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Black Sabbath

A British rock band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1968, which exerted a noticeable influence on the development of rock music, primarily heavy metal. The debut album, Black Sabbath, is considered one of the first heavy metal albums, having also laid the foundation for the subsequent development of doom metal. Ten of the band's albums entered the UK Albums Chart top ten. By the year 2000, the total sales of Black Sabbath albums approached 70 million.