---
title: "Blackest Sabbath: Black Sabbath 1970–1987 by Black Sabbath"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/c9617eb6-abd0-3e3b-b337-45303f4ead40"
artist: "Black Sabbath"
year: 1989
label: "Vertigo"
---

# Blackest Sabbath: Black Sabbath 1970–1987

**Blackest Sabbath: Black Sabbath 1970–1987** is a compilation by Black Sabbath, released in 1989 on Vertigo.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | Blackest Sabbath: Black Sabbath 1970–1987 |
| Artist | Black Sabbath |
| Type | Compilation |
| Year | 1989 |
| Label | Vertigo |
| Catalog number | 838 818-2 |
| Tracks | 15 |
| Place in discography | 34 of 177 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Black Sabbath | 6:20 |
| 2 | Paranoid | 2:48 |
| 3 | Iron Man | 5:54 |
| 4 | Snowblind | 5:18 |
| 5 | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath | 5:42 |
| 6 | Hole in the Sky | 4:00 |
| 7 | Rock & Roll Doctor | 3:28 |
| 8 | Never Say Die | 3:48 |
| 9 | Lady Evil | 4:25 |
| 10 | Turn Up the Night | 3:43 |
| 11 | The Sign of the Southern Cross / Heaven & Hell (continued/live) | 7:19 |
| 12 | Children of the Sea (live) | 6:07 |
| 13 | Digital Bitch | 3:38 |
| 14 | Seventh Star | 5:21 |
| 15 | Born to Lose | 3:44 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal) · [Traditional Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/traditional-doom)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal · Doom Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Backtrackin’ (1989)](https://themetalnet.com/album/9349ccb7-9cff-3946-8a8f-8e7f5884950b)
- Next release: [Headless Cross (1989)](https://themetalnet.com/album/230fa643-0fdf-34a4-b6e4-3cf8563dcf11)

## Artist

- [Black Sabbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-sabbath)

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