| TW | LW | | ARTIST | ALBUM | WKS | NOTES |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | | The Rolling Stones | Still Life (American Concert 1981) | | |
| 2 | 2 | | Van Halen | Diver Down | | |
| 3 | 3 | | Asia | Asia | | |
| 4 | 5 | | Genesis | Three Sides Live | | |
| 5 | 4 | | Alan Parsons Project | Eye In The Sky | | |
| 6 | 6 | | Queen | Hot Space | | |
| 7 | 11 | | Roxy Music | Avalon | | |
| 8 | 7 | | A Flock Of Seagulls | A Flock Of Seagulls | | |
| 9 | 9 | | The Clash | Combat Rock | | |
| 10 | 10 | | Pete Shelley | Homosapien | | |
| 11 | 15 | | Toronto | Get It On Credit | | |
| 12 | 8 | | Haircut One Hundred | Pelican West | | |
| 13 | 12 | | Split Enz | Time And Tide | | |
| 14 | 24 | | Pete Townshend | All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes | | |
| 15 | 13 | | Teenage Head | Some Kinda Fun | | |
| 16 | 18 | | John Cougar | American Fool | | |
| 17 | 17 | | Iron Maiden | The Number Of The Beast | | |
| 18 | 14 | | Scorpions | Blackout | | |
| 19 | 29 | | Frank Zappa | Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch | | |
| 20 | -- | | Robert Plant | Pictures At Eleven | | |
| 21 | 19 | | The Spoons | Nova Heart / Symmetry (12" single) | | |
| 22 | 27 | | Heart | Private Audition | | |
| 23 | 23 | | The Motels | All Four One | | |
| 24 | 26 | | Gary U.S. Bonds | Dedication | | |
| 25 | 25 | | Men At Work | Business As Usual | | |
| 26 | 16 | | The Human League | Dare | | |
| 27 | 20 | | Rainbow | Straight Between The Eyes | | |
| 28 | 21 | | Jethro Tull | The Broadsword And The Beast | | |
| 29 | 22 | | The Jam | The Gift | | |
| 30 | 28 | | Anvil | Metal On Metal | | |