Music Albums Rock icon, reality TV star, national treasure: Every Ozzy Osbourne solo album ranked Features By Paul Elliott ( Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Louder ) Contributions from Rich Hobson published 23 July 2025 Ranking the Ozzy Albums by Personal Preference This is a list of my favorite Ozzy solo albums in order by personal preference, not by what’s more influential, complex, or any other criteria. It’s in order of what I am more likely to put on over the one below it. I’m interested in seeing others. Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward of Black Sabbath with the silver discs they received for the album ‘Technical Ecstasy’ in 1977. It's impossible to narrow down Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's most important and influential songs to just 15, but these are a good point of entry. 13 votes, 55 comments. 11K subscribers in the OzzyOsbourne community. The subreddit for Ozzy Osbourne Prince of Darkness So, across over 40 years, the Prince of Darkness offered up 12 solo studio albums of original material. And in honour of the great man, we’ve ranked them in order below. Ranking every Ozzy Osbourne solo album from worst to best: 10. Live at Budokan Of all Ozzy Osbourne’s live albums this was the worst one. However, it had a great band in 2002, with Zakk Wylde plus Drummer Mike Bordin and future Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo. Live at Budokan features plenty of classic essence of Ozzy Osbourne songs, from opener I Don’t Know to the finale of Paranoid. However, there is nothing to show new. Unfortunately, this A ranking and review of the studio and live albums by the original Prince of Darkness: Ozzy Osbourne. Following his stint fronting Black Sabbath, Ozzy led the neo-metal revolution as a solo artist in his own right. One of the guiltiest pleasures in heavy metal. Enjoy! (Updated 04/2024) Our list of Ozzy Osbourne Albums Ranked Worst to Best shows just how quickly he found success as a solo act — and how massively influential his early LPs were on heavy metal. Osbourne's pace 44 votes, 27 comments. 11K subscribers in the OzzyOsbourne community. The subreddit for Ozzy Osbourne Prince of Darkness 61 votes, 64 comments. 11K subscribers in the OzzyOsbourne community. The subreddit for Ozzy Osbourne Prince of Darkness Ranking the best Ozzy Osbourne albums can spark a spirited debate among rock enthusiasts, but ranking these monumental records from good to legendary is essential for fans of heavy metal. Ozzy Osbourne, an iconic figure in rock music, has left an irreplaceable mark with his solo work after parting The entertainment industry mourns the loss of Ozzy Osbourne, one of the key figures of heavy metal music. The lead singer of the acclaimed Black Sabbath group died on July 22, 2025, at 76. John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname the “Prince of Darkness”. [Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but he went on to have a Ozzy doesn't get any love on this subreddit. Albums like Blizzard of Oz and Diary of A Madman never get mentioned. Ozzy is one of my favorite metal acts. He has released solid albums all his career and his last is still heavy as shit when you look at him being 72yr old and delivering his trademark performance. A metal God. I would like to think all metalheads hold Ozzy on a pedestal. Do you? Hi Reddit. I'm Ozzy Osbourne, also known as the Prince of Darkness. I've won a few Grammys and been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. My new album, Ordinary Man, is finally here and I'm excited to talk to you all about it. Feel free to ask questions about anything and everything. post Sabbath, what are the top Ozzy albums worth my time? The only song that comes to mind is Crazy Train. Personally, I don't like that song at all Here are Ozzy Osbourne's solo albums ranked from worst to best. Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince of Darkness. The single most recognizable figure in all of heavy metal famously began his career in Black I remember first seeing the live music video of "Shot" like over 30 years ago on MTV (youtube it). And with Ozzy Osbourne his vocals are really good on the Speak of the Devil album. Actually the live video of "Iron Man" from that used to be on MTV all the time also back in the day (again YouTube it). Its absolutely packed, and even got Lemmy Kilmister to write lyrics for four songs. 2: Blizzard of Ozz - Crazy Train is the obvious best song here, but the rest is nearly perfect. Suicide Solution, Goodbye to Romance, Revelation, I Don't Know, Steal Away the Night, and of course Mr. Crowley. 1: Diary of a Madman - But Blizzard can't beat this.
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