Ozzy Osbourne’s The Essential Ozzy Osbourne returns to No. 1 on Top Hard Rock Albums chart after Babymetal replaced the late legend just last week. Singer Ozzy Osborne stripped off in his swimming pool in Beverly Hills, California in June 1987. Ozzy smokes his cigar while giving the victory sign.(Photo by Eddie sanderson/Getty Images).
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Ever since his death in July, Ozzy Osbourne’s name has been plastered across Billboard’s rock charts. Consumption of his music — as well as Black Sabbath’s — skyrocketed after the sad news went viral, and while each week songs and albums from the two acts fall or disappear from some rankings, his solo work has not vanished entirely, and might not for quite some time.
The late legend returns to No. 1 on a Billboard chart this frame, taking over the top spot after being replaced just days ago.
Ozzy Osbourne Returns to No. 1
Ozzy Osbourne’s The Essential Ozzy Osbourne rockets back to No. 1 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart. Last frame, the set descended to fourth place, but now it returns to the peak position once more.
Babymetal Falls Off the Chart
Last week’s champion on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart, Babymetal’s Metal Forth, only managed one stay at No. 1 on the list of the most consumed hard rock collections in the country. The Japanese group launched its latest set at No. 1, earning a second chart-topper, but now Metal Forth is nowhere to be found on the 25-spot roster.
Ozzy Osbourne’s Longest-Running No. 1 Album
As The Essential Ozzy Osbourne shoots back to No. 1, the compilation furthers its lead as the rocker’s longest-running leader on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart. The project, which features many of Osbourne’s most famous tracks, has now spent four frames in first place. That’s twice as long as either Patient Number 9 or Scream, his second-longest-running rulers. Osbourne has racked up four champions in total, as Ordinary Man also hit No. 1 for a single turn in March 2020.
The Essential Ozzy Osbourne Climbs on Every Chart
The Essential Ozzy Osbourne improves its standing on every Billboard tally on which it appears. In addition to reclaiming the top spot on the Top Hard Rock Albums list, the compilation also returns to the top 10 on both the Top Rock & Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts, shooting to Nos. 8 and 6, respectively.
On the Billboard 200, The Essential Ozzy Osbourne leaps more than 30 spaces to No. 51. Luminate reports that the album moved a little less than 15,300 equivalent units in the past tracking frame — up almost 19% and several thousand units from the prior period.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2025/09/01/ozzy-osbourne-returns-to-no-1-in-america/
