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Black Sabbath’s Fan-Favorite Album Returns After More Than A Decade…
Black Sabbath changed the hard rock and metal genres forever more than half a century ago when they broke out with their signature sound. In the decades since, the group has remained an influential name in those fields, and their fan base remains dedicated to them, listening and buying to their work without pause.
This week, Black Sabbath is back on the charts in the U.K., where they got their start. The band doesn’t have a new album out, though. Instead, their fans have pushed one of their earliest collections to one tally yet again.
Black Sabbath’s sophomore project Paranoid returns to the U.K. albums chart this week. The set reappears at No. 79 on the ranking of the most-consumed full-lengths and EPs in the nation.
It’s been well over a decade since Paranoid last found space on the list of the most popular albums in the U.K. According to the Official Charts Company, the last time the set landed on this roster was back in 2012.
Paranoid debuted on the U.K albums chart in 1970. It only required three weeks for the title to climb to No. 1, becoming Black Sabbath’s first leader on the tally.
Black Sabbath has accrued just two champions in the U.K., with Paranoid helping them become one of the top names in the metal genre–which was still brand new when they got started. The group has pushed 10 different projects into the top 10 in that country.
Paranoid was fronted by its title track, which served as the lead single. That cut marked Black Sabbath’s first hit in the U.K., and it eventually rose to No. 4. Earlier this year, the decades-old hard rock tune joined Spotify’s billion club, becoming a relatively uncommon older title to rack up at least one billion plays on the streaming platform.
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Ozzy Osbourne Returns To the Stage, Reunites with Black Sabbath Member Following Surgery
The Prince of Darkness made a surprise appearance at his hometown and closed out the Commonwealth Games.
The Prince of Darkness is back! Ozzy Osbourne took the stage during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Monday. The 73-year-old rocker and Black Sabbath guitarist, Tommy Iommi, surprised the crowd in Birmingham, England, when they performed the legendary rock band’s hit, “Paranoid.”
Ozzy’s son, Jack Osbourne, celebrated the performance on Instagram. “Dad and @tonyiommi closed out the #commonwealthgames2022🇬🇧 tonight! ,” the 36-year-old wrote alongside photos of his father rocking out.
The performance marked Ozzy’s first return to the stage since undergoing surgery in June. That month, his wife, Sharon Osbourne, revealed that the “Iron Man” singer would undergo a procedure that would “determine the rest of his life.”
Sharon added that she would be flying to Los Angeles to be by her husband’s side.
Following his surgery, Ozzy took to his Instagram to give his fans an update. “I am now home from the hospital recuperating comfortably,” the rocker announced a week after the surgery. “I am definitely feeling the love and support from all my fans and send everyone a big thank you for their thoughts, prayers and well wishes during my recovery.”
ET caught up with Ozzy at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, where he dished about his recovery, and excitement to see his fans in person.
