BLACK SABBATH : ranking all 19 (let’s call it 20) studio albums

[@captainkirk70]

1983 was a great year for Sabbath members. Born Again, Bark at the Moon, Holy Diver? Some great stuff there.

[@sadboi7537]

Headless Cross, TYR and Cross Purposes are top tier Sabbath albums, no matter what era. Hopefully they get around to remastering and re-releasing the Tony Martin era.

[@iancocks9408]

Sorry but I would not call any album after mob rules as top tier, nothing to do with the singer. I like dehumanizer and the devil you know and 13 but not top tier either.

[@iancocks9408]

I like born again too

[@richrivers1232]

The Martin era is criminally underrated imho.

[@iancocks9408]

@@richrivers1232 I think it started well, but to me tyr was weaker and then cross purposes and forbidden.

[@willong1742]

Trash

[@Leonardo-mz1ep]

Always nice to see a Sabbath ranking made by a Sabbath fan not by an Ozzy Sabbath fan. There are life out of the Ozzy Era.

[@julesgiddings8747]

Sabotage, probably my favourite metal album of all time! Thanks for the video. 🙂

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

I love that album too! Your welcome & thank you for watching 🤘 Cheers from Planet6Strings

[@fjuczer730]

Great ranking, Darcy! As always, you deliver some interesting and enjoyable material. 1. Black Sabbath 2. Heaven and Hell 3. Mob Rules 4. Tyr 5. Headless Cross 6. Paranoid 7. Master of Reality 8. Vol. 4 9. Dehumanizer 10. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 11. Sabotage 12. Born Again 13. Cross Purposes 14. The Eternal Idol 15. The Devil You Know 16. 13 17. Never Say Die! 18. Technical Ecstacy 19. Seventh Star 20. Forbidden

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Thanks for the kind words, that means a lot! Love your #4 & #5, hopefully we see some nice reissues this year. Have a great week 🤘

[@jonshaw4948]

Good to see Sabotage get some love. First Black Sabbath album I bought. Still love it.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

I didn’t even have to think about that one I knew it would be high, great album! Thanks for watching 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy

[@Nazman06]

the best album

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

"Hole in the Sky" and "Symptom of the Universe" alone are worth the price of the album.

[@jonshaw4948]

@@mark_beastpriest5539 megalomania and the writ.

[@wickedlester5320]

Suffers from a terrible cover but great on the inside.

[@jeffholliday5225]

I agree Heaven and Hell is their finest work. I also agree Sabotage is their best work with Ozzy.

[@officialwillieg2001]

Good video, Born Again remix is apparently taking some time, Tony Iommi said we have to be patient, but it is definitely happening that’s the main thing

[@facelessandnameless]

I can’t wait!

[@speedking4951]

Excellent ranking Darcy. Great effort you put out in there. Happy to see that both Tyr and Headless Cross are getting appreciated. Those 2 are my favourite Black Sabbath albums. Yes, blasphemy to many, but Tony Martin is one hell of a singer! Cheers.

[@integrity101]

How do you rank the 6 albums with Tony Martin (one is LIVE)??

[@HeathenDance]

Tony Martin era rules.

[@turefromfinland3264]

My favorite: Mob Rules (with Dio), The Eternal Idol (with Tony Martin) and Technical Ecstasy (with Ozzy).

[@srh361]

Glad to see the Tony Martin albums ranked higher than a few Ozzy albums.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Had been done! Hope that box set comes out soon, some real gems here people need to visit or re-visit! 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy

[@srh361]

@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 I love the Tony Martin Era of sabbath! Very underrated!

[@stevenvalenti3722]

I believe Born Again, Dehumanizer, The Eternal Idol and TYR are Sabbath's most underrated albums. And these four albums I've always really liked. and in my opinion are verygood unique Sabbath albums. Great rankings video Darcy.👍 take care brother.🤘🍺

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Some of the Tony Martin era just gets sloughed off as subpar Black Sabbath, it’s just not true! I’m hoping for a nice box set that, hopefully that appeals to more fans that have not given that era a chance. Cheers my metal brother 🤘 Have a great week

[@MrManfly]

@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 Your top 5 is awesome !! For me for #1 is a toss up between Master of Reality and Heaven and Hell !! 👍🎸

[@metalmickey]

Quite an undertaking ranking all these. I remember you telling me to give Headless Cross a try last year and I enjoyed it. I thought your number 1 would be that. I'm on my 3rd listen of Accept - Breaker today though. I can't believe how much I love it. 24 hours ago I didn't know it lol.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

I’m pumped your on a Accept mission, Breaker to Russian Roulette is essential German Metal! Great time on the stream last night mate, thanks for having me 🤘

[@georgegsroomofrock9868]

Absolutely loved this video and ranking Darcy! With the large discography it's great to see different views on Black Sabbaths catalog! 🤘👍

[@mrboulder9714]

Great job Darcy, I enjoyed this a lot. Cheers

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Thanks James 🤘 It was nice going through these albums again, sure hope they honor the Tony Martin era with a cool box set!

