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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 9

Topaz
The B-52's
From the album: Cosmic Thing
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
5
Number
2

Here Comes Your Man
Pixies
From the album: Doolittle
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
3 Down by 2

Pop Song '89
R.E.M.
From the album: Green
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
4 Down by 1

All I Want Is You
U2
From the album: Rattle and Hum
Peak
3
Weeks
16
Number
5

The Prisoner
Howard Jones
From the album: Cross That Line
Peak
5
Weeks
16
Number
6

Nanana
Royal Crescent Mob
Peak
6
Weeks
13
Number
7

Between Something And Nothing
The Ocean Blue
Peak
7
Weeks
10
Number
8 Down by 4

Love Song
Madonna
From the album: Like a Prayer
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
25
Number
9

Lovesong
The Cure
From the album: Disintegration
Peak
9
Weeks
15
Number
10 Up by 5

Don't Ask Me Why
Eurythmics
From the album: We Too Are One
Peak
10
Weeks
3
Number
11

Love Shack
The B-52's
From the album: Cosmic Thing
Peak
11
Weeks
8
Number
12

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

Run
New Order
From the album: Technique
Peak
13
Weeks
10
Number
14

Vanishing Point
New Order
From the album: Technique
Peak
14
Weeks
18
Number
15 Down by 9

Let The Day Begin
The Call
Peak
6
Weeks
19
Number
16 Up by 1

Harry Houdini
Kon Kan
Peak
16
Weeks
12
Number
17 Up by 3

Personal Jesus
Depeche Mode
From the album: Violator
Peak
17
Weeks
3
Number
18

Closer to Fine
Indigo Girls
Peak
18
Weeks
15
Number
19

Channel Z
The B-52's
From the album: Cosmic Thing
Peak
19
Weeks
15
Number
20 Up by 1

Partyman
Prince
From the album: Batman (Soundtrack)
Peak
20
Weeks
8
Number
21 Up by 2

Down All the Days
The Pogues
From the album: Peace and Love
Peak
21
Weeks
10
Number
22 Up by 7

Pictures of Matchstick Men
Camper Van Beethoven
From the album: Key Lime Pie
Peak
22
Weeks
5
Number
23 Up by 5

Sowing the Seeds of Love
Tears for Fears
From the album: The Seeds of Love
Peak
23
Weeks
7
Number
24 Down by 2

Express Yourself
Madonna
From the album: Like a Prayer
Peak
13
Weeks
20
Number
25 Up by 1

Free Fallin'
Tom Petty
From the album: Full Moon Fever
Peak
24
Weeks
14
Number
26 Up by 1

I Don't Want a Lover
Texas
From the album: Southside
Peak
26
Weeks
11
Number
27 Up by 3

Dream Attack
New Order
From the album: Technique
Peak
27
Weeks
10
Number
28 Down by 3

Get Up
R.E.M.
From the album: Green
Peak
5
Weeks
27
Number
29 Down by 13

So Alive
Love and Rockets
From the album: Love and Rockets
Peak
5
Weeks
25
Number
30 Down by 6

Trouble Me
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: Blind Man's Zoo
Peak
15
Weeks
20
Number
31

Don't Look Back
Fine Young Cannibals
From the album: The Raw & the Cooked
Peak
28
Weeks
11
Number
32 Up by 3

Puss N' Boots/These Boots (Are Made For Walkin')
Kon Kan
Peak
32
Weeks
6
Number
33 Up by 1

Accidentally 4th Street (Gloria)
Figures on a Beach
Peak
33
Weeks
9
Number
34 Up by 2

Lay Down Your Arms
The Graces
Peak
34
Weeks
9
Number
35 Up by 3

Sugar Daddy
Thompson Twins
Peak
35
Weeks
4
Number
36 Up by 1

Sold Me Down The River
The Alarm
Peak
36
Weeks
6
Number
37 Up by 3

I Want That Man
Deborah Harry
From the album: Def Dumb and Blonde
Peak
37
Weeks
4
Number
38 Up by 1

She Bangs the Drums
The Stone Roses
From the album: The Stone Roses
Peak
38
Weeks
7
Number
39 Up by 5

No Big Deal
Love and Rockets
Peak
39
Weeks
4
Number
40 Up by 5

The Sensual World
Kate Bush
From the album: The Sensual World
Peak
40
Weeks
2
Number
41 Up by 5

Sweethearts
Camper Van Beethoven
From the album: Key Lime Pie
Peak
41
Weeks
2
Number
42 Down by 1

