| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 1 | 1 | Hey Nineteen | 1 | 3 |  |
| Steely Dan |
| 2 | 2 | Passion | 2 | ▲ | |
| Rod Stewart |
| 3 | 3 | When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around | 3 | |
| The Police |
| 7 | 4 | Once In A Lifetime | 2 | |
| Talking Heads |
| 6 | 5 | Keep On Loving You | 1 | 2 | |
| REO Speedwagon |
| 12 | 6 | (Just Like) Starting Over | 1 | 1 | |
| John Lennon |
| 9 | 7 | Hell Is For Children | 7 | |
| Pat Benatar |
| 4 | 8 | Games People Play | 2 | 11 | |
| The Alan Parsons Project |
| 10 | 9 | Tunnel Of Love | 5 | |
| Dire Straits |
| 5 | 10 | Hungry Heart | 1 | 1 | |
| Bruce Springsteen |
| 13 | 11 | Gi' Me Wings | 11 | |
| Rod Stewart |
| - | 12 | Seven Bridges Road | 3 | 16 | |
| Eagles |
| 8 | 13 | High Priest Of Rhythmic Noise | 8 | |
| Cheap Trick |
| 20 | 14 | Tell It Like It Is | 14 | 5 | |
| Heart |
| - | 15 | Teacher, Teacher | 10 | |
| Rockpile |
| 19 | 16 | The Tide Is High | 5 | 1 | |
| Blondie |
| 16 | 17 | I'm A Rocker | 16 | |
| Bruce Springsteen |
| - | 18 | The River | 9 | |
| Bruce Springsteen |
| 15 | 19 | May Be A Price To Pay | 14 | |
| The Alan Parsons Project |
| - | 20 | Hold On Hold Out | 20 | |
| Jackson Browne |
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