[@vinnynatale3733]

Love the video!!

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Thanks very much 🤘 Cheers Vinny

[@brettsmusicreviews2641]

20: Seventh Star 19: 13 18: Forbidden 17: Never Say Die 16: Technical Ecstasy 15: Tyr 14: Sabotage 13: Vol. 4 12: Cross Purposes 11: The Devil You Know 10: Headless Cross 9: The Eternal Idol 8: Paranoid 7: Black Sabbath 6: Heaven And Hell 5: Mob Rules 4: Master of Reality 3: Born Again 2. Dehumanizer 1: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath I enjoyed your video so much! I laughed at your bottom four, as they're the same as mine but in a different order. I wrote my list up before watching this video and man, I'll tell you, it's great to see some love for albums other than just the Ozzy Years. Don't get me wrong, I like a lot of it, but Sabbath has such a diverse history with so many talented singers and musicians playing on the records. I'm 42 and got into the music in the early 90s. I bought SBS and Dehumanizer on cassette, I can't remember which was first, but both around the same time. I had no idea about Heaven & Hell, Paranoid, etc, so those albums were my favorites then and remain my Top Two (and to be fair, they're almost 1a and 1b for me).

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Nice assortment in your Top 10! I’m sure you’re aware of the Tony Martin era set coming out in May, I’m actually looking forward to hearing the remixed version of Forbidden. Thanks for watching & sharing your ranking 🤘 Cheers from Canada

[@Paul01191]

Never say die black Sabbath most underrated album

[@cristianosorio2517]

Hi Darcy!! cool ranking and great job doing the list and including H&H too, i also got the chance to see them live with Ronnie and then twice with Ozzy (13/Farewell), three great shows. I still need to get the rest of their studio albums with Tony Martin and Glen Hughes and let's hope those reissues make those record sound the way they were supposed to be. cheers

[@boscocfh]

That's a hell of an undertaking to rank all of those albums Darcy! It's been a while since I've listened to some Sabbath, looks like I'm going now. Over the years Sabotage has moved into my #1 spot. I would move a couple of yours around but overall nice ranking sir.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Great pick with Sabotage, you already know how much I love it! It’s a fun undertaking & the bonus is I get to hang with so many awesome people in the comment section 🤘 Cheers my friend

[@niklaseriksson7569]

Great ranking!🤘 In the early 80’s I was into Priest, Accept, Maiden, Saxon, Motörhead and Dio (soloband). I heard of Ozzy and Black Sabbath but was not a big fan. Listened to ”Born Again” when it came out and didn’t like it (do now🙂). It wasn’t until -87 when I first heard ”The Shining” that Sabbath really grabbed my attention. Since then I have come to appreciate most of their early work with Ozzy. And the Dio years are fantastic. But for me the Martin years will alwas be the ones I love most. Headless Cross and Tyr are outstanding albums. I saw them live in my hometown back in -95, and it was fantastic! Take care Darcy!🤘

[@colallison6152]

Great show mate!. My fave is Paranoid followed by Heaven and Hell and Volume 4. Really like the Tony Martin era as well 👍🤘

[@pawlie7694]

Another great ranking video, Darcy!🙏🏼 I definitely need to revisit several albums from their catalog. Master of Reality is my favorite Ozzy era. I can’t argue with your #1 and #2. They’re my favorites as well. Although trying to choose between H&H and Mob Rules makes my brain hurt! They’re both perfect IMO. 🤘🏼🍻

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

I know they are both so good, just give your brain a break & call it a tie lol. Thanks as always my friend 🤘 Have a great week :))

[@bobgoodwin7749]

I put the album 13 in the top six of their albums. To me it does have loved throwback riffs and leads and I think that's why I like. And that's also why we have a dialogue about music so we can appreciate each those differences. Keep rocking my friend

[@williambayley6903]

Great vid mate! I managed to see Sabbath with Dio (Heaven and Hell) in 2007 at Wembley and with Ozzy in 2014 in Hyde Park and both shows were excellent. Having seen Ozzy solo a few times his voice suited the early Sabbath tunes way more! Your point on Strange Highways and Dehumanizer is spot on; I feel Lock up the Wolves and these two are some sort of trilogy and actually for me right up there with Dio's best stuff!

[@rockandmetalplus5248]

Excellent ranking, Darcy. My top 3 are the same as yours, but I after that, we differ quite a bit. 😉. Enjoyable videio. Cheers 🍻🤘

[@IREMEMBERNOW]

I knew your top 3 Brother. This is a great ranking and adding the devil you know was a no brainer for me, it’s Black Sabbath, lol. The top 2 are my top 2 but I have them reversed. My fav Ozzy era is either vol 4 or master of reality. Anyways awesome to see your take on this bands catalog. I need an iron savior ranking asap 😂. Stay well brother.🤟🤟

[@theinnersleeve-vinylenthus4600]

Great video Darcy! Quite a discography to tackle! My ranking is quite a bit different as I am an Ozzy era fan first and foremost. The first 6 albums are my top 6. After that the first two Dio albums and then I’ll need to think about it to complete a ranking. Your least favorites are close to mine, except I would rate 13 quite a bit higher. Keep up the good work!

