Ben Gibson, © HST Global Limited, courtesy of Rocket EntertainmentElton John has a new Billboard chart record, thanks to his collaboration with Ozzy Osbourne.
Elton duets with Ozzy on “Ordinary Man,” the title track of the heavy metal legend’s new album. The song has now debuted on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Songs chart, which, according to the publication, is the first time Sir Elton has appeared on that ranking in over 27 years.
He last notched an entry on Mainstream Rock Songs all the way back in September 1992, thanks “Runaway Train,” a collaboration with Eric Clapton.
That gap is the longest any artist has gone in between appearing on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart. Elton breaks the record previously held by Queen guitarist Brian May.
May was absent from the chart for nearly 26 years between his 1993 solo song “Driven by You,” and his guest appearance on Five Finger Death Punch‘s cover of Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band‘s “Blue on Black” in 2019.
Ordinary Man the album, Ozzy’s first solo effort in 10 years, is out now.
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