Iron Maiden discography

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The cover of Iron Maiden's newest single: Different World
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The cover of Iron Maiden's newest single: Different World

The discography for the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden.

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Contents

[edit] Studio Albums

Album cover Year of release Title Label Chart positions Certification US sales
1980 Iron Maiden Capitol Records/ EMI #4 (GBR), #36 (SWE) Platinum UK, Gold Germany, Gold US, Gold Japan, Platinum Canada. 205,000 (Soundscan data from 1991 to Mar, 23 2006).
1981 Killers Capitol Records/ EMI #11 (SWE), #12 (GBR), #19 (NOR), #20 (AUT),#28 (JPN), #44 (NZL), #78 (USA) Gold US, Gold UK, Platinum Canada, Gold Germany, Gold France. 224,000 (Soundscan data from 1991 to Mar, 23 2006).
1982 The Number of the Beast EMI #1 (GBR), #3 (AUT), #7 (SWE), #13 (NOR), #18 (NZL),#28 (JPN), #33 (USA) Platinum US, Platinum UK, 3xPlatinum Canada, Gold Germany, Gold Austria, Gold Switzerland, Gold Netherlands, Gold France, Gold Spain. 361,000 (Soundscan data from 1991 to Mar, 23 2006).
1983 Piece of Mind EMI #3 (GBR), #6 (SWE), #8 (NZL), #10 (AUS), #14 (USA), #24 (JPN) Platinum US, Platinum UK, 2x Platinum Canada, Gold Germany, Gold Finland, Gold Spain. 382,000 (Soundscan data from 1991 to Mar, 23 2006).
1984 Powerslave EMI #2 (GBR), #5 (SWE), #10 (CHE), #11 (NZL), #13 (JPN), #15 (AUT), #21 (USA) Platinum US, Gold UK, 2x Platinum Canada, Gold Germany, Gold Spain. 323,000 (Soundscan data from 1991 to Mar, 23 2006).
1986 Somewhere in Time EMI #3 (GBR), #5 (NZL), #6 (SWE), #10 (AUT), #11 (USA), #16 (JPN), #22 (CHE) 2xPlatinum US, Gold UK, Platinum Canada, Gold Germany. 304,000 (Soundscan data from 1991 to Mar, 23 2006).
1988 Seventh Son of a Seventh Son EMI #1 (GBR), #2 (CHE), #3 (SWE), #3 (NZL), #6 (AUT), #12 (USA), #22 (JPN) Platinum US, Gold UK, Platinum Canada, Gold Germany, Gold Switzerland, Silver Norway. 256,000 (Soundscan data from 1991 to Mar, 23 2006).
1990 No Prayer for the Dying EMI #2 (GBR), #6 (SWE), #11 (CHE), #13 (JPN), #17 (USA), #17 (NZL), #19 (AUT) Gold US, Gold UK, Platinum Canada, Gold Italy. 228,000 (Soundscan data from 1991 to Mar, 23 2006).
1992 Fear of the Dark Epic Records/ EMI #1 (GBR), #5 (GER), #5 (CHE), #8 (AUT), #11 (JPN), #12 (USA), #44 (NZL) Gold US, Gold UK, Gold Canada, Gold France, Gold Italy. 428,000 (Soundscan data up to Mar, 23 2006).
1995 The X Factor CMC International/ EMI #8 (GBR), #16 (GER), #17 (JPN), #27 (CHE), #147 (USA) Gold Italy 112,710 (Soundscan data up to Jan, 31 2005).
1998 Virtual XI CMC International/ EMI #12 (FRA), 16# (GER), #16 (SWE), #16 (GBR), #19 (JPN), #39 (CHE), #124 (USA) Gold Greece 73,000 (Soundscan data up to Mar, 23 2006).
2000 Brave New World Sony/ EMI #1 (SWE), #1 (GER), #1 (FIN), 1# (GRE), #2 (FIN), #3 (FRA), #4 (NOR), #5 (ITA), #6 (SPA), #7 (GBR), #9 (CHE), #10 (AUT), #13 (JPN), #13 (CAN), #16 (HOL), #39 (USA) Gold UK, Gold Brazil, Gold Finland, Gold Poland, Gold Sweden, Gold Italy, Gold Greece, Gold Canada, Gold Spain. 293,000 (Soundscan data up to Mar, 23 2006).
2003 Dance of Death Columbia Records/ EMI #1 (SWE), #1 (FIN), #1 (ITA), #1 (GRE), #1 (CZE), #2 (GBR), #2 (GER), #2 (CHE), #2 (SLO), #3 (FRA), #3 (SPA), #3 (NOR), #3 (POL), #3 (HUN), #3 (ARG), #3 (AUS), #4 (POR), #4 (BEL), #4 (ICE), #5 (CAN), #6 (IRE), #9 (MEX), #10 (DEN), #10 (HOL), #10 (KSA), #11 (JPN), #12 (AUT), #16 (MAL), #18 (USA), #21 (NZL), #25 (COL) Gold UK, Gold Germany, Gold Finland, Gold Sweden, Gold Italy, Gold Greece, Silver Portugal. 149,000 (Soundscan data up to Mar, 23 2006).
2006 A Matter of Life and Death Columbia Records/ EMI #1 (FIN), #1 (GER), #1 (ITA), #1 (GRC), #1 (SWE), #1 (CZE), #1 (CRO), #1 (SLO), #1 (POL), #1 (BRA), #2 (CAN), #2 (NOR), #2 (CHE), #2 (HUN), #2 (COL), #3 (CHI), #4 (GBR), #4 (SPA), #4 (AUT), #4 (IND), #5 (FRA), #5 (IRE), #5(ARA), #6 (ICE), #6 (BEL), #7 (HOL), #8 (DEN), #9 (USA), #10 (MEX), #11 (JPN),#11 (POR), #12 (AUS), #15 (HKG), #16 (NZL) / #1 European-wide chart, #4 worldwide chart, #3 inthitlists World chart. Platinum Finland, Gold Sweden, Gold Canada, Gold Greece, Gold UK, Gold Italy, Gold Norway, Gold India, Gold Switzerland ~135,000

