Greatest Hits (Black Sabbath album)

Greatest Hits

Greatest hits album by

Black Sabbath

Released

15 June 2009

Recorded

1969–1978

Genre

Heavy metal

Length

73:00

Label

Universal/UMC

Producer

Black Sabbath, Rodger Bain, Patrick Meehan, Mike Butcher

Black Sabbath compilations chronology

The Rules of Hell
(2008)

Greatest Hits
(2009)

Iron Man: The Best of Black Sabbath
(2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album from Black Sabbath, released by Universal in 2009.

This album features only the original line-up of Black Sabbath with most of the albums Ozzy Osbourne worked on presented. This compilation features songs from 1970's self-titled debut album to Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, as well as one song from Never Say Die!.

This compilations used the same masters from the Universal 2009 album remasters.

A similar compilation of the same name was released outside North America by NEMS Records in 1977.^[2]

The album was re-released in 2012 as Iron Man: The Best of Black Sabbath with identical track listing but different artwork.

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Track listing

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"Paranoid"	Paranoid, 1970	2:47
2.	"Iron Man"	Paranoid	5:55
3.	"Changes"	Vol. 4, 1972	4:43
4.	"Fairies Wear Boots"	Paranoid	6:13
5.	"War Pigs"	Paranoid	7:54
6.	"Never Say Die"	Never Say Die!, 1978	3:48
7.	"Children of the Grave"	Master of Reality, 1971	5:15
8.	"The Wizard"	Black Sabbath, 1970	4:20
9.	"Snowblind"	Vol. 4	5:27
10.	"Sweet Leaf"	Master of Reality	5:05
11.	"Evil Woman"	Black Sabbath	3:22
12.	"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"	Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1973	5:48
13.	"Black Sabbath"	Black Sabbath	6:16
14.	"N.I.B."	Black Sabbath	6:07

Personnel

Black Sabbath

Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
Tony Iommi - guitar, piano & Mellotron on Changes
Geezer Butler - bass, Mellotron on Changes
Bill Ward - drums

Release history

Europe & Australasia	9 June 2009	Universal Music

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[3]	73
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[4]	28
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[5]	3
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	19
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[7]	2

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[8]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Thom Jurek (9 June 2009). "The Greatest Hits [Universal] - Black Sabbath | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
^ "Black Sabbath - Greatest Hits at Discogs". Discogs.com. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Black Sabbath – Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Black Sabbath – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "British album certifications – Black Sabbath – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry.

v t e Black Sabbath
Tony Iommi Geezer Butler Ozzy Osbourne Bill Ward Dave Walker Geoff Nicholls Ronnie James Dio Craig Gruber Vinny Appice Ian Gillan Bev Bevan Ron Keel David Donato Eric Singer Gordon Copley Jeff Fenholt Dave Spitz Glenn Hughes Ray Gillen Bob Daisley Tony Martin Terry Chimes Jo Burt Cozy Powell Laurence Cottle Neil Murray Bobby Rondinelli Mike Bordin
Studio albums	Black Sabbath Paranoid Master of Reality Vol. 4 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Sabotage Technical Ecstasy Never Say Die! Heaven and Hell Mob Rules Born Again Seventh Star The Eternal Idol Headless Cross Tyr Dehumanizer Cross Purposes Forbidden 13
Extended plays	The End
Live albums	Live at Last Live Evil Cross Purposes Live Reunion Past Lives Live at Hammersmith Odeon Live... Gathered in Their Masses The End: Live in Birmingham
Compilations	We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll The Collection The Sabbath Stones Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970–1978 Greatest Hits 1970–1978 The Dio Years The Rules of Hell Greatest Hits Iron Man: The Best of Black Sabbath The Ultimate Collection
Unofficial albums	The Sabbath Collection The Ozzy Osbourne Years Under Wheels of Confusion The Best of Black Sabbath Club Sonderauflage
Singles	"Evil Woman" "The Wizard" "Paranoid" "Iron Man" "Children of the Grave" "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" "Am I Going Insane (Radio)" "Neon Knights" "Trashed" "Psycho Man" "God Is Dead?" "End of the Beginning"
Other songs	"Black Sabbath" "N.I.B." "War Pigs" "Planet Caravan" "Hand of Doom" "Fairies Wear Boots" "Sweet Leaf" "After Forever" "Into the Void" "Changes" "Supernaut" "Hole in the Sky" "Symptom of the Universe" "Children of the Sea" "Heaven and Hell"
Videos	Never Say Die Black and Blue The Black Sabbath Story, Vol. 1 The Black Sabbath Story, Vol. 2 Cross Purposes Live The Last Supper Inside Black Sabbath - 1970–1992 Hangin' with Heaven and Hell Live... Gathered in Their Masses Black Sabbath: The End of the End
Tours	Technical Ecstasy Tour Never Say Die! Tour Heaven & Hell Tour Mob Rules Tour Born Again Tour Ozzfest lineups Black Sabbath Reunion Tour The End Tour
Related	Discography Members List of cover versions of Black Sabbath songs In These Black Days Nativity in Black Heaven & Hell tour The Devil You Know Adam Wakeman Tommy Clufetos Brad Wilk Mythology Velvett Fogg GZR Rainbow Dio Deep Purple Electric Light Orchestra Kiss Badlands Whitesnake Faith No More
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