Iron Maiden Spotify Statistics

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During this quarantine, I took a time to check how many streams each Maiden song has on Spotify. The Book of Souls' numbers are clearly inflated because it was the only album released in the Spotify era, so lots of people heard there first. Of course, many of hardcore fans like us have all the physical albums or the digital versions of them, but this is a good representation of how mainstream each Maiden song is. I'd say I got surprised by some numbers. I used the studio versions of course, maybe with adding all live versions of each song there would be a slight difference. Here is the list:

Prowler - 9.576.279
Remember Tomorrow - 4.005.398
Running Free - 10.445.025
Phantom of the Opera - 17.673.019
Transylvania - 7.797.013
Strange World - 4.481.673
Charlotte the Harlot - 2.941.853
Iron Maiden - 11.146.460
The Ides of March - 3.533.656
Wrathchild - 9.639.138
Murders in the Rue Morgue - 5.250.729
Another Life - 2.084.163
Genghis Khan - 2.493.890
Innocent Exile - 1.861.915
Killers - 7.344.184
Prodigal Son - 1.940.331
Purgatory - 3.975.882
Drifter - 1.644.387
Invaders - 5.504.489
Children of the Damned - 14.935.235
The Prisoner - 9.488.263
22 Acacia Avenue - 9.097.658
The Number of the Beast - 108.820.178
Run to the Hills - 158.349.935
Gangland - 3.956.281
Hallowed Be Thy Name - 71.063.232
Where Eagles Dare - 14.141.797
Revelations - 9.332.520
Flight of Icarus - 17.315.325
Die with Your Boots On - 4.723.593
The Trooper - 150.875.341
Still Life - 3.443.686
Quest for Fire - 2.639.104
Sun and Steel - 2.634.045
To Tame a Land - 2.892.120
Aces High - 49.967.397
2 Minutes to Midnight - 60.187.929
Losfer Words - 4.032.497
Flash of the Blade - 5.367.091
The Duellists - 3.744.077
Back in the Village - 3.283.860
Powerslave - 14.538.064
Rime of the Ancient Mariner - 10.550.300
Caught Somewhere in Time - 7.836.139
Wasted Years - 55.883.683
Sea of Madness - 3.069.296
Heaven Can Wait - 5.212.619
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner - 3.928.995
Stranger in a Strange Land - 6.611.337
Deja Vu - 3.045.575
Alexander the Great - 7.965.206
Moonchild - 6.103.223
Infinite Dreams - 5.156.644
Can I Play with Madness - 19.278.480
The Evil that Men Do - 16.440.043
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - 8.860.754
The Prophecy - 2.765.521
The Clairvoyant - 5.218.004
Only the Good Die Young - 5.019.423
Tailgunner - 2.512.395
Holy Smoke - 5.644.490
No Prayer for the Dying - 2.172.858
Public Enema Number One - 1.028.895
Fates Warning - 845.795
The Assassin - 922.345
Run Silent Run Deep - 2.332.572
Hooks in You - 904.186
Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter - 6.562.335
Mother Russia - 1.981.734
Be Quick or Be Dead - 11.373.761
From Here to Eternity - 5.040.303
Afraid to Shoot Strangers - 19.794.291
Fear is the Key - 2.424.195
Childhood's End - 2.873.151
Wasting Love - 27.384.561
The Fugitive - 2.225.384
Chains of Misery - 2.084.976
The Apparition - 1.733.733
Judas Be My Guide - 2.824.806
Weekend Warrior - 1.983.060
Fear of the Dark - 142.242.709
Sign of the Cross - 4.123.572
Lord of the Flies - 1.249.218
Man on the Edge - 4.178.263
Fortunes of War - 1.025.967
Look for the Truth - 802.045
The Aftermath - 704.585
Judgement of Heaven - 741.018
Blood on the World's Hands - 621.743
The Edge of Darkness - 735.374
2 AM - 915.425
The Unbeliever - 522.404
Futureal - 3.750.399
The Angel and the Gambler - 961.518
Lightning Strikes Twice - 901.921
The Clansman - 7.251.443
When Two Worlds Collide - 829.251
The Educated Fool - 932.554
Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger - 1.050.919
Como Estais Amigos - 1.077.429
The Wicker Man - 27.669.178
Ghost of the Navigator - 8.190.991
Brave New World - 11.768.283
Blood Brothers - 19.735.983
The Mercenary - 3.182.478
Dream of Mirrors - 3.914.465
The Fallen Angel - 3.074.639
The Nomad - 2.602.768
Out of the Silent Planet - 6.005.255
The Thin Line Between Love and Hate - 2.771.544
Wildest Dreams - 1.820.582
Rainmaker - 6.643.959
No More Lies - 5.180.302
Montsegur - 1.733.517
Dance of Death - 15.652.864
Gates of Tomorrow - 1.526.338
New Frontier - 1.489.628
Paschendale - 6.468.675
Face in the Sand - 1.757.320
Age of Innocence - 1.241.352
Journeyman - 2.755.345
Different World - 6.500.939
These Colours Don't Run - 6.082.612
Brighter than a Thousand Suns - 2.247.147
The Pilgrim - 2.309.528
The Longest Day - 2.627.889
Out of the Shadows - 1.694.271
The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg - 5.222.030
For the Greater Good of God - 7.260.940
Lord of Light - 1.488.926
The Legacy - 1.639.578
Satellite 15... The Final Frontier - 3.358.956
El Dorado - 4.555.622
Mother of Mercy - 2.550.316
Coming Home - 5.686.101
The Alchemist - 2.304.022
Isle of Avalon - 2.024.564
Starblind - 1.877.368
The Talisman - 2.286.391
The Man Who Would Be King - 1.964.999
When the Wild Wind Blows - 5.686.585
If Eternity Should Fail - 14.194.498
Speed of Light - 19.938.995
The Great Unknown - 5.823.100
The Red and the Black - 9.171.636
When the River Runs Deep - 4.757.098
The Book of Souls - 6.566.300
Death or Glory - 6.904.822
Shadows of the Valley - 4.334.572
Tears of a Clown - 7.642.229
The Man of Sorrows - 3.977.121
Empire of the Clouds - 6.688.266

