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

How Soon is Now?
The Smiths
From the album: Meat Is Murder, Hatful of Hollow
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
2

Johnson's Aeroplane
INXS
From the album: The Swing
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
3 Up by 4

88 Lines About 44 Women
The Nails
Peak
3
Weeks
10
Number
4

Pretty Persuasion
R.E.M.
From the album: Reckoning
Peak
4
Weeks
19
Number
5

Relax
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
From the album: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
6

Obsession
Animotion
From the album: Animotion
Peak
6
Weeks
16
Number
7 Down by 4

Tenderness
General Public
From the album: All the Rage
Peak
3
Weeks
25
Number
8 Up by 2

Smalltown Boy
Bronski Beat
From the album: The Age Of Consent
Peak
8
Weeks
21
Number
9 Down by 1

Blasphemous Rumours
Depeche Mode
From the album: Some Great Reward
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
10 Up by 9

Would I Lie to You?
Eurythmics
From the album: Be Yourself Tonight
Peak
10
Weeks
4
Number
11

Less Cities, More Moving People
The Fixx
From the album: Phantoms
Peak
8
Weeks
23
Number
12

The Beautiful Ones
Prince
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
12
Weeks
19
Number
13

Computer Blue
Prince & The Revolution
From the album: Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
Peak
12
Weeks
23
Number
14

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

Bongo Bongo
The Steve Miller Band
Peak
15
Weeks
13
Number
16

Don't You (Forget About Me)
Simple Minds
From the album: The Breakfast Club (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
16
Weeks
12
Number
17

In Shreds
The Chameleons
From the album: What Does Anything Mean? Basically
Peak
17
Weeks
15
Number
18

Some Like It Hot
The Power Station
From the album: The Power Station
Peak
18
Weeks
9
Number
19 Down by 10

I Want You
Lindsey Buckingham
Peak
2
Weeks
26
Number
20 Up by 1

Don't Come Around Here No More
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
From the album: Southern Accents
Peak
20
Weeks
7
Number
21 Up by 1

Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Tears for Fears
From the album: Songs from the Big Chair
Peak
21
Weeks
7
Number
22 Up by 8

Things Can Only Get Better
Howard Jones
From the album: Dream Into Action
Peak
22
Weeks
6
Number
23

Lay Your Hands on Me (Original UK Version 1984)
Thompson Twins
Peak
5
Weeks
23
Number
24 Up by 10

When You Were Mine
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
24
Weeks
9
Number
25

No Mercy
The Stranglers
Peak
22
Weeks
21
Number
26

Love & Pride
KING
Peak
16
Weeks
17
Number
27 Down by 3

The Riddle
Nik Kershaw
From the album: The Riddle
Peak
15
Weeks
18
Number
28 Up by 3

Forever Young
Alphaville
From the album: Forever Young
Peak
28
Weeks
6
Number
29 Down by 9

Gratitude
Danny Elfman
From the album: Beverly Hills Cop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
26
Number
30 Down by 3

Radioactive
The Firm
From the album: The Firm
Peak
24
Weeks
13
Number
31 Down by 3

Just Another Night
Mick Jagger
From the album: She's the Boss
Peak
28
Weeks
13
Number
32 Up by 1

We Close Our Eyes
Go West
From the album: Go West
Peak
32
Weeks
10
Number
33 Up by 2

Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Big Bam Boom
Peak
33
Weeks
7
Number
34 Up by 2

Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
From the album: Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Peak
34
Weeks
5
Number
35 Up by 3

Voices Carry
'Til Tuesday
From the album: Voices Carry
Peak
35
Weeks
4
Number
36 Up by 1

The Unforgettable Fire
U2
From the album: The Unforgettable Fire
Peak
36
Weeks
5
Number
37 Up by 3

Heartbeat City
The Cars
From the album: Heartbeat City
Peak
37
Weeks
3
Number
38 Up by 3

Going Down to Liverpool
The Bangles
Peak
38
Weeks
3
Number
39 Up by 5

Black Cars
Gino Vannelli
Peak
39
Weeks
2
Number
40 Up by 9

One Night in Bangkok
Murray Head
From the album: Chess
Peak
40
Weeks
2
Number
41 Down by 12

