UK Rock/Metal Charts (1980s and early '90s)

[Metalweb]

23 Jun 84

01 (-) Stay Hungry - Twisted Sister [51]
02(03) Street Talk - Steve Perry
03(01) Grace Under Pressure - Rush [78]
04(02) Dancin' On The Edge - Lita Ford
05(07) All Those Wasted Years - Hanoi Rocks
06(04) Fugazi - Marillion [95]
07(12) 1984 - Van Halen [99]
08(08) Love At First Sting - Scorpions
09(11) Out Of The Cellar - Ratt
10(06) Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi
11(05) Heart Of The Storm - Alaska
12(17) Slide It In (US Remix) - Whitesnake
13(16) Icon - Icon
14(24) Live - Alcatrazz
15(09) Through The Fire - HSAS
16 (-) Metal Masters - Accept
17(20) The Hunter - Orion
18(13) About Face - David Gilmour
19 (-) Voice Of America - Little Steven & The Disciples Of Soul
20(37) Slade's Greatz - Slade
21(42) Fine Fine Fine - Andy Fraser
22(14) At War With Satan - Venom
23(25) Vices - Kick Axe
24(26) Eliminator - ZZ Top [86]
25(23) Metal Queen - Lee Aaron
26(15) Earthed To The Ground - Dave Brock
27(10) Disillusion - Loudness
28 (-) Stakk Attack - Wrathchild
29(21) Burning Star - Helstar
30(18) Max Havoc - Max Havoc
31(28) Out On Bail - Legs Diamond
32(32) Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion
33(33) Victims Of The Future - Gary Moore
34(22) Slide It In - Whitesnake
35 (-) Kerry Livgren AD - Kerry Livgren
36(38) 90125 - Yes
37(34) Hoggin' The Stage - Groundhogs
38(19) Caught In The Act - Styx
39(31) Somewhere In England - Dumpy's Rusty Nuts
40 (-) Early Warning - Holland
41(29) First Born - Baby Tuckoo
42(35) Pyromania - Def Leppard
43(39) Unchained - Thor
44(43) Trouble - Trouble
45(27) Righteous Anger - Van Stephenson
46 (-) Guitar Slinger - Johnny Winter
47(30) Hot Shot - Pat Travers
48(44) Don't Get Mad Get Even - Samson
49(45) Set Me Free - Force
50 (-) Billy Satellite - Billy Satellite

[Metalweb]

9 Jun 84

01(01) Grace Under Pressure - Rush [58]
02 (-) Dancin' On The Edge - Lita Ford
03(03) Street Talk - Steve Perry
04(02) Fugazi - Marillion [49]
05(23) Heart Of The Storm - Alaska
06(04) Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi
07(20) All Those Wasted Years - Hanoi Rocks
08(09) Love At First Sting - Scorpions
09(15) Through The Fire - HSAS
10(14) Disillusion - Loudness
11(22) Out Of The Cellar - Ratt
12(17) 1984 - Van Halen [75]
13(07) About Face - David Gilmour
14(06) At War With Satan - Venom
15(12) Earthed To The Ground - Dave Brock
16(11) Icon - Icon
17(25) Slide It In (US Remix) - Whitesnake
18 (-) Max Havoc - Max Havoc
19(05) Caught In The Act - Styx
20(10) The Hunter - Orion
21(30) Burning Star - Helstar
22(08) Slide It In - Whitesnake
23(39) Metal Queen - Lee Aaron
24 (-) Live - Alcatrazz
25 (-) Vices - Kick Axe
26(18) Eliminator - ZZ Top [62]
27 (-) Righteous Anger - Van Stephenson
28(13) Out On Bail - Legs Diamond
29(19) First Born - Baby Tuckoo
30(26) Hot Shot - Pat Travers
31(24) Somewhere In England - Dumpy's Rusty Nuts
32(27) Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion [82]
33(21) Victims Of The Future - Gary Moore
34(28) Hoggin' The Stage - Groundhogs
35(16) Pyromania - Def Leppard
36(29) The Sentinel - Pallas
37 (-) Best Of - Slade [89]
38(33) 90125 - Yes
39(35) Unchained - Thor
40(38) Kidd Glove - Kidd Glove
41(40) Holy Diver - Dio
42 (-) Fine Fine Line - Andy Fraser
43(34) Trouble - Trouble
44(37) Don't Get Mad Get Even - Samson
45(44) Set Me Free - Force
46(36) Hail To England - Manowar
47(32) Makin' The Point - Franke & The Knockouts
48(45) The Bride Wore Red - Pet Hate
49(41) Line Of Fire - Headpins
50(31) Great White - Great White

