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Best of the Beast

1996 compilation album by Iron Maiden
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Best of the Beast

Summary

Best of the Beast is an album[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Best of the Beast's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Best of the Beast's genre is heavy metal music[4].
  • Best of the Beast was produced by Martin Birch[5].
  • Among the performers on Best of the Beast was Iron Maiden[6].
  • Best of the Beast's record label is recorded as EMI[7].
  • Best of the Beast is part of Iron Maiden's albums in chronological order[8].
  • Best of the Beast's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Best of the Beast was published on September 24, 1996[10].
  • Best of the Beast's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Best of the Beast'}[11].
  • Best of the Beast's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+4665'}[12].
  • Best of the Beast's form of creative work is recorded as compilation album[13].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Best of the Beast was Iron Maiden[6]. It was produced by Martin Birch[5].

Publication

Best of the Beast was released on September 24, 1996[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is heavy metal music[4]. It is part of Iron Maiden's albums in chronological order[8].

Why It Matters

Best of the Beast has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

EMI Iron Maiden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Producer → Martin Birch
    Record label → EMI
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