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

Never Let Me Down Again
Depeche Mode
From the album: Music for the Masses
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
12
Number
2 Down by 1

I Need a Man
Eurythmics
From the album: Savage
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
3 Up by 1

It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
R.E.M.
From the album: Document
Peak
3
Weeks
11
Number
4 Down by 1

Need You Tonight
INXS
From the album: Kick
Peak
3
Weeks
17
Number
5 Up by 1

No New Tale to Tell
Love and Rockets
From the album: Earth, Sun, Moon
Peak
5
Weeks
9
Number
6 Down by 1

Just Like Heaven
The Cure
From the album: Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
Peak
1 (for 8 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
7 Up by 2

Starfish and Coffee
Prince
From the album: Sign O' the Times
Peak
7
Weeks
15
Number
8 Down by 1

Beethoven (I Love to Listen to)
Eurythmics
From the album: Savage
Peak
2
Weeks
17
Number
9 Down by 1

I Don't Mind at All
Bourgeois Tagg
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
10

What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Pet Shop Boys featuring Dusty Springfield
From the album: Actually
Peak
10
Weeks
10
Number
11 Up by 1

Exhuming McCarthy
R.E.M.
From the album: Document
Peak
11
Weeks
7
Number
12 Down by 1

True Faith
New Order
From the album: Substance 1987
Peak
1 (for 7 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
13 Up by 6

I Need You
Eurythmics
From the album: Savage
Peak
13
Weeks
4
Number
14

The Perfect Girl
The Cure
From the album: Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
Peak
13
Weeks
15
Number
15

Pop Goes the World
Men Without Hats
From the album: Pop Goes the World
Peak
10
Weeks
17
Number
16 Down by 3

New Direction
Echo & the Bunnymen
From the album: Echo & The Bunnymen
Peak
7
Weeks
18
Number
17

I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
The Smiths
From the album: Strangeways, Here We Come
Peak
17
Weeks
13
Number
18

It
Prince
From the album: Sign O' the Times
Peak
18
Weeks
8
Number
19 Up by 5

Wishing Well
Terence Trent D'Arby
From the album: Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Peak
19
Weeks
5
Number
20 Up by 1

Everywhere
Fleetwood Mac
From the album: Tango In the Night
Peak
20
Weeks
12
Number
21 Up by 1

Touched By The Hand of God
New Order
From the album: Salvation! (Original Soundtrack)
Peak
21
Weeks
8
Number
22 Down by 6

Waterfall
Wendy & Lisa
From the album: Wendy and Lisa
Peak
5
Weeks
22
Number
23 Down by 3

It's a Sin
Pet Shop Boys
From the album: Actually
Peak
3
Weeks
24
Number
24 Up by 5

Collideascope
The Dukes of Stratosphear
From the album: Psonic Psunspot
Peak
24
Weeks
6
Number
25 Down by 2

Lips Like Sugar
Echo & the Bunnymen
From the album: Echo & The Bunnymen
Peak
1 (for 8 weeks)
Weeks
29
Number
26 Down by 1

Hazy Shade of Winter
The Bangles
From the album: Less than Zero (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Peak
24
Weeks
14
Number
27 Up by 7

Shame
Eurythmics
From the album: Savage
Peak
27
Weeks
4
Number
28

Rhythm of Love
Yes
From the album: Big Generator
Peak
28
Weeks
13
Number
29 Up by 4

I Wanna Be A Flintstone
The Screaming Blue Messiahs
Peak
29
Weeks
4
Number
30 Up by 2

Litany (Life Goes On)
Guadalcanal Diary
Peak
30
Weeks
11
Number
31 Down by 5

Got My Mind Set on You
George Harrison
From the album: Cloud Nine
Peak
25
Weeks
17
Number
32 Down by 2

In God's Country
U2
From the album: The Joshua Tree
Peak
30
Weeks
11
Number
33 Up by 5

Hot Thing
Prince
From the album: Sign O' the Times
Peak
33
Weeks
3
Number
34 Up by 5

Housequake
Prince
From the album: Sign O' the Times
Peak
34
Weeks
3
Number
35

Don't Shed a Tear
Paul Carrack
From the album: One Good Reason
Peak
35
Weeks
11
Number
36

Tunnel of Love
Bruce Springsteen
From the album: Tunnel of Love
Peak
36
Weeks
13
Number
37

On The Turning Away
Pink Floyd
From the album: A Momentary Lapse of Reason
Peak
37
Weeks
11
Number
38 Down by 11

Catch Me (I'm Falling)
Pretty Poison
From the album: Hiding Out - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Peak
19
Weeks
20
Number
39 Up by 1

I Get Weak
Belinda Carlisle
From the album: Heaven On Earth
Peak
39
Weeks
5
Number
40 Up by 7

