The 9 Greatest Black Sabbath Songs of All Time

From the doom-drenched riffs that invented heavy metal to galloping anthems and one soaring Dio-era epic, these tracks trace the band's darkest and most thunderous moments. Which one reigns supreme?

1

Paranoid

The band's breakout 1970 hit, a two-and-a-half-minute burst of proto-metal urgency.

1000pts

2

Iron Man

The doom-laden 1970 anthem built on one of the most recognizable riffs in metal.

933pts

3

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

The razor-sharp 1973 title track blending heaviness with progressive ambition.

699pts

4

Snowblind

A cocaine-themed centerpiece of 1972's Vol. 4 with lush, layered arrangements.

636pts

5

War Pigs

An epic anti-war opener from the Paranoid album with a sludgy, apocalyptic groove.

559pts

6

Symptom of the Universe

A proto-thrash barnburner from 1975's Sabotage that anticipated speed metal.

559pts

7

Black Sabbath

The ominous title track of their 1970 debut that essentially invented doom metal.

559pts

8

Heaven and Hell

The soaring 1980 title track that launched the Ronnie James Dio era.

559pts

9

Children of the Grave

A galloping, riff-driven highlight from 1971's Master of Reality.

559pts