| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 2 | 1 | My Baby | ▲ | 24 |  |
| The Pretenders |
| 5 | 2 | Big Time | 1 | 2 | |
| Peter Gabriel |
| 1 | 3 | It's In The Way You Use It | 1 | |
| Eric Clapton |
| 4 | 4 | Livin' On A Prayer | 1 | 1 | |
| Bon Jovi |
| 3 | 5 | I Want To Make The World Turn Around | 1 | |
| The Steve Miller Band |
| 10 | 6 | On The Western Skyline | 2 | |
| Bruce Hornsby And The Range |
| 6 | 7 | Cool The Engines | 3 | |
| Boston |
| 13 | 8 | The Best Man In The World | 3 | 28 | |
| Ann Wilson |
| 12 | 9 | Fire LIVE | ▲ | 28 | |
| Bruce Springsteen |
| 11 | 10 | Smoking Gun | 2 | 28 | |
| The Robert Cray Band |
| 7 | 11 | Back In The High Life Again | 7 | 3 | |
| Steve Winwood |
| 14 | 12 | Don't Need A Gun | 6 | |
| Billy Idol |
| 18 | 13 | Tearing Us Apart | 7 | |
| Eric Clapton With Tina Turner |
| 15 | 14 | Because The Night LIVE | 4 | |
| Bruce Springsteen |
| 17 | 15 | Behind The Wall Of Sleep | 14 | |
| The Smithereens |
| - | 16 | Keep Your Hands To Yourself | 1 | 2 | |
| Georgia Satellites |
| - | 17 | Land Of Confusion | 10 | 2 | |
| Genesis |
| - | 18 | America | 4 | |
| KBC Band |
| - | 19 | Working At The Factory | 14 | |
| The Kinks |
| 19 | 20 | Desire (Come And Get It) | 19 | |
| Gene Loves Jezebel |
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