Iron Maiden Album Voted The Best British Release Of The Past 60 Years
Iron Maiden’s ’The Number Of The Beast’ has been voted the best British album of the last sixty years in an online poll by HMV.
The 1982 album contained some of the band’s most popular songs including Run To The Hills and Hallow’d Be Thy Name as well as the title track. It came top in the poll to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with nearly 10% of the 30,000 voters choosing it ahead of the four Beatles albums in the top ten and Depeche Mode’s ‘Violator’ which came second.
Frontman Bruce Dickinson spoke about their success; “We’re astonished and delighted to hear ‘The Number of the Beast’ has been named Number One. Some of the most influential and classic albums from the past 60 years were in the running so it’s a testament to our incredibly loyal and ever-supportive fans who voted for us.”
“Iron Maiden is a proudly British band, so to win this category as voted for by the British public, in Jubilee year, is very special. Thank you to all our wonderful fans!”
The top ten albums of the past 60 years in the poll were:
1. Iron Maiden – ‘The Number Of The Beast’
2. Depeche Mode – ‘Violator’
3. The Beatles – ‘Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’
4. The Beatles – ‘Abbey Road’
5. Pink Floyd – ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’
6. The Beatles – ‘Revolver’?
7. Queen – ‘A Night At The Opera’
8. Oasis – ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’
9. Adele – 21′
10. The Beatles – ‘White Album’
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