[Metalweb]

26 May 84

01(01) Grace Under Pressure - Rush [39]
02(04) Fugazi - Marillion [36]
03(06) Street Talk - Steve Perry
04(02) Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi
05(12) Caught In The Act - Styx
06(03) At War With Satan - Venom
07(08) About Face - David Gilmour
08(15) Slide It In - Whitesnake
09(05) Love At First Sting - Scorpions
10(29) The Hunter - Orion
11 (-) Icon - Icon
12(21) Earthed To The Ground - Dave Brock
13(14) Out On Bail - Legs Diamond
14(45) Disillusion - Loudness
15(19) Through The Fire - HSAS
16(11) Pyromania - Def Leppard
17(10) 1984 - Van Halen [56]
18(07) Eliminator - ZZ Top [55]
19(18) First Born - Baby Tuckoo
20 (-) All Those Wasted Years - Hanoi Rocks
21(09) Victims Of The Future - Gary Moore
22(20) Out Of The Cellar - Ratt
23 (-) Heart Of The Storm - Alaska
24(39) Somewhere In England - Dumpy's Rusty Nuts
25 (-) Slide It In (US Remix) - Whitesnake
26(13) Hot Shot - Pat Travers
27(24) Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion [92]
28(16) Hoggin' The Stage - Groundhogs
29(28) The Sentinel - Pallas
30 (-) Burning Star - Helstar
31(22) Great White - Great White
32(32) Makin' The Point - Franke & The Knockouts
33(37) 90125 - Yes [85]
34(47) Trouble - Trouble
35(33) Unchained - Thor
36(30) Hail To England - Manowar
37(23) Don't Get Mad Get Even - Samson
38 (-) Kidd Glove - Kidd Glove
39(27) Metal Queen - Lee Aaron
40(38) Holy Diver - Dio
41(17) Line Of Fire - Headpins
42(31) Live - Bernie Torme
43(43) Heading For A Storm - Vandenberg
44 (-) Set Me Free - Force
45 (-) The Bride Wore Red - Pet Hate
46(26) Hawkwind - Hawkwind
47(46) Taken By Storm - Bronz
48(25) Rough Justice - Spider
49(35) Live & Let Live - Twelth Night
50(40) Violence & Force - Exciter

[Blondini]

Dumpy's Rusty Nuts is one of the best group names ever.

[Metalweb]

