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

Blue Monday '88
New Order
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
16
Number
2 Up by 1

Like the Weather
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: In My Tribe
Peak
2
Weeks
15
Number
3 Down by 1

Balloon Man
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
4

Route 66
Depeche Mode
From the album: Music for the Masses
Peak
4
Weeks
14
Number
5

Ghosts Of American Astronauts
Mekons
Peak
5
Weeks
10
Number
6 Up by 2

Better Be Home Soon
Crowded House
From the album: Temple of Low Men
Peak
6
Weeks
6
Number
7

You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart
Eurythmics
From the album: Savage
Peak
7
Weeks
12
Number
8 Down by 2

Doctorin' the Tardis
The Timelords
Peak
6
Weeks
12
Number
9 Up by 2

Everyday Is Like Sunday
Morrissey
From the album: Viva Hate
Peak
9
Weeks
13
Number
10

New Sensation
INXS
From the album: Kick
Peak
10
Weeks
17
Number
11 Up by 1

Crash
The Primitives
From the album: Lovely
Peak
11
Weeks
13
Number
12 Down by 3

Under the Milky Way
The Church
From the album: Starfish
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
13 Up by 10

What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)
Information Society
From the album: Information Society
Peak
13
Weeks
5
Number
14 Down by 1

Satellite
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
15

Alphabet St.
Prince
From the album: Lovesexy
Peak
15
Weeks
16
Number
16

I Want Your (Hands on Me)
Sinéad O'Connor
From the album: The Lion and the Cobra
Peak
16
Weeks
14
Number
17

What For
James
Peak
17
Weeks
17
Number
18

Mirror People
Love and Rockets
From the album: Earth, Sun, Moon
Peak
18
Weeks
11
Number
19

Reptile
The Church
From the album: Starfish
Peak
19
Weeks
8
Number
20 Up by 4

Hole In My Heart (All the Way to China)
Cyndi Lauper
Peak
20
Weeks
6
Number
21 Down by 7

Suedehead
Morrissey
From the album: Viva Hate
Peak
3
Weeks
25
Number
22

Finest Worksong
R.E.M.
From the album: Document
Peak
22
Weeks
10
Number
23 Up by 10

Charlton Heston
Stump
Peak
23
Weeks
4
Number
24 Down by 4

Heart
Pet Shop Boys
From the album: Actually
Peak
5
Weeks
17
Number
25 Up by 12

Liar, Liar
Debbie Harry
From the album: Married to the Mob Soundtrack
Peak
25
Weeks
3
Number
26

Blind
Talking Heads
Peak
26
Weeks
6
Number
27 Down by 6

Airhead
Thomas Dolby
Peak
14
Weeks
18
Number
28 Up by 2

Ship of Fools
Robert Plant
From the album: Now and Zen
Peak
28
Weeks
9
Number
29 Down by 4

I Need You
Eurythmics
From the album: Savage
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
30
Number
30 Down by 1

Moonbeam
Men Without Hats
From the album: Pop Goes the World
Peak
29
Weeks
15
Number
31 Down by 4

Heaven Knows
Robert Plant
From the album: Now and Zen
Peak
27
Weeks
18
Number
32

So Important
Sparks
Peak
32
Weeks
13
Number
33 Up by 3

Simply Irresistible
Robert Palmer
From the album: Heavy Nova
Peak
33
Weeks
7
Number
34 Up by 1

Kidney Bingos
Wire
Peak
34
Weeks
9
Number
35 Up by 4

Glam Slam
Prince
From the album: Lovesexy
Peak
35
Weeks
4
Number
36 Up by 4

Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls
Book of Love
From the album: Lullaby
Peak
36
Weeks
3
Number
37 Up by 8

Chains of Love
Erasure
From the album: The Innocents
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
38 Up by 8

Peek-a-Boo
Siouxsie and The Banshees
From the album: Peepshow
Peak
38
Weeks
2
Number
39 Up by 2

The Dead Heart
Midnight Oil
From the album: Diesel and Dust
Peak
39
Weeks
7
Number
40 Down by 12

(Nothing but) Flowers
Talking Heads
From the album: Naked
Peak
11
Weeks
22
Number
41 Down by 10

Kiss and Tell
Bryan Ferry
From the album: "Bright Lights, Big City" Soundtrack
Peak
17
Weeks
25
Number
42 Debut

Charlotte Anne
Julian Cope
From the album: My Nation Underground
Peak
42
Weeks
1
Number
43 Up by 1

Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
From the album: Tracy Chapman
Peak
43
Weeks
4
Number
44 Up by 3

