Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Country Chart ( 1988 ) Peak position
Austria Ö3 Austria Top 40 6
Finland The Official Finnish Charts 1
Germany Media Control Charts 4
Japan Oricon 39
Netherlands MegaCharts 2
New Zealand RIANZ 3
Norway VG-lista 3
Spain AFYVE 14
Sweden Sverigetopplistan 2
Switzerland Swiss Hitparade 2
United Kingdom Official Albums Chart 1
United States Billboard 200 12
Country Chart ( 2010 ) Peak position
Greece IFPI Greece 45
Country Chart ( 2013 ) Peak position
Finland The Official Finnish Charts 40
Germany Media Control Chart 96
Norway VG-lista 25
Sweden Sverigetopplistan 32
Album
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 11 April 1988 in the United Kingdom by EMI Records and in the United States by Capitol Records. The concept album incorporates elements from progressive rock, seen in the length and complex structure of the title track. It is the band's last studio album to feature the Piece of Mind-era lineup until 2000's Brave New World, with guitarist Adrian Smith leaving the band in January 1990 after he did not approve of the direction the band were aiming for on their next album No Prayer for the Dying. As well as the first Iron Maiden album to feature keyboards. Like The Number of the Beast and later Fear of the Dark, The Final Frontier, and The Book of Souls, the album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.