Black Sabbath released a debut album of the same name in 1970.
Black Sabbath . The band helped define the genre with releases such as Black Sabbath ( 1970 ) , Paranoid ( 1970 ) and Master of Reality ( 1971 ) . Black Sabbath is the debut studio album by the English rock band Black Sabbath . Released on 13 February 1970 in the United Kingdom and on 1 June 1970 in the United States , the album reached number eight on the UK Albums Charts and number 23 on the Billboard charts .