Forbidden
by Black Sabbath
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Black Sabbath bestography
Forbidden is ranked 27th 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 18,092.
(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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Forbidden track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 69 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Forbidden rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 40/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Worst Albums I’ve Listened To | 33/59 | - |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 35 Music Albums of 1995 | 35/35 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Repo | 1995: Metal | 25/25 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1995 Pt 2 | 79/90 | - |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Top 70 Music Albums of 1995 | 70/70 | 0 |
| 2025 | svk4ever | Top 50 Music Albums of 1995 | 14/50 | 4 |
| 2025 | Repo | Rank 'Em: Black Sabbath | 10/10 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Black Sabbath albums ranked best to worst by Classic Rock | 24/24 | - |
| 2024 | AAL2014 | Black Sabbath: So Far.. | 17/17 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
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Forbidden ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 16 hours ago | Siromynian | 1,746 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2026 20:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,920 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/07/2026 08:15 | PurplePiePete | 1,846 | 80/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 54.9/100, a mean average of 51.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 51.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.9.
Forbidden forum mentions
Repo 07/12/2025 00:22 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Forbidden comments
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teague TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/05/2019 16:47 | #233098
This is really bad. (Edited)
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/15/2016 17:12 | #180247
Quite simply the least inspired title to ever be released under the Sabbath name.
UofTBlues 12/18/2019 19:09 | #245788
Just a terrible album. Appropriate title.
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