[@michaelhendricks6991]

Good list and good description overall. I’ve heard most of them. Tough to argue. Great catalog from them for sure 🤘🤘🤘

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Glad you enjoyed it! Time consuming but a lot of fun going through ever album once more. Thanks for watching 🤘 Cheers Michael

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

I agree, the band Heaven & Hell is a Black Sabbath album and if I ever do a ranking for Black Sabbath I will include it.

[@talon-roenickbeauchamp4447]

20. Forbidden 19. Eternal Idol 18. Cross Purposes 17. Seventh Star 16. Never Say Die 15. TYR 14. 13 13. Headless Cross 12. Technical Ecstasy 11. The Devil You Know 10. Dehumanizer 9. Born Again 8. Paranoid 7. Black Sabbath 6. Mob Rules 5. Master of Reality 4. Heaven and Hell 3. Vol. 4 2. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 1. Sabotage

[@titanfox4881]

Here's mine - just for today, might change: 01. Master Of Reality 02. Headless Cross 03. Vol 4 04. Sabotage 05. Paranoid 06. Black Sabbath 07. Tyr 08. Mob Rules 09. Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath 10. Heaven And Hell 11. 13 12. Born Again 13. Never Say Die! 14. Eternal Idol 15. The Devil You Know 16. Cross Purposes 17. Seventh Star 18. Technical Ecstasy 19. Dehumanizer 20. Forbidden

[@thegrimmfluencer]

I've only really listened to the Ozzy albums. Don't have Technical Ecstasy. The line up changes, shitty artwork etc, Great video Darcy!!

[@mikeedmonds7929]

I totally enjoyed your ranking. Sabbath has always been my all time favorite band.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Thanks very much Mike 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy

[@charlesmorrell2338]

Nice job. We are all patiently waiting for your Iced Earth ranking.

[@fleecyproduct2497]

Spot on … great list! We agree on number 1!

[@kevinbrown1893]

That's a great ranking, probably because it is similar to mine: 1. Mob Rules (1981) 2. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973) 3. Heaven and Hell (1980) 4. Sabotage (1975) 5. Paranoid (1970) 6. Master of Reality (1971) 7. Dehumanizer (1992) 8. Volume 4 (1972) 9. Born Again (1983) 10. Black Sabbath (1970) 11. Headless Cross (1989) 12. Tyr (1990) 13. The Devil You Know (2009) 14. The Eternal Idol (1987) 15. Cross Purposes (1994) 16. Seventh Star (1986) 17. Never Say Die (1978) 18. 13 (2013) 19. Technical Ecstacy (1976) 20. Forbidden (1995)

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Thanks Kevin 🤘 That’s a pretty damn good ranking too, thanks for sharing!

[@heathertiller3644]

Badass Nostradamus shirt bro! Love that album, no shame for me. 🤘🏼

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Thanks my friend 🤘

[@SuperSagedal]

Very nice ranking... I agree 110% with you on number one and two. The rest is almost the same. I am 5 years older than you (1963) and I started listening to Sabbath around 1990. So it is never to late to start 😁 Pls keep up the very good work that you do 👍👍👍 All the best from Norway 😁😁😁

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Thank you very much & thank you for the kind words 🤘 Cheers from Canada

[@MrRacoon666]

Great video Darcy. Eternal idol, Tyr and Headless Cross are fantastic albums. They are not even underrated, but straight up disrespected. Only forbidden and never say die are insufficient in my opinion.

[@vincentleroy5661]

For me: 1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 2. Mob Rules 3. Sabotage 4. Vol.4 5. Master of Reality 6. Paranoid 7. Heaven and Hell 8. Dehumanizer 9. Black Sabbath 10. Born Again 11. Technical Ecstasy 12. Devil in the Details 13. 13 14. Headless Cross 15. Never Say Die 16. The Eternal Idol 17. Seventh Star 18. Cross Purposes 19. TYR 20 Forbidden

[@rocknshockshow]

Just heard they are re-issuing the Tony Martin era stuff. Sweet.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

I saw that, I will pull the trigger as soon as I see the pre-order! Can’t wait 🤘

[@albertampel4175]

Nice to see "Sabotage" so high on your list, didn´t expect that! That´s my number 1 followed closely by "Mob Rules". I would rank "The Eternal Idol" a bit higher than "Tyr" but tht´s just my opinion. I can´t understand people arguing about a personal ranking, everybody hears the stuff a bit different and there´s no wrong or right in musical preferences. Thank you for making the effort of ranking this catalogue!

