Album · Ozzy Osbourne
No Rest for the Wicked by Ozzy Osbourne
No Rest for the Wicked is an album by Ozzy Osbourne, released in 1988. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 9 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Miracle Man”, on 6 lists with a best position of #144.
No Rest for the Wicked, Ozzy Osbourne's fifth solo album, hit American racks on Epic in September 1988, with Britain getting it a month later, and the Prince of Darkness came back with a new gunslinger at his side. It was the first Ozzy record to feature guitarist Zakk Wylde, who tears into these songs with a thick, squealing tone and more muscle than finesse, while keyboardist John Sinclair joins the fold and Bob Daisley is back on bass for the first time since Bark at the Moon.
Roy Thomas Baker produced, and the result is traditional heavy metal buffed up for the arenas, all churning riffs with Ozzy's unmistakable wail riding on top of "Miracle Man", "Crazy Babies", "Demon Alcohol" and "Fire in the Sky". The faithful bought in: gold by December, double platinum since, and a peak of 13 on the Billboard 200.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from No Rest for the Wicked on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miracle Man | 6 | #144 | – | 1990–2002 | |
| 2 | Crazy Babies | 1 | #207 | – | 1990 | |
| 3 | Demon Alcohol | 1 | #730 | – | 1990 | |
| 4 | Fire in the Sky | 1 | #915 | – | 1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.