Issue Date Album Artist Reference
January 7 Thriller Michael Jackson [20]
January 14 [21]
January 21 [22]
January 28 [23]
February 4 [24]
February 11 [25]
February 18 [26]
February 25 [27]
March 3 [28]
March 10 [29]
March 17 [30]
March 24 [31]
March 31 [32]
April 7 [33]
April 14 [34]
April 21 Footloose Soundtrack [35]
April 28 [36]
May 5 [37]
May 12 [38]
May 19 [39]
May 26 [40]
June 2 [41]
June 9 [42]
June 16 [43]
June 23 [44]
June 30 Sports Huey Lewis and the News [45]
July 7 Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen [46]
July 14 [47]
July 21 [48]
July 28 [49]
August 4 Purple Rain Prince and the Revolution / Soundtrack [50]
August 11 [51]
August 18 [52]
August 25 [53]
September 1
September 8
September 15 [54]
September 22
September 29 [55]
October 6
October 13
October 20 [56]
October 27
November 3 [57]
November 10
November 17
November 24
December 1
December 8 [58]
December 15
December 22
December 29 [59]