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

Girlfriend
Matthew Sweet
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
2

Ballerina Out of Control
The Ocean Blue
Peak
2
Weeks
9
Number
3 Up by 1

Get a Hold of My Heart
The Smithereens
From the album: Blow Up
Peak
3
Weeks
12
Number
4 Down by 1

Mysterious Ways
U2
From the album: Achtung Baby
Peak
3
Weeks
14
Number
5

Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)
Kate Bush
Peak
5
Weeks
17
Number
6 Up by 1

Love To Hate You
Erasure
From the album: Chorus
Peak
6
Weeks
21
Number
7 Down by 1

It's Only Natural
Crowded House
From the album: Woodface
Peak
3
Weeks
26
Number
8

One
U2
From the album: Achtung Baby
Peak
8
Weeks
10
Number
9 Up by 1

First We Take Manhattan
R.E.M.
From the album: I'm Your Fan
Peak
9
Weeks
8
Number
10 Up by 4

Until The End Of The World
U2
From the album: Achtung Baby
Peak
10
Weeks
7
Number
11 Up by 2

Birds in Perspex
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
From the album: Perspex Island
Peak
11
Weeks
15
Number
12 Down by 3

She Doesn't Exist
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
From the album: Perspex Island
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
13 Up by 8

Honeydrip
Ian McCulloch
Peak
13
Weeks
3
Number
14 Up by 1

Caribbean Blue
Enya
From the album: Shepherd Moons
Peak
14
Weeks
14
Number
15 Up by 2

Hello Cruel World
E
Peak
15
Weeks
8
Number
16 Up by 2

Too Much Passion
The Smithereens
From the album: Blow Up
Peak
16
Weeks
6
Number
17 Down by 5

There Goes God
Crowded House
From the album: Woodface
Peak
12
Weeks
15
Number
18 Down by 7

Fall at Your Feet
Crowded House
From the album: Woodface
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
32
Number
19

Sax and Violins
Talking Heads
Peak
19
Weeks
12
Number
20 Down by 4

There's No Other Way
Blur
From the album: Leisure
Peak
8
Weeks
26
Number
21 Up by 2

Come as You Are
Nirvana
From the album: Nevermind
Peak
21
Weeks
7
Number
22 Up by 15

Goodbye Cruel World
Shakespears Sister
Peak
22
Weeks
2
Number
23 Up by 2

Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
From the album: Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Peak
23
Weeks
4
Number
24 Up by 2

I'm Too Sexy
Right Said Fred
From the album: Up
Peak
24
Weeks
8
Number
25 Up by 3

You Think You Know Her
Cause and Effect
Peak
25
Weeks
6
Number
26 Up by 3

Ghost of a Texas Ladies Man
Concrete Blonde
From the album: Walking in London
Peak
26
Weeks
4
Number
27 Down by 7

Superman's Song
Crash Test Dummies
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
28 Down by 6

Sugar Tax
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Peak
6
Weeks
26
Number
29 Down by 5

Sit Down
James
From the album: The Best of James
Peak
7
Weeks
32
Number
30 Up by 4

Justified & Ancient (Stand by the JAMs)
The KLF featuring Tammy Wynette
From the album: The White Room
Peak
30
Weeks
3
Number
31 Down by 4

The Fly
U2
From the album: Achtung Baby
Peak
4
Weeks
20
Number
32 Up by 3

Can't Cry Hard Enough
The Williams Brothers
Peak
32
Weeks
5
Number
33 Down by 3

Broken Arrow
Rod Stewart
From the album: Vagabond Heart
Peak
14
Weeks
21
Number
34 Debut

The Statue Got Me High
They Might Be Giants
From the album: Apollo 18
Peak
34
Weeks
1
Number
35 Down by 4

Love's a Hard Game to Play
Stevie Nicks
From the album: Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks
Peak
28
Weeks
18
Number
36 Up by 3

The Life Of Riley
Lightning Seeds
Peak
36
Weeks
2
Number
37 Down by 5

So You Think You're in Love
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
From the album: Perspex Island
Peak
3
Weeks
30
Number
38 Debut

Weather With You
Crowded House
From the album: Woodface
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Up by 1

To Be with You
Mr. Big
From the album: Lean Into It
Peak
39
Weeks
2
Number
40 Down by 7

Near Wild Heaven
R.E.M.
From the album: Out of Time
Peak
4
Weeks
27

Dropouts

Number
36 Dropout

Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
From the album: Nevermind
Peak
21
Weeks
17
Number
38 Dropout

Diamonds and Pearls
Prince & The New Power Generation
From the album: Diamonds and Pearls
Peak
29
Weeks
12

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Date

March 7, 1992

Songs

40

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1 1 Matthew Sweet – “Girlfriend” 1(×6) 10

2 2 The Ocean Blue – “Ballerina Out of Control” 2 9

4 3 The Smithereens – “Get a Hold of My Heart” 3 12

3 4 U2 – “Mysterious Ways” 3 14

5 5 Kate Bush – “Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)” 5 17

7 6 Erasure – “Love To Hate You” 6 21

6 7 Crowded House – “It's Only Natural” 3 26

8 8 U2 – “One” 8 10

10 9 R.E.M. – “First We Take Manhattan” 9 8

14 10 U2 – “Until The End Of The World” 10 7

13 11 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – “Birds in Perspex” 11 15

9 12 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – “She Doesn't Exist” 1(×5) 22

21 13 Ian McCulloch – “Honeydrip” 13 3

15 14 Enya – “Caribbean Blue” 14 14

17 15 E – “Hello Cruel World” 15 8

18 16 The Smithereens – “Too Much Passion” 16 6

12 17 Crowded House – “There Goes God” 12 15

11 18 Crowded House – “Fall at Your Feet” 1(×1) 32

19 19 Talking Heads – “Sax and Violins” 19 12

16 20 Blur – “There's No Other Way” 8 26

23 21 Nirvana – “Come as You Are” 21 7

37 22 Shakespears Sister – “Goodbye Cruel World” 22 2

25 23 Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Under the Bridge” 23 4

26 24 Right Said Fred – “I'm Too Sexy” 24 8

28 25 Cause and Effect – “You Think You Know Her” 25 6

29 26 Concrete Blonde – “Ghost of a Texas Ladies Man” 26 4

20 27 Crash Test Dummies – “Superman's Song” 1(×5) 23

22 28 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Sugar Tax” 6 26

24 29 James – “Sit Down” 7 32

34 30 The KLF ft. Tammy Wynette – “Justified & Ancient (Stand by the JAMs)” 30 3

27 31 U2 – “The Fly” 4 20

35 32 The Williams Brothers – “Can't Cry Hard Enough” 32 5

30 33 Rod Stewart – “Broken Arrow” 14 21

NE 34 They Might Be Giants – “The Statue Got Me High” 34 1

31 35 Stevie Nicks – “Love's a Hard Game to Play” 28 18

39 36 Lightning Seeds – “The Life Of Riley” 36 2

32 37 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – “So You Think You're in Love” 3 30

NE 38 Crowded House – “Weather With You” 38 1

40 39 Mr. Big – “To Be with You” 39 2

33 40 R.E.M. – “Near Wild Heaven” 4 27

DROPOUTS:

36 -- Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit” 21 17

38 -- Prince & The New Power Generation – “Diamonds and Pearls” 29 12

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