Aces High (track)
by Iron Maiden
Aces High appears on the following album(s) by Iron Maiden:
- Powerslave (track #1) (this album) (1984)
- Live After Death (track #1) (1985)
- Best Of The Beast (track #7) (compilation) (1996)
- Flight 666: The Original Soundtrack (track #2) (2009)
- Nights Of The Dead: Legacy Of The Beast Live (track #2) (2020)
- Somewhere Back In Time (track #2) (compilation) (2008)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 12 hours ago | FrancK | 5,039 | 82/100 |
| ! | 10/02/2026 14:10 | bonnequestion | 17,374 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2026 06:52 | zsolti | 7,450 | 80/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 87.8/100, a mean average of 86.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.6.
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Probably the greatest opening track on any Iron Maiden album. Loud and powerful it's Maiden at their best with Bruce Dickinson at the top of his game as a vocalist. A classic Maiden track.
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/23/2017 04:49 | #198564
One of the greatest intros to any album. Intense and anthemic beginning of one of metal's all time classics. Some of Bruce's best vocals.
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/27/2012 23:37 | #59150
One of Iron Maiden's greatest songs! Great riff, solos, vocals, bass, drumming, song in general.
