brown #
= weekly rock chart peak
blue #
= pop chart peak
| 1 | Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 | 1 | 1 | Dec 1979 |  |
| Pink Floyd |
| 2 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love | 1 | 1 | Feb 1980 | |
| Queen |
| 3 | You May Be Right | 1 | 1 | Mar 1980 | |
| Billy Joel |
| 4 | It's Still Rock And Roll To Me | 1 | 1 | May 1980 | |
| Billy Joel |
| 5 | Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) | 1 | 1 | May 1980 | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings |
| 6 | Emotional Rescue | 1 | 1 | Jul 1980 | |
| The Rolling Stones |
| 7 | Another One Bites The Dust | 1 | 1 | Aug 1980 | |
| Queen |
| 8 | (Just Like) Starting Over | 1 | 1 | Nov 1980 | |
| John Lennon |
| 9 | Hungry Heart | 1 | 1 | Nov 1980 | |
| Bruce Springsteen |
| 10 | Woman | 1 | 1 | Jan 1981 | |
| John Lennon |
| 11 | Stop Draggin' My Heart Around | 1 | 1 | Aug 1981 | |
| Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 12 | Waiting For A Girl Like You | 1 | 1 | Nov 1981 | |
| Foreigner |
| 13 | Eye Of The Tiger | 1 | 1 | Jun 1982 | |
| Survivor |
| 14 | Jack & Diane | 1 | 1 | Sep 1982 | |
| John Cougar |
| 15 | Down Under | 1 | 1 | Dec 1982 | |
| Men At Work |
| 16 | Every Breath You Take | 1 | 1 | May 1983 | |
| The Police |
| 17 | Love Is A Battlefield | 1 | 1 | Oct 1983 | |
| Pat Benatar |
| 18 | Owner Of A Lonely Heart | 1 | 1 | Nov 1983 | |
| Yes |
| 19 | Talking In Your Sleep | 1 | 1 | Dec 1983 | |
| The Romantics |
| 20 | Jump | 1 | 1 | Jan 1984 | |
| Van Halen |
| 21 | Dancing In The Dark | 1 | 1 | Jun 1984 | |
| Bruce Springsteen |
| 22 | Drive | 1 | 1 | Jul 1984 | |
| The Cars |
| 23 | I Want To Know What Love Is | 1 | 1 | Dec 1984 | |
| Foreigner |