[edit] Live albums

Album cover Date of release Title Label Chart positions Certification US Sales
October 14, 1985 Live After Death Capitol Records #2 (GBR), #8 (SWE), #16 (NZL), #19 (US), #26 (CHE) Platinum US, Gold UK, 2x Platinum Canada, Gold Germany, Gold Austria, Gold Spain. 558,578 (Soundscan data from 1991 to Jan, 31 2005).
August 22, 1992 Live at Donington EMI #23 (GBR) 34,000 (Soundscan data up to Mar, 23 2006).
March 22, 1993 A Real Live One Capitol Records #3 (GBR), #25 (GER), #25 (CHE), #30 (SWE), #106 (USA) Gold France 110,173 (Soundscan data up to Mar, 23 2006). 20,621 from 1998 on the new combined format with A Real Dead One.
October 18, 1993 A Real Dead One Capitol Records #12 (GBR), # 37 (CHE), #50 (GER), #140 (USA) 134,002 (Soundscan data up to Mar, 23 2006). 20,621 from 1998 on the new combined format with A Real Live One.
September 22, 1998 A Real Live Dead One EMI
March 26, 2002 Rock In Rio EMI #8 (FIN), #13 (GER), #14 (SWE), #15 (GBR), #17 (CHE), #25 (FRA), #28 (BEL), #186 (USA) Gold Brazil 78,000 (Soundscan data up to Mar, 23 2006).
August 30th, 2005 Death on the Road EMI #1 (GRE), #5 (FIN), #7 (SWE), #12 (NOR), #13 (ITA), #14 (FRA), #17 (CHE), #18 (SPA) #22 (GBR), #23 (AUT), #27 (IRE), #32 (BEL), #33 (CZE), #60 (CAN) Silver UK 18,000 (Soundscan data up to Mar, 30 2006).

[edit] Compilation albums / box sets

Album cover Date of release Title Label Chart positions Certification US sales
1990 The First Ten Years

(Containing 10 records/CDs of their first 20 singles, each one including B-sides and a special "Listen with Nicko")

 EMI
1995 The Story So Far (Part One)

(Limited and numbered box set containing the five remastered CDs from 1980 to 1984 [Iron Maiden, Killers, The Number Of The Beast, Piece Of Mind, Powerslave], each with the relevant era's b-sides on a bonus disc)

 EMI
1995 The Story So Far (Part Two)

(Limited and numbered box set containing the five remastered CDs from 1985 to 1992 [Live After Death, Somewhere In Time, Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, No Prayer For The Dying, Fear Of The Dark], each with the relevant era's b-sides on a bonus disc)

 EMI
September 24, 1996 Best of the Beast

(Available in three different packaging: one CD, double-CD or four-LPs)

 EMI #16 (GBR) Platinum Sweden, Gold UK, Gold Finland, Gold Brazil, Gold Greece. 251,112 (Soundscan data up to Jan, 31 2005)
1998 Eddie's Head

(A large box in the shape of Eddie's head. Containing the first 12 albums remastered, from Iron Maiden to Live at Donington, each with bonus multimedia material, plus a limited In Profile CD)

 EMI
July 1999 Ed Hunter

(CD/PC Game Double-Pack)

 EMI Gold Canada 56,000 (Soundscan data up to Mar, 23 2006).
November 5, 2002 Edward the Great EMI Gold UK, Gold Finland, Gold Sweden, Gold Canada. 180,000 (Soundscan data up to Mar, 23 2006).
2002 Eddie's Archive

(Limited and numbered box set -later re-released without the numbering limitation- 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)

 EMI 16,000 (Soundscan data up to May 2003).
July 5, 2005 The Essential Iron Maiden

(North America Only)

 Epic Records US 50,000 (approx.)

