---
title: "Best of the Beast by Iron Maiden"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/28b67259-fee2-3c1b-bc18-2b648983ca67"
artist: "Iron Maiden"
year: 1996
label: "EMI"
---

# Best of the Beast

**Best of the Beast** is a compilation by Iron Maiden, released in 1996 on EMI.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | Best of the Beast |
| Artist | Iron Maiden |
| Type | Compilation |
| Year | 1996 |
| Label | EMI |
| Catalog number | CDEMDX 1097 |
| Tracks | 27 |
| Place in discography | 73 of 238 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Virus | 6:14 |
| 2 | Sign of the Cross | 11:17 |
| 3 | Man on the Edge | 4:13 |
| 4 | Afraid to Shoot Strangers (live) | 6:50 |
| 5 | Be Quick or Be Dead | 3:24 |
| 6 | Fear of the Dark (live) | 7:24 |
| 7 | Bring Your Daughter… to the Slaughter | 4:45 |
| 8 | Holy Smoke | 3:50 |
| 9 | The Clairvoyant | 4:28 |
| 10 | Can I Play With Madness | 3:32 |
| 11 | The Evil That Men Do | 4:35 |
| 12 | Heaven Can Wait | 7:22 |
| 13 | Wasted Years | 5:08 |
| 14 | Rime of the Ancient Mariner (live) | 13:27 |
| 15 | Running Free (live) | 3:29 |
| 16 | 2 Minutes to Midnight | 6:05 |
| 17 | Aces High | 4:32 |
| 18 | Where Eagles Dare | 6:14 |
| 19 | The Trooper | 4:15 |
| 20 | The Number of the Beast | 4:54 |
| 21 | Run to the Hills | 3:56 |
| 22 | Hallowed Be Thy Name | 7:16 |
| 23 | Wrathchild | 2:57 |
| 24 | Phantom of the Opera | 7:12 |
| 25 | Sanctuary | 3:16 |
| 26 | Strange World | 5:25 |
| 27 | Iron Maiden | 4:02 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [NWOBHM](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nwobhm)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal · Metal · Nwobhm

## In the discography

- Previous release: [The X Factor (1995)](https://themetalnet.com/album/4477b6ae-6935-315c-8a41-482cdf3d7040)
- Next release: [Blaze or Glory (1996)](https://themetalnet.com/album/a3a81aac-db0b-4845-9e5f-128680b12212)

## Artist

- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden)

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