Iron Man: The Best of Black Sabbath

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Iron Man: The Best of Black Sabbath
Greatest hits album by
Released4 June 2012
Recorded1969–1978
GenreHeavy metal
Length72:28
LabelUniversal
ProducerBlack Sabbath, Rodger Bain, Patrick Meehan, Mike Butcher
Black Sabbath compilations chronology
Greatest Hits
(2009)
Iron Man: The Best of Black Sabbath
(2012)
The Ultimate Collection
(2016)

Iron Man: The Best of Black Sabbath is a compilation album from Black Sabbath, released by Sanctuary Records to support the band's 2012 reunion tour.

The album features exactly the same track listing as 2009's Greatest Hits.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Paranoid"Paranoid, 19702:48
2."Iron Man"Paranoid5:55
3."Changes"Vol. 4, 19724:43
4."Fairies Wear Boots"Paranoid6:13
5."War Pigs"Paranoid7:54
6."Never Say Die"Never Say Die!, 19783:48
7."Children of the Grave"Master of Reality, 19715:15
8."The Wizard"Black Sabbath, 19704:20
9."Snowblind"Vol. 45:27
10."Sweet Leaf"Master of Reality5:03
11."Evil Woman" (Larry Weigand, Dick Weigand, David Wagner)Black Sabbath3:22
12."Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 19735:42
13."Black Sabbath"Black Sabbath6:16
14."N.I.B."Black Sabbath5:22

Personnel[edit]

Black Sabbath

Charts[edit]

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[1] 147
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[2] 148
Scottish Albums (OCC)[3] 31
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 27
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[5] 1

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ultratop.be – Black Sabbath – Iron Man - The Best Of Black Sabbath" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ultratop.be – Black Sabbath – Iron Man - The Best Of Black Sabbath" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.