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

Peek-a-Boo
Siouxsie & The Banshees
From the album: Peepshow
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
14
Number
2

All That Money Wants
The Psychedelic Furs
Peak
2
Weeks
10
Number
3 Up by 1

Chains of Love
Erasure
From the album: The Innocents
Peak
3
Weeks
14
Number
4 Down by 1

Better Be Home Soon
Crowded House
From the album: Temple of Low Men
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
18
Number
5 Up by 4

Verdi Cries
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: In My Tribe
Peak
5
Weeks
13
Number
6 Up by 2

Liar, Liar
Debbie Harry
From the album: Married to the Mob Soundtrack
Peak
6
Weeks
15
Number
7 Down by 2

What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)
Information Society
From the album: Information Society
Peak
3
Weeks
17
Number
8 Up by 2

Charlotte Anne
Julian Cope
From the album: My Nation Underground
Peak
8
Weeks
13
Number
9 Down by 3

Ghosts Of American Astronauts
Mekons
Peak
3
Weeks
22
Number
10 Up by 2

The Promise
When In Rome
From the album: When in Rome
Peak
10
Weeks
9
Number
11 Down by 4

Everyday Is Like Sunday
Morrissey
From the album: Viva Hate
Peak
6
Weeks
25
Number
12 Up by 1

Tell That Girl to Shut Up
Transvision Vamp
From the album: Pop Art
Peak
12
Weeks
14
Number
13 Up by 1

Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls
BOOK OF LOVE
Peak
13
Weeks
15
Number
14 Up by 2

Jump in the River
Sinéad O'Connor
From the album: Married to the Mob Soundtrack
Peak
14
Weeks
8
Number
15

Forever Young
Rod Stewart
From the album: Out of Order
Peak
15
Weeks
14
Number
16 Up by 1

Wild Wild West
The Escape Club
From the album: Wild Wild West
Peak
16
Weeks
12
Number
17 Down by 6

Charlton Heston
Stump
Peak
7
Weeks
16
Number
18 Up by 16

Orange Crush
R.E.M.
From the album: Green
Peak
18
Weeks
2
Number
19 Up by 3

Put This Love to the Test
Jon Astley
From the album: The Compleat Angler
Peak
19
Weeks
7
Number
20

Never Tear Us Apart
INXS
From the album: Kick
Peak
20
Weeks
13
Number
21

Talk About the Passion
R.E.M.
From the album: Murmur
Peak
12
Weeks
25
Number
22 Up by 3

Into Temptation
Crowded House
From the album: Temple of Low Men
Peak
22
Weeks
6
Number
23

Eye of Fatima (Part One)
Camper Van Beethoven
From the album: Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
Peak
23
Weeks
14
Number
24

What I Am
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Peak
24
Weeks
8
Number
25 Down by 7

Like the Weather
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: In My Tribe
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
27
Number
26 Down by 7

Route 66
Depeche Mode
From the album: Music for the Masses
Peak
3
Weeks
26
Number
27 Up by 1

Back on the Breadline
Hunters & Collectors
From the album: Fate
Peak
27
Weeks
12
Number
28 Up by 1

I Wish U Heaven
Prince
From the album: Lovesexy
Peak
28
Weeks
7
Number
29 Up by 4

Ana Ng
They Might Be Giants
From the album: Lincoln
Peak
29
Weeks
5
Number
30

Inside A Dream
Jane Wiedlin
Peak
30
Weeks
10
Number
31

Goodbye Horses
Q Lazzarus
Peak
31
Weeks
6
Number
32

Desire
U2
From the album: Rattle and Hum
Peak
32
Weeks
5
Number
33 Up by 5

The Great Commandment
CAMOUFLAGE
From the album: Voices & Images
Peak
33
Weeks
3
Number
34 Down by 8

Crash
The Primitives
From the album: Lovely
Peak
10
Weeks
25
Number
35 Up by 1

What's the Matter Here?
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: In My Tribe
Peak
35
Weeks
8
Number
36 Down by 9

Reptile
The Church
From the album: Starfish
Peak
14
Weeks
20
Number
37 Up by 4

Domino Dancing
Pet Shop Boys
From the album: Introspective
Peak
37
Weeks
4
Number
38 Down by 3

Hole In My Heart (All the Way to China)
Cyndi Lauper
Peak
12
Weeks
18
Number
39 Up by 5

Jane Says
Jane's Addiction
From the album: Jane's Addiction
Peak
39
Weeks
5
Number
40 Up by 3

Talkin' Bout a Revolution
Tracy Chapman
From the album: Tracy Chapman
Peak
40
Weeks
6
Number
41 Down by 4

Blue Monday '88
New Order
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
28
Number
42 Down by 3

Ship of Fools
Robert Plant
From the album: Now and Zen
Peak
26
Weeks
21
Number
43 Up by 2

