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

Fine Time
New Order
From the album: Technique
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
6
Number
2

Stand
R.E.M.
From the album: Green
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
12
Number
3 Up by 1

Left to My Own Devices
Pet Shop Boys
From the album: Introspective
Peak
3
Weeks
9
Number
4 Down by 1

The Great Commandment
CAMOUFLAGE
From the album: Voices & Images
Peak
3
Weeks
20
Number
5

A Little Respect
Erasure
From the album: The Innocents
Peak
4
Weeks
15
Number
6 Up by 3

She Drives Me Crazy
Fine Young Cannibals
From the album: The Raw & the Cooked
Peak
6
Weeks
6
Number
7

I Feel Possessed
Crowded House
From the album: Temple of Low Men
Peak
7
Weeks
11
Number
8

Life Is Grand
Camper Van Beethoven
From the album: Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
Peak
8
Weeks
16
Number
9 Down by 3

Tears Run Rings
Marc Almond
Peak
5
Weeks
18
Number
10 Up by 1

I Beg Your Pardon
Kon Kan
Peak
10
Weeks
11
Number
11 Up by 2

Driven Out
The Fixx
Peak
11
Weeks
7
Number
12 Up by 10

I'll Be You
The Replacements
Peak
12
Weeks
5
Number
13 Down by 1

Goodbye Horses
Q Lazzarus
Peak
12
Weeks
23
Number
14

(Believed You Were) Lucky
'Til Tuesday
From the album: Everything's Different Now
Peak
14
Weeks
9
Number
15 Down by 5

Ana Ng
They Might Be Giants
From the album: Lincoln
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
16 Up by 7

Nightmares
Violent Femmes
Peak
16
Weeks
8
Number
17 Up by 3

Baby Doll
Devo
From the album: Total Devo
Peak
17
Weeks
16
Number
18 Down by 2

Into Temptation
Crowded House
From the album: Temple of Low Men
Peak
4
Weeks
23
Number
19 Up by 7

5 O’Clock World
Julian Cope
From the album: My Nation Underground
Peak
19
Weeks
5
Number
20 Up by 1

The Painted Desert
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: In My Tribe
Peak
20
Weeks
13
Number
21 Down by 6

Orange Crush
R.E.M.
From the album: Green
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
22 Down by 5

What I Am
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Peak
11
Weeks
25
Number
23 Up by 2

Straight Up
Paula Abdul
From the album: Forever Your Girl
Peak
23
Weeks
14
Number
24 Down by 6

All That Money Wants
The Psychedelic Furs
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
27
Number
25 Down by 6

Jane Says
Jane's Addiction
From the album: Jane's Addiction
Peak
17
Weeks
22
Number
26 Up by 5

Sweet Jane
Cowboy Junkies
Peak
26
Weeks
5
Number
27 Down by 3

I Wish U Heaven
Prince
From the album: Lovesexy
Peak
16
Weeks
24
Number
28 Up by 1

Angel of Harlem
U2
From the album: Rattle and Hum
Peak
28
Weeks
12
Number
29 Up by 1

Walking Away
Information Society
From the album: Information Society
Peak
29
Weeks
15
Number
30 Up by 2

Mystify
INXS
From the album: Kick
Peak
30
Weeks
9
Number
31 Up by 2

Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)
Enya
From the album: Watermark
Peak
31
Weeks
8
Number
32 Up by 5

Punk Rock Girl
The Dead Milkmen
From the album: Beelzebubba
Peak
32
Weeks
5
Number
33 Up by 3

End of the Line
Traveling Wilburys
From the album: Traveling Wilburys
Peak
33
Weeks
7
Number
34 Up by 4

Veronica
Elvis Costello
From the album: Spike
Peak
34
Weeks
4
Number
35 Up by 4

Dizzy
Throwing Muses
Peak
35
Weeks
3
Number
36 Up by 4

Mayor of Simpleton
XTC
From the album: Oranges & Lemons
Peak
36
Weeks
3
Number
37 Up by 10

The Other End (Of the Telescope)
'Til Tuesday
From the album: Everything's Different Now
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
38 Down by 11

Put This Love to the Test
Jon Astley
From the album: The Compleat Angler
Peak
8
Weeks
24
Number
39 Down by 11

I Say Nothing
Voice of the Beehive
From the album: Let It Bee
Peak
20
Weeks
17
Number
40 Debut

The Last of the Famous International Playboys
Morrissey
Peak
40
Weeks
1
Number
41 Down by 7

The Killing Jar
Siouxsie & The Banshees
From the album: Peepshow
Peak
21
Weeks
20
Number
42 Up by 8

