A thermal-transfer recording sheet of an aromatic polyester film, wherein at least one surface of said sheet has, as a thermal-transfer ink receiving layer, a coating of a composition comprising (1) a copolyester, (2) a polyolefin fine particle filler and (3) an antistatic compound selected from the group consisting of organic titanate and organic zirconate. The above thermal-transfer recording sheet exhibits excellent adhesion to heat-melting inks and excellent capability of receiving heat-melting ink layers and has good antistatic properties.