Iconic Ozzy Osbourne Song Makes Surprise Achievement for First Time Ever After His Death
Ozzy Osbourne is riding his “Crazy Train” back on the charts—including somewhere the iconic track has never appeared.It comes after his death on July 22 at the age of 76 has generated renewed interest in his music.🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬Originally released in 1980 as Ozzy’s debut solo single after splitting with Black Sabbath, “Crazy Train” enters Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first time this week at No. 46 with 9.2 million official U.S. streams (that’s up 194% from the previous week), 2.4 million radio audience impressions (up 108%), and 11,000 downloads sold (up 1,184%) in the week ending July 24, according to Luminate, per Billboard.“Crazy Train,” featured on Osbourne’s 1980 solo debut album Blizzard of Ozz, failed to crack the Hot 100 upon its original release but did hit No. 9 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in July 1981.Related: Ozzy Osbourne Was Known as Heavy Metal’s Prince of Darkness, but He Was Also a Huge Fan of This Classic BandAnother Osbourne classic, “Mama, I’m Coming Home” has returned to the Hot 100 for the first time in 33 years at No. 49.The song was originally released in 1991 from Osbourne’s sixth studio album, No More Tears, and features lyrics written by Lemmy from Motörhead. “Mama, I’m Coming Home” racked up 8.7 million streams (up 298%), 2.1 million radio audience impressions (up 143%), and 15,000 paid downloads (up 899%), per the outlet.The song still has a way to go to top its previous peak of No. 28 on the Hot 100, which it reached in April 1992. It also hit No. 2 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart back in the day.Ozzy has also hit the all-genre Streaming Songs chart for the first time ever as a lead artist with “Crazy Train” at No. 46. However, it’s doubtful that the song will be able to top his previous appearance as a featured artist. His guest spot on Post Malone’s “Take What You Want,” with Travis Scott, reached No. 3 in September 2019.
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