| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 4 | 1 | Life In A Northern Town | ▲ | 3 |  |
| The Dream Academy |
| 3 | 2 | Day By Day | ▲ | 11 | |
| Hooters |
| 1 | 3 | Kyrie | 1 | 1 | |
| Mr. Mister |
| 6 | 4 | Manhattan Project | ▲ | |
| Rush |
| 2 | 5 | Stages | 1 | 24 | |
| ZZ Top |
| 5 | 6 | I Can't Wait | 5 | 16 | |
| Stevie Nicks |
| 9 | 7 | What You Need | 2 | 2 | |
| INXS |
| 16 | 8 | Sanctify Yourself | 2 | 10 | |
| Simple Minds |
| - | 9 | All The Kings Horses | 1 | |
| The Firm |
| 15 | 10 | Stereotomy | 6 | |
| The Alan Parsons Project |
| 12 | 11 | Russians | ▲ | 15 | |
| Sting |
| 7 | 12 | So You Want To Be A Rock & Roll Star | 7 | |
| Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 20 | 13 | In Between Days (Without You) | ▲ | |
| The Cure |
| - | 14 | These Dreams | 1 | 1 | |
| Heart |
| - | 15 | She Sells Sanctuary | 12 | |
| The Cult |
| - | 16 | Lying | 5 | |
| Peter Frampton |
| - | 17 | Sara | 9 | 1 | |
| Starship |
| 17 | 18 | Bring On The Dancing Horses | 16 | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen |
| - | 19 | Too Late | ▲ | |
| Asia |
| - | 20 | The Sun Always Shines On T.V. | ▲ | |
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