The Official Maidenfans.com Rankings results (2004-2016)

[Diesel 11]

OK, now I'm pissed.

 

[fekso]

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

I third that. Wasted Years is Top 20 at the lowest.

37: The Nomad - Brave New World (Murray, Harris)

@MrKnickerbocker first rated this a 4, and then followed up with a 10.

Yeah, it finally clicked with me completely. Honestly, my entire hatred just stemmed from the way Bruce sang the title word and the lyric about being a "genius".

 

[LooseCannon]

T34: The Wicker Man - Brave New World (Smith, Harris, Dickinson)
Average score: 8.87/10 Deviation: 1.18
Brave New World 7/10
Top 25: 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
Top 50: 2008
Top 100: 2004, 2005, 2006

The second of the Brave New World Power Four (but interestingly, three songs from this album yet remain), this song has a very similar journey to Wasted Years, with mildly lower ratings, except it was "discovered" by the forum a year earlier, meaning that it has one year higher in the ratings than Wasted Years. These Smith productions are likely, both, to rise over the coming polls. Nobody hates this song, it seems to be an argument over whether it is merely great or a timeless classic.

Choice comments:

I heard this song a while before it was actually released as a single. It was a very bad mp3 recording, but it was enough to blow me away the first time I heard it. Needless to say I bought the single and then the album the day it came out. Back then I found it to be a brilliant song, and even today it still stands as a good one and a great opener to BNW. Later I discovered that radio edit version with the additional lines in the chorus, which I like even better than the album version. I wonder why they did those two versions?

I really like this one as an opener, great energy to start the show and the ohhhh-ohhh-ohhhhhhhhhhhhs towards the end. Best since either Moonchild or Aces High and better IMO than what followed (though I have not seen the TFF opener live yet, but I sense Wicker Man will still be better).

I want to point out Nicko's drumming. That "double" bass (which is a single bass) in the chorus is awesome. Lots of subtle accents as well, throughout the whole song. I had to get used to the sharp snare drum sound, which is pretty dominant in the production.

It was pretty different, but also felt like that good old jeans the first time I heard this song. It's a modern Iron Maiden, 3 guitars in their precise spots, Adrian and Bruce comin' back with new experiences, new influences and new approaches to the music, in general, which they applied to Maiden, both technically and musically. It's said to be a proposital Priest rip off the intro, but it's a coincidence, for sure. Bruce soars on this song, bringing back the power and the carachter Maiden had lost, Adrian's guitar work was still splendid, but different from the Adrian we knew from the 80's, as he showcased on the wonderful solo he plays in this song.

When I first heard this song, I didn't think it was that great, and though that the sound was kind of cluttered with the 3 guitars. Now however, I like how the 3 guitars work together with Adrian and Bruce back in the helm. Great vocal performance and great lyrics also help lift the song. This song is definitely the best opener in the reunion period, but it seems that I don't like it as much as everyone else.

If you are going to make a comeback, this is the way to do it. I love the energy and drive to this song. Lyrically it works for me. It was a successfully updated sound. Different but familiar. The hook is eerie to me but in a good way. I always enjoy listening to this song. It is still probably my favorite or at least one of my favorites of the newer albums

The whole solo is a bit messily performed. I think it has to do with that "not striving for perfection" mentality Maiden has when recording.

It is a song built for the stage, with a sing-a-long chorus and and ending full of “whoa-oh” chants. The band still uses this song as their opener quite often because it is a perfect introduction: fast, melodic, fun, and catchy. The return of Bruce and Adrian injects new life into the band and it can be heard in every second of The Wicker Man.

Statistics

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Yearly ratings & rankings
2004: 8.28; 63/123
2005: 7.88 -0.40; 76/124 -13
2006: 8.02 +0.14; 64/124 +8
2008: 9.06 +1.04; 42/134 +22
2011: 9.06 NC; 18/144 +24
2012: 21/144 -3
2014: 9.20 +0.14; 15/144 +6
2015: 9.17 -0.03; 18/144 -3
2016: 9.17 NC; 18/155 NC

