Black Sabbath
| a.k.a. | ex-Polka Tulk, ex-Earth |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Formed | August 1969, Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Doom Metal |
| Labels | Vertigo Records, Warner Bros. Records, I.R.S. Records |
| Years active | 1968 (as Polka Tulk), 1968-1969 (as Earth), 1969-2006, 2011-present |
| Website | http://www.blacksabbath.com |
Line-up (members)
- Tony Iommi : Guitars (1969-2006, 2011-present)
- Ozzy Osbourne : Vocals (1969-1977, 1978-1979, 1997-2006, 2011-present)
- Geezer Butler : Bass (1969-1979, 1980-1984, 1987, 1991-1994, 1997-2006, 2011-present)
Former members
- Bill Ward : Drums (1969-1980, 1983, 1984, 1994, 1997-2006, 2011-2012)
- Dave Walker : Vocals (1977-1978)
- Geoff Nicholls : Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals (1979-2004)
- Ronnie James Dio : Vocals (1979-1982, 1991-1992) (R.I.P. 2010)
- Craig Gruber : Bass (1980) (R.I.P. 2015)
- Vinny Appice : Drums (1980-1982, 1991-1992, 1998)
- Bev Bevan : Drums (1983-1984, 1987)
- Ian Gillan : Vocals (1983-1984)
- Ron Keel : Vocals (1984)
- Jeff Fenholt : Vocals (1984-1985)
- Dave Donato : Vocals (1984)
- Dave Spitz : Bass (1985-1987)
- Gordon Copley : Bass (1985)
- Eric Singer : Drums (1985-1987)
- Glenn Hughes : Vocals (1985-1986)
- Bob Daisley : Bass (1986)
- Ray Gillen : Vocals (1986-1987) (R.I.P. 1993)
- Jo Burt : Bass (1987)
- Tony Martin : Vocals (1987-1991, 1992-1997)
- Laurence Cottle : Bass (1988-1989)
- Cozy Powell : Drums (1988-1991, 1994-1995) (R.I.P. 1998)
- Neil Murray : Bass (1989-1990, 1994-1996)
- Bobby Rondinelli : Drums (1993-1994, 1995)
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Black Sabbath Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |
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| The Rebel | Demo | 1969 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Black Sabbath | Lyrics | Studio | 1970-02-13 | 91.5 | 53 | 4 |
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Paranoid | Lyrics | Studio | 1970-09-18 | 94.2 | 82 | 6 |
| Paranoid EP | Lyrics | EP | 1971 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Master of Reality | Lyrics | Studio | 1971-07-21 | 92.2 | 43 | 4 |
| Snowblind | Lyrics | EP | 1972 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Vol 4 | Lyrics | Studio | 1972-09-25 | 91.1 | 26 | 2 |
| Sabbath Bloody Sabbath / Looking for Today / Sabbra Cadabra | Lyrics | EP | 1973 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Sabbath Bloody Sabbath | Lyrics | Studio | 1973-12-01 | 89.4 | 20 | 4 |
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Sabotage | Lyrics | Studio | 1975-07-28 | 89.3 | 16 | 3 |
| We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll | Compilation | 1975-12 | 80 | 1 | 0 | ||
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Technical Ecstasy | Lyrics | Studio | 1976-10-01 | 80.4 | 21 | 5 |
| Greatest Hits | Compilation | 1977-12 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Never Say Die | Lyrics | Studio | 1978-09-28 | 74.9 | 13 | 2 |
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Heaven and Hell | Lyrics | Studio | 1980-04-25 | 93.5 | 76 | 4 |
| Live at Last | Live | 1980-07 | 67.3 | 3 | 1 | ||
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Mob Rules | Lyrics | Studio | 1981-11-04 | 90.3 | 18 | 2 |
| Live Evil | Live | 1982-12-01 | 90.6 | 14 | 2 | ||
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Born Again | Lyrics | Studio | 1983-08-07 | 80.4 | 15 | 5 |
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Seventh Star | Lyrics | Studio | 1986-01-27 | 82 | 10 | 2 |
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The Eternal Idol | Lyrics | Studio | 1987-12-08 | 83.7 | 13 | 2 |
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Headless Cross | Lyrics | Studio | 1989-04-17 | 91.8 | 18 | 3 |
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Tyr | Lyrics | Studio | 1990-08-20 | 88.3 | 17 | 2 |
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Dehumanizer | Lyrics | Studio | 1992-06-30 | 87.3 | 19 | 3 |
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Cross Purposes | Lyrics | Studio | 1994-01-31 | 86 | 7 | 1 |
| Cross Purposes Live | Video | 1995-03-01 | 75 | 2 | 0 | ||
