Your Top 10 Favorite Black Sabbath Albums

[Billy Underdog]

Hey Billy,
I may be getting members mixed up, but I thought you liked Born Again as well?

Shit, you got me there . Yeah, just forgot about it at the moment (It was still early in the morning for me when i posted that (11.30 in the 24 hour system)). Thank you for correcting/reminding me
I'll have to change Past Lives with Born Again.

So the new list would be:

First eight as they were, then Born Again, and hopefully the new album.
Reunion and Past Lives on a good 11th & 12th place.

Edit: No, actually, after thinking about it, i still think the two live-albums are better than Born Again.
But, yeah, the correction would have to be they recorded 9 studio-albums. (Lots of back & forth here now )

[Von Bek]

Feeling bad for Tony Martin now as none of his were in my top ten, even though they are still great albums.

[SabbathsValhalla]

Paranoid
Black Sabbath
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Sabotage
Technical Ecstasy
Never Say Die
Heaven And Hell
Dehumanizer
The Eternal Idol
TYR

[Josef_K]

Strange that I haven't replied here earlier... My list changes constantly as most do, but for the moment it's something like this:

1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
2. Vol. 4
3. Mob Rules
4. Master of Reality
5. Black Sabbath
6. Headless Cross
7. TYR
8. Heaven and Hell
9. Born Again
10. Paranoid

Pff... took me two seconds until I had to make a change in the list ^^

[-E5150 StarWanderer-]

1. Mob Rules
2. Heaven & Hell
3. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
4. Master Of Reality
5. Paranoid
6. The Devil You Know
7. Dehumanizer
8. Sabotage
9. Black Sabbath
10. Vol. 4

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11. Technical Ecstacy
12. Born Again
13. Cross Purposes
14. Never Say Die!


I also added four additional ones to the list in order to show how I rank all the albums I consider to be "true" Sabbath.

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

Like Josef I'm surprised I haven't posted my list on this thread unyil now! Probably because there are a load of these lists and you lose track!

1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
2. Sabotage
3. Dehumaniser
4. Never Say Die
4. Heaven & Hell
4. Mob Rules
4. Cross Purposes
8. Tyr
8. Paranoid
8. Black Sabbath

Yes I can count!

[black sheep]

That's easy, although I can't pick a favorite so I just listed them as they came out.

Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Master of Reality
Black Sabbath Vol. 4
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Sabotage
Technical Ecstasy
Never Say Die!
Live at Last
Reunion

[Valhalla]

1. Heaven&Hell
2. Dehumanizer
3. Master of Reality
4. Paranoid
5. Mob Rules
6. Headless Cross
7. TYR
8. Cross Purposes
9. Vol 4.
10. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

[Troyer]

1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
2. Master Of Reality
3. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
4. Paranoid
5. Volume 4
6. Heaven & Hell
7. Sabotage
8. Vol. 4
9. Mob Rules
10.Tyr

[H&H]

Heaven and Hell
Born Again
Sabotage
Mob Rules
Dehumanizer
The Devil You Know
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Master of Reality
Cross Purposes
Volume 4

This is my list today, it could change at any given time. 1 - 3 are solid, and rarely if ever change.

[Von Bek]

Having had a few months of playing Sabbath constantly I would rank all the albums as follows:

1. Mob Rules (1981)
2. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
3. Born Again (1983)
4. Never Say Die (1978)
5. Vol. 4 (1972)
6. Master of Reality (1971)
7. Heaven & Hell (1980)
8. Sabotage (1975)
9. Paranoid (1970)
10. The Devil You Know (2009)
11. Black Sabbath (1970)
12. Dehumanizer (1992)
13. Cross Purposes (1994)
14. TYR (1990)
15. Headless Cross (1989)
16. The Eternal Idol (1987)
17. Technical Ecstasy (1976)
18. Seventh Star (1986)
19. Forbidden (1995)

[Pace]

1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
2. Master Of Reality
3. Heaven And Hell
4. Born Again
5. Paranoid
6. Sabotage
7. Never Say Die
8. Vol. 4
9. Headless Cross
10. Mob Rules

[Dante_Doomsday]

1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
2. Paranoid
3. Sabotage
4. Black Sabbath
5. Master Of Reality
6. Heaven And Hell
7. Dehumanizer
8. Mob Rules
9. Volume 4
10. The Eternal Idol

[A Sabbath Historian]

It's been said by some that Black Sabbath have six * "essential" albums and usually that means the first six recorded by the original lineup. I BEG TO DIFFER! Even though I can't honestly come up with a top 10, I'll list my top 8 instead:


8. 'The Devil You Know' ( In my opinion, this lineup would have continued on INSTEAD of them reuniting with Ozzy had Ronnie not passed).

7. 'Vol. 4' ( Arguably the only other "essential" album from the original lineup apart from the first three, and that's stretching it).

* The following SIX studio albums to me are the TRUE essential Black Sabbath records:


6. 'Mob Rules' ( Picked up where 'Heaven and Hell' left off, and rightfully so).

5. 'Paranoid' ( A great album even though it's discussed AD NAUSEUM, but I understand why).

