Complete List Of Black Sabbath Songs From A to Z

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Compiling a complete list of Black Sabbath songs from A to Z is nothing short of a historical excavation into the very birthplace of heavy metal, revealing how a group of working-class musicians from Birmingham transformed physical limitations into a dark, revolutionary musical architecture.

The Birth of the Blue-Collar Doom Riff

Heavy metal didn’t begin in a sterile corporate boardroom; it was hammered into existence amid the bleak, industrial landscape of Birmingham, England. When the original lineup of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward released their self-titled debut album on Friday the 13th in February 1970, they unleashed a dark, revolutionary musical architecture. Because of an industrial accident that cost Tony Iommi his fingertips, he was forced to down-tune his guitar and use lighter strings, inadvertently creating a massive, sludgy wall of sound. That same year, Paranoid dropped, proving that their ominous, blue-collar grooves weren’t a fluke, but a seismic cultural shift that would permanently alter the trajectory of rock music.

The Unmatched Swing of the Classic Era

While mainstream music historians love to focus entirely on the dark occult imagery, anyone with a musician’s ear knows that Sabbath’s true secret weapon was their rhythm section. Across a legendary run of albums, including Master of Reality, Vol. 4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, and Sabotage- Geezer Butler’s driving, distorted basslines clashed spectacularly with Bill Ward’s jazz-influenced, swinging drum pockets. Having actually interviewed Geezer Butler for our site, I can tell you firsthand that his approach to the instrument was purely intuitive, anchoring Iommi’s staggering riffs while pushing the band into rhythmic spaces that standard rock players couldn’t even touch. They spent the early 1970s constantly evolving, proving that heavy music could be deeply sophisticated, progressive, and beautifully complex.

Eras of the Horns: From Ozzy to Dio and Beyond

A look through the band’s massive catalog of 19 studio albums reveals a constantly mutating legacy defined by some of the greatest vocalists in rock history. When Ozzy Osbourne departed after 1978’s Never Say Die!, the band beautifully pivot-shifted by recruiting the soaring, operatic majesty of Ronnie James Dio for the 1980 masterpiece Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules. They continued to experiment through the decades, tracking heavy blueprints with Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan on the cult classic Born Again, before eventually coming full circle in 2013. Their final studio album, 13, brought Ozzy back to the microphone for a staggering, doom-laden return to their primitive roots, closing the book exactly where it started.

The Cultural Imprint of the Grandfathers of Metal

Beyond the multi-platinum awards and the late-career reality television fame, the sheer gravity of Black Sabbath’s influence is completely unmatched. They didn’t just inspire a genre; they invented it, providing the direct sonic DNA for everything from thrash metal to grunge and stoner rock. Their lyricism, penned predominantly by Butler, balanced raw, apocalyptic fantasy with direct, heavy-hitting commentary on social corruption and the horrors of war. They proved that rock music could look directly into the darkness of the human condition and find something utterly magnificent. It is a timeless, heavy-lifting catalog of music, and honestly, if that crushing opening riff of ‘Iron Man’ doesn’t give you goosebumps, you might want to check your pulse.

This list contains all songs released on the original Black Sabbath albums in alphabetical order

