Heaven And Hell
by Black Sabbath

Heaven And Hell by Black Sabbath
Year: 1980
Release date: 1980-04-18
Overall rank: 834th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 567 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1980 (16th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (129th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (834th)

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Black Sabbath bestography

Heaven And Hell is ranked 5th 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 18,702.

Black Sabbath album bestography « Higher ranked (751st)
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
This album (834th)
Heaven And Hell
Lower ranked (857th) »
Vol 4

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 834th | 1980s rank: 129th | 1980 rank: 16th

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 567 votes)
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03/01/2026 05:53 CharlieBarley  Ratings distribution  3,25181/100
 
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02/28/2026 17:43 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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02/26/2026 15:12 CA Dreamin  Ratings distribution  74270/100
 
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02/17/2026 21:30 brent13  Ratings distribution  1,91968/100
 
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02/08/2026 02:20 mrmcrook  Ratings distribution  1,04177/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.

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75/100
From 01/16/2025 12:59 | #307041
GOod Sabbath album from post oz
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80/100
From 08/03/2022 13:59 | #288097
This album sounds more like Rainbow than Sabbath, but it's better than their three previous albums.
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80/100
From 05/21/2022 11:57 | #285595
This is not Sabbath, not metal just hard rock. Some good Iommi solos on the last track
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60/100
From 04/02/2022 23:38 | #283749
This record feels a little to similar to stuff I have heard before and is missing that spark that separates them from the crowd. It just feels a little generic and it gets lost amongst the rest of the Sabbath discography for me. There are a couple of weak tracks as well and moments that could be skipped. I just never get the desire to put this album on especially with the other amazing records around it. However, I do love the guitar on this album and I think it is just as strong as ever. Some of the riffs and solos completely carry tracks and if I was going to be drawn back to this release it would be for the guitar. Overall, there are a few good songs on here but I do think this record gets over rated and it feels a bit flat unfortunately.
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65/100
From 07/11/2021 06:39 | #271522
'Heaven And Hell' is a bit overrated in my opinion. Musically it's decent, and Dio's voice is phenomenal as always. But it's a very different sound from the classic era and Dio's lyrics make zero sense to me. I do not, however, think they should have disbanded after Ozzy left. In fact, 'Headless Cross' is my seventh favourite Sabbath album (after the first six). Neon Knights is phenomenal, granted, but I prefer 'Mob Rules' and even 'The Devil You Know' over this album. I'm glad it's lauded by many, and I'm glad the band continued, but this just doesn't do a great deal for me.
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85/100
From 01/23/2021 04:36 | #264909
This showed that even without ozzy, black sabbath could still deliver great material. They haven't sounded this inspired since Sabbath Bloody Sabbath in 1973
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90/100
From 09/03/2020 00:43 | #257704
Fantastic album. One of Sabbath's best. Big ask for Ronnie to replace Ozzy but there'd of been no regrets. His vocals give a lighter feel than with all previous Ozzy albums but still as heavy as fuck. Makes it sound like a different band, but still in the same caliber of greatness. Outstanding.
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100/100
From 05/22/2020 21:27 | #251853
An absolute classic - Dio at his best as Sabbath return to the top.

Top tracks: Heaven and Hell, Die Young, Neon Knights, Children of the Sea
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75/100
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From 08/10/2019 00:10 | #241012
While not as phenomenal as the first 6 Ozzy albums, this is still a classic in its own way. It's a bit less heavy, more melodic, and much less doom-y than the sound they had in the early 70's. Neon Knights, Children of the Sea, the title track, and Die Young are absolute classics.
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