Ozzy Osbourne’s best to worst solo albums ranked as the singer dies at 76

Ozzy Osbourne, legendary Black Sabbath singer, passed away on July 22, 2025, and he will be remembered as one of the key figures of heavy metal music. The English singer rose to fame as the frontman of Black Sabbath and went on to build a successful solo career after leaving the band in 1979.

Just recently, the Prince of Darkness had performed for 44,000 fans at Villa Park in Birmingham on a floating chair. Osbourne revealed in a cover story for Metal Hammer that he would continue creating music even after his final concert:

“I still enjoy doing my own work. I also enjoy singing on other people’s work. For the foreseeable future, I will keep on recording if the projects interest me. It’s very important.”

While fans are saddened at the prospect of not getting to hear new music from the legendary singer, his impressive discography is available to explore.

Continue reading as we rank Ozzy Osbourne’s albums from best to worst.

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Blizzard of Ozz, No More Tears and other Ozzy Osbourne albums ranked from best to worst

1) Blizzard of Ozz

Ozzy Osbourne’s 1980 album is widely regarded as one of his best projects yet. Released after he departed from Black Sabbath. The album featured extra talented Randy Rhoads and birthed evergreen tracks like Crazy Train.

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2) No More Tears

For this highly-acclaimed project, Ozzy Osbourne recruited Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister to collaborate on four of the album’s tracks. No More Tears was an exciting mix of social commentary, smooth ballads and hit tracks.

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3) Diary of a Mad Man

Diary of a Mad Man was Osbourne’s second solo album and featured Randy Rhoads of the heavy metal band Quiet Rot who was also guitarist and co-writer of the former’s first album Blizzard of Ozz.

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4) The Ultimate Sin

The Ultimate Sin was released in 1986 and made waves for its roster of music talents. Here, Osborne collaborated with Jake E. Lee and Bob Daisley the bassist. The trio experimented with new age sounds before Dailey was replaced by Phil Soussan responsible for the Shot in the Dark.

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5) No Rest for the Wicked

The 1988 album saw the heavy metal artist collaborate with young talent Zakk Wylde, who would become his longest-touring guitarist. Wylde replaced Jake E. Lee. Wylde’s talent was recognizable in tracks like Miracle Man and Crazy Babies.

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6) Bark at the Moon

Bark at the Moon was Jake E Lee’s first collaboration with Ozzy Osbourne. The musical project became a memorable one because of standout tracks like Bark at the Moon.

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7) Patient Number 9

Patient Number 9 boasts a star-studded list of contributors including Zakk Wylde, Tony Lommi, Chad Smith, Mike MacCready and Duff McKagan amongst others—Ozzy in Patient Number 9 vents about his negative emotions and sorrows.

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8) Under Cover

Under Cover is a fun project consisting of covers of rock metal hits from the 60s and 70s. While the album features some of music’s finest, it does not fully express Osbourne’s capabilities as a singer.

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9) Scream

The album has a progressive feel to it because of the presence of Kevin Churko, Black Rain producer and guitarist Gus G. The duo worked to elevate the beats as Churko co-wrote all the tracks alongside Ozzy.

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10) Ozzmosis

While Ozzmosis received mixed reviews frozen critics, it explores Ozzy Osbourne’s emotional side with help from producer Michael Beinhorn. The album also featured some of the industry’s finest who had previously worked with them, like Zakk Wylde and Geezer Butler.

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11) Down to Earth

Down to Earth dropped in 2001 and saw the reunion of the original members of the Black Sabbath brand. The album also helped Ozzy Osbourne to restructure the band members of his solo group.

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12) Ordinary Man

For Ordinary Man, released in 2020, Ozzy went back to his metal roots. He teamed up with Andrew Watt, producer for Post Malone, who also played the guitar. In the titular track, Elton John takes charge of the Piano.

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13) Black Rain

Black Rain is perhaps Ozzy Osbourne’s most disliked album. It received mixed reviews upon release in 2007 and is considered a weak album because it didn’t meet up with the standards of the artist’s previous releases.

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