In Retrospect (Copy)

If I had the power, perhaps in an alternate timeline, the Top 40 would have been quite different...

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Number
1

This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)
Talking Heads
From the album: Speaking In Tongues
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
16
Number
2 Up by 1

Here Comes the Rain Again
Eurythmics
From the album: Touch
Peak
2
Weeks
7
Number
3 Down by 1

Owner of a Lonely Heart
Yes
From the album: 90125
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
4 Up by 1

Moon 83
The B-52's
From the album: Whammy!
Peak
4
Weeks
15
Number
5 Down by 1

Oblivious
Aztec Camera
From the album: High Land, Hard Rain
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
19
Number
6 Up by 1

Four Little Diamonds
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Secret Messages
Peak
6
Weeks
13
Number
7 Up by 1

If You Were Here
Thompson Twins
From the album: Quick Step & Side Kick
Peak
7
Weeks
11
Number
8 Down by 2

State of the Nation
Industry
From the album: Stranger to Stranger
Peak
3
Weeks
17
Number
9 Up by 2

New Moon on Monday
Duran Duran
From the album: Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Peak
9
Weeks
9
Number
10 Down by 1

I Like
Men Without Hats
From the album: Rhythm of Youth
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
18
Number
11 Down by 1

This Is the House
Eurythmics
From the album: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Peak
7
Weeks
17
Number
12 Up by 3

The Killing Moon
Echo & the Bunnymen
From the album: Ocean Rain
Peak
12
Weeks
7
Number
13 Up by 1

Lucky Me, Lucky You
Sparks featuring Jane Wiedlin
From the album: In Outer Space
Peak
13
Weeks
13
Number
14 Down by 2

All of My Heart
ABC
From the album: The Lexicon of Love
Peak
4
Weeks
25
Number
15 Up by 6

Bluebird
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Secret Messages
Peak
15
Weeks
6
Number
16

2000 Miles
The Pretenders
Peak
16
Weeks
16
Number
17

Song for a Future Generation
The B-52's
From the album: Whammy!
Peak
17
Weeks
18
Number
18 Down by 5

Talk About the Passion
R.E.M.
From the album: Murmur
Peak
12
Weeks
15
Number
19

Send Me An Angel
Real Life
Peak
19
Weeks
15
Number
20 Up by 12

Radio Ga Ga
Queen
From the album: The Works
Peak
20
Weeks
3
Number
21 Down by 3

The Sign Of Fire
The Fixx
From the album: Reach the Beach
Peak
18
Weeks
13
Number
22 Up by 1

The Politics of Dancing
Re-Flex
From the album: The Politics of Dancing
Peak
22
Weeks
14
Number
23 Down by 1

Major Tom (Coming Home)
Peter Schilling
From the album: Error in the System
Peak
11
Weeks
20
Number
24 Up by 2

Middle Of The Road
The Pretenders
From the album: Learning to Crawl
Peak
24
Weeks
10
Number
25 Up by 3

Secret Oktober
Duran Duran
Peak
25
Weeks
8
Number
26 Up by 5

New Song
Howard Jones
From the album: Human's Lib
Peak
26
Weeks
8
Number
27 Up by 6

She Was Hot
The Rolling Stones
From the album: Undercover
Peak
27
Weeks
5
Number
28 Up by 2

Antarctica
Men Without Hats
From the album: Rhythm of Youth, Folk Of The 80’s
Peak
28
Weeks
10
Number
29 Down by 9

Say It Isn't So
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Rock 'n' Soul, Part I
Peak
12
Weeks
17
Number
30 Up by 6

Hold Me Now
Thompson Twins
From the album: Into the Gap
Peak
30
Weeks
3
Number
31 Down by 4

Flying North
Thomas Dolby
From the album: The Golden Age of Wireless
Peak
19
Weeks
19
Number
32 Up by 2

Independence Day (1984)
The Comsat Angels
Peak
32
Weeks
6
Number
33 Down by 8

Delirious
Prince
From the album: 1999
Peak
8
Weeks
25
Number
34 Up by 1

Criminal World
David Bowie
From the album: Let's Dance
Peak
34
Weeks
9
Number
35 Up by 2

Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper
From the album: She's So Unusual
Peak
35
Weeks
5
Number
36 Up by 2

State Farm
Yazoo
Peak
36
Weeks
8
Number
37 Up by 2

Adult Education
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Rock 'n' Soul, Part I
Peak
37
Weeks
5
Number
38 Down by 14

All You Ever Think About Is Sex
Sparks
From the album: In Outer Space
Peak
5
Weeks
27
Number
39 Up by 3

Girlfriend is Better
Talking Heads
From the album: Speaking In Tongues
Peak
39
Weeks
7
Number
40

Talking In Your Sleep
The Romantics
From the album: In Heat
Peak
40
Weeks
9
Number
41

I Will Follow
U2
From the album: Boy
Peak
41
Weeks
8
Number
42 Debut

Wake Up (It's 1984)
Oingo Boingo
Peak
42
Weeks
1
Number
43 Up by 1

99 Luftballons
Nena
From the album: Nena
Peak
43
Weeks
4
Number
44 Up by 1

Come Back And Stay
Paul Young
From the album: No Parlez
Peak
44
Weeks
3
Number
45 Up by 1

