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 Up by 1

Pop Song '89
R.E.M.
From the album: Green
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
2 Down by 1

Here Comes Your Man
Pixies
From the album: Doolittle
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
16
Number
3 Up by 1

All I Want Is You
U2
From the album: Rattle and Hum
Peak
3
Weeks
15
Number
4 Down by 1

Love Song
Madonna
From the album: Like a Prayer
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
5

The Prisoner
Howard Jones
From the album: Cross That Line
Peak
5
Weeks
15
Number
6 Up by 1

Nanana
Royal Crescent Mob
Peak
6
Weeks
12
Number
6

Let the Day Begin
The Call
From the album: Let the Day Begin
Peak
6
Weeks
18
Number
7 Up by 1

Between Something And Nothing
The Ocean Blue
Peak
7
Weeks
9
Number
9

Lovesong
The Cure
From the album: Disintegration
Peak
9
Weeks
14
Number
10 Up by 14

Topaz
The B-52's
From the album: Cosmic Thing
Peak
10
Weeks
4
Number
11

Love Shack
The B-52's
From the album: Cosmic Thing
Peak
11
Weeks
7
Number
12

J for Jules
'Til Tuesday
From the album: Everything's Different Now
Peak
12
Weeks
12
Number
13

Run
New Order
From the album: Technique
Peak
13
Weeks
9
Number
14

Vanishing Point
New Order
From the album: Technique
Peak
14
Weeks
17
Number
15 Up by 10

Don't Ask Me Why
Eurythmics
From the album: We Too Are One
Peak
15
Weeks
2
Number
16 Down by 6

So Alive
Love and Rockets
From the album: Love and Rockets
Peak
5
Weeks
24
Number
17 Up by 3

Harry Houdini
Kon Kan
Peak
17
Weeks
11
Number
18

Closer to Fine
Indigo Girls
Peak
18
Weeks
14
Number
19

Channel Z
The B-52's
From the album: Cosmic Thing
Peak
19
Weeks
14
Number
20 Up by 19

Personal Jesus
Depeche Mode
From the album: Violator
Peak
20
Weeks
2
Number
21 Up by 1

Partyman
Prince
From the album: Batman (Soundtrack)
Peak
21
Weeks
7
Number
22 Down by 6

Express Yourself
Madonna
From the album: Like a Prayer
Peak
13
Weeks
19
Number
23

Down All the Days
The Pogues
From the album: Peace and Love
Peak
23
Weeks
9
Number
24 Down by 7

Trouble Me
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: Blind Man's Zoo
Peak
15
Weeks
19
Number
25 Down by 10

Get Up
R.E.M.
From the album: Green
Peak
5
Weeks
26
Number
26

Free Fallin'
Tom Petty
From the album: Full Moon Fever
Peak
24
Weeks
13
Number
27

I Don't Want a Lover
Texas
From the album: Southside
Peak
27
Weeks
10
Number
28 Up by 1

Sowing the Seeds of Love
Tears For Fears
From the album: The Seeds of Love
Peak
28
Weeks
6
Number
29 Up by 2

Pictures of Matchstick Men
Camper Van Beethoven
From the album: Key Lime Pie
Peak
29
Weeks
4
Number
30

Dream Attack
New Order
From the album: Technique
Peak
30
Weeks
9
Number
31 Down by 3

Don't Look Back
Fine Young Cannibals
From the album: The Raw & the Cooked
Peak
28
Weeks
10
Number
32 Down by 11

Stop!
Erasure
From the album: Crackers International
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
27
Number
33 Down by 1

Turn You Inside-Out
R.E.M.
From the album: Green
Peak
2
Weeks
31
Number
34 Up by 2

Accidentally 4th Street (Gloria)
Figures on a Beach
Peak
34
Weeks
8
Number
35 Up by 3

Puss N' Boots/These Boots (Are Made For Walkin')
Kon Kan
Peak
35
Weeks
5
Number
36 Up by 1

Lay Down Your Arms
The Graces
Peak
36
Weeks
8
Number
37 Up by 3

Sold Me Down The River
The Alarm
Peak
37
Weeks
5
Number
38 Up by 4

Sugar Daddy
Thompson Twins
Peak
38
Weeks
3
Number
39 Up by 2

She Bangs the Drums
The Stone Roses
From the album: The Stone Roses
Peak
39
Weeks
6
Number
40 Up by 4

I Want That Man
Deborah Harry
From the album: Def Dumb and Blonde
Peak
40
Weeks
3
Number
41 Down by 6

Monkey Gone to Heaven
Pixies
From the album: Doolittle
Peak
8
Weeks
26
Number
42 Down by 9

