The album that effectively founded heavy metal, riff after monstrous riff from 'War Pigs' to 'Iron Man'. Heavy, doom-laden and impossibly influential. Year zero for the genre. First in our ranking of Black Sabbath's work, and the natural place to start.
On vinyl: A heavily reissued catalogue — read the remaster reviews before committing to a pressing.
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Tracks from this album on our lists
- Paranoid on Best Metal Songs of All Time
- Iron Man on Best Metal Songs of All Time
We don't reproduce full tracklists — only the songs from this record we've featured in our best-of lists.
More from Black Sabbath — where to go next
If you have Paranoid, these are the Black Sabbath records worth reaching for next.
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Master of Reality1971 · MetalStart here
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Paranoid1970 · you're viewing this oneClassic
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Black Sabbath1970 · MetalClassic
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Vol. 41972 · MetalClassic
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Sabbath Bloody Sabbath1973 · MetalClassic
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