Prodigal Son (track)
by Iron Maiden
Prodigal Son appears on the following album(s) by Iron Maiden:
- Killers (track #8) (this album) (1981)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/18/2026 20:35 | stareaterogni0n | 6,868 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/09/2026 12:09 | Siromynian | 20,223 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2026 08:47 |  MetalMan67 | 1,756 | 83/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 7% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 79.3/100, a mean average of 78.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 15.6.
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AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/19/2020 17:15 | #251736
Oh no, my most dreaded “On my Knees“ tagline, what’s more is a “Help me Please” to go with it. Yikes.
Admittedly a surprise to hear because of the more direct prog feel/sound and I’m not really the fan of it. A good solo section but this has gotta be one of my very least favorite songs the band ever did.
Unfortunate filler on an otherwise....killer...album.
