Top 40 Maiden songs

karljant

karljant

Ancient Mariner
Yes, it seems like a lot but, with almost 20 albums and many of them being top tier quality, it's way harder than it seems. Here is my favorite 40:
  1. Phantom Of The Opera
  2. Sanctuary
  3. Murders In The Rue Morgue
  4. Killers
  5. Genghis Khan
  6. The Number Of The Beast
  7. Revelations
  8. The Trooper
  9. Still Life
  10. To Tame A Land
  11. Aces High
  12. Powerslave
  13. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
  14. Caught Somewhere In Time
  15. Wasted Years
  16. Heaven Can wait
  17. The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
  18. Moonchild
  19. Infinite Dreams
  20. Can I Play With Madness
  21. The Prophecy
  22. Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter
  23. Be Quick Or Be Dead
  24. Sign Of The Cross
  25. Man On The Edge
  26. Fortunes Of War
  27. Judgement Day
  28. Futureal
  29. The Clansman
  30. The Wicker Man
  31. The Thin Line Between Love And Hate
  32. Montségur
  33. Face In The Sand
  34. These Colors Don't Run
  35. The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg
  36. For The Greater Good Of God
  37. The Talisman
  38. When The Wild Wind Blows
  39. The Book Of Souls
  40. The Writing On The Wall
 
Ok, I'll give it a try just for fun:

1. phantom of the opera
2. purgatory
3. children of the damned
4. the number of the beast
5. hallowed be thy name
6. where eagles dare
7. revelations
8. the trooper
9. to tame a land
10. aces high
11. powerslave
12. rime of the ancient mariner
13. caught somewhere in time
14. stranger in a strange land
15. alexander the great
16. infinite dreams
17. the evil that men do
18. seventh son of a seventh son
19. the clairvoyant
20. run silent run deep
21. be quick or be dead
22. fear of the dark
23. afraid to shoot strangers
24. judas be my guide
25. sign of the cross
26. the clansman
27. the wicker man
28. ghost of the navigator
29. blood brothers
30. rainmaker
31. dance of death
32. paschendale
33. brighter than a thousand suns
34. lord of light
35. the legacy
36. the alchemist
37. the book of souls
38. shadows of the valley
39. hell on earth
40. the parchment
(41. stratego)
 
permanenteddie said:
2. purgatory
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permanenteddie said:
20. run silent run deep
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permanenteddie said:
36. the alchemist
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Three deep cuts that didn't make into my top 40 yet I also love. If it was a deep cuts list only, I'd surely feature them in my rank (and TBH Purgatory is not that far from my top 40). Besides the ones you mentioned, other deep cuts I absolutely love are:
  • Invasion
  • Total Eclipse
  • Invaders
  • Back In The Village
  • Losfer Words
  • Only The Good Die Young
  • Fates Warning
  • Look For The Truth
  • When The River Runs Deep
  • Lost In A Lost World.
Then again, I must stress how deceptively hard this exercise is. If not, just check the array of classic tunes and hits I left out:
  • Running Free
  • Prowler
  • Transylvania
  • Wrathchild
  • Children Of The Damned
  • Hallowed Be Thy Name
  • Run To The Hills
  • Where Eagles Dare
  • Flight Of Icarus
  • 2 Minutes To Midnight
  • Sea Of Madness
  • Stranger In A Strange Land
  • Alexander The Great
  • Seventh Son
  • The Evil That Men Do
  • The Clairvoyant
  • Tailgunner
  • Afraid To Shoot Strangers
  • Fear Of The Dark
  • Lord Of The Flies
  • Edge Of Darkness
  • Blood Brothers
  • Dance Of Death
  • Paschendale
  • Rainmaker
  • Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
  • The Final Frontier
  • El Dorado
  • Isle Of Avalon
  • The Red And The Black
  • Stratego
  • Hell On Earth
I mean, IMO every single tune I mentioned above is top tier material (even those I'm tired of listening to like FOTD, HBTN, 2MTM or TETMD)... And what's more ridiculous is the number of songs I mentioned here are enough to build a new 40 track list! That alone speaks volumes about the length and quality of Maiden's catalogue.
 
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I can't really put them in order other than the top few but my 40 favourites

Rime of the ancient mariner
Phantom of the opera
Revelations
Dance of death
Paschendale
Powerslave
Sign of the cross
The Clansman
Caught somewhere in time
The Wicker Man
Wasted Years
Infinite Dreams
Futureal
Hell on earth
Only the good die young
Afraid to shoot strangers
Blood brothers
Bring your daughter... To the slaughter
Como estais amigos
If eternity should fail
Killers
Lord of the flies
The reincarnation of Benjamin breeg
The trooper
The writing on the wall
Man on the edge
Wrathchild
Flight of Icarus
Moonchild
No more lies
Remember tomorrow
Run to the hills
Seventh Son of a seventh Son
The evil that men do
Aces High
Still life
Holy smoke
Rainmaker
Brighter than a thousand suns
Judgment of Heaven


Don't think a single song from the final frontier made it.
 
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