Overall

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34 - The Wicker Man (Brave New World)
34 - Wasted Years (Afraid to Shoot Strangers)
36 - Afraid to Shoot Strangers (Fear of the Dark)
37 - The Nomad (Brave New World)
38 - The Evil That Men Do (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
39 - Caught Somewhere in Time (Somewhere in Time)
39 - 22, Acacia Avenue (The Number of the Beast)
41 - Brave New World (Brave New World)
41 - When the Wild Wind Blows (The Final Frontier)
43 - The Prisoner (The Number of the Beast)
44 - These Colours Don't Run (A Matter of Life and Death)
45 - Stranger in a Strange Land (Somewhere in Time)
46 - The Legacy (A Matter of Life and Death)
47 - Remember Tomorrow (Iron Maiden)
48 - 2 Minutes to Midnight (Powerslave)
49 - Sea of Madness (Somewhere in Time)
50 - The Longest Day (A Matter of Life and Death)
51 - The Edge of Darkness (The X Factor)
52 - Transylvania (Iron Maiden)
52 - The Talisman (The Final Frontier)
54 - The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg (A Matter of Life and Death)
55 - Isle of Avalon (The Final Frontier)
55 - Lord of Light (A Matter of Life and Death)
57 - The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (Somewhere in Time)
58 - Genghis Khan (Killers)
59 - Coming Home (The Final Frontier)
60 - The Clairvoyant (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
61 - Flight of Icarus (Piece of Mind)
62 - The Aftermath (The X Factor)
63 - The Thin Line Between Love and Hate (Brave New World)
64 - Run Silent, Run Deep (No Prayer For the Dying)
65 - Strange World (Iron Maiden)
66 - Only the Good Die Young (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
67 - The Duelists (Powerslave)
68 - Judas Be My Guide (Fear of the Dark)
69 - Face in the Sand (Dance of Death)
69 - No More Lies (Dance of Death)
71 - Out of the Silent Planet (Brave New World)
71 - Prowler (Iron Maiden)
73 - Wrathchild (Killers)
74 - Man on the Edge (The X Factor)
74 - The Great Unknown (The Book of Souls)
76 - The Ides of March (Killers)
77 - Tears of a Clown (The Book of Souls)
78 - The Educated Fool (Virtual XI)
79 - Futureal (Virtual XI)
80 - Different World (A Matter of Life and Death)
80 - No Prayer For the Dying (No Prayer For the Dying)
82 - Run to the Hills (The Number of the Beast)
82 - The Red and the Black (The Book of Souls)
84 - Prodigal Son (Killers)
85 - Die With Your Boots On (Piece of Mind)
86 - The Prophecy (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
87 - The Alchemist (The Final Frontier)
87 - Deja Vu (Somewhere in Time)
89 - El Dorado (The Final Frontier)
89 - Mother of Mercy (The Final Frontier)
91 - Flash of the Blade (Powerslave)
92 - Out of the Shadows (A Matter of Life and Death)
93 - Blood on the World's Hands (The X Factor)
94 - Montsegur (Dance of Death)
95 - Journeyman (Dance of Death)
96 - Back in the Village (Powerslave)
97 - Purgatory (Killers)
98 - The Man of Sorrows (The Book of Souls)
99 - The Man Who Would Be King (The Final Frontier)
99 - Lightning Strikes Twice (Virtual XI)
101 - Lord of the Flies (The X Factor)
102 - 2 A.M. (The X Factor)
102 - Fortunes of War (The X Factor)
102 - Death or Glory (The Book of Souls)
105 - Satellite 15... The Final Frontier (The Final Frontier)
106 - Mother Russia (No Prayer For the Dying)
107 - Como Estais Amigos (Virtual XI)
108 - The Pilgrim (A Matter of Life and Death)
109 - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (Powerslave)
110 - Running Free (Iron Maiden)
111 - Total Eclipse (The Number of the Beast)
112 - Speed of Light (The Book of Souls)
113 - Wasting Love (Fear of the Dark)
114 - Judgement of Heaven (The X Factor)
115 - The Unbeliever (The X Factor)
116 - Heaven Can Wait (Somewhere in Time)
116 - Childhood's End (Fear of the Dark)
118 - Can I Play With Madness? (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
119 - Twilight Zone (Killers)
120 - The Mercenary (Brave New World)
121 - When the River Runs Deep (The Book of Souls)
122 - The Fallen Angel (Brave New World)
123 - Shadows of the Valley (The Book of Souls)
124 - Charlotte the Harlot (Iron Maiden)
125 - Invaders (The Number of the Beast)
126 - Age of Innocence (Dance of Death)
126 - Look For the Truth (The X Factor)
128 - When Two Worlds Collide (Virtual XI)
129 - Drifter (Killers)
130 - Another Life (Killers)
131 - Public Enema Number One (No Prayer For the Dying)
132 - Sun and Steel (Piece of Mind)
132 - Innocent Exile (Killers)
134 - Sanctuary (Iron Maiden)
135 - Be Quick or Be Dead (Fear of the Dark)
136 - Wildest Dreams (Dance of Death)
137 - Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger (Virtual XI)
138 - The Fugitive (Fear of the Dark)
139 - The Assassin (No Prayer For the Dying)
140 - Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)
141 - Fates Warning (No Prayer For the Dying)
142 - New Frontier (Dance of Death)
143 - Holy Smoke (No Prayer For the Dying)
143 - Tailgunner (No Prayer For the Dying)
145 - Gangland (The Number of the Beast)
146 - Quest For Fire (Piece of Mind)
147 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter (No Prayer For the Dying)
148 - Gates of Tomorrow (Dance of Death)
149 - The Angel and the Gambler (Virtual XI)
150 - From Here to Eternity (Fear of the Dark)
151 - Fear is the Key (Fear of the Dark)
152 - Chains of Misery (Fear of the Dark)
153 - Hooks in You (No Prayer For the Dying)
153 - Weekend Warrior (Fear of the Dark)
155 - The Apparition (Fear of the Dark)

Song deviance (least to greatest)

