The Ozzman Cometh

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The Ozzman Cometh is a compilation album by British heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne released in 1997. It is his third greatest hits collection. Its initial, limited-edition 2-CD pressing contained five previously unreleased songs. Versions released in 2002 later have only one disc, and the song "Shot in the Dark" is replaced by "Miracle Man". This was due to a legal action brought about by the song's co-writer, Phil Soussan, for unpaid royalties. This is also the first album to be released after Osbourne rejoined Black Sabbath after his firing from the band in 1979.

The CD version is digitally labeled as The Ozzman Cometh: Greatest Hits. The tracks "Black Sabbath", "War Pigs", "Fairies Wear Boots", and "Behind the Wall of Sleep" are performed by Osbourne's previous band Black Sabbath during a 26 April 1970 performance on the BBC Radio 1 show "John Peel's Sunday Show", conducted by British DJ John Peel. "Fairies Wear Boots" and "War Pigs" are early versions of tracks that would be recorded and released on the band's second album Paranoid with new lyrics.

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1997	Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>Template:Cite Ryan</ref>	62
	Canadian Albums Chart<ref name="album" >{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7
	Swedish Albums Chart<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	21
	UK Albums Chart<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	68
	US Billboard 200<ref name="album" />	13
1998	New Zealand Albums Chart<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	12
2002	Finnish Albums Chart<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1997	"Back on Earth"	Mainstream Rock (USA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	3