Iron Maiden Popular Song Ranking [2025]

MoonchildIron Maiden8rank/position

Moonchild (2015 Remaster)

A song by the metal band Iron Maiden included on their 1988 album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.

This album is their seventh.

It’s a track that fires you up with powerful guitar and soaring vocal shouts.

Number Of The BeastIron Maiden9rank/position

Iron Maiden – Number Of The Beast (The Book Of Souls: Live Chapter)

Iron Maiden, legends of the heavy metal world.

This is one of their hit numbers, and the bass is absolutely the best.

Your attention tends to go to the guitar work and vocals, but Steve Harris’s bass—starting from the intro—has a presence that rivals the guitars.

The way he executes his role to perfection makes him a man among men.

KillersIron Maiden10rank/position

Killers (2015 Remaster)

The title track from their second album, Killers, released in 1981.

The intro, which starts with four-on-the-floor kick drum and a bass riff, is structured to gradually build excitement as if it were designed for call-and-response at live shows—it really makes you want to throw your fist in the air.

The driving guitar phrases and solos riding over the varied rhythm patterns of the bass and drums seem to condense the very appeal of a metal number.

ProwlerIron Maiden11rank/position

Iron Maiden – Prowler (Live At Ullevi, Sweden)

The opening track of their debut album, Iron Maiden, which helped ignite the NWOBHM music movement that emerged in the UK in the late 1970s.

Its intro—featuring palm-muted guitar riffs overlaid with wah-infused guitar phrases—left a striking impact that suggested the dawn of a new era.

Like progressive rock, the song’s complex structure with shifting rhythms and tempos contrasts with its catchy melodies, making it a hidden gem in the Iron Maiden catalog.

Running FreeIron Maiden12rank/position

Iron Maiden – Running Free [HD]

A track included on the first album Iron Maiden, released in 1980.

It starts with a shuffle-beat drum pattern, then layers in bass and guitar.

The intro builds anticipation for the song and gets you pumped even outside a live setting.

Compared to classic, orthodox metal numbers, it uses many simple phrases, but that makes the vocal melody stand out all the more, while still preserving the weighty feel of metal—a superb track.

PurgatoryIron Maiden13rank/position

Iron Maiden – Purgatory

A track included on the second album, Killers, released in 1981.

It kicks off with a driving, fast-paced guitar riff and barrels forward with a brisk beat from start to finish.

Rather than relying heavily on the power-chord riffs common in many rock numbers, the guitars emphasize melodic phrases throughout, highlighting the vocal melody.

With technical yet catchy twin-lead guitar lines and a rhythm section whose beat defines the song’s character, it’s a number that showcases Iron Maiden’s signature pop sensibility.

The Number of the BeastIron Maiden14rank/position

Iron Maiden – The Number Of The Beast (Official Video)

The title track from their third album, released in 1982, The Number of the Beast.

It opens with a narration quoting Revelation 13:18 from the New Testament, then launches into an unconventional, rhythm-shifting vocal entrance accompanied only by guitar, followed by a driving tempo—an encapsulation of Iron Maiden’s appeal.

The irregular time signatures scattered throughout the song build tension while the catchy melodies linger in your ears, showcasing the band’s ambition with their new vocalist and resulting in a highly polished track.