[edit] Videos/DVDs

Video/DVD cover Date of release Title Label Chart positions Certification US sales
1980 Live at the Rainbow Capitol Records
1983 Video Pieces Capitol Records
1985 Behind the Iron Curtain Capitol Records Gold US
1985 Live After Death Capitol Records Platinum US
1987 12 Wasted Years Capitol Records Gold US
1989 Maiden England

(re-released in 1994 as a "double pack" version, with CD)

 EMI Gold US, Gold Canada
1990 The First Ten Years - The Videos EMI Gold Canada
1992 From There to Eternity EMI
1993 Donington Live 1992 EMI
1993 Raising Hell EMI
2001 Classic Albums: The Number of the Beast EMI
June 10, 2002 Rock in Rio EMI #1 (GBR), #1 (SWE), #1 (Nor) #3 (FIN) Platinum US, 2xPlatinum Canada, Gold Australia, Gold Poland. 71,000 (Soundscan data up to Mar, 30 2006).
June 2, 2003 Visions of the Beast EMI #1 (GBR), #1 (SWE), #1 (FIN) #1 (Nor) 2xPlatinum US, 3xPlatinum Canada, Platinum UK, Platinum Finland, Gold France. 96,000 (Soundscan data up to Mar, 30 2006).
November 8, 2004 The Early Days EMI #1 (GBR), #1 (SWE), #1 (FIN) #1 (Nor) Platinum US, 2xPlatinum Canada, Gold Finland, Gold UK, Gold France. 68,000 (Soundscan data up to Mar, 30 2006)
February 6, 2006 Death on the Road EMI #1 (GBR), #1 (SWE), #1 (FIN), #1 (Nor) #2 (IRE), #4 (AUS), #6 (POR), #78 (CHE) 4,000 (Soundscan data up to Mar, 30 2006)

[edit] Singles and EPs

Single cover Date of release Title Label Chart positions
9th Nov 1979 The Soundhouse Tapes EP (GBR)
8th Feb 1980 "Running Free" #34 (GBR)
23rd May 1980 ""Sanctuary"" #29 (GBR)
27th Oct 1980 "Women In Uniform" #35 (GBR)
1980 Live!! +one EP (GBR)
2nd Mar 1981 "Twilight Zone" / "Wrathchild" #31 (GBR)
15th Jun 1981 "Purgatory" #52 (GBR)
14th Sep 1981 Maiden Japan #43 EP (GBR), #186 (USA Modern Rock)
12th Feb 1982 "Run to the Hills" #7 (GBR)
26th Apr 1982 "The Number of the Beast" #18 (GBR)
11th Apr 1983 "Flight of Icarus" #11 (GBR)
20th Jun 1983 "The Trooper" #12 (GBR)
6th Aug 1984 "2 Minutes to Midnight" #11 (GBR), #25 (USA Mainstream Rock)
22nd Oct 1984 "Aces High" #20 (GBR)
23rd Sep 1985 "Running Free" (live) #19 (GBR)
2nd Dec 1985 "Run to the Hills" (live) #26 (GBR)
6th Sep 1986 "Wasted Years" #18 (GBR)
22nd Nov 1986 "Stranger in a Strange Land" #22 (GBR)
20th Mar 1988 "Can I Play with Madness" #3 (GBR), #23 (CHE)
1st Aug 1988 "The Evil That Men Do" #5 (GBR)
7th Nov 1988 "The Clairvoyant" #6 (GBR)
6th Nov 1989 "Infinite Dreams" (live) #6 (GBR)
Feb 1990 Running Free/Sanctuary #10 (GBR)
Mar 1990 Women in Uniform/Twilight Zone #10 (GBR albums chart)
Mar 1990 Purgatory/Maiden Japan #5 (GBR albums chart)
Mar 1990 Run to the Hills/The Number of the Beast #3 (GBR albums chart)
Mar 1990 Flight of Icarus/The Trooper #7 (GBR albums chart)
Mar 1990 2 Minutes to Midnight/Aces High #11 (GBR albums chart)
Apr 1990 Running Free (live)/Run to the Hills (live) #9 (GBR albums chart)
Apr 1990 Wasted Years/Stranger in a Strange Land #9 (GBR albums chart)
Apr 1990 Can I Play with Madness/The Evil That Men Do #10 (GBR albums chart)
Apr 1990 The Clairvoyant/Infinite Dreams (live) #11 (GBR albums chart)
10th Sep 1990 "Holy Smoke" #3 (GBR), #20 (CHE)
24th Dec 1990 "Bring Your Daughter...To the Slaughter" #1 (GBR), #19 (CHE)
13th Apr 1992 "Be Quick or Be Dead" #2 (GBR), #15 (CHE)
29th Jun 1992 "From Here to Eternity" #21 (GBR)
1st Sep 1992 "Wasting Love"
1st Mar 1993 "Fear of the Dark (live)" #8 (GBR)
4th Oct 1993 "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (live) #9 (GBR)
25th Sep 1995 "Man on the Edge" #10 (GBR)
2nd Feb 1996 "Lord of the Flies"
2nd Sep 1996 "Virus" #16 (GBR)
9th Mar 1998 "The Angel and the Gambler" #18 (GBR)
28th Sep 1998 "Futureal"
8th May 2000 "The Wicker Man" #9 (GBR), #19 (USA Mainstream Rock), #83 (CHE)
23rd Oct 2000 "Out of the Silent Planet" #20 (GBR)
11th Mar 2002 "Run to the Hills" (2002 re-release) #9 (GBR), #75 (CHE)
1st Sep 2003 "Wildest Dreams" #6 (GBR), #68 (CHE)
24th Nov 2003 "Rainmaker" #13 (GBR), #94 (CHE)
29th Mar 2004 No More Lies #93 (CHE), EP & non-eligible (GBR)
3rd Jan 2005 "The Number of the Beast" (2005 re-release) #3 (GBR), #42 (CHE)
15th Aug 2005 "The Trooper" (2005 re-release) #5 (GBR), #61 (CHE)
14th Aug 2006 "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" #1 (FIN), #1 (SWE - 3 weeks in a row), #1 (ESP - 2 weeks in a row), #1 (HUN), #5 (DEN - 1st week: #10), # 7 (BRA - albums chart), #9 (NOR), #9 (CAN - 1st week: #10), #18 (IRL), #39 (GER - 1st week: #43), #70 (FRA), #74 (CHE - 1st week: #78), EP & non-eligible (GBR)
14th Nov 2006 "Different World" #7 (USA)

