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Somewhere in Time by Iron Maiden
Somewhere in Time is an album by Iron Maiden, released in 1986. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Stranger in a Strange Land”, on 1 list with a best position of #550.
Somewhere in Time, Iron Maiden's sixth studio album, came out on EMI in Britain on 29 September 1986, with Capitol handling America, and it's the one where the East London metal machine plugged in the future. For the first time the band used guitar synthesisers, and Dave Murray and Adrian Smith's twin leads come out glossy and space-age over Steve Harris's galloping bass.
Martin Birch produced it, with sessions at Compass Point Studios and Wisseloord Studios, and songs like "Stranger in a Strange Land", "Heaven Can Wait", "Sea of Madness" and "Déjà Vu" gallop and soar with all the drama you'd expect. It went platinum in the US, the band hit the road on Somewhere on Tour, and in 2023 it became the centrepiece of the Future Past World Tour, sharing the spotlight with 2021's Senjutsu.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Somewhere in Time on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stranger in a Strange Land | 1 | #550 | – | 1990 | |
| 2 | Déjà Vu | 1 | #630 | – | 1990 | |
| 3 | Heaven Can Wait | 1 | #869 | – | 1990 | |
| 4 | Sea of Madness | 1 | #928 | – | 1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.