IRON MAIDEN albums and sales

Updated: November 15, 2024

IRON MAIDEN sold over 17.4 million albums. The best-selling album by IRON MAIDEN is THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST, which sold over 2.2 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, IRON MAIDEN is the 260th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of IRON MAIDEN have sold over 1.36 million units, led by VISIONS OF THE BEAST with over 269,309 units sold.

IRON MAIDEN albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST IRON MAIDEN 1982	1982	2,200,380	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 30 371 2,102
2	PIECE OF MIND IRON MAIDEN 1983	1983	1,841,325	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 51 493 2,931
3	LIVE AFTER DEATH IRON MAIDEN 1985	1985	1,695,160	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 44 520 3,105
4	POWERSLAVE IRON MAIDEN 1984	1984	1,655,280	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 51 527 3,144
5	SOMEWHERE IN TIME IRON MAIDEN 1986	1986	1,507,970	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 56 582 3,374
6	KILLERS IRON MAIDEN 1981	1981	1,146,980	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 69 794 4,413
7	SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON IRON MAIDEN 1988	1988	1,042,232	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 125 965 5,414
8	FEAR OF THE DARK IRON MAIDEN 1992	1992	794,810	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 207 2,381 7,506
9	NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING IRON MAIDEN 1990	1990	749,790	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 178 2,444 7,738
10	IRON MAIDEN IRON MAIDEN 1980	1980	675,000	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 113 1,398 8,079
11	BRAVE NEW WORLD IRON MAIDEN 2000	2000	616,906	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 280 2,014 8,471
12	THE FINAL FRONTIER IRON MAIDEN 2010	2010	447,510	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 165 1,520 13,987
13	BEST OF THE BEAST IRON MAIDEN 1996	1996	388,521	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 480 4,313 14,860
14	THE BOOK OF SOULS IRON MAIDEN 2015	2015	380,546	Rank in 2015 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 144 1,592 14,892
15	DANCE OF DEATH IRON MAIDEN 2003	2003	377,008	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 381 3,376 14,915
16	SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME - THE BEST OF 1980-1989 IRON MAIDEN 2008	2008	331,815	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 209 3,493 15,287
17	A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH IRON MAIDEN 2006	2006	327,882	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 318 3,506 15,336
18	SENJUTSU IRON MAIDEN 2021	2021	217,000	Rank in 2021 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 147 689 18,775
19	EDWARD THE GREAT: GREATEST HITS IRON MAIDEN 2002	2002	196,522	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 618 5,157 20,890
20	ROCK IN RIO IRON MAIDEN 2002	2002	128,410	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 694 5,814 22,628
21	A REAL LIVE ONE IRON MAIDEN 1993	1993	124,600	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 648 6,670 22,804
22	THE X FACTOR IRON MAIDEN 1995	1995	117,010	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 676 6,733 23,218
23	MAIDEN JAPAN IRON MAIDEN 1981	1981	106,620	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 300 3,598 23,760
24	VIRTUAL XI IRON MAIDEN 1998	1998	91,860	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,105 9,310 33,143
25	FROM FEAR TO ETERNITY:THE BEST IRON MAIDEN 2011	2011	74,000	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 570 5,036 34,666
26	DEATH ON THE ROAD IRON MAIDEN 2005	2005	63,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,074 10,229 35,604
27	ED HUNTER IRON MAIDEN 1999	1999	60,000	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,227 9,814 38,014
28	A REAL LIVE DEAD ONE IRON MAIDEN 1993	1993	60,000	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 906 10,386 38,586
29	A REAL DEAD ONE IRON MAIDEN 1993	1993	27,520	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,139 12,778 50,153
30	FLIGHT 666 IRON MAIDEN 2009	2009	20,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,220 15,958 53,285
31	LIVE AT DONNINGTON '92 IRON MAIDEN 1993	1993	14,120	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,212 13,692 56,792
32	ACES HIGH EP IRON MAIDEN 1985	1985	5,590	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 662 7,338 60,659
33	STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND EP IRON MAIDEN 1987	1987	3,140	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 842 7,370 62,035
34	EDDIE'S ARCHIVE IRON MAIDEN 2002	2002	2,296	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,921 18,978 62,736
35	NIGHTS OF THE DEAD, LEGACY OF THE BEAST - LIVE IN MEXICO CITY IRON MAIDEN 2020	2020	N/A	Rank in 2020 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 1,318 4,375 66,298
36	THE BOOK OF SOULS: LIVE CHAPTER IRON MAIDEN 2017	2017	N/A	Rank in 2017 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,542 16,059 67,464

IRON MAIDEN videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	VISIONS OF THE BEAST IRON MAIDEN 2003	2003	269,309	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 26 103 232
2	FLIGHT 666 IRON MAIDEN 2009	2009	248,546	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 10 137 291
3	LIVE AFTER DEATH IRON MAIDEN 1985	1985	241,831	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 3 18 303
4	ROCK IN RIO IRON MAIDEN 2002	2002	175,500	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 15 206 447
5	THE HISTORY OF IRON MAIDEN PART 1 - THE EARLY DAYS IRON MAIDEN 2002	2002	133,440	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 26 281 592
6	EN VIVO! IRON MAIDEN 2012	2012	105,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 20 166 762
7	MAIDEN ENGLAND '88 IRON MAIDEN 1989	1989	55,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 34 104 1,707
8	12 WASTED YEARS IRON MAIDEN 1988	1988	50,000	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 18 137 2,352
9	BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN IRON MAIDEN 1985	1985	50,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 18 174 2,389
10	DEATH ON THE ROAD IRON MAIDEN 2006	2006	16,176	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 196 1,822 3,503
11	CASTLE DONINGTON ENGLAND (AT MONSTERS OF ROCK FESTIVAL 1992) IRON MAIDEN 2007	2007	8,000	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 205 2,152 3,954
12	THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST IRON MAIDEN & CLASSIC ALBUMS SERIES 2001	2001	7,500	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 164 2,394 4,251
13	THE FIRST TEN YEARS IRON MAIDEN 1990	1990	5,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 93 706 4,469

IRON MAIDEN sales by country

IRON MAIDEN album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by IRON MAIDEN are the United States (6.92 million), the United Kingdom (3.12 million) and Germany (2.55 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	80,000	2
2	Austria	57,500	3
3	Brazil	390,000	7
4	Canada	1,774,000	18
5	Croatia	3,000	1
6	Finland	183,559	9
7	France	550,000	7
8	Germany	2,550,000	13
9	Grecce	30,000	3
10	Hungary	4,000	2
11	India	10,000	1
12	Italy	130,000	5
13	Japan	551,867	24
14	Netherlands	50,000	1
15	New Zealand	37,500	2
16	Norway	48,412	3
17	Poland	80,000	4
18	Portugal	10,000	1
19	Russia	230,000	10
20	Spain	200,000	4
21	Sweden	370,000	10
22	Switzerland	80,000	4
23	United Kingdom	3,120,000	26
24	United States	6,928,000	9
25	Yugoslavia	22,965	1

IRON MAIDEN video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by IRON MAIDEN are the United States (925,000), Canada (370,000) and the United Kingdom (215,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	32,000	4
2	Australia	82,500	8
3	Canada	370,000	8
4	Finland	120,802	5
5	France	20,000	2
6	Germany	175,000	5
7	New Zealand	2,500	1
8	Poland	7,500	2
9	Sweden	20,000	2
10	United Kingdom	215,000	5
11	United States	925,000	9