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 5

How Soon is Now?
The Smiths
From the album: Meat Is Murder, Hatful of Hollow
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
2 Down by 1

Johnson's Aeroplane
INXS
From the album: The Swing
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
3

Tenderness
General Public
From the album: All the Rage
Peak
3
Weeks
24
Number
4

Pretty Persuasion
R.E.M.
From the album: Reckoning
Peak
4
Weeks
18
Number
5 Down by 3

Relax
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
From the album: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
16
Number
6 Up by 1

Obsession
Animotion
From the album: Animotion
Peak
6
Weeks
15
Number
7 Up by 3

88 Lines About 44 Women
The Nails
Peak
7
Weeks
9
Number
8 Down by 3

Blasphemous Rumours
Depeche Mode
From the album: Some Great Reward
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
9 Down by 1

I Want You
Lindsey Buckingham
Peak
2
Weeks
25
Number
10 Up by 1

Smalltown Boy
Bronski Beat
From the album: The Age Of Consent
Peak
10
Weeks
20
Number
11 Down by 2

Less Cities, More Moving People
The Fixx
From the album: Phantoms
Peak
8
Weeks
22
Number
12

The Beautiful Ones
Prince
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
12
Weeks
18
Number
13

Computer Blue
Prince & The Revolution
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
12
Weeks
22
Number
14 Up by 2

Save a Prayer
Duran Duran
From the album: Rio
Peak
14
Weeks
14
Number
15

Bongo Bongo
The Steve Miller Band
Peak
15
Weeks
12
Number
16 Up by 1

Don't You (Forget About Me)
Simple Minds
From the album: The Breakfast Club (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
16
Weeks
11
Number
17 Up by 1

In Shreds
The Chameleons
From the album: What Does Anything Mean? Basically
Peak
17
Weeks
14
Number
18 Up by 2

Some Like It Hot
The Power Station
From the album: The Power Station
Peak
18
Weeks
8
Number
19 Up by 5

Would I Lie to You?
Eurythmics
From the album: Be Yourself Tonight
Peak
19
Weeks
3
Number
20 Down by 6

Gratitude
Danny Elfman
From the album: Beverly Hills Cop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
25
Number
21 Up by 2

Don't Come Around Here No More
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
From the album: Southern Accents
Peak
21
Weeks
6
Number
22 Up by 4

Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Tears for Fears
From the album: Songs from the Big Chair
Peak
22
Weeks
6
Number
23 Down by 4

Lay Your Hands on Me (Original UK Version 1984)
Thompson Twins
Peak
5
Weeks
22
Number
24 Down by 3

The Riddle
Nik Kershaw
From the album: The Riddle
Peak
15
Weeks
17
Number
25 Down by 3

No Mercy
The Stranglers
Peak
22
Weeks
20
Number
26 Down by 1

Love & Pride
KING
Peak
16
Weeks
16
Number
27

Radioactive
The Firm
From the album: The Firm
Peak
24
Weeks
12
Number
28

Just Another Night
Mick Jagger
From the album: She's the Boss
Peak
28
Weeks
12
Number
29

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
Sparks
Peak
26
Weeks
11
Number
30 Up by 5

Things Can Only Get Better
Howard Jones
From the album: Dream Into Action
Peak
30
Weeks
5
Number
31 Up by 6

Forever Young
Alphaville
From the album: Forever Young
Peak
31
Weeks
5
Number
32

Lucky
Greg Kihn
Peak
32
Weeks
9
Number
33

We Close Our Eyes
Go West
From the album: Go West
Peak
33
Weeks
9
Number
34

When You Were Mine
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
34
Weeks
8
Number
35 Up by 1

Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Big Bam Boom
Peak
35
Weeks
6
Number
36 Up by 4

Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
From the album: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Peak
36
Weeks
4
Number
37 Up by 4

The Unforgettable Fire
U2
From the album: The Unforgettable Fire
Peak
37
Weeks
4
Number
38 Up by 5

Voices Carry
'Til Tuesday
From the album: Voices Carry
Peak
38
Weeks
3
Number
39

I Can't Stand The Rain
Tina Turner
From the album: Private Dancer
Peak
39
Weeks
9
Number
40 Up by 6

Heartbeat City
The Cars
From the album: Heartbeat City
Peak
40
Weeks
2
Number
41 Up by 8

Going Down to Liverpool
The Bangles
Peak
41
Weeks
2
Number
42 Down by 4

Let's Talk About Me
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Vulture Culture
Peak
38
Weeks
11
Number
43 Down by 12

Take Me With U
Prince & The Revolution featuring Apollonia
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
31
Weeks
11
Number
44 Debut