Monkey Gone to Heaven
Pixies
From the album: Doolittle
Peak
8
Weeks
27
Number
43 Down by 11

Stop!
Erasure
From the album: Crackers International
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
28
Number
44 Down by 11

Turn You Inside-Out
R.E.M.
From the album: Green
Peak
2
Weeks
32
Number
45 Debut

Rockin' in the Free World
Neil Young
Peak
45
Weeks
1
Number
46 Up by 1

This One
Paul McCartney
Peak
46
Weeks
2
Number
47 Down by 5

Batdance
Prince
From the album: Batman (Soundtrack)
Peak
22
Weeks
18
Number
48 Down by 5

Bring Me Edelweiss
Edelweiss
From the album: Edelweiss
Peak
8
Weeks
24
Number
49 Debut

We Didn't Start the Fire
Billy Joel
From the album: Storm Front
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Down by 2

Love Less
New Order
From the album: Technique
Peak
1 (for 9 weeks)
Weeks
31

Dropouts

Number
49 Dropout

Send Me An Angel
Real Life
Peak
19
Weeks
33
Number
50 Dropout

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

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Date

October 14, 1989

Songs

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10 1 The B-52's – “Topaz” 1(×1) 5

2 2 Pixies – “Here Comes Your Man” 1(×2) 17

1 3 R.E.M. – “Pop Song '89” 1(×6) 22

3 4 U2 – “All I Want Is You” 3 16

5 5 Howard Jones – “The Prisoner” 5 16

6 6 Royal Crescent Mob – “Nanana” 6 13

7 7 The Ocean Blue – “Between Something And Nothing” 7 10

4 8 Madonna – “Love Song” 1(×2) 25

9 9 The Cure – “Lovesong” 9 15

15 10 Eurythmics – “Don't Ask Me Why” 10 3

11 11 The B-52's – “Love Shack” 11 8

12 12 'Til Tuesday – “J for Jules” 12 13

13 13 New Order – “Run” 13 10

14 14 New Order – “Vanishing Point” 14 18

6 15 The Call – “Let The Day Begin” 6 19

17 16 Kon Kan – “Harry Houdini” 16 12

20 17 Depeche Mode – “Personal Jesus” 17 3

18 18 Indigo Girls – “Closer to Fine” 18 15

19 19 The B-52's – “Channel Z” 19 15

21 20 Prince – “Partyman” 20 8

23 21 The Pogues – “Down All the Days” 21 10

29 22 Camper Van Beethoven – “Pictures of Matchstick Men” 22 5

28 23 Tears for Fears – “Sowing the Seeds of Love” 23 7

22 24 Madonna – “Express Yourself” 13 20

26 25 Tom Petty – “Free Fallin'” 24 14

27 26 Texas – “I Don't Want a Lover” 26 11

30 27 New Order – “Dream Attack” 27 10

25 28 R.E.M. – “Get Up” 5 27

16 29 Love and Rockets – “So Alive” 5 25

24 30 10,000 Maniacs – “Trouble Me” 15 20

31 31 Fine Young Cannibals – “Don't Look Back” 28 11

35 32 Kon Kan – “Puss N' Boots/These Boots (Are Made For Walkin')” 32 6

34 33 Figures on a Beach – “Accidentally 4th Street (Gloria)” 33 9

36 34 The Graces – “Lay Down Your Arms” 34 9

38 35 Thompson Twins – “Sugar Daddy” 35 4

37 36 The Alarm – “Sold Me Down The River” 36 6

40 37 Deborah Harry – “I Want That Man” 37 4

39 38 The Stone Roses – “She Bangs the Drums” 38 7

44 39 Love and Rockets – “No Big Deal” 39 4

45 40 Kate Bush – “The Sensual World” 40 2

46 41 Camper Van Beethoven – “Sweethearts” 41 2

41 42 Pixies – “Monkey Gone to Heaven” 8 27

32 43 Erasure – “Stop!” 1(×1) 28

33 44 R.E.M. – “Turn You Inside-Out” 2 32

NE 45 Neil Young – “Rockin' in the Free World” 45 1

47 46 Paul McCartney – “This One” 46 2

42 47 Prince – “Batdance” 22 18

43 48 Edelweiss – “Bring Me Edelweiss” 8 24

NE 49 Billy Joel – “We Didn't Start the Fire” 49 1

48 50 New Order – “Love Less” 1(×9) 31

DROPOUTS:

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

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

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