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0.26 - Different World (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.26 - Mother of Mercy (The Final Frontier)
0.27 - The Alchemist (The Final Frontier)
0.34 - The Fallen Angel (Brave New World)
0.38 - Flight of Icarus (Piece of Mind)
0.39 - Satellite 15... The Final Frontier (The Final Frontier)
0.44 - Die With Your Boots On (Piece of Mind)
0.46 - These Colours Don't Run (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.53 - Lord of Light (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.54 - El Dorado (The Final Frontier)
0.55 - Prowler (Iron Maiden)
0.55 - The Man Who Would Be King (The Final Frontier)
0.58 - Afraid to Shoot Strangers (Fear of the Dark)
0.58 - The Talisman (The Final Frontier)
0.60 - Flash of the Blade (Powerslave)
0.62 - Remember Tomorrow (Iron Maiden)
0.66 - Deja Vu (Somewhere in Time)
0.68 - Invaders (The Number of the Beast)
0.70 - Montsegur (Dance of Death)
0.70 - The Prophecy (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
0.74 - The Legacy (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.76 - Fates Warning (No Prayer For the Dying)
0.78 - The Mercenary (Brave New World)
0.80 - 2 Minutes to Midnight (Powerslave)
0.80 - Can I Play With Madness? (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
0.81 - Another Life (Killers)
0.85 - The Pilgrim (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.86 - Total Eclipse (The Number of the Beast)
0.90 - Run to the Hills (The Number of the Beast)
0.90 - Heaven Can Wait (Somewhere in Time)
0.92 - Fear is the Key (Fear of the Dark)
0.92 - The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (Somewhere in Time)
0.92 - The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.93 - Sun and Steel (Piece of Mind)
0.96 - Innocent Exile (Killers)
1.00 - Coming Home (The Final Frontier)
1.02 - Isle of Avalon (The Final Frontier)
1.02 - Lord of the Flies (The X Factor)
1.03 - No Prayer For the Dying (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.04 - Purgatory (Killers)
1.06 - Brave New World (Brave New World)
1.08 - Como Estais Amigos (Virtual XI)
1.10 - Sea of Madness (Somewhere in Time)
1.13 - Caught Somewhere in Time (Somewhere in Time)
1.15 - Mother Russia (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.18 - The Wicker Man (Brave New World)
1.20 - Wasted Years (Afraid to Shoot Strangers)
1.22 - Wrathchild (Killers)
1.22 - When the Wild Wind Blows (The Final Frontier)
1.23 - Fortunes of War (The X Factor)
1.24 - Face in the Sand (Dance of Death)
1.26 - No More Lies (Dance of Death)
1.29 - Gangland (The Number of the Beast)
1.31 - Futureal (Virtual XI)
1.42 - The Longest Day (A Matter of Life and Death)
1.45 - When Two Worlds Collide (Virtual XI)
1.46 - Childhood's End (Fear of the Dark)
1.46 - Running Free (Iron Maiden)
1.48 - The Prisoner (The Number of the Beast)
1.51 - Only the Good Die Young (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
1.52 - Journeyman (Dance of Death)
1.52 - The Fugitive (Fear of the Dark)
1.52 - Wasting Love (Fear of the Dark)
1.54 - Out of the Silent Planet (Brave New World)
1.54 - Prodigal Son (Killers)
1.56 - Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)
1.58 - The Unbeliever (The X Factor)
1.62 - Judas Be My Guide (Fear of the Dark)
1.62 - The Clairvoyant (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
1.64 - 22, Acacia Avenue (The Number of the Beast)
1.64 - Stranger in a Strange Land (Somewhere in Time)
1.67 - Out of the Shadows (A Matter of Life and Death)
1.68 - Man on the Edge (The X Factor)
1.68 - The Apparition (Fear of the Dark)
1.69 - Strange World (Iron Maiden)
1.79 - The Nomad (Brave New World)
1.82 - Drifter (Killers)
1.83 - The Thin Line Between Love and Hate (Brave New World)
1.83 - Tailgunner (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.84 - Age of Innocence (Dance of Death)
1.86 - Back in the Village (Powerslave)
1.86 - Sanctuary (Iron Maiden)
1.87 - Judgement of Heaven (The X Factor)
1.88 - The Edge of Darkness (The X Factor)
1.94 - Public Enema Number One (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.94 - Quest For Fire (Piece of Mind)
1.95 - The Angel and the Gambler (Virtual XI)
2.04 - Wildest Dreams (Dance of Death)
2.08 - Transylvania (Iron Maiden)
2.10 - Blood on the World's Hands (The X Factor)
2.19 - Genghis Khan (Killers)
2.20 - Lightning Strikes Twice (Virtual XI)
2.20 - New Frontier (Dance of Death)
2.22 - Hooks in You (No Prayer For the Dying)
2.26 - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (Powerslave)
2.27 - Look For the Truth (The X Factor)
2.31 - The Evil That Men Do (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
2.36 - Run Silent, Run Deep (No Prayer For the Dying)
2.50 - The Duelists (Powerslave)
2.72 - Twilight Zone (Killers)
2.82 - Gates of Tomorrow (Dance of Death)
2.87 - The Ides of March (Killers)
2.89 - The Aftermath (The X Factor)
2.93 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter (No Prayer For the Dying)
2.94 - Holy Smoke (No Prayer For the Dying)
3.04 - Be Quick or Be Dead (Fear of the Dark)
3.26 - The Educated Fool (Virtual XI)
3.32 - Charlotte the Harlot (Iron Maiden)
3.34 - Chains of Misery (Fear of the Dark)
3.40 - Weekend Warrior (Fear of the Dark)
3.76 - From Here to Eternity (Fear of the Dark)
3.81 - 2 A.M. (The X Factor)
3.90 - The Assassin (No Prayer For the Dying)
3.95 - Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger (Virtual XI)
n/a - Death or Glory (The Book of Souls)
n/a - Shadows of the Valley (The Book of Souls)
n/a - Speed of Light (The Book of Souls)
n/a - Tears of a Clown (The Book of Souls)
n/a - The Great Unknown (The Book of Souls)
n/a - The Man of Sorrows (The Book of Souls)
n/a - The Red and the Black (The Book of Souls)
n/a - When the River Runs Deep (The Book of Souls)

Albums

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Iron Maiden 8/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 2 Top 50: 15 Top 100: 33
Killers 9/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 3 Top 50: 11 Top 100: 41
The Number of the Beast 6/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 3 Top 50: 8 Top 100: 23
Piece of Mind 4/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 19
Powerslave 5/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 12 Top 100: 21
Somewhere in Time 7/8 Top 10: 2 Top 25: 4 Top 50: 17 Top 100: 35
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 5/8 Top 10: 2 Top 25: 4 Top 50: 7 Top 100: 27
No Prayer For the Dying 10/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 1 Top 50: 7 Top 100: 23
Average Rating: 6.67 Average Deviation: 2.11 Trophy Points: 41 TPPSY: 0.45
Fear of the Dark 11/12 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 2 Top 50: 8 Top 100: 28
The X Factor 10/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 8 Top 50: 7 Top 100: 49
Virtual XI 7/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 1 Top 50: 9 Top 100: 13
Brave New World 7/10 Top 10: 1 Top 25: 8 Top 50: 14 Top 100: 24
Dance of Death 8/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 37
A Matter of Life and Death 8/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 1 Top 50: 21 Top 100: 23
The Final Frontier 9/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 1 Top 50: 13 Top 100: 31
The Book of Souls 8/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 6

 

[LooseCannon]

I third that. Wasted Years is Top 20 at the lowest.

