| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 3 | 1 | The Big Money | 1 |  |
| Rush |
| 1 | 2 | Sleeping Bag | 1 | 8 | |
| ZZ Top |
| 7 | 3 | Tonight She Comes | 1 | 6 | |
| The Cars |
| 5 | 4 | Alive & Kicking | 2 | 2 | |
| Simple Minds |
| 13 | 5 | Men Without Shame | 5 | |
| Phantom, Rocker & Slick |
| 4 | 6 | Small Town | 1 | 5 | |
| John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 6 | 7 | Walk Of Life | 6 | 3 | |
| Dire Straits |
| - | 8 | Talk To Me | 1 | 2 | |
| Stevie Nicks |
| 9 | 9 | Stay Up Late | 8 | |
| Talking Heads |
| 14 | 10 | Face The Face | 1 | 30 | |
| Pete Townshend |
| - | 11 | Love Is The Seventh Wave | 11 | 24 | |
| Sting |
| - | 12 | Go | 6 | |
| Asia |
| 8 | 13 | Under A Raging Moon | 8 | |
| Roger Daltrey |
| 2 | 14 | You Belong To The City | 1 | 2 | |
| Glenn Frey |
| - | 15 | You're A Friend Of Mine | 11 | 4 | |
| Clarence Clemons And Jackson Browne |
| - | 16 | Dead Man's Party | 13 | |
| Oingo Boingo |
| - | 17 | Can't Stop Rockin' | 8 | |
| ZZ Top |
| - | 18 | To Live And Die In L.A. | 18 | 29 | |
| Wang Chung |
| 17 | 19 | Territories | 17 | |
| Rush |
| - | 20 | Sun City | 20 | |
| Artists United Against Apartheid |
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