# “That’s definitely my favourite album. It’s all pretty much perfect.” Nicko McBrain ranks Iron Maiden’s albums, from worst to best

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/thats-definitely-my-favourite-album-its-all-pretty-much-perfect-nicko-mcbrain-ranks-iron-maidens-albums-from-worst-to-best/
- Published: 2026-07-16T11:42:23+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-27T04:15:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Louder
- Original article: https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/nicko-mcbrain-ranks-iron-maiden-albums-worst-to-best
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Nicko McBrain ranked all Iron Maiden studio albums worst to best
- He rated 1980's Iron Maiden the weakest of the bunch
- A Matter of Life and Death (2006) was named his top pick

## Summary

Iron Maiden's former drummer Nicko McBrain has ranked the band's studio albums from worst to best during a fan event at his restaurant in Coral Springs, Florida. McBrain, who retired from touring with the band in 2024, took part in the exercise at his Rock n Roll Ribs venue, hosted by podcaster Capnharris, giving fans a rare and candid insight into how a founding member rates Maiden's back catalogue.

Presented with albums in random order, McBrain arranged them by greatness on a board featuring his puppet "Sooty". He placed the band's self-titled 1980 debut at the very bottom, saying the production "wasn't the greatest" though still calling it "a good album", while naming 2006's A Matter of Life and Death as his favourite, describing it as "pretty much perfect".

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