# The best Iron Maiden songs

The heavy metal anthems of the Iron Maiden, led by "Hallowed Be Thy Name".

- 368 votes · 13 items
- Mar 29, 2023 · indie_canalla
- https://even.best/en/l/3915/the-best-iron-maiden-songs

## Top 13

1. **Hallowed Be Thy Name** (32 · ▲37 ▼5) — 1982. For Metal Hammer readers, the band's best song.
2. **The Trooper** (26 · ▲28 ▼2) — 1983. The Charge of the Light Brigade.
3. **Aces High** (26 · ▲28 ▼2) — 1984. Battle of Britain pilots.
4. **Run to the Hills** (22 · ▲28 ▼6) — 1982. One of their finest moments.
5. **The Number of the Beast** (22 · ▲27 ▼5) — 1982. The title track of their most famous album.
6. **Fear of the Dark** (20 · ▲25 ▼5) — 1992. Chanted at every concert.
7. **2 Minutes to Midnight** (20 · ▲23 ▼3) — 1984. One of metal's eternal riffs.
8. **Phantom of the Opera** (18 · ▲25 ▼7) — 1980. The best song on their debut.
9. **Powerslave** (18 · ▲22 ▼4) — 1984. Egypt and immortality.
10. **Seventh Son of a Seventh Son** (15 · ▲19 ▼4) — 1988. The epic of the concept album.
11. **Wrathchild** (14 · ▲18 ▼4) — 1981. From Killers.
12. **Rime of the Ancient Mariner** (11 · ▲16 ▼5) — 1984. Thirteen minutes based on Coleridge's poem.
13. **Wasted Years** (8 · ▲14 ▼6) — 1986. Melancholy with twin guitars.

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