Notably, the book of souls is iron maidens sixth straight studio album to arrive with a higher firstweek sales sum than its predecessor, reflecting impressive growth of the bands fanbase so deep into its career. The book of souls is the bands 16th studio album since their eponymous debut in 1980 charted at no. See how iron maidens 16th album are doing around the globe first week sales from many markets are finalized and the first chart positions have started to appear. That equals their highest rank ever, first achieved in 2010 with. Iron maiden the book of souls 2 cddeluxe edition music. Its launch and supporting tour were delayed to allow vocalist bruce dickinson time to recover from the removal of a cancerous tumour in early 2015. Live chapter is a live album and video by iron maiden, recorded throughout their 20162017 the book of souls world tour. Iron maiden the book of souls double album announcement. The pop superstars just added one more entry to the record book, as map of the soul. The album holds a metacritic score of 69100 as of august 2016. It debuted at number one on the us billboard 200, making bts the first band since.
It is the bands first studio double album, and also their longest to date, with a total length of 92 minutes. Billboard 200 billboard artist 100 top current album sales heritage rock hot canadian digital song sales greece albums. The book of souls fekk gode meldingar og selde godt, og toppa albumlistene i 24 land. The album debuted at number three on the billboard 200 chart, making dystopia the bands second highest charting album in the u. Maidens previous 1effort, the final frontier, went to number 1 in a record breaking 28 countries around the globe when it was released five years ago. Iron maiden unveils its awesome boeing 747 for book of souls world tour. In the us, it matched the final frontiers success on the billboard 200, repeating the groups highest placement at no. The billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by nielsen music, based on multimetric consumption blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums. It is the bands first studio double album, and therefore also their longest.
The book of souls is the sixteenth studio album by iron maiden, released on 4 september 2015. Iron maiden will soon be touring in support of its forthcoming album the book of souls, and hoo boy, is it a good time to be in iron maiden. Iron maidenthe book of soulsvinyl recordacoustic sounds. Iron maiden chart history billboard 200 for iron maiden. This makes it the bands first live album since 2002s beast. Iron maiden scored the best billboard 200 performance of their career as the metal bands 16th studio lp the book of souls debuted at number four. The stunning cover art to the book of souls was created by mark wilkinson, who has worked with the band previously, and because this 11track album has a total running time. Iron maiden scores historic sales week with new album the book. The book of souls is the sixteenth studio album by english heavy metal band iron maiden, released on 4 september 2015. Chart positions for the book of souls have started to pop in. Two iron maiden albums the final frontier and the book of souls. Iron maiden to release the book of souls in september. According to, iron maidens the book of souls debuted at no.
Iron maidens 2010 lp the final frontier also bowed in at number four, billboard reports, but book of souls outsold that albums. The lead single speed of light is my least favorite song though not a bad one on the album where the red and the black, tears of a clown, empire of the clouds and book of souls are my favorites with the others being very catchy and great. The book of souls standard cd or mp3 shop the musictoday. The book of souls is the sixteenth studio album by english heavy metal band iron maiden. The book of souls sells 75,000 copies in debut, giving heavy metal act their best billboard 200 performance. It is the bands first studio double album, and therefore also their longest to date, with a total length of 92 minutes. Iron maiden the book of souls 3lp 180 gram hot tracks. The final frontier, on both top rock albums and the billboard 200 no. The band also bows on the billboard artist 100 at no.
Iron maiden new album the book of souls release date. The album is the follow up to heir previous album, 2010s the final frontier, which was maidens most successful chartwise to date, reaching no. Their previous album, 2010s the final frontier was maidens most successful chartwise to date, reaching number one in 28 countries and was their highest chart debut in the u. The book of souls is now my favorite iron maiden album prior was a toss up of somewhere in time, number of the beast and seventh son.
According to billboard, this marks the bands best sales week in the us since the nielsen soundscan tracking system began operating. Released on 17 november 2017, the album was produced by tony newton, with steve harris serving as coproducer. The others include iron maidens the book of souls and the final. British rock mainstay iron maiden earns the fifth u. The book of souls world tour was a concert tour by iron maiden, held in support of their sixteenth studio album, the book of souls.
Iron maiden the book of souls 2 cddeluxe edition amazon. The album itself is based on the book jungs map of the soul, about the. Iron maidens eagerly awaited new studio album the book of souls will be. Their previous album, 2010s the final frontier was maidens most successful chartwise to date, reaching number one in 28 countries and was their highest chart. Im very proud of the book of souls, we all are, and we cant wait for our fans to hear it, and especially to take it out on the road next year. The book of souls is the sixteenth studio album by british heavy metal band iron maiden, released on 4 september 2015. Iron maiden mark best us sales week ever with the book of.
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