| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | "One of Us" | ABBA |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | ||
| January 23 | ||
| January 30 | ||
| February 6 | "Cambodia" | Kim Wilde |
| February 13 | ||
| February 20 | ||
| February 27 | ||
| March 6 | "Der Kommissar" | Falco |
| March 13 | ||
| March 20 | ||
| March 27 | "Don't You Want Me" | The Human League |
| April 3 | ||
| April 10 | ||
| April 17 | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Joan Jett and the Blackhearts |
| April 24 | ||
| May 1 | ||
| May 8 | ||
| May 15 | "Flash in the Night" | Secret Service |
| May 22 | ||
| May 29 | ||
| June 5 | "Ebony and Ivory" | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder |
| June 12 | ||
| June 19 | "Rosanna" | Toto |
| June 26 | ||
| July 3 | "Just an Illusion" ‡ | Imagination |
| July 10 | ||
| July 17 | ||
| July 24 | ||
| July 31 | ||
| August 7 | ||
| August 14 | "Heat of the Moment" | Asia |
| August 21 | ||
| August 28 | ||
| September 4 | ||
| September 11 | "Eye of the Tiger" | Survivor |
| September 18 | ||
| September 25 | ||
| October 2 | ||
| October 9 | "Don't Go" † | Yazoo |
| October 16 | ||
| October 23 | ||
| October 30 | ||
| November 6 | ||
| November 13 | ||
| November 20 | ||
| November 27 | "Words" | F.R. David |
| December 4 | ||
| December 11 | ||
| December 18 | ||
| December 25 |
