Black Sabbath (studio album) by Black Sabbath
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Black Sabbath is ranked 2nd best out of 47 albums by Black Sabbath on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Black Sabbath is Paranoid which is ranked number 52 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 19,262.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 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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85/100  | 01/11/2025 22:45 | brent13 | | 79/100 |
85/100 | 01/10/2025 02:46 | RainW | | 76/100 |
90/100 | 01/08/2025 17:14 | MaxStorm98 | | 92/100 |
85/100 | 12/29/2024 16:18 | gmessian | | 62/100 |
85/100 | 12/04/2024 03:33 | AbsurdCheesecake | | 88/100 |
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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 83.4/100, a mean average of 82.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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There are very few albums which have “blown me away” on first listen, this was the first to do so. I was 13 in 1971 when I heard this round at a mate house on what would now be described as a very crappy “stereo”. Two sides of vinyl which changed my musical direction for years to come. The bedrock of a whole genre of music. Amazing stuff
One of the most influential and important albums in metal music. It might lack the consistency and heights they reached on later releases but it is still a solid debut with some phenomenal playing on here. It still sounds just as heavy today with the guitars on N.I.B. being a testament to that. This really does feel like the birth of something exciting and I get that feeling every time I listen to this record. Overall, great performances, great songs and a unique style leads to a thoroughly enjoyable album that is full of potential.
VictorVale 01/22/2023 22:15
Genial começo! A atmosfera pesada do Heavy Metal nascendo.
Classic. One of the first metal albums
Almost perfect first album from one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time if not the greatest.
innovative. an absence of malice or hate. some good stuff
god what a cool band name, album kicks butt
The birth of metal. Absolutely phenomenal album
planetneutral 01/10/2021 14:04
Even if you can't take all the Tolkien and Lovecraft seriously, it's really good rock music. These guys could play.
My favorite album by Black Sabbath. Its influence is beyond words.
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