I Don't Want Your Love
Duran Duran
From the album: Big Thing
Peak
43
Weeks
4
Number
44 Up by 3

The Killing Jar
Siouxsie & The Banshees
From the album: Peepshow
Peak
44
Weeks
3
Number
45 Down by 3

Blind
Talking Heads
Peak
24
Weeks
18
Number
46 Up by 4

Handle With Care
Traveling Wilburys
From the album: Traveling Wilburys
Peak
46
Weeks
2
Number
47 Debut

Put a Little Love in Your Heart
Annie Lennox & Al Green
From the album: Scrooged (Original Motion Picture Score)
Peak
47
Weeks
1
Number
48 Debut

Ghost Town
Cheap Trick
From the album: Lap of Luxury
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Debut

Tears Run Rings
Marc Almond
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Down by 10

Mirror People
Love and Rockets
From the album: Earth, Sun, Moon
Peak
17
Weeks
23

Dropouts

Number
46 Dropout

Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
From the album: Tracy Chapman
Peak
30
Weeks
15
Number
48 Dropout

The Dead Heart
Midnight Oil
From the album: Diesel and Dust
Peak
35
Weeks
18
Number
49 Dropout

Time and Tide
Basia
From the album: Time and Tide
Peak
40
Weeks
12

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Date

November 5, 1988

Songs

50

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1 1 Siouxsie & The Banshees – “Peek-a-Boo” 1(×5) 14

2 2 The Psychedelic Furs – “All That Money Wants” 2 10

4 3 Erasure – “Chains of Love” 3 14

3 4 Crowded House – “Better Be Home Soon” 1(×3) 18

9 5 10,000 Maniacs – “Verdi Cries” 5 13

8 6 Debbie Harry – “Liar, Liar” 6 15

5 7 Information Society – “What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)” 3 17

10 8 Julian Cope – “Charlotte Anne” 8 13

6 9 Mekons – “Ghosts Of American Astronauts” 3 22

12 10 When In Rome – “The Promise” 10 9

7 11 Morrissey – “Everyday Is Like Sunday” 6 25

13 12 Transvision Vamp – “Tell That Girl to Shut Up” 12 14

14 13 BOOK OF LOVE – “Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls” 13 15

16 14 Sinéad O'Connor – “Jump in the River” 14 8

15 15 Rod Stewart – “Forever Young” 15 14

17 16 The Escape Club – “Wild Wild West” 16 12

11 17 Stump – “Charlton Heston” 7 16

34 18 R.E.M. – “Orange Crush” 18 2

22 19 Jon Astley – “Put This Love to the Test” 19 7

20 20 INXS – “Never Tear Us Apart” 20 13

21 21 R.E.M. – “Talk About the Passion” 12 25

25 22 Crowded House – “Into Temptation” 22 6

23 23 Camper Van Beethoven – “Eye of Fatima (Part One)” 23 14

24 24 Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – “What I Am” 24 8

18 25 10,000 Maniacs – “Like the Weather” 1(×2) 27

19 26 Depeche Mode – “Route 66” 3 26

28 27 Hunters & Collectors – “Back on the Breadline” 27 12

29 28 Prince – “I Wish U Heaven” 28 7

33 29 They Might Be Giants – “Ana Ng” 29 5

30 30 Jane Wiedlin – “Inside A Dream” 30 10

31 31 Q Lazzarus – “Goodbye Horses” 31 6

32 32 U2 – “Desire” 32 5

38 33 CAMOUFLAGE – “The Great Commandment” 33 3

26 34 The Primitives – “Crash” 10 25

36 35 10,000 Maniacs – “What's the Matter Here?” 35 8

27 36 The Church – “Reptile” 14 20

41 37 Pet Shop Boys – “Domino Dancing” 37 4

35 38 Cyndi Lauper – “Hole In My Heart (All the Way to China)” 12 18

44 39 Jane's Addiction – “Jane Says” 39 5

43 40 Tracy Chapman – “Talkin' Bout a Revolution” 40 6

37 41 New Order – “Blue Monday '88” 1(×4) 28

39 42 Robert Plant – “Ship of Fools” 26 21

45 43 Duran Duran – “I Don't Want Your Love” 43 4

47 44 Siouxsie & The Banshees – “The Killing Jar” 44 3

42 45 Talking Heads – “Blind” 24 18

50 46 Traveling Wilburys – “Handle With Care” 46 2

NE 47 Annie Lennox & Al Green – “Put a Little Love in Your Heart” 47 1

NE 48 Cheap Trick – “Ghost Town” 48 1

NE 49 Marc Almond – “Tears Run Rings” 49 1

40 50 Love and Rockets – “Mirror People” 17 23

DROPOUTS:

46 -- Tracy Chapman – “Fast Car” 30 15

48 -- Midnight Oil – “The Dead Heart” 35 18

49 -- Basia – “Time and Tide” 40 12

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