[@tomdavidson5719]

Very true! Also often the first album you hear of a band remains your favorite.

[@HeathenDance]

I love Forbidden. Lots of variety, within the different tracks. Great riffs, great solos, great drums, the bass is heavy and perceptible. The final song, Kiss of Death, is an awesome haunting ballad, and the perfect final chapter for the album. From a musical point of view, there's really nothing bad to say about Forbidden. But I never argue with personal tastes. Although I find it weird how so many people dislike that album. I think it's a common case of collective "follow the trend" opinion lol. Like when the internet decided that Lars Ulrich couldn't play the drums. And now he's burned forever ahah. Anyway, very cool video, as always! Born Again is one of my favourites, too. Andreas Kisser from Sepultura is wearing a t-shirt of that album on the video of "Roots Bloody Roots". And Kisser is one hell of a guitar player.

[@letstalkmetal]

Nice ranking Darcy! Tough catalog to rank given the different eras and vocalists.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Thanks Alan! We’ll have figure out a smaller discography to cover the next time I hang out with you guys haha. Hope you have a great summer 🤘 Cheers from Planet6Strings

[@fabiolignelli7372]

1. Vol. 4 2. Sabotage 3. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 4. Master of Reality 5. Paranoid 6. Black Sabbath 7. Technical Ecstasy 8. Never Say Die 9. Heaven and Hell 10. Born Again 11. Mob Rules 12. Headless Cross 13. Eternal Idol 14. TYR 15. Seventh Star 16. Dehumanizer 17. The Devil You Know 18. Cross Purposes 19. Forbidden 20.13

[@GRockVC]

Nice ranking there Darcy and not as easy as I thought it would be as there'll be some strong albums missing out at the top end. They still deliver with the multiple line up changes which doesn't make it easy. Fingers crossed for that fabled Martin era box set. I think my top 5 would be: 1. headless cross 2. master of reality 3. mob rules 4. heaven and hell 5. black sabbath

[@ScreaminT81]

I did enjoy this. Obviously my top 2 don’t included Ronnie, but to be perfectly honest with you, if I take away my first 6 albums are all you need, then this would have to be on of the best rankings on KZbin. Yeah the Thralls of Metal boys was decent and good, yet I enjoyed how you made good points on each record, to go back and listen and maybe see why they are great records. I don’t know you’re channel as in depth as the others on here, and I was sure RJD would be up there. Tony Martin is and will always be underrated.

[@dravenquinn264]

My Black Sabbath ranking would be🤘 19. TYR 1990 18. Forbidden 1995 17. Dehumanizer 1992 16. Seventh Star 1986 15. The Eternal Idol 1987 14. 13 2013 13. Cross Purposes 1994 12. Headless Cross 1989 11. Born Again 1983 10. The Mob Rules 1981 9. Heaven And Hell 1980 8. Never Say Die 1978 7. Technical Ecstasy 1976 6. Sabotage 1975 5. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 1973 4. Volume 4 1972 3. Black Sabbath 1970 2. Paranoid 1970 1. Master Of Reality 1971

[@Peddrios]

Excellent ranking bro I have the opportunity to see the band live 1999,2001 and the farewell tour 2016

[@rocker11281]

Interesting choices. Mine are a little different. 20. "Forbidden" 19. "Cross Purposes" 18. "Seventh Star" 17. "13" 16. "The Eternal Idol" 15. "Never Say Die" 14. "TYR" 13. "Technical Ecstasy" 12. "Born Again" 11. "The Devil You Know" 10. "Dehumanizer" 09. "Sabotage" 08. "Headless Cross" 07. "Mob Rules" 06. "Paranoid" 05. "Vol. 4" 04. "Black Sabbath" 03. "Master Of Reality" 02. "Heaven & Hell" 01. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Nice to see Headless Cross in the top half, great album! They are talking a May release for the Tony Martin era box set, hope that happens! Thanks for watching & sharing your ranking 🤘 Cheers from Canada

[@robertraymond6643]

Thanks for posting your rankings. Here is my top 10 Sabbath albums. 1. Heaven and Hell 2. Mob Rules 3. Headless Cross 4. Eternal Idol (Ray Gillen vocals version) 5. Tyr 6. Dehumanizer 7. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 8. Vol. IV 9. Master of Reality 10. Sabotage

[@tainted_lord87]

Excellent Black Sabbath ranking, Darcy! This must've been really difficult to rank.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Not as difficult as driving in a car with my wife for 5 hours without some Metal 😂 Cheers Tony

[@speedking4951]

​@@darcysixstringsninelives3493I spent an entire week with the wife and kids on our last travel, with no metal at all 😂😂😂😂. Still managed to enjoy some cd shopping thank God 😂.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

I saw what you picked up on Instagram, you did very well! Nice haul 🤘

[@speedking4951]

@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 Thanks 😊 🤘!

