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

Numb
U2
From the album: Zooropa
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
9
Number
2

The Glutton of Sympathy
Jellyfish
From the album: Spilt Milk
Peak
2
Weeks
14
Number
3

Slow Dog
Belly (band)
From the album: Star
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
4

Will You Remember Me
Jann Arden
Peak
4
Weeks
12
Number
5 Up by 3

Human Behaviour
Björk
From the album: Debut
Peak
5
Weeks
9
Number
6 Down by 1

Pets
Porno For Pyros
From the album: Porno For Pyros
Peak
4
Weeks
15
Number
7 Down by 1

Untogether
Belly (band)
From the album: Star
Peak
6
Weeks
21
Number
8 Down by 1

Railway Shoes
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
From the album: Respect
Peak
7
Weeks
19
Number
9 Up by 2

Zooropa
U2
From the album: Zooropa
Peak
9
Weeks
6
Number
10 Up by 20

Sublime
The Ocean Blue
Peak
10
Weeks
2
Number
11 Down by 1

Dreams
The Cranberries
From the album: Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
Peak
10
Weeks
14
Number
12

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
The Proclaimers
From the album: Sunshine on Leith
Peak
12
Weeks
12
Number
13 Down by 4

Creep
Radiohead
From the album: Pablo Honey
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
14 Up by 1

I Know There's a Word
Aimee Mann
From the album: Whatever
Peak
14
Weeks
8
Number
15 Up by 3

Hey Jealousy
Gin Blossoms
From the album: New Miserable Experience
Peak
15
Weeks
8
Number
16 Down by 3

Regret
New Order
From the album: Republic
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
17

Is It Like Today?
World Party
From the album: Bang!
Peak
17
Weeks
19
Number
18 Down by 2

Stand Above Me
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
From the album: Liberator
Peak
16
Weeks
13
Number
19

The Ugly Truth
Matthew Sweet
Peak
19
Weeks
10
Number
20 Up by 4

Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
U2
From the album: Zooropa
Peak
20
Weeks
5
Number
21 Up by 2

Sweet Lullaby
Deep Forest
From the album: Deep Forest
Peak
21
Weeks
7
Number
22

Break It Down Again
Tears For Fears
From the album: Elemental
Peak
22
Weeks
13
Number
23 Down by 9

Come Undone
Duran Duran
From the album: Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)
Peak
10
Weeks
20
Number
24 Up by 2

Can You Forgive Her?
Pet Shop Boys
From the album: Very
Peak
24
Weeks
3
Number
25 Up by 6

No Rain
Blind Melon
From the album: Blind Melon
Peak
25
Weeks
4
Number
26 Down by 6

I Should've Known
Aimee Mann
From the album: Whatever
Peak
13
Weeks
17
Number
27 Down by 6

Arms of Love
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
From the album: Respect
Peak
4
Weeks
25
Number
28 Down by 3

Feed the Tree
Belly (band)
From the album: Star
Peak
1 (for 7 weeks)
Weeks
31
Number
29 Down by 2

Hayfever
The Trash Can Sinatras
From the album: I've Seen Everything
Peak
27
Weeks
10
Number
30 Up by 2

Ruined in a Day
New Order
From the album: Republic
Peak
30
Weeks
5
Number
31 Down by 2

Star Me Kitten
R.E.M.
From the album: Automatic for the People
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
31
Number
32 Up by 5

Cherub Rock
Smashing Pumpkins
From the album: Siamese Dream
Peak
32
Weeks
4
Number
33 Debut

Cannonball
The Breeders
From the album: Last Splash
Peak
33
Weeks
1
Number
34 Up by 5

New Mistake
Jellyfish
From the album: Spilt Milk
Peak
34
Weeks
2
Number
35 Up by 5

Soul to Squeeze
Red Hot Chili Peppers
From the album: Coneheads: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Peak
35
Weeks
2
Number
36 Down by 8

Sleeping Satellite
Tasmin Archer
From the album: Great Expectations
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
27
Number
37 Down by 4

Walking In My Shoes
Depeche Mode
From the album: Songs of Faith and Devotion
Peak
21
Weeks
18
Number
38 Down by 3

Joining a Fan Club
Jellyfish
From the album: Spilt Milk
Peak
8
Weeks
27
Number
39 Down by 3

The Ghost at Number One
Jellyfish
From the album: Spilt Milk
Peak
4
Weeks
29
Number
40 Down by 6

Jump They Say
David Bowie
From the album: Black Tie White Noise
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
24

Dropouts

Number
38 Dropout

When I Was Dead
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
From the album: Respect
Peak
11
Weeks
24

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Date

August 28, 1993

Songs

40

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1 1 U2 – “Numb” 1(×5) 9

2 2 Jellyfish – “The Glutton of Sympathy” 2 14

3 3 Belly (band) – “Slow Dog” 1(×1) 17

4 4 Jann Arden – “Will You Remember Me” 4 12

8 5 Björk – “Human Behaviour” 5 9

5 6 Porno For Pyros – “Pets” 4 15

6 7 Belly (band) – “Untogether” 6 21

7 8 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – “Railway Shoes” 7 19

11 9 U2 – “Zooropa” 9 6

30 10 The Ocean Blue – “Sublime” 10 2

10 11 The Cranberries – “Dreams” 10 14

12 12 The Proclaimers – “I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)” 12 12

9 13 Radiohead – “Creep” 1(×3) 20

15 14 Aimee Mann – “I Know There's a Word” 14 8

18 15 Gin Blossoms – “Hey Jealousy” 15 8

13 16 New Order – “Regret” 1(×3) 20

17 17 World Party – “Is It Like Today?” 17 19

16 18 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – “Stand Above Me” 16 13

19 19 Matthew Sweet – “The Ugly Truth” 19 10

24 20 U2 – “Stay (Faraway, So Close!)” 20 5

23 21 Deep Forest – “Sweet Lullaby” 21 7

22 22 Tears For Fears – “Break It Down Again” 22 13

14 23 Duran Duran – “Come Undone” 10 20

26 24 Pet Shop Boys – “Can You Forgive Her?” 24 3

31 25 Blind Melon – “No Rain” 25 4

20 26 Aimee Mann – “I Should've Known” 13 17

21 27 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – “Arms of Love” 4 25

25 28 Belly (band) – “Feed the Tree” 1(×7) 31

27 29 The Trash Can Sinatras – “Hayfever” 27 10

32 30 New Order – “Ruined in a Day” 30 5

29 31 R.E.M. – “Star Me Kitten” 1(×2) 31

37 32 Smashing Pumpkins – “Cherub Rock” 32 4

NE 33 The Breeders – “Cannonball” 33 1

39 34 Jellyfish – “New Mistake” 34 2

40 35 Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Soul to Squeeze” 35 2

28 36 Tasmin Archer – “Sleeping Satellite” 1(×1) 27

33 37 Depeche Mode – “Walking In My Shoes” 21 18

35 38 Jellyfish – “Joining a Fan Club” 8 27

36 39 Jellyfish – “The Ghost at Number One” 4 29

34 40 David Bowie – “Jump They Say” 1(×5) 24

DROPOUTS:

38 -- Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – “When I Was Dead” 11 24

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