Headless Cross
by Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath bestography
Headless Cross is ranked 12th best out of 47 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 18,688.
(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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Headless Cross track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 03/23/2026 05:44 | Exist-en-ciel | 9,318 | 70/100 | |
| 02/06/2026 09:20 | Siromynian | 1,629 | 78/100 | |
| 11/13/2025 10:46 | platus | 5,838 | 74/100 | |
| 09/23/2025 21:47 | Olli | 6,980 | 63/100 | |
| 07/31/2025 13:39 |  Tamthebam | 23,056 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.5/100, a mean average of 67.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.1.
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Ozdalek 05/27/2019 06:15 | #236769
Not classic Sabbath, but the album is a dark, heavy masterpiece. Great production, sublime performances and very strong songs. Devil & Daughter, Headless Cross, Nighwing and When Death Calls are my faves.
Fischman 12/15/2016 16:54 | #180233
A decent album but hardly Sabbath. Without Geezer Butler in the lineup, it's hard to hear the heart of Sabbath and it shows here. For me, this one is worth having, but I certainly wouldn't call it essential.
'Headless Cross' is the best track. Songs focus on evil and mostly what you would expect Black Sabbath to sing about after hearing 8 other albums by them. While a fairly forgotten album by them it is strong rock music and if turning up the amps is your joy this will be a good album for you. Nothing wrong with the singer even if they are different from Black Sabbaths best albums. Very good vocals and album!
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