[@dustingilbert9991]

I was lucky enough to see Black Sabbath in 2013 supporting their 13 album. What an incredible show, one I will remember forever. I feel bad for ozzy not being able to tour anymore, but his influence and legacy will last forever.

[@rockcollect]

Hi! I absolutely agree with your ranking! Ronnie James Dio periode is also my favorite one! Thanks a lot for this video!

[@zachdproductions123]

Solid ranking. A few surprises here for sure. Master of Reality and Volume 4 are probably my favorites. Forbidden is definitely last for me.

[@PSN489]

Yes Heaven and Hell at number one , that Album is a 24 carat stone cold classic alongside Rainbow Rising , never say Dio indeed !!!!. News from the UK is that Iommi has not started the Tony Martin Remasters but is working on Born Again , only rumours though. Stay Well Mate.

[@ChonkyMIG-15]

1. Mob Rules 2. Heaven & Hell 3. Dehumanizer 4. Headless Cross 5. TYR 6. Eternal Idol 7. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 8. Seventh Star 9. Born Again 10. Paranoid 11. The Devil You Know 12. Self Titled 13. Master of Reality 14. Vol 4 15. Sabotage 16. Forbidden 17. Cross Purposes 18. 13 19. Never Say Die 20. Technical Ecstasy

[@adrianionobrocea3862]

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath , Heaven and Hell and Born Again best Black Sabbath albums for me .Thank you Black Sabbath for the great music .

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Those are great choice & great albums! Thanks for the comment & thanks for watching 🤘 Cheers from Canada

[@rickrobb6546]

Black Sabbath.................................... Rules

[@kowalsolosolo]

I highly recommend Bill Ward's solo album : BILL WARD ONE: ALONG THE WAY. A brilliant underrated album with plenty of guest musicians including Ozzy who sang in two tracks. Imagine Pink Floyd going metal,this is how this album sounds to me.

[@ElizondoAbelardo]

Damn, it's quite common to rank Forbidden at the bottom. I just listened to the whole album for the first time now that the remix is out and I gotta say, it's a pretty decent album with some memorable songs like Can't Get Close Enough, Rusty Angels, and Kiss of Death. I know many criticized it for the production, but the new one fixed it and Ice T only sings a spoken verse on The Ilusion of Power, which apart from Tony's odd singing, has some great doomy riffs. I'd personally rank it higher than Never Say Die, Cross Purposes and 13 (maybe higher than others, but I am not too sure).

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

I just got my Anno Domini box set the other day & I gotta say the remix of Forbidden is a game changer! They’re no way it’s at the bottom anymore! What a great set, finally Tony Martin gets some well-deserved recognition. Thanks for watching 🤘 Cheers from Canada

[@jasonjames6383]

Great band, hard to rank but here it goes 1. Sabotage (1975) 2. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973) 3. Heaven and Hell (1980) 4. Paranoid (1970) 5. Volume 4 (1972) 6. Master of Reality (1971) 7. Mob Rules (1981) 8. Black Sabbath (1970) 9. Headless Cross (1989) 10. Cross Purposes (1994) 11. Never Say Die (1978) 12. Dehumanizer (1992) 13. Born Again (1983) 14. Technical Ecstacy (1976) 15. The Eternal Idol (1987) 16. Tyr (1990) 17. The Devil You Know (2009) 18. 13 (2013) 19. Forbidden (1995) 20. Seventh Star (1986)

[@rocknshockshow]

Great video....just got a chance to watch it. Tony Martin era is terribly underrated.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Thank you very much! Definitely some great albums with Tony Martin on vocals, I’m hoping the talked about box set does see the light of day. Thanks for watching 🤘 Cheers from Canada

[@rocknshockshow]

Yes.....definitely hoping that will come to pass.@@darcysixstringsninelives3493

[@hsmetalhb2036]

Ok, here is mine.... and so glad as I heard in the Beginning you said that you will include The Devil you know! Love that Album very much. 1. Heaven and Hell 2. Mob Rules 3. Paranoid 4. Headless Cross 5. Master of Reality 6. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 7. The Devil you know 8. Dehumanizer 9. Sabotage 10. Tyr 11. Eternal Idol 12. Black Sabbath 13. Born Again 14. Volume 4 15. 13 16. Never say Die 17. Technical Ecstasy 18. Seventh Star 19. Cross Purposes 20. Forbidden This has always been tough for me, but the Top Positions have remained. you see, I love Dio.... Anyway, Nice Ranking, very well done Darcy. As you can see, I am clearly worshipping RJD! For me, anytime I listen to Dio's music (no matter which Band...) I am a bit torn between celebrating the greatest Metal Singer of all Time (imho) and mourning that he is no longer there and I have not managed to see him live on stage. Anyway: I like that you pointed out some Songs I love; Bible Black, The Shining, Cross Purposes, Anno Mundi, Valhalla..... (more love for Tony Martin!)