12 May 84

01(17) Grace Under Pressure - Rush [16]
02(03) Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi [85]
03(04) At War With Satan - Venom
04(01) Fugazi - Marillion [47]
05(02) Love At First Sting - Scorpions
06(30) Street Talk - Steve Perry
07(09) Eliminator - ZZ Top [99]
08(06) About Face - David Gilmour [90]
09(08) Victims Of The Future - Gary Moore
10(07) 1984 - Van Halen
11(15) Pyromania - Def Leppard
12 (-) Caught In The Act - Styx [67]
13(35) Hot Shot - Pat Travers
14(05) Out On Bail - Legs Diamond
15(22) Slide It In - Whitesnaker
16 (-) Hoggin' The Stage - Groundhogs
17(13) Line Of Fire - Headpins
18(41) First Born - Baby Tuckoo
19(10) Through The Fire - HSAS
20(14) Out Of The Cellar - Ratt
21 (-) Earthed To The Ground - Dave Brock
22(28) Great White - Great White
23(12) Don't Get Mad Get Even - Samson
24(16) Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion
25(11) Rough Justice - Spider
26(21) Hawkwind - Hawkwind
27(19) Metal Queen - Lee Aaron
28(24) The Sentinel - Pallas
29 (-) The Hunter - Orion
30(27) Hail To England - Manowar
31(18) Live - Bernie Torme
32(26) Makin' The Point - Franke & The Knockouts
33(31) Unchained - Thor
34(20) The Thirteenth Dream - Spirit
35(23) Live & Let Live - Twelfth Night
36(34) Animal Grace - April Wine
37(44) 90125 - Yes [80]
38(25) Holy Diver - Dio
39 (-) Somewhere In England - Dumpy's Rusty Nuts
40(29) Violence & Force - Exciter
41(48) Greatest Hits - Golden Earring
42(32) Live Speed On Ice - Talas
43(39) Heading For A Storm - Vandenberg
44(33) The Rods Live - Rods
45 (-) Disillusion - Loudness
46(43) Taken By Storm - Bronz
47 (-) Trouble - Trouble
48(38) Crusader - Saxon
49(42) The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome - Slade
50(37) Penetrator - Ted Nugent

[Metalweb]

I've not heard of Baby Tuckoo. A wiki search reveals that they were from the new city of culture, Bradford. The full album is on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PAHC8jfH6A

Don't remember ever hearing of them either - I can't find anything about them in then contemporary Kerrang! - but just listened to that album and it's pretty good.

Daft band name though - apparently an obscure James Joyce reference!

[Robbie]

I've not heard of Baby Tuckoo. A wiki search reveals that they were from the new city of culture, Bradford. The full album is on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PAHC8jfH6A

[Blondini]

Some nutty names this week! Baby Tuckoo?

[Metalweb]

28 Apr 84

01(01) Fugazi - Marillion [37]
02(02) Love At First Sting - Scorpions [85]
03(04) Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi [71]
04 (-) At War With Satan - Venom
05 (-) Out On Bail - Legs Diamond
06(05) About Face - David Gilmour [72]
07(03) 1984 - Van Halen [57]
08(08) Victims Of The Future - Gary Moore
09(20) Eliminator - ZZ Top
10(06) Through The Fire - HSAS
11(24) Rough Justice - Spider
12(13) Don't Get Mad Get Even - Samson
13 (-) Line Of Fire - Headpins
14(09) Out Of The Cellar - Ratt
15(12) Pyromania - Def Leppard
16(30) Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion
17 (-) Grace Under Pressure - Rush [05]
18(18) Live - Bernie Torme
19(07) Metal Queen - Lee Aaron
20(42) The Thirteenth Dream - Spirit
21(19) Hawkwind - Hawkwind
22(14) Slide It In - Whitesnake
23(22) Live And Let Live - Twelfth Night
24(11) The Sentinel - Pallas
25(23) Holy Diver - Dio
26 (-) Makin' The Point - Franke & The Knockouts
27(16) Hail To England - Manowar
28(10) Great White - Great White
29(15) Violence & Force - Exciter
30 (-) Street Talk - Steve Perry
31(17) Unchained - Thor
32(34) Live Speed On Ice - Talas
33(25) The Rods Live - Rods
34(27) Animal Grace - April Wine
35 (-) Hot Shot - Pat Travers
36(44) Cat Dancer - Sandy Stewart
37(26) Penetrator - Ted Nugent
38(28) Crusader - Saxon
39(32) Heading For A Storm - Vandenberg
40(35) Priceless - Lisa Price
41 (-) First Born - Baby Tuckoo
42(29) The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome - Slade
43(21) Taken By Storm - Bronz
44(41) 90125 - Yes
45(37) Balls To The Wall - Accept
46(39) Tour De Force - 38 Special
47(31) Guitar Alley - Santers
48 (-) Greatest Hits - Golden Earring
49(36) Fistful Of Metal - Anthrax
50(40) White Flames - Snowy White

