Powerslave
by Iron Maiden
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Powerslave is ranked 2nd 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 6,024.
(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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Powerslave track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Powerslave rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 94 Music Albums of the 1980s | 1/94 | 20 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1980s Pt 2 | 88/100 | - |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1d410Arthur | Top 99 Greatest Music Albums | 63/99 | 36 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 1980s, #401-500* | 10/35 | - |
| 2026 | Timooosterink | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 27/100 | 74 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 3/100 | 20 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 42 Music Albums of 1984 | 22/42 | 3 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 72 Music Albums of 1984 | 11/72 | 4 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Overall 501-600 | 40/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 492 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 4,120 | |||
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Powerslave ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago |  UofTBlues | 3,641 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2026 10:37 | Artem | 872 | 77/100 |
| ! | 10/05/2026 11:12 |  Tamthebam | 23,330 | 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 79.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.1.
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Powerslave forum mentions
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Powerslave comments
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Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/23/2010 21:52 | #10926 | TOP COMMENT
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It's hard to choose between this and The Number of the Beast, but ultimately this has got to be Maidens best album and the best pure metal album yet made (AC/DC being disqualified for having to much roll in their rock). Every single track is strong AND it contains instant hits in Aces High, Flash of the Blade and Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Listen to this and kneel to the Gods of Heavy Metal.
I diagree with others that this album has lots of filler. This is far and away my favorite Maiden album, and the "filler" tracks, like Back in the Village, are some of my favorites on the record.
Some kick ass heavy metal from the irons. The first album where they really match the magic of their debut. The progressive epic 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' is captivating.
I give too many 100s, but holy shit I love this album despite it not being 100% perfect. Maybe a 99...
Aces High, Two Minutes to Midnight, Flash of the Blade, Powerslave, and Rime of the Ancient Mariner are spectacular tracks, and the other three are pretty good yet just aren't on the same level. If people can give Sgt. Pepper a 100 with crap like When I'm Sixty For on in then I can give this a 100.
Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/09/2021 05:43 | #268367 | TOP COMMENT
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Surprised myself with how much I dug this album as metal is far from my usual shtick. The anthemic riffs, solos and power chords utterly kick some serious butt
If you can’t be bothered listening to the entire album (and really you should) then at the very least power up the final two tracks in “Powerslave” and “Rime of the Ancient Matiner” and crank that volume dial up to 11
Epic ! (Edited)
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