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Black Sabbath · 1970

Black Sabbath

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

October 10, 1970Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

Black Sabbath reached number one on the UK album chart with their second album, Paranoid. The album contains some of the band's best-known songs, including the title track, “Iron Man” and “War Pigs,” and is now regarded as a heavy metal classic.

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