[Metalweb]

14 Apr 84

01(01) Fugazi - Marillion [25]
02(03) Love At First Sting - Scorpions [55]
03(04) 1984 - Van Halen [31]
04(11) Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi
05(02) About Face - David Gilmour
06(24) Through The Fire - HSAS
07(18) Metal Queen - Lee Aaron
08(05) Victims Of The Future - Gary Moore
09(13) Out Of The Cellar - Ratt
10(06) Great White - Great White
11(07) The Sentinel - Pallas
12(20) Pyromania - Def Leppard
13(46) Don't Get Mad Get Even - Samson
14(10) Slide It In - Whitesnake
15(15) Violence & Force - Exciter
16(09) Hail To England - Manowar
17(12) Unchained - Thor
18(37) Live - Bernie Torme
19(08) Hawkwind - Hawkwind
20(28) Eliminator - ZZ Top
21(14) Taken By Storm - Bronz
22(16) Live And Let Live - Twelfth Night
23(21) Holy Diver - Dio
24 (-) Rough Justice - Spider
25(23) The Rods Live - Rods
26(17) Penetrator - Ted Nugent
27(19) Animal Grace - April Wine
28(22) Crusader - Saxon
29(26) The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome - Slade
30(re) Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion
31(33) Guitar Alley - Santers
32(29) Heading For A Storm - Vandenberg
33(30) Mini LP - Hellion
34 (-) Live Speed On Ice - Tallas
35(34) Priceless - Lisa Price
36(25) Fistful Of Metal - Anthrax
37(32) Balls To The Wall - Accept
38(35) Cosmic Fantasy - Alien
39(27) Tour De Force - 38 Special
40(38) White Flames - Snowy White
41(41) 90125 - Yes [78]
42 (-) The Thirteenth Dream - Spirit
43(39) Subject - Aldo Nova
44 (-) Cat Dancer - Sandy Stewart
45(31) Defenders Of The Faith - Judas Priest
46(36) Outside The Law - Lloyd-Langton Group
47(40) See You In Hell - Grim Reaper
48(42) Teasing Eyes - Jade
49(47) Bark At The Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
50(44) The Revolution By Night - Blue Oyster Cult

[Blondini]

and we're in line with the 1984 top 200 thread! Gilmour's single from that album is in the recent update. Album charted a week later.

[Metalweb]

31 Mar 84

01 (-) Fugazi - Marillion [08]
02 (-) About Face - David Gilmour [48]
03 (-) Love At First Sting - Scorpions [32]
04(01) 1984 - Van Halen [25]
05(02) Victims Of The Future - Gary Moore [88]
06(12) Great White - Great White
07(03) The Sentinel - Pallas
08(07) Hawkwind - Hawkwind
09(05) Hail To England - Manowar
10(04) Slide It In - Whitesnake
11(17) Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi
12(08) Unchained - Thor
13(22) Out Of The Cellar - Ratt
14 (-) Taken By Storm - Bronz
15(39) Violence & Force - Exciter
16(06) Live And Let Live - Twelfth Night
17(10) Penetrator - Ted Nugent
18 (-) Metal Queen - Lee Aaron
19(14) Animal Grace - April Wine
20(16) Pyromania - Def Leppard
21(20) Holy Diver - Dio
22(09) Crusader - Saxon
23(13) The Rods Live - Rods
24 (-) Through The Fire - HSAS
25(23) Fistful Of Metal - Anthrax
26(24) The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome - Slade [91]
27(15) Tour De Force - 38 Special
28(25) Eliminator - ZZ Top
29(21) Heading For A Storm - Vandenberg
30(11) Mini LP - Hellion
31(18) Defenders Of The Faith - Judas Priest
32(29) Balls To The Wall - Accept
33(45) Guitar Alley - Santers
34(31) Priceless - Lisa Price
35(40) Cosmic Fantasy - Alien
36(26) Outside The Law - Lloyd-Langton Group
37 (-) Live - Bernie Torme
38(19) White Flames - Snowy White
39(27) Subject - Aldo Nova
40(33) See You In Hell - Grim Reaper
41(36) 90125 - Yes [87]
42(48) Teasing Eyes - Jade
43(32) Live At The Marquee - Stray
44(28) The Revolution By Night - Blue Oyster Cult
45(30) Once Bitten Twice Shy - Shy
46 (-) Don't Get Mad Get Even - Samson
47(34) Bark At The Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
48(35) Back To Back - Status Quo
49(43) Show No Mercy - Slayer
50(37) Prepare To Die - Slayer