1. A Hard Road – Never Say Die! – 1978
2. A National Acrobat – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath – 1973
3. After All (The Dead) – Dehumanizer – 1992
4. After Forever – Master of Reality – 1971
5. Age of Reason – 13 – 2013
6. Air Dance – Never Say Die! – 1978
7. All Moving Parts (Stand Still) – Technical Ecstasy – 1976
8. Am I Going Insane (Radio) – Sabotage – 1975
9. Ancient Warrior – The Eternal Idol – 1987
10. Angry Heart – Seventh Star – 1986
11. Anno Mundi – Tyr – 1990
12. Back Street Kids – Technical Ecstasy – 1976
13. Back to Eden – Cross Purposes – 1994
14. Behind the Wall of Sleep – Black Sabbath – 1970
15. Black Moon – The Eternal Idol – 1987
16. Black Moon – Headless Cross – 1989
17. Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath – 1970
18. Born Again – Born Again – 1983
19. Born to Lose – The Eternal Idol – 1987
20. Breakout – Never Say Die! – 1978
21. Buried Alive – Dehumanizer – 1992
22. Call of the Wild – Headless Cross – 1989
23. Can’t Get Close Enough – Forbidden – 1995
24. Cardinal Sin – Cross Purposes – 1994
25. Changes – Vol. 4 – 1972
26. Children of the Grave – Master of Reality – 1971
27. Children of the Sea – Heaven and Hell – 1980
28. Cloak and Dagger – Headless Cross – 1989
29. Computer God – Dehumanizer – 1992
30. Cornucopia – Vol. 4 – 1972
31. Country Girl – Mob Rules – 1981
32. Cross of Thorns – Cross Purposes – 1994
33. Damaged Soul – 13 – 2013
34. Danger Zone – Seventh Star – 1986
35. Dear Father – 13 – 2013
36. Devil & Daughter – Headless Cross – 1989
37. Die Young – Heaven and Hell – 1980
38. Digital Bitch – Born Again – 1983
39. Dirty Women – Technical Ecstasy – 1976
40. Dirty Women – 13 – 2013
41. Disturbing the Priest – Born Again – 1983
42. Don’t Start (Too Late) – Sabotage – 1975
43. Dying for Love – Cross Purposes – 1994
44. E5150 – Mob Rules – 1981
45. Electric Funeral – Paranoid – 1970
46. Embryo – Master of Reality – 1971
47. End of the Beginning – 13 – 2013
48. Eternal Idol – The Eternal Idol – 1987
49. Evil Eye – Cross Purposes – 1994
50. Evil Woman – Black Sabbath – 1970
51. Fairies Wear Boots – Paranoid – 1970
52. Falling Off the Edge of the World – Mob Rules – 1981
53. Feels Good to Me – Tyr – 1990
54. Fluff – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath – 1973
55. Forbidden – Forbidden – 1995
56. FX – Vol. 4 – 1972
57. Get a Grip – Forbidden – 1995
58. Glory Ride – The Eternal Idol – 1987
59. God Is Dead? – 13 – 2013
60. Guilty as Hell – Forbidden – 1995
61. Gypsy – Technical Ecstasy – 1976
62. Hand of Doom – Paranoid – 1970
63. Hard Life to Love – The Eternal Idol – 1987
64. Headless Cross – Headless Cross – 1989
65. Heart Like a Wheel – Seventh Star – 1986
66. Heaven and Hell – Heaven and Hell – 1980
67. Heaven in Black – Tyr – 1990
68. Hole in the Sky – Sabotage – 1975
69. Hot Line – Born Again – 1983
70. I – Dehumanizer – 1992
71. I Witness – Cross Purposes – 1994
72. I Won’t Cry for You – Forbidden – 1995
73. Immaculate Deception – Cross Purposes – 1994
74. In for the Kill – Seventh Star – 1986
75. In Memory… – Seventh Star – 1986
76. Into the Void – Master of Reality – 1971
77. Iron Man – Paranoid – 1970
78. It’s Alright – Technical Ecstasy – 1976
79. Jerusalem – Tyr – 1990
80. Johnny Blade – Never Say Die! – 1978
81. Junior’s Eyes – Never Say Die! – 1978
82. Keep It Warm – Born Again – 1983
83. Kill in the Spirit World – Headless Cross – 1989
84. Killing Yourself to Live – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath – 1973
85. Kiss of Death – Forbidden – 1995
86. Lady Evil – Heaven and Hell – 1980
87. Laguna Sunrise – Vol. 4 – 1972
88. Letters from Earth – Dehumanizer – 1992
89. Live Forever – 13 – 2013
90. Lonely Is the Word – Heaven and Hell – 1980
91. Loner – 13 – 2013
92. Looking for Today – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath – 1973
93. Lord of This World – Master of Reality – 1971
94. Loser Gets It All – Forbidden – 1995
