The original and present Black Sabbath, from left to right: Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 18 | |
| ↙Live albums | 5 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 6 | |
| ↙Singles | 44 | |
| ↙Video albums | 10 | |
The discography of Black Sabbath, a heavy metal band from Birmingham, UK, consists of 18 studio albums, 5 live albums, 44 singles, and 8 video albums. This list does not include solo material released by members of Black Sabbath or the related group Heaven & Hell.
The band was formed in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (electric guitar), Terence "Geezer" Butler (bass guitar), and Bill Ward (drums). The band has since experienced multiple lineup changes.[1] Though the last line-up of the band to work together were Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Iommi and Butler, for three new songs for a compilation in 2007, the original line-up is still considered the "current" lineup, and has been since their reunion in 1997; the 2007 sessions were deemed a one-off which led to the Heaven and Hell side project.
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| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications [2][3][4] |
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AUT [6] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
US [11] |
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| 1970 | Black Sabbath
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8 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | Platinum (US) Gold (Canada) |
| 1970 | Paranoid
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1 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 4× Platinum (US) Platinum (Canada) |
| 1971 | Master of Reality
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5 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 8 | 2× Platinum (US) Platinum (Canada) |
| 1972 | Black Sabbath Vol. 4
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8 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 13 | Platinum (US) Platinum (Canada) |
| 1973 | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
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4 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 11 | Silver (UK) Platinum (US) Gold (Canada) |
| 1975 | Sabotage
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7 | 9 | — | 6 | 33 | — | 28 | Silver (UK) Gold (US) |
| 1976 | Technical Ecstasy
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13 | — | — | — | 33 | — | 51 | Gold (US) |
| 1978 | Never Say Die!
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12 | — | — | — | 37 | — | 69 | Gold (US) |
| 1980 | Heaven and Hell
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9 | — | — | 22 | 25 | — | 28 | Gold (UK) Platinum (US) Gold (Canada) |
| 1981 | Mob Rules
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12 | — | — | — | 30 | — | 29 | Silver (UK) Gold (US) Gold (Canada) |
| 1983 | Born Again
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4 | — | — | 14 | 7 | — | 39 | Gold (US) |
| 1986 | Seventh Star
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27 | — | — | 17 | 11 | — | 78 | Gold (US) |
| 1987 | The Eternal Idol
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66 | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | |
| 1989 | Headless Cross
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31 | — | — | — | 22 | 23 | 115 | |
| 1990 | TYR
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24 | 24 | — | — | 24 | 24 | — | |
| 1992 | Dehumanizer
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28 | 7 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 44 | Platinum (UK), Gold (US) |
| 1994 | Cross Purposes
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41 | 23 | 85 | — | 9 | 41 | 122 | |
| 1995 | Forbidden
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71 | 40 | 86 | — | 19 | 48 | — | |
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart. | |||||||||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications [2][3][4] |
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| UK [5] |
FIN [12] |
FRA [13] |
SWE [9] |
US [11] |
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| 1980 | Live at Last | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | Live Evil | 13 | — | — | 15 | 37 | |
| 1995 | Cross Purposes Live
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| 1998 | Reunion
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41 | 29 | 65 | 11 | 11 | Platinum (US) Platinum (Canada) |
| 2002 | Past Lives
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— | — | — | — | 114 | |
| 2007 | Live at Hammersmith Odeon
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| "—" denotes albums that did not chart. | |||||||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications [2][3] |
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| UK [5] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
US [11] |
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| 1976 | We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll | 35 | — | 21 | 48 | Silver (UK) 2× Platinum (US) |
| 1992 | The Collection | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | The Sabbath Stones | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970–1978) | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | Greatest Hits 1970–1978 | — | — | — | 96 | |
| 2007 | Black Sabbath: The Dio Years | — | 35 | 32 | 54 | |
| 2008 | The Rules of Hell | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | Greatest Hits | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes albums that did not chart. | ||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | B-Side | |||||
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| UK [5] |
AUT [6] |
NOR [8] |
SWI [10] |
US [11] |
US Main [11] |
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| 1970 | "Evil Woman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Black Sabbath | "Wicked World" |
| "Black Sabbath" / "The Wizard" | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Evil Woman" / "Sleeping Village" | ||
| "N.I.B." (unreleased) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Wizard" (France) | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Evil Woman, Don't Play Your Games With Me" | ||
| "Paranoid" | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 61 | — | Paranoid | "The Wizard" | |
| "Iron Man" | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | "Electric Funeral" | ||
| "War Pigs" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1971 | "Fairies Wear Boots" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sweet Leaf" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Master of Reality | ||
| "Children of the Grave" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1972 | "After Forever" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Snowblind" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Black Sabbath Vol. 4 | ||
| "Tomorrow's Dream" | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Laguna Sunrise" | ||
| 1973 | "Supernaut" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Changes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath | "Changes" | |
| 1974 | "Sabbra Cadabra" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | "Am I Going Insane (Radio)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sabotage | "Hole in the Sky" |
| "Hole in the Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Symptom of the Universe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1976 | "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Technical Ecstasy | |
| "Dirty Women" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | "Never Say Die!" | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | Never Say Die! | "She's Gone" |
| "A Hard Road" | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | "Symptom of the Universe" | ||
| 1980 | "Neon Knights" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | Heaven and Hell | "Children of the Sea" (live) |
| "Die Young" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | "Heaven and Hell" (live) | ||
| 1981 | "The Mob Rules" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | Mob Rules | "Die Young" (live) |
| 1982 | "Turn Up the Night" | 37 | — | — | — | — | 24 | "Lonely Is the Word" | |
| "Voodoo" | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | |||
| 1983 | "Trashed" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Born Again | |
| 1986 | "No Stranger to Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Seventh Star | |
| 1987 | "The Shining" | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Eternal Idol | |
| 1989 | "Headless Cross" | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | Headless Cross | "Cloak and Dagger" |
| "Devil and Daughter" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | "Feels Good to Me" | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | TYR | "Paranoid" (live) |
| 1992 | "TV Crimes" | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | Dehumanizer | "Letters from Earth" / "Time Machine" |
| 1994 | "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cross Purposes | |
| 1998 | "Psycho Man" | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | Reunion | |
| 1999 | "Selling My Soul" | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | ||
| 2007 | "The Devil Cried" | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | Black Sabbath: The Dio Years | |
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| Year | Video | Certifications [4][14][15] |
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| 1978 | Never Say Die
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| 1980 | Black and Blue
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| 1992 | The Black Sabbath Story, Vol. 1
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Platinum (US) Gold (Canada) Gold (Australia) |
The Black Sabbath Story, Vol. 2
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Gold (US) | |
| 1995 | Cross Purposes Live
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| 1999 | The Last Supper
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Inside Black Sabbath – 1970–1992 (Black Sabbath in concert 1970)
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| 2005 | Black Sabbath's Paranoid
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Black Sabbath – Rock Review
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| 2007 | Madman Alive In Athens - Rockwave 2005 http://www.jcrmusicnews.com/fr/catalogues/details/8381/dvd-import-zone-2/black-sabbath-madman-alive-in-athens-live-2005-dvd-import-zone-2
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| 2007 | In Their Own Words
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The albums in this section are not official, as they were not released with the cooperation of band management.
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