Don't Let Go
Wang Chung
From the album: Points on the Curve
Peak
45
Weeks
2
Number
46 Up by 1

Strip
Adam Ant
From the album: Strip
Peak
46
Weeks
2
Number
47 Up by 1

Don't Answer Me
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Ammonia Avenue
Peak
47
Weeks
2
Number
48 Debut

White Horse
Laid Back
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49

You Make My Heart Beat Faster
Kim Carnes
From the album: Café Racers
Peak
49
Weeks
8
Number
50 Debut

Fields of Fire
Big Country
Peak
50
Weeks
1
Number
51

Transfer Affection
A Flock of Seagulls
From the album: Listen
Peak
51
Weeks
4
Number
52 Down by 23

Union of the Snake
Duran Duran
From the album: Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Peak
28
Weeks
13
Number
53

Love Is A Stranger
Eurythmics
From the album: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Peak
1 (for 9 weeks)
Weeks
28

Dropouts

Number
43 Dropout

Watching
Thompson Twins
From the album: Quick Step & Side Kick
Peak
16
Weeks
18
Number
50 Dropout

That Was Then but this is now
ABC
Peak
50
Weeks
6
Number
52 Dropout

It Must Be love
Madness
Peak
8
Weeks
27

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Date

March 17, 1984

Songs

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1 1 Talking Heads – “This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)” 1(×4) 16

3 2 Eurythmics – “Here Comes the Rain Again” 2 7

2 3 Yes – “Owner of a Lonely Heart” 1(×2) 15

5 4 The B-52's – “Moon 83” 4 15

4 5 Aztec Camera – “Oblivious” 1(×3) 19

7 6 Electric Light Orchestra – “Four Little Diamonds” 6 13

8 7 Thompson Twins – “If You Were Here” 7 11

6 8 Industry – “State of the Nation” 3 17

11 9 Duran Duran – “New Moon on Monday” 9 9

9 10 Men Without Hats – “I Like” 1(×1) 18

10 11 Eurythmics – “This Is the House” 7 17

15 12 Echo & the Bunnymen – “The Killing Moon” 12 7

14 13 Sparks ft. Jane Wiedlin – “Lucky Me, Lucky You” 13 13

12 14 ABC – “All of My Heart” 4 25

21 15 Electric Light Orchestra – “Bluebird” 15 6

16 16 The Pretenders – “2000 Miles” 16 16

17 17 The B-52's – “Song for a Future Generation” 17 18

13 18 R.E.M. – “Talk About the Passion” 12 15

19 19 Real Life – “Send Me An Angel” 19 15

32 20 Queen – “Radio Ga Ga” 20 3

18 21 The Fixx – “The Sign Of Fire” 18 13

23 22 Re-Flex – “The Politics of Dancing” 22 14

22 23 Peter Schilling – “Major Tom (Coming Home)” 11 20

26 24 The Pretenders – “Middle Of The Road” 24 10

28 25 Duran Duran – “Secret Oktober” 25 8

31 26 Howard Jones – “New Song” 26 8

33 27 The Rolling Stones – “She Was Hot” 27 5

30 28 Men Without Hats – “Antarctica” 28 10

20 29 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Say It Isn't So” 12 17

36 30 Thompson Twins – “Hold Me Now” 30 3

27 31 Thomas Dolby – “Flying North” 19 19

34 32 The Comsat Angels – “Independence Day (1984)” 32 6

25 33 Prince – “Delirious” 8 25

35 34 David Bowie – “Criminal World” 34 9

37 35 Cyndi Lauper – “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” 35 5

38 36 Yazoo – “State Farm” 36 8

39 37 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Adult Education” 37 5

24 38 Sparks – “All You Ever Think About Is Sex” 5 27

42 39 Talking Heads – “Girlfriend is Better” 39 7

40 40 The Romantics – “Talking In Your Sleep” 40 9

41 41 U2 – “I Will Follow” 41 8

NE 42 Oingo Boingo – “Wake Up (It's 1984)” 42 1

44 43 Nena – “99 Luftballons” 43 4

45 44 Paul Young – “Come Back And Stay” 44 3

46 45 Wang Chung – “Don't Let Go” 45 2

47 46 Adam Ant – “Strip” 46 2

48 47 The Alan Parsons Project – “Don't Answer Me” 47 2

NE 48 Laid Back – “White Horse” 48 1

49 49 Kim Carnes – “You Make My Heart Beat Faster” 49 8

NE 50 Big Country – “Fields of Fire” 50 1

51 51 A Flock of Seagulls – “Transfer Affection” 51 4

29 52 Duran Duran – “Union of the Snake” 28 13

53 53 Eurythmics – “Love Is A Stranger” 1(×9) 28

DROPOUTS:

43 -- Thompson Twins – “Watching” 16 18

50 -- ABC – “That Was Then but this is now ” 50 6

52 -- Madness – “It Must Be love ” 8 27

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