"Ozzy Osbourne's Black Sabbath have topped a list of the 100 Best British rock albums of all time. Their self-titled debut from 1970 knocked Iron Maiden's Number of the Beast into second place. Ozzy, 56 said Sabbath's win was a triumph for British rock. He joked "Back then you'd hear, 'If you go to San Francisco, be sure to wear a flower in your hair' We were like 'What are they on about?' The only flowers were in out local cemetery". Kerrang! mag, which polled readers, said : "There are so many incredible homegrown albums in one list."
Rock Top 10 :
1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
2. Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
3. Sex Pistols - Never mind the B******s
4. Led Zeppelin - IV
5. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
6. Muse - Absolution
7. The Clash - London Calling
8. Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
9. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
10. Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
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17. The Wildhearts - Earth vs The Wildhearts
18. Lostprophets - Start Something
19. Queen - A Night At The Opera
20. Muse - Origin Of Symmetry
21. Ash - Free All Angels
22. Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
23. Stereophonics - Performance And Cocktails