Maidenfans disagrees.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Adrian's Smith's three greatest tracks below the Top 20...

My faith in Maidenfans rankings =

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Keep up the great work, LC!

 

[fekso]

Wicker Man is the intelligent version of The Trooper

 

[LooseCannon]

33: Dream of Mirrors - Brave New World (Gers, Harris)
Average score: 8.88/10 Deviation: 1.43
Brave New World 8/10
Top 25: 2006, 2008
Top 50: 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
Top 100: 2015

The original Gers/Harris epic, this one was well-loved in the early Maidenfans days, but it has started a slow slide down the ratings in the recent decade. Nothing overly serious, though it gets a larger deviation due to the fairly crazy year of 2006 when way too many songs had a 9.50+ rating. This one will likely end up settling lower next time I look at the all-time rankings, but I doubt it will drop below 40. For what it's worth I agree with its placement in the Gers/Harris epic rankings, better than The Talisman and The Legacy, but still a step below the other two epics those two collaborated on. Likely the most controversial part of this song is the aggressive and loud intro, but we really are getting to the place where such minor things are the differences in the song's overall ranking.

Choice comments:

One of Maiden's best ever. This song is almost like an orgasm.

That intro does sort of annoy me a bit but overall I do think it's brilliant espcially the guitar work and the part where it picks up and Janick does that brilliant solo.

This song has a lot to offer, but it’s not one for the ADD crowd. It demands a lot of patience to fully appreciate. There are times when it comes on and I hit the fast-forward. But when I’m in the right mood…wow! It just builds so slowly and gradually by time you are full gallop mode you have no idea how you got there. Nine some days, seven others.

Intro doesn't fit. It's nicely done on RiR because of Nicko's banging drum sound. Great song - however i'm not too fond of instrumental section. It's nice but not on par with the main part.

by far my least favorite reunion era song and one of my very least favorite Maiden songs in general. The beginning comes out of nowhere sounding vaguely like something off one Killers but that tone sadly is not revisited. This song has always felt like one big build up with a payoff that's not entirely worth it. At least to me. And again with the laborious repetition.

I really dislike the intro, but the rest of the song is jjust teriffic. Great breakdown sections, terrific vocals, and interesting lyrics.

This is one song that's only just clicked with me. When I first listened to it when I started to listen to Maiden, I disliked the intro, it just felt disjointed. And as a result, I never gave it my full attention until I watched Rock In Rio once again about a month ago. My god, I don't know what happened but it gave me chills, particuarly the final "oh oh" section.

Dream of Mirrors is the longest epic and most progressive song on the album. No punches are pulled introducing the track. Bruce wails away with the full band from the get-go, allowing the first half of the song to pull back and slowly build itself up into a brilliant slab of dynamics, tempo shifts, and time changes. The lyrics are impressive in their stark simplicity, discussing man’s inability to truly understand or alter the course of dreams. It’s almost the sequel to Seventh Son’s Infinite Dreams and even shares some almost identical lyrics.

Statistics

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Yearly ratings & rankings
2004: 8.92; 28/123
2005: 9.44 +0.52; 26/124 +3
2006: 9.84 +0.40; 19/124 +7
2008: 9.52 -0.32; 22/134 -3
2011: 8.78 -0.74; 28/144 -6
2012: 41/144 -13
2014: 8.60 -0.18; 50/144 -9
2015: 8.50 -0.10; 55/144 -5
2016: 8.41 -0.09; 49/155 +6

