IRON MAIDEN - The Final Frontier Goes #1 In Finland
August 22, 2010, 14 years ago
According to Allcharts.org, IRON MAIDEN's new album, The Final Frontier, has entered the official Finnish Album Charts at #1. The album has also entered the Belgian Albums Chart at #6.
As reported yesterday, The Final Frontier has also hit #1 on the Swedish Album Charts and has been certified gold for sales in excess of 20,000 copies.
The Final Frontier worldwide chart positions are as follows:
Finland - #1
Sweden - #1
Belgium - #6
According to industry website Hits Daily Double, The Final Frontier has already sold an estimated 56,000 units which will secure the British heavy metal vets a Top 5 position on next week's US Billboard 200 album chart.
The UK's Musicweek.com also reports that Iron Maiden have taken a powerful lead in the race to top the albums chart in the UK, with The Final Frontier selling more than three times as many as its nearest competitor, EMINEM’s Recovery, so far this week.
The Final Frontier, the band’s 15th studio album, has sold more than 22,000 copies, while Recovery has sold around 7,000 this week in the UK, according to Official Charts Company midweek figures.
The Final Frontier is out now and is available in the following formats:
Limited Collectors Mission Edition
Limited Edition Double Picture Vinyl
iTunes LP
Standard CD
Digital Download
The Limited Collectors Mission Edition comes in a unique CD case and includes access to bonus content including the Director's Cut of this new video, filmed band Mission Debrief interview footage, wallpapers, photos and the exclusive game Mission II: Rescue & Revenge.
The Final Frontier features the following tracklist/song credits:
'Satellite 15... The Final Frontier' (Adrian Smith/Steve Harris)
'El Dorado' (Smith/Harris/Bruce Dickinson)
'Mother Of Mercy' (Smith/Harris)
'Coming Home' (Smith/Harris/Dickinson)
'The Alchemist' (Janick Gers/Harris/Dickinson)
'Isle Of Avalon' (Smith/Harris)
'Starblind' (Smith/Harris/Dickinson)
'The Talisman' (Gers/Harris)
'The Man Who Would Be King' (Dave Murray/Harris)
'When The Wild Wind Blows' (Harris)