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

Don't Dream It's Over
Crowded House
From the album: Crowded House
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
10
Number
2

Bizarre Love Triangle
New Order
From the album: Brotherhood
Peak
1 (for 7 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
3 Up by 1

Coming Up Close
'Til Tuesday
From the album: Welcome Home
Peak
3
Weeks
12
Number
4 Down by 1

Brand New Lover
Dead Or Alive
From the album: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
5

Ship of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow)
World Party
From the album: Private Revolution
Peak
5
Weeks
11
Number
6 Up by 2

Shoplifters of the World Unite
The Smiths
From the album: The World Won't Listen, Louder Than Bombs
Peak
6
Weeks
7
Number
7 Down by 1

Girl From Ipanema Goes to Greenland
The B-52's
From the album: Bouncing Off The Satellites
Peak
3
Weeks
14
Number
8 Down by 1

Infected
The The
From the album: Infected
Peak
3
Weeks
22
Number
9

French Kissin' in the USA
Debbie Harry
From the album: Rockbird
Peak
7
Weeks
18
Number
10

Love For Sale
Talking Heads
From the album: True Stories
Peak
9
Weeks
17
Number
11 Up by 1

Cuyahoga
R.E.M.
From the album: Life's Rich Pageant
Peak
11
Weeks
15
Number
12 Down by 1

Wig
The B-52's
From the album: Bouncing Off The Satellites
Peak
11
Weeks
18
Number
13

One Simple Thing
Stabilizers
Peak
12
Weeks
19
Number
14

Electric Café
Kraftwerk
Peak
10
Weeks
20
Number
15

The Last Time
Eurythmics
From the album: Revenge
Peak
15
Weeks
14
Number
16

Real Wild Child (Wild One)
Iggy Pop
From the album: Blah Blah Blah
Peak
16
Weeks
12
Number
17

The Boy In The Bubble
Paul Simon
From the album: Graceland
Peak
17
Weeks
16
Number
18

Life Is Hard
Timbuk 3
From the album: Greetings from Timbuk 3
Peak
18
Weeks
11
Number
19 Up by 3

Shelter
Lone Justice
Peak
19
Weeks
12
Number
20

I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)
Grace Jones
From the album: Inside Story
Peak
20
Weeks
17
Number
21

Behind the Wall of Sleep
The Smithereens
Peak
21
Weeks
14
Number
22 Up by 1

The Honeythief
Hipsway
From the album: Hipsway
Peak
22
Weeks
9
Number
23 Down by 4

Superman
R.E.M.
From the album: Life's Rich Pageant
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
24 Up by 1

Manhattan Skyline
a-ha
From the album: Scoundrel Days
Peak
24
Weeks
5
Number
25 Down by 1

(Forever) Live and Die
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
From the album: The Pacific Age
Peak
1 (for 8 weeks)
Weeks
26
Number
26 Up by 6

Midnight Blue
Lou Gramm
From the album: Ready or Not
Peak
26
Weeks
6
Number
27 Up by 1

Desire
Gene Loves Jezebel
Peak
27
Weeks
13
Number
28 Up by 1

Skin Trade
Duran Duran
From the album: Notorious
Peak
28
Weeks
7
Number
29 Up by 4

Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
Genesis
From the album: Invisible Touch
Peak
29
Weeks
6
Number
30 Up by 1

This Wheel's On Fire
Siouxsie & The Banshees
From the album: Through the Looking Glass
Peak
30
Weeks
8
Number
31 Up by 5

Swan Swan H
R.E.M.
From the album: Life's Rich Pageant
Peak
31
Weeks
4
Number
32 Up by 2

Love Removal Machine
The Cult
From the album: Electric
Peak
32
Weeks
5
Number
33 Up by 5

Sign O' the Times
Prince
From the album: Sign O' the Times
Peak
33
Weeks
3
Number
34 Up by 3

What If We Give It Away?
R.E.M.
From the album: Life's Rich Pageant
Peak
34
Weeks
4
Number
35 Down by 5

Begin the Begin
R.E.M.
From the album: Life's Rich Pageant
Peak
3
Weeks
25
Number
36 Down by 10

Everybody Have Fun Tonight
Wang Chung
From the album: Mosaic
Peak
6
Weeks
25
Number
37 Up by 4

Come As You Are
Peter Wolf
From the album: Come As You Are
Peak
37
Weeks
4
Number
38 Up by 4

(I Just) Died In Your Arms
Cutting Crew
From the album: Broadcast
Peak
38
Weeks
3
Number
39

The Way It Is
Bruce Hornsby & The Range
From the album: The Way It Is
Peak
39
Weeks
11
Number
40 Up by 5

Goddess of Love
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
From the album: The Pacific Age
Peak
40
Weeks
2
Number
41 Up by 5

Heartbreak Beat
The Psychedelic Furs
From the album: Midnight to Midnight
Peak
41
Weeks
2
Number
42 Down by 7

