Iron Maiden discography
| Iron Maiden discography | |
|---|---|
 (l-r) Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Janick Gers and Adrian Smith performing live with Iron Maiden in Barcelona, Spain, on November 30, 2006 | |
| Studio albums | 14 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Video albums | 16 |
| Music videos | 41 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Singles | 38 |
| Box sets | 4 |
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The discography of Iron Maiden, a Leyton, East London-based heavy metal band, consists of fourteen studio albums, six live album, five compilations, four box sets, four extended plays, forty singles, sixteen videos, and forty one video clips.
Iron Maiden was formed in 1975, by bassist Steve Harris. Iron Maiden released their self-titled debut in 1980 peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart in its first week of release,[1] and the group became one of the leading proponents of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. The following year they released their second album, titled Killers. This new album contained many tracks that had been written prior to the release of the debut album, but were considered surplus. With songs already shaped on the road well in advance, only two new tracks were written for the album: "Prodigal Son" and "Murders in the Rue Morgue".[2]
In 1982 Iron Maiden released their best-selling album entitled The Number of the Beast, which would be their first album to peak at number one on the UK Albums Chart and additionally became a Top Ten hit in many other countries.[3] For the second time the band went on a world tour, visiting the North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. The tour's US leg was marred by controversy stemming from an American right-wing political pressure group that (wrongfully) claimed Iron Maiden was Satanic because of the new album's title track.[3]
Returning from their break, the band adopted a different approach for their 1986 studio album, titled Somewhere in Time. This was not a concept album, though it was themed loosely around the idea of time travel. It also included associated themes - history, the passage of time, and long journeys. It featured, for the first time in the band's history, synthesized bass and guitars sounds to add textures and layers to the sound. Though considered different from the norm of Maiden sounds, it charted well across the world, especially with the single "Wasted Years". The experimentation on Somewhere in Time led to a follow-up in Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988. Adding to Iron Maiden's experimentation, it was a concept album featuring a story about a mythical child who possessed clairvoyant powers. The album peaked one on the UK Albums Chart and number six on the Billboard 200.
In February 1999, Bayley left the band by mutual consent. At the same time, announced that both Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith were rejoining the band, and that Janick Gers would remain. Iron Maiden now had three guitarists and a successful reunion tour, The Ed Hunter Tour.
In 2006, Iron Maiden released their newest studio album A Matter of Life and Death. While the album is not a concept album, war and religion are recurring themes in the lyrics throughout, as well as in the album's artwork.[4] A successful North American and European tour followed the release of the album. It was during this tour in 2007 that Iron Maiden played in Bangalore, India for the first time in front of 35,000 fans. The band also headlined The Desert Rock Festival in Dubai, selling out the festival with a crowd of 20,000.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUT [6] |
CAN | FIN [7] |
FRA [8] |
GER [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
US [13] | |||
| 1980 | Iron Maiden | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | UK: Platinum[14] CAN: Platinum |
| 1981 | Killers
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12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 11 | — | — | UK: Gold US: Gold CAN: Platinum |
| 1982 | The Number of the Beast
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1 | 3 | 11 [15] |
— | — | — | 13 | 7 | — | — | UK: Platinum[16] US: Platinum CAN: 3× Platinum |
| 1983 | Piece of Mind
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3 | 10 | 10 [17] |
— | — | — | 9 | 6 | — | 70 | UK: Platinum[18] US: Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum |
| 1984 | Powerslave
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2 | 15 | 21 [19] |
— | — | — | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | UK: Gold US: Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum |
| 1986 | Somewhere in Time
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3 | 10 | 15 [20] |
— | — | — | 8 | 6 | 22 | 11 | UK: Gold US: Platinum CAN: Platinum |
| 1988 | Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
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1 | 6 | 11 [21] |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | UK: Gold US: Gold CAN: Platinum |
| 1990 | No Prayer for the Dying
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2 | 19 | 27 [22] |
— | — | — | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | UK: Gold US: Gold CAN: Platinum |
| 1992 | Fear of the Dark
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1 | 8 | 12 [23] |
— | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 12 | UK: Gold CAN: Gold |
