Iron Maiden: Best British Album

2012-05-28 by dunksman23 | 75 Comments
Iron Maiden's "The Number of the Beast" has been voted the best British album of the past 60 years, according to 50,000 HMV voters.

Iron Maiden have sneaked past Pink Floyd, The Beatles and all other British artists in claiming this accolade.

The Top Ten British Records from the Past Sixty Years (click the link to see all sixty records):


1. Iron Maiden / The Number of the Beast (9.18%)
2. Depeche Mode / Violator (6.30%)
3. The Beatles / Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (5.69%)
4. The Beatles / Abbey Road (5.67%)
5. Pink Floyd / The Dark Side of the Moon (5.23%)
6. The Beatles / Revolver (4.01%)
7. Queen / A Night at the Opera (3.98%)
8. Oasis / (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? (3.91%)
9. Adele / 21 (3.07%) (really, UK? REALLY?! Editor's note: Metal Hammer's emphasis, not ours)
10. The Beatles / White Album (2.60%)

http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/its-official-iron-maiden-are-better-than-led-zeppelin-and-the-beatles-number-of-the-beast-voted-best-british-album-of-the-past-60-years/


Tagged: Iron Maiden

Comments:Add a Comment 
HSThomas
May 28th 2012
668 Comments


Awesome. m/

londoncalling457
May 28th 2012
2712 Comments


up the irons m/

fulgrim
May 28th 2012
1542 Comments


They deserve it really, awesome band.

DominionMM1
May 28th 2012
21105 Comments


And Oasis is at #8? lol


Number isn't even the best British album of the last 30 years.



YetAnotherBrick
May 28th 2012
6693 Comments


niiiiice

Ovrot
May 28th 2012
13304 Comments


Best news all year

AngelofDeath
Emeritus
May 28th 2012
16303 Comments


It's only a poll. I mean, hell, Adele's 21 made it in the top ten.

TronaldDump
May 28th 2012
1266 Comments


Amazing band, but this poll is laughable. Depeche Mode - Violator beat out Abbey Road and Dark Side of the Moon ffs.

rockandmetaljunkie
May 28th 2012
9621 Comments


Rightfully so, but the concluding results are hilarious.
Sabbath on the 16th spot ?
wtf...

Tyrael
May 28th 2012
21108 Comments


Number of the beast isn't even their best fuck this

Twelve51
May 28th 2012
108 Comments


This is news? Some stupid online poll or something?

bloc
May 28th 2012
70120 Comments


Holy fuck Depeche Mode at number 2? That's what I'm happy about!

expire
May 28th 2012
162 Comments


i signed up to say that this is whack

FearThyEvil
May 28th 2012
18605 Comments


Maiden lives on.

CrackeTheSkull
May 28th 2012
800 Comments


Great now fuck their corpses death to false metal.

TheNotrap
Staff Reviewer
May 28th 2012
18936 Comments


UP THE IRONS!

captaincrunch11
May 28th 2012
1544 Comments


m/

LegendofPittman
May 29th 2012
2960 Comments


hmmm, mixed feelings.

Storm In A Teacup
May 29th 2012
45757 Comments


Most pointless news of the year. Shit's stupid.

Realm
May 29th 2012
2512 Comments


yeah

Trebor.
Emeritus
May 29th 2012
59858 Comments


British people don't even like the beatles as much as us americans


Realm
May 29th 2012
2512 Comments


british people listen to razor and the meat puppets

don't even realize what they have at home

Winrar
May 29th 2012
1721 Comments


m/

wacknizzle
May 29th 2012
14555 Comments


Good for Maiden and zee metalz.

Yeah, it's pretty american to like british bands more than the british.

synysterend
May 29th 2012
44 Comments


Very nice

zaruyache
May 29th 2012
27407 Comments


Ugh why did this even get approved?

kris.
May 29th 2012
15504 Comments


because its music news?

kris.
May 29th 2012
15504 Comments


trip 6 golf wang kill em all dont give a fuck

kris.
May 29th 2012
15504 Comments


fuck adele ma nigga kill people burn shit fuck school ma nigga

MoosechriS
May 29th 2012
6353 Comments


Up the irons M/

KILL
May 29th 2012
81580 Comments


metal lives fuck adeles plump ass

Parallels
May 29th 2012
10146 Comments


Adele's in the top 10 = list is not valid

props though for iron maiden

Nettorax
May 29th 2012
17 Comments


Powerslave is better.

maidenpmcc
May 29th 2012
1462 Comments


UP THE IRONS!!!!!!!!!!

anarchistfish
May 29th 2012
30328 Comments


Are My Bloody Valentine even British?

KILL
May 29th 2012
81580 Comments


we will never no

BigPleb
May 29th 2012
65784 Comments


Up The Irons! m/

Powerslave though...

HitlerIsGod
May 29th 2012
745 Comments


far from the best. at least their pick didnt suck.

HitlerIsGod
May 29th 2012
745 Comments


"Are My Bloody Valentine even British?"

no, they were from Ireland, but they moved to the UK and i think they recorded Loveless over there.

