Ozzy Osbourne’s 10 Favorite Beatles Songs, Ranked

“I feel so privileged to have been on this planet when the Beatles were born. They are and will forever be the greatest band in the world.”
— Ozzy Osbourne

In a 2010 feature for Rolling Stone, legendary Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne opened up about his deep, undying love for The Beatles—a band that changed his life and inspired his music career.

Though known for pioneering heavy metal and earning the title Prince of Darkness, Ozzy also had a poetic, emotional side, especially when it came to the Fab Four.

Below, he ranked his Top 10 Beatles songs, complete with personal memories and insights.

🥇 1. “She Loves You” (1963)

“This is the one that sucked me in. I was a 14-year-old kid with this blue transistor radio. I heard ‘She Loves You,’ and it floored me. It was like someone showed you a brand-new color.”

This track was Ozzy’s gateway to rock music. It turned his world upside down and lit the fire that would lead him to his own musical destiny.

2. “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (1963)

One of the Beatles’ most iconic early tracks. For Ozzy, it reaffirmed everything he loved about their raw, joyful energy.

3. “I Am the Walrus” (1967)

“I love any song where you can say, ‘I don’t know what that means,’ but you understand it anyway.”

A psychedelic masterpiece, and a tribute to John Lennon’s surreal wordplay and dark wit—qualities Ozzy always admired.

4. “A Day in the Life” (1967)

Another Lennon-McCartney collaboration, perfectly capturing the light and dark duality that Ozzy saw as the soul of The Beatles’ genius.

5. “Hey Jude” (1968)

A universal anthem of hope and melancholy. Osbourne embraced its emotional range and timeless singalong power.

6. “Help!” (1965)

“When I hear this, I hear Lennon saying: ‘You can’t get bigger than big.’ But they did. And all he could do was cry out for help.”

For Ozzy, this wasn’t just a pop hit—it was a raw, honest cry from someone being crushed by fame.

7. “Eleanor Rigby” (1966)

“It’s f—— phenomenal. I don’t know why—it just made me feel better every time I heard it.”

Ozzy resonated with its haunting loneliness and classical elegance.

8. “Something” (1969)

“We were homesick, broke, and driving over the Alps one Christmas. This song was always on the radio. It reminds me of that time.”

A personal memory tied to George Harrison’s romantic classic.

9. “Strawberry Fields Forever” (1967)

Ozzy recalled working in a slaughterhouse where this surreal Beatles track was constantly playing on the radio—one of the strangest and most poetic pairings in rock history.

10. “The Long and Winding Road” (1970)

“It reminds me of winter in England—cold, grey, fingerless gloves. It was the end of the greatest movie I’d ever seen.”

To Ozzy, this wasn’t just a song—it was the emotional epilogue of a generation-defining story.

Conclusion:

Though Ozzy Osbourne helped shape the sound of heavy metal, his heart has always belonged to The Beatles. These 10 songs, drawn from across the band’s legendary career, reveal not only his musical tastes—but the emotional roadmap that led him from Aston to global rock stardom.