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Forbidden | Lyrics | Studio | 1995-06-20 | 75.3 | 8 | 2 |
| The Originals | Boxed set | 1995-09-28 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Between Heaven & Hell: 1970-1983 | Compilation | 1995-10 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Sabbath Stones | Compilation | 1996-04-29 | 72 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Under Wheels of Confusion 1970-1987 | Compilation | 1996-11-26 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reunion | Live | 1998-10-20 | 76.6 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Psycho Man | Single | 1998-11-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Last Supper | Video | 1999 | 70 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Black Mass | Lyrics | EP | 1999-12-07 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| The Best of Black Sabbath | Compilation | 2000-06-05 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Best Of MusikLaden Live | Video | 2002 | 60 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Past Lives | Live | 2002-09-20 | 63.2 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Symptom of the Universe | Compilation | 2002-10-22 | 87.5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Black Box (The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978) | Boxed set | 2004-04-27 | 93.8 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Greatest Hits 1970-78 | Compilation | 2006-03-14 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Dio Years | Compilation | 2007-04-03 | 81.7 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Live at Hammersmith Odeon | Live | 2007-05-01 | 92.7 | 3 | 0 | ||
| The Rules of Hell | Boxed set | 2008-07-22 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greatest Hits | Compilation | 2009-06-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frantic / Paranoid | Split | 2010-04-17 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Ozzy Years | Boxed set | 2010-11-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron Man: the Best of Black Sabbath | Compilation | 2012-06-04 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Vinyl Collection: 1970-1978 | Boxed set | 2012-12-12 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| God Is Dead? | Single | 2013-04-19 | 75 | 1 | 0 | ||
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13 | Lyrics | Studio | 2013-06-11 | 81.4 | 39 | 3 |
| The Complete Albums Box 1970-1978 | Boxed set | 2014-04-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Age of Reason | Single | 2014-04-19 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The End | Lyrics | EP | 2016-01-20 | 82.5 | 2 | 0 | |
| The Ultimate Collection | Compilation | 2016-10-28 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The End : Live In Birmingham | Video | 2017 | 92.5 | 2 | 1 | ||
| The End: 4 February 2017 Birmingham | Live | 2017-11-17 | 90 | 1 | 0 |
Black Sabbath Photos
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Best Black Sabbath Songs
| Rank | Song title | Album title | Rating | Votes |
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| 1 | Iron Man | Paranoid (1970) | 98.4 | 23 |
| 2 | Paranoid | Paranoid (1970) | 98.1 | 22 |
| 3 | Heaven and Hell | Heaven and Hell (1980) | 99.1 | 13 |
| 4 | War Pigs | Paranoid (1970) | 97.2 | 22 |
| 5 | Planet Caravan | Paranoid (1970) | 95.3 | 21 |
| 6 | Children of the Grave | Master of Reality (1971) | 96.9 | 10 |
| 7 | Electric Funeral | Paranoid (1970) | 95 | 18 |
| 8 | Neon Knights | Heaven and Hell (1980) | 96.1 | 11 |
| 9 | Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath (1970) | 95.6 | 10 |
| 10 | Children of the Sea | Heaven and Hell (1980) | 95 | 9 |
| 11 | Die Young | Heaven and Hell (1980) | 95 | 9 |
| 12 | Fairies Wear Boots | Paranoid (1970) | 92.8 | 18 |
| 13 | Hand of Doom | Paranoid (1970) | 92.3 | 17 |
| 14 | The Law Maker | Tyr (1990) | 100 | 1 |
| 15 | Falling Off the Edge of the World | Mob Rules (1981) | 100 | 1 |
Additional notes
Black Sabbath are generally considered both the first heavy metal and doom metal band.
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