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Year Albums Lineup Style
1968
  John Michael Osbourne - vocals
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
William Thomas Ward - drums
Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
Doom metal
Heavy metal
Hard rock
1969
1969 Demo [Demo]
Second Earth Demo [Demo]
First Black Sabbath Demo [Demo]
1970
Black Sabbath John Michael Osbourne - vocals, harmonica
Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi - guitars
William Thomas Ward - drums
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
Paranoid Demo [Demo]
Paranoid John Michael Osbourne - vocals
Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi - guitars
William Thomas Ward - drums
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
1971
Master Of Reality John Michael Osbourne - vocals
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
William Thomas Ward - drums
Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
1972
Snowblind [EP]
Black Sabbath Vol. 4
1973
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath John Michael Osbourne - vocals, synthesizers, handclaps
William Thomas Ward - drums, percussion, timpani, handclaps
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass, synthesizers, mellotron, nose flute, handclaps
Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi - guitars, piano, harpsichord, synthesizers, flute, organ, bagpipes, handclaps

Session musicians
Richard Christopher "Rick" Wakeman - piano, synthesizers
Heavy metal
Hard rock
1974
  John Michael Osbourne - vocals
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
William Thomas Ward - drums
Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
1975
Sabotage
1976
Technical Ecstasy
1977
  Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
William Thomas Ward - drums
Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
Dave Walker - vocals
1978
Never Say Die! Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
William Thomas Ward - drums
Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
John Michael Osbourne - vocals
1979
  William Thomas Ward - drums
Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
Craig Gruber - bass
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
Ronald James Padavona - vocals
1980
Heaven And Hell Ronald James "Ronnie Dio" Padavona - vocals
Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi - guitars
William Thomas "Bill" Ward - drums
Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler - bass

Session musicians
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
1981
Mob Rules Ronald James Padavona - vocals
Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi - guitars
Vincent "Vinny" Appice - drums
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass

Session musicians
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
1982
  Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
Ian Gillan - vocals
William Thomas Ward - drums
1983
Born Again Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi - guitars, guitar effects, flute
Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler - bass, bass effects
Ian Gillan - vocals
William Thomas "Bill" Ward - drums, percussion

Session musicians
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
1984
  Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
Bev Bevan - drums
David Donato - vocals
Rynia Lee Keel Jr. - vocals
1985
  Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
David "Dave" Spitz - bass
Eric Doyle Mensinger - drums
Glenn Hughes - vocals
John Michael Osbourne - vocals
1986
Seventh Star Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi - guitars
Glenn Hughes - vocals
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
Eric Singer - drums
David "Dave" Spitz - bass
Gordon Copley - bass
1987
The Eternal Idol Tony Martin Harford - vocals
Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi - guitars
Dave "The Beast" Spitz - bass (credited, but does not actually appear on the album)
Bob Daisley - bass
Eric Singer - drums
Bev Bevan - percussion (cymbal overdubs on "Scarlet Pimpernel" and "Eternal Idol")

Session musicians
Geoff Nicholls - keyboard
1988
  Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
Tony Martin Harford - vocals
Colin Trevor "Cozy" Powell - drums
1989
Headless Cross Tony Martin Harford - vocals
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi - guitars
Colin Trevor "Cozy" Powell - drums

Additional musicians:
Laurence Cottle - bass
Brian May - guitar solo
1990
Untitled [EP] Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
Tony Martin Harford - vocals
Colin Trevor "Cozy" Powell - drums
Neil Murray - bass
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
Tyr Tony Martin Harford - vocals
Tony Iommi - guitars
Cozy Powell - drums
Neil Murray - bass

Session musician
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
1991
  Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
Neil Murray - bass
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
Vincent "Vinny" Appice - drums
Ronald James Padavona - vocals
1992
Dehumanizer Ronald James Padavona - vocals
Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi - guitars
Vincent "Vinny" Appice - drums
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass

Session musicians
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
1993
  Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
Bobby Rondinelli - drums
Tony Martin Harford - vocals
1994
Cross Purposes Tony Martin Harford - vocals
Tony Iommi - guitars
Bobby Rondinelli - drums
Geezer Butler - bass
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards

Guest musicians
Eddie Van Halen - guitar solo
1995
Forbidden Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
Tony Martin Harford - vocals
Neil Murray - bass
Bobby Rondinelli - drums
1996
  Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
Tony Martin Harford - vocals
1997
  Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
John Michael Osbourne - vocals
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
William Thomas Ward - drums
1998
 
1999
Black Mass [EP]
2000
 
2001
 
2002
 
2003
 
2004
 
2005
  Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
John Michael Osbourne - vocals
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
William Thomas Ward - drums
2006
  Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
John Michael Osbourne - vocals
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
William Thomas Ward - drums
Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
2007
  Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
John Michael Osbourne - vocals
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
William Thomas Ward - drums
2008
 
2009
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
13 John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne - vocals, harmonica
Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi - guitars
Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler - bass

Session musicians
Brad Wilk - drums, percussion
2014
  Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars
John Michael Osbourne - vocals
Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass
2015
 
2016
The End [EP]
2017