The X Factor
by Iron Maiden
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Iron Maiden bestography
The X Factor is ranked 19th best out of 38 albums by Iron Maiden on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Iron Maiden is The Number Of The Beast which is ranked number 267 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,121.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The X Factor track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The X Factor rankings
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The X Factor ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 12/12/2025 02:02 | Olli | 6,755 | 63/100 | |
| 11/13/2025 02:58 | mizzle | 1,411 | 82/100 | |
| 11/06/2025 17:38 | Siromynian | 1,629 | 78/100 | |
| 11/01/2025 08:33 |  Tamthebam | 23,013 | 69/100 | |
| 08/26/2025 01:11 | TodFitz | 27,353 | 63/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 58.2/100, a mean average of 57.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 57.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.8.
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First 3 titles are really good, Lord of the Flies was played live WITH Dickinson for a reason ...
Rest falls a bit off, overall really not their best album but can compete with The Final Frontier ...
UofTBlues 12/12/2019 20:25 | #245635
Perhaps Blaze wasn't the most ideal replacement but he can't be totally to blame for a these weak albums.
A completely flat and uninspired record. A Maiden album without any passion seems unthinkable, the musicians sound bored and Blaze Bayley is a poor substitute for Bruce Dickinson. There just doesn't seem to be any urgency in any of the performances. It's all completely forgettable and it's extremely disappointing.
LedZep 02/15/2017 18:55 | #185688
It has 4 or 5 great songs (first three are amazing!), one or two ok and the rest is forgettable, but still undeserved criticism
Anti 01/06/2015 06:02 | #130897
Sign Of The Cross is AMAZING, but the rest of this album is just awful. This album and Virtual XI make me want to throw up.
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