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 9

Stand
R.E.M.
From the album: Green
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
4
Number
2 Down by 1

Orange Crush
R.E.M.
From the album: Green
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
3 Down by 1

All That Money Wants
The Psychedelic Furs
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
4

Into Temptation
Crowded House
From the album: Temple of Low Men
Peak
4
Weeks
15
Number
5

Ana Ng
They Might Be Giants
From the album: Lincoln
Peak
5
Weeks
14
Number
6

The Great Commandment
CAMOUFLAGE
From the album: Voices & Images
Peak
6
Weeks
12
Number
7 Down by 4

Charlotte Anne
Julian Cope
From the album: My Nation Underground
Peak
3
Weeks
22
Number
8 Up by 1

Put This Love to the Test
Jon Astley
From the album: The Compleat Angler
Peak
8
Weeks
16
Number
9 Down by 1

Jump in the River
Sinéad O'Connor
From the album: Married to the Mob Soundtrack
Peak
6
Weeks
17
Number
10 Down by 3

Peek-a-Boo
Siouxsie & The Banshees
From the album: Peepshow
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
23
Number
11

Tears Run Rings
Marc Almond
Peak
11
Weeks
10
Number
12 Up by 3

A Little Respect
Erasure
From the album: The Innocents
Peak
12
Weeks
7
Number
13 Up by 1

What I Am
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Peak
13
Weeks
17
Number
14 Down by 2

Verdi Cries
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: In My Tribe
Peak
4
Weeks
22
Number
15 Down by 2

Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls
BOOK OF LOVE
Peak
13
Weeks
24
Number
16 Up by 1

Goodbye Horses
Q Lazzarus
Peak
16
Weeks
15
Number
17 Up by 1

I Wish U Heaven
Prince
From the album: Lovesexy
Peak
17
Weeks
16
Number
18 Up by 3

Life Is Grand
Camper Van Beethoven
From the album: Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
Peak
18
Weeks
8
Number
19 Up by 1

Jane Says
Jane's Addiction
From the album: Jane's Addiction
Peak
19
Weeks
14
Number
20 Down by 4

The Promise
When In Rome
From the album: When in Rome
Peak
9
Weeks
18
Number
21 Up by 1

Handle With Care
Traveling Wilburys
From the album: Traveling Wilburys
Peak
21
Weeks
11
Number
22 Down by 3

Talk About the Passion
R.E.M.
From the album: Murmur
Peak
12
Weeks
34
Number
23

Put a Little Love in Your Heart
Annie Lennox & Al Green
From the album: Scrooged (Original Motion Picture Score)
Peak
23
Weeks
10
Number
24 Up by 2

The Killing Jar
Siouxsie & The Banshees
From the album: Peepshow
Peak
24
Weeks
12
Number
25 Up by 4

I Say Nothing
Voice of the Beehive
From the album: Let It Bee
Peak
25
Weeks
9
Number
26 Up by 5

Baby Doll
Devo
From the album: Total Devo
Peak
26
Weeks
8
Number
27 Up by 1

Ghost Town
Cheap Trick
From the album: Lap of Luxury
Peak
27
Weeks
10
Number
28 Up by 4

Shake for the Sheik
Escape Club
From the album: Wild Wild West
Peak
28
Weeks
6
Number
29 Down by 5

Chains of Love
Erasure
From the album: The Innocents
Peak
3
Weeks
23
Number
30 Down by 5

Liar, Liar
Debbie Harry
From the album: Married to the Mob Soundtrack
Peak
6
Weeks
24
Number
31 Up by 7

I Feel Possessed
Crowded House
From the album: Temple of Low Men
Peak
31
Weeks
3
Number
32 Down by 5

Tell That Girl to Shut Up
Transvision Vamp
From the album: Pop Art
Peak
12
Weeks
23
Number
33

Kiss
The Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones
From the album: The Best of the Art of Noise
Peak
33
Weeks
6
Number
34 Up by 1

The Painted Desert
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: In My Tribe
Peak
34
Weeks
5
Number
35 Up by 1

Straight Up
Paula Abdul
From the album: Forever Your Girl
Peak
35
Weeks
6
Number
36 Down by 6

Eye of Fatima (Part One)
Camper Van Beethoven
From the album: Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
Peak
18
Weeks
23
Number
37 Up by 4

I Beg Your Pardon
Kon Kan
Peak
37
Weeks
3
Number
38 Down by 4

Inside A Dream
Jane Wiedlin
Peak
28
Weeks
19
Number
39 Up by 1

Walking Away
Information Society
From the album: Information Society
Peak
39
Weeks
7
Number
40 Debut

Left to My Own Devices
Pet Shop Boys
From the album: Introspective
Peak
40
Weeks
1
Number
41 Up by 2

Motorcrash
The Sugarcubes
From the album: Life's Too Good
Peak
41
Weeks
4
Number
42 Down by 5