Aces High - 5.093.755
2 Minutes to Midnight - 1.366.752
The Trooper - 1.082.042
Revelations - 1.352.882
Flight of Icarus - 1.277.256
Rime of the Ancient Mariner - 1.369.608
Powerslave - 979.781
The Number of the Beast - 928.474
Hallowed Be Thy Name - 1.166.081
Iron Maiden - 2.233.865
Run to the Hills - 854.904
Running Free - 1.598.926
Wrathchild - 1.786.292
22 Acacia Avenue - 770.069
Children of the Damned - 722.903
Die with Your Boots On - 615.162
Phantom of the Opera - 2.875.787
Moonchild - 2.444.201
The Evil that Men Do - 3.468.417
The Prisoner - 1.974.114
Still Life - 1.693.821
Die with Your Boots On - 1.757.324
Infinite Dreams - 1.866.906
Killers - 1.657.175
Can I Play with Madness - 1.905.830
Heaven Can Wait - 1.565.552
Wasted Years - 1.996.527
The Clairvoyant - 1.495.701
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - 1.762.707
The Number of the Beast - 1.648.663
Hallowed Be Thy Name - 1.843.698
Iron Maiden - 1.288.474
Run to the Hills - 2.362.965
Running Free - 1.431.942
Sanctuary - 1.137.219
Be Quick or Be Dead - 343.589
The Number of the Beast - 317.339
Wrathchild - 245.828
From Here to Eternity - 237.918
Can I Play with Madness - 243.579
Wasting Love - 304.379
Tailgunner - 206.636
The Evil that Men Do - 228.921
Afraid to Shoot Strangers - 328.628
Fear of the Dark - 440.105
Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter - 287.805
The Clairvoyant - 200.169
Heaven Can Wait - 182.400
Run to the Hills - 280.653
2 Minutes to Midnight - 190.732
Iron Maiden - 187.095
Hallowed Be Thy Name - 225.485
The Trooper - 215.926
Sanctuary - 143.824
Running Free - 178.913
The Number of the Beast - 428.554
The Trooper - 544.962
Prowler - 425.292
Transylvania - 415.403
Remember Tomorrow - 335.088
Where Eagles Dare - 435.707
Sanctuary - 236.438
Running Free - 278.047
Run to the Hills - 289.106
2 Minutes to Midnight - 291.743
Iron Maiden - 232.279
Hallowed Be Thy Name - 385.093
Be Quick or Be Dead - 728.190
From Here to Eternity - 505.347
Can I Play with Madness - 530.095
Wasting Love - 759.067
Tailgunner - 383.649
The Evil that Men Do - 499.677
Afraid to Shoot Strangers - 1.325.871
Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter - 500.411
Heaven Can Wait - 362.625
The Clairvoyant - 802.963
Fear of the Dark - 1.444.796
The Wicker Man - 2.570.970
Ghost of the Navigator - 2.293.453
Brave New World - 1.963.590
Wrathchild - 1.470.263
2 Minutes to Midnight - 2.411.375
Blood Brothers - 2.115.438
Sign of the Cross - 3.070.031
The Mercenary - 1.131.517
The Trooper - 2.114.306
Dream of Mirrors - 1.456.599
The Clansman - 3.436.986
The Evil that Men Do - 1.651.262
Fear of the Dark - 11.824.772
Iron Maiden - 1.244.585
The Number of the Beast - 1.531.479
Hallowed Be Thy Name - 1.972.881
Sanctuary - 860.052
Run to the Hills - 1.761.816
Wildest Dreams - 594.811
Wrathchild - 1.070.151
Can I Play with Madness - 538.259
The Trooper - 639.874
Dance of Death - 855.149
Rainmaker - 609.028
Brave New World - 605.036
Paschendale - 613.148
Lord of the Flies - 600.411
No More Lies - 704.749
Hallowed Be Thy Name - 557.686
Fear of the Dark - 683.900
Iron Maiden - 412.612
Journeyman - 712.209
The Number of the Beast - 443.880
Run to the Hills - 444.401
Aces High - 2.509.299
2 Minutes to Midnight - 1.697.872
Revelations - 1.644.100
The Trooper - 1.799.990
Wasted Years - 1.979.802
The Number of the Beast - 1.715.725
Can I Play with Madness - 1.261.725
Rime of the Ancient Mariner - 1.639.346
Powerslave - 1.306.304
Heaven Can Wait - 1.436.238
Run to the Hills - 1.316.216
Fear of the Dark - 2.614.701
Iron Maiden - 953.357
Moonchild - 1.304.923
The Clairvoyant - 850.616
Hallowed Be Thy Name - 1.328.912
Satellite 15... The Final Frontier - 2.147.539
El Dorado - 1.781.618
2 Minutes to Midnight - 2.670.481
The Talisman - 1.695.918
Coming Home - 1.577.266
Dance of Death - 2.318.738
The Trooper - 5.783.248
The Wicker Man - 2.097.665
Blood Brothers - 2.552.432
When the Wild Wind Blows - 1.923.418
The Evil that Men Do - 1.764.484
Fear of the Dark - 3.893.218
Iron Maiden - 1.695.415
The Number of the Beast - 6.093.387
Hallowed Be Thy Name - 2.002.094
Running Free - 1.316.293
If Eternity Should Fail - 1.783.129
Speed of Light - 1.612.139
Wrathchild - 1.239.664
Children of the Damned - 1.268.293
Death or Glory - 1.109.951
The Red and the Black - 1.159.346
The Trooper - 1.222.488
Powerslave - 977.142
The Great Unknown - 763.544
The Book of Souls - 818.828
Fear of the Dark - 1.086.588
Iron Maiden - 706.438
The Number of the Beast - 798.134
Blood Brothers - 714.517
Wasted Years - 811.204

