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Crazy Train Debuts on Hot 100 as Osbourne Catalog Tops Rock Charts

A surge in posthumous consumption drove his signature solo track onto the Hot 100 for the first time.

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Overview

  • “Crazy Train” entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 46 on the Aug. 2-dated chart with 9.2 million streams, 2.4 million radio impressions and 11,000 downloads sold in the week ending July 24.
  • “Mama, I’m Coming Home” re-entered the Hot 100 at No. 49 after 33 years following a 298% increase in streams, a 143% rise in audience impressions and an 899% jump in paid downloads.
  • The Essential Ozzy Osbourne climbed to No. 7 on the Billboard 200 and claimed No. 1 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums for the first time.
  • Black Sabbath’s 1970 classic “Paranoid” re-entered the Billboard 200 at No. 37, underscoring the revival of Osbourne’s early catalog under chart eligibility rules.
  • Billboard’s criteria allow older recordings to reappear on multi-metric and genre-specific rankings when they rank in the top half and show meaningful consumption surges.