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

I Need You
Eurythmics
From the album: Savage
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
13
Number
2

No New Tale to Tell
Love and Rockets
From the album: Earth, Sun, Moon
Peak
2
Weeks
18
Number
3

It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
R.E.M.
From the album: Document
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
4

Wishing Well
Terence Trent D'Arby
From the album: Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Peak
4
Weeks
14
Number
5

Never Let Me Down Again
Depeche Mode
From the album: Music for the Masses
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
6 Up by 3

Satellite
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Peak
6
Weeks
6
Number
7 Up by 1

Shame
Eurythmics
From the album: Savage
Peak
7
Weeks
13
Number
8 Down by 2

I Need a Man
Eurythmics
From the album: Savage
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
9 Up by 1

Rent
Pet Shop Boys
From the album: Actually
Peak
9
Weeks
11
Number
10 Down by 3

Exhuming McCarthy
R.E.M.
From the album: Document
Peak
7
Weeks
16
Number
11

Hot Thing
Prince
From the album: Sign O' the Times
Peak
11
Weeks
12
Number
12 Up by 3

Under the Milky Way
The Church
From the album: Starfish
Peak
12
Weeks
5
Number
13

Mandinka
Sinéad O'Connor
From the album: The Lion And The Cobra
Peak
13
Weeks
12
Number
14

Hot Hot Hot!!!
The Cure
From the album: Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
Peak
14
Weeks
8
Number
15 Up by 1

Suedehead
Morrissey
From the album: Viva Hate
Peak
15
Weeks
8
Number
16 Down by 4

Collideascope
The Dukes of Stratosphear
From the album: Psonic Psunspot
Peak
9
Weeks
15
Number
17 Up by 2

When We Was Fab
George Harrison
From the album: Cloud Nine
Peak
17
Weeks
12
Number
18

I Wanna Be A Flintstone
The Screaming Blue Messiahs
Peak
18
Weeks
13
Number
19 Down by 2

Starfish and Coffee
Prince
From the album: Sign O' the Times
Peak
6
Weeks
24
Number
20

Touched By The Hand of God
New Order
From the album: Salvation! (Original Soundtrack)
Peak
14
Weeks
17
Number
20 Up by 3

Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
The Smiths
From the album: Strangeways, Here We Come
Peak
20
Weeks
10
Number
22

Housequake
Prince
From the album: Sign O' the Times
Peak
22
Weeks
12
Number
23 Up by 1

Birth, School, Work, Death
The Godfathers
Peak
23
Weeks
9
Number
24 Down by 3

Need You Tonight
INXS
From the album: Kick
Peak
3
Weeks
26
Number
25 Up by 5

(Nothing but) Flowers
Talking Heads
From the album: Naked
Peak
25
Weeks
5
Number
26

Kiss and Tell
Bryan Ferry
From the album: "Bright Lights, Big City" Soundtrack
Peak
26
Weeks
8
Number
27 Down by 2

Just Like Heaven
The Cure
From the album: Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
Peak
1 (for 8 weeks)
Weeks
30
Number
28 Down by 1

Beethoven (I Love to Listen to)
Eurythmics
From the album: Savage
Peak
2
Weeks
26
Number
29

Bedbugs and Ballyhoo
Echo & the Bunnymen
Peak
29
Weeks
11
Number
30 Down by 2

I Don't Mind at All
Bourgeois Tagg
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
28
Number
31 Up by 7

Always On My Mind
Pet Shop Boys
From the album: Introspective
Peak
31
Weeks
4
Number
32 Up by 2

Birthday
The Sugarcubes
From the album: Life's Too Good
Peak
32
Weeks
13
Number
33 Up by 2

The Motion Of Love
Gene Loves Jezebel
Peak
33
Weeks
11
Number
34 Down by 3

Pop Goes the World
Men Without Hats
From the album: Pop Goes the World
Peak
10
Weeks
26
Number
35 Down by 3

It
Prince
From the album: Sign O' the Times
Peak
17
Weeks
17
Number
36 Up by 7

Balloon Man
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
Peak
36
Weeks
2
Number
37 Up by 7

Breakaway
Big Pig
From the album: Bonk
Peak
37
Weeks
4
Number
38 Up by 2

40 Years
House of Freaks
Peak
38
Weeks
6
Number
39

Father Figure
George Michael
From the album: Faith
Peak
39
Weeks
8
Number
40 Up by 5

Ingrid (and the Footman)
Jane Siberry
Peak
40
Weeks
3
Number
41

One Step Up
Bruce Springsteen
From the album: Tunnel of Love
Peak
41
Weeks
8
Number
42 Down by 6