[Metalweb]

17 Mar 84

01(06) 1984 - Van Halen [15]
02(01) Victims Of The Future - Gary Moore [52]
03(03) The Sentinel - Pallas
04(02) Slide It In - Whitesnake [44]
05(04) Hail To England - Manowar
06(07) Live And Let Live - Twelfth Night
07(16) Hawkwind - Hawkwind
08(46) Unchained - Thor
09(08) Crusader - Saxon [60]
10(09) Penetrator - Ted Nugent
11(10) Mini LP - Hellion
12 (-) Great White - Great White
13(05) Rods Live - Rods
14 (-) Animal Grace - April Wine
15(27) Tour De Force - 38 Special
16(15) Pyromania - Def Leppard
17(24) Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi
18(11) Defenders Of The Faith - Judas Priest
19(14) White Flames - Snowy White
20(22) Holy Diver - Dio
21(12) Heading For A Storm - Vandednberg
22 (-) Out Of The Cellar - Ratt
23(13) Fistful Of Metal - Anthrax
24(34) The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome - Slade [64]
25(23) Eliminator - ZZ Top
26(18) Outside The Law - Lloyd-Langton Group
27(25) Subject - Aldo Nova
28(28) The Revolution By Night - Blue Oyster Cult
29(20) Balls To The Wall - Accept
30(17) Once Bitten Twice Shy - Shy
31(21) Priceless - Lisa Price
32(42) Live At The Marquee - Stray
33(19) See You In Hell - Grim Reaper
34(26) Bark At The Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
35(31) Back To Back - Status Quo [79]
36(33) 90125 - Yes
37(38) Prepare To Die - Slayer
38(29) Rampage - Rampage
39 (-) Violence & Force - Exciter
40(50) Cosmic Fantasy - Alien
41(36) See You In Hell - Crossfire
42(30) Maniac - Acid
43(32) Show No Mercy - Slayer
44(37) No Mercy - Bullet
45 (-) Guitar Alley - Santers
46(45) Star Fleet Project - Brian May & Friends
47(39) Metal Health - Quiet Riot
48 (-) Teasing Eyes - Jade
49(35) Melissa - Mercyful Fate
50(41) Life - Thin Lizzy

[Metalweb]

When do they start allowing catalogue albums in the chart. I remember seeing things like LZIV, Bat Out Of Hell, Number Of The Beast etc in the album charts in the later 80s.

Within a year or two, I think, from memory.

The chart compilation methodology was never explained but it clearly changed two or three times over the course of the decade!

[jimmypages59]

When do they start allowing catalogue albums in the chart. I remember seeing things like LZIV, Bat Out Of Hell, Number Of The Beast etc in the album charts in the later 80s.

[Metalweb]

Chart increases to Top 50 from this issue.