Overall

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33 - Dream of Mirrors (Brave New World)
34 - The Wicker Man (Brave New World)
34 - Wasted Years (Afraid to Shoot Strangers)
36 - Afraid to Shoot Strangers (Fear of the Dark)
37 - The Nomad (Brave New World)
38 - The Evil That Men Do (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
39 - Caught Somewhere in Time (Somewhere in Time)
39 - 22, Acacia Avenue (The Number of the Beast)
41 - Brave New World (Brave New World)
41 - When the Wild Wind Blows (The Final Frontier)
43 - The Prisoner (The Number of the Beast)
44 - These Colours Don't Run (A Matter of Life and Death)
45 - Stranger in a Strange Land (Somewhere in Time)
46 - The Legacy (A Matter of Life and Death)
47 - Remember Tomorrow (Iron Maiden)
48 - 2 Minutes to Midnight (Powerslave)
49 - Sea of Madness (Somewhere in Time)
50 - The Longest Day (A Matter of Life and Death)
51 - The Edge of Darkness (The X Factor)
52 - Transylvania (Iron Maiden)
52 - The Talisman (The Final Frontier)
54 - The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg (A Matter of Life and Death)
55 - Isle of Avalon (The Final Frontier)
55 - Lord of Light (A Matter of Life and Death)
57 - The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (Somewhere in Time)
58 - Genghis Khan (Killers)
59 - Coming Home (The Final Frontier)
60 - The Clairvoyant (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
61 - Flight of Icarus (Piece of Mind)
62 - The Aftermath (The X Factor)
63 - The Thin Line Between Love and Hate (Brave New World)
64 - Run Silent, Run Deep (No Prayer For the Dying)
65 - Strange World (Iron Maiden)
66 - Only the Good Die Young (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
67 - The Duelists (Powerslave)
68 - Judas Be My Guide (Fear of the Dark)
69 - Face in the Sand (Dance of Death)
69 - No More Lies (Dance of Death)
71 - Out of the Silent Planet (Brave New World)
71 - Prowler (Iron Maiden)
73 - Wrathchild (Killers)
74 - Man on the Edge (The X Factor)
74 - The Great Unknown (The Book of Souls)
76 - The Ides of March (Killers)
77 - Tears of a Clown (The Book of Souls)
78 - The Educated Fool (Virtual XI)
79 - Futureal (Virtual XI)
80 - Different World (A Matter of Life and Death)
80 - No Prayer For the Dying (No Prayer For the Dying)
82 - Run to the Hills (The Number of the Beast)
82 - The Red and the Black (The Book of Souls)
84 - Prodigal Son (Killers)
85 - Die With Your Boots On (Piece of Mind)
86 - The Prophecy (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
87 - The Alchemist (The Final Frontier)
87 - Deja Vu (Somewhere in Time)
89 - El Dorado (The Final Frontier)
89 - Mother of Mercy (The Final Frontier)
91 - Flash of the Blade (Powerslave)
92 - Out of the Shadows (A Matter of Life and Death)
93 - Blood on the World's Hands (The X Factor)
94 - Montsegur (Dance of Death)
95 - Journeyman (Dance of Death)
96 - Back in the Village (Powerslave)
97 - Purgatory (Killers)
98 - The Man of Sorrows (The Book of Souls)
99 - The Man Who Would Be King (The Final Frontier)
99 - Lightning Strikes Twice (Virtual XI)
101 - Lord of the Flies (The X Factor)
102 - 2 A.M. (The X Factor)
102 - Fortunes of War (The X Factor)
102 - Death or Glory (The Book of Souls)
105 - Satellite 15... The Final Frontier (The Final Frontier)
106 - Mother Russia (No Prayer For the Dying)
107 - Como Estais Amigos (Virtual XI)
108 - The Pilgrim (A Matter of Life and Death)
109 - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (Powerslave)
110 - Running Free (Iron Maiden)
111 - Total Eclipse (The Number of the Beast)
112 - Speed of Light (The Book of Souls)
113 - Wasting Love (Fear of the Dark)
114 - Judgement of Heaven (The X Factor)
115 - The Unbeliever (The X Factor)
116 - Heaven Can Wait (Somewhere in Time)
116 - Childhood's End (Fear of the Dark)
118 - Can I Play With Madness? (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
119 - Twilight Zone (Killers)
120 - The Mercenary (Brave New World)
121 - When the River Runs Deep (The Book of Souls)
122 - The Fallen Angel (Brave New World)
123 - Shadows of the Valley (The Book of Souls)
124 - Charlotte the Harlot (Iron Maiden)
125 - Invaders (The Number of the Beast)
126 - Age of Innocence (Dance of Death)
126 - Look For the Truth (The X Factor)
128 - When Two Worlds Collide (Virtual XI)
129 - Drifter (Killers)
130 - Another Life (Killers)
131 - Public Enema Number One (No Prayer For the Dying)
132 - Sun and Steel (Piece of Mind)
132 - Innocent Exile (Killers)
134 - Sanctuary (Iron Maiden)
135 - Be Quick or Be Dead (Fear of the Dark)
136 - Wildest Dreams (Dance of Death)
137 - Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger (Virtual XI)
138 - The Fugitive (Fear of the Dark)
139 - The Assassin (No Prayer For the Dying)
140 - Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)
141 - Fates Warning (No Prayer For the Dying)
142 - New Frontier (Dance of Death)
143 - Holy Smoke (No Prayer For the Dying)
143 - Tailgunner (No Prayer For the Dying)
145 - Gangland (The Number of the Beast)
146 - Quest For Fire (Piece of Mind)
147 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter (No Prayer For the Dying)
148 - Gates of Tomorrow (Dance of Death)
149 - The Angel and the Gambler (Virtual XI)
150 - From Here to Eternity (Fear of the Dark)
151 - Fear is the Key (Fear of the Dark)
152 - Chains of Misery (Fear of the Dark)
153 - Hooks in You (No Prayer For the Dying)
153 - Weekend Warrior (Fear of the Dark)
155 - The Apparition (Fear of the Dark)

Song deviance (least to greatest)

