Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Morrison, and Steve Stevens’ “Gods of Rock and Roll” rises into the tp 40 on … [+]
Just when it seems like Ozzy Osbourne might finally be ready to step away from music for good, at least in one capacity or another, he returns. The rocker is gearing up for what may be his final live performance this summer, and in anticipation of what will be a must-attend show for longtime fans, the rock superstar is climbing the charts with another hit.
The legendary musician scores a new top 40 radio win this frame in America. “Gods of Rock and Roll,” a collaboration with both Billy Morrison and Steve Stevens, surges into the region that typically defines when a charting tune becomes a proper hit on the Rock & Alternative Airplay tally.
Last week, “Gods of Rock and Roll” debuted on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart at No. 46. This frame, it lifts half a dozen spaces to No. 40, barely cracking the important region and continuing what may be a lengthy climb.
The same single is also on the rise on another roster, and it’s performing significantly better on that list. “Gods of Rock and Roll” surges to a new peak of No. 16 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. Osbourne, Morrison, and Stevens’s smash has now spent three frames on that ranking, where its ascent is much more dramatic.
Last frame, Osbourne collected his twelfth solo appearance on the Rock & Alternative Airplay list. Now that his latest win has ascended again, all but three of those have cracked the top 40. Only “Let It Die” (No. 41), “A Thousand Shades” with Jeff Beck (No. 47), and “Straight to Hell” (No. 48) have peaked within the only 10 spaces on the roster that aren’t included inside the top 40.
Among Osbourne’s dozen wins on the list, five have entered the top 10. “Patient Number 9,” another collaboration with Beck, stands as Osbourne’s highest-rising solo placement, as it soared to No. 5 in August 2022. Another collaboration with Morrison and Stevens, titled “Crack Cocaine,” is tied with “Under the Graveyard,” as both landed at No. 8 several years apart. They’re matched as Osbourne’s fourth-highest-rising hits.
“Let Me Hear You Scream” and “One of Those Days” with Eric Clapton share the title of his second-highest-climbing singles, as both missed out on matching “Patient Number 9” by just one space.
For the moment, “Gods of Rock and Roll” is a standalone single. Last year, Osbourne joined Morrison and Stevens on “Crack Cocaine,” which served as a focus track from The Morrison Project, the latest album by, appropriately, Morrison himself.
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