95. Lost Forever – The Eternal Idol – 1987
96. Master of Insanity – Dehumanizer – 1992
97. Megalomania – Sabotage – 1975
98. Methademic – 13 – 2013
99. Naïveté in Black – 13 – 2013
100. Neon Knights – Heaven and Hell – 1980
101. Never Say Die – Never Say Die! – 1978
102. N.I.B. – Black Sabbath – 1970
103. Nightmare – The Eternal Idol – 1987
104. Nightwing – Headless Cross – 1989
105. No Stranger to Love – Seventh Star – 1986
106. Odin’s Court – Tyr – 1990
107. Orchid – Master of Reality – 1971
108. Over and Over – Mob Rules – 1981
109. Over to You – Never Say Die! – 1978
110. Paranoid – Paranoid – 1970
111. Pariah – 13 – 2013
112. Peace of Mind – 13 – 2013
113. Planet Caravan – Paranoid – 1970
114. Psychophobia – Cross Purposes – 1994
115. Rat Salad – Paranoid – 1970
116. Rock ‘n’ Roll Doctor – Technical Ecstasy – 1976
117. Rusty Angels – Forbidden – 1995
118. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath – 1973
119. Sabbra Cadabra – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath – 1973
120. Scarlet Pimpernel – The Eternal Idol – 1987
121. Seventh Star – Seventh Star – 1986
122. Shaking Off the Chains – Forbidden – 1995
123. She’s Gone – Technical Ecstasy – 1976
124. Shock Wave – Never Say Die! – 1978
125. Sick and Tired – Forbidden – 1995
126. Sins of the Father – Dehumanizer – 1992
127. Sleeping Village – Black Sabbath – 1970
128. Slipping Away – Mob Rules – 1981
129. Snowblind – Vol. 4 – 1972
130. Solitude – Master of Reality – 1971
131. Some Kind of Woman – The Eternal Idol – 1987
132. Sphinx (The Guardian) – Seventh Star – 1986
133. Spiral Architect – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath – 1973
134. St. Vitus Dance – Vol. 4 – 1972
135. Stonehenge – Born Again – 1983
136. Supernaut – Vol. 4 – 1972
137. Supertzar – Sabotage – 1975
138. Sweet Leaf – Master of Reality – 1971
139. Swinging the Chain – Never Say Die! – 1978
140. Symptom of the Universe – Sabotage – 1975
141. The Battle of Tyr – Tyr – 1990
142. The Dark – Born Again – 1983
143. The Gates of Hell – Headless Cross – 1989
144. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle – Cross Purposes – 1994
145. The Illusion of Power – Forbidden – 1995
146. The Law Maker – Tyr – 1990
147. The Mob Rules – Mob Rules – 1981
148. The Sabbath Stones – Tyr – 1990
149. The Shining – The Eternal Idol – 1987
150. The Sign of the Southern Cross – Mob Rules – 1981
151. The Wizard – Black Sabbath – 1970
152. The Writ – Sabotage – 1975
153. Thrill of It All – Sabotage – 1975
154. Time Machine – Dehumanizer – 1992
155. Tomorrow’s Dream – Vol. 4 – 1972
156. Too Late – Dehumanizer – 1992
157. Trashed – Born Again – 1983
158. Turn to Stone – Seventh Star – 1986
159. Turn Up the Night – Mob Rules – 1981
160. TV Crimes – Dehumanizer – 1992
161. Under the Sun – Vol. 4 – 1972
162. Valhalla – Tyr – 1990
163. Virtual Death – Cross Purposes – 1994
164. Voodoo – Mob Rules – 1981
165. Walk Away – Heaven and Hell – 1980
166. War Pigs – Paranoid – 1970
167. Warning – Black Sabbath – 1970
168. What’s the Use – Cross Purposes – 1994
169. Wheels of Confusion – Vol. 4 – 1972
170. When Death Calls – Headless Cross – 1989
171. Who Are You? – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath – 1973
172. Wicked World – Black Sabbath – 1970
173. Wishing Well – Heaven and Hell – 1980
174. You Won’t Change Me – Technical Ecstasy – 1976
175. Zeitgeist – 13 – 2013
176. Zero the Hero – Born Again – 1983

Black Sabbath Albums

Black Sabbath (1970)

Paranoid (1970)

Master of Reality (1971)

Vol. 4 (1972)

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)

Sabotage (1975)

Technical Ecstasy (1976)

Never Say Die! (1978)

Heaven and Hell (1980)

Mob Rules (1981)

Born Again (1983)

Seventh Star (1986)

The Eternal Idol (1987)

Headless Cross (1989)

Tyr (1990)

Dehumanizer (1992)

Cross Purposes (1994)

Forbidden (1995)

13 (2013)

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