Somewhere In Time
by Iron Maiden
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Somewhere In Time is ranked 6th best out of 37 albums by Iron Maiden on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Iron Maiden is The Number Of The Beast which is ranked number 265 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,019.
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Somewhere In Time track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Somewhere In Time rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 46 Music Albums of 1986 | 14/46 | 4 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 50 Music Albums of 1986 | 2/50 | 5 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 52 Music Albums of 1986 | 8/52 | 4 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 17 Music Albums of 1986 | 8/17 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Strangel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 64/100 | 7 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 62 Music Albums of 1986 | 6/62 | 5 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 50 Music Albums of 1986 | 43/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | leniad | Top 14 Music Albums of 1986 | 6/14 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 58 Music Albums of 1986 | 13/58 | 4 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 58 Music Albums of 1986 | 41/58 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 249 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,494 | |||
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Somewhere In Time ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 19 hours ago | FrancK | 564 | 83/100 |
| ! | 3 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | 16,603 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/15/2026 22:14 |  DanielNunes93 | 2,841 | 60/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.9/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.
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Somewhere In Time forum mentions
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Somewhere in time, is always thought of as the weakest of the Bruce Dickinson eighties albums, and yes, Alexander the great, is terrible, but the rest, especially the first side, is great. Caught somewhere in time, is a great opening track, and, wasted years, is a great pop metal anthem. Sea of madness, is underrated, and, heaven can wait, is great. Off the second side, stranger in a strange land, is the best, with, long distance runner, and, Deja vu, enjoyable filler. A fun Iron Maiden album, as always.
Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/23/2010 22:01 | #10928 | TOP COMMENT
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Maiden starts in a bit of a new direction with this outing, and although it still works their best days are behind them at this point. This is a very good album, but as it inevitably has to be compared with some of the best heavy metal ever made that is all their previous albums it does somewhat pale.
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/23/2016 19:40 | #179007 | TOP COMMENT
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Many fault Maiden for going 80s synth on this album, but that would be selling it short . . . badly. This is an excellent album with mostly excellent cuts. It may not be the pure metal of Number of the Beast or Piece of Mind, but it's still a worthy addition to any NWOBHM collection.
Iron Maiden with guitar- and bass-synteszisers. For some old School fans a complete "No go", compareable to Judas Priests "Turbo". But here are some of the finest Maiden tracks ever, even if they are not among favorites of the common Maiden-Fan. Wasted years, Deja Vu, The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner... Great stuff!
Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/07/2016 11:52 | #156050 | TOP COMMENT
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For the first half this rivals Powerslave as their best, with killer tracks like Wasted Years and Heaven Can Wait. But it slides badly in the second half, with Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner and Alexander the Great bordering on unintentional comedy.
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