Diary Of A Madman
by Ozzy Osbourne
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Ozzy Osbourne bestography
Diary Of A Madman is ranked 2nd best out of 21 albums by Ozzy Osbourne on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ozzy Osbourne is Blizzard Of Ozz which is ranked number 968 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,795.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Diary Of A Madman track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Diary Of A Madman rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 24 Music Albums of 1981 | 20/24 | 1 |
| 2026 | LosWochos | Top 99 Music Albums of 1981 | 32/99 | 3 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 57 Music Albums of 1981 | 35/57 | 2 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 57 Music Albums of 1981 | 55/57 | 0 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 80 Music Albums of 1981 | 16/80 | 4 |
| 2026 | CjHubb117 | Top 27 Music Albums of the 1980s | 8/27 | 15 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Overall 401-500 | 75/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Repo | 1981: Metal | 8/45 | - |
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 94 Music Albums of the 1980s | 17/94 | 17 |
| 2026 | mikepen | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 37/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 217 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 962 | |||
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Diary Of A Madman ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/25/2026 04:08 |  ecocruzr | 301 | 68/100 |
| ! | 10/13/2026 11:28 |  UofTBlues | 3,650 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2026 14:43 | Artem | 872 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.8.
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Diary Of A Madman forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/10/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5461): By steve397View latest topic →
dihansse 09/17/2026 19:31 in My discoveries per yearView all forum mentions
Diary Of A Madman comments
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MetalMan67 07/22/2025 22:02 | #310249 | TOP COMMENT
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RIP OZZY! You helped many people over the years through your music... (Edited)
sageamagoo TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/12/2012 13:37 | #57685 | TOP COMMENT
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The title track is a fantastic epic, and the reason this is my favourite Ozzy album. Unfortunately, everything between the first and last track is forgettable, minus a few surprises that keep it somewhat engaging while you wait for the title track to come.
Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/26/2011 05:28 | #33755 | TOP COMMENT
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A strong album but it does not come anywhere near the greatness of Blizzard of Ozz.
Jboy56 02/08/2024 14:44 | #301802 | TOP COMMENT
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A definite ozzie classic. The sounds are crips and the guitar work is stunning (Edited)
What a loss to the world when Randy Rhoads passed. (Edited)
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