| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 2 | 1 | When Doves Cry | ▲ |  |
| Prince And The Revolution |
| 1 | 2 | Dancing In The Dark | 1 | 1 | |
| Bruce Springsteen |
| 3 | 3 | Eyes Without A Face | 1 | ▲ | |
| Billy Idol |
| 5 | 4 | Almost Paradise... Love Theme From Footloose | 3 | |
| Mike Reno & Ann Wilson |
| 10 | 5 | Legs | 1 | 4 | |
| ZZ Top |
| 6 | 6 | Magic | 1 | ▲ | |
| The Cars |
| 4 | 7 | Jump (For My Love) | 2 | |
| Pointer Sisters |
| 11 | 8 | Doctor! Doctor! | 19 | 5 | |
| Thompson Twins |
| 7 | 9 | The Heart Of Rock & Roll | 2 | 2 | |
| Huey Lewis And The News |
| 14 | 10 | Sad Songs (Say So Much) | 2 | |
| Elton John |
| 8 | 11 | Dance Hall Days | 11 | 8 | |
| Wang Chung |
| 13 | 12 | Infatuation | 10 | 5 | |
| Rod Stewart |
| 18 | 13 | I Can Dream About You | 4 | |
| Dan Hartman |
| 12 | 14 | The Reflex | 18 | 1 | |
| Duran Duran |
| 22 | 15 | Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us | 9 | |
| Ollie & Jerry |
| 9 | 16 | Self Control | 1 | |
| Laura Branigan |
| 16 | 17 | Time After Time | 19 | 1 | |
| Cyndi Lauper |
| - | 18 | Ghostbusters | 1 | |
| Ray Parker Jr. |
| 19 | 19 | Let's Hear It For The Boy | 1 | |
| Deniece Williams |
| 26 | 20 | What's Love Got To Do With It | 1 | |
| Tina Turner |
| 23 | 21 | No Way Out | 1 | ▲ | |
| Jefferson Starship |
| 28 | 22 | Sunglasses At Night | 13 | 4 | |
| Corey Hart |
| 25 | 23 | I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man) | 13 | |
| Kenny Loggins |
| - | 24 | State Of Shock | 2 | |
| Jacksons with Mick Jagger |
| 27 | 25 | Romancing The Stone | 18 | 24 | |
| Eddy Grant |
| 30 | 26 | Don't Walk Away | ▲ | |
| Rick Springfield |
| - | 27 | Stuck On You | 1 | |
| Lionel Richie |
| - | 28 | If Ever You're In My Arms Again | 7 | |
| Peabo Bryson |
| - | 29 | Panama | 1 | 9 | |
| Van Halen |
| - | 30 | Taking It All Too Hard | 19 | ▲ | |
| Genesis |
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