My Black Sabbath Album Rankings
The band Black Sabbath, as far as I and many others are concerned, invented what is now called Heavy Metal music.
I know they don’t agree, but I believe it’s true.
The original lineup of singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Bill Ward are the creators of sooooooooooo many bands.
They started a lot.
There have been many lineups (Tony Iommi is the one who has always been there.) and I am a fan of all of it.
And I am going to rank their albums here.
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
- Black Sabbath
- Paranoid
- Master Of Reality
- Reunion
- Sabotage
- Dehumanizer
- Heaven And Hell
- Mob Rules
- Seventh Star
- Vol. 4
- Never Say Die
- 13
- Technical Ecstasy
- Black Sabbath The Dio Years (Compilation with 3 new songs)
- The Devil You Know (billed as the band Heaven & Hell, but it is Black Sabbath)
- The End EP
- Forbidden
- Born Again
- Headless Cross
- The Eternal Idol
- Cross Purposes
- Tyr
- Live At Radio City Music Hall (billed as the band Heaven & Hell, but it is Black Sabbath)
- Neon Nights: Live at Wacken 2009 (billed as the band Heaven & Hell, but it is Black Sabbath)
- Live at Hammersmith Odeon
- Live Evil
- Past Lives (AKA Live At Last)
- Cross Purposes Live
- The End: Live In Birmingham/The Angelic Sessions
- Live…Gathered In Their Masses
Doing rankings like this are tough, and even the lower ones are not terrible. It’s just that I like the ones ranked higher more.
And I could always change my mind, but this is my ranking right here and right now.
What do you think? How would you rank them? Let me know.
I love Black Sabbath. Every album and lineup is important.