brown #
= weekly rock chart peak
blue #
= pop chart peak
| 26 | A Life Of Illusion | 1 | 25 | Jun 1981 |  |
| Joe Walsh |
| 27 | Limelight | 1 | Apr 1981 | |
| Rush |
| 28 | Fire And Ice | 2 | 10 | Aug 1981 | |
| Pat Benatar |
| 29 | Magic Power | 1 | Nov 1981 | |
| Triumph |
| 30 | A Woman In Love (It's Not Me) | 1 | Jul 1981 | |
| Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 31 | Edge Of Seventeen (Just Like The White Winged Dove) | 2 | 15 | Sep 1981 | |
| Stevie Nicks |
| 32 | Hold On Loosely | 2 | 25 | Apr 1981 | |
| 38 Special |
| 33 | Turn Me Loose | 1 | 19 | Feb 1981 | |
| Loverboy |
| 34 | Waiting For A Girl Like You | 1 | 1 | Nov 1981 | |
| Foreigner |
| 35 | Hang Fire | 1 | Oct 1981 | |
| The Rolling Stones |
| 36 | The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) | 4 | 13 | Jun 1981 | |
| Greg Kihn Band |
| 37 | Tom Sawyer | 1 | Mar 1981 | |
| Rush |
| 38 | Once In A Lifetime | 2 | Jan 1981 | |
| Talking Heads |
| 39 | Talk To Ya Later | 2 | Jun 1981 | |
| The Tubes |
| 40 | The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love) | 2 | 21 | Mar 1981 | |
| Journey |
| 41 | Lunatic Fringe | 2 | Dec 1981 | |
| Red Rider |
| 42 | Tempted | 3 | 26 | Jul 1981 | |
| Squeeze |
| 43 | Under Pressure | 3 | 25 | Nov 1981 | |
| Queen & David Bowie |
| 44 | Another Tricky Day | 4 | Apr 1981 | |
| The Who |
| 45 | For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) | 2 | Dec 1981 | |
| AC/DC |
| 46 | Don't Stop Believin' | 1 | 7 | Sep 1981 | |
| Journey |
| 47 | Find Your Way Back | 2 | 22 | Apr 1981 | |
| Jefferson Starship |
| 48 | Big Balls | 4 | May 1981 | |
| AC/DC |
| 49 | Don't Let Him Go | 2 | 17 | Jan 1981 | |
| REO Speedwagon |
| 50 | Stone In Love | 3 | Sep 1981 | |
| Journey |