Headless Cross
by Black Sabbath

Headless Cross by Black Sabbath
Year: 1989
Release date: 1989-00-00
Overall rank: 7,244th   
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 107 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (101st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,040th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,244th)

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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 18,675.

Black Sabbath album bestography « Higher ranked (6,937th)
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This album (7,244th)
Headless Cross
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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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Headless Cross rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,244th | 1980s rank: 1,040th | 1989 rank: 101st

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Headless Cross ratings

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69/100 (from 107 votes)
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From 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.
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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.
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