3 Mar 84

01 (-) Victims Of The Future - Gary Moore [27]
02(01) Slide It In - Whitesnake [42]
03 (-) The Sentinel - Pallas [77]
04 (-) Hail To England - Manowar
05(10) Rods Live - Rods
06(02) 1984 - Van Halen [22]
07 (-) Live And Let Live - Twelfth Night
08(04) Crusader - Saxon [30]
09(07) Penetrator - Ted Nugent
10(06) Mini LP - Hellion
11(03) Defenders Of The Faith - Judas Priest
12(34) Heading For A Storm - Vandenberg
13(08) Fistful Of Metal - Anthrax
14(26) White Flames - Snowy White [50]
15(09) Pyromania - Def Leppard
16 (-) Hawkwind - Hawkwind
17(15) Once Bitten Twice Shy - Shy
18(17) Outside The Law - Lloyd-Langton Group
19(25) See You In Hell - Grim Reaper
20(05) Balls To The Wall - Accept
21 (-) Priceless - Lisa Price
22(11) Holy Diver - Dio
23(20) Eliminator - ZZ Top
24(19) Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi
25(13) Subject - Aldo Nova
26(14) Bark At The Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
27(40) Tour De Force - 38 Special
28(24) The Revolution By Night - Blue Oyster Cult
29(29) Rampage - Rampage
30(21) Maniac - Acid
31(12) Back To Back - Status Quo
32(16) Show No mercy - Slayer
33(23) 90125 - Yes
34(27) The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome - Slade [61]
35(28) Melissa - Mercyful Fate
36(36) See You In Hell - Crossfire
37(37) No Mercy - Bullet
38 (-) Prepare To Die - Slayer
39(18) Metal Health - Quiet Riot
40(22) Court In The Act - Satan
41(35) Life - Thin Lizzy
42 (-) Live At The Marquee - Stray
43(30) Oblivion - Utopia
44(31) Midnight Madness - Night Ranger
45(33) Star Fleet Project - Brian May & Friends
46 (-) Unchained - Thor
47(32) Earthshaker - Earthshaker
48(38) No Parole From Rock'n'Roll - Alcatrazz
49(39) Walk Into Light - Ian Anderson
50 (-) Cosmic Fantasy - Alien

[Metalweb]

18 Feb 84

01 (-) Slide It In - Whitesnake [18]
02(02) 1984 - Van Halen [30]
03(01) Defenders Of The Faith - Judas Priest [58]
04 (-) Crusader - Saxon [19]
05(03) Balls To The Wall - Accept
06(19) Mini LP - Hellion
07(09) Penetrator - Ted Nugent
08(25) Fistful Of Metal - Anthrax
09(05) Pyromania - Def Leppard
10 (-) Rods Live - Rods
11(10) Holy Diver - Dio
12(06) Back To Back - Status Quo [34]
13(12) Subject - Aldo Nova
14(04) Bark At The Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
15(34) Once Bitten Twice Shy - Shy
16(15) Show No Mercy - Slayer
17 (-) Outside The Law - Lloyd-Langton Group
18(11) Metal Health - Quiet Riot
19 (-) Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi
20(07) Eliminator - ZZ Top [99]
21 (-) Maniac - Acid
22(16) Court In The Act - Satan
23(13) 90125 - Yes
24(17) The Revolution By Night - Blue Oyster Cult
25(22) See You In Hell - Grim Reaper
26 (-) White Flames - Snowy White [27]
27(18) The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome - Slade
28(14) Melissa - Mercyful Fate
29 (-) Rampage - Rampage
30(30) Oblivion - Utopia
31(31) Midnight Madness - Night Ranger
32(24) Earthshaker - Earthshaker
33(26) Star Fleet Project - Brian May & Friends
34(33) Heading For A Storm - Vandenberg
35(20) Life - Thin Lizzy
36 (-) See You In Hell - Crossfire
37 (-) No Mercy - Bullet
38(21) No Parole From Rock'n'Roll - Alcatrazz
39(29) Walk Into Light - Ian Anderson
40(31) Tour De Force - .38 Special


Classic title tracks to the high new entries:

[Metalweb]

Slade's album is falling fast but I assume that the release of 'Run Runaway' will lead to it climbing back up the charts? The single also became Slade's biggest US hit (#20 on the Billboard Hot 100).

