Paranoid (track)
by Black Sabbath
Paranoid appears on the following album(s) by Black Sabbath:
- Paranoid (track #2) (this album) (1970)
- We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll (track #4) (compilation) (1975)
- Greatest Hits 1970–1978 (track #5) (compilation) (2006)
- Past Lives (track #9) (compilation) (2002)
- Iron Man (track #7) (compilation) (1994)
- Greatest Hits (1977) (track #1) (compilation) (1977)
- Live Evil (track #12) (1982)
- Symptom Of The Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 (track #6) (compilation) (2002)
- Live At Last (track #9) (1980)
- The Best Of Black Sabbath (track #7) (compilation) (2000)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | 166,254 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2026 07:38 | Siromynian | 17,834 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/23/2026 23:02 | seaniedimes_ | 838 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2026 15:20 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 03/22/2026 05:12 | Cheddar | 5,043 | 78/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 91.4/100, a mean average of 90.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.0.
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AlvaroIesus 07/12/2024 01:04 | #304244
Es simplemente perfección. Estandarte del rock.
Squonk007 04/14/2022 16:17 | #284241
This rocks, a great driving beat.
Despite being less than 3 minutes long, the word that best describes it is "epic".
VictorVale 04/20/2019 11:53 | #235259
Símbolo máximo do Sabbath!
I like the lyrics so much
Did you know this song was written in 15 minutes?
Jasonconfused 12/05/2012 08:07 | #56801
This is probably the song that I've heard the most in my life. Maybe because it's short and easy to listen to. Or maybe because it's just that good. Simple but powerful song. I'm usually not too concerned with lyrics but the lyrics here are some of my favorite.
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