According to BMG Records, Iron Maiden sold over 80,000,000 albums worldwide, including 6,928,000 in the United States and 2,880,000 in the United Kingdom. The best-selling album by Iron Maiden is THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST, which sold over 2,200,380 copies.
IRON MAIDEN albums ranked by sales
1
Sales: 2,200,380
2
Sales: 1,841,325
3
Sales: 1,695,160
4
Sales: 1,655,280
5
Sales: 1,507,970
7
Sales: 1,042,232
8
Sales: 769,810
9
Sales: 749,790
10
Sales: 675,000
11
Sales: 616,906
12
Sales: 447,510
13
Sales: 388,521
14
Sales: 380,546
15
Sales: 377,008
16
Sales: 327,882
17
Sales: 196,522
18
Sales: 131,815
19
Sales: 128,410
20
Sales: 124,600
21
Sales: 117,010
22
23
Sales: 106,620
24
Sales: 91,860
25
Sales: 74,000
26
Sales: 63,000
27
Sales: 60,000
28
Sales: 60,000
29
Sales: 27,520
30
Sales: 20,000
31
Sales: 14,120
32
Sales: 5,590
33
Sales: 3,140
34
Sales: 2,296
IRON MAIDEN total sales by country
| Country | Sales | Albums counted |
 Argentina | 80,000 | 2 |
 Austria | 57,500 | 3 |
 Brazil | 370,000 | 6 |
 Canada | 1,774,000 | 18 |
 Croatia | 3,000 | 1 |
 Finland | 183,559 | 9 |
 France | 500,000 | 6 |
 Germany | 2,550,000 | 13 |
 Grecce | 30,000 | 3 |
 Hungary | 4,000 | 2 |
 India | 10,000 | 1 |
 Italy | 105,000 | 4 |
 Japan | 551,867 | 24 |
 Netherlands | 50,000 | 1 |
 New Zeland | 37,500 | 2 |
 Norway | 48,412 | 3 |
 Poland | 80,000 | 4 |
 Portugal | 10,000 | 1 |
 Russia | 230,000 | 10 |
 Spain | 200,000 | 4 |
 Sweden | 370,000 | 10 |
 Switzerland | 80,000 | 4 |
 United Kingdom | 2,880,000 | 26 |
 United States | 6,928,000 | 9 |
 Yugoslavia | 22,965 | 1 |
IRON MAIDEN detailed sales by country
| Country | Album | Sales | Certification / source |
| Argentina | DANCE OF DEATH | 20,000 | 1x Gold |
| Argentina | BEST OF THE BEAST | 60,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Austria | LIVE AFTER DEATH | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Austria | THE BOOK OF SOULS | 7,500 | 1x Gold |
| Austria | THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Brazil | BEST OF THE BEAST | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Brazil | BRAVE NEW WORLD | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Brazil | DANCE OF DEATH | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Brazil | ROCK IN RIO | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Brazil | THE FINAL FRONTIER | 40,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Brazil | A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH | 30,000 | 1x Gold |
| Canada | KILLERS | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Canada | EDWARD THE GREAT: GREATEST HITS | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Canada | POWERSLAVE | 200,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Canada | MAIDEN JAPAN | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Canada | FEAR OF THE DARK | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Canada | THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST | 300,000 | 3x Platinum |
| Canada | NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Canada | FLIGHT 666 | 20,000 | 1x Gold |
| Canada | FROM FEAR TO ETERNITY:THE BEST | 14,000 | Soundscan |
| Canada | SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Canada | THE BOOK OF SOULS | 40,000 | 1x Gold |
| Canada | SENJUTSU | 10,000 | SoundScan sales 2021 |
| Canada | SOMEWHERE IN TIME | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Canada | THE FINAL FRONTIER | 40,000 | 1x Gold |
| Canada | LIVE AFTER DEATH | 200,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Canada | IRON MAIDEN | 100,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Canada | BRAVE NEW WORLD | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Canada | PIECE OF MIND | 200,000 | 2x Platinum |
| Croatia | THE BOOK OF SOULS | 3,000 | 1x Gold |
| Finland | BEST OF THE BEAST | 22,261 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | THE FINAL FRONTIER | 22,510 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | BRAVE NEW WORLD | 16,316 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | DANCE OF DEATH | 24,528 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | EDWARD THE GREAT: GREATEST HITS | 15,201 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | PIECE OF MIND | 25,000 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME BEST OF | 11,815 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH | 32,882 | IFPI Finland |
| Finland | THE BOOK OF SOULS | 13,046 | IFPI Finland |
| France | THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| France | A REAL LIVE ONE | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| France | FEAR OF THE DARK | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| France | KILLERS | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| France | THE BOOK OF SOULS | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| France | THE FINAL FRONTIER | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | LIVE AFTER DEATH | 250,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST | 250,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | PIECE OF MIND | 250,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | POWERSLAVE | 250,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | BRAVE NEW WORLD | 150,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON | 250,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | DANCE OF DEATH | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | SOMEWHERE IN TIME | 250,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | IRON MAIDEN | 250,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | THE BOOK OF SOULS | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | KILLERS | 250,000 | 1x Gold |
| Germany | THE FINAL FRONTIER | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| Grecce | A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Grecce | DANCE OF DEATH | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Grecce | ROCK IN RIO | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Hungary | SENJUTSU | 2,000 | 1x Gold |
| Hungary | THE BOOK OF SOULS | 2,000 | 1x Platinum |
| India | A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Italy | THE BOOK OF SOULS | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Italy | THE FINAL FRONTIER | 30,000 | 1x Gold |
| Italy | SENJUTSU | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Italy | THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST | 25,000 | 1x Gold (Sales since 2009) |