Spoiler

0.26 - Different World (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.26 - Mother of Mercy (The Final Frontier)
0.27 - The Alchemist (The Final Frontier)
0.34 - The Fallen Angel (Brave New World)
0.38 - Flight of Icarus (Piece of Mind)
0.39 - Satellite 15... The Final Frontier (The Final Frontier)
0.44 - Die With Your Boots On (Piece of Mind)
0.46 - These Colours Don't Run (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.53 - Lord of Light (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.54 - El Dorado (The Final Frontier)
0.55 - Prowler (Iron Maiden)
0.55 - The Man Who Would Be King (The Final Frontier)
0.58 - Afraid to Shoot Strangers (Fear of the Dark)
0.58 - The Talisman (The Final Frontier)
0.60 - Flash of the Blade (Powerslave)
0.62 - Remember Tomorrow (Iron Maiden)
0.66 - Deja Vu (Somewhere in Time)
0.68 - Invaders (The Number of the Beast)
0.70 - Montsegur (Dance of Death)
0.70 - The Prophecy (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
0.74 - The Legacy (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.76 - Fates Warning (No Prayer For the Dying)
0.78 - The Mercenary (Brave New World)
0.80 - 2 Minutes to Midnight (Powerslave)
0.80 - Can I Play With Madness? (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
0.81 - Another Life (Killers)
0.85 - The Pilgrim (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.86 - Total Eclipse (The Number of the Beast)
0.90 - Run to the Hills (The Number of the Beast)
0.90 - Heaven Can Wait (Somewhere in Time)
0.92 - Fear is the Key (Fear of the Dark)
0.92 - The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (Somewhere in Time)
0.92 - The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg (A Matter of Life and Death)
0.93 - Sun and Steel (Piece of Mind)
0.96 - Innocent Exile (Killers)
1.00 - Coming Home (The Final Frontier)
1.02 - Isle of Avalon (The Final Frontier)
1.02 - Lord of the Flies (The X Factor)
1.03 - No Prayer For the Dying (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.04 - Purgatory (Killers)
1.06 - Brave New World (Brave New World)
1.08 - Como Estais Amigos (Virtual XI)
1.10 - Sea of Madness (Somewhere in Time)
1.13 - Caught Somewhere in Time (Somewhere in Time)
1.15 - Mother Russia (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.18 - The Wicker Man (Brave New World)
1.20 - Wasted Years (Afraid to Shoot Strangers)
1.22 - Wrathchild (Killers)
1.22 - When the Wild Wind Blows (The Final Frontier)
1.23 - Fortunes of War (The X Factor)
1.24 - Face in the Sand (Dance of Death)
1.26 - No More Lies (Dance of Death)
1.29 - Gangland (The Number of the Beast)
1.31 - Futureal (Virtual XI)
1.42 - The Longest Day (A Matter of Life and Death)
1.43 - Dream of Mirrors (Brave New World)
1.45 - When Two Worlds Collide (Virtual XI)
1.46 - Childhood's End (Fear of the Dark)
1.46 - Running Free (Iron Maiden)
1.48 - The Prisoner (The Number of the Beast)
1.51 - Only the Good Die Young (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
1.52 - Journeyman (Dance of Death)
1.52 - The Fugitive (Fear of the Dark)
1.52 - Wasting Love (Fear of the Dark)
1.54 - Out of the Silent Planet (Brave New World)
1.54 - Prodigal Son (Killers)
1.56 - Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)
1.58 - The Unbeliever (The X Factor)
1.62 - Judas Be My Guide (Fear of the Dark)
1.62 - The Clairvoyant (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
1.64 - 22, Acacia Avenue (The Number of the Beast)
1.64 - Stranger in a Strange Land (Somewhere in Time)
1.67 - Out of the Shadows (A Matter of Life and Death)
1.68 - Man on the Edge (The X Factor)
1.68 - The Apparition (Fear of the Dark)
1.69 - Strange World (Iron Maiden)
1.79 - The Nomad (Brave New World)
1.82 - Drifter (Killers)
1.83 - The Thin Line Between Love and Hate (Brave New World)
1.83 - Tailgunner (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.84 - Age of Innocence (Dance of Death)
1.86 - Back in the Village (Powerslave)
1.86 - Sanctuary (Iron Maiden)
1.87 - Judgement of Heaven (The X Factor)
1.88 - The Edge of Darkness (The X Factor)
1.94 - Public Enema Number One (No Prayer For the Dying)
1.94 - Quest For Fire (Piece of Mind)
1.95 - The Angel and the Gambler (Virtual XI)
2.04 - Wildest Dreams (Dance of Death)
2.08 - Transylvania (Iron Maiden)
2.10 - Blood on the World's Hands (The X Factor)
2.19 - Genghis Khan (Killers)
2.20 - Lightning Strikes Twice (Virtual XI)
2.20 - New Frontier (Dance of Death)
2.22 - Hooks in You (No Prayer For the Dying)
2.26 - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra) (Powerslave)
2.27 - Look For the Truth (The X Factor)
2.31 - The Evil That Men Do (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son)
2.36 - Run Silent, Run Deep (No Prayer For the Dying)
2.50 - The Duelists (Powerslave)
2.72 - Twilight Zone (Killers)
2.82 - Gates of Tomorrow (Dance of Death)
2.87 - The Ides of March (Killers)
2.89 - The Aftermath (The X Factor)
2.93 - Bring Your Daughter... ...To the Slaughter (No Prayer For the Dying)
2.94 - Holy Smoke (No Prayer For the Dying)
3.04 - Be Quick or Be Dead (Fear of the Dark)
3.26 - The Educated Fool (Virtual XI)
3.32 - Charlotte the Harlot (Iron Maiden)
3.34 - Chains of Misery (Fear of the Dark)
3.40 - Weekend Warrior (Fear of the Dark)
3.76 - From Here to Eternity (Fear of the Dark)
3.81 - 2 A.M. (The X Factor)
3.90 - The Assassin (No Prayer For the Dying)
3.95 - Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger (Virtual XI)
n/a - Death or Glory (The Book of Souls)
n/a - Shadows of the Valley (The Book of Souls)
n/a - Speed of Light (The Book of Souls)
n/a - Tears of a Clown (The Book of Souls)
n/a - The Great Unknown (The Book of Souls)
n/a - The Man of Sorrows (The Book of Souls)
n/a - The Red and the Black (The Book of Souls)
n/a - When the River Runs Deep (The Book of Souls)

Albums

Spoiler

Iron Maiden 8/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 2 Top 50: 15 Top 100: 33
Killers 9/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 3 Top 50: 11 Top 100: 41
The Number of the Beast 6/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 3 Top 50: 8 Top 100: 23
Piece of Mind 4/9 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 19
Powerslave 5/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 12 Top 100: 21
Somewhere in Time 7/8 Top 10: 2 Top 25: 4 Top 50: 17 Top 100: 35
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 5/8 Top 10: 2 Top 25: 4 Top 50: 7 Top 100: 27
No Prayer For the Dying 10/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 1 Top 50: 7 Top 100: 23
Average Rating: 6.67 Average Deviation: 2.11 Trophy Points: 41 TPPSY: 0.45
Fear of the Dark 11/12 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 2 Top 50: 8 Top 100: 28
The X Factor 10/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 8 Top 50: 7 Top 100: 49
Virtual XI 7/8 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 1 Top 50: 9 Top 100: 13
Brave New World 8/10 Top 10: 1 Top 25: 10 Top 50: 20 Top 100: 25
Dance of Death 8/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 2 Top 100: 37
A Matter of Life and Death 8/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 1 Top 50: 21 Top 100: 23
The Final Frontier 9/10 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 1 Top 50: 13 Top 100: 31
The Book of Souls 8/11 Top 10: 0 Top 25: 0 Top 50: 0 Top 100: 6

 

[LooseCannon]

Adrian's Smith's three greatest tracks below the Top 20...

