Ozzy Osbourne Charts His First Posthumous Top 10 Hit In America

BRITAIN-US-ENTERTAINMENT-MUSIC-OSBOURNE — Ozzy Osbourne’s “Road to Nowhere” enters the top 10 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Digital Song Sales … More chart days after his death at 76, marking his first posthumous hit. A photograph taken on July 23, 2025 shows a memorial plaque left at a makeshift memorial by a mural depicting late British singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne, in Birmingham, central England, a day after his death. Tributes poured in on July 23, 2025 for hell-raiser singer Ozzy Osbourne as tearful fans laid flowers in his hometown and his Black Sabbath band mates mourned the death of their legendary heavy metal frontman, just weeks after he played an epic farewell concert in their Birmingham hometown. Osbourne, nicknamed the “Prince of Darkness” who famously once bit off the head of a bat while on stage, died on July 22, 2025 at the age of 76, his family said. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ozzy Osbourne passed away on July 22 at the age of 76, just weeks after performing his final show in Birmingham, United Kingdom, the city where he first launched his career. The legend changed the sound of hard rock music forever, introducing heavy metal to the world and becoming a defining character in the history of multiple genres.

Fans around the globe are sure to mourn his loss for years to come, but the grief is especially pronounced in the immediate aftermath of shocking news. The impact of his death on the Billboard charts is only just beginning to be felt.

“Road to Nowhere” Becomes a Posthumous Hit

Osbourne scores a new top 10 hit in the U.S. this week, as “Road to Nowhere,” taken from his No More Tears album, debuts at No. 10 on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart. The late superstar claims his tenth top 10 on that tally and his twelfth overall appearance under his own name.

Ozzy Osbourne Fills Multiple Spots on the Chart

Osbourne occupies four spaces on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales ranking this frame, as “Mama, I’m Coming Home,” “Crazy Train” and “No More Tears” appear at Nos. 2, 4 and 7, respectively. Those three tracks surged following all the excitement surrounding his final performance, which also marked the last-ever concert for Black Sabbath under its classic lineup, but now they’ve started to decline – though that downward movement may be temporary.

“Crazy Train” Still Climbing

Among that batch, “Crazy Train” remains Osbourne’s biggest hit in America. While it declines on most of the rosters it appears on, the tune actually rises one spot on the Hot Rock Songs chart. The cut debuted just last week on Billboard’s ranking of the most consumed rock tracks in the U.S., and now it lifts slightly to a new peak.

A Big Week is Expected for Ozzy Osbourne

Osbourne’s death occurred toward the end of the most recent tracking period, which ran from Friday, July 18 through Thursday, July 24. A surge in streams and sales of his catalog — as well as Black Sabbath’s — should be reflected more fully on Billboard charts published in a few days.

This week’s top 10 win is a meaningful posthumous achievement, but next frame will likely be even more impressive as the outpouring of support continues to build.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2025/07/27/ozzy-osbourne-charts-his-first-posthumous-top-10-hit-in-america/