Black Sabbath - Timeline
| Year | Albums | Lineup | Style |
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1968 | John Michael Osbourne - vocals Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass William Thomas Ward - drums Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars | Doom metal Heavy metal Hard rock | |
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1969 | 1969 Demo [Demo] | ||
| Second Earth Demo [Demo] | |||
| First Black Sabbath Demo [Demo] | |||
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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 | ||
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1971 | Master Of Reality | John Michael Osbourne - vocals Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass William Thomas Ward - drums Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars | |
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1972 | Snowblind [EP] | ||
| Black Sabbath Vol. 4 | |||
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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 |
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1974 | John Michael Osbourne - vocals Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass William Thomas Ward - drums Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars | ||
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1975 | Sabotage | ||
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1976 | Technical Ecstasy | ||
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1977 | Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass William Thomas Ward - drums Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars Dave Walker - vocals | ||
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1978 | Never Say Die! | Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass William Thomas Ward - drums Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars John Michael Osbourne - vocals | |
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1979 | William Thomas Ward - drums Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars Craig Gruber - bass Geoff Nicholls - keyboards Ronald James Padavona - vocals | ||
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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 | |
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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 | |
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1982 | Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars Geoff Nicholls - keyboards Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass Ian Gillan - vocals William Thomas Ward - drums | ||
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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 | |
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1984 | Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars Geoff Nicholls - keyboards Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass Bev Bevan - drums David Donato - vocals Rynia Lee Keel Jr. - vocals | ||
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1985 | Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars Geoff Nicholls - keyboards David "Dave" Spitz - bass Eric Doyle Mensinger - drums Glenn Hughes - vocals John Michael Osbourne - vocals | ||
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1986 | Seventh Star | Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi - guitars
Glenn Hughes - vocals Geoff Nicholls - keyboards Eric Singer - drums David "Dave" Spitz - bass Gordon Copley - bass | |
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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 | |
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1988 | Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars Geoff Nicholls - keyboards Tony Martin Harford - vocals Colin Trevor "Cozy" Powell - drums | ||
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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 | |
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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 | ||
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1991 | Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars Geoff Nicholls - keyboards Neil Murray - bass Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass Vincent "Vinny" Appice - drums Ronald James Padavona - vocals | ||
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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 | |
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1993 | Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars Geoff Nicholls - keyboards Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass Bobby Rondinelli - drums Tony Martin Harford - vocals | ||
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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 | |
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1995 | Forbidden | Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars Geoff Nicholls - keyboards Tony Martin Harford - vocals Neil Murray - bass Bobby Rondinelli - drums | |
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1996 | Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars Geoff Nicholls - keyboards Tony Martin Harford - vocals | ||
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1997 | Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars Geoff Nicholls - keyboards John Michael Osbourne - vocals Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass William Thomas Ward - drums | ||
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1998 | |||
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1999 | Black Mass [EP] | ||
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2004 | |||
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2005 | Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars John Michael Osbourne - vocals Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass William Thomas Ward - drums | ||
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2006 | Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars John Michael Osbourne - vocals Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass William Thomas Ward - drums Geoff Nicholls - keyboards | ||
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2007 | Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars John Michael Osbourne - vocals Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass William Thomas Ward - drums | ||
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2012 | |||
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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 | |
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2014 | Anthony Frank Iommi - guitars John Michael Osbourne - vocals Terence Michael Joseph Butler - bass | ||
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2015 | |||
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2016 | The End [EP] | ||
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2017 |