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“Shot in the Dark” by Ozzy Osbourne

From the album The Ultimate Sin (1986)

“Shot in the Dark” by Ozzy Osbourne appears on 67 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 1990 and 2026. It was first released in 1986 on the album The Ultimate Sin. Its best result is #53 on the KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #416 classic rock song of all time.

67countdowns
21stations
#53best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1990–2026years charted

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Shot in the Dark

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"Shot in the Dark" closes Ozzy Osbourne's 1986 album The Ultimate Sin, and its roots run back past the record. Phil Soussan first worked it up around 1983 in Wildlife, a band with Steve and Chris Overland, keyboardist Mark Booty and Bad Company's Simon Kirke. Their demo never came out. Once Soussan joined Ozzy's band, the two reworked it, with Ozzy reportedly writing new words, and who wrote what has been argued over ever since.

Ron Nevison's production is pure '80s metal chrome: Jake E. Lee's guitar slicing through, Mike Moran's keyboards glowing behind, Randy Castillo and Soussan locked tight. It gave Ozzy his first single on the Hot 100, and Andy Morahan's video lived in heavy MTV rotation.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 113 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1994 851 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 524 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 549 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1998 500 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 591 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 68 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2010 156 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2012 843 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 396 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 362 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2014 135 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 844 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 396 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 489 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 459 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2016 228 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 342 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 446 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2017 526 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2019 309 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 500 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 396 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 305 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 492 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2020 323 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 319 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 836 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 151 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2021 333 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 994 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 327 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 371 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 322 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 217 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2022 330 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 386 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 768 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 467 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 740 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 293 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 109 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2023 312 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 407 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 178 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 380 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 592 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 293 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 346 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 53 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 302 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 189 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2024 409 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 359 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 430 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 823 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 386 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 108 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2025 209 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2025 404 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 253 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 243 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 334 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 241 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 213 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 473 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 498 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Shot In The Dark.

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