[@VMClassic]

1. Seventh Star - Glenn is amazing. Iommis solos are stellar. the guitar phrasing is Iommis best because he went back to the blues 2. Headless Cross 3. Mob Rules 4.Tyr 5. Born Again - The heaviest and loudest Sabbath album

[@dwaynestjohn5324]

Eternal idol and tyr are some of my favorite black sabbath albums.

[@dirkriley3004]

Great list 👌 Chicago Love 🤘

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Thank you! Let the metal flow 🤘 Cheers from Saskatchewan Canada

[@salehmg7650]

Strange Highways 👀 I SEE YOU THERE

[@moodlefyful]

Recall seeing them on the Headless Cross tour in the old Hammersmith Odeon...cool line up with Cozy Powell....Neil Murray....Geoff Nichols.....the Heaven and Hell dvd from radio music city hall is great....cool ranking video!

[@AlexDizzys]

1. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 2. Master of Reality 3. Paranoid 4. Technical Ecstasy 5. Heaven and Hell these are my top 5.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

I was guilty of not giving Technical Ecstasy a fair shake over the years, I’m glad I see it different now! Thanks for sharing your Top 5 🤘 Cheers Alex

[@JADM6700]

Wow, this was different and surprising. Got into Sabbath around 1980! “Paranoid” & Heaven And Hell” were my 1st two Black Sabbath Albums I bought. Opinions will always vary, but “Black Sabbath”, “Paranoid” not ranked in the top 10 with little emphasis and “Sabotage” chosen as #3 (the best Ozzy Era Album)??? Holy Supertzar! Lol

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Yeah I was a little later than you getting into them, and I do understand what you’re saying regarding those classics! First 2 with RJD was where I started, sure I heard a few songs before that but didn’t dig deep. First Ozzy era album was Sabotage. Thanks for respectfully giving me shit lol, we can’t agree on everything but we can have fun trying! Thanks for watching 🤘 Cheers from Canada

[@stevemeister99]

Ozzy fans deep down know that Heaven and Hell is Sabbath's best album! great ranking....we're pretty similar allthough I have Never Say Die a bit higher up.

[@signpainterchris]

Didn't you have a Judas Priest ranking video? I went to watch it and cannot find it anywhere. Just purchased Invincible Shield (my first 'purchased' priest album). I really only know the songs they play on the radio, never dove into their discography so I was looking for your ranking video to see where I should go next....Thanks Darcy!

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Hey Chris , yes I did have a Judas Priest ranking video, but I took it down. It needs to be updated, stay tuned it won’t be long until I do that. My review for Invincible Shield will be up tomorrow 🤘🛡️🤘

[@signpainterchris]

great...looking forward to it! Hopefully an updated Maiden ranking soon too! Your my go-to for this stuff....take care Darcy!@@darcysixstringsninelives3493

[@VeRTiGo9191]

I've always loved the non Ozzy albums more. Agree that the Tony Martin and Dio albums are so underrated. When Death Calls and Anno Mundi are two of my most favorite tracks EVER!

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

The import version of "Headless Cross" has an amazing song called "Cloak and Dagger" it was also available on the 12" single. Give it a listen if you haven't heard it.

[@jesseforrest416]

😂😂 well that's not black Sabbath then

[@bvdaussiemetalhead9338]

Lots of Sabbath I don’t know and haven’t heard yet and most are in your low end of the rankings so all good. Love Bible Black but the rest of the album is pretty average for me. Headless Cross is a hard rock/metal/doomy masterpiece imo🤘since reacquainting with it again recently I have spun it lots. Great undertaking mate 🤘🤘

[@aaroncoroner5915]

My ranking. #20 Forbidden - Favorite song: None #19 Seventh Star - In for the Kill #18 Eternal Idol - Hard Life to Love #17 Never Say Die - Johnny Blade (The riff in the middle section RULES) #16 Cross Purposes - Cross of Thorns #15 13 - Beginning of the End #14 The Devil You Know - Atom and Evil #13 Dehumanizer - I #12 Headless Cross - Kill in the Spirit World #11 Born Again - Zero the Hero #10 Sabotage - Hole in the Sky #9 Paranoid - Faerie's Wear Boots #8 Black Sabbath - Wicked World #7 Technical Ecstasy - You Won't Change Me #6 Master of Reality - Lord of This World #5 Tyr - Heaven in Black #4 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - A National Acrobat #3 Mob Rules - Falling Off the Edge of the World #2 Vol. 4 - St. Vitus Dance (Yeah fuck off) #1 Heaven and Hell - Children of the Sea This is to say I LOVE all their albums except Forbidden which is the only one I don't own.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

I tried saying that same thing in the video, lots to love about most of they’re albums, but if you skim through some of these comments you’ll have a good laugh, some very touchy people 😂🤣 faahk me!Thanks for sharing you list :))

[@timothykershner4268]

Seventh Star - I actually pop in quite a bit and would reach for it long before 13 or Technical Ecstacy or even the played out debut record.

