January
- 19 JanHow Could Hell Be Any Worse?Bad Religion
February
- 5 FebBad BrainsBad Brains
- 12 FebEnglish SettlementXTC
- 16 FebThe Concert in Central ParkSimon & Garfunkel
March
- 1 MarOne Vice at a TimeKrokus
- 12 MarThe GiftThe Jam
- 12 MarBorrowed TimeDiamond Head
- 19 MarFive Miles OutMike Oldfield
- 22 MarThe Number of the BeastIron Maiden
- 22 MarReel MusicThe Beatles
- 29 MarBlackoutScorpions
- 30 MarAlbum – Generic FlipperFlipper
April
- 8 AprToto IVToto
- 9 AprJump Up!Elton John
- 10 AprThe Broadsword and the BeastJethro Tull
- 14 AprDiver DownVan Halen
- 15 AprMetal on MetalAnvil
- 17 AprIron FistMotörhead
- 19 AprExtraterrestrial LiveBlue Öyster Cult
- 23 AprComplete MadnessMadness
- 26 AprTug of WarPaul McCartney
- 30 AprA Flock of SeagullsA Flock of Seagulls
May
- 2 MayJinxRory Gallagher
- 3 MayShip Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning WitchFrank Zappa
- 4 MayPornographyThe Cure
- 10 MaySelectKim Wilde
- 10 MayJunkyardThe Birthday Party
- 14 MayCombat RockThe Clash
- 14 MayChurch of HawkwindHawkwind
- 21 MayHot SpaceQueen
- 21 MayHear Nothing See Nothing Say NothingDischarge
- 22 MaySheffield SteelJoe Cocker
- 23 MayPink Floyd – The WallPink Floyd
- 24 MayThe HunterBlondie
- 28 MayI ParalyzeCher
June
- 1 JunStill LifeThe Rolling Stones
- 1 JunThree Sides LiveGenesis
- 5 JunPrivate AuditionHeart
- 7 JunChicago 16Chicago
- 8 JunEye of the TigerSurvivor
- 10 JunStraight Between the EyesRainbow
- 12 JunNunSexMonkRockNina Hagen
- 14 JunAll the Best Cowboys Have Chinese EyesPete Townshend
- 15 JunKillersKiss
- 15 JunAbracadabraSteve Miller Band
- 18 JunBeatKing Crimson
- 18 JunMirageFleetwood Mac
- 25 JunThe Lexicon of LoveABC
- 25 JunNight and DayJoe Jackson
- 28 JunPictures at ElevenRobert Plant
July
- 2 JulImperial BedroomElvis Costello & the Attractions
- 2 JulU Ime NarodaRiblja čorba
- 9 JulTronWendy Carlos
- 15 JulPink Floyd – The WallPink Floyd
- 16 JulBilly IdolBilly Idol
- 17 JulScreaming for VengeanceJudas Priest
- 17 JulNo Life 'til LeatherMetallica
- 19 JulDonna SummerDonna Summer
- 21 JulDevil SoldierLoudness
August
- 1 AugRock in a Hard PlaceAerosmith
- 19 AugPink Floyd – The WallPink Floyd
- 20 AugUpstairs at Eric'sYazoo
- 25 AugZipper Catches SkinAlice Cooper
- 26 AugPulsGyllene Tider
September
- 1 SepGarlandsCocteau Twins
- 4 SepIt's HardThe Who
- 6 SepPeter GabrielPeter Gabriel
- 7 SepTellement j'ai d'amour…Céline Dion
- 9 SepSignalsRush
- 10 SepCutGolden Earring
- 13 SepThe DreamingKate Bush
- 13 SepNew Gold DreamSimple Minds
- 16 SepLove over GoldDire Straits
- 17 SepThe Philip Lynott AlbumPhil Lynott
- 18 SepUnder the BladeTwisted Sister
- 20 SepGhost TownPoco
- 21 SepJanet JacksonJanet Jackson
- 23 SepThe Nylon CurtainBilly Joel
- 25 SepMercyful FateMercyful Fate
- 27 SepA Broken FrameDepeche Mode
- 27 SepA Broken FrameMarsheaux
- 30 SepNebraskaBruce Springsteen
October
- 1 OctThe NightflyDonald Fagen
- 1 OctMidnight LoveMarvin Gaye
- 4 OctH₂OHall & Oates
- 6 OctLionel RichieLionel Richie
- 8 OctThe Rise & FallMadness
- 11 Oct20 Greatest HitsThe Beatles
- 13 OctCreatures of the NightKiss
- 15 OctPink Floyd – The WallPink Floyd
- 15 OctQuartetUltravox
- 19 OctThe Sky's Gone OutBauhaus
- 23 OctDeliver Us from EvilBudgie
- 27 Oct1999Prince
- 29 OctBuvlja pijacaRiblja čorba
- 29 OctChoose Your MasquesHawkwind
November
- 1 NovBlack MetalVenom
- 1 NovThe John Lennon CollectionJohn Lennon
- 1 NovDeutsches AlbumPeter Gabriel
- 5 NovHello, I Must Be Going!Phil Collins
- 5 NovGone TroppoGeorge Harrison
- 5 NovA Kiss in the DreamhouseSiouxsie and the Banshees
- 6 NovAbsolutely LiveRod Stewart
- 7 NovE.T. the Extra-TerrestrialMichael Jackson
- 7 NovLiving My LifeGrace Jones
- 8 NovThe Singles – The First Ten YearsABBA
- 13 NovEagles Greatest Hits Volume 2Eagles
- 19 NovCodaLed Zeppelin
- 20 NovSaints & SinnersWhitesnake
- 27 NovSpeak of the DevilOzzy Osbourne
- 29 NovRecordsForeigner
- 30 NovThrillerMichael Jackson
December
- 11 DecSlade on StageSlade
- 13 DecKissing to Be CleverCulture Club
- 29 DecTransNeil Young