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

Balloon Man
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
2 Up by 2

Blue Monday '88
New Order
Peak
2
Weeks
12
Number
3 Down by 1

Under the Milky Way
The Church
From the album: Starfish
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
18
Number
4 Down by 1

Satellite
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
5

Route 66
Depeche Mode
From the album: Music for the Masses
Peak
5
Weeks
10
Number
6

Like the Weather
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: In My Tribe
Peak
6
Weeks
11
Number
7

Doctorin' the Tardis
The Timelords
Peak
7
Weeks
8
Number
8 Up by 2

You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart
Eurythmics
From the album: Savage
Peak
8
Weeks
8
Number
9 Down by 1

Suedehead
Morrissey
From the album: Viva Hate
Peak
3
Weeks
21
Number
10 Down by 1

Heart
Pet Shop Boys
From the album: Actually
Peak
5
Weeks
13
Number
11

New Sensation
INXS
From the album: Kick
Peak
11
Weeks
13
Number
12 Up by 6

Ghosts Of American Astronauts
Mekons
Peak
12
Weeks
6
Number
13

(Nothing but) Flowers
Talking Heads
From the album: Naked
Peak
11
Weeks
18
Number
14

Airhead
Thomas Dolby
Peak
14
Weeks
14
Number
15 Up by 1

Alphabet St.
Prince
From the album: Lovesexy
Peak
15
Weeks
12
Number
16 Down by 4

I Need You
Eurythmics
From the album: Savage
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
26
Number
17

I Want Your (Hands on Me)
Sinéad O'Connor
From the album: The Lion And The Cobra
Peak
17
Weeks
10
Number
18 Up by 2

Everyday Is Like Sunday
Morrissey
From the album: Viva Hate
Peak
18
Weeks
9
Number
19 Up by 3

Crash
The Primitives
From the album: Lovely
Peak
19
Weeks
9
Number
20 Up by 4

What For
James
Peak
20
Weeks
13
Number
21 Down by 6

Hot Hot Hot!!!
The Cure
From the album: Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
Peak
9
Weeks
21
Number
22 Down by 3

Kiss and Tell
Bryan Ferry
From the album: "Bright Lights, Big City" Soundtrack
Peak
17
Weeks
21
Number
23

Ingrid (and the Footman)
Jane Siberry
Peak
22
Weeks
16
Number
24 Down by 3

Rent
Pet Shop Boys
From the album: Actually
Peak
6
Weeks
24
Number
25 Up by 3

Mirror People
Love and Rockets
From the album: Earth, Sun, Moon
Peak
25
Weeks
7
Number
26 Down by 1

Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil
From the album: Diesel and Dust
Peak
18
Weeks
16
Number
27 Down by 1

Everything Your Heart Desires
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Ooh Yeah!
Peak
25
Weeks
14
Number
28 Up by 13

Better Be Home Soon
Crowded House
From the album: Temple of Low Men
Peak
28
Weeks
2
Number
29 Down by 2

Wishing Well
Terence Trent D'Arby
From the album: Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Peak
4
Weeks
27
Number
30 Up by 2

Heaven Knows
Robert Plant
From the album: Now and Zen
Peak
30
Weeks
14
Number
31 Down by 2

Mandinka
Sinéad O'Connor
From the album: The Lion And The Cobra
Peak
11
Weeks
25
Number
32 Up by 1

Moonbeam
Men Without Hats
From the album: Pop Goes the World
Peak
32
Weeks
11
Number
33 Up by 1

Finest Worksong
R.E.M.
From the album: Document
Peak
33
Weeks
6
Number
34 Up by 1

So Important
Sparks
Peak
34
Weeks
9
Number
35 Up by 1

Reptile
The Church
From the album: Starfish
Peak
35
Weeks
4
Number
36 Up by 1

Ship of Fools
Robert Plant
From the album: Now and Zen
Peak
36
Weeks
5
Number
37 Up by 5

Hole In My Heart (All the Way to China)
Cyndi Lauper
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
38

Circle in the Sand
Belinda Carlisle
From the album: Heaven On Earth
Peak
38
Weeks
6
Number
39 Down by 9

Breakaway
Big Pig
From the album: Bonk
Peak
18
Weeks
17
Number
40 Down by 9

Tall Cool One
Robert Plant
From the album: Now and Zen
Peak
28
Weeks
15
Number
41 Up by 5