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
Sparks
Peak
26
Weeks
12
Number
42 Down by 10

Lucky
Greg Kihn
Peak
32
Weeks
10
Number
43 Up by 3

Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Vulture Culture
Peak
43
Weeks
3
Number
44 Up by 1

Satisfaction Guaranteed
The Firm
From the album: The Firm
Peak
44
Weeks
2
Number
45 Down by 6

I Can't Stand The Rain
Tina Turner
From the album: Private Dancer
Peak
39
Weeks
10
Number
46 Up by 4

In My House
Mary Jane Girls
From the album: Only Four You
Peak
46
Weeks
2
Number
47 Debut

Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes)
Kim Carnes
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Down by 6

Let's Talk About Me
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Vulture Culture
Peak
38
Weeks
12
Number
49 Debut

Every Time You Go Away
Paul Young
From the album: The Secret of Association
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Debut

Ways to Be Wicked
Lone Justice
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
43 Dropout

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

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

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

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Date

May 11, 1985

Songs

50

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1 1 The Smiths – “How Soon is Now?” 1(×2) 14

2 2 INXS – “Johnson's Aeroplane” 1(×2) 21

7 3 The Nails – “88 Lines About 44 Women” 3 10

4 4 R.E.M. – “Pretty Persuasion” 4 19

5 5 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – “Relax” 1(×4) 17

6 6 Animotion – “Obsession” 6 16

3 7 General Public – “Tenderness” 3 25

10 8 Bronski Beat – “Smalltown Boy” 8 21

8 9 Depeche Mode – “Blasphemous Rumours” 1(×3) 24

19 10 Eurythmics – “Would I Lie to You?” 10 4

11 11 The Fixx – “Less Cities, More Moving People” 8 23

12 12 Prince – “The Beautiful Ones” 12 19

13 13 Prince & The Revolution – “Computer Blue” 12 23

14 14 Duran Duran – “Save a Prayer” 14 15

15 15 The Steve Miller Band – “Bongo Bongo” 15 13

16 16 Simple Minds – “Don't You (Forget About Me)” 16 12

17 17 The Chameleons – “In Shreds” 17 15

18 18 The Power Station – “Some Like It Hot” 18 9

9 19 Lindsey Buckingham – “I Want You” 2 26

21 20 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Don't Come Around Here No More” 20 7

22 21 Tears for Fears – “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” 21 7

30 22 Howard Jones – “Things Can Only Get Better” 22 6

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

34 24 Cyndi Lauper – “When You Were Mine” 24 9

25 25 The Stranglers – “No Mercy” 22 21

26 26 KING – “Love & Pride” 16 17

24 27 Nik Kershaw – “The Riddle” 15 18

31 28 Alphaville – “Forever Young” 28 6

20 29 Danny Elfman – “Gratitude” 1(×3) 26

27 30 The Firm – “Radioactive” 24 13

28 31 Mick Jagger – “Just Another Night” 28 13

33 32 Go West – “We Close Our Eyes” 32 10

35 33 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid” 33 7

36 34 Frankie Goes To Hollywood – “Welcome to the Pleasuredome” 34 5

38 35 'Til Tuesday – “Voices Carry” 35 4

37 36 U2 – “The Unforgettable Fire” 36 5

40 37 The Cars – “Heartbeat City” 37 3

41 38 The Bangles – “Going Down to Liverpool” 38 3

44 39 Gino Vannelli – “Black Cars” 39 2

49 40 Murray Head – “One Night in Bangkok” 40 2

29 41 Sparks – “Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat” 26 12

32 42 Greg Kihn – “Lucky” 32 10

46 43 The Alan Parsons Project – “Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)” 43 3

45 44 The Firm – “Satisfaction Guaranteed” 44 2

39 45 Tina Turner – “I Can't Stand The Rain” 39 10

50 46 Mary Jane Girls – “In My House” 46 2

NE 47 Kim Carnes – “Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes)” 47 1

42 48 The Alan Parsons Project – “Let's Talk About Me” 38 12

NE 49 Paul Young – “Every Time You Go Away” 49 1

NE 50 Lone Justice – “Ways to Be Wicked” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

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

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

48 -- Strawberry Switchblade – “Since Yesterday” 20 16

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