1. Run to the Hills - 165.659.996
2. The Trooper - 164.278.177
3. Fear of the Dark - 164.230.789
4. The Number of the Beast - 122.725.813
5. Hallowed Be Thy Name - 80.545.882
6. 2 Minutes to Midnight - 68.816.884
7. Wasted Years - 60.671.216
8. Aces High - 57.570.451
9. The Wicker Man - 32.337.813
10. Wasting Love - 28.448.007
11. Blood Brothers - 25.118.370
12. The Evil That Men Do - 24.052.804
13. Can I Play with Madness - 23.757.968
14. Speed of Light - 21.551.134
15. Afraid to Shoot Strangers - 21.448.790
16. Phantom of the Opera - 20.548.806
17. Iron Maiden - 20.100.580
18. Dance of Death - 18.826.751
19. Flight of Icarus - 18.592.581
20. Powerslave - 17.801.291
21. Children of the Damned - 16.926.431
22. If Eternity Should Fail - 15.977.627
23. Wrathchild - 15.451.336
24. Running Free - 15.249.146
25. Where Eagles Dare - 14.577.504
26. Brave New World - 14.309.909
27. Rime of the Ancient Mariner - 13.613.254
28. Be Quick or Be Dead - 12.445.459
29. Revelations - 12.329.502
30. The Prisoner - 11.462.377
1. Run to the Hills - 158.349.935
2. The Trooper - 150.875.341
3. Fear of the Dark - 142.242.709
4. The Number of the Beast - 108.820.178
5. Hallowed Be Thy Name - 71.063.232
6. 2 Minutes to Midnight - 60.187.929
7. Wasted Years - 55.883.683
8. Aces High - 49.967.397
9. The Wicker Man - 27.669.178
10. Wasting Love - 27.384.561
11. Speed of Light - 19.938.995
12. Afraid to Shoot Strangers - 19.794.291
13. Blood Brothers - 19.735.983
14. Can I Play with Madness - 19.278.480
15. Phantom of the Opera - 17.673.019
16. Flight of Icarus - 17.315.325
17. The Evil that Men Do - 16.440.043
18. Dance of Death - 15.652.864
19. Children of the Damned - 14.935.235
20. Powerslave - 14.538.064
143. Hooks in You - 904.186
144. Lightning Strikes Twice - 901.921
145. Fates Warning - 845.795
146. When Two Worlds Collide - 829.251
147. Look for the Truth - 802.045
148. Judgement of Heaven - 741.018
149. The Edge of Darkness - 735.374
150. The Aftermath - 704.585
151. Blood on the World's Hands - 621.743
152. The Unbeliever - 522.404
 
