10 Best Iron Maiden Songs

For almost 40 years, Iron Maiden have been a constant presence in the heavy metal music scene, and have cemented their legacy as legends of the genre.

From their self-titled debut album in 1980 to the Book of Souls in 2015, the band have released an astounding 16 studio albums, almost as many live recordings, several 'best of' works, and have even had cover albums dedicated solely to their material.

While there have been many line-up changes throughout the years, with guitarist Dave Murray and bassist Steve Harris being the only members to feature on all 16 albums, the band have never faltered. While the Blaze Bayley era was certainly a different time for the band, the albums released weren't bad, they simply couldn't live up to the Bruce Dickinson era.

Since Brave New World was released in 2000, the band have kept the same line-up of Dickinson, Harris, Murray, Janick Gers, Adrian Smith, and Nicko McBrain. This is certainly the longest serving Iron Maiden line-up, and arguably the best, but no matter who took the stage for the band, they have produced incredible and unforgettable music.

There are over 150 songs in the band's arsenal, some are good, some are better, and then there are the best.

There would be something wrong if the song named after the band, featured on the album named after the band, wasn't one of their greatest. Closing out the album, Iron Maiden was the track that truly announced the band as a new powerhouse in the industry.

One of only nine songs to feature the original line-up with Paul Di'Anno on vocals and Dennis Stratton on the guitar, Iron Maiden is something of a rarity.

This song boasts so much of what makes the band unique. The racing tempo, the dual guitar riff, and Steve Harris' thundering bass would become staples that the band would employ for the next forty plus years.

To this day, this song remains one of the most popular in Iron Maiden's extensive, almost un-ending back catalogue, with no live show going by without it being played.

One of the trademark hits of the band, the boys use it as the perfect time to bring out their mechanical robot mascot, Eddie, on stage.