brown #
= weekly rock chart peak
blue #
= pop chart peak
| 1 | Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 | 1 | 1 | Dec 1979 |  |
| Pink Floyd |
| 2 | Every Breath You Take | 1 | 1 | May 1983 | |
| The Police |
| 3 | Livin' On A Prayer | 1 | 1 | Jan 1987 | |
| Bon Jovi |
| 4 | If I'd Been The One | 1 | 14 | Dec 1983 | |
| 38 Special |
| 5 | Show Don't Tell | 1 | Dec 1989 | |
| Rush |
| 6 | (Just Like) Starting Over | 1 | 1 | Nov 1980 | |
| John Lennon |
| 7 | Owner Of A Lonely Heart | 1 | 1 | Nov 1983 | |
| Yes |
| 8 | Tunnel Of Love | 1 | 8 | Nov 1987 | |
| Bruce Springsteen |
| 9 | Jump | 1 | 1 | Jan 1984 | |
| Van Halen |
| 10 | I'll Be You | 1 | Mar 1989 | |
| The Replacements |
| 11 | Hit Me With Your Best Shot | 1 | 4 | Sep 1980 | |
| Pat Benatar |
| 12 | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | 1 | 1 | May 1987 | |
| U2 |
| 13 | Money For Nothing | 1 | 1 | Jul 1985 | |
| Dire Straits |
| 14 | Invisible Touch | 1 | 2 | May 1986 | |
| Genesis |
| 15 | Fortress Around Your Heart | 1 | 4 | Aug 1985 | |
| Sting |
| 16 | With Or Without You | 1 | 1 | Mar 1987 | |
| U2 |
| 17 | Orange Crush | 1 | 28 | Nov 1988 | |
| R.E.M. |
| 18 | Dancing In The Dark | 1 | 1 | Jun 1984 | |
| Bruce Springsteen |
| 19 | Start Me Up | 1 | 2 | Aug 1981 | |
| The Rolling Stones |
| 20 | Photograph | 1 | 10 | Feb 1983 | |
| Def Leppard |
| 21 | When Love Comes To Town | 1 | Dec 1988 | |
| U2 With B.B. King |
| 22 | Why Can't This Be Love | 1 | 7 | Mar 1986 | |
| Van Halen |
| 23 | Touch Of Grey | 1 | 4 | Jul 1987 | |
| Grateful Dead |
| 24 | Emotional Rescue | 1 | 1 | Jul 1980 | |
| The Rolling Stones |
| 25 | Stop Draggin' My Heart Around | 1 | 1 | Aug 1981 | |
| Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 26 | On The Turning Away | 1 | Nov 1987 | |
| Pink Floyd |
| 27 | Pretty Woman | 1 | Feb 1982 | |
| Van Halen |
| 28 | Caught Up In You | 1 | 13 | May 1982 | |
| 38 Special |
| 29 | All She Wants To Do Is Dance | 1 | 6 | Feb 1985 | |
| Don Henley |
| 30 | No Reply At All | 1 | 17 | Oct 1981 | |
| Genesis |
| 31 | Don't Let Him Know | 1 | Mar 1982 | |
| Prism |
| 32 | I Want To Make The World Turn Around | 1 | Nov 1986 | |
| The Steve Miller Band |
| 33 | Shock The Monkey | 1 | 26 | Oct 1982 | |
| Peter Gabriel |
| 34 | When It's Love | 1 | 3 | Jul 1988 | |
| Van Halen |
| 35 | Angel Of Harlem | 1 | 18 | Dec 1988 | |
| U2 |
| 36 | Kyrie | 1 | 1 | Jan 1986 | |
| Mr. Mister |
| 37 | Keep On Loving You | 1 | 2 | Dec 1980 | |
| REO Speedwagon |
| 38 | Sledgehammer | 1 | 1 | May 1986 | |
| Peter Gabriel |
| 39 | Little By Little | 1 | Jun 1985 | |
| Robert Plant |
| 40 | Urgent | 1 | 2 | Jul 1981 | |
| Foreigner |
| 41 | Driven Out | 1 | Feb 1989 | |
| The Fixx |
| 42 | I'm No Angel | 1 | Feb 1987 | |
| The Gregg Allman Band |
| 43 | The Boys Of Summer | 1 | 3 | Nov 1984 | |
| Don Henley |
| 44 | Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) | 1 | 1 | Dec 1985 | |
| Mike + The Mechanics |
| 45 | Just Another Night | 1 | 7 | Feb 1985 | |
| Mick Jagger |
| 46 | Fantasy | 1 | 27 | Mar 1982 | |
| Aldo Nova |
| 47 | Got It Made | 1 | Dec 1988 | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| 48 | Stand | 1 | 2 | Jan 1989 | |
| R.E.M. |
| 49 | I Don't Care Anymore | 1 | 24 | Dec 1982 | |
| Phil Collins |
| 50 | Radioactive | 1 | 21 | Mar 1985 | |
| The Firm |