BEST HARD ROCK AND HEAVY METAL ALBUMS OF 1983

1 Accept - Balls to the Wall 
2 Rainbow - Bent Out Of Shape
3 Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil
4 Dio - Holy Diver
5 Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind
6 Krokus - Headhunter
7 Def Leppard - Pyromania
8 Gary Moore-Victims of the Future
9 Ozzy Osbourne-Bark at the Moon
10 Thin Lizzy - Thunder and Lightning
11 Twisted Sister - You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll
12 Metallica - Kill 'em All
13 Quite Riot - Metal Health
14 Manowar - Into Glory Ride
15 Y&T - Meanstreak
16 Saxon - Power & The Glory
17 ZZ Top - Eliminator
18 Blackfoot - Siogo
19 Slayer - Show No Mercy
20 Motorhead - Another Perfect Day

other great releases:

Journey - Frontiers

Dokken - Breaking The Chains
AC/DC - Flick Of The Switch
Black Sabbath - Born again
Diamond Head - Canterbury
KISS - Lick it up
Virgin Steele - Guardians Of The Flame
Blue Oyster Cult - The Revölution By Night
Uriah Heep - Head First
Vandenberg - Heading for a Storm
Gary Moore - Dirty Fingers
Alcatrazz - No Parole From Rock'n'Roll
UFO - Making Contact
Tokyo Blade - Tokyo Blade
Grim Reaper - See You In Hell
Europe - Europe
Anvil - Forged In Fire
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
Exciter - Heavy Metal Maniac
Heavy Load - Stronger Than Evil
Lita Ford - Out For Blood
Mass - Metal Fighter
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Helix - No Rest for the Wicked
Picture - Eternal Dark
Quartz - Against All Odds
Spartan Warrior - Steel 'n Chains
Steeler - Steeler
The Rods - In The Raw
Venom - At war with Satan

                                                                                     by Elias Papadopoulos

Quiet Riot - Metal Health (1983)

Wikipedia: "Metal Health is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot. It was released on March 11, 1983, bolstered by the #5 hit "Cum on Feel the Noize" and the #31 hit "Metal Health". Metal Health is notable for being the first heavy metal album to reach the #1 spot on the Billboard 200. It knocked The Police's Synchronicity out of #1 in the US. The album went on to sell more than six million copies and is considered a classic among heavy metal fans. Some critics, such as Allmusic,describe it as a one-hit wonder, owing to Quiet Riot's relative lack of critical and commercial success with following albums (and subsequent disintegration) towards the end of the 1980s. The title track was ranked #35 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs."

Tracklist:

1. Metal Health (Official Video)
2. Cum On Feel The Noize (Official Video)
3. Don't Wanna Let You Go
4. Slick Back Cadillac
5. Love's A Bitch
6. Breathless
7. Run For Cover
8. Battle Axe
9. Let's Get Crazy
10. Thunderbird
11. Danger Zone (Bonus Track)
12. Slick Back Cadillac (Live) (Bonus Track)