[edit] References


Iron Maiden
Bruce Dickinson | Dave Murray | Janick Gers | Adrian Smith | Steve Harris | Nicko McBrain
List of past and present Iron Maiden members
Discography
Studio albums: Iron Maiden | Killers | The Number of the Beast | Piece of Mind | Powerslave | Somewhere in Time | Seventh Son of a Seventh Son | No Prayer for the Dying | Fear of the Dark | The X Factor | Virtual XI | Brave New World | Dance of Death | A Matter of Life and Death
Live albums: Live After Death | A Real Live One | A Real Dead One | Live at Donington | A Real Live Dead One | Rock in Rio | Beast Over Hammersmith | The BBC Archives | Death on the Road
Compilations and box-sets: The First Ten Years | Best of the Beast | Ed Hunter | Edward the Great | Eddie's Archive | The Essential Iron Maiden
Videos and DVDs: Live at the Rainbow | Video Pieces | Behind the Iron Curtain | Live After Death | 12 Wasted Years | Maiden England | The First Ten Years: The Videos | From There to Eternity | Donington Live 1992 | Raising Hell | Classic Albums: The Number of the Beast | Rock in Rio | Visions of the Beast | The Early Days | Death on the Road
EPs: The Soundhouse Tapes | Live!! +one | Maiden Japan | No More Lies
Singles
"Running Free" | "Sanctuary" | "Women in Uniform" | "Twilight Zone" | "Purgatory" | "Run to the Hills" | "The Number of the Beast" | "Flight of Icarus" | "The Trooper" | "2 Minutes to Midnight" | "Aces High" | "Running Free (live)" | "Run to the Hills (live)" | "Wasted Years" | "Stranger in a Strange Land" | "Can I Play with Madness" | "The Evil That Men Do" | "The Clairvoyant (live)" | "Infinite Dreams" | "Holy Smoke" | "Bring Your Daughter...To the Slaughter" | "Be Quick or Be Dead" | "From Here to Eternity" | "Wasting Love" | "Fear of the Dark (live)" | "Hallowed Be Thy Name (live)" | "Man on the Edge" | "Lord of the Flies" | "Virus" | "The Angel and the Gambler" | "Futureal" | "The Wicker Man" | "Out of the Silent Planet" | "Run to the Hills (live)" | "Wildest Dreams" | "Rainmaker" | "The Number of the Beast (2005)" | "The Trooper (live)" | "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" | "Different World"
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