Master Of Reality
by Black Sabbath
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Black Sabbath bestography
Master Of Reality is ranked 3rd best out of 49 albums by Black Sabbath on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Black Sabbath is Paranoid which is ranked number 50 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 18,031.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Master Of Reality track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Master Of Reality rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  TheDarkOrb | Top 9 Music Albums of 1971 | 3/9 | 4 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 29/100 | 72 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 36 Music Albums of 1971 | 29/36 | 1 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 78/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 | 30/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  nitomano | Top 51 Music Albums of 1971 | 13/51 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Superunknown | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 70/100 | 29 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 | 29/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 500 Albums: 201-300 | 35/100 | - |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 22 Music Albums of 1971 | 5/22 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 739 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 5,469 | |||
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Master Of Reality ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/06/2026 10:38 | Superunknown | 294 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2026 14:59 |  hoyquarlow | 541 | 76/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2026 04:15 | MrOlan | 962 | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 83.6/100, a mean average of 82.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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Master Of Reality forum mentions
pedro1976 09/12/2026 08:11 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
BestEverAlbums 09/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5427): By StreakyNuno BestEverAlbums 08/27/2026 20:00 in Album of the day (#7405): Master Of Reality by Black SabbathMaster Of Reality comments
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HoldenM TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/31/2026 14:55 | #315494
More like Master of Making Good Albums. HA! Got 'em! (Edited)
Classic Sabbath, not quite up to the standard of Paranoid obviously but so many killer riffs here. After Forever is my highlight. (Edited)
Troisième album réussi pour Sabbath. L'usine a riff continue de tourner à plein régime du côté de Iommi.
(Edited)
An excellent follow-up to Paranoid. Some of the most perfect rock/metal songs ever written, with "Sweet Leaf", "Children of the Grave", "Solitude", "Into the Void" and "After Forever" among Black Sabbath's finest compositions. Even the instrumental interludes are also quite gripping. (Edited)
Their best when it comes to riffs and their biggest sonic masterpiece, but overall Paranoid has better songs.
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