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

Pictures of You
The Cure
From the album: Disintegration
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
2

Here's Where The Story Ends
The Sundays
From the album: Reading, Writing And Arithmetic
Peak
2
Weeks
13
Number
3

Enjoy the Silence
Depeche Mode
From the album: Violator
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
4

Getting Away With It
Electronic
Peak
1 (for 7 weeks)
Weeks
26
Number
5 Up by 1

Hey Venus
That Petrol Emotion
Peak
5
Weeks
12
Number
6 Up by 1

Particle Man
They Might Be Giants
From the album: Flood
Peak
6
Weeks
18
Number
7 Up by 1

Pure
The Lightning Seeds
From the album: Cloudcuckooland
Peak
7
Weeks
15
Number
8 Up by 1

Heavenly Pop Hit
The Chills
From the album: Submarine Bells
Peak
8
Weeks
11
Number
9 Down by 4

The Devil in Me
John Wesley Harding
Peak
5
Weeks
20
Number
10 Up by 1

Invisible
Michael Penn
From the album: March
Peak
10
Weeks
17
Number
11 Up by 1

Deadbeat Club
The B-52's
From the album: Cosmic Thing
Peak
11
Weeks
14
Number
12 Up by 2

Book of Dreams
Suzanne Vega
Peak
12
Weeks
13
Number
13 Down by 3

Birdhouse In Your Soul
They Might Be Giants
From the album: Flood
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
26
Number
14 Up by 2

U Li La Lu
Poi Dog Pondering
From the album: Wishing Like a Mountain and Thinking Like the Sea
Peak
14
Weeks
7
Number
15

Way Down Now
World Party
From the album: Goodbye Jumbo
Peak
15
Weeks
10
Number
16 Up by 2

Policy of Truth
Depeche Mode
From the album: Violator
Peak
16
Weeks
5
Number
17

Vogue
Madonna
From the album: I'm Breathless: Music From and Inspired by the Film "Dick Tracy"
Peak
17
Weeks
10
Number
18 Down by 5

All Her Favorite Fruit
Camper Van Beethoven
From the album: Key Lime Pie
Peak
10
Weeks
17
Number
19 Up by 2

Kiss This Thing Goodbye
Del Amitri
Peak
19
Weeks
16
Number
20

The Emperor's New Clothes
Sinéad O'Connor
From the album: I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Peak
20
Weeks
14
Number
21 Up by 3

Joey
Concrete Blonde
From the album: Bloodletting
Peak
21
Weeks
5
Number
22

Elephant Stone
The Stone Roses
Peak
22
Weeks
8
Number
23 Down by 4

Cuts You Up
Peter Murphy
Peak
4
Weeks
27
Number
24 Up by 5

Thanksgiving
Poi Dog Pondering
From the album: Wishing Like a Mountain and Thinking Like the Sea
Peak
24
Weeks
3
Number
25

Yer So Bad
Tom Petty
From the album: Full Moon Fever
Peak
25
Weeks
11
Number
26 Down by 3

I Wanna Be Adored
The Stone Roses
From the album: The Stone Roses
Peak
5
Weeks
25
Number
27

Her Way of Praying
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Peak
27
Weeks
6
Number
28 Up by 2

Ball and Chain
Social Distortion
Peak
28
Weeks
8
Number
29 Up by 4

All I Want
The Lightning Seeds
From the album: Cloudcuckooland
Peak
29
Weeks
4
Number
30 Up by 1

Blues Before and After
The Smithereens
Peak
30
Weeks
9
Number
31 Down by 5

Razor Blades Of Love
The Silencers
Peak
8
Weeks
24
Number
32 Up by 3

November Spawned a Monster
Morrissey
From the album: Bona Drag
Peak
32
Weeks
6
Number
33 Down by 5

Hello
The Beloved
Peak
10
Weeks
21
Number
34 Up by 2

King of Wishful Thinking
Go West
From the album: Pretty Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Peak
34
Weeks
6
Number
35 Up by 2

Falling (Theme from "Twin Peaks")
Julee Cruise
From the album: Twin Peaks
Peak
35
Weeks
6
Number
36 Down by 2

Room at the Top
Adam Ant
From the album: Manners & Physique
Peak
20
Weeks
15
Number
37 Down by 5

When I Win the Lottery
Camper Van Beethoven
From the album: Key Lime Pie
Peak
3
Weeks
30
Number
38 Debut

