Weakest Song from each Iron Maiden album

Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Killers - Wrathchild
The Number Of The Beast - Gangland
Piece Of Mind - Sun and Steel
Powerslave - Losfer words
Somewhere In Time - Heaven Can Wait
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son - Can I Play with Madness
No Prayer For The Dying - Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter
Fear Of The Dark - The apparition
The X Factor - THE WHOLE ALBUM
Virtual XI - The Angel and the Gambler
Brave New World - Out of the silent planet
Dance Of Death - Journeyman
A Matter Of Life And Death - Different World
The Final Frontier - When the wild wind blows
The Book Of Souls - Shadows of the valley
Senjutsu - Lost in a lost world
 
I don't get the dislike for Lost In A Lost World at all. To me it's either the 3rd or 4th best song on Senjutsu.
It’s probably the terribly sung chorus more than anything. I also don’t like the boring noodling that borrows from “Afraid To Shoot Strangers”.
 
Charlotte the Harlot
Drifter
Gangland
Sun and steel
Osfer words
Sea of Madness
Can I play with madness
Hooks in you
Chains of misery
Judgement of heaven
Angel and the gambler
Thin line between love and hate
New Frontier
Lord of light
Isle of Avalon
The great unknown
Senjutsu (still a great song)
 
Charlotte the Harlot^+
Drifter
Gangland*
Quest for Fire^
Losfer Words*
Sea of Madness+
The Prophecy*
Hooks in You*
The Fugitive+
Judgement of Heaven+
The Angel and the Gambler+
Out of the Silent Planet*
New Frontier+
The Pilgrim*
El Dorado*
The Red and The Black+
Lost in a Lost World*

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I'm using Zare's keys as below, plus the (^) symbol to show that while music was ok, choice was made due to disliked lyrics.
The (*) mark are songs that happen to be least favourable on the record, while also being good or sometimes excellent tracks
The (+) mark are songs that have competition. E.g. I had to choose one from multiple bad options.
The unmaked are those that don't have competition, e.g. they're the sole track of the record I don't find that likable.
 
  1. Iron Maiden: Strange World
  2. Killers: The Ides of March
  3. The Number Of The Beast: Gangland
  4. Piece Of Mind: Quest For Fire (Probably the worst song of them all)
  5. Powerslave: Losfer Words
  6. Somewhere In Time: Alexander the Great
  7. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son: Can I Play with Madness
  8. No Prayer For The Dying: Almost impossible to choose as most of the album is awful
  9. Fear Of The Dark: Weekend Warrior, but it's also an album with a lot of very poor songs
  10. The X Factor: Look for the Truth
  11. Virtual XI: The Angel and the Gambler
  12. Brave New World: The Nomad
  13. Dance Of Death: Age Of Innocence
  14. A Matter Of Life And Death: Out of the Shadows
  15. The Final Frontier: Coming Home
  16. The Book Of Souls: Empire of the Clouds
  17. Senjutsu: Death of the Celts
 
Iron Maiden - Charlotte the Harlot
Killers - Prodigal Son
The Number Of The Beast - Invaders
Piece Of Mind - Quest for Fire
Powerslave - Losfer words
Somewhere In Time - Heaven Can Wait
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son - Can I Play with Madness
No Prayer For The Dying - Hooks in You
Fear Of The Dark - Fear is the Key
The X Factor - The Unbielever
Virtual XI - The Angel and the Gambler
Brave New World - The Mercenary
Dance Of Death - Gates of Tomorrow
A Matter Of Life And Death - The Pilgrim
The Final Frontier - The Alchemist
The Book Of Souls - Shadows of the valley
Senjutsu - Death of the Celts
 
  1. Iron Maiden: Iron Maiden
  2. Killers: Wrathchild
  3. The Number Of The Beast: Invaders
  4. Piece Of Mind: Flight of Icarus
  5. Powerslave: Aces High
  6. Somewhere In Time: Heaven Can Wait
  7. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son: Can I Play with Madness
  8. No Prayer For The Dying: Mother Russia
  9. Fear Of The Dark: The Apparition
  10. The X Factor: Look for the Truth
  11. Virtual XI: (I never listen to it. I just can't)
  12. Brave New World: The Wicker Man
  13. Dance Of Death: Montségur
  14. A Matter Of Life And Death: Out of the Shadows
  15. The Final Frontier: Satellite 15 (and most of the rest of the album)
  16. The Book Of Souls: Empire of the Clouds
  17. Senjutsu: Days of Future Past
 
plus the (^) symbol to show that while music was ok, choice was made due to disliked lyrics.

Good idea, Charlotte's low score is about the lyrics, is a very fun song musically and the breakdown is beautiful.
 
#1 -> Transylvania
#2 -> Prodigal Son
#3 -> Total Eclipse
#4 -> Still Life
#5 -> ?
#6 -> The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
#7 -> ?
#8 -> Mother Russia
#9 -> Wasting Love
#10 -> ?
# 11 -> The Angel And The Gambler
# 12 -> ?
#13 -> Age Of Innocence
#14 -> The Legacy
#15 -> ?
#16 -> ?
#17 -> Death Of The Celts
 
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Iron Maiden - Strange World
Killers - Prodigal Son
TNOTB - Invaders
POM - Quest For Fire*
Powerslave - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)
SIT - Sea Of Madness*
SSOASS - The Prophecy*
NPFTD - Public Enema Number One
FOTD - The Apparition
TXF - Fortunes Of War
VXI - Como Estais Amigos
BNW - The Thin Line Between Love And Hate*
DOD - Age Of Innocence
AMOLAD - The Legacy*
TFF - The Man Who Would Be King
TBOS - The Man Of Sorrows
Senjutsu - Lost In A Lost World*

*these songs are just my least favorites, but they are quite good though.
 
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Iron Maiden - Sanctuary*
Killers - The Ides Of March - I hate to choose this, but If I had to get rid of any song on this album, might as well be the intro.
TNOTB - Gangland*
POM - Quest For Fire
Powerslave - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)*
SIT - Heaven Can Wait - Good song, the chorus is a bit awkward.
SSOASS - The Prophecy*
NPFTD - Public Enema Number One - This one isn't really worse than any other song on the album. I like it. Still had to choose.
FOTD - The Apparition - Maybe the first easy choice.
TXF - Fortunes Of War*
VXI - The Angel And The Gambler - Another easy choice. Should've been the short version, or possibly even Virus.
BNW - Dream Of Mirrors - A good track, but too repetitious.
DOD - New Frontier - Poor Nicko, one song writing contribution and I mark it as the worst song. It's still a good song, but I chose this just for the lyrics.
AMOLAD - Different World*
TFF - The Man Who Would Be King - Great song, only chosen because of some awkward lyrics.
TBOS - Speed of Light*
Senjutsu - Lost In A Lost World - This one was very hard. It only chose this because there's a minute and a half in the middle which I believe should've been cut. Other than that, amazing track.

* denotes great songs on amazing albums that were chosen because I had to.

Man, that was rough!
 
Killers - The Ides Of March - I hate to choose this, but If I had to get rid of any song on this album, might as well be the intro.
Good point... how haven't I thought about it? Perhaps because I don't think of it as a song per se. Nevertheless it would be me my pick too easily.
 
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