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

Orange Crush
R.E.M.
From the album: Green
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
7
Number
2

All That Money Wants
The Psychedelic Furs
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
3

Peek-a-Boo
Siouxsie & The Banshees
From the album: Peepshow
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
4 Up by 1

Charlotte Anne
Julian Cope
From the album: My Nation Underground
Peak
4
Weeks
18
Number
5 Down by 1

Chains of Love
Erasure
From the album: The Innocents
Peak
3
Weeks
19
Number
6

Verdi Cries
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: In My Tribe
Peak
4
Weeks
18
Number
7 Up by 1

Jump in the River
Sinéad O'Connor
From the album: Married to the Mob Soundtrack
Peak
7
Weeks
13
Number
8 Down by 1

Liar, Liar
Debbie Harry
From the album: Married to the Mob Soundtrack
Peak
6
Weeks
20
Number
9 Up by 2

Into Temptation
Crowded House
From the album: Temple of Low Men
Peak
9
Weeks
11
Number
10

Put This Love to the Test
Jon Astley
From the album: The Compleat Angler
Peak
10
Weeks
12
Number
11 Down by 2

The Promise
When In Rome
From the album: When in Rome
Peak
9
Weeks
14
Number
12 Up by 4

Ana Ng
They Might Be Giants
From the album: Lincoln
Peak
12
Weeks
10
Number
13

Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls
BOOK OF LOVE
Peak
13
Weeks
20
Number
14 Up by 4

The Great Commandment
CAMOUFLAGE
From the album: Voices & Images
Peak
14
Weeks
8
Number
15 Down by 3

Tell That Girl to Shut Up
Transvision Vamp
From the album: Pop Art
Peak
12
Weeks
19
Number
16 Up by 1

Talk About the Passion
R.E.M.
From the album: Murmur
Peak
12
Weeks
30
Number
17 Up by 2

What I Am
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Peak
17
Weeks
13
Number
18 Up by 2

Eye of Fatima (Part One)
Camper Van Beethoven
From the album: Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
Peak
18
Weeks
19
Number
19 Down by 5

Wild Wild West
The Escape Club
From the album: Wild Wild West
Peak
14
Weeks
17
Number
20 Up by 1

Goodbye Horses
Q Lazzarus
Peak
20
Weeks
11
Number
21 Up by 1

I Wish U Heaven
Prince
From the album: Lovesexy
Peak
21
Weeks
12
Number
22 Down by 7

Better Be Home Soon
Crowded House
From the album: Temple of Low Men
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
23 Up by 2

Jane Says
Jane's Addiction
From the album: Jane's Addiction
Peak
23
Weeks
10
Number
24 Up by 2

Handle With Care
Traveling Wilburys
From the album: Traveling Wilburys
Peak
24
Weeks
7
Number
25 Up by 7

Tears Run Rings
Marc Almond
Peak
25
Weeks
6
Number
26 Up by 5

Put a Little Love in Your Heart
Annie Lennox & Al Green
From the album: Scrooged (Original Motion Picture Score)
Peak
26
Weeks
6
Number
27

Desire
U2
From the album: Rattle and Hum
Peak
27
Weeks
10
Number
28

Inside A Dream
Jane Wiedlin
Peak
28
Weeks
15
Number
29 Down by 6

Never Tear Us Apart
INXS
From the album: Kick
Peak
20
Weeks
18
Number
30 Down by 6

What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)
Information Society
From the album: Information Society
Peak
3
Weeks
22
Number
31 Down by 1

What's the Matter Here?
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: In My Tribe
Peak
30
Weeks
13
Number
32 Down by 3

Forever Young
Rod Stewart
From the album: Out of Order
Peak
15
Weeks
19
Number
33

I Don't Want Your Love
Duran Duran
From the album: Big Thing
Peak
33
Weeks
9
Number
34 Up by 1

The Killing Jar
Siouxsie & The Banshees
From the album: Peepshow
Peak
34
Weeks
8
Number
35 Up by 3

Life Is Grand
Camper Van Beethoven
From the album: Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
Peak
35
Weeks
4
Number
36 Up by 1

Ghost Town
Cheap Trick
From the album: Lap of Luxury
Peak
36
Weeks
6
Number
37 Down by 3

Ghosts Of American Astronauts
Mekons
Peak
3
Weeks
27
Number
38 Up by 4

A Little Respect
Erasure
From the album: The Innocents
Peak
38
Weeks
3
Number
39 Up by 1

I Say Nothing
Voice of the Beehive
From the album: Let It Bee
Peak
39
Weeks
5
Number
40 Up by 1

Baby Doll
Devo
From the album: Total Devo
Peak
40
Weeks
4
Number
41 Up by 5

Shake for the Sheik
Escape Club
From the album: Wild Wild West
Peak
41
Weeks
2
Number
42 Down by 6

