The Best Metal Albums of 1983

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Rank	Artist / Album	Release date	Rating	Votes	Reviews
1	Dio Holy Diver	May 23, 1983	91.3	78	9
2	Metallica Kill 'Em All	Jul 25, 1983	88.2	140	9
3	Iron Maiden Piece of Mind	May 16, 1983	90.2	71	4
4	High Power High Power	Nov 1983	92.5	17	2
5	Ozzy Osbourne Bark at the Moon	May 18, 1983	87.6	36	2
6	Slayer Show No Mercy	Dec 3, 1983	85.7	52	3
7	Accept Balls to the Wall	1983	88.5	27	3
8	Def Leppard Pyromania	Jan 20, 1983	88	28	5
9	Satan Court in the Act	1983	91.9	11	1
10	Journey Frontiers	Feb 1983	88	20	1
11	Alcatrazz No Parole From Rock 'N' Roll	Oct 15, 1983	86.2	28	2
12	Gary Moore Victims of the Future	Dec 1983	90.9	9	0
13	Quiet Riot Metal Health	Mar 11, 1983	86.8	23	3
14	Mercyful Fate Melissa	Oct 30, 1983	87.7	17	2
15	Asia Alpha	Jul 26, 1983	93.8	4	0
16	Thin Lizzy Thunder and Lightning	Mar 1983	90.5	8	0
17	Mötley Crüe Shout at the Devil	Sep 26, 1983	85.5	25	5
18	ZZ Top Eliminator	1983	88.1	10	0
19	Exciter Heavy Metal Maniac	1983	89.3	7	0
20	Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies	Jul 5, 1983	91.3	4	0
21	Queensrÿche Queensrÿche [EP]	May 1983	86.1	13	0
22	Ratt Ratt [EP]	1983	91.7	3	0
23	Rainbow Bent Out of Shape	1983	85.6	10	1
24	Sortilège Sortilège [EP]	1983	88.8	4	1
25	Twisted Sister You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll	Jun 27, 1983	86.3	7	1
26	Michael Schenker Group Built to Destroy	Jul 1983	86	6	0
27	Raven All for One	Aug 1983	88.3	3	0
28	Black Sabbath Born Again	Aug 7, 1983	79.4	20	6
29	Anvil Forged in Fire	1983	85.8	4	1
30	Europe Europe	Mar 14, 1983	82	9	1
31	AC/DC Flick of the Switch	Aug 1983	80.9	11	1
32	Savatage Sirens	1983	80.7	7	2
33	Thin Lizzy Life [Live]	Nov 1983	83.3	3	1
34	Blaspheme Blaspheme	1983	83.3	3	2
35	Steeler Steeler	1983	78.9	8	0
36	Loudness The Law of Devil's Land	Jan 21, 1983	79.5	6	0
37	무당 (Mudang) 멈추지 말아요	Jul 20, 1983	81.7	3	0
38	Manowar Into Glory Ride	Jul 1983	77.9	7	1
39	Manilla Road Crystal Logic	1983	77.6	7	0
40	Dokken Breaking the Chains	Sep 18, 1983	78.8	4	2

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