Peak
30
Weeks
19
Number
47 Down by 11

Wait
Wang Chung
From the album: Points on the Curve
Peak
35
Weeks
17
Number
48 Debut

Voices Carry
'Til Tuesday
From the album: Voices Carry
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Down by 2

Why Can't I Have You
The Cars
From the album: Heartbeat City
Peak
37
Weeks
13
Number
50 Down by 6

We Belong
Pat Benatar
From the album: Tropico
Peak
32
Weeks
16

Dropouts

Number
46 Dropout

Pride (In The Name Of Love)
U2
From the album: The Unforgettable Fire
Peak
1 (for 7 weeks)
Weeks
27
Number
48 Dropout

Close (To The Edit)
The Art of Noise
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
34

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Date

April 20, 1985

Songs

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2 1 INXS – “Johnson's Aeroplane” 1(×1) 18

1 2 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – “Relax” 1(×4) 14

3 3 Depeche Mode – “Blasphemous Rumours” 1(×3) 21

5 4 General Public – “Tenderness” 4 22

6 5 R.E.M. – “Pretty Persuasion” 5 16

4 6 Lindsey Buckingham – “I Want You” 2 23

9 7 The Smiths – “How Soon Is Now?” 7 11

8 8 The Fixx – “Less Cities, More Moving People” 8 20

10 9 Animotion – “Obsession” 9 13

7 10 Danny Elfman – “Gratitude” 1(×3) 23

14 11 Bronski Beat – “Smalltown Boy” 11 18

12 12 Prince – “The Beautiful Ones” 12 16

13 13 Prince & The Revolution – “Computer Blue” 12 20

11 14 Thompson Twins – “Lay Your Hands on Me (Original UK Version 1984)” 5 20

18 15 The Steve Miller Band – “Bongo Bongo” 15 10

17 16 Duran Duran – “Save a Prayer” 16 12

20 17 The Nails – “88 Lines About 44 Women” 17 7

19 18 Simple Minds – “Don't You (Forget About Me)” 18 9

21 19 The Chameleons – “In Shreds” 19 12

15 20 Nik Kershaw – “The Riddle” 15 15

16 21 King – “Love & Pride” 16 14

23 22 The Stranglers – “No Mercy” 22 18

25 23 The Power Station – “Some Like It Hot” 23 6

24 24 The Firm – “Radioactive” 24 10

31 25 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Don't Come Around Here No More” 25 4

23 26 Eurythmics – “Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty • Four)” 1(×4) 22

26 27 Sparks – “Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat” 26 9

30 28 Mick Jagger – “Just Another Night” 28 10

34 29 Tears for Fears – “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” 29 4

NE 30 Eurythmics – “Would I Lie to You?” 30 1

33 31 Prince & The Revolution ft. Apollonia – “Take Me With U” 31 9

27 32 Strawberry Switchblade – “Since Yesterday” 20 14

28 33 Alphaville – “Big in Japan” 10 22

37 34 Greg Kihn – “Lucky” 34 7

29 35 The Psychedelic Furs – “Heartbeat” 26 17

39 36 Go West – “We Close Our Eyes” 36 7

40 37 Cyndi Lauper – “When You Were Mine” 37 6

38 38 The Alan Parsons Project – “Let's Talk About Me” 38 9

42 39 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid” 39 4

41 40 Tina Turner – “I Can't Stand The Rain” 40 7

43 41 Howard Jones – “Things Can Only Get Better” 41 3

45 42 Alphaville – “Forever Young” 42 3

49 43 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – “Welcome to the Pleasuredome” 43 2

50 44 U2 – “The Unforgettable Fire” 44 2

32 45 Sheila E. – “The Belle of St. Mark” 7 26

35 46 The Alan Parsons Project – “Ammonia Avenue” 30 19

36 47 Wang Chung – “Wait” 35 17

NE 48 'Til Tuesday – “Voices Carry” 48 1

47 49 The Cars – “Why Can't I Have You” 37 13

44 50 Pat Benatar – “We Belong” 32 16

DROPOUTS:

46 -- U2 – “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” 1(×7) 27

48 -- The Art of Noise – “Close (To The Edit)” 1(×2) 34

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