| 1995 | The X Factor
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8 | 19 | — | 2 | — | 16 | 25 | 4 | 27 | 147 | |
| 1998 | Virtual XI
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16 | 24 | 60 [24] |
6 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 39 | 124 | |
| 2000 | Brave New World
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7 | 10 | 23 [25] |
2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 39 | UK: Gold CAN: Gold |
| 2003 | Dance of Death
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2 | 3 | 5 [26] |
1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | UK: Gold |
| 2006 | A Matter of Life and Death
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4 | 4 | 2 [26] |
1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | UK: Gold CAN: Gold |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUT [6] |
FIN [7] |
GER [9] |
ITA [27] |
NLD [28] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
US [13] | |||
| 1985 | Live After Death
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2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 26 | 19 | UK: Gold US: Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum |
| 1993 | A Real Live One
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3 | 11 | — | 25 | — | 45 | — | 30 | 25 | 106 | |
| 1993 | A Real Dead One
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12 | — | — | 50 | — | 97 | — | 14 | 37 | 140 | |
| 1993 | Live at Donington
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23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | A Real Live Dead One
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23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | Rock in Rio
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15 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 43 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 186 | |
| 2005 | Death on the Road
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22 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 17 | — | UK: Gold |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Compilations
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUT [6] |
BEL [29] |
FIN [7] |
GER [9] |
NLD [28] |
NZ [30] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
US [13] | |||
| 1996 | Best of the Beast
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16 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 42 | 25 | 37 | — | 11 | — | UK: Gold |
| 1999 | Ed Hunter
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— | — | — | 27 | — | 69 | — | — | 43 | — | |
| 2002 | Edward the Great
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— | — | 46 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | UK: Gold CAN: Gold |
| 2005 | The Essential Iron Maiden
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | Somewhere Back in Time
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14 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 84 | 74 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 58 | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Box sets
| Year | Box set details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The First Ten Years
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| 1995 | The Story So Far: Part I & II
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| 1998 | Eddie's Head
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| 2002 | Eddie's Archive
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Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUS [31] |
AUT [6] |
DEN [32] |
FIN [7] |
FRA [8] |
GER [9] |
IRL [33] |
ITA [27] |
NLD [28] |
NOR [10] |
ESP [34] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
US [13] | ||||||
| 1980 | "Running Free" | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Iron Maiden | |||
| "Sanctuary" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Women in Uniform" | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1981 | "Twilight Zone" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Killers | |||
| "Purgatory" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1982 | "Run to the Hills" | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 73 | 55 | 16 | 6 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | The Number of the Beast | |||
| "The Number of the Beast" | 18 | — | — | — | 2 | 78 | 76 | 19 | 5 | — | 13 | — | 40 | 42 | — | |||||
| 1983 | "Flight of Icarus" | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Piece of Mind | |||
| "The Trooper" | 12 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 100 | 78 | 12 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 61 | — | |||||
| 1984 | "2 Minutes to Midnight" | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | Powerslave | |||
| "Aces High" | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1985 | "Running Free" (live) | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live After Death | |||
| "Run to the Hills" (live) | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 60 | — | — | 28 | 75 | — | |||||
| 1986 | "Wasted Years" | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Somewhere in Time | |||
| "Stranger in a Strange Land" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1988 | "Can I Play with Madness" | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 12 | 23 | — | Seventh Son of a Seventh Son | |||
