Kai vs RYM metal charts: 1983
Welcome back! Time for 1983. Having glanced over this list a couple times, I can happily say there's no Brats or Baron Rojo's here. Still a couple of deep cuts by mainstream standards, but hell not everything should be what just sold the most! We look over what the charts RYM have the albums rated highly the most and discuss whether or not they should be in a metal top 10 of that year. Letsago! 1. Dio- Holy Diver Yup, #1 highest rated for 1983 is not what you'd think it'd be. Or maybe you were expecting this to be #1, I don't know. You know the more I think about it, the more I realize Holy Diver is the greatest, most complete album Dio has ever sang vocals on. Yes, this is a better album than Heaven & Hell and Rising. Both albums which I love, don't get me wrong, and if you asked 10 years ago, I'd have exclaimed the latter as deserving of that distinguished title. But man, as great ...