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“Flying High Again” by Ozzy Osbourne

From the album Diary of a Madman (1981)

“Flying High Again” by Ozzy Osbourne appears on 71 radio countdowns from 25 stations between 1981 and 2026. It was first released in 1981 on the album Diary of a Madman. Its best result is #10 on the KISW 25 Biggest Rock Songs from 1981. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #234 classic rock song of all time.

71countdowns
25stations
#10best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1981–2026years charted

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Ozzy Osbourne - Flying High Again (Official Music Video)

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"Flying High Again" comes off Diary of a Madman, Ozzy Osbourne's second solo album, released in 1981, and it's Ozzy in full flight: a strutting riff, a shout-along chorus and that unmistakable wail riding on top. Osbourne wrote it with Randy Rhoads, bassist Bob Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake, and produced it with Rhoads and engineer Max Norman.

The showstopper is Rhoads' solo, a vicious, gleaming blast of guitar that snaps the song in half before the chorus hauls it back. Johnny Cook adds keyboards. Released as a single, it climbed to number two on Billboard's rock tracks chart in 1982, and Loudwire later counted it among his "storming fist-in-the-air rockers" alongside "Over the Mountain" and "S.A.T.O."

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1981 10 KISW Seattle-Tacoma, WA KISW 25 Biggest Rock Songs from 1981 25

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 94 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1994 92 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 63 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 58 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 357 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1998 52 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 48 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 99 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2010 79 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 1038 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 1101 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 223 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 248 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2014 80 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 705 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 245 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 127 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 223 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 185 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 438 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 366 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 216 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 86 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 204 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 193 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 314 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 143 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 248 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 258 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2020 213 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 482 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 60 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 208 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 394 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 266 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 161 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 86 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 86 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 296 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 284 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2022 179 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 324 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 231 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 163 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 74 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 140 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 133 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 339 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2023 163 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 962 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 387 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 230 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 80 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 88 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 365 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 178 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 210 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 129 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 238 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 118 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 370 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 223 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2025 192 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 149 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 226 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 232 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2026 262 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 92 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 187 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 488 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Flying' High Again.

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