In line with The Hollywood Reporter, Ozzy Osbourne‘s catalog, spanning his genre-defining work with BLACK SABBATH and his iconic solo profession, has seen a resurgence the legendary heavy steel singer’s passing.
Within the days following the July 22 announcement of Osbourne‘s dying, his solo Spotify month-to-month listeners jumped from 12.4 million to 18.7 million, a rise of 6.3 million. BLACK SABBATH, in the meantime, jumped from 19.8 million to 24.6 million.
By way of particular person songs, Ozzy‘s traditional solo monitor “Loopy Practice” added 8 million streams, hitting 809 million complete; “No Extra Tears” gained 7 million, reaching 266 million; and “Mama, I am Coming Dwelling” spiked by 7.2 million to 245 million. BLACK SABBATH‘s timeless traditional “Paranoid” racked up 9.3 million streams to achieve an all-time variety of 1.38 billion; “Iron Man” went from 581 million to 587 million; and “Conflict Pigs” added 5 million to achieve 385 million.
Ozzy died Tuesday morning (July 22),his household introduced in a press release.
“It’s with extra disappointment than mere phrases can convey that we’ve got to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has handed away this morning. He was along with his household and surrounded by love. We ask everybody to respect our household privateness right now,” the household stated.
No explanation for dying was given, however Osbourne had battled quite a lot of well being points over the previous a number of years, together with Parkinson’s illness and accidents he sustained from a late-night fall in 2019.
Ozzy‘s dying got here a bit of greater than two weeks after he took the stage for his closing efficiency with BLACK SABBATH at Villa Park within the band’s unique hometown of Birmingham, United Kingdom. They carried out 4 songs for greater than 40,000 individuals within the stadium and 5.8 million extra on a livestream. Ozzy additionally performed a five-song solo set whereas seated in a bat-adorned throne.
Ozzy‘s household actuality tv present “The Osbournes” gained a 2002 Primetime Emmy.
In 2006, Osbourne and the opposite members of the unique BLACK SABBATH had been inducted into the Rock And Roll Corridor Of Fame. Ozzy was additionally inducted into the Rock Corridor as a solo artist in 2024.
Osbourne gained a number of Grammys, together with one in 1993 for his solo track “I Do not Need To Change The World”.
Ozzy and his spouse and supervisor Sharon began their annual tour — Ozzfest — in 1996 after he was rejected from the lineup of what on the time was the highest touring music pageant, Lollapalooza. The primary touring model of Ozzfest in 1997 included MARILYN MANSON and PANTERA as a part of the lineup.
Osbourne leaves behind his spouse, three youngsters from his first marriage (together with an adopted son from his first spouse’s earlier relationship),and three with Sharon: Jack, Kelly and Aimee.
Picture credit score: Ross Halfin (courtesy of Premier)
