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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 1

Moon 83
The B-52's
From the album: Whammy!
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
2 Down by 1

Here Comes the Rain Again
Eurythmics
From the album: Touch
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
3

New Moon on Monday
Duran Duran
From the album: Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Peak
3
Weeks
16
Number
4

The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen
From the album: Ocean Rain
Peak
4
Weeks
14
Number
5

Bluebird
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Secret Messages
Peak
5
Weeks
13
Number
6 Up by 1

It's My Life
Talk Talk
From the album: It's My Life
Peak
6
Weeks
7
Number
7 Up by 1

Radio Ga Ga
Queen
From the album: The Works
Peak
7
Weeks
10
Number
8 Down by 2

This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)
Talking Heads
From the album: Speaking In Tongues
Peak
1 (for 6 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
9

Hold Me Now
Thompson Twins
From the album: Into the Gap
Peak
9
Weeks
10
Number
10

Wouldn't It Be Good
Nik Kershaw
From the album: Human Racing
Peak
10
Weeks
6
Number
11 Up by 3

White Horse
Laid Back
Peak
11
Weeks
8
Number
12 Down by 1

Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yes
From the album: 90125
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
22
Number
13 Down by 1

Lucky Me, Lucky You
Sparks featuring Jane Wiedlin
From the album: In Outer Space
Peak
12
Weeks
20
Number
14 Up by 1

Wake Up (It's 1984)
Oingo Boingo
Peak
14
Weeks
8
Number
15 Down by 2

If You Were Here
Thompson Twins
From the album: Quick Step & Side Kick
Peak
6
Weeks
18
Number
16 Up by 1

Independence Day (1984)
The Comsat Angels
Peak
16
Weeks
13
Number
17 Up by 15

The Reflex
Duran Duran
From the album: Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Peak
17
Weeks
3
Number
18 Down by 2

Four Little Diamonds
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Secret Messages
Peak
5
Weeks
20
Number
19 Debut

Thieves Like Us
New Order
Peak
19
Weeks
1
Number
20 Up by 2

Girlfriend is Better
Talking Heads
From the album: Speaking In Tongues
Peak
20
Weeks
14
Number
21 Down by 1

New Song
Howard Jones
From the album: Human's Lib
Peak
20
Weeks
15
Number
22 Down by 1

Adult Education
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Rock 'n' Soul, Part I
Peak
21
Weeks
12
Number
23 Up by 1

Come Back And Stay
Paul Young
From the album: No Parlez
Peak
23
Weeks
10
Number
24 Up by 1

Don't Let Go
Wang Chung
From the album: Points on the Curve
Peak
24
Weeks
9
Number
25 Up by 2

Head Over Heels
Go-Go's
From the album: Talk Show
Peak
25
Weeks
7
Number
26 Up by 2

You Might Think
The Cars
From the album: Heartbeat City
Peak
26
Weeks
7
Number
27 Up by 3

Surrender Your Heart
Missing Persons
Peak
27
Weeks
7
Number
28 Down by 9

Oblivious
Aztec Camera
From the album: High Land, Hard Rain
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
26
Number
29 Up by 2

Strip
Adam Ant
From the album: Strip
Peak
29
Weeks
9
Number
30 Up by 3

Don't Answer Me
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Ammonia Avenue
Peak
30
Weeks
9
Number
31 Up by 4

Leave It
Yes
From the album: 90125
Peak
31
Weeks
5
Number
32 Up by 5

Time the Avenger
The Pretenders
From the album: Learning to Crawl
Peak
32
Weeks
4
Number
33 Down by 15

Middle Of The Road
The Pretenders
From the album: Learning to Crawl
Peak
16
Weeks
17
Number
34 Down by 11

State of the Nation
Industry
From the album: Stranger to Stranger
Peak
3
Weeks
24
Number
35 Up by 3

Popularity
Sparks
From the album: In Outer Space
Peak
35
Weeks
6
Number
36 Up by 6

Locomotion
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
From the album: Junk Culture
Peak
36
Weeks
3
Number
37 Up by 8

Silver
Echo & the Bunnymen
From the album: Ocean Rain
Peak
37
Weeks
2
Number
38 Up by 1

A Fine, Fine Day
Tony Carey
Peak
38
Weeks
7
Number
39 Up by 7

Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)
The Icicle Works
From the album: The Icicle Works
Peak
39
Weeks
2
Number
40 Up by 1

Fields of Fire
Big Country
Peak
40
Weeks
8
Number
41 Down by 15

Secret Oktober
Duran Duran
Peak
20
Weeks
15
Number
42 Up by 1

Run Runaway
Slade
From the album: The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome
Peak
42
Weeks
4
Number
43 Up by 4

