{{Album
  |Titel= The Number of the Beast
  |Kunstner= [[Iron Maiden]]
  |Type= Studiealbum
  |Spor=
  |Genre= [[Heavy metal]]
  |Længde= 44:50
  |Sprog        = [[England|Engelsk]]
  |Indspillet   = Battery Studios december 1981–februar 1982
  |Udgivet      = [[29. marts]] [[1982]]
  |Producer     = [[Martin Birch]]
  |Udgiver= [[EMI]] <small>([[Storbritannien]])</small><br />[[Harvest Records|Harvest]]/[[Capitol Records|Capitol]] <small>(Originalt i [[USA]])</small><br />[[Sanctuary Records|Sanctuary]]/[[Capitol Records|Columbia]]<small>(Genudgivelse i [[USA]])</small>
  |Anmeldelser  = * [[All Music Guide]] {{Stjerner|*|*|*|*|½|}} <sup>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A37d8vwdva92k link]</sup>
* ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{Stjerner|*|*|-|-|-|}} <sup>[http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/ironmaiden/albums/album/142131/review/6210063/the_number_of_the_beast link]</sup>
  |Før= ''[[Maiden Japan]]''<br />(1981) 
  |Nu= '''''The Number of the Beast'''''<br />(1982) 
  |Efter= ''[[Piece of Mind]]''<br />(1983)
}}
'''''The Number of the Beast''''' er et album fra [[heavy metal]]bandet [[Iron Maiden]] der blev udgivet i 1982 gennem [[EMI]] i [[England]] og originalt gennem [[Harvest Records]]/[[Capitol Records]] i [[USA]] (nu gennem [[Sanctuary Records]]/[[Columbia Records]]) Metal-Rules.com kårede det som det andet bedste heavy metalalbum til dato.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://metal-rules.com/polls/index.php?id=6 |title=Metal-Rules.com<!-- Robotgenereret titel --> |access-date=29. juni 2007 |archive-date=28. januar 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/652NZtbhZ?url=http://metal-rules.com/polls/index.php?id=6 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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