Black Sabbath Album Rankings
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Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath scores a combined 3.5295 out of 4 stars for Paranoid
3.5295
Whenever I find myself having a hard time deciding what should grace the pages of this site - do I really feel like tackling the B-52s, or do I work on a retrospective of Elvis Costello... ...more about Black Sabbath
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Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath scores a combined 3.1937 out of 4 stars for Master Of Reality
3.1937
WithParanoid, Black Sabbath perfected the formula for their lumbering heavy metal. ...more about Black Sabbath
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Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath scores a combined 3.1889 out of 4 stars for Black Sabbath
3.1889
You can argue all you want about which band first introduced "heavy metal" music; the three names I hear batted around the most are Steppenwolf, Blue Cheer and Black Sabbath. ...more about Black Sabbath
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Sabbath Bloody Sabbath by Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath scores a combined 3.1873 out of 4 stars for Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
3.1873
Any time a band changes their style even a little bit, they run the risk of being accused of "selling out." This is especially true of heavy metal bands. ...more about Black Sabbath
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Heaven & Hell by Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath scores a combined 3.0665 out of 4 stars for Heaven & Hell
3.0665
Entering the second phase of Black Sabbath's career -- marked by the appearance of Ronnie James Dio, formerly of Rainbow, as lead throat -- there were many questions regarding the band. ...more about Black Sabbath
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Reunion  by Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath scores a combined 3.0469 out of 4 stars for Reunion
3.0469
Never before, and possibly never again, have I been so happy to review what is essentially a 'greatest hits live' album. ...more about Black Sabbath
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Sabotage by Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath scores a combined 3.0372 out of 4 stars for Sabotage
3.0372
Years of constant touring, alcoholism, and drug abuse finally began to affect Black Sabbath around the time of their fifth release, 1975'sSabotage. ...more about Black Sabbath
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Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 by Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath scores a combined 2.6830 out of 4 stars for Black Sabbath, Vol. 4
2.6830
Black Sabbath, Vol. 4is just a cut below its two indisputably classic predecessors, as it begins to run out of steam -- and memorable riffs -- toward the end. ...more about Black Sabbath
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We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll by Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath scores a combined 2.6830 out of 4 stars for We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll
2.6830
We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Rollis a good single-disc collection of many -- but not all -- of Black Sabbath's best tracks from theOzzy Osbourneera, drawing about half of its material from the group' ...more about Black Sabbath
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Live Evil by Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath scores a combined 2.5678 out of 4 stars for Live Evil
2.5678
Oooh, now here's a Dio-Sabbath album that I can enjoy with almost no hesitation! As a compilation of the best material from the last two albums, this album works terrifically, as it tends to avoid del ...more about Black Sabbath
 
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Decade
# Albums
Album Score
1970
10
total ranking of 4.0000  4.0000
1980
7
total ranking of 2.2360  2.2360
1990
15
total ranking of 2.4458  2.4458
2000
22
total ranking of 1.6470  1.6470
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Overall Band Score:
3.1230
Black Sabbath is ranked overall as 3.1230 out of 4 stars
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