The Book Of Souls
by Iron Maiden
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Iron Maiden bestography
The Book Of Souls is ranked 9th 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 264 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,048.
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The Book Of Souls track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Book Of Souls rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 14/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | SethGunde | Top 3 Music Albums of 2015 | 1/3 | 5 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 65/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Goûte mes disques Top 10 Metal 2015 | 9/10 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2015 | 76/86 | - |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 88/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2015 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 88/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2015 | 4/100 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 112 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 630 | |||
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The Book Of Souls ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/19/2026 13:31 | Steppenwolf666 | 10,007 | 89/100 |
| ! | 07/31/2026 12:02 | timosbuecherei | 337 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2026 22:12 |  LedZep | 5,144 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.9/100, a mean average of 71.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.4.
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The Book Of Souls forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/29/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5419): By MasterOfPuppets
pedro1976 09/26/2023 14:33 in What album are you listening to right now?The Book Of Souls comments
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doombringer 07/18/2025 09:34 | #310194 | TOP COMMENT
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My Fan POV : Very good album ! Don`t know what the so-called ``Fans`` expected .
The epic ``Empire...`` stands out . Only weak point : ``When the River....`` .
The packaging also deserves credit .
(Edited)
I've been a Maiden fan since day one. Their hay day for me was the 80's material. I wouldn't call this a return to prime form but it's a definite improvement on the few albums prior. With this they majorly ventured into the prog metal world. The highlight by far is the 18 minute closer with it's added strings and piano for full grandiose effect. No disrespect to Bruce but his vocals just aren't doing the justice they once did.
This is a really good album with almost progressive leanings, the only issue I have is that it is too long. Most of my music is vinyl and a triple album costs a fortune and isn't really a single listening experience. Still, I still bought it! It will take a few more listens for me to really appreciate the full album so I may update further at a point in the future. (Edited)
guzguzgarbit 11/08/2018 14:04 | #224120
It's interesting to note that appart from albums 7,8,11 and 12 every new Iron Maiden album is longer than the previous ones. It's showing well the direction of the band in term of production. But I think they'll have a hard time trying to make the next one longer.
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