Iron Maiden Popular Song Ranking [2025]

Wasted YearsIron Maiden15rank/position

Iron Maiden – Wasted Years (Official Video)

A track from their sixth album, 1986’s Somewhere in Time.

It features spacious guitar riffs in the intro, interlude, and outro created with a delay effect that produces an echo, making it a bit different from a conventional, straight-ahead metal number.

But when those riffs are combined with catchy, high-register vocals, it becomes quintessential Iron Maiden.

It’s a song that showcases the depth and breadth of the metal genre, proving it’s not just about brute force.

Children Of The DamnedIron Maiden16rank/position

Iron Maiden – Children Of The Damned (The Book Of Souls: Live Chapter)

It was included on the 1982 album The Number of the Beast.

Many fans probably can’t resist its eerily mysterious vibe.

The lyrics are captivating, as if you’re reading a myth.

PowerslaveIron Maiden17rank/position

Iron Maiden – Powerslave (Live at Long Beach Arena)

If you want to hear an energetic band ensemble, this is the one.

It’s the title track from their fifth album, Powerslave, released in 1984.

The soulful vocals pierce the heart and make your chest burn with emotion.

The PrisonerIron Maiden18rank/position

Iron Maiden – The Prisoner (1982)

A song included on Iron Maiden’s third album, The Number of the Beast, released in 1982.

It features an opening narration by Patrick McGoohan, which the band obtained from a tape owned by DJ Tommy Vance.

Afraid To Shoot StrangersIron Maiden19rank/position

Iron Maiden – Afraid to Shoot Strangers (HD)

A track included on the 9th album, Fear of the Dark, released in 1992.

The first half features an impressive arpeggiated pattern on clean-tone guitar, with the vocals delivered in a calm register, but midway through the guitar solo the arrangement shifts into a driving, fast-paced feel.

Toward the outro it slows down again, with rapid changes in mood throughout.

Even so, its catchy vocals and melodic guitar lines linger in the ear, making it a substantial work that can rightly be called a classic.

Can I Play With MadnessIron Maiden20rank/position

Iron Maiden – Can I Play With Madness (Official Video)

Included on their seventh album, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, released in 1988, which earned the band their second No.

1 on the UK Albums Chart.

While it features a bright, exhilarating melody and pop appeal through catchy guitar obbligato, the palm-muted guitar gives it a quintessential metal feel that is distinctly Iron Maiden.

From the way the song shifts after the guitar solo without losing its pop sensibility to its superb arrangement, this is one of the tracks that lets you fully enjoy the appeal of Iron Maiden.

Iron MaidenIron Maiden21rank/position

Iron Maiden – Iron Maiden (Live at Long Beach Arena)

As the title track of their first album, Iron Maiden, and sharing the band’s name, this song can be considered the band’s eponymous anthem.

It features a relatively pop-leaning melody that hints at punk rock, alongside complex rhythms employing odd time signatures reminiscent of progressive rock—elements that would become the core direction of the band thereafter.

With twin-guitar phrases characteristic of a metal band and solos by both bass and drums, it’s a track that’s enjoyable no matter which part you focus on.