Reception and Accolades
"Crazy Train" was a major hit in both the UK and the USA. The first riff in F-sharp minor and Randy Rhoads' guitar solo are often highly praised. It reached 49 on the United Kingdom chart. The song reached number nine on the Billboard Rock Tracks chart. The master ringtone was certified double platinum and had by September 2010 sold 1,750,000 downloads.
The song is also regarded by many as Ozzy Osbourne's best song as a solo performer. It was rated 9th greatest guitar solo ever by over 25 million readers of Guitar World magazine. The song was also ranked 9th by VH1 on the list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs and in 2009 it was named the 23rd greatest hard rock song of all time also by VH1, the highest placement by a solo artist on the list.
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