Black Sabbath Albums Ranked
Every Black Sabbath album ranked worst to best by the fans who voted, one head-to-head matchup at a time. Their #1: Cross Purposes.
Two rankings, never blended.
Ranked by fans
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- 20albums
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- 1fans voting
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- 188votes
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Rank Black Sabbath's albums
Vote on head-to-head matchups and see where your ranking agrees with the fans.
START RANKINGA different ranking, from a different crowd: Black Sabbath's songs by lifetime Spotify streams. Figures move daily and are correct as of 29 August 2026. Nothing here feeds the fan ranking.
Most streamed Black Sabbath songs
- 1Paranoid1.73bn739k/day
- 2Iron Man753m439k/day
- 3War Pigs519m375k/day
- 4Children of the Grave218m91k/day
- 5N.I.B.218m111k/day
- 6Heaven and Hell210m69k/day
- 7Planet Caravan - 2012148m61k/day
- 8Changes127m78k/day
Black Sabbath albums in a year's most-streamed five
Album totals come from the year-by-year most-streamed albums data, so only albums that made their release year's top five appear here. Not a full discography ranking.
- 3.26bn
Paranoid
1970 - #1 most streamed album of 1970
Source: Spotify lifetime totals via kworb.net, verified 29 August 2026. Stream counts are not votes and are never mixed into the fan ranking.
Black Sabbath albums: your questions
- What is Black Sabbath's best album?
- Cross Purposes (1994) is Black Sabbath's #1 album on TakeRank, winning 67% of its 18 head-to-head matchups.
- What is Black Sabbath's most underrated album?
- Black Sabbath (1970) sits at #5 but wins 67% of its matchups, the best record of any Black Sabbath album outside their top three.
- How many albums has Black Sabbath released?
- Black Sabbath has released 20 studio albums, from Black Sabbath (1970) to Studio Outtakes 1969 (2024).