A magnetic recording medium including at least a disk substrate 1A, a
magnetic recording layer 5 formed with a predetermined concavo-convex
pattern on the disk substrate 1A, and a non-magnetic layer 6 filled into
concave portions of the concavo-convex pattern, so as to have data track
regions 20 and servo pattern regions 21. Due to the existence of concaves
and convexes in the surface of each servo pattern region 21, the
foregoing problem is solved. On this occasion, arithmetical mean
deviation of the assessed profile Ra of the surface of each servo pattern
region 21 is preferably not lower than 0.3 nm. The difference in surface
level between each concave and each convex existing in the surface of the
servo pattern region 21 is preferably not larger than 6 nm.