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LooseCannon said:
Does this combine all the various remasters as well?
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At the moment Spotify only has the 2015 remasters. I guess they have been there since the release. Don't know if the stats are only from them or they added the number of streams before they updated.
EDIT: Yeah, they're all combined. The Ed Hunter compilation has the 1998 remasters of the songs in it and they have the same stream count.
 
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The Dissident said:
I find it quite interesting the presence of Wasting Love in the top 10, let alone the top 20.
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Wouldn't be surprised if there's some sort of algorithm that adds songs with love in the title to certain playlists. No other logic for it having 10 million more plays than Phantom!
 
LOL Fear of the Dark with a 140 million more plays than the song before it, fuckin millennials with their skip buttons! In my day if we had wanted to skip that much we'd have worn out the tape constantly fast forwarding it.:rolleyes:
 
Wasting Love is perplexing. Where Eagles Dare and If Eternity Should Fail are very close to making the top 20, only missing by a couple thousand votes. Blood Brothers is 3m back. There are a few big gaps. Run to the Hills, Trooper and Fear of the Dark are waaaay more popular than everything else Beast is next and then another group of 4 which are the clear "next favorites." No surprises there. Speed of Light makes sense given the timeframe and that it was released earlier than the rest of Book of Souls. Would be interesting to compare this after the new album (?) comes out.
 
Run to the Hills, The Trooper, and Fear of the Dark make sense, they're what hyper casual fans would know.
 
Nothing about the first 8 surprises me at all. Well maybe that Hallowed and NotB would have a bit more.
 
I really thought Madness and Evil would be higher before doing it, both hits from the 80s that aren't quite close to the top 8. Where Eagles Dare being that close to top 20 also surprised me, I thought Revelations would be the clear 3rd from Piece of Mind.
 
This is the most reliable accounting I have ever seen of the popularity of a given Maiden song.
Sure, certain playlists can sway the numbers, but there is no better indicator of how much people like a song than how often it has been listened to.
 
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Starblind’s brilliance is a creation of this forum, as is Thousand Suns. Different World is not the weak sister of its album. Fear of the Dark is a strong album, Can I Play With Madness is a beloved song.
 
Hope they don’t start playing Wasting love on the next tours due to “popular fan demand“.

and very surprised about those low Dance of death numbers (the album)
 
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