[@offthecharts2272]

I also saw the HEaven and Hell tour with MEgadeth in Ottawa... funny story: the radio station in Ottawa said that Down would not show up due to being stuck at the border (or something like that) and i told my friend that who was going there for Down anyway mostly... so we go to the show (me and an other friend) and notice that Down is playing! Shit! And who do i see arrive at their seats on Down's LAST song of the night? My buddie who decided to show up later because I had told him Down wasn't playing tonite... boy did I feel small that night!... LOL

[@srh361]

Seventh star I a badass album!

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Yeah after Forgotten I mean Forbidden there is not shit albums. I hope they reissue Seventh Star too, add some cool extras from that era of the band. Thanks for watching 🤘 Cheers from Canada

[@kramalerav]

I’ve been viewing a lot of Black Sabbath album rankings, and almost all of them have Heaven and Hell at the top. It’s without question a fantastic album, one of their very best. But I personally would rank it about fourth behind Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Master of Reality and Mob Rules.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Nothing wrong with putting your choices ahead of Heaven and Hell, those three albums are classics! Thanks for watching 🤘 Cheers from Canada

[@paravan2000]

1. Vol. 4 2. Sabotage 3. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 4. Master Of Reality 5. Paranoid 6. Mob Rules 7. Black Sabbath 8. Headless Cross 9. Heaven And Hell 10. Tyr 11. The Eternal Idol 12. Technical Ecstasy 13. 13 14. Born Again 15. Seventh Star 16. Cross Purposes 17. Dehumanizer 18. Never Say Die 19. Forbidden

[@chessnord7934]

I don't think Sharon wants you to call "The Devil You Know" a Black Sabbath album. ;)

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Well you know what she can do lol. Thanks for watching 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy

[@debil477]

Who cares what Sharon wants.

[@lambrosthedarkknight9020]

Great ranking. For such an important band . My personal favorites are Sabotage, The Mob Rules, Eternal Idol. I totally agree, Strange Highways sounds like (a beautiful) "sequel "of Dehumanizer. Megalomania: i also absolutely agree, GREAT song, the riff, the compose, the vocals, the aggressiveness, the progressive tone,fantastic .

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Thank you very much! Nice variety in your Top 3, all awesome albums 🤘 Cheers from Canada

[@lambrosthedarkknight9020]

Thank you! Best wishes from Greece.@@darcysixstringsninelives3493

[@erikosberg2678]

Eternal idol is crazy good.

[@Vinnie857]

Darcy, I discovered your channel recently and have been enjoying your shows. Excellent Sabbath ranking and fairly similar to what I would choose. For the top two, it's a toss up for me--I could go with either Heaven & Hell or Mob Rules. From Ozzy, probably Vol. 4 or Paranoid. The later years with Gillan, Hughes, and Martin had some solid releases as well. I was never bothered about Born Again's "muddy" production but look forward to what Tony might do with it. "Danger Zone'" is one of the best tunes from any Sabbath era in my opinion from Seventh Star. I just can't get into "13" as much as I'd hoped; it plods on too long and I don't find anything that stands out. "God is Dead" was a good lead track, however. The album was too contrived, kind of like when Kiss did their reunion record, which was also disappointing. Side note: I'm curious, is your name "Six Strings Nine Lives" influenced by the Helix track from "Walkin' the Razor's Edge?" Great album--a classic, in my mind, from a golden year for metal. If you were so inclined, I'd love to see some coverage on them in the future. Solid band that bowed out too soon but still produced a respectable collection of releases. In any case, keep up the good work!

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Welcome, very happy you found me haha. Yes my channel name is inspired by the song by Helix, love that song & album! Walkin’ The Razor’s Edge is one of my all time favourite albums & has made several appearances in my videos over the past 5 years & it won’t be the last! Thanks for watching, hope to chat with you again 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy

[@Power-jx1gt]

Never say die v stained class comparison is spot on. Makes me wonder back in ‘78 did priest have the greatest metal album of all time 🤔

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

AC/DC, Van Halen & Rainbow would be other notable ones for me that year, but Priest would definitely be my #1 for 1978. Thanks for commenting on that, just wanted bring things into perspective for the time. Thanks for watching 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy

[@andjusticeforearl4742]

Great ranking buddy, even though I knew which album would be your number 1. I can’t say that I disagree 😬

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Haha yeah there was no way that #1 would be a surprise to you or any of the “usual suspects” haha. Hope your having a great summer, I’m about to go chase a small white ball around for 18 holes, my wife said I have to go 🤣

[@kristianrodriguez4676]