The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome will indeed rebound - but only slightly!

Still, at least it managed to reach #2 on this chart as opposed to only #49 on the national chart (surprising as it was an excellent album that could probably have produced more hit singles....)

'In The Doghouse' should have been a single...

[Robbie]

Slade's album is falling fast but I assume that the release of 'Run Runaway' will lead to it climbing back up the charts? The single also became Slade's biggest US hit (#20 on the Billboard Hot 100).

[Metalweb]

4 Feb 84

01 (-) Defenders Of The Faith - Judas Priest [27]
02 (-) 1984 - Van Halen [18]
03(04) Balls To The Wall - Accept
04(01) Bark At The Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
05(11) Pyromania - Def Leppard
06(05) Back To Back - Status Quo [21]
07(06) Eliminator - ZZ Top [75]
08(10) Midnight Madness - Night Ranger
09 (-) Penetrator - Ted Nugent
10(13) Holy Diver - Dio
11(03) Metal Health - Quiet Riot
12(22) Subject - Aldo Nova
13(21) 90125 - Yes
14(08) Melissa - Mercyful Fate
15(26) Show No Mercy - Slayer
16(20) Court In The Act - Satan
17(07) The Revolution By Night - Blue Oyster Cult
18(02) The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome - Slade
19 (-) Mini LP - Hellion
20(09) Life - Thin Lizzy
21(18) No Parole From Rock'n'Roll - Alcatrazz
22 (-) See You In Hell - Grim Reaper
23(14) Lick It Up - Kiss
24(31) Earthshaker - Earthshaker
25 (-) Fistful Of Metal - Anthrax
26(23) Star Fleet Project - Brian May & Friends
27(24) Cut Loose - Paul Rodgers
28(15) Live In America - Starz
29(27) Walk Into Light - Ian Anderson
30 (-) Oblivion - Utopia
31(17) Tour De Force - 38 Special
32(19) Born In America - Riot
33(29) Heading For A Storm - Vandenberg
34 (-) Once Bitten Twice Shy - Shy
35(12) McCoy Mini LP - McCoy
36(30) Mean Streak - Y&T
37(39) Aces - Jonah Koslen & The Heroes
38(32) Zones - Hawkwind
39(25) Friends Of Hell - Witchfinder General
40(16) One False Move - Harlequin

[Metalweb]

21 Jan 84

01(01) Bark At The Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
02(03) The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome - Slade [84]
03(06) Metal Health - Quiet Riot
04(07) Balls To The Wall - Accept
05(04) Back To Back - Status Quo [15]
06(05) Eliminator - ZZ Top [72]
07(11) The Revolution By Night - Blue Oyster Cult
08(02) Melissa - Mercyful Fate
09(08) Life - Thin Lizzy [64]
10(21) Midnight Madness - Night Ranger
11(re) Pyromania - Def Leppard
12(14) McCoy Mini LP - McCoy
13(12) Holy Diver - Dio
14(16) Lick It Up - Kiss
15(10) Live In America - Starz
16(25) One False Move - Harlequin
17 (-) Tour De Force - 38 Special
18 (-) No Parole From Rock'n'Roll - Alcatrazz
19(29) Born In America - Riot
20(26) Court In The Act - Satan
21(09) 90125 - Yes [97]
22(24) Subject - Aldo Nova
23(13) Star Fleet Project - Brian May & Friends
24(15) Cut Loose - Paul Rodgers
25(32) Friends Of Hell - Witchfinder General
26 (-) Show No Mercy - Slayer
27 (-) Walk Into Light - Ian Anderson
28(17) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf [67]
29(36) Heading For A Storm - Vandenberg
30(20) Mean Streak - Y&T
31(33) Earthshaker - Earthshaker
32(18) Zones - Hawkwind
33(19) Lettin Loose - Heavy Pettin'
34(23) The Text Of Festival - Hawkwind
35(34) Streets 1st - Streets
36(27) Killer Dwarfs - Killer Dwarfs
37(30) Flick Of The Switch - AC/DC
38(31) Turn It Up - Mama's Boys
39 (-) Aces - Jonah Koslen & The Heroes
40(38) Alpha - Asia