| Japan | MAIDEN JAPAN | 6,620 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | EDDIE`S ARCHIVE | 2,296 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | ACES HIGH EP | 5,590 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND EP | 3,140 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING | 24,790 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | EDWARD THE GREAT: GREATEST HITS | 1,321 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | BEST OF THE BEAST | 26,260 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST | 20,380 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | PIECE OF MIND | 18,360 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | FEAR OF THE DARK | 66,810 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | THE X FACTOR | 57,010 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | POWERSLAVE | 30,280 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | KILLERS | 21,980 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | VIRTUAL XI | 31,860 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | BRAVE NEW WORLD | 60,590 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | ROCK IN RIO | 8,410 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | LIVE AFTER DEATH | 12,660 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | DANCE OF DEATH | 32,480 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | A REAL DEAD ONE | 27,520 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON | 18,820 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | LIVE AT DONNINGTON `92 | 14,120 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | DEATH ON THE ROAD | 3,000 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | A REAL LIVE ONE | 24,600 | Oricon charts |
| Japan | SOMEWHERE IN TIME | 32,970 | Oricon charts |
| Netherlands | THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| New Zeland | THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST | 30,000 | 2x Platinum |
| New Zeland | LIVE AFTER DEATH | 7,500 | 1x Gold |
| Norway | THE BOOK OF SOULS | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Norway | THE FINAL FRONTIER | 15,000 | 1x Gold |
| Norway | SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON | 23,412 | Year-end list |
| Poland | THE FINAL FRONTIER | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Poland | SENJUTSU | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Poland | BRAVE NEW WORLD | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Poland | THE BOOK OF SOULS | 10,000 | 1x Gold |
| Portugal | DANCE OF DEATH | 10,000 | 1x Silver |
| Russia | NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING | 25,000 | LP Shipments |
| Russia | PIECE OF MIND | 25,000 | LP Shipments |
| Russia | POWERSLAVE | 25,000 | LP Shipments |
| Russia | THE FINAL FRONTIER | 5,000 | 1x Gold |
| Russia | SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON | 25,000 | LP Shipments |
| Russia | FEAR OF THE DARK | 25,000 | LP Shipments |
| Russia | SOMEWHERE IN TIME | 25,000 | LP Shipments |
| Russia | IRON MAIDEN | 25,000 | LP Shipments |
| Russia | THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST | 25,000 | LP Shipments |
| Russia | KILLERS | 25,000 | LP Shipments |
| Spain | BRAVE NEW WORLD | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Spain | LIVE AFTER DEATH | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Spain | POWERSLAVE | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Spain | THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Sweden | BEST OF THE BEAST | 80,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Sweden | EDWARD THE GREAT: GREATEST HITS | 30,000 | 1x Gold |
| Sweden | KILLERS | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Sweden | LIVE AFTER DEATH | 50,000 | 1x Gold |
| Sweden | SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME BEST OF | 20,000 | 1x Gold |
| Sweden | A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH | 30,000 | 1x Gold |
| Sweden | THE BOOK OF SOULS | 20,000 | 1x Gold |
| Sweden | BRAVE NEW WORLD | 40,000 | 1x Gold |
| Sweden | THE FINAL FRONTIER | 20,000 | 1x Gold |
| Sweden | DANCE OF DEATH | 30,000 | 1x Gold |
| Switzerland | A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH | 15,000 | 1x Gold |
| Switzerland | SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| Switzerland | THE FINAL FRONTIER | 15,000 | 1x Gold |
| Switzerland | THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST | 25,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | DEATH ON THE ROAD | 60,000 | 1x Silver |
| United Kingdom | BEST OF THE BEAST | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | THE BOOK OF SOULS | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | BRAVE NEW WORLD | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | ED HUNTER | 60,000 | 1x Silver |
| United Kingdom | THE FINAL FRONTIER | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | POWERSLAVE | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | FROM FEAR TO ETERNITY:THE BEST | 60,000 | 1x Silver |
| United Kingdom | DANCE OF DEATH | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | IRON MAIDEN | 300,000 | 1x Platinum |
| United Kingdom | SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | ROCK IN RIO | 60,000 | 1x Silver |
| United Kingdom | EDWARD THE GREAT: GREATEST HITS | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | PIECE OF MIND | 300,000 | 1x Platinum |
| United Kingdom | SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME BEST OF | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | THE X FACTOR | 60,000 | 1x Silver |
| United Kingdom | FEAR OF THE DARK | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST | 300,000 | 1x Platinum |
| United Kingdom | SOMEWHERE IN TIME | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | VIRTUAL XI | 60,000 | 1x Silver |
| United Kingdom | KILLERS | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | A REAL LIVE DEAD ONE | 60,000 | 1x Silver |
| United Kingdom | A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United Kingdom | SENJUTSU | 60,000 | 1x Silver |
| United Kingdom | LIVE AFTER DEATH | 100,000 | 1x Gold |
| United States | SOMEWHERE IN TIME | 1,000,000 | 1x Platinum |
| United States | KILLERS | 500,000 | 1x Gold |
| United States | THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST | 1,000,000 | 1x Platinum |
| United States | NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING | 500,000 | 1x Gold |
| United States | FEAR OF THE DARK | 428,000 | Soundscan |
| United States | SEVENTH SON OF A SEVENTH SON | 500,000 | 1x Gold |
| United States | LIVE AFTER DEATH | 1,000,000 | 1x Platinum |
| United States | PIECE OF MIND | 1,000,000 | 1x Platinum |
| United States | POWERSLAVE | 1,000,000 | 1x Platinum |
| Yugoslavia | PIECE OF MIND | 22,965 | Yugopapir |