Devil Inside
INXS
From the album: Kick
Peak
36
Weeks
9
Number
43 Up by 3

Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil
From the album: Diesel and Dust
Peak
43
Weeks
3
Number
44 Up by 5

Tall Cool One
Robert Plant
From the album: Now and Zen
Peak
44
Weeks
2
Number
45 Down by 12

I Get Weak
Belinda Carlisle
From the album: Heaven On Earth
Peak
32
Weeks
14
Number
46 Up by 2

Only A Memory
The Smithereens
From the album: Green Thoughts
Peak
46
Weeks
2
Number
47 Debut

Everything Your Heart Desires
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Ooh Yeah!
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Down by 11

What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Pet Shop Boys featuring Dusty Springfield
From the album: Actually
Peak
10
Weeks
19
Number
49 Debut

Airhead
Thomas Dolby
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Debut

Heaven Knows
Robert Plant
From the album: Now and Zen
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
42 Dropout

Everywhere
Fleetwood Mac
From the album: Tango In the Night
Peak
20
Weeks
20
Number
47 Dropout

Litany (Life Goes On)
Guadalcanal Diary
Peak
29
Weeks
19
Number
50 Dropout

True Faith
New Order
From the album: Substance 1987
Peak
1 (for 7 weeks)
Weeks
31

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Date

April 16, 1988

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1 1 Eurythmics – “I Need You” 1(×3) 13

2 2 Love and Rockets – “No New Tale to Tell” 2 18

3 3 R.E.M. – “It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” 1(×3) 20

4 4 Terence Trent D'Arby – “Wishing Well” 4 14

5 5 Depeche Mode – “Never Let Me Down Again” 1(×4) 21

9 6 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Satellite” 6 6

8 7 Eurythmics – “Shame” 7 13

6 8 Eurythmics – “I Need a Man” 1(×3) 19

10 9 Pet Shop Boys – “Rent” 9 11

7 10 R.E.M. – “Exhuming McCarthy” 7 16

11 11 Prince – “Hot Thing” 11 12

15 12 The Church – “Under the Milky Way” 12 5

13 13 Sinéad O'Connor – “Mandinka” 13 12

14 14 The Cure – “Hot Hot Hot!!!” 14 8

16 15 Morrissey – “Suedehead” 15 8

12 16 The Dukes of Stratosphear – “Collideascope” 9 15

19 17 George Harrison – “When We Was Fab” 17 12

18 18 The Screaming Blue Messiahs – “I Wanna Be A Flintstone” 18 13

17 19 Prince – “Starfish and Coffee” 6 24

20 20 New Order – “Touched By The Hand of God” 14 17

23 20 The Smiths – “Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before” 20 10

22 22 Prince – “Housequake” 22 12

24 23 The Godfathers – “Birth, School, Work, Death” 23 9

21 24 INXS – “Need You Tonight” 3 26

30 25 Talking Heads – “(Nothing but) Flowers” 25 5

26 26 Bryan Ferry – “Kiss and Tell” 26 8

25 27 The Cure – “Just Like Heaven” 1(×8) 30

27 28 Eurythmics – “Beethoven (I Love to Listen to)” 2 26

29 29 Echo & the Bunnymen – “Bedbugs and Ballyhoo” 29 11

28 30 Bourgeois Tagg – “I Don't Mind at All” 1(×1) 28

38 31 Pet Shop Boys – “Always On My Mind” 31 4

34 32 The Sugarcubes – “Birthday” 32 13

35 33 Gene Loves Jezebel – “The Motion Of Love” 33 11

31 34 Men Without Hats – “Pop Goes the World” 10 26

32 35 Prince – “It” 17 17

43 36 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – “Balloon Man” 36 2

44 37 Big Pig – “Breakaway” 37 4

40 38 House of Freaks – “40 Years” 38 6

39 39 George Michael – “Father Figure” 39 8

45 40 Jane Siberry – “Ingrid (and the Footman)” 40 3

41 41 Bruce Springsteen – “One Step Up” 41 8

36 42 INXS – “Devil Inside” 36 9

46 43 Midnight Oil – “Beds Are Burning” 43 3

49 44 Robert Plant – “Tall Cool One” 44 2

33 45 Belinda Carlisle – “I Get Weak” 32 14

48 46 The Smithereens – “Only A Memory” 46 2

NE 47 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Everything Your Heart Desires” 47 1

37 48 Pet Shop Boys ft. Dusty Springfield – “What Have I Done to Deserve This?” 10 19

NE 49 Thomas Dolby – “Airhead” 49 1

NE 50 Robert Plant – “Heaven Knows” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

42 -- Fleetwood Mac – “Everywhere” 20 20

47 -- Guadalcanal Diary – “Litany (Life Goes On)” 29 19

50 -- New Order – “True Faith” 1(×7) 31

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