Ozzy Osbourne And Black Sabbath Dominate iTunes Following Their Final Concert

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Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final live performance in Birmingham sends both the rocker and his ... More band soaring up the iTunes charts in the U.S. BURBANK, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 24: Ozzy Osbourne speaks onstage at iHeartRadio ICONS with Ozzy Osbourne: In Celebration of Ordinary Man at iHeartRadio Theater on February 24, 2020 in Burbank, California. (Photo byfor iHeartMedia ) Getty Images for iHeartMedia
On July 5, Ozzy Osbourne gave what has been called his last live performance. The legendary musician was joined by the classic Black Sabbath lineup as the band also played live for the final time to a crowd filled with dedicated fans, many of whom have been following the group for decades. What will surely go down as not just one of the most important rock shows of 2025, but perhaps of all time, the event took place in Birmingham in the United Kingdom, where Osbourne and Black Sabbath got their start.
Following the emotional showing, both Osbourne and Black Sabbath have been rising on iTunes charts all around the world — even in the United States, across the Atlantic from where the highly attended event occurred.
Osbourne is a big winner when it comes to scoring bestselling tunes and albums on iTunes in America following what is widely believed to be his final performance. As of the time of writing, he sits in the runner-up spot on the iTunes Top Songs chart with "Mama, I'm Coming Home." That track trails behind only "Ordinary" by Alex Warren, one of the biggest hits in the world this year.
Nine of Osbourne's tracks currently land on the 200-spot iTunes Top Songs tally, and all of them are climbing.
Osbourne also claims a top 10 spot on the iTunes Top Albums chart, as The Essential Ozzy Osbourne rockets to No. 10 — and it could continue to ascend in the coming days. The legendary solo musician fills eight spaces on the ranking of the top-selling albums on iTunes in America, just one fewer slot than on the songs list.
Of course, Black Sabbath is also selling well following the group's last show, though not as many cuts by the band appear on the iTunes ranking in the U.S. as Osbourne's solo efforts. The group does claim a pair of top 40 singles and albums at the same time.
When it comes to songs, "War Pigs" and "Paranoid" land at Nos. 24 and 30, respectively. On the iTunes Top Albums tally, Paranoid and Greatest Hits 1970–1978 sit side by side at Nos. 21 and 22, respectively.
Altogether, Black Sabbath claims a quartet of bestselling singles and eight charting albums in the U.S. on iTunes. Several of these titles could appear on the Billboard rankings next week, thanks to a huge surge in sales across America.