The Look
Roxette
From the album: Look Sharp!
Peak
42
Weeks
2
Number
43 Down by 8

Charlotte Anne
Julian Cope
From the album: My Nation Underground
Peak
3
Weeks
30
Number
44 Debut

Help!
Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo
From the album: The Greatest Hits Collection
Peak
44
Weeks
1
Number
45 Up by 4

Eternal Flame
The Bangles
From the album: Everything
Peak
45
Weeks
2
Number
46 Down by 5

Kiss
The Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones
From the album: The Best of the Art of Noise
Peak
29
Weeks
14
Number
47 Down by 5

Shake for the Sheik
Escape Club
From the album: Wild Wild West
Peak
26
Weeks
14
Number
48 Down by 5

Motorcrash
The Sugarcubes
From the album: Life's Too Good
Peak
34
Weeks
12
Number
49 Down by 4

Jump in the River
Sinéad O'Connor
From the album: Married to the Mob Soundtrack
Peak
6
Weeks
25
Number
50 Down by 4

New Day for You
Basia
From the album: Time and Tide
Peak
41
Weeks
9

Dropouts

Number
44 Dropout

Handle With Care
Traveling Wilburys
From the album: Traveling Wilburys
Peak
19
Weeks
18
Number
48 Dropout

As Long As You Follow
Fleetwood Mac
Peak
37
Weeks
9

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Date

March 4, 1989

Songs

50

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1 1 New Order – “Fine Time” 1(×2) 6

2 2 R.E.M. – “Stand” 1(×6) 12

4 3 Pet Shop Boys – “Left to My Own Devices” 3 9

3 4 CAMOUFLAGE – “The Great Commandment” 3 20

5 5 Erasure – “A Little Respect” 4 15

9 6 Fine Young Cannibals – “She Drives Me Crazy” 6 6

7 7 Crowded House – “I Feel Possessed” 7 11

8 8 Camper Van Beethoven – “Life Is Grand” 8 16

6 9 Marc Almond – “Tears Run Rings” 5 18

11 10 Kon Kan – “I Beg Your Pardon” 10 11

13 11 The Fixx – “Driven Out” 11 7

22 12 The Replacements – “I'll Be You” 12 5

12 13 Q Lazzarus – “Goodbye Horses” 12 23

14 14 'Til Tuesday – “(Believed You Were) Lucky” 14 9

10 15 They Might Be Giants – “Ana Ng” 1(×1) 22

23 16 Violent Femmes – “Nightmares” 16 8

20 17 Devo – “Baby Doll” 17 16

16 18 Crowded House – “Into Temptation” 4 23

26 19 Julian Cope – “5 O’Clock World” 19 5

21 20 10,000 Maniacs – “The Painted Desert” 20 13

15 21 R.E.M. – “Orange Crush” 1(×5) 19

17 22 Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – “What I Am” 11 25

25 23 Paula Abdul – “Straight Up” 23 14

18 24 The Psychedelic Furs – “All That Money Wants” 1(×3) 27

19 25 Jane's Addiction – “Jane Says” 17 22

31 26 Cowboy Junkies – “Sweet Jane” 26 5

24 27 Prince – “I Wish U Heaven” 16 24

29 28 U2 – “Angel of Harlem” 28 12

30 29 Information Society – “Walking Away” 29 15

32 30 INXS – “Mystify” 30 9

33 31 Enya – “Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)” 31 8

37 32 The Dead Milkmen – “Punk Rock Girl” 32 5

36 33 Traveling Wilburys – “End of the Line” 33 7

38 34 Elvis Costello – “Veronica” 34 4

39 35 Throwing Muses – “Dizzy” 35 3

40 36 XTC – “Mayor of Simpleton” 36 3

47 37 'Til Tuesday – “The Other End (Of the Telescope)” 37 2

27 38 Jon Astley – “Put This Love to the Test” 8 24

28 39 Voice of the Beehive – “I Say Nothing” 20 17

NE 40 Morrissey – “The Last of the Famous International Playboys” 40 1

34 41 Siouxsie & The Banshees – “The Killing Jar” 21 20

50 42 Roxette – “The Look” 42 2

35 43 Julian Cope – “Charlotte Anne” 3 30

NE 44 Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo – “Help!” 44 1

49 45 The Bangles – “Eternal Flame” 45 2

41 46 The Art of Noise ft. Tom Jones – “Kiss” 29 14

42 47 Escape Club – “Shake for the Sheik” 26 14

43 48 The Sugarcubes – “Motorcrash” 34 12

45 49 Sinéad O'Connor – “Jump in the River” 6 25

46 50 Basia – “New Day for You” 41 9

DROPOUTS:

44 -- Traveling Wilburys – “Handle With Care” 19 18

48 -- Fleetwood Mac – “As Long As You Follow” 37 9

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