Simply Irresistible
Robert Palmer
From the album: Heavy Nova
Peak
41
Weeks
3
Number
42 Up by 3

The Dead Heart
Midnight Oil
From the album: Diesel and Dust
Peak
42
Weeks
3
Number
43

Turquoise Jewelry
Camper Van Beethoven
From the album: Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
Peak
43
Weeks
7
Number
44 Up by 5

Blind
Talking Heads
Peak
44
Weeks
2
Number
45 Down by 6

Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
The Smiths
From the album: Strangeways, Here We Come
Peak
15
Weeks
23
Number
46 Down by 6

No New Tale to Tell
Love and Rockets
From the album: Earth, Sun, Moon
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
31
Number
47 Down by 3

Only A Memory
The Smithereens
From the album: Green Thoughts
Peak
32
Weeks
15
Number
48 Debut

What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)
Information Society
From the album: Information Society
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Down by 2

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
33
Number
50 Down by 2

Never Let Me Down Again
Depeche Mode
From the album: Music for the Masses
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
34

Dropouts

Number
50 Dropout

Birth, School, Work, Death
The Godfathers
Peak
19
Weeks
21

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Date

July 16, 1988

Songs

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1 1 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – “Balloon Man” 1(×2) 15

4 2 New Order – “Blue Monday '88” 2 12

2 3 The Church – “Under the Milky Way” 1(×6) 18

3 4 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Satellite” 1(×1) 19

5 5 Depeche Mode – “Route 66” 5 10

6 6 10,000 Maniacs – “Like the Weather” 6 11

7 7 The Timelords – “Doctorin' the Tardis” 7 8

10 8 Eurythmics – “You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart” 8 8

8 9 Morrissey – “Suedehead” 3 21

9 10 Pet Shop Boys – “Heart” 5 13

11 11 INXS – “New Sensation” 11 13

18 12 Mekons – “Ghosts Of American Astronauts” 12 6

13 13 Talking Heads – “(Nothing but) Flowers” 11 18

14 14 Thomas Dolby – “Airhead” 14 14

16 15 Prince – “Alphabet St.” 15 12

12 16 Eurythmics – “I Need You” 1(×5) 26

17 17 Sinéad O'Connor – “I Want Your (Hands on Me)” 17 10

20 18 Morrissey – “Everyday Is Like Sunday” 18 9

22 19 The Primitives – “Crash” 19 9

24 20 James – “What For” 20 13

15 21 The Cure – “Hot Hot Hot!!!” 9 21

19 22 Bryan Ferry – “Kiss and Tell” 17 21

23 23 Jane Siberry – “Ingrid (and the Footman)” 22 16

21 24 Pet Shop Boys – “Rent” 6 24

28 25 Love and Rockets – “Mirror People” 25 7

25 26 Midnight Oil – “Beds Are Burning” 18 16

26 27 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Everything Your Heart Desires” 25 14

41 28 Crowded House – “Better Be Home Soon” 28 2

27 29 Terence Trent D'Arby – “Wishing Well” 4 27

32 30 Robert Plant – “Heaven Knows” 30 14

29 31 Sinéad O'Connor – “Mandinka” 11 25

33 32 Men Without Hats – “Moonbeam” 32 11

34 33 R.E.M. – “Finest Worksong” 33 6

35 34 Sparks – “So Important” 34 9

36 35 The Church – “Reptile” 35 4

37 36 Robert Plant – “Ship of Fools” 36 5

42 37 Cyndi Lauper – “Hole In My Heart (All the Way to China)” 37 2

38 38 Belinda Carlisle – “Circle in the Sand” 38 6

30 39 Big Pig – “Breakaway” 18 17

31 40 Robert Plant – “Tall Cool One” 28 15

46 41 Robert Palmer – “Simply Irresistible” 41 3

45 42 Midnight Oil – “The Dead Heart” 42 3

43 43 Camper Van Beethoven – “Turquoise Jewelry” 43 7

49 44 Talking Heads – “Blind” 44 2

39 45 The Smiths – “Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before” 15 23

40 46 Love and Rockets – “No New Tale to Tell” 1(×2) 31

44 47 The Smithereens – “Only A Memory” 32 15

NE 48 Information Society – “What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)” 48 1

47 49 R.E.M. – “It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” 1(×3) 33

48 50 Depeche Mode – “Never Let Me Down Again” 1(×4) 34

DROPOUTS:

50 -- The Godfathers – “Birth, School, Work, Death” 19 21

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