N.I.B. (track)
by Black Sabbath
N.I.B. appears on the following album(s) by Black Sabbath:
- Black Sabbath (track #4) (this album) (1970)
- We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll (track #17) (compilation) (1975)
- Greatest Hits 1970–1978 (track #2) (compilation) (2006)
- Past Lives (track #16) (compilation) (2002)
- Greatest Hits (1977) (track #2) (compilation) (1977)
- Live Evil (track #3) (1982)
- Symptom Of The Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 (track #2) (compilation) (2002)
- The Best Of Black Sabbath (track #3) (compilation) (2000)
- Greatest Hits (2009) (track #14) (compilation) (2009)
- Reunion (track #3) (1998)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 5 days ago |  imacgill | 33,631 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/16/2026 20:06 |  DommeDamian | 78,462 | 51/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2026 10:09 | Siromynian | 20,079 | 71/100 |
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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 90.0/100, a mean average of 89.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.4.
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/27/2012 18:59 | #59098
One of Black Sabbath's most evil song. The riff is one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time. (Edited)
"My name is Lucifer, please take my hand." (Edited)
Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/02/2013 18:59 | #75032
Heavayyyyy~! And LOUD!!!!!! (Edited)
