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

Stand
R.E.M.
From the album: Green
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
2 Up by 8

Fine Time
New Order
From the album: Technique
Peak
2
Weeks
4
Number
3

The Great Commandment
CAMOUFLAGE
From the album: Voices & Images
Peak
3
Weeks
18
Number
4

A Little Respect
Erasure
From the album: The Innocents
Peak
4
Weeks
13
Number
5 Up by 1

Left to My Own Devices
Pet Shop Boys
From the album: Introspective
Peak
5
Weeks
7
Number
6 Down by 1

Tears Run Rings
Marc Almond
Peak
5
Weeks
16
Number
7 Down by 5

Ana Ng
They Might Be Giants
From the album: Lincoln
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
8 Up by 3

I Feel Possessed
Crowded House
From the album: Temple of Low Men
Peak
8
Weeks
9
Number
9

Life Is Grand
Camper Van Beethoven
From the album: Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
Peak
9
Weeks
14
Number
10 Down by 3

Orange Crush
R.E.M.
From the album: Green
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
11 Down by 3

Into Temptation
Crowded House
From the album: Temple of Low Men
Peak
4
Weeks
21
Number
12 Up by 3

I Beg Your Pardon
Kon Kan
Peak
12
Weeks
9
Number
13

Goodbye Horses
Q Lazzarus
Peak
13
Weeks
21
Number
14 Up by 5

She Drives Me Crazy
Fine Young Cannibals
From the album: The Raw & the Cooked
Peak
14
Weeks
4
Number
15 Down by 3

What I Am
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Peak
11
Weeks
23
Number
16 Up by 7

Driven Out
The Fixx
Peak
16
Weeks
5
Number
17 Down by 3

All That Money Wants
The Psychedelic Furs
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
25
Number
18 Up by 4

(Believed You Were) Lucky
'Til Tuesday
From the album: Everything's Different Now
Peak
18
Weeks
7
Number
19 Down by 3

I Wish U Heaven
Prince
From the album: Lovesexy
Peak
16
Weeks
22
Number
20 Down by 3

Jane Says
Jane's Addiction
From the album: Jane's Addiction
Peak
17
Weeks
20
Number
21

Baby Doll
Devo
From the album: Total Devo
Peak
21
Weeks
14
Number
22 Up by 2

The Painted Desert
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: In My Tribe
Peak
22
Weeks
11
Number
23 Down by 5

Put This Love to the Test
Jon Astley
From the album: The Compleat Angler
Peak
8
Weeks
22
Number
24 Down by 4

I Say Nothing
Voice of the Beehive
From the album: Let It Bee
Peak
20
Weeks
15
Number
25 Up by 15

I'll Be You
The Replacements
Peak
25
Weeks
3
Number
26 Up by 10

Nightmares
Violent Femmes
Peak
26
Weeks
6
Number
27 Down by 2

Charlotte Anne
Julian Cope
From the album: My Nation Underground
Peak
3
Weeks
28
Number
28 Up by 2

Straight Up
Paula Abdul
From the album: Forever Your Girl
Peak
28
Weeks
12
Number
29 Down by 1

The Killing Jar
Siouxsie & The Banshees
From the album: Peepshow
Peak
21
Weeks
18
Number
30 Down by 1

Kiss
The Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones
From the album: The Best of the Art of Noise
Peak
29
Weeks
12
Number
31

Shake for the Sheik
Escape Club
From the album: Wild Wild West
Peak
26
Weeks
12
Number
32

Walking Away
Information Society
From the album: Information Society
Peak
32
Weeks
13
Number
33

Angel of Harlem
U2
From the album: Rattle and Hum
Peak
33
Weeks
10
Number
34 Up by 1

Mystify
INXS
From the album: Kick
Peak
34
Weeks
7
Number
35 Down by 1

Motorcrash
The Sugarcubes
From the album: Life's Too Good
Peak
34
Weeks
10
Number
36 Down by 10

Handle With Care
Traveling Wilburys
From the album: Traveling Wilburys
Peak
19
Weeks
17
Number
37 Up by 1

Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)
Enya
From the album: Watermark
Peak
37
Weeks
6
Number
38 Up by 5

5 O’Clock World
Julian Cope
From the album: My Nation Underground
Peak
38
Weeks
3
Number
39 Down by 12

Jump in the River
Sinéad O'Connor
From the album: Married to the Mob Soundtrack
Peak
6
Weeks
23
Number
40 Up by 2

End of the Line
Traveling Wilburys
From the album: Traveling Wilburys
Peak
40
Weeks
5
Number
41

New Day for You
Basia
From the album: Time and Tide
Peak
41
Weeks
7
Number
42 Up by 3