[Metalweb]

Best Sellers of 1983

01 Holy Diver - Dio
02 The Principle Of Moments - Robert Plant
03 Piece Of Mind - Iron Maiden
04 Born Again - Black Sabbath
05 Flick Of The Switch - AC/DC
06 Script For A Jester's Tear - Marillion
07 Lick It Up - Kiss
08 You Can't Stop Rock'n'Roll - Twisted Sister
09 Midnight At The Lost And Found - Meat Loaf
10 Eliminator - ZZ Top
11 Coda - Led Zeppelin
12 Toto IV - Toto
13 Alpha - Asia
14 Thunder And Lightning - Thin Lizzy
15 Mean Streak - Y&T
16 Bark At The Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
17 Restless And Wild - Accept
18 Another Perfect Day - Motorhead
19 Siogo - Blackfoot
20 Back To Back - Status Quo
21 Metal Health - Quiet Riot
22 Zones - Hawkwind
23 Star Fleet Project - Brian may & Friends
24 Bent Out Of Shape - Rainbow
25 Live Evil - Black Sabbath
26 Canterbury - Diamond Head
27 Power And The Glory - Saxon
28 Built To Destroy - MSG
29 Pyromania - Def Leppard
30 Fastway - Fastway

[Blondini]

Looks strange calling an album after a person.

[Metalweb]

7 Jan 84

01(01) Bark At The Moon - Ozzy Osbourne [56]
02 (-) Melissa - Mercyful Fate
03(31) The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome - Slade [70]
04(02) Back To Back - Status Quo [20]
05(04) Eliminator - ZZ Top [82]
06(26) Metal Health - Quiet Riot
07(10) Balls To The Wall - Accept
08(05) Life - Thin Lizzy
09(03) 90125 - Yes [61]
10(11) Live In America - Starz
11(06) The Revolution By Night - Blue Oyster Cult
12(07) Holy Diver - Dio
13(12) Star Fleet Project - Brian May & Friends
14(19) McCoy Mini LP - McCoy
15(09) Cut Loose - Paul Rodgers
16(18) Lick It Up - Kiss
17(re) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf [64]
18(13) Zones - Hawkwind
19(08) Lettin Loose - Heavy Pettin'
20(17) Mean Streak - Y&T
21(30) Midnight Madness - Night Ranger
22(36) Mr Big - Paul Kossoff
23(20) The Text Of Festival - Hawkwind
24(15) Subject - Aldo Nova
25 (-) One False Move - Harlequin
26 (-) Court In The Act - Satan
27(16) Killer Dwarfs - Killer Dwarfs
28(14) Da Da - Alice Cooper
29(27) Born In America - Riot
30(29) Flick Of The Switch - AC/DC
31(24) Turn It Up - Mama's Boys
32(22) Friends Of Hell - Witchfinder General
33 (-) Earthshaker - Earthshaker
34(34) Streets 1st - Streets
35(25) Play Dirty - Girlschool
36 (-) Heading For A Storm - Vandenberg
37(23) Hell Hath No Fury - Rock Goddess
38(21) Alpha - Asia
39(35) Born Again - Black Sabbath
40(40) Once A Rocker - Joe Perry Project

[Blondini]

Only just noticed Killer Dwarfs!

Heavy Mental Breakdown!