Born Again
by Black Sabbath
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Black Sabbath bestography
Born Again is ranked 10th 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 18,111.
(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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Born Again track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Born Again rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 50 Music Albums of 1983 | 41/50 | 1 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 53 Music Albums of 1983 | 38/53 | 2 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 500 Albums: 401-500 | 79/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 92 Music Albums of 1983 | 54/92 | 2 |
| 2026 |  MetalMan67 | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s | 46/99 | 11 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 90 Music Albums of 1983 | 75/90 | 1 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 30 Music Albums of 1983 | 28/30 | 1 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1983 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 53 Music Albums of 1983 | 36/53 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 79 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 242 | |||
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Born Again ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/30/2026 13:50 | Siromynian | 1,773 | 74/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2026 04:58 | Leschoses | 127 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/03/2026 20:22 | FrancK | 540 | 83/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 64.6/100, a mean average of 63.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.3.
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Born Again forum mentions
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Brandon8 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/02/2019 23:53 | #238835 | TOP COMMENT
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An interesting detour for one of the greatest bands. Black Sabbath was a great force with multiple singers including Ian Gillan. This album is heavy and short and kicks ass. It doesn’t have that signature hit but it’s sum is greater than its parts. (Edited)
Great album, it maybe sounds not like Black Sabbath with Gillan but still damn good. It could be, with a better recording quality, one of their best albums, but the recording and mastering is really horrible.
But the songwriting and riffs are pretty good. (Edited)
This is my fav Sabbath album. Gillan seems to have the voice for Sabbath, although I also thinks that about Ozzy & Dio. (Edited)
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/15/2016 16:42 | #180229 | TOP COMMENT
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Sabbath's one album with Deep Purple's Ian Gillian on the mic is a mixed bag. There's some great cuts, but also a lot of filler. It's hard to listen to this album from end to end, but certain cuts are classics. (Edited)
doombringer 04/06/2025 11:48 | #308355 | TOP COMMENT
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Great Vocalist , greater Riff-Master.... but not a good album . The title track is a glimpse of what could have been. (Edited)
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