4. 'Dehumanizer' ( The LOST Sabbath classic!! CRIMINALLY OVERLOOKED, and yes...BETTER THAN PARANOID!).

3. 'Master Of Reality' ( The last TRULY great album from the original lineup).

2. 'Heaven And Hell' ( The BEST Sabbath album since 'Master Of Reality' . Ronnie was the shot in the arm that Sabbath needed...BADLY!).

1. 'Black Sabbath' ( The foundation for EVERYTHING...good and bad...that came after it. Still a classic!).

It should be said that BOTH the first album and 'Heaven And Hell' are both neck and neck as far as the No.1 and 2 spots go. Arguably the two MOST IMPORTANT Sabbath records ever recorded. Great comments everybody. Thanks BDR.

[TheSnowblindWizard]

1. Black Sabbath/Paranoid (Both of these albums are what started it all, they're both 2 legendary albums (which is why they're tied for 1st) and they set the pavement down for not only what Sabbath were to become, but many other bands)

2. Heaven and Hell (One of the Sab's finest. It's really a stellar album; I can listen to this album track for track everytime I play the album)

3. Headless Cross (I really think this albums deserves to be up there with the all time great Sabbath records especially after supposedly being regarded as one of the best Sabbath albums in years (at the time). It doesn't get as much attention as it should)

4. Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath (The original Sabbath in their prime, a real classic)

5. Mob Rules (You could say this is almost a continuation of H&H, another gem in the Sab catalog)

6. Cross Purposes (An EXCELLENT Martin era album, ALOT of great songs on here too, I can't understand how some people can say this isn't a heavy album)

7. Technical Ecstasy (An underrated Oz-era album, I have to say that I don't mind the bit of experimentation on this one, Tony's riffs and solos are phenomenal with of course Oz, Bill and Geez playing in top form themselves)

8. Born Again (I really wish this lineup would've lasted a little bit longer because this album was really good, and it would've been interesting to see what the follow-up to this would have been)

9. Dehumanizer (This is another excellent Sabbath record, really heavy, reminds me of when Tony and Geez tuned down during the Oz-era. Definitely one of the most underrated albums to EVER carry the Sabbath name)

10. Forbidden (I don't think this album deserves the hate, especially when there are some GREAT songs on here like Rusty Angels, Can't Get Close Enough, the title track, Kiss of Death, Sick & Tired, and Get a Grip. Sure, its obviously not the most landmark Sabbath record but, it is definitely better than its reputation. All fans of Sabbath should at least give it a try before knocking it)

[Now in Darkness]

Wow, tough one. The selection will change regularly, but as of today, and in no particular order:

Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Master of Reality
Vol. 4
Mob Rules
Forbidden
Cross Purposes
Tyr
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Heaven and Hell

[Sicko FanAtic]

1. The Devil You Know! (yes, it's Sabbath!)
2. Dehumanizer
3. Mob Rules
4. Heaven and Hell
5. Cross Purposes
6. The Eternal Idol (Ray Gillen Version!)
7. Headless Cross
8. TYR
9. Forbidden
10. Never Say Die!

[OZZYIRONMAN]

1. The Devil You Know! (yes, it's Sabbath!)
2. Dehumanizer
3. Mob Rules
4. Heaven and Hell
5. Cross Purposes
6. The Eternal Idol (Ray Gillen Version!)
7. Headless Cross
8. TYR
9. Forbidden
10. Never Say Die!

This list is the best?

[Sicko FanAtic]

This list is the best?

Yes my friend! Guessing from your user name, you have more Ozzy era in your top ten than I do. Don't get me wrong, I love the Ozzy era, I just think all the other singers were better and the music more polished in other eras, although they really are all equal, just some are more equal, lol.

[OZZYIRONMAN]

Yes my friend! Guessing from your user name, you have more Ozzy era in your top ten than I do. Don't get me wrong, I love the Ozzy era, I just think all the other singers were better and the music more polished in other eras, although they really are all equal, just some are more equal, lol.

Yeah i have more Ozzy era in the top 10. ************************

[ZepHead]

1. PARANOID
2. Black Sabbath
3. Master of Reality
4. Vol. 4
5. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
6. Born Again
7. Heaven and Hell
8. Mob Rules
9. Tyr
10. Dehumanizer

[headlessmatt1983]

1. Master of Reality
2. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
3. Vol. 4
4. Headless Cross
5. Mob Rules
6. Never Say Die
7. Heaven and Hell
8. Technical Ecstasy
9.Paranoid
10. Black Sabbath

[OZZYIRONMAN]

1. Vol 4

2. SBS

3. Paranoid

4. MOR

5. NSD

6. Sabotage

7. Black Sabbath

8. TE

9. Reunion

10. Past Lives

[MovieDemon]

Pretty predictable:
Black Sabbath
Paranoid
Master of Reality
Vol. 4
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Sabotage
Technical Ecstasy
Never Say Die!
Heaven and Hell
The Mob Rules

Mine as well

[jennywatson128]

Indeed! These albums are truly mind blowing and I would love to share these albums to all of my friends.