Maybe his greatest short tracks, but you are forgetting about the Smith epics.

 

[Diesel 11]

Just for some comparison here, this is the list I compiled from the site a few weeks ago. I've got it in spoilers so it doesn't crash overrun anyone's screen (and so LooseCannon doesn't think I'm trying to usurp his thread ), but this is the reason I'm so surprised by a lot of the song rankings on here.

Spoiler: The One That Diesel Compiled

156. The Apparition
155. Weekend Warrior
154. Hooks In You
153. Don't Look To The Eyes of a Stranger
152. The Assassin
151. Fear Is the Key
150. The Angel and the Gambler
149. Gates of Tomorrow
148. Quest for Fire
147. From Here to Eternity
146. Chains of Misery
145. Charlotte the Harlot
144. Gangland
143. Wildest Dreams
142. When Two Worlds Collide
141. New Frontier
140. Drifter
139. Age of Innocence
138. 2 A.M.
137. Sanctuary
136. Iron Maiden
135. Another Life
134. Judgement of Heaven
133. Look For The Truth
132. Sun and Steel
131. Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter
130. The Educated Fool
129. Blood on the World's Hands
128. Innocent Exile
127. Invaders
126. Holy Smoke
125. Tailgunner
124. Running Free
123. Twilight Zone
122. Lightning Strikes Twice
121. The Aftermath
120. The Ides of March
119. The Fallen Angel
118. Journeyman
117. Fortunes of War
116. Childhood's End
115. The Fugitive
114. Fates Warning
113. The Mercenery
112. Out of the Shadows
111. Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)
110. Mother Russia
109. Como Estais Amigos
108. Man on the Edge
107. The Man Who Would Be King
106. Shadows of the Valley
105. Back in the Village
104. Public Enema Number One
103. Total Eclipse
102. When the River Runs Deep
101. Strange World
100. The Unbeliever
99. The Pilgrim
98. No More Lies
97. Futureal
96. Transylvania
95. Virus
94. Run Silent Run Deep
93. Speed of Light
92. Prodigal Son
91. Purgatory
90. Death or Glory
89. Satellite 15... The Final Frontier
88. Heaven Can Wait
87. El Dorado
86. Can I Play With Madness?
85. The Man of Sorrows
84. Different World
83. No Prayer For The Dying
82. Be Quick Or Be Dead
81. Wasting Love
80. Montsegur
79. The Prophecy
78. Lord of the Flies
77. Wrathchild
76. Die With Your Boots On
75. Coming Home
74. The Edge of Darkness
73. Genghis Khan
72. Mother of Mercy
71. Prowler
70. Deja Vu
69. The Alchemist
68. The Red and the Black
67. Face in the Sand
66. The Nomad
65. Isle of Avalon
64. Tears of a Clown
63. The Longest Day
62. Run to the Hills
61. The Duellists
60. Flash of the Blade
59. When the Wild Wind Blows
58. Out of the Silent Planet
57. Lord of Light
56. The Great Unknown
55. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
54. The Talisman
53. The Prisoner
52. Remember Tomorrow
51. Flight of Icarus
50. These Colours Don't Run
49. Dream of Mirrors
48. 22 Acacia Avenue
47. Murders in the Rue Morgue
46. Judas Be My Guide
45. Stranger in a Strange Land
44. To Tame A Land
43. Only the Good Die Young
42. Starblind
41. The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
40. Blood Brothers
39. Still Life
38. The Legacy
37. Where Eagles Dare
36. The Clairvoyant
35. The Thin Line Between Love and Hate
34. For the Greater Good of God
33. Moonchild
32. Sea of Madness
31. 2 Minutes To Midnight
30. If Eternity Should Fail
29. The Wicker Man
28. Rainmaker
27. Brave New World
26. Aces High
25. Killers
24. Children of the Damned
23. Afraid to Shoot Strangers
22. Sign of the Cross
21. Alexander the Great
20. Fear of the Dark
19. The Trooper
18. Dance of Death
17. Empire of the Clouds
16. The Number of the Beast
15. Ghost of the Navigator
14. Caught Somewhere In Time
13. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
12. The Book of Souls
11. The Clansman
10. Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
9. Wasted Years
8. Revelations
7. Paschendale
6. The Evil That Men Do
5. Infinite Dreams
4. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
3. Phantom of the Opera
2. Powerslave
1. Hallowed Be Thy Name

Wow, that was a lot to type up on an iPad, goddamn!

 

[fekso]

Just for some comparison here, this is the list I compiled from the site a few weeks ago. I've got it in spoilers so it doesn't crash overrun anyone's screen (and so LooseCannon doesn't think I'm trying to usurp his thread ), but this is the reason I'm so surprised by a lot of the song rankings on here.

