| Greatest Hits 1970–1978 | ||||
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| Released | 14 March 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 1969–1978 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 74:28 | |||
| Label | Rhino Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Black Sabbath, Rodger Bain, Patrick Meehan, Mike Butcher | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.2/10.0 [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Greatest Hits 1970–1978 is a compilation album from Black Sabbath, released in 2006.
This album features only the original line-up of Black Sabbath with all the albums Ozzy Osbourne worked on presented from 1970's self-titled debut album to 1978's Never Say Die!.
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on 1 April 2006 at number 96.[4] It spent 10 weeks on the chart.[4]
It was released to coincide with the band's induction into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
All songs written by Black Sabbath (Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward).
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Black Sabbath" | Black Sabbath, 1970 | 6:16 |
| 2. | "N.I.B." | Black Sabbath | 5:22 |
| 3. | "The Wizard" | Black Sabbath | 4:20 |
| 4. | "War Pigs" | Paranoid, 1970 | 7:54 |
| 5. | "Paranoid" | Paranoid | 2:48 |
| 6. | "Iron Man" (Single version) | Paranoid | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Sweet Leaf" | Master of Reality, 1971 | 5:03 |
| 8. | "Children of the Grave" | Master of Reality | 5:15 |
| 9. | "Changes" | Vol. 4, 1972 | 4:43 |
| 10. | "Snowblind" | Vol. 4 | 5:27 |
| 11. | "Supernaut" | Vol. 4 | 4:41 |
| 12. | "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, 1973 | 5:42 |
| 13. | "Hole in the Sky" | Sabotage, 1975 | 4:02 |
| 14. | "Rock 'n' Roll Doctor" | Technical Ecstasy, 1976 | 3:26 |
| 15. | "Never Say Die" | Never Say Die!, 1978 | 3:48 |
| 16. | "Dirty Women" | Technical Ecstasy | 7:13 |
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard 200[5] | 96 |
| United Kingdom | 14 March 2006 | Rhino Records |
| United States | ??? | Warner Bros. Records |
| Canada | ??? | Warner Bros. Records |
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