Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
1	Dio Holy Diver	May 23, 1983	92.7	93	10
2	Iron Maiden Piece of Mind	May 16, 1983	90.9	87	4
3	Metallica Kill 'Em All	Jul 25, 1983	87.8	151	9
4	Accept Balls to the Wall	Dec 5, 1983	89.3	31	4
5	High Power High Power	Nov 1983	92.1	16	2
6	Def Leppard Pyromania	Jan 20, 1983	88.8	34	5
7	Slayer Show No Mercy	Dec 3, 1983	86.2	60	3
8	Gary Moore Victims of the Future	Dec 1983	92.5	13	1
9	Ozzy Osbourne Bark at the Moon	May 18, 1983	87.6	38	2
10	Thin Lizzy Thunder and Lightning	Mar 1983	91.2	13	0
11	Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies	Jul 5, 1983	91.9	10	0
12	Alcatrazz No Parole From Rock 'N' Roll	Oct 15, 1983	86.4	34	2
13	Quiet Riot Metal Health	Mar 11, 1983	86.8	31	4
14	Mötley Crüe Shout at the Devil	Sep 26, 1983	86.9	30	5
15	Journey Frontiers	Feb 1983	88.2	22	1
16	Satan Court in the Act	1983	89.7	13	1
17	Mercyful Fate Melissa	Oct 30, 1983	87.4	21	2
18	Asia Alpha	Jul 26, 1983	93	5	0
19	Queensrÿche Queensrÿche [EP]	May 1983	86.9	19	0
20	ZZ Top Eliminator	1983	88.3	11	0
21	Exciter Heavy Metal Maniac	1983	88.1	10	1
22	Michael Schenker Group Built to Destroy	Jul 1983	88.3	8	0
23	Thin Lizzy Life [Live]	Nov 1983	86.7	9	2
24	Twisted Sister You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll	Jun 27, 1983	84.9	13	1
25	Ratt Ratt [EP]	1983	90	4	0
26	Sortilège Sortilège [EP]	1983	90	4	1
27	Manowar Into Glory Ride	Jul 1983	85.6	11	1
28	Raven All for One	Aug 1983	88.8	4	0
29	Rainbow Bent Out of Shape	1983	83.3	14	1
30	Europe Europe	Mar 14, 1983	84.2	11	1
31	Savatage Sirens	1983	83.6	10	1
32	Black Sabbath Born Again	Aug 7, 1983	79.3	24	6
33	Diamond Head Canterbury	Jun 1983	88.3	3	0
34	Earthshaker Earthshaker	Jun 21, 1983	88.3	3	1
35	Gary Moore Live At the Marquee [Live]	1983	87	4	0
36	AC/DC Flick of the Switch	Aug 1983	81.1	14	1
37	Anvil Forged in Fire	1983	84.7	6	1
38	Vandenberg Heading for a Storm	1983	86.7	3	0
39	Uriah Heep Head First	May 1983	85	4	1
40	Loudness The Law of Devil's Land	Jan 21, 1983	81.3	9	1
41	Kiss Lick It Up	Sep 18, 1983	83.8	4	0
42	Blaspheme Blaspheme	1983	83.3	3	2
43	Saxon Power & the Glory	Mar 21, 1983	81	5	1
44	Steeler Steeler	1983	78.4	9	0
45	Dokken Breaking the Chains	Sep 18, 1983	78.6	7	2
46	Motörhead Another Perfect Day	Jun 4, 1983	78.8	6	1
47	Krokus Headhunter	Apr 25, 1983	81.7	3	0
48	Blue Oyster Cult The Revolution By Night	Oct 1983	81.7	3	0
49	Night Ranger Midnight Madness	Nov 1983	81.7	3	1
50	Riot Born in America	1983	81.7	3	0

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