Ozzy’s solo work and the songs by Black Sabbath are now streamed more than ever.
After the death of Ozzy Osbourne, the streams shoot his music up. According to this, Osbourne wins over six million new monthly listeners as a solo artist: inside. Black Sabbath also has a significant increase and come to over four million new monthly streams.
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“Crazy Train” at the top
Individual songs also increase. Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” comes to around eight million new views. “Mama, I’m Coming Home” reaches an increase of around 7.2 million streams, “No more Tears” comes to around seven million additional calls.
Black Sabbath cracks a billion mark
At Black Sabbath, “Paranoid” is one of the most heard titles of the past few days. The song increases by 9.3 million streams and thus exceeds the 1.38 billion total streams. “Iron Man” comes to around six million new views, “War Pigs” increases around five million streams. This reports, among other things, “The Hollywood Reporter”, citing current data from the platform.
Osbourne’s death shakes the world
Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22nd at the age of 76. Just a few weeks earlier, he had been on stage one last time in Birmingham. On July 5, 2025, Black Sabbath gave a farewell to over 40,000 visitors: inside. In the days after his death, further driving away in addition to his family: on the inside and the metal legend paid tribute.
Emotional statement of the family
His family said goodbye to her head of Instagram with an emotional posting. They shared a photo of the rocker and wrote: “With more sadness, as words, we have to say that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne died this morning. He was surrounded by his family and love. We ask everyone to respect the privacy of our family during this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis”
The posting received over 220,000 comments just 15 hours after its publication.