Bill Ward

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William Thomas Ward (born 5 May 1948) is an English drummer. He is the original drummer of Black Sabbath, co-founding the pioneering heavy metal band in 1969 alongside Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler. He has released three solo albums, the most recent being Accountable Beasts in 2015. == Early life and career == Born in Aston, Birmingham on 5 May 1948, Bill Ward started to play drums as a child, listening to the big bands of the 1940s;... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Bill Ward first charted in 1970 with Paranoid.The artist placed 4 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 16 UK Top‑75 entries, including 2 Top‑10 placements, including 1 number‑one.On US Rock the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: Changes - #2: Paranoid - #3: Paranoid - #4: Paranoid - #5: Walk Away
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  Black Sabbath
Paranoid
1.
08/1970

#2  Paranoid
Black Sabbath

from Paranoid   Paranoid
154 pts
61
US






4
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #250]
[Warner 7437]
written by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward greentick & Ozzy Osbourne
Iron Man
2.
01/1972

Iron Man
Black Sabbath

from Paranoid   Paranoid
17 pts
52
US








[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #310]
[Warner 7530]
written by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward greentick
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
3.
11/1973

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath

from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath   Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
16 pts








51
UK
written by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward greentick
4.
06/1978

Never Say Die
Black Sabbath

from Never Say Die!   Never Say Die!
44 pts








21
UK
written by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward greentick & Ozzy Osbourne
A Hard Road
5.
10/1978

A Hard Road
Black Sabbath

from Never Say Die!   Never Say Die!
25 pts








33
UK
written by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward greentick & Ozzy Osbourne
  The Dickies
Paranoid
6.
07/1979

Paranoid
The Dickies

from The Incredible Shrinking Dickies   
16 pts








45
UK
written by Bill Ward greentick, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler & Tony Iommi
  Black Sabbath
Neon Knights
7.
07/1980

Neon Knights
Black Sabbath

from Heaven and Hell   Heaven and Hell
44 pts








22
UK
written by Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward greentick & Geezer Butler
Paranoid
8.
08/1980

#3  Paranoid
Black Sabbath

64 pts








14
UK
R
written by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward greentick & Ozzy Osbourne
Die Young
9.
12/1980

Die Young
Black Sabbath

from Heaven and Hell   Heaven and Hell
19 pts








41
UK
written by Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward greentick & Geezer Butler
  Ozzy Osbourne
10.
12/1982

Iron Man/Children of the Grave
Ozzy Osbourne

from Speak of the Devil   Speak of the Devil
4 pts






32
rock


live
written by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward greentick
Paranoid
11.
12/1982

Paranoid
Ozzy Osbourne

from Speak of the Devil   Speak of the Devil
6 pts






25
rock


live
[Columbia 03392 (Jet)]
written by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward greentick
12.
01/1983

Symptom of the Universe
Ozzy Osbourne

from Speak of the Devil   Speak of the Devil
4 pts








100
UK
written by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward greentick
  Joyce Sims
13.
04/1988

#5  Walk Away
Joyce Sims

from Come into My Life   Come into My Life
55 pts


11
dance
56
R&B


24
UK
[Sleeping Bag 40136]
written by Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Joyce Sims & Bill Ward greentick
  Ozzy Osbourne
14.
06/1993

Changes
Ozzy Osbourne

from Live & Loud   Live & Loud
13 pts






9
rock


live
written by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward greentick
  Pop Will Eat Itself
15.
10/1993

RSVP / Familius Horribilus
Pop Will Eat Itself

from Dos Dedos Mis Amigos   Dos Dedos Mis Amigos
37 pts








27
UK
written by Graham Crabb, John "Fuzz" Townshend, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne & Bill Ward greentick
  Pantera
16.
09/1994

Planet Caravan
Pantera

from Far Beyond Driven   Far Beyond Driven
47 pts






21
rock
26
UK
written by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward greentick
  Mogwai / Magoo
17.
04/1998

Sweet Leaf / Black Sabbath
Mogwai / Magoo

12 pts








60
UK
written by Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne & Bill Ward greentick
  Primus with Ozzy
18.
07/2000

N.I.B.
Primus with Ozzy

from Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath   
26 pts






2
rock


written by Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward greentick & Ozzy Osbourne
  Kelly & Ozzy Osbourne
19.
12/2003

#1  Changes
Kelly & Ozzy Osbourne

from Changes   Changes
220 pts


43
dance




1
UK
written by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward greentick
  Ozzy Osbourne
Iron Man
20.
05/2008

Iron Man
Ozzy Osbourne

3 pts








130
UK
R [instrumental sections used in the 2008 feature film Iron Man]
written by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward greentick
  T.I.
21.
10/2009

Hell of a Life
T.I.

15 pts
54
US


71
R&B




[Grand Hustle LP Cut]
written by Clifford Harris, Nate Hills, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward greentick
  Black Sabbath
Paranoid
22.
03/2012

Paranoid
Black Sabbath

2 pts








191
UK
R
written by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward greentick & Ozzy Osbourne
  A Tribe Called Quest
We the People….
23.
12/2016

We the People….
A Tribe Called Quest

from We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service   
12 pts
77
US


31
R&B




[Epic LP Cut]
written by Kamaal Fareed, Malik Taylor, Terrance Butler, Anthony Iommi, John Osbourne & William Ward greentick
  Black Sabbath
Iron Man
24.
07/2025

Iron Man
Black Sabbath

18 pts








48
UK
R: Ozzy Osbourne's death
written by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward greentick
Paranoid
25.
07/2025

#4  Paranoid
Black Sabbath

55 pts








20
UK
R: Ozzy Osbourne's death
written by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward greentick & Ozzy Osbourne
26.
07/2025

War Pigs
Black Sabbath

18 pts








47
UK
R: Ozzy Osbourne's death
written by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward greentick


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