Punk Rock Girl
The Dead Milkmen
From the album: Beelzebubba
Peak
42
Weeks
3
Number
43 Up by 3

Sweet Jane
Cowboy Junkies
Peak
43
Weeks
3
Number
44 Up by 4

Veronica
Elvis Costello
From the album: Spike
Peak
44
Weeks
2
Number
45 Down by 8

As Long As You Follow
Fleetwood Mac
Peak
37
Weeks
8
Number
46 Debut

Dizzy
Throwing Muses
Peak
46
Weeks
1
Number
47 Debut

Mayor of Simpleton
XTC
From the album: Oranges & Lemons
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Down by 9

Peek-a-Boo
Siouxsie & The Banshees
From the album: Peepshow
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
29
Number
49 Down by 5

Put a Little Love in Your Heart
Annie Lennox & Al Green
From the album: Scrooged (Original Motion Picture Score)
Peak
20
Weeks
16
Number
50 Down by 3

Verdi Cries
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: In My Tribe
Peak
4
Weeks
28

Dropouts

Number
49 Dropout

Ghost Town
Cheap Trick
From the album: Lap of Luxury
Peak
27
Weeks
15
Number
50 Dropout

The Promise
When In Rome
From the album: When in Rome
Peak
9
Weeks
23

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Date

February 18, 1989

Songs

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1 1 R.E.M. – “Stand” 1(×6) 10

10 2 New Order – “Fine Time” 2 4

3 3 CAMOUFLAGE – “The Great Commandment” 3 18

4 4 Erasure – “A Little Respect” 4 13

6 5 Pet Shop Boys – “Left to My Own Devices” 5 7

5 6 Marc Almond – “Tears Run Rings” 5 16

2 7 They Might Be Giants – “Ana Ng” 1(×1) 20

11 8 Crowded House – “I Feel Possessed” 8 9

9 9 Camper Van Beethoven – “Life Is Grand” 9 14

7 10 R.E.M. – “Orange Crush” 1(×5) 17

8 11 Crowded House – “Into Temptation” 4 21

15 12 Kon Kan – “I Beg Your Pardon” 12 9

13 13 Q Lazzarus – “Goodbye Horses” 13 21

19 14 Fine Young Cannibals – “She Drives Me Crazy” 14 4

12 15 Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – “What I Am” 11 23

23 16 The Fixx – “Driven Out” 16 5

14 17 The Psychedelic Furs – “All That Money Wants” 1(×3) 25

22 18 'Til Tuesday – “(Believed You Were) Lucky” 18 7

16 19 Prince – “I Wish U Heaven” 16 22

17 20 Jane's Addiction – “Jane Says” 17 20

21 21 Devo – “Baby Doll” 21 14

24 22 10,000 Maniacs – “The Painted Desert” 22 11

18 23 Jon Astley – “Put This Love to the Test” 8 22

20 24 Voice of the Beehive – “I Say Nothing” 20 15

40 25 The Replacements – “I'll Be You” 25 3

36 26 Violent Femmes – “Nightmares” 26 6

25 27 Julian Cope – “Charlotte Anne” 3 28

30 28 Paula Abdul – “Straight Up” 28 12

28 29 Siouxsie & The Banshees – “The Killing Jar” 21 18

29 30 The Art of Noise ft. Tom Jones – “Kiss” 29 12

31 31 Escape Club – “Shake for the Sheik” 26 12

32 32 Information Society – “Walking Away” 32 13

33 33 U2 – “Angel of Harlem” 33 10

35 34 INXS – “Mystify” 34 7

34 35 The Sugarcubes – “Motorcrash” 34 10

26 36 Traveling Wilburys – “Handle With Care” 19 17

38 37 Enya – “Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)” 37 6

43 38 Julian Cope – “5 O’Clock World” 38 3

27 39 Sinéad O'Connor – “Jump in the River” 6 23

42 40 Traveling Wilburys – “End of the Line” 40 5

41 41 Basia – “New Day for You” 41 7

45 42 The Dead Milkmen – “Punk Rock Girl” 42 3

46 43 Cowboy Junkies – “Sweet Jane” 43 3

48 44 Elvis Costello – “Veronica” 44 2

37 45 Fleetwood Mac – “As Long As You Follow” 37 8

NE 46 Throwing Muses – “Dizzy” 46 1

NE 47 XTC – “Mayor of Simpleton” 47 1

39 48 Siouxsie & The Banshees – “Peek-a-Boo” 1(×5) 29

44 49 Annie Lennox & Al Green – “Put a Little Love in Your Heart” 20 16

47 50 10,000 Maniacs – “Verdi Cries” 4 28

DROPOUTS:

49 -- Cheap Trick – “Ghost Town” 27 15

50 -- When In Rome – “The Promise” 9 23

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