Black Cars
Gino Vannelli
Peak
44
Weeks
1
Number
45 Debut

Satisfaction Guaranteed
The Firm
From the album: The Firm
Peak
45
Weeks
1
Number
46 Up by 4

Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Vulture Culture
Peak
46
Weeks
2
Number
47 Down by 17

Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty • Four)
Eurythmics
From the album: 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
48 Down by 6

Since Yesterday
Strawberry Switchblade
From the album: Strawberry Switchblade
Peak
20
Weeks
16
Number
49 Debut

One Night in Bangkok
Murray Head
From the album: Chess
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Debut

In My House
Mary Jane Girls
From the album: Only Four You
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
44 Dropout

Big in Japan
Alphaville
From the album: Forever Young, Stark Naked and Absolutely Live
Peak
10
Weeks
23
Number
45 Dropout

Heartbeat
The Psychedelic Furs
From the album: Mirror Moves
Peak
26
Weeks
18
Number
47 Dropout

The Belle of St. Mark
Sheila E.
From the album: The Glamorous Life
Peak
7
Weeks
27
Number
48 Dropout

Ammonia Avenue
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Ammonia Avenue
Peak
30
Weeks
20

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Date

May 4, 1985

Songs

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6 1 The Smiths – “How Soon is Now?” 1(×1) 13

1 2 INXS – “Johnson's Aeroplane” 1(×2) 20

3 3 General Public – “Tenderness” 3 24

4 4 R.E.M. – “Pretty Persuasion” 4 18

2 5 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – “Relax” 1(×4) 16

7 6 Animotion – “Obsession” 6 15

10 7 The Nails – “88 Lines About 44 Women” 7 9

5 8 Depeche Mode – “Blasphemous Rumours” 1(×3) 23

8 9 Lindsey Buckingham – “I Want You” 2 25

11 10 Bronski Beat – “Smalltown Boy” 10 20

9 11 The Fixx – “Less Cities, More Moving People” 8 22

12 12 Prince – “The Beautiful Ones” 12 18

13 13 Prince & The Revolution – “Computer Blue” 12 22

16 14 Duran Duran – “Save a Prayer” 14 14

15 15 The Steve Miller Band – “Bongo Bongo” 15 12

17 16 Simple Minds – “Don't You (Forget About Me)” 16 11

18 17 The Chameleons – “In Shreds” 17 14

20 18 The Power Station – “Some Like It Hot” 18 8

24 19 Eurythmics – “Would I Lie to You?” 19 3

14 20 Danny Elfman – “Gratitude” 1(×3) 25

23 21 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Don't Come Around Here No More” 21 6

26 22 Tears for Fears – “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” 22 6

19 23 Thompson Twins – “Lay Your Hands on Me (Original UK Version 1984)” 5 22

21 24 Nik Kershaw – “The Riddle” 15 17

22 25 The Stranglers – “No Mercy” 22 20

25 26 KING – “Love & Pride” 16 16

27 27 The Firm – “Radioactive” 24 12

28 28 Mick Jagger – “Just Another Night” 28 12

29 29 Sparks – “Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat” 26 11

35 30 Howard Jones – “Things Can Only Get Better” 30 5

37 31 Alphaville – “Forever Young” 31 5

32 32 Greg Kihn – “Lucky” 32 9

33 33 Go West – “We Close Our Eyes” 33 9

34 34 Cyndi Lauper – “When You Were Mine” 34 8

36 35 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid” 35 6

40 36 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – “Welcome to the Pleasuredome” 36 4

41 37 U2 – “The Unforgettable Fire” 37 4

43 38 'Til Tuesday – “Voices Carry” 38 3

39 39 Tina Turner – “I Can't Stand The Rain” 39 9

46 40 The Cars – “Heartbeat City” 40 2

49 41 The Bangles – “Going Down to Liverpool” 41 2

38 42 The Alan Parsons Project – “Let's Talk About Me” 38 11

31 43 Prince & The Revolution ft. Apollonia – “Take Me With U” 31 11

NE 44 Gino Vannelli – “Black Cars” 44 1

NE 45 The Firm – “Satisfaction Guaranteed” 45 1

50 46 The Alan Parsons Project – “Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)” 46 2

30 47 Eurythmics – “Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty • Four)” 1(×4) 24

42 48 Strawberry Switchblade – “Since Yesterday” 20 16

NE 49 Murray Head – “One Night in Bangkok” 49 1

NE 50 Mary Jane Girls – “In My House” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

44 -- Alphaville – “Big in Japan” 10 23

45 -- The Psychedelic Furs – “Heartbeat” 26 18

47 -- Sheila E. – “The Belle of St. Mark” 7 27

48 -- The Alan Parsons Project – “Ammonia Avenue” 30 20

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