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dtkoeppen
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Apple Music: Iron Maiden album categorization and missing singles

Good afternoon! I like it when it's in order and structure. I'm a fan of the Iron Maiden band. In the apple music media library, this group has incorrectly defined albums, singles, collections. Thus, the 11th studio album of the band Virtual XI is placed in the collections section, collection/concert album BBC Archives (Live) in the studio albums section.


At the same time, I am concerned about the lack of singles released before 2020.

Posted on Nov 6, 2026 11:25 PM

4 replies

D.I. Johnson
User level: Level 8 (45,031 points)

Nov 7, 2026 11:57 AM in response to dtkoeppen

FWIW, these Apple Support Community forums are peer-to-peer support forums. You are not speaking to Apple here, only other users, and we understand Apple don’t actively participate here. There is nothing that we users can do to fix this issue.


But you can leave feedback directly to Apple about the Music app using this link: Feedback - Apple Music - Apple





Mac Jim ID
User level: Level 10 (105,996 points)

Nov 7, 2026 12:12 PM in response to dtkoeppen

It is the right owner of the music that submits them to Apple Music for distribution. They would need to submit the Singles before you would be able to see them there, it would infringe on their copyrights if Apple independently distributed the songs for streaming/download. I do show the Virtual XI album showing in the Album section of Iron Maiden.

Mac Jim ID
User level: Level 10 (105,996 points)

Nov 8, 2026 7:23 AM in response to dtkoeppen

There are apparently some regional differences as well. In the US, there is no access to the Ed Hunter Compilation/Album, so it does not appear here and the Virtual XI album is only the remastered version, which your screenshot does not show.


I have 3 Compilations

  • From Fear to Eternity
  • Somewhere Back in Time
  • Best of the B-Sides


I get all 17 Studio Albums.


I get all 12 Live Albums, although Wiki show A Real Live One and A Real Dead One as 2 separate Albums, they are combined into one Live Album on Apple Music.

dtkoeppen Author
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Nov 8, 2026 6:27 AM in response to Mac Jim ID


In apple music on ios (iPhone 15 PM) not so:

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256390140