Rent
Pet Shop Boys
From the album: Actually
Peak
40
Weeks
2
Number
41 Up by 1

Birthday
The Sugarcubes
From the album: Life's Too Good
Peak
41
Weeks
4
Number
43 Up by 2

Mandinka
Sinéad O'Connor
From the album: The Lion And The Cobra
Peak
43
Weeks
3
Number
43 Up by 3

When We Was Fab
George Harrison
From the album: Cloud Nine
Peak
43
Weeks
3
Number
44 Down by 13

Red Hill Mining Town
U2
From the album: The Joshua Tree
Peak
16
Weeks
20
Number
45 Up by 3

Bedbugs and Ballyhoo
Echo & the Bunnymen
Peak
45
Weeks
2
Number
46 Up by 3

The Motion Of Love
Gene Loves Jezebel
Peak
46
Weeks
2
Number
47 Debut

Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
The Smiths
From the album: Strangeways, Here We Come
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Down by 5

Mean to Me
Crowded House
From the album: Crowded House
Peak
12
Weeks
18
Number
49 Down by 8

I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
Prince
From the album: Sign O' the Times
Peak
20
Weeks
13
Number
50 Down by 6

Rain in the Summertime
The Alarm
Peak
23
Weeks
16

Dropouts

Number
50 Dropout

The One I Love
R.E.M.
From the album: Document
Peak
7
Weeks
24

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Date

February 13, 1988

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2 1 Depeche Mode – “Never Let Me Down Again” 1(×1) 12

1 2 Eurythmics – “I Need a Man” 1(×3) 10

4 3 R.E.M. – “It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” 3 11

3 4 INXS – “Need You Tonight” 3 17

6 5 Love and Rockets – “No New Tale to Tell” 5 9

5 6 The Cure – “Just Like Heaven” 1(×8) 21

9 7 Prince – “Starfish and Coffee” 7 15

7 8 Eurythmics – “Beethoven (I Love to Listen to)” 2 17

8 9 Bourgeois Tagg – “I Don't Mind at All” 1(×1) 19

10 10 Pet Shop Boys ft. Dusty Springfield – “What Have I Done to Deserve This?” 10 10

12 11 R.E.M. – “Exhuming McCarthy” 11 7

11 12 New Order – “True Faith” 1(×7) 23

19 13 Eurythmics – “I Need You” 13 4

14 14 The Cure – “The Perfect Girl” 13 15

15 15 Men Without Hats – “Pop Goes the World” 10 17

13 16 Echo & the Bunnymen – “New Direction” 7 18

17 17 The Smiths – “I Started Something I Couldn't Finish” 17 13

18 18 Prince – “It” 18 8

24 19 Terence Trent D'Arby – “Wishing Well” 19 5

21 20 Fleetwood Mac – “Everywhere” 20 12

22 21 New Order – “Touched By The Hand of God” 21 8

16 22 Wendy & Lisa – “Waterfall” 5 22

20 23 Pet Shop Boys – “It's a Sin” 3 24

29 24 The Dukes of Stratosphear – “Collideascope” 24 6

23 25 Echo & the Bunnymen – “Lips Like Sugar” 1(×8) 29

25 26 The Bangles – “Hazy Shade of Winter” 24 14

34 27 Eurythmics – “Shame” 27 4

28 28 Yes – “Rhythm of Love” 28 13

33 29 The Screaming Blue Messiahs – “I Wanna Be A Flintstone” 29 4

32 30 Guadalcanal Diary – “Litany (Life Goes On)” 30 11

26 31 George Harrison – “Got My Mind Set on You” 25 17

30 32 U2 – “In God's Country” 30 11

38 33 Prince – “Hot Thing” 33 3

39 34 Prince – “Housequake” 34 3

35 35 Paul Carrack – “Don't Shed a Tear” 35 11

36 36 Bruce Springsteen – “Tunnel of Love” 36 13

37 37 Pink Floyd – “On The Turning Away” 37 11

27 38 Pretty Poison – “Catch Me (I'm Falling)” 19 20

40 39 Belinda Carlisle – “I Get Weak” 39 5

47 40 Pet Shop Boys – “Rent” 40 2

42 41 The Sugarcubes – “Birthday” 41 4

45 43 Sinéad O'Connor – “Mandinka” 43 3

46 43 George Harrison – “When We Was Fab” 43 3

31 44 U2 – “Red Hill Mining Town” 16 20

48 45 Echo & the Bunnymen – “Bedbugs and Ballyhoo” 45 2

49 46 Gene Loves Jezebel – “The Motion Of Love” 46 2

NE 47 The Smiths – “Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before” 47 1

43 48 Crowded House – “Mean to Me” 12 18

41 49 Prince – “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man” 20 13

44 50 The Alarm – “Rain in the Summertime” 23 16

DROPOUTS:

50 -- R.E.M. – “The One I Love” 7 24

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