| TW | LW | | ARTIST | ALBUM | WKS | NOTES |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | | Split Enz | Time And Tide | | |
| 2 | 2 | | Duran Duran | Rio | | |
| 3 | 5 | | Jon & Vangelis | The Friends Of Mr Cairo | | |
| 4 | 4 | | Roxy Music | Avalon | | |
| 5 | 6 | | Vangelis | "Chariots Of Fire" Movie Soundtrack | | |
| 6 | 3 | | The Human League | Dare | | |
| 7 | -- | | Fleetwood Mac | Mirage | | |
| 8 | 15 | | The Rolling Stones | Still Life (American Concert 1981) | | |
| 9 | 7 | | Paul McCartney | Tug Of War | | |
| 10 | 8 | | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I | | |
| 11 | 10 | | Swanee | This Time It's Different | | |
| 12 | 11 | | Blondie | The Hunter | | |
| 13 | 9 | | Cold Chisel | Circus Animals | | |
| 14 | 12 | | Leo Sayer | World Radio | | |
| 15 | 17 | | Rick Springfield | Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet | | |
| 16 | 16 | | Iron Maiden | The Number Of The Beast | | |
| 17 | 26 | | Jethro Tull | The Broadsword And The Beast | | |
| 18 | 20 | | Bertie Higgins | Just Another Day In Paradise | | |
| 19 | 25 | | Glenn Frey | No Fun Aloud | | |
| 20 | 18 | | The Motels | All Four One | | |
| 21 | 14 | | Men At Work | Business As Usual | | |
| 22 | 21 | | Altered Images | Pinky Blue | | |
| 23 | 13 | | Asia | Asia | | |
| 24 | 19 | | Moving Pictures | Days Of Innocence | | |
| 25 | 22 | | Queen | Hot Space | | |
| 26 | 23 | | Sunnyboys | Individuals | | |
| 27 | 24 | | Haircut One Hundred | Pelican West | | |
| 28 | 27 | | Elton John | Jump Up! | | |
| 29 | -- | | Prince | Controversy | | |
| 30 | -- | | Willie Nelson | Always On My Mind | | |