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.