Spoiler: The One That Diesel Compiled

156. The Apparition
155. Weekend Warrior
154. Hooks In You
153. Don't Look To The Eyes of a Stranger
152. The Assassin
151. Fear Is the Key
150. The Angel and the Gambler
149. Gates of Tomorrow
148. Quest for Fire
147. From Here to Eternity
146. Chains of Misery
145. Charlotte the Harlot
144. Gangland
143. Wildest Dreams
142. When Two Worlds Collide
141. New Frontier
140. Drifter
139. Age of Innocence
138. 2 A.M.
137. Sanctuary
136. Iron Maiden
135. Another Life
134. Judgement of Heaven
133. Look For The Truth
132. Sun and Steel
131. Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter
130. The Educated Fool
129. Blood on the World's Hands
128. Innocent Exile
127. Invaders
126. Holy Smoke
125. Tailgunner
124. Running Free
123. Twilight Zone
122. Lightning Strikes Twice
121. The Aftermath
120. The Ides of March
119. The Fallen Angel
118. Journeyman
117. Fortunes of War
116. Childhood's End
115. The Fugitive
114. Fates Warning
113. The Mercenery
112. Out of the Shadows
111. Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)
110. Mother Russia
109. Como Estais Amigos
108. Man on the Edge
107. The Man Who Would Be King
106. Shadows of the Valley
105. Back in the Village
104. Public Enema Number One
103. Total Eclipse
102. When the River Runs Deep
101. Strange World
100. The Unbeliever
99. The Pilgrim
98. No More Lies
97. Futureal
96. Transylvania
95. Virus
94. Run Silent Run Deep
93. Speed of Light
92. Prodigal Son
91. Purgatory
90. Death or Glory
89. Satellite 15... The Final Frontier
88. Heaven Can Wait
87. El Dorado
86. Can I Play With Madness?
85. The Man of Sorrows
84. Different World
83. No Prayer For The Dying
82. Be Quick Or Be Dead
81. Wasting Love
80. Montsegur
79. The Prophecy
78. Lord of the Flies
77. Wrathchild
76. Die With Your Boots On
75. Coming Home
74. The Edge of Darkness
73. Genghis Khan
72. Mother of Mercy
71. Prowler
70. Deja Vu
69. The Alchemist
68. The Red and the Black
67. Face in the Sand
66. The Nomad
65. Isle of Avalon
64. Tears of a Clown
63. The Longest Day
62. Run to the Hills
61. The Duellists
60. Flash of the Blade
59. When the Wild Wind Blows
58. Out of the Silent Planet
57. Lord of Light
56. The Great Unknown
55. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
54. The Talisman
53. The Prisoner
52. Remember Tomorrow
51. Flight of Icarus
50. These Colours Don't Run
49. Dream of Mirrors
48. 22 Acacia Avenue
47. Murders in the Rue Morgue
46. Judas Be My Guide
45. Stranger in a Strange Land
44. To Tame A Land
43. Only the Good Die Young
42. Starblind
41. The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
40. Blood Brothers
39. Still Life
38. The Legacy
37. Where Eagles Dare
36. The Clairvoyant
35. The Thin Line Between Love and Hate
34. For the Greater Good of God
33. Moonchild
32. Sea of Madness
31. 2 Minutes To Midnight
30. If Eternity Should Fail
29. The Wicker Man
28. Rainmaker
27. Brave New World
26. Aces High
25. Killers
24. Children of the Damned
23. Afraid to Shoot Strangers
22. Sign of the Cross
21. Alexander the Great
20. Fear of the Dark
19. The Trooper
18. Dance of Death
17. Empire of the Clouds
16. The Number of the Beast
15. Ghost of the Navigator
14. Caught Somewhere In Time
13. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
12. The Book of Souls
11. The Clansman
10. Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
9. Wasted Years
8. Revelations
7. Paschendale
6. The Evil That Men Do
5. Infinite Dreams
4. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
3. Phantom of the Opera
2. Powerslave
1. Hallowed Be Thy Name

Wow, that was a lot to type up on an iPad, goddamn!

The Empire of the Clouds hype need to end.

 

[Diesel 11]

The Empire of the Clouds hype need to end.

Wrong.

 

[fekso]

Wrong.

Its all opinions

 

[Diesel 11]

Its all opinions

Yeah but yours is wrong.

Nah, seriously though, Empire is my third favorite Maiden song, so in other words I love the thing. Could easily be considered the 'greatest' Maiden song ever. It's epic in every sense of the word.

 

[fekso]

Yeah but yours is wrong.

Nah, seriously though, Empire is my third favorite Maiden song, so in other words I love the thing. Could easily be considered the 'greatest' Maiden song ever. It's epic in every sense of the word.

Great retorics!

Its epic for the sake of being epic. To obvious to work for me. Its like with the FFDP fan base, to like something just because you are overdoing it.

 

[Diesel 11]

I disagree, but then I could be biased because I love zeppelins, so a Maiden song about a zeppelin is an instant OMIGOD YES!!

 

[fekso]

Well there you go!

 

[Diesel 11]

On the other hand, it's a perfect song.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Great retorics!

Its epic for the sake of being epic. To obvious to work for me. Its like with the FFDP fan base, to like something just because you are overdoing it.

FFDP? Are you comparing Empire of the Clouds to Five Finger Death Punch...?

It's epic because it's epic. That's what epic things do. I don't understand disliking something that's epic simply because it's too epic. That doesn't make any sense. You can dislike a song for musical reasons, that's totally fine, but disliking an epic simply for being an epic is like saying you dislike War and Peace because it's just to book-y of a book. Like it's a book for the sake of being a book.

 

[fekso]

FFDP? Are you comparing Empire of the Clouds to Five Finger Death Punch...?

It's epic because it's epic. That's what epic things do. I don't understand disliking something that's epic simply because it's too epic. That doesn't make any sense. You can dislike a song for musical reasons, that's totally fine, but disliking an epic simply for being an epic is like saying you dislike War and Peace because it's just to book-y of a book. Like it's a book for the sake of being a book.

I linked EOTC to overdoing something!