The Essential Iron Maiden (2005) is een verzamelalbum van de Britse heavymetalband Iron Maiden uitgebracht op 5 juli 2005. Dit album is alleen uitgebracht in Noord-Amerika, in Europa verscheen een vernieuwde Edward the Great.
Tracklisting CD 1 "Paschendale" (Harris, Smith) – 8:26 "Rainmaker" (Dickinson, Harris, Murray) – 3:48 "The Wicker Man" (Dickinson, Harris, Smith) – 4:35 "Brave New World" (Dickinson, Harris, Murray) – 6:18 "Futureal" (Bayley, Harris) – 2:56 "The Clansman" (Harris) – 8:59 "Sign of the Cross" (Harris) – 11:16 "Man on the Edge" (Bayley, Gers) – 4:11 "Be Quick or Be Dead" (Dickinson, Gers) – 3:23 "Fear of the Dark" (live) (Harris) – 7:52 "Holy Smoke" (Dickinson, Harris) – 3:47 "Bring Your Daughter...To the Slaughter" (Dickinson) – 4:43 "The Clairvoyant" (Harris) – 4:26
CD 2 "The Evil That Men Do" (Dickinson, Harris, Smith) – 4:34 "Wasted Years" (Smith) – 5:06 "Heaven Can Wait" (Harris) – 7:20 "2 Minutes to Midnight" (Dickinson, Smith) – 6:00 "Aces High" (Harris) – 4:29 "Flight of Icarus" (Dickinson, Smith) – 3:51 "The Trooper" (Harris) – 4:12 "The Number of the Beast" (Harris) – 4:52 "Run to the Hills" (Harris) – 3:54 "Wrathchild" (Harris) – 2:55 "Killers" (Di'Anno, Harris) – 5:01 "Phantom of the Opera" (Harris) – 7:06 "Running Free" (live) (Di'Anno, Harris) – 8:43 "Iron Maiden" (live) (Harris) – 4:49
Categorie:Muziekalbum van Iron Maiden Categorie:Muziekalbum uit 2005