Batdance
Prince
From the album: Batman (Soundtrack)
Peak
22
Weeks
17
Number
43 Down by 9

Bring Me Edelweiss
Edelweiss
From the album: Edelweiss
Peak
8
Weeks
23
Number
44 Up by 2

No Big Deal
Love and Rockets
Peak
44
Weeks
3
Number
45 Debut

The Sensual World
Kate Bush
From the album: The Sensual World
Peak
45
Weeks
1
Number
46 Debut

Sweethearts
Camper Van Beethoven
From the album: Key Lime Pie
Peak
46
Weeks
1
Number
47 Debut

This One
Paul McCartney
From the album: Flowers in the Dirt
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Down by 5

Love Less
New Order
From the album: Technique
Peak
1 (for 9 weeks)
Weeks
30
Number
49 Down by 4

Send Me An Angel
Real Life
Peak
19
Weeks
33
Number
50 Down by 3

My Brave Face
Paul McCartney
From the album: Flowers in the Dirt
Peak
15
Weeks
21

Dropouts

Number
48 Dropout

See a Little Light
Bob Mould
Peak
30
Weeks
19
Number
49 Dropout

Eardrum Buzz
Wire
Peak
16
Weeks
21
Number
50 Dropout

Gravitate to Me
The The
Peak
46
Weeks
6

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Date

October 7, 1989

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2 1 R.E.M. – “Pop Song '89” 1(×6) 21

1 2 Pixies – “Here Comes Your Man” 1(×2) 16

4 3 U2 – “All I Want Is You” 3 15

3 4 Madonna – “Love Song” 1(×2) 24

5 5 Howard Jones – “The Prisoner” 5 15

7 6 Royal Crescent Mob – “Nanana” 6 12

6 6 The Call – “Let the Day Begin” 6 18

8 7 The Ocean Blue – “Between Something And Nothing” 7 9

9 9 The Cure – “Lovesong” 9 14

24 10 The B-52's – “Topaz” 10 4

11 11 The B-52's – “Love Shack” 11 7

12 12 'Til Tuesday – “J for Jules” 12 12

13 13 New Order – “Run” 13 9

14 14 New Order – “Vanishing Point” 14 17

25 15 Eurythmics – “Don't Ask Me Why” 15 2

10 16 Love and Rockets – “So Alive” 5 24

20 17 Kon Kan – “Harry Houdini” 17 11

18 18 Indigo Girls – “Closer to Fine” 18 14

19 19 The B-52's – “Channel Z” 19 14

39 20 Depeche Mode – “Personal Jesus” 20 2

22 21 Prince – “Partyman” 21 7

16 22 Madonna – “Express Yourself” 13 19

23 23 The Pogues – “Down All the Days” 23 9

17 24 10,000 Maniacs – “Trouble Me” 15 19

15 25 R.E.M. – “Get Up” 5 26

26 26 Tom Petty – “Free Fallin'” 24 13

27 27 Texas – “I Don't Want a Lover” 27 10

29 28 Tears For Fears – “Sowing the Seeds of Love” 28 6

31 29 Camper Van Beethoven – “Pictures of Matchstick Men” 29 4

30 30 New Order – “Dream Attack” 30 9

28 31 Fine Young Cannibals – “Don't Look Back” 28 10

21 32 Erasure – “Stop!” 1(×1) 27

32 33 R.E.M. – “Turn You Inside-Out” 2 31

36 34 Figures on a Beach – “Accidentally 4th Street (Gloria)” 34 8

38 35 Kon Kan – “Puss N' Boots/These Boots (Are Made For Walkin')” 35 5

37 36 The Graces – “Lay Down Your Arms” 36 8

40 37 The Alarm – “Sold Me Down The River” 37 5

42 38 Thompson Twins – “Sugar Daddy” 38 3

41 39 The Stone Roses – “She Bangs the Drums” 39 6

44 40 Deborah Harry – “I Want That Man” 40 3

35 41 Pixies – “Monkey Gone to Heaven” 8 26

33 42 Prince – “Batdance” 22 17

34 43 Edelweiss – “Bring Me Edelweiss” 8 23

46 44 Love and Rockets – “No Big Deal” 44 3

NE 45 Kate Bush – “The Sensual World” 45 1

NE 46 Camper Van Beethoven – “Sweethearts” 46 1

NE 47 Paul McCartney – “This One” 47 1

43 48 New Order – “Love Less” 1(×9) 30

45 49 Real Life – “Send Me An Angel” 19 33

47 50 Paul McCartney – “My Brave Face” 15 21

DROPOUTS:

48 -- Bob Mould – “See a Little Light” 30 19

49 -- Wire – “Eardrum Buzz” 16 21

50 -- The The – “Gravitate to Me” 46 6

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