Dance Hall Days
Wang Chung
From the album: Points on the Curve
Peak
43
Weeks
2
Number
44 Up by 4

What Is Love
Howard Jones
Peak
44
Weeks
2
Number
45 Up by 4

Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
45
Weeks
2
Number
46 Down by 12

She Was Hot
The Rolling Stones
From the album: Undercover
Peak
24
Weeks
12
Number
47 Up by 3

Catch Me I'm Falling
Real Life
Peak
47
Weeks
2
Number
48 Down by 4

The Authority Song
John Cougar Mellencamp
From the album: Uh-Huh
Peak
44
Weeks
5
Number
49 Debut

Who's That Girl?
Eurythmics
From the album: Touch
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Debut

Butterbean
The B-52's
From the album: Whammy!
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
29 Dropout

This Is the House
Eurythmics
From the album: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Peak
7
Weeks
23
Number
36 Dropout

Antarctica
Men Without Hats
From the album: Rhythm of Youth, Folk Of The 80’s
Peak
26
Weeks
16
Number
40 Dropout

I Like
Men Without Hats
From the album: Rhythm of Youth
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
24

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Date

May 5, 1984

Songs

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2 1 The B-52's – “Moon 83” 1(×1) 22

1 2 Eurythmics – “Here Comes the Rain Again” 1(×4) 14

3 3 Duran Duran – “New Moon on Monday” 3 16

4 4 Echo & the Bunnymen – “The Killing Moon” 4 14

5 5 Electric Light Orchestra – “Bluebird” 5 13

7 6 Talk Talk – “It's My Life” 6 7

8 7 Queen – “Radio Ga Ga” 7 10

6 8 Talking Heads – “This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)” 1(×6) 23

9 9 Thompson Twins – “Hold Me Now” 9 10

10 10 Nik Kershaw – “Wouldn't It Be Good” 10 6

14 11 Laid Back – “White Horse” 11 8

11 12 Yes – “Owner of a Lonely Heart” 1(×2) 22

12 13 Sparks ft. Jane Wiedlin – “Lucky Me, Lucky You” 12 20

15 14 Oingo Boingo – “Wake Up (It's 1984)” 14 8

13 15 Thompson Twins – “If You Were Here” 6 18

17 16 The Comsat Angels – “Independence Day (1984)” 16 13

32 17 Duran Duran – “The Reflex” 17 3

16 18 Electric Light Orchestra – “Four Little Diamonds” 5 20

NE 19 New Order – “Thieves Like Us” 19 1

22 20 Talking Heads – “Girlfriend is Better” 20 14

20 21 Howard Jones – “New Song” 20 15

21 22 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Adult Education” 21 12

24 23 Paul Young – “Come Back And Stay” 23 10

25 24 Wang Chung – “Don't Let Go” 24 9

27 25 Go-Go's – “Head Over Heels” 25 7

28 26 The Cars – “You Might Think” 26 7

30 27 Missing Persons – “Surrender Your Heart” 27 7

19 28 Aztec Camera – “Oblivious” 1(×3) 26

31 29 Adam Ant – “Strip” 29 9

33 30 The Alan Parsons Project – “Don't Answer Me” 30 9

35 31 Yes – “Leave It” 31 5

37 32 The Pretenders – “Time the Avenger” 32 4

18 33 The Pretenders – “Middle Of The Road” 16 17

23 34 Industry – “State of the Nation” 3 24

38 35 Sparks – “Popularity” 35 6

42 36 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Locomotion” 36 3

45 37 Echo & the Bunnymen – “Silver” 37 2

39 38 Tony Carey – “A Fine, Fine Day” 38 7

46 39 The Icicle Works – “Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)” 39 2

41 40 Big Country – “Fields of Fire” 40 8

26 41 Duran Duran – “Secret Oktober” 20 15

43 42 Slade – “Run Runaway” 42 4

47 43 Wang Chung – “Dance Hall Days” 43 2

48 44 Howard Jones – “What Is Love” 44 2

49 45 Cyndi Lauper – “Time After Time” 45 2

34 46 The Rolling Stones – “She Was Hot” 24 12

50 47 Real Life – “Catch Me I'm Falling” 47 2

44 48 John Cougar Mellencamp – “The Authority Song” 44 5

NE 49 Eurythmics – “Who's That Girl?” 49 1

NE 50 The B-52's – “Butterbean” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

29 -- Eurythmics – “This Is the House” 7 23

36 -- Men Without Hats – “Antarctica” 26 16

40 -- Men Without Hats – “I Like” 1(×1) 24

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