World in Motion
New Order featuring John Barnes
From the album: The Best of New Order
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Debut

I'll Be Your Chauffeur
David J.
Peak
39
Weeks
1
Number
40 Debut

King of the Mountain
Midnight Oil
From the album: Blue Sky Mining
Peak
40
Weeks
1
Number
41 Down by 1

No Myth
Michael Penn
From the album: March
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
31
Number
42 Down by 1

Fool's Gold
The Stone Roses
From the album: The Stone Roses
Peak
18
Weeks
32
Number
43 Up by 1

The Downeaster "Alexa"
Billy Joel
From the album: Storm Front
Peak
43
Weeks
3
Number
44 Down by 1

Lullaby
The Cure
From the album: Disintegration
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
33
Number
45 Down by 7

Metropolis
The Church
Peak
15
Weeks
19

Dropouts

Number
39 Dropout

Drifting, Falling
The Ocean Blue
Peak
8
Weeks
30
Number
42 Dropout

Living In Oblivion
ANYTHING BOX
Peak
12
Weeks
19
Number
45 Dropout

Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
UB40
From the album: Labour of Love II
Peak
31
Weeks
23

A chart by

Date

July 7, 1990

Songs

45

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1 1 The Cure – "Pictures of You" 1(×2) 15

2 2 The Sundays – "Here's Where The Story Ends" 2 13

3 3 Depeche Mode – "Enjoy the Silence" 1(×6) 19

4 4 Electronic – "Getting Away With It" 1(×7) 26

6 5 That Petrol Emotion – "Hey Venus" 5 12

7 6 They Might Be Giants – "Particle Man" 6 18

8 7 The Lightning Seeds – "Pure" 7 15

9 8 The Chills – "Heavenly Pop Hit " 8 11

5 9 John Wesley Harding – "The Devil in Me" 5 20

11 10 Michael Penn – "Invisible" 10 17

12 11 The B-52's – "Deadbeat Club" 11 14

14 12 Suzanne Vega – "Book of Dreams" 12 13

10 13 They Might Be Giants – "Birdhouse In Your Soul" 1(×3) 26

16 14 Poi Dog Pondering – "U Li La Lu" 14 7

15 15 World Party – "Way Down Now" 15 10

18 16 Depeche Mode – "Policy of Truth" 16 5

17 17 Madonna – "Vogue" 17 10

13 18 Camper Van Beethoven – "All Her Favorite Fruit" 10 17

21 19 Del Amitri – "Kiss This Thing Goodbye" 19 16

20 20 Sinéad O'Connor – "The Emperor's New Clothes" 20 14

24 21 Concrete Blonde – "Joey" 21 5

22 22 The Stone Roses – "Elephant Stone" 22 8

19 23 Peter Murphy – "Cuts You Up" 4 27

29 24 Poi Dog Pondering – "Thanksgiving" 24 3

25 25 Tom Petty – "Yer So Bad" 25 11

23 26 The Stone Roses – "I Wanna Be Adored" 5 25

27 27 The Jesus and Mary Chain – "Her Way of Praying" 27 6

30 28 Social Distortion – "Ball and Chain" 28 8

33 29 The Lightning Seeds – "All I Want" 29 4

31 30 The Smithereens – "Blues Before and After" 30 9

26 31 The Silencers – "Razor Blades Of Love" 8 24

35 32 Morrissey – "November Spawned a Monster" 32 6

28 33 The Beloved – "Hello" 10 21

36 34 Go West – "King of Wishful Thinking" 34 6

37 35 Julee Cruise – "Falling (Theme from "Twin Peaks")" 35 6

34 36 Adam Ant – "Room at the Top" 20 15

32 37 Camper Van Beethoven – "When I Win the Lottery" 3 30

NE 38 New Order ft. John Barnes – "World in Motion" 38 1

NE 39 David J. – "I'll Be Your Chauffeur" 39 1

NE 40 Midnight Oil – "King of the Mountain" 40 1

40 41 Michael Penn – "No Myth" 1(×4) 31

41 42 The Stone Roses – "Fool's Gold" 18 32

44 43 Billy Joel – "The Downeaster "Alexa"" 43 3

43 44 The Cure – "Lullaby" 1(×4) 33

38 45 The Church – "Metropolis" 15 19

DROPOUTS:

39 -- The Ocean Blue – "Drifting, Falling" 8 30

42 -- ANYTHING BOX – "Living In Oblivion" 12 19

45 -- UB40 – "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" 31 23

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