| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 2 | 1 | Live To Tell | ▲ |  |
| Madonna |
| 6 | 2 | On My Own | 1 | |
| Patti La Belle And Michael McDonald |
| 1 | 3 | Greatest Love Of All | 1 | |
| Whitney Houston |
| 7 | 4 | I Can't Wait | 2 | |
| Nu Shooz |
| 4 | 5 | All I Need Is A Miracle | 3 | 4 | |
| Mike + The Mechanics |
| 3 | 6 | If You Leave | 19 | 3 | |
| Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 13 | 7 | There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) | 1 | |
| Billy Ocean |
| 5 | 8 | Take Me Home | 9 | 2 | |
| Phil Collins |
| 17 | 9 | Crush On You | 2 | |
| The Jets |
| 15 | 10 | Never As Good As The First Time | ▲ | |
| Sade |
| 14 | 11 | Nothin' At All | 7 | 8 | |
| Heart |
| 18 | 12 | No One Is To Blame | 10 | 2 | |
| Howard Jones |
| 16 | 13 | West End Girls | 1 | |
| Pet Shop Boys |
| 19 | 14 | Move Away | 12 | |
| Culture Club |
| 11 | 15 | Bad Boy | 2 | |
| Miami Sound Machine |
| 10 | 16 | Is It Love | 11 | 10 | |
| Mr. Mister |
| 20 | 17 | A Different Corner | 4 | |
| George Michael |
| 9 | 18 | What Have You Done For Me Lately | 8 | |
| Janet Jackson |
| 21 | 19 | Be Good To Yourself | 2 | 13 | |
| Journey |
| 25 | 20 | Rain On The Scarecrow | 7 | ▲ | |
| John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 12 | 21 | Something About You | 18 | 5 | |
| Level 42 |
| 26 | 22 | Holding Back The Years | 1 | |
| Simply Red |
| 24 | 23 | Vienna Calling | 20 | 18 | |
| Falco |
| 8 | 24 | Your Love | 8 | 2 | |
| The Outfield |
| 27 | 25 | Who's Johnny | 4 | |
| El DeBarge |
| - | 26 | Sledgehammer | 1 | 1 | |
| Peter Gabriel |
| 30 | 27 | Tuff Enuff | 3 | 9 | |
| The Fabulous Thunderbirds |
| - | 28 | Like No Other Night | 3 | 15 | |
| 38 Special |
| - | 29 | The Love Parade | 19 | |
| The Dream Academy |
| 29 | 30 | Addicted To Love | 1 | 1 | |
| Robert Palmer |
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