What is the best Ozzy Osbourne solo album?

Rhoads-era riffs, Zakk Wylde's pinch harmonics and a Grammy-winning farewell all sit in one solo catalogue spanning four decades. With Ozzfest coming back in 2027, settle which record deserves the loudest spin.

1. 1
   Blizzard of Ozz

   Ozzy's 1980 solo debut with guitarist Randy Rhoads, featuring "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley" and later certified 5x Platinum in the US.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Down to Earth

   Ozzy's 2001 album with Zakk Wylde, Robert Trujillo and Mike Bordin, featuring the single "Gets Me Through".
   772pts
3. 3
   No More Tears

   A 1991 album certified 4x Platinum in the US, home to the title track and the Lemmy co-written ballad "Mama, I'm Coming Home".
   579pts
4. 4
   Diary of a Madman

   The 1981 follow-up holding "Over the Mountain" and "Flying High Again", the last studio album Randy Rhoads played on before his death in March 1982.
   463pts
5. 5
   Ordinary Man

   A 2020 album produced by Andrew Watt with Duff McKagan and Chad Smith, whose title track features Elton John; it reached No. 3 in both the UK and US.
   463pts
6. 6
   Scream

   The 2010 album that debuted Greek guitarist Gus G in Ozzy's band, with the single "Let Me Hear You Scream".
   309pts
7. 7
   Bark at the Moon

   A 1983 album that introduced guitarist Jake E. Lee, whose title track became one of Ozzy's MTV-era staples.
   309pts
8. 8
   Patient Number 9

   Ozzy's final studio album, released in 2022 with guests including Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Tony Iommi, which won the Grammy for Best Rock Album.
   309pts
9. 9
   The Ultimate Sin

   Jake E. Lee's second and final Ozzy record, released in 1986 with the single "Shot in the Dark" and peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard 200.
   309pts
10. 10
    Black Rain

    A 2007 album co-produced with Kevin Churko that debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and featured "I Don't Wanna Stop".
    309pts
11. 11
    Ozzmosis

    A 1995 record with Geezer Butler on bass that reached No. 4 in the US on the strength of "Perry Mason" and "See You on the Other Side".
    211pts
12. 12
    Under Cover

    A 2005 set of cover versions of 1960s and 1970s rock songs, including John Lennon's "Woman" and Mountain's "Mississippi Queen".
    211pts
13. 13
    No Rest for the Wicked

    The 1988 debut of guitarist Zakk Wylde in Ozzy's band, led by the single "Miracle Man".
    210pts

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