| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 1 | 1 | Love Stinks | 1 |  |
| The J. Geils Band |
| 2 | 2 | Brass In Pocket | 1 | 7 | |
| Pretenders |
| 3 | 3 | And The Cradle Will Rock... | 1 | |
| Van Halen |
| 5 | 4 | Against The Wind | 1 | 2 | |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
| 4 | 5 | Breakdown Dead Ahead | 4 | 4 | |
| Boz Scaggs |
| 8 | 6 | London Calling | 6 | |
| The Clash |
| 6 | 7 | You May Be Right | 1 | 1 | |
| Billy Joel |
| 7 | 8 | Young Lust | 3 | |
| Pink Floyd |
| 10 | 9 | Stop Your Sobbing | 9 | |
| Pretenders |
| - | 10 | Cocaine LIVE | 1 | |
| Eric Clapton |
| 13 | 11 | Walks Like A Lady | 7 | |
| Journey |
| - | 12 | Fool For A Pretty Face (Hurt By Love) | 12 | |
| Humble Pie |
| - | 13 | Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) | 1 | 1 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings |
| 11 | 14 | Goodbye Blue Sky | 2 | |
| Pink Floyd |
| 9 | 15 | Train In Vain (Stand By Me) | 7 | 13 | |
| The Clash |
| 18 | 16 | Entre Nous | 16 | |
| Rush |
| - | 17 | Is This Love | 14 | |
| Pat Travers Band |
| - | 18 | Run Like Hell | 8 | |
| Pink Floyd |
| 14 | 19 | Comfortably Numb | 1 | |
| Pink Floyd |
| - | 20 | Rock Lobster | 20 | |
| The B-52's |
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