| TW | LW | | ARTIST | ALBUM | WKS | NOTES |
|---|
| 100 | | | Wire | 154 | | |
| 100 | | | Siouxsie And The Banshees | Kaleidoscope | | |
| 99 | | | Elvis Costello | Taking Liberties | | |
| 98 | | | Soundtrack (Movie) | Honeysuckle Rose (many tracks on this double album feature Willie Nelson) | | |
| 97 | | | New Musik | Straight Lines | | |
| 96 | | | Interview | Interview | | |
| 95 | | | Soundtrack (Movie) | Urban Cowboy | | |
| 94 | | | The Fabulous Thunderbirds | What's The Word | | |
| 93 | | | Heart | Bebe Le Strange | | |
| 92 | | | The Grateful Dead | Go To Heaven | | |
| 91 | | | Fleetwood Mac | Tusk | | |
| 90 | | | Suzanne Fellini | Suzanne Fellini | | |
| 89 | | | The Elevators | Frontline | | |
| 88 | | | Fingerprintz | Distinguishing Marks | | |
| 87 | | | Paul Simon | One-Trick Pony | | |
| 86 | | | Rachel Sweet | Protect The Innocent | | |
| 85 | | | Mink DeVille | Le Chat Bleu | | |
| 84 | | | Joe Jackson | Beat Crazy | | |
| 83 | | | The Selecter | Too Much Pressure | | |
| 82 | | | Cliff Richard | We Don't Talk Anymore | | |
| 81 | | | Black Sabbath | Heaven And Hell | | |
| 80 | | | Warren Zevon | Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School | | |
| 79 | | | Jeff Beck | There And Back | | |
| 78 | | | Lene Lovich | Flex | | |
| 77 | | | Dire Straits | Making Movies | | |
| 76 | | | The Teardrop Explodes | Kilimanjaro | | |
| 75 | | | Human Sexual Response | Figure 14 | | |
| 74 | | | Blondie | Autoamerican | | |
| 73 | | | Squeeze | Argybargy | | |
| 72 | | | Skatt Bros. | Strange Spirits | | |
| 71 | | | Stevie Wonder | Hotter Than July | | |
| 70 | | | Gary Numan & Tubeway Army | Replicas | | |
| 69 | | | Pearl Harbor And The Explosions | Pearl Harbor And The Explosions | | |
| 68 | | | The Police | Reggatta De Blanc | | |
| 67 | | | Graham Parker And The Rumour | The Up Escalator | | |
| 66 | | | Joe Perry Project | Let The Music Do The Talking | | |
| 65 | | | New England | Explorer Suite | | |
| 64 | | | Pat Benatar | In The Heat Of The Night | | |
| 63 | | | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Uprising | | |
| 62 | | | The B-52's | The B-52's | | |
| 61 | | | Rossington Collins Band | Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere | | Survey incorrectly shows title as Phoenix |
| 60 | | | The Manhattan Transfer | Extensions | | |
| 59 | | | Psychedelic Furs | The Psychedelic Furs | | |
| 58 | | | Wilson Pickett | I Want You | | |
| 57 | | | Robert Palmer | Clues | | |
| 56 | | | Soundtrack (Movie) | The Blues Brothers | | |
| 55 | | | Carly Simon | Come Upstairs | | |
| 54 | | | Joan Armatrading | Me Myself I | | |
| 53 | | | The Specials | The Specials | | |
| 52 | | | Linda Ronstadt | Mad Love | | |
| 51 | | | Roger Daltrey | Original Movie Soundtrack: McVicar | | |
| 50 | | | Daryl Hall & John Oates | Voices | | |
| 49 | | | Ramones | End Of The Century | | |
| 48 | | | Jackson Browne | Hold Out | | |
| 47 | | | The Angels | Dark Room | | |
| 46 | | | Grace Jones | Warm Leatherette | | |
| 45 | | | Van Halen | Women And Children First | | |
| 44 | | | Genesis | Duke | | |
| 43 | | | The Motors | Tenement Steps | | |
| 42 | | | Barry Goudreau | Barry Goudreau | | |
| 41 | | | Private Lightning | Private Lightning | | |
| 40 | | | The Jim Carroll Band | Catholic Boy | | |
| 39 | | | Marianne Faithfull | Broken English | | |
| 38 | | | Rockpile | Seconds Of Pleasure | | |
| 37 | | | Ultravox | Vienna | | |
| 36 | | | Blue Oyster Cult | Cultosaurus Erectus | | |
| 35 | | | The Kinks | One For The Road | | |
| 34 | | | Martha And The Muffins | Metro Music | | |
| 33 | | | Peter Gabriel | Peter Gabriel 3 | | |
| 32 | | | The Fools | Sold Out | | |
| 31 | | | Various Artists (Compilation) | The Last Stiff Compilation | | |
| 30 | | | John Lennon & Yoko Ono | Double Fantasy | | |
| 29 | | | Donnie Iris | Back On The Streets | | |
| 28 | | | The Beat | I Just Can't Stop It | | |
| 27 | | | The Motels | Careful | | |
| 26 | | | AC/DC | Back In Black | | |
| 25 | | | Nervous Eaters | Nervous Eaters | | |
| 24 | | | Robin Lane & The Chartbusters | Robin Lane & The Chartbusters | | |
| 23 | | | Queen | The Game | | |
| 22 | | | Fischer-Z | Going Deaf For A Living | | |
| 21 | | | Split Enz | True Colours | | |
| 20 | | | Talking Heads | Remain In Light | | |
| 19 | | | Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Get Happy!! | | |
| 18 | | | Pat Benatar | Crimes Of Passion | | |
| 17 | | | Pete Townshend | Empty Glass | | |
| 16 | | | David Bowie | Scary Monsters | | |
| 15 | | | The Cars | Panorama | | |
| 14 | | | Roxy Music | Flesh + Blood | | |
| 13 | | | The Police | Zenyatta Mondatta | | |
| 12 | | | The Rolling Stones | Emotional Rescue | | |
| 11 | | | Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | Against The Wind | | |
| 10 | | | The Vapors | New Clear Days | | |
| 9 | | | Rocky Burnette | The Son Of Rock And Roll | | |
| 8 | | | Devo | Freedom Of Choice | | |
| 7 | | | The B-52's | Wild Planet | | |
| 6 | | | Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | Damn The Torpedoes | | |
| 5 | | | Pink Floyd | The Wall | | |
| 4 | | | The Clash | London Calling | | |
| 3 | | | Bruce Springsteen | The River | | |
| 2 | | | J. Geils Band | Love Stinks | | |
| 1 | | | The Pretenders | Pretenders | | |