| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 3 | 1 | Everyday I Write The Book | 1 | 12 |  |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
| 4 | 2 | Sitting At The Wheel | 2 | 26 | |
| The Moody Blues |
| 2 | 3 | Rainbow In The Dark | 2 | |
| Ronnie James Dio |
| 1 | 4 | In The Mood | 1 | 28 | |
| Robert Plant |
| 10 | 5 | Street Of Dreams | 1 | |
| Rainbow |
| 9 | 6 | For A Rocker | 6 | |
| Jackson Browne |
| 11 | 7 | Love Is A Battlefield | 1 | 1 | |
| Pat Benatar |
| 8 | 8 | Big Log | 1 | 23 | |
| Robert Plant |
| 7 | 9 | Mama | 6 | |
| Genesis |
| 14 | 10 | If Anyone Falls | 8 | 7 | |
| Stevie Nicks |
| 18 | 11 | Cum On Feel The Noize | 3 | 3 | |
| Quiet Riot |
| 6 | 12 | Flick Of The Switch | 6 | |
| AC/DC |
| 5 | 13 | The Heat Goes On | 2 | |
| Asia |
| - | 14 | True Colors | 14 | |
| Asia |
| 16 | 15 | In A Big Country | 6 | 9 | |
| Big Country |
| 15 | 16 | Suddenly Last Summer | 2 | 3 | |
| The Motels |
| - | 17 | My Town | 14 | |
| Michael Stanley Band |
| 20 | 18 | Major Tom (Coming Home) | 6 | 4 | |
| Peter Schilling |
| - | 19 | Guns For Hire | 12 | |
| AC/DC |
| - | 20 | Heart And Soul | 1 | 4 | |
| Huey Lewis And The News |
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