Let's see how many albums I can name off from
1983 #1 kind of surprised me when I compiled my list. I went into this thinking Kill 'em All would be first, but I totally forgot Script was released in 83 as well. Regardless, so many fantastic albums released this year. I'm guessing my lists are going to grow larger as we approach the 90's and beyond.
1. Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear
2. Metallica - Kill 'em All
3. Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
4. Def Leppard - Pyromania
5. Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
6. Journey - Frontiers
7. The Police - Synchronicity
8. Tears for Fears - The Hurting
9. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Texas Flood
10. Dio - Holy Diver
11. Queensr˙che - Queensr˙che
12. Bad Brains - Rock for Light
13. Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues
14. IQ - Tales from the Lush Attic
15. Savatage - Sirens
16. Thin Lizzy - Thunder and Lightning
17. Triumph - Never Surrender
18. Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
19. Genesis - Genesis
20. Alcatrazz - No Parole from Rock 'n Roll
21. Huey Lewis and the News - Sports
22. Big Country - The Crossing
23. Saga - Heads or Tales
24. Yes - 90125
25. Elton John - Too Low for Zero
26. UB40 - Labour of Love
Some notable albums that are intentionally left off the list because they are not good or I just don't like them:
Pink Floyd - The Final Cut (I hate this album, it's by far the worst Pink Floyd album)
"Weird Al" Yankovic - "Weird Al" Yankovic (same deal as the Pink Floyd album)
Black Sabbath - Born Again
Rainbow - Bent Out of Shape
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Slayer - Show No Mercy