{"id":41786,"date":"2026-08-12T22:48:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41786"},"modified":"2026-08-12T22:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:48:32","slug":"ozzy-osbournes-crazy-train-surpasses-1-billion-spotify-streams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41786","title":{"rendered":"Ozzy Osbourne&#8217;s &#8220;Crazy Train&#8221; Surpasses 1 Billion Spotify Streams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/crazy-train.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1617597\" data-title=\"Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s \u201cCrazy Train\u201d Surpasses 1 Billion Spotify Streams\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/08\/ozzy-osbourne-crazy-train-billions-club-spotify\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/ozzy-osbourne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>\u2019s iconic song \u201cCrazy Train\u201d has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, joining the streaming service\u2019s elite Billions Club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrazy Train\u201d was originally released in 1980 as the debut solo single from Osbourne in the wake of his departure from the legendary Black Sabbath. The track, co-penned by Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley, became Ozzy\u2019s signature solo song, and the album it came from, <em>Blizzard of Ozz<\/em>, has reached quintuple platinum status.<\/p>\n<p>A lounge-y arrangement of \u201cCrazy Train\u201d was used as the opening to the surprise cultural crossover reality show <em>The Osbournes<\/em>, which ran on MTV in the early 2000s. 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