KILL
May 29th 2012
81580 Comments


depends where in ireland they were from or something i never went to geography classes but i know its crazy stuff

HitlerIsGod
May 29th 2012
745 Comments


dublin is not in the UK. fuck u

KILL
May 29th 2012
81580 Comments


you little faggot i could swim to dublin right now i just dont WANA you are another googlin pussy who cant get busy with the fax so has to pretend to be smart haha i got a D in english bitch i know how to speak my langauge

HitlerIsGod
May 29th 2012
745 Comments


whoa, im not messin with this guy

KILL
May 29th 2012
81580 Comments


im just gettin statred bicth

HitlerIsGod
May 29th 2012
745 Comments


btw im an american so dont expect me to know that shit. fuck u

KILL
May 29th 2012
81580 Comments


typical american thinkin he knows shit whn he dont no shit you are stupid and dumb and i hate your face and kill your life

HitlerIsGod
May 29th 2012
745 Comments


fuckin brit or wherever ur from drinkin tee and crumpets and calling football soccer, u guys have everything backwards over there learn how to do things right

KILL
May 29th 2012
81580 Comments


how dare you we let you free and gave you are language and you never give anything back no respect and just because you guys play hand egg doesnt mean football is sucks because football everywhere in the world cept usa because usa is too fat to play football

HitlerIsGod
May 29th 2012
745 Comments


no its just that were actualy real men over here so we have the balls and fysical ability to play sports such as FOOTBALL thats right i called it FOOTBALL usa all fuckin day go america

anarchistfish
May 29th 2012
30328 Comments


calling football soccer

um

EditTheSadParts
May 29th 2012
39 Comments


^This is argument is one of the most ridiculous things I've seen today.

EditTheSadParts
May 29th 2012
39 Comments


And it's funny as fuck


KILL
May 29th 2012
81580 Comments


u do realise hangegg is a puss version of rugby right i mean come on you arent that dumb are you or maybe you are! america is like england but fatter and gayer and WE GAVE U THE BEATLES

anarchistfish
May 29th 2012
30328 Comments


suck our free healthcare

KILL
May 29th 2012
81580 Comments


yea and suck our small dicks

anarchistfish
May 29th 2012
30328 Comments


I'm 1/2 french so I make up for that

KILL
May 29th 2012
81580 Comments


coward

HitlerIsGod
May 29th 2012
745 Comments


yeah and soccer is just a puss version of ballet, why dont u do some twirls on your tip toes while telling ur old chap to suck u off while u do the pelvic thrust oh and we gave u aids so suck it

KILL
May 29th 2012
81580 Comments


bro i dont play football i am thrasher and all we do for sport is thrash but i do play a mean game of bandmington and i will kick your fat ass at toxik waltzin so fuck u and aids is cool you should try it it will help you lose that pounds you gained by suckin on wendys dick

HitlerIsGod
May 29th 2012
745 Comments


fuck wendy that stupid bitxh, ronald mcdonald is where its at, i suck his average sized cock every day. no thanks for the aids though ill leave that to u faggots parading around the UK asspounding each other i dont do that gay shit

ThroneOfAgony
May 29th 2012
3485 Comments


lolwut

HitlerIsGod
May 29th 2012
745 Comments


oh yeah thats right, gays dont come out as often there cause of ur bad teeth and if they start getting gay and get sucked off ur fucky teeth will nick-a-dick, at least here our teeth are nice enough to suck dick with even if i do hate fags

KILL
May 29th 2012
81580 Comments


dammit i gota go to college oh man i am late but remember this















u suck

HitlerIsGod
May 29th 2012
745 Comments


fuck u

anarchistfish
May 29th 2012
30328 Comments


you two are sweet

johnnyblaze
May 29th 2012
3407 Comments


adele beat out zeppelin wtf

Sirob
May 29th 2012
2653 Comments


depeche m/ode

theacademy
Emeritus
May 29th 2012
31865 Comments


someone please change the headline back to something along the lines of "Iron Maiden is better than the Beatles"

ViperAces
May 31st 2012
12596 Comments


Not their best, but its still cool.
I feel bad for Rolling Stones lol.

Ikarus14
June 28th 2012
1454 Comments


Take THAT, John Lennon!

YoYoMancuso
Staff Reviewer
June 28th 2012
18866 Comments


i personally think 7th son of a 7th son is their best work but a metal album winning an award like this is sweet.

PW34
November 13th 2013
1 Comments


Of course its the best.......Up the Irons!!!!!

Wadlez
November 13th 2013
5019 Comments


7th son is my favorite of theirs.

Wadlez
November 13th 2013
5019 Comments


Also why wasn't the queen is dead on this list!?

MonotoneMop
November 14th 2013
573 Comments


Oh, fuck Oasis. Not only are they on this list and not Blur, they're ahead of the fucking White Album.



You have to be logged in to post a comment. Login | Create a Profile





MOST VIEWED NEWS

Jesse Lacey Allegations
Jayyvon Opens Up About Abuse
The Fall of Troy bassist melts do..
The Story So Far's vocalist dropk..
Deftones stream new single
R.I.P. Lemmy
Killswitch Engage debut new single
Scott Weiland dead at 48
Nothing But Thieves accusations
Lil Peep Dead At 21



OTHER RECENT NEWS

New Falling in Reverse LP July 26
Elysia - Masochist Remastered
Missiles weaponize tomorrow
Demersal stream new album
New Vulvodynia LP and vocalist
Pillar of Light tease debut
Distant drop new single
Burning Bush releases demo
RIP Steve Albini
Final Won't Bother album
DGD x FIR x BVB
CKY Re-Recorded
Wormed announce LP, drop single
Monument of Misanthropy video
Culture of Brutality by Ancst

» see all news

RELATED REVIEWS
Iron Maiden
Killers United '81
Iron Maiden
Senjutsu
Iron Maiden
Nights of the Dead: Live in Mexico City
Iron Maiden
The Book of Souls: Live Chapter
Iron Maiden
Legacy of the Beast Official Soundtrack
STAFF & CONTRIBUTORS // CONTACT US

Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Site Copyright 2005-2023 Sputnikmusic.com
All Album Reviews Displayed With Permission of Authors | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy