Best of the Beast
Country Chart ( 1996 ) Position
Austria Ö3 Austria Top 40 41
Belgium ( Flanders ) Ultratop 28
Belgium ( Wallonia ) Ultratop 39
Finland The Official Finnish Charts 8
Germany Media Control Charts 42
Japan Oricon 26
Netherlands MegaCharts 25
New Zealand RIANZ 37
Sweden Sverigetopplistan 11
United Kingdom Official Albums Chart 16
Album
Best of the Beast was Iron Maiden's first best of album, released in 1996 in three formats: a 34 track (four disc) vinyl, a 27 track (two disc) CD, a 16 track (single disc) CD and MiniDisc. The vinyl edition is, to date, the band's longest record release, running for over three hours.