| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 1 | 1 | Billie Jean | ▲ |  |
| Michael Jackson |
| 2 | 2 | Do You Really Want To Hurt Me | ▲ | |
| Culture Club |
| 3 | 3 | Hungry Like The Wolf | 1 | 2 | |
| Duran Duran |
| 6 | 4 | Back On The Chain Gang | 3 | ▲ | |
| The Pretenders |
| 4 | 5 | All Right | 4 | |
| Christopher Cross |
| 8 | 6 | You Are | 2 | |
| Lionel Richie |
| 7 | 7 | We've Got Tonight | 4 | |
| Kenny Rogers And Sheena Easton |
| 10 | 8 | One On One | 1 | |
| Daryl Hall And John Oates |
| 5 | 9 | Stray Cat Strut | 15 | 2 | |
| The Stray Cats |
| 12 | 10 | Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) | 1 | 2 | |
| Journey |
| 13 | 11 | I Know There's Something Going On | 4 | |
| Frida |
| 16 | 12 | Twilight Zone | 1 | 9 | |
| Golden Earring |
| 15 | 13 | Breaking Us In Two | 12 | 6 | |
| Joe Jackson |
| 22 | 14 | It Might Be You | 6 | |
| Stephen Bishop |
| 21 | 15 | Make Love Stay | ▲ | |
| Dan Fogelberg |
| 25 | 16 | Mr. Roboto | 4 | 1 | |
| Styx |
| 17 | 17 | Baby, Come To Me | 1 | |
| Patti Austin with James Ingram |
| 19 | 18 | What About Me | 11 | |
| Moving Pictures |
| 23 | 19 | Lies | 18 | ▲ | |
| Thompson Twins |
| 11 | 20 | You And I | 4 | |
| Eddie Rabbitt With Crystal Gayle |
| 18 | 21 | The Woman In Me | 18 | |
| Donna Summer |
| 9 | 22 | Pass The Dutchie | 5 | |
| Musical Youth |
| - | 23 | Come On Eileen | 4 | 1 | |
| Dexys Midnight Runners |
| - | 24 | Fall In Love With Me | 18 | |
| Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 29 | 25 | My Kind Of Lady | ▲ | |
| Supertramp |
| - | 26 | Der Kommissar (The Commissioner) | 11 | 3 | |
| After The Fire |
| 14 | 27 | Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy | 1 | 9 | |
| Sammy Hagar |
| 28 | 28 | So Close | 20 | |
| Diana Ross |
| - | 29 | Jeopardy | 1 | 2 | |
| Greg Kihn Band |
| 20 | 30 | Shame On The Moon | 11 | 1 | |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
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