| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 2 | 1 | Midnight Blue | ▲ | 5 |  |
| Lou Gramm |
| 1 | 2 | I Wanna Go Back | 1 | 7 | |
| Eddie Money |
| 6 | 3 | Shakin' Shakin' Shakes | ▲ | |
| Los Lobos |
| 12 | 4 | Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow) | ▲ | 25 | |
| World Party |
| 9 | 5 | Mandolin Rain | 2 | 3 | |
| Bruce Hornsby And The Range |
| 4 | 6 | Livin' On A Prayer | 1 | 1 | |
| Bon Jovi |
| 10 | 7 | Standing On Higher Ground | ▲ | |
| The Alan Parsons Project |
| 3 | 8 | Real Wild Child (Wild One) | 3 | |
| Iggy Pop |
| 15 | 9 | Can'tcha Say (You Believe In Me)/Still In Love | 5 | 26 | |
| Boston |
| - | 10 | Winner Takes It All | 2 | |
| Sammy Hagar |
| 13 | 11 | The Final Countdown | ▲ | 5 | |
| Europe |
| 7 | 12 | Bad Attitude | 7 | |
| Deep Purple |
| 17 | 13 | That Ain't Love | 5 | 16 | |
| REO Speedwagon |
| 16 | 14 | Battleship Chains | 11 | |
| Georgia Satellites |
| 18 | 15 | Don't Dream It's Over | 4 | 1 | |
| Crowded House |
| - | 16 | I'm No Angel | 1 | |
| The Gregg Allman Band |
| - | 17 | Brand New Lover | ▲ | 7 | |
| Dead Or Alive |
| - | 18 | Miss You | 9 | |
| Eric Clapton |
| - | 19 | Too Hot To Stop | ▲ | |
| Benjamin Orr |
| - | 20 | World Shut Your Mouth | ▲ | |
| Julian Cope |
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