Back on the Breadline
Hunters & Collectors
From the album: Fate
Peak
26
Weeks
17
Number
43 Down by 4

Talkin' Bout a Revolution
Tracy Chapman
From the album: Tracy Chapman
Peak
39
Weeks
11
Number
44 Up by 3

Walking Away
Information Society
From the album: Information Society
Peak
44
Weeks
3
Number
45 Up by 3

Straight Up
Paula Abdul
From the album: Forever Your Girl
Peak
45
Weeks
2
Number
46 Up by 4

Kiss
The Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones
From the album: The Best of the Art of Noise
Peak
46
Weeks
2
Number
47 Debut

The Painted Desert
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: In My Tribe
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Down by 5

Domino Dancing
Pet Shop Boys
From the album: Introspective
Peak
33
Weeks
9
Number
49 Down by 5

Charlton Heston
Stump
Peak
7
Weeks
21
Number
50 Down by 5

Everyday Is Like Sunday
Morrissey
From the album: Viva Hate
Peak
6
Weeks
30

Dropouts

Number
49 Dropout

Route 66
Depeche Mode
From the album: Music for the Masses
Peak
3
Weeks
30

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Date

December 10, 1988

Songs

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1 1 R.E.M. – “Orange Crush” 1(×2) 7

2 2 The Psychedelic Furs – “All That Money Wants” 1(×3) 15

3 3 Siouxsie & The Banshees – “Peek-a-Boo” 1(×5) 19

5 4 Julian Cope – “Charlotte Anne” 4 18

4 5 Erasure – “Chains of Love” 3 19

6 6 10,000 Maniacs – “Verdi Cries” 4 18

8 7 Sinéad O'Connor – “Jump in the River” 7 13

7 8 Debbie Harry – “Liar, Liar” 6 20

11 9 Crowded House – “Into Temptation” 9 11

10 10 Jon Astley – “Put This Love to the Test” 10 12

9 11 When In Rome – “The Promise” 9 14

16 12 They Might Be Giants – “Ana Ng” 12 10

13 13 BOOK OF LOVE – “Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls” 13 20

18 14 CAMOUFLAGE – “The Great Commandment” 14 8

12 15 Transvision Vamp – “Tell That Girl to Shut Up” 12 19

17 16 R.E.M. – “Talk About the Passion” 12 30

19 17 Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – “What I Am” 17 13

20 18 Camper Van Beethoven – “Eye of Fatima (Part One)” 18 19

14 19 The Escape Club – “Wild Wild West” 14 17

21 20 Q Lazzarus – “Goodbye Horses” 20 11

22 21 Prince – “I Wish U Heaven” 21 12

15 22 Crowded House – “Better Be Home Soon” 1(×3) 23

25 23 Jane's Addiction – “Jane Says” 23 10

26 24 Traveling Wilburys – “Handle With Care” 24 7

32 25 Marc Almond – “Tears Run Rings” 25 6

31 26 Annie Lennox & Al Green – “Put a Little Love in Your Heart” 26 6

27 27 U2 – “Desire” 27 10

28 28 Jane Wiedlin – “Inside A Dream” 28 15

23 29 INXS – “Never Tear Us Apart” 20 18

24 30 Information Society – “What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)” 3 22

30 31 10,000 Maniacs – “What's the Matter Here?” 30 13

29 32 Rod Stewart – “Forever Young” 15 19

33 33 Duran Duran – “I Don't Want Your Love” 33 9

35 34 Siouxsie & The Banshees – “The Killing Jar” 34 8

38 35 Camper Van Beethoven – “Life Is Grand” 35 4

37 36 Cheap Trick – “Ghost Town” 36 6

34 37 Mekons – “Ghosts Of American Astronauts” 3 27

42 38 Erasure – “A Little Respect” 38 3

40 39 Voice of the Beehive – “I Say Nothing” 39 5

41 40 Devo – “Baby Doll” 40 4

46 41 Escape Club – “Shake for the Sheik” 41 2

36 42 Hunters & Collectors – “Back on the Breadline” 26 17

39 43 Tracy Chapman – “Talkin' Bout a Revolution” 39 11

47 44 Information Society – “Walking Away” 44 3

48 45 Paula Abdul – “Straight Up” 45 2

50 46 The Art of Noise ft. Tom Jones – “Kiss” 46 2

NE 47 10,000 Maniacs – “The Painted Desert” 47 1

43 48 Pet Shop Boys – “Domino Dancing” 33 9

44 49 Stump – “Charlton Heston” 7 21

45 50 Morrissey – “Everyday Is Like Sunday” 6 30

DROPOUTS:

49 -- Depeche Mode – “Route 66” 3 30

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