Black Sabbath
| a.k.a. | ex-Polka Tulk, ex-Earth |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Formed | August 1969, Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Doom Metal |
| Labels | Vertigo, Warner Bros. Records, I.R.S. Records |
| Years active | 1968 (Polka Tulk), 1968-1969 (Earth), 1969-2006, 2011-present |
| Website |
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 | Lyrics | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rebel | Demo | 1969 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Black Sabbath | Lyrics | Album | Feb 13, 1970 | 91.2 | 54 | 4 |
 | Paranoid | Lyrics | Album | Sep 18, 1970 | 94.5 | 89 | 7 |
| Paranoid EP | Lyrics | EP | 1971 | - | 0 | 0 | |
 | Master of Reality | Lyrics | Album | Jul 21, 1971 | 91.9 | 46 | 4 |
| Snowblind | Lyrics | EP | 1972 | - | 0 | 0 | |
 | Vol 4 | Lyrics | Album | Sep 25, 1972 | 90.8 | 28 | 2 |
| Sabbath Bloody Sabbath / Looking for Today / Sabbra Cadabra | Lyrics | EP | 1973 | - | 0 | 0 | |
 | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath | Lyrics | Album | Dec 1, 1973 | 88.2 | 23 | 4 |
 | Sabotage | Lyrics | Album | Jul 28, 1975 | 88.8 | 18 | 3 |
| We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll | Compilation | Dec 1975 | 80 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | Technical Ecstasy | Lyrics | Album | Oct 1, 1976 | 80.1 | 24 | 5 |
| Greatest Hits | Compilation | Dec 1977 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Never Say Die | Lyrics | Album | Sep 28, 1978 | 74.3 | 15 | 2 |
 | Heaven and Hell | Lyrics | Album | Apr 25, 1980 | 93.5 | 79 | 4 |
| Live at Last | Live | Jul 1980 | 64.4 | 5 | 1 | ||
 | Mob Rules | Lyrics | Album | Nov 4, 1981 | 89.4 | 21 | 2 |
| Live Evil | Live | Dec 1, 1982 | 89.8 | 15 | 2 | ||
 | Born Again | Lyrics | Album | Aug 7, 1983 | 79.5 | 17 | 5 |
 | Seventh Star | Lyrics | Album | Jan 27, 1986 | 81.8 | 11 | 2 |
 | The Eternal Idol | Lyrics | Album | Dec 8, 1987 | 83.7 | 13 | 2 |
 | Headless Cross | Lyrics | Album | Apr 17, 1989 | 90.6 | 20 | 3 |
 | Tyr | Lyrics | Album | Aug 20, 1990 | 88.4 | 18 | 2 |
 | Dehumanizer | Lyrics | Album | Jun 30, 1992 | 87.1 | 20 | 3 |
 | Cross Purposes | Lyrics | Album | Jan 31, 1994 | 85.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Cross Purposes Live | Video | Mar 1, 1995 | 76.7 | 3 | 0 | ||
 | Forbidden | Lyrics | Album | Jun 20, 1995 | 74.6 | 8 | 2 |
| The Originals | Boxed set | Sep 28, 1995 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Between Heaven & Hell: 1970-1983 | Compilation | Oct 1995 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Sabbath Stones | Compilation | Apr 29, 1996 | 72 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Under Wheels of Confusion 1970-1987 | Compilation | Nov 26, 1996 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reunion | Live | Oct 20, 1998 | 77.3 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Psycho Man | Single | Nov 2, 1998 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Last Supper | Video | 1999 | 70 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Black Mass | Lyrics | EP | Dec 7, 1999 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| The Best of Black Sabbath | Compilation | Jun 5, 2000 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Best Of MusikLaden Live | Video | 2002 | 60 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Past Lives | Live | Sep 20, 2002 | 65.2 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Symptom of the Universe | Compilation | Oct 22, 2002 | 87.5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Black Box (The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978) | Boxed set | Apr 27, 2004 | 93.8 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Greatest Hits 1970-78 | Compilation | Mar 14, 2006 | 60 | 1 | 0 | ||
| The Dio Years | Compilation | Apr 3, 2007 | 81.7 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Live at Hammersmith Odeon | Live | May 1, 2007 | 92.7 | 3 | 0 | ||
| The Rules of Hell | Boxed set | Jul 22, 2008 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greatest Hits | Compilation | Jun 15, 2009 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frantic / Paranoid | Split | Apr 17, 2010 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Ozzy Years | Boxed set | Nov 15, 2010 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron Man: the Best of Black Sabbath | Compilation | Jun 4, 2012 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Vinyl Collection: 1970-1978 | Boxed set | Dec 12, 2012 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| God Is Dead? | Single | Apr 19, 2013 | 75 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | 13 | Lyrics | Album | Jun 11, 2013 | 82 | 43 | 3 |
| The Complete Albums Box 1970-1978 | Boxed set | Apr 15, 2014 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Age of Reason | Single | Apr 19, 2014 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The End | Lyrics | EP | Jan 20, 2016 | 82.5 | 2 | 0 | |
| The Ultimate Collection | Compilation | Oct 28, 2016 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The End : Live In Birmingham | Video | 2017 | 85 | 1 | 1 | ||
| The End: 4 February 2017 Birmingham | Live | Nov 17, 2017 | 90 | 1 | 0 |
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Best Black Sabbath Songs
| Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron Man | Paranoid (1970) | 98 | 29 |
| 2 | Paranoid | Paranoid (1970) | 97.8 | 29 |
| 3 | War Pigs | Paranoid (1970) | 97.4 | 29 |
| 4 | Heaven and Hell | Heaven and Hell (1980) | 97.6 | 19 |
| 5 | Electric Funeral | Paranoid (1970) | 95.8 | 23 |
| 6 | Planet Caravan | Paranoid (1970) | 95 | 24 |
| 7 | Children of the Grave | Master of Reality (1971) | 96 | 12 |
| 8 | Black Sabbath | Black Sabbath (1970) | 95.4 | 14 |
| 9 | Fairies Wear Boots | Paranoid (1970) | 93.3 | 22 |
| 10 | Neon Knights | Heaven and Hell (1980) | 93.5 | 15 |
| 11 | Hand of Doom | Paranoid (1970) | 92.4 | 21 |
| 12 | Die Young | Heaven and Hell (1980) | 93 | 12 |
| 13 | The Law Maker | Tyr (1990) | 100 | 1 |
| 14 | Rat Salad | Paranoid (1970) | 90.6 | 20 |
| 15 | Children of the Sea | Heaven and Hell (1980) | 90.9 | 13 |
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Additional notes
Black Sabbath are generally considered both the first heavy metal and doom metal band.
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