My favorites have to be Live at Last (one of my favorite live albums ever I love the feedback on Tony’s guitar, how dark it sounds, and the live versions of the songs are killer. ), Born Again ( I LOVE Ian Gillans vocals and am a big purple fan, not a bad track on that album imo), Master of Reality (Again not a bad song on it and probably the first Sabbath album I listened to fully, After Forever and Children of the Grave are some of my favorites.) Volume 4. (Has grown on me over time as a top tier Sabbath album, very dark album I think) As for the Dio stuff I really love that too, Mob Rules, Heaven and Hell, and Live Evil are great. Dehumanizer not so much but it’s still solid. Overall though Sabbath has long been my favorite band even as a Christian and I love every era (Tony Martin is fantastic as well specifically Eternal and Headless). I may have rambled a bit but don’t get me started on Ozzy’s solo career from Blizzard to No More Tears is fantastic and some of my favorite albums of all time.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

I did a ranking on Ozzy’s solo albums, I love those first 6 too! I’m hoping they reissue No Rest For The Wicked next on vinyl. Thanks for watching & thank you for the great comment 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy

[@kristianrodriguez4676]

@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 I hope they release Ultimate Sin. Absolutely love that album. Blizzard is my favorite though.

[@Williameagleblanket]

Black Sabbath is my favorite band of all time. They got me into hard rock/ heavy metal back in June 1973. Paranoid, Heaven and Hell, The Devil You Know, Mob Rules, Black Sabbath, Eternal Idol, Born Again, Vol. 4, Master of Reality, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, are my favorites. 🤘

[@plantagenetes6059]

During Vol.4 Sabbath went to USA and started to use more and more heavy drugs and their music became more and more incomprehensible with each album with the highest peak of that direction on NSD, and then the saviour came.

[@ericodijk]

I am absolutely waiting for a Born Again remix. I think it's on the way, since they recently released a new Live Evil, which came before it.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

That’s what I’m hoping for too! Thanks for watching Eric 🤘 Cheers from Canada

[@iancocks9408]

Didn’t expect the dio albums 1 and 2!, I love them but would probably have them lower. 1.paranoid, 2.master of reality, 3.sabbath bloody sabbath, 4. Vol4, 5. Heaven and hell, 6.sabotage, 7. Mob rules, 8. Black sabbath, 9. Dehumanizer, 10. Born again, 11. 13, 12.the devil you know, 13. Technical ecstasy, 14. Never say die. 15. The eternal idol, 16. Headless cross, 17.cross purposes, 18.tyr, 19. Seventh star, 20.forbidden

[@brandonthomas6722]

It’s nice to see Born Again and Headless Cross ranked so high. Surprising to me that The Devil You Know was ranked so low, and Mob Rules and Sabotage ranked so high.

[@rosiemason-rk4cm]

Anyone who doesn't have the Iommi/Butler/Ward/Osbourne albums at the top of their list is NOT a Black Sabbath fan.

[@darcysixstringsninelives3493]

Nobody’s arguing that those aren’t great albums, but you might be surprised if you read over the comment section! Thanks for watching 🤘

[@rosiemason-rk4cm]

@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 This is the deal - Iommi/Butler/Ward/Osbourne IS Black Sabbath. Any variation on that personnel is NOT Black Sabbath even if they call themselves Black Sabbath. You rank the Tony Martin albums over the 1970s first 8 albums? You need to put that crack pipe down. I know it's your opinion & it shouldn't matter but I've been a massive Sabbath fan since the mid 1970s & opinions like yours really boils me up. Thanks for the thank you but I won't be watching any more. Best regards

[@ronaldwilliams9331]

This is one of my absolute favorite bands but I have to be honest about something the first five albums to me are the absolute best self-titled paranoid master of reality volume 4 in Sabbath bloody Sabbath! Hands down the best 👍🤘💯 by the way love that iron maiden poster in the background looks like somewhere in Time I'm not sure but that's what it looks like

[@hasseelmerson]

Hello mr hardrocker Just wanted to say it is something with your first love and therefore I like nr one the best (nr 4 and 13) also good. Have you ever tried to play a record backwards? Greetings from Stockholm...

[@DevilLobster82]

This is my revised ranking after repeated listens of Headless Cross, that album SLAAAAAAAYS! 19. Forbidden 18. Born Again 17. Seventh Star 16. Never Say Die 15. 13 14. Cross Purposes 13. Vol. 4 12. Tyr 11. Sabotage 10. The Eternal Idol 9. Paranoid 8. Dehumanizer 7. Black Sabbath 6. Master of Reality 5. Technical Ecstasy 4. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 3. Heaven and Hell 2. Headless Cross 1. Mob Rules

[@integrity101]

Devil you know album....?

[@DevilLobster82]

@@integrity101 If I am going to include it, it would probably come in at number 9, pushing Paranoid to number 10.

[@gellargod]

Thanks for giving Tony Martin some credit. He is my fave singer in BS. I much prefer Dio and Ozzy solo. I rank Headless cross number one in my world!!! Keep rocking!!!

[@richrivers1232]

They're one of my favorite bands - and my 1-2-3 are Heaven & Hell, Mob Rules, and Headless Cross. Love Ozzy but those are my top 3.

[@richards3862]

My top 3 h and h. No 1 vol 4 number 2. Black sabbath number 3. Great video.