Tracks
Side A
- 11982Invaders3:23E major
- 21982Children of the Damned4:35B major
- 31982The Prisoner6:03F major
- 4198222 Acacia Avenue6:37G major
- 51982The Number of the Beast4:51F major
Side B
- 11982Run to the Hills3:54G major
- 21982Gangland3:49G major
- 31982Hallowed Be Thy Name7:11E major
Sound of The Number Of The Beast
The Number Of The Beast sounds brighter and more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 127 bpm.
Quietest track: Invaders · most energetic: Gangland
Across 8 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of the line-up
The six members of Iron Maiden around the time of The Number Of The Beast, with the years they belonged to the group. This is the band line-up around that time, not necessarily who is heard on the album. The thin line is this album. Point at a line for more. A linked name has its own page.
Steve Harris
Dave Murray
Clive Burr
Adrian Smith
Bruce Dickinson
Nicko McBrain19751980198519901995200020052010201520202025Member of the groupAlbumStill a member
Also appears on
Frequently asked questions
When was The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden released?
The Number Of The Beast came out in 1982.
How many tracks are on The Number Of The Beast?
The Number Of The Beast has eight tracks, 41 minutes in total, spread over two vinyl sides.
Which category is The Number Of The Beast in?
The Number Of The Beast is filed under studio albums. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by Iron Maiden.
Who was in Iron Maiden when The Number Of The Beast came out?
In 1982, Iron Maiden consisted of Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Clive Burr, Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson and Nicko McBrain. That is the line-up of the group in that year, not necessarily who is heard on the album. A linked name has a page of its own.
What do the percentages for the sound of The Number Of The Beast mean?
They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.
How do you play The Number Of The Beast?
With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.
Keep exploring
If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.