Iron Maiden (band)

Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band from east London. Formed in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, previously of Gypsy's Kiss and Smiler, they are one of the most successful and influential bands in the heavy metal genre, selling over 60 million albums worldwide. Iron Maiden have so far released thirteen studio albums, four "best of" compilations, eight live albums and four limited boxed-sets. They won the Ivor Novello Award for international achievement in 2000 http://www.britishacademy.com/ivorsmenu/2000.htm.

Discography

For the complete list of releases, please see Iron Maiden discography.

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Studio albums

• Iron Maiden (1980) (Harris/Murray/Di'Anno/Burr/Stratton) chart position 4 (UK), unreleased in US
• Killers (1981) (Harris/Murray/Di'Anno/Burr/Smith) chart position 12 (UK), 78 (US)
• The Number of the Beast (1982) (Harris/Murray/Dickinson/Burr/Smith) chart position 1 (UK), 33 (US)
• Piece of Mind (Harris/Murray/Dickinson/McBrain/Smith) (1983) chart position 3 (UK), 14 (US)
• Powerslave (1984) (Harris/Murray/Dickinson/McBrain/Smith) chart position 2 (UK), 21 (US)
• Somewhere in Time (1986) (Harris/Murray/Dickinson/McBrain/Smith) chart position 3 (UK), 11 (US)
• Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988) (Harris/Murray/Dickinson/McBrain/Smith) chart position 1 (UK), 12 (US)
• No Prayer for the Dying (1990) (Harris/Murray/Dickinson/McBrain/Gers) chart position 2 (UK), 17 (US)
• Fear of the Dark (1992) (Harris/Murray/Dickinson/McBrain/Gers) chart position 1 (UK), 12 (US)
• The X Factor (1995) (Harris/Murray/Bayley/McBrain/Gers) chart position 8 (UK), 147 (US)
• Virtual XI (1998) (Harris/Murray/Bayley/McBrain/Gers) chart position 16 (UK), 124 (US)
• Brave New World (2000) (Harris/Murray/Dickinson/McBrain/Smith/Gers) chart position 7 (UK), 39 (US)
• Dance of Death (2003) (Harris/Murray/Dickinson/McBrain/Smith/Gers) chart position 2 (UK), 18 (US)

Live albums

• Live After Death (1985) (Harris/Murray/Dickinson/McBrain/Smith) chart position 2 (UK), 19 (US)
• A Real Live One (1993) (Harris/Murray/Dickinson/McBrain/Gers)chart position 3 (UK), 106 (US)
• A Real Dead One (1993) (Harris/Murray/Dickinson/McBrain/Gers)chart position 12 (UK), 140 (US)
• Live at Donington (1993) (Harris/Murray/Dickinson/McBrain/Gers) chart position 23 (UK)
• Rock In Rio (2002) (Harris/Murray/Dickinson/McBrain/Smith/Gers) chart position 15 (UK), 186 (US)
• Death on the Road (2005) (Harris/Murray/Dickinson/McBrain/Smith/Gers) chart position 22 (UK)

Compilation albums

• Best of the Beast (1996) chart position 16 (UK)
• Ed Hunter (1999) (CD/PC Game Double-Pack)
• Edward the Great (2002)
• As part of the Eddie's Archives box-set;
• Best of the B-Sides (2002)
• BBC Archives (2002)
• The Essential Iron Maiden (2005)

EPs

• Running Free/Sanctuary (1990) chart position 10 (UK)
• Women In Uniform/Twilight Zone (1990) chart position 10 (UK)
• Purgatory/Maiden Japan (1990) chart position 5 (UK)
• Run To The Hills/The Number Of The Beast (1990) chart position 3 (UK)
• Flight Of Icarus/The Trooper (1990) chart position 7 (UK)
• 2 Minutes To Midnight/Aces High (1990) chart position 11 (UK)
• Running Free (Live)/Run To The Hills (Live) (1990) chart position 9 (UK)
• Wasted Years/Stranger In A Strange Land (1990) chart position 9 (UK)
• Can I Play With Madness/The Evil That Men Do (1990) chart position 10 (UK)
• The Clairvoyant/Infinite Dreams (Live) (1990) chart position 11 (UK)

Top ten singles

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• "Run To The Hills" (1982) chart position 7 (UK)
• "Can I Play With Madness" (1988) chart position 3 (UK)
• "The Evil That Men Do" (1988) chart position 5 (UK)
• "The Clairvoyant" (1988) chart position 6 (UK)
• "Infinite Dreams" (1989) chart position 6 (UK)
• "Holy Smoke" (1990) chart position 3 (UK)
• "Bring Your Daugther... To The Slaughter" (1990) chart position 1 (UK)
• "Be Quick Or Be Dead" (1992) chart position 2 (UK)
• "Fear Of The Dark" (live) (1993) chart position 8 (UK)
• "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (live) (1993) chart position 9 (UK)
• "Man On The Edge" (1995) chart position 10 (UK)
• "The Wicker Man" (2000) chart position 9 (UK)
• "Run To The Hills" (2002) chart position 9 (UK)
• "Wildest Dreams" (2003) chart position 6 (UK)
• "Number Of The Beast" (2004) chart position 3 (UK)
• "The Trooper" (2005) chart position 5 (UK)

Box sets

• The First Ten Years (1990) (Containing 10 Records/CDs of their first 20 Singles, each one including B-sides and a special 'Listen with Nicko'
• Man on the Edge (1995) (Containing The X-Factor album, plus the singles "Man on the Edge" parts 1 & 2, "Lord of the Flies", and "Virus" parts 1 & 2)
• Eddie's Head (1998) (A large box in the shape of Eddie's head. Containing the first 12 Iron Maiden albums, from "Iron Maiden" to "Live at Donington", plus a limited "In Profile" CD)
• Eddie's Archive (2002) (Containing 3 double-albums; "Best of the B-Sides", "BBC Archives" and "Beast Over Hammersmith", plus a numbered scroll of the Iron Maiden timeline, and an Eddie crystal shot glass)