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Our list of Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> Albums Ranked Worst to Best shows just how quickly\u00a0he found success as a solo act \u2014 and how massively influential his early LPs were on heavy metal.<\/p>\n The former Black Sabbath<\/a> frontman struck gold \u2014 and platinum, and multiplatinum \u2014 with his 1980 solo debut\u00a0Blizzard of Ozz<\/em><\/a>, which sold a whopping 5 million copies in the United States, spawned era-defining\u00a0songs like “Crazy Train” and “Mr. Crowley” and\u00a0thrust\u00a0former Quiet Riot<\/a> guitarist Randy Rhoads<\/a> to stardom. Osbourne and Rhoads would catch lightning in a bottle once more on 1981’s triple-platinum\u00a0Diary of a Madman<\/em><\/a>, featuring\u00a0classics\u00a0such as “Flying High Again” and “Over the Mountain,” before Rhoads’ tragic death<\/a> in 1982 at the age of 25.<\/p>\n Frequent personnel shifts did nothing to dull Osbourne’s star, however.\u00a0He scored several more\u00a0commercial smashes throughout the ’80s and ’90s, including\u00a0Bark at the Moon<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0The Ultimate Sin<\/em><\/a> and\u00a0No More Tears<\/em><\/a>. In all,\u00a0Osbourne’s first seven albums went multiplatinum, and several of his other sidemen,\u00a0such as stalwart six-stringer\u00a0Zakk Wylde<\/a>, quickly rose to guitar-hero status.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Top 10 Randy Rhoads Guitar Solos<\/a><\/p>\n Osbourne’s pace eventually slowed down because of various Sabbath reunions and health issues, and\u00a0several of his\u00a0late-career albums\u00a0failed to\u00a0match the glorious highs of his early work, to put it mildly. Still, Osbourne gave us us plenty to chew on over\u00a0the course of his illustrious career. Here’s a look back at Ozzy Osbourne Albums Ranked Worst to Best.<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Ultimate Classic Rock Staff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Think You Know Ozzy Osbourne?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nOzzy Osbourne Albums Ranked <\/h2>\n