Iron Maiden 
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The best album credited to Iron Maiden is The Number Of The Beast which is ranked number 265 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 6,019.
Iron Maiden is ranked number 83 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 23,842.
Iron Maiden official website: http://www.ironmaiden.com
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- Paul Di'Anno
- Steve Harris
- Bruce Dickinson
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Iron Maiden best albums
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1982
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Total albums: 37. Page 1 of 4
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| ! | 09/25/2026 15:11 |  Tamthebam | 886 | 73/100 |
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| ! | 08/11/2026 02:15 | bonnequestion | 419 | 71/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 3% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 79.6/100, a mean average of 78.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.8/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 19.8.
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BestEverAlbums 10/10/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5461): By steve397
BestEverAlbums 10/10/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5461): By steve397“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by steve397 () 1. (1984) 2. (2018) 4. by by (1983) 6. by (1988) 7. by (2022) 9. by (2000) 10. by by by (1982) 13. by (2002) 15. by (2000) 16. (1975) 17. (2025) 21. by (2011) 23. by by (2006) 26. by (1980) 27. by (2007) 28. (2015) 29. by by by…”
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From BestEverAlbums 10/01/2026 20:00 in Album of the day (#7518): The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden
BestEverAlbums 10/01/2026 20:00 in Album of the day (#7518): The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden“Today's album of the day The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden ( | ) Year: 1982. Country: Iron Maiden discography rank: 1st (out of Tracks: 1. Invaders 2. Children Of The Damned 3. The Prisoner 4. 22, Acacia Avenue 5. 6. 7. Gangland 8. indicates a top-rated track. Top voted comments: "This is a…”
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LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/21/2018 13:03 | #206162
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/21/2018 13:03 | #206162
I'm obviously one of the rare guys who likes all of their phases. DiAnno era is the most energetic era they'd had, punkish and splendid. The debut and Killers are stone cold classics and for a good reason. Next 5 albums and Live After Death are their golden era. Sure, No Prayer - Virtual XI streak isn't the best, but all 4 albums from that time are ok, not bad, and each and every one has some fantastic songs. How can you hate Bayley when he sang The Sign Of The Cross, Lord Of The Flies, Man On The Edge, Futureal, The Clansman... All 5 imo some of their best songs. From Brave New World till this day, only Dance of Death is a tad weaker, and The Final Frontier + The Book of Souls are as good as anything they'd released in the 80s. Maybe because I like prog? Make sure you give their albums you don't like a second and a third listen, they're worth it! and btw, did I say they're one of my favourite bands ever? (Edited)
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paologabriel 11/02/2014 10:03 | #126001
paologabriel 11/02/2014 10:03 | #126001
I'm waiting in my cold cell, when the battle begins to chime, reflecting on my past life, but it doesn't have much time, cause at five o'clock they take me to the gallows pole, the sands of time for me are running low...
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MW19704U 11/17/2017 12:47 | #201486
MW19704U 11/17/2017 12:47 | #201486
The number one iconic Heavy Metal band. Maiden saved my life back in 1982, as they released Number Of The Beast. Their first seven albums are simply one of the best and important Heavy Metal releases, especially their debut album, the mentioned Number Of The Beast and Powerslave. Though they have released some weaker, or lets say uninspired albums later on, I will love them til the day I die. Up The Irons! (Edited)
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/16/2012 23:52 | #55221
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/16/2012 23:52 | #55221
What a classic fucking band! Saw them live and they were great. But the studio albums are just phenomenal. It must be incredibly hard for them to come up with a setlist. Sooo many hits and just great solid songs. Number of the Beast is THE masterpiece but you really can't go wrong with any other album... except for the Blaze Bailey ones... avoid those.
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Syrinx 02/24/2020 20:38 | #248221
Paul Di’Anno years are simply perfection. Raspy-voiced singer brought elements of punk stylings to Maiden.
Debut Iron Maiden and follow up Killers remain necessities in anyone’s collection. Softer songs like Prodigal Son and Remember Tomorrow harken back to Priest’s Last Rose of Summer and exhibit a musicianship never heard again from the quintet. Their heavy early songs such as Phantom of the Opera, Transylvania, Prowler, Killers, Drifter, Purgatory and Wrathchild left an indelible mark with a progressive metal sound on future speed- and thrash metal groups.
Clive Burr was a terrific drummer for the band. (Edited)
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