Black Sabbath Charts A New Top 10 Album Nearly A Year After Ozzy Osbourne’s Death

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentBlack Sabbath Charts A New Top 10 Album Nearly A Year After Ozzy Osbourne’s DeathByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorApr 29, 2026, 10:01am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath Seventh Star, Black Sabbath Seventh Star Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath Seventh Star album, Black Sabbath Paranoid song, Black Sabbath Master of Reality, Black Sabbath Iron Man The Best Of, Black Sabbath The Eternal Idol, Black Sabbath Record Store Day, Black Sabbath top albums, Black Sabbath chart history, Black Sabbath Ozzy Osbourne WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 11: (L-R) Musicians Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath appear at a press conference to announce their first new album in 33 years and a world tour in 2012 at the Whisky a Go Go on November 11, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Getty ImagesIn the weeks following Ozzy Osbourne’s death in the summer of 2025, both the heavy metal superstar and his band Black Sabbath dominated rock charts all around the world. Some songs and albums debuted, while many favorites returned, sometimes hitting new highs decades after their release. As the one-year anniversary of Osbourne’s passing approaches, Black Sabbath is back on the charts in his home country of the United Kingdom. The band dropped Seventh Star – which also credits Black Sabbath member Tony Iommi in a featured role as a soloist – as part of Record Store Day 2026, and unsurprisingly, it’s become a bestseller across the Atlantic Ocean. The project even manages to enter the top 10 on one roster, helping Black Sabbath add to its already impressive list of strong sellers.Black Sabbath’s Seventh Star Debuts at No. 7Seventh Star launches...