The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
Timbuk 3
From the album: Greetings from Timbuk 3
Peak
8
Weeks
23
Number
43 Up by 6

Hairstyles and Attitudes
Timbuk 3
From the album: Greetings from Timbuk 3
Peak
43
Weeks
2
Number
44 Down by 17

Change of Heart
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: True Colors
Peak
26
Weeks
16
Number
45 Down by 5

Suburbia
Pet Shop Boys
From the album: Please
Peak
3
Weeks
23
Number
46 Up by 1

Shakin' Shakin' Shakes
Los Lobos
From the album: By The Light Of The Moon
Peak
46
Weeks
3
Number
47 Up by 3

Right On Track
Breakfast Club
From the album: Breakfast Club
Peak
47
Weeks
2
Number
48 Debut

With or Without You
U2
From the album: The Joshua Tree
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Debut

Party Girl
Grace Jones
From the album: Inside Story
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Debut

The Flowers of Guatemala
R.E.M.
From the album: Life's Rich Pageant
Peak
50
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
43 Dropout

C'est La Vie
Robbie Nevil
From the album: Robbie Nevil
Peak
26
Weeks
23
Number
44 Dropout

Blood And Roses
The Smithereens
Peak
12
Weeks
26
Number
49 Dropout

Big Time
Peter Gabriel
From the album: So
Peak
30
Weeks
16

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Date

March 21, 1987

Songs

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1 1 Crowded House – “Don't Dream It's Over” 1(×2) 10

2 2 New Order – “Bizarre Love Triangle” 1(×7) 17

4 3 'Til Tuesday – “Coming Up Close” 3 12

3 4 Dead Or Alive – “Brand New Lover” 1(×2) 17

5 5 World Party – “Ship of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow)” 5 11

8 6 The Smiths – “Shoplifters of the World Unite” 6 7

6 7 The B-52's – “Girl From Ipanema Goes to Greenland” 3 14

7 8 The The – “Infected” 3 22

9 9 Debbie Harry – “French Kissin' in the USA ” 7 18

10 10 Talking Heads – “Love For Sale” 9 17

12 11 R.E.M. – “Cuyahoga” 11 15

11 12 The B-52's – “Wig” 11 18

13 13 Stabilizers – “One Simple Thing” 12 19

14 14 Kraftwerk – “Electric Café” 10 20

15 15 Eurythmics – “The Last Time” 15 14

16 16 Iggy Pop – “Real Wild Child (Wild One)” 16 12

17 17 Paul Simon – “The Boy In The Bubble” 17 16

18 18 Timbuk 3 – “Life Is Hard” 18 11

22 19 Lone Justice – “Shelter” 19 12

20 20 Grace Jones – “I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)” 20 17

21 21 The Smithereens – “Behind the Wall of Sleep” 21 14

23 22 Hipsway – “The Honeythief” 22 9

19 23 R.E.M. – “Superman” 1(×2) 20

25 24 a-ha – “Manhattan Skyline” 24 5

24 25 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “(Forever) Live and Die” 1(×8) 26

32 26 Lou Gramm – “Midnight Blue” 26 6

28 27 Gene Loves Jezebel – “Desire” 27 13

29 28 Duran Duran – “Skin Trade” 28 7

33 29 Genesis – “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight” 29 6

31 30 Siouxsie & The Banshees – “This Wheel's On Fire” 30 8

36 31 R.E.M. – “Swan Swan H” 31 4

34 32 The Cult – “Love Removal Machine” 32 5

38 33 Prince – “Sign O' the Times” 33 3

37 34 R.E.M. – “What If We Give It Away?” 34 4

30 35 R.E.M. – “Begin the Begin” 3 25

26 36 Wang Chung – “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” 6 25

41 37 Peter Wolf – “Come As You Are” 37 4

42 38 Cutting Crew – “(I Just) Died In Your Arms” 38 3

39 39 Bruce Hornsby & The Range – “The Way It Is” 39 11

45 40 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “Goddess of Love” 40 2

46 41 The Psychedelic Furs – “Heartbreak Beat” 41 2

35 42 Timbuk 3 – “The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades” 8 23

49 43 Timbuk 3 – “Hairstyles and Attitudes” 43 2

27 44 Cyndi Lauper – “Change of Heart” 26 16

40 45 Pet Shop Boys – “Suburbia” 3 23

47 46 Los Lobos – “Shakin' Shakin' Shakes” 46 3

50 47 Breakfast Club – “Right On Track” 47 2

NE 48 U2 – “With or Without You” 48 1

NE 49 Grace Jones – “Party Girl” 49 1

NE 50 R.E.M. – “The Flowers of Guatemala” 50 1

DROPOUTS:

43 -- Robbie Nevil – “C'est La Vie” 26 23

44 -- The Smithereens – “Blood And Roses” 12 26

49 -- Peter Gabriel – “Big Time” 30 16

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