Black Sabbath 
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The best album credited to Black Sabbath is Paranoid which is ranked number 50 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 18,087.
Black Sabbath is ranked number 30 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 40,839.
Black Sabbath official website: http://www.black-sabbath.com
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- Episode Six
- Geezer
- GZR
- Widowmaker
- The Hoochie Coochie Men
- G//Z/R
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- Sector 27
- Mungo Jerry
- Emerson, Lake & Powell
- Tony Iommi / Glenn Hughes
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- Ian Gillan & Tony Iommi
- Ian Gillan Band
- Ian Gillan & Roger Glover
- Velvett Fogg
- Kahvas Jute
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Total albums: 49. Page 1 of 5
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| ! | 08/09/2026 23:49 |  MetalMan67 | 2 | 90/100 |
| ! | 07/17/2026 03:13 | stareaterogni0n | 54 | 76/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2026 10:48 | kinginsomniac12 | 74 | 100/100 |
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LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/08/2018 22:55 | #217933
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/08/2018 22:55 | #217933
I've just realised that their first three albums are at least 10-15 years ahead of its time. The debut well, basically debuted heavy metal as a genre, and has some strong doom metal and horror elements as well. Paranoid is typical hard rock/heavy metal with a bit of doom metal thrown in. Master of Reality invented stoner metal, started the down tuning and heavy stoner riffs trend, which so many bands have used after Black Sabbath. These three albums were released in 1970/71. IN TWO F-ING YEARS THEY'VE CREATED A GENRE AND SEVERAL SUBGENRES. And after all that they still managed to make Vol 4, Sabotage and later Heaven & Hell, three albums which are maybe not as groundbreaking, but are just as great. Oh and also Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Mob Rules. Goddamn.
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Johnnyo TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/19/2011 11:46 | #27676
Being a born & bred Brummie & being of the appropriate age to have seen them when I was growing up, this is the band that I got off on most during my teens. Great riffs, great song writing. Simply great.
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tmbarnes8 12/21/2017 01:20 | #203646
I feel like Black Sabbath has aged better than Led Zeppelin, the riffs and general sound is more timeless and will always sound really goddamn heavy, not just 'heavy for its time'.
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frizzlefry420 07/07/2015 17:19 | #145275
Sabbath>Zeppelin. One of the most original bands of all time. Zeppelin is good, but not very original. Tony Iommi invented a whole new guitar style that changed rock music forever.
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/16/2012 23:14 | #55205
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/16/2012 23:14 | #55205
This band is immortal in my book. They have such a solid discography of metal it's unbelievable, plus they did it first... or at least the best that the early bands did it. My favorite album is Sabotage (I know, I'm probably the only one). Stuff was great with Ozzy and with Dio. Iommi is a metal god.
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