| "The Evil That Men Do" | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "The Clairvoyant" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1989 | "Infinite Dreams" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | "Holy Smoke" | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | No Prayer for the Dying | |||
| "Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter" | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | |||||
| 1992 | "Be Quick or Be Dead" | 2 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 10 | — | — | 3 | — | 15 | 15 | — | Fear of the Dark | |||
| "From Here to Eternity" | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Wasting Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1993 | "Fear of the Dark" (live) | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Real Live One | |||
| "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (live) | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Real Dead One | ||||
| 1995 | "Man on the Edge" | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 23 | — | — | The X Factor | |||
| 1996 | "Lord of the Flies" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Virus" | 16 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | 31 | — | — | |||||
| 1998 | "The Angel and the Gambler" | 18 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 61 | — | — | 52 | — | — | 29 | — | — | Virtual XI | |||
| "Futureal" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2000 | "The Wicker Man" | 9 | — | — | — | 11 | 39 | 38 | — | 3 | 45 | 9 | — | 5 | 83 | 19 | Brave New World | |||
| "Out of the Silent Planet" | 20 | — | — | — | 13 | 72 | 66 | — | 10 | 87 | — | — | 35 | — | — | |||||
| 2003 | "Wildest Dreams" | 6 | — | 65 | 9 | 1 | 57 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 45 | 5 | — | 4 | 68 | — | Dance of Death | |||
| "Rainmaker" | 13 | — | — | 12 | 3 | 71 | 36 | — | 13 | 98 | — | — | 35 | 94 | — | |||||
| 2006 | "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 70 | 39 | 18 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 74 | — | A Matter of Life and Death | |||
| "Different World" | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 99 | 40 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 52 | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1979 | The Soundhouse Tapes
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| 1980 | Live!! + One
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| 1981 | Maiden Japan
|
| 2004 | No More Lies
|
Videography
Videos
| Year | Video details | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Live at the Rainbow | |
| 1983 | Video Pieces
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| 1984 | Behind the Iron Curtain
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US: Gold |
| 1985 | Live After Death
|
CAN: 2× Platinum US: Platinum |
| 1987 | 12 Wasted Years
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US: Gold |
| 1989 | Maiden England
|
US: Gold CAN: Gold |
| 1990 | The First Ten Years
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CAN: Gold |
| 1992 | From There to Eternity
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| 1993 | Donington Live 1992
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| 1994 | Raising Hell
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| 2001 | Classic Albums: The Number of the Beast | |
| 2002 | Rock in Rio
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US: Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum |
| 2003 | Visions of the Beast
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UK: Platinum[35] US: 2× Platinum CAN: 3× Platinum |
| 2004 | The Early Days
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UK: Gold US: Platinum CAN: Platinum |
| 2007 | Death on the Road
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UK: Silver |
| 2008 | Live After Death
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UK: Gold US: Platinum |
Music videos
| Year | Titel | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "Women in Uniform" | Doug Smith |
| 1981 | "Wrathchild" | Dave Hillier |
| 1982 | "Run to the Hills" | David Mallet |
| "The Number of the Beast" | ||
| 1983 | "Flight of Icarus" | Jim Yukich |
| "The Trooper" | ||
| 1984 | "2 Minutes to Midnight" | Tony Halton |
| "Aces High" | Jim Yukich | |
| 1986 | "Wasted Years" | |
| "Stranger in a Strange Land" | Julian Caidan | |
| 1988 | "Can I Play with Madness" | Julian Doyle |
| "The Evil That Men Do" | Toby Philips, Steve Harris | |
| "The Clairvoyant" | Julian Caiden, Steve Harris | |
| 1989 | "Infinite Dreams" | Steve Harris |
| 1990 | "Holy Smoke" | |
| "Tailgunner" | ||
| "Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter" | ||
| 1992 | "Be Quick or Be Dead" | Wing Ko |
| "From Here to Eternity" | Ralph Ziman | |
| "Wasting Love" | Samuel Bayer | |
| 1993 | "Fear of the Dark" | |
| "Hallowed Be Thy Name" | ||
| 1995 | "Man on the Edge" | Wing Ko |
| 1996 | "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" | Steve Lazarus, Steve Harris |
| "Lord of the Flies" | ||
| "Virus" | ||
| 1998 | "The Angel and the Gambler" | Simon Hilton |
| "Futureal" | Steve Lazarus | |
| 2000 | "The Wicker Man" | Dean Karr |
| "Out of the Silent Planet" | David Pattenden, Trevor Thompson | |
| "Brave New World" | Dean Karr | |
| 2003 | "Wildest Dreams" | Howard Greenhalgh[36][37] |
| "Rainmaker" | ||
| 2004 | "No More Lies" | Mathew Amos[38] |
| 2006 | "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" | |
| "Different World" | Howard Greenhalgh[39] |
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