| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 3 | 1 | Tonight She Comes | ▲ | 6 |  |
| The Cars |
| 4 | 2 | Alive & Kicking | ▲ | 2 | |
| Simple Minds |
| 8 | 3 | Talk To Me | 1 | 2 | |
| Stevie Nicks |
| 2 | 4 | Sleeping Bag | 1 | 8 | |
| ZZ Top |
| 1 | 5 | The Big Money | 1 | |
| Rush |
| 10 | 6 | Face The Face | 1 | 30 | |
| Pete Townshend |
| 5 | 7 | Men Without Shame | 5 | |
| Phantom, Rocker & Slick |
| 9 | 8 | Stay Up Late | ▲ | |
| Talking Heads |
| 6 | 9 | Small Town | 1 | 5 | |
| John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 12 | 10 | Go | 6 | |
| Asia |
| 15 | 11 | You're A Friend Of Mine | ▲ | 4 | |
| Clarence Clemons And Jackson Browne |
| - | 12 | Sex As A Weapon | 4 | 25 | |
| Pat Benatar |
| 11 | 13 | Love Is The Seventh Wave | 11 | 24 | |
| Sting |
| 16 | 14 | Dead Man's Party | 13 | |
| Oingo Boingo |
| - | 15 | Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) | 1 | 1 | |
| Mike + The Mechanics |
| 17 | 16 | Can't Stop Rockin' | 8 | |
| ZZ Top |
| 7 | 17 | Walk Of Life | 6 | 3 | |
| Dire Straits |
| - | 18 | Change It | ▲ | |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble |
| - | 19 | Strength | 12 | |
| The Alarm |
| - | 20 | All American Boy | ▲ | |
| Y&T |
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