The Number Of The Beast
by Iron Maiden
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The Number Of The Beast is ranked as the best album by Iron Maiden.
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The Number Of The Beast track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
The Number Of The Beast rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | timosbuecherei | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 3/100 | 98 |
| 2026 | timosbuecherei | Top 88 Music Albums of the 1980s | 2/88 | 20 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Guide to building a prog collection as Feat. on Metal Storm | 11/100 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 83/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 90 Music Albums of 1982 | 11/90 | 4 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 2/100 | 93 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1201-1300 | 89/100 | - |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 7/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 81 Music Albums of 1982 | 2/81 | 5 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 19/100 | 16 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 751 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 6,047 | |||
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The Number Of The Beast ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 18 hours ago | stareaterogni0n | 574 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2026 15:53 | Sentido | 352 | 84/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2026 10:20 | AledJames | 1,682 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.6/100, a mean average of 78.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.1.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 32 hours ago in Chart of the day (#5439): By joedec BestEverAlbums 3 days ago in Chart of the day (#5438): By luigybetis BestEverAlbums 09/07/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5428): By ExTeaSeaThe Number Of The Beast comments
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HoldenM 06/19/2026 18:44 | #314973
As someone who isn't a metal fan, I must say, this knocked me on my ass. I wouldn't say The Number of the Beast lacks aggression, but it's not trying to assault me with as much volume and sonic density as possible. For all of its dark themes and heavy playing, it's a soulful and often colorful collection of songs. Each one essential and captivating, and performed with the utmost precision. An absolute banger of a record. (Edited)
You only have to look at an Iron Maiden Set List to see their best works, it's all here, their Jewel in the crown album. (Edited)
Typically not a fan of this genre of metal, but there are some good moments. The title track and the instrumental ending to 22 Acacia Avenue are good. (Edited)
I don't understand why this is so low rated. Three great tracks and arguably the best metal song of all time in Hallowed be Thy Name. (Edited)
I don't know, maybe this is a "had to be there" type album, but I'm really not getting much out of it. The lyrics are almost childish, the artwork is eye-roll-worthy, and the music just sounds formulaic and poppy. Of course, there is probably something to be said for Iron Maiden creating that formula in the first place, but divorced from context this is just a pretty uninteresting listen for me. The only thing breathing life into these songs is the flashy in-your-face guitar solos.
TLDR: at best, this hasn't aged well. (Edited)
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