Tell That Girl to Shut Up
Transvision Vamp
From the album: Pop Art
Peak
44
Weeks
2
Number
45 Down by 11

Ingrid (and the Footman)
Jane Siberry
Peak
22
Weeks
20
Number
46 Up by 2

Forever Young
Rod Stewart
From the album: Out of Order
Peak
46
Weeks
2
Number
47 Up by 1

I Feel Free
Belinda Carlisle
From the album: Heaven On Earth
Peak
47
Weeks
2
Number
48 Up by 2

Eye of Fatima (Part One)
Camper Van Beethoven
From the album: Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
Peak
48
Weeks
2
Number
49 Debut

Verdi Cries
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: In My Tribe
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Debut

Never Tear Us Apart
INXS
From the album: Kick
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
38 Dropout

Rent
Pet Shop Boys
From the album: Actually
Peak
6
Weeks
27
Number
42 Dropout

Hot Hot Hot!!!
The Cure
From the album: Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
Peak
9
Weeks
24
Number
43 Dropout

Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil
From the album: Diesel and Dust
Peak
18
Weeks
19

A chart by

Date

August 13, 1988

Songs

50

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1 1 New Order – "Blue Monday '88" 1(×2) 16

3 2 10,000 Maniacs – "Like the Weather" 2 15

2 3 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – "Balloon Man" 1(×4) 19

4 4 Depeche Mode – "Route 66" 4 14

5 5 Mekons – "Ghosts Of American Astronauts" 5 10

8 6 Crowded House – "Better Be Home Soon" 6 6

7 7 Eurythmics – "You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart" 7 12

6 8 The Timelords – "Doctorin' the Tardis" 6 12

11 9 Morrissey – "Everyday Is Like Sunday" 9 13

10 10 INXS – "New Sensation" 10 17

12 11 The Primitives – "Crash" 11 13

9 12 The Church – "Under the Milky Way" 1(×6) 22

23 13 Information Society – "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)" 13 5

13 14 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – "Satellite" 1(×1) 23

15 15 Prince – "Alphabet St." 15 16

16 16 Sinéad O'Connor – "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" 16 14

17 17 James – "What For" 17 17

18 18 Love and Rockets – "Mirror People" 18 11

19 19 The Church – "Reptile" 19 8

24 20 Cyndi Lauper – "Hole In My Heart (All the Way to China)" 20 6

14 21 Morrissey – "Suedehead" 3 25

22 22 R.E.M. – "Finest Worksong" 22 10

33 23 Stump – "Charlton Heston" 23 4

20 24 Pet Shop Boys – "Heart" 5 17

37 25 Debbie Harry – "Liar, Liar" 25 3

26 26 Talking Heads – "Blind" 26 6

21 27 Thomas Dolby – "Airhead" 14 18

30 28 Robert Plant – "Ship of Fools" 28 9

25 29 Eurythmics – "I Need You" 1(×5) 30

29 30 Men Without Hats – "Moonbeam" 29 15

27 31 Robert Plant – "Heaven Knows" 27 18

32 32 Sparks – "So Important" 32 13

36 33 Robert Palmer – "Simply Irresistible" 33 7

35 34 Wire – "Kidney Bingos" 34 9

39 35 Prince – "Glam Slam" 35 4

40 36 Book of Love – "Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls" 36 3

45 37 Erasure – "Chains of Love" 37 2

46 38 Siouxsie and The Banshees – "Peek-a-Boo" 38 2

41 39 Midnight Oil – "The Dead Heart" 39 7

28 40 Talking Heads – "(Nothing but) Flowers" 11 22

31 41 Bryan Ferry – "Kiss and Tell" 17 25

NE 42 Julian Cope – "Charlotte Anne" 42 1

44 43 Tracy Chapman – "Fast Car" 43 4

47 44 Transvision Vamp – "Tell That Girl to Shut Up" 44 2

34 45 Jane Siberry – "Ingrid (and the Footman)" 22 20

48 46 Rod Stewart – "Forever Young" 46 2

48 47 Belinda Carlisle – "I Feel Free" 47 2

50 48 Camper Van Beethoven – "Eye of Fatima (Part One)" 48 2

NE 49 10,000 Maniacs – "Verdi Cries" 49 1

NE 50 INXS – "Never Tear Us Apart" 50 1

DROPOUTS:

38 -- Pet Shop Boys – "Rent" 6 27

42 -- The Cure – "Hot Hot Hot!!!" 9 24

43 -- Midnight Oil – "Beds Are Burning" 18 19

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