Wild Wild West
The Escape Club
From the album: Wild Wild West
Peak
14
Weeks
21
Number
43 Up by 2

Angel of Harlem
U2
From the album: Rattle and Hum
Peak
43
Weeks
4
Number
44 Debut

(Believed You Were) Lucky
'Til Tuesday
From the album: Everything's Different Now
Peak
44
Weeks
1
Number
45 Down by 6

Better Be Home Soon
Crowded House
From the album: Temple of Low Men
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
27
Number
46 Up by 1

As Long As You Follow
Fleetwood Mac
Peak
46
Weeks
2
Number
47 Down by 5

Desire
U2
From the album: Rattle and Hum
Peak
27
Weeks
14
Number
48 Debut

Mystify
INXS
From the album: Kick
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Debut

New Day for You
Basia
From the album: Time and Tide
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Down by 4

What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)
Information Society
From the album: Information Society
Peak
3
Weeks
26

Dropouts

Number
44 Dropout

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

What's the Matter Here?
10,000 Maniacs
From the album: In My Tribe
Peak
30
Weeks
16
Number
49 Dropout

I Don't Want Your Love
Duran Duran
From the album: Big Thing
Peak
33
Weeks
12
Number
50 Dropout

Forever Young
Rod Stewart
From the album: Out of Order
Peak
15
Weeks
22

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Date

January 7, 1989

Songs

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10 1 R.E.M. – “Stand” 1(×1) 4

1 2 R.E.M. – “Orange Crush” 1(×5) 11

2 3 The Psychedelic Furs – “All That Money Wants” 1(×3) 19

4 4 Crowded House – “Into Temptation” 4 15

5 5 They Might Be Giants – “Ana Ng” 5 14

6 6 CAMOUFLAGE – “The Great Commandment” 6 12

3 7 Julian Cope – “Charlotte Anne” 3 22

9 8 Jon Astley – “Put This Love to the Test” 8 16

8 9 Sinéad O'Connor – “Jump in the River” 6 17

7 10 Siouxsie & The Banshees – “Peek-a-Boo” 1(×5) 23

11 11 Marc Almond – “Tears Run Rings” 11 10

15 12 Erasure – “A Little Respect” 12 7

14 13 Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – “What I Am” 13 17

12 14 10,000 Maniacs – “Verdi Cries” 4 22

13 15 BOOK OF LOVE – “Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls” 13 24

17 16 Q Lazzarus – “Goodbye Horses” 16 15

18 17 Prince – “I Wish U Heaven” 17 16

21 18 Camper Van Beethoven – “Life Is Grand” 18 8

20 19 Jane's Addiction – “Jane Says” 19 14

16 20 When In Rome – “The Promise” 9 18

22 21 Traveling Wilburys – “Handle With Care” 21 11

19 22 R.E.M. – “Talk About the Passion” 12 34

23 23 Annie Lennox & Al Green – “Put a Little Love in Your Heart” 23 10

26 24 Siouxsie & The Banshees – “The Killing Jar” 24 12

29 25 Voice of the Beehive – “I Say Nothing” 25 9

31 26 Devo – “Baby Doll” 26 8

28 27 Cheap Trick – “Ghost Town” 27 10

32 28 Escape Club – “Shake for the Sheik” 28 6

24 29 Erasure – “Chains of Love” 3 23

25 30 Debbie Harry – “Liar, Liar” 6 24

38 31 Crowded House – “I Feel Possessed” 31 3

27 32 Transvision Vamp – “Tell That Girl to Shut Up” 12 23

33 33 The Art of Noise ft. Tom Jones – “Kiss” 33 6

35 34 10,000 Maniacs – “The Painted Desert” 34 5

36 35 Paula Abdul – “Straight Up” 35 6

30 36 Camper Van Beethoven – “Eye of Fatima (Part One)” 18 23

41 37 Kon Kan – “I Beg Your Pardon” 37 3

34 38 Jane Wiedlin – “Inside A Dream” 28 19

40 39 Information Society – “Walking Away” 39 7

NE 40 Pet Shop Boys – “Left to My Own Devices” 40 1

43 41 The Sugarcubes – “Motorcrash” 41 4

37 42 The Escape Club – “Wild Wild West” 14 21

45 43 U2 – “Angel of Harlem” 43 4

NE 44 'Til Tuesday – “(Believed You Were) Lucky” 44 1

39 45 Crowded House – “Better Be Home Soon” 1(×3) 27

47 46 Fleetwood Mac – “As Long As You Follow” 46 2

42 47 U2 – “Desire” 27 14

NE 48 INXS – “Mystify” 48 1

NE 49 Basia – “New Day for You” 49 1

46 50 Information Society – “What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)” 3 26

DROPOUTS:

44 -- INXS – “Never Tear Us Apart” 20 21

48 -- 10,000 Maniacs – “What's the Matter Here?” 30 16

49 -- Duran Duran – “I Don't Want Your Love” 33 12

50 -- Rod Stewart – “Forever Young” 15 22

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