What is the best Black Sabbath album of all time?

From the doom-laden debut that invented heavy metal to late-career reunions and Dio-era epics — every era is on the table. Which record do you keep coming back to?

1

Paranoid

Black Sabbath's 1970 sophomore album featuring iconic metal anthems.

2

Black Sabbath

The band's 1970 debut album that launched heavy metal.

3

Master of Reality

Black Sabbath's heavily down-tuned 1971 album pioneering doom metal.

4

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath's 1972 album blending heavy riffs with experimental sounds.

5

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Black Sabbath's 1973 progressive and experimental album.

6

Sabotage

Black Sabbath's 1975 album recorded during intense legal battles.

7

Heaven and Hell

Black Sabbath's 1980 album featuring Dio on vocals.

8

Mob Rules

Black Sabbath's 1981 follow-up with Dio delivering crushing riffs.

9

Dehumanizer

Black Sabbath's 1992 reunion with Dio, a heavier industrial-edged effort.

10

13

Black Sabbath's 2013 reunion album with Ozzy Osbourne, their final studio record.