Ozzy Osbourne Leads Dodgers Fans in Effort to Break Longest Scream Record

Ozzy Osbourne led some 52,000 Dodgers fans in a scream-a-thon last Friday in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record for the loudest and longest scream ever. According to E! Online, the event, titled “Scream for a Cure,” was part of the third annual ThinkCure! Weekend at the Dodger Stadium. Raising more than $50,000 in previous years, all the event’s proceeds fund cancer research. Sharon Osbourne, who recently recovered from colon cancer, also showed support for the cause, appearing in a promotional message for the event.

All this talk about rock stars and screaming reminded us of some of the greatest rock screams we detailed in both a list and Paste Culture Club podcast, which you can listen to here. About 19 minutes in, you’ll hear Paste associate editor Rachael Maddux and games editor Jason Killingsworth engage in a cutthroat scream-off, followed by samples of pure, unadulterated screaming from folks like Paul McCartney, Kurt Cobain and James Brown.

Check out all of rock’s greatest screams, as well as a video of the Ozzy Osbourne-led scream at the Dodgers Stadium, below:

15. “YEAOOOOOOO!” Seth Avett, The Avett Brothers, “Nothing Short of Thankful” (2:25)
14. “WOO HAH! WOO HAH!” Busta Rhymes, “Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check” (0:23)
13. “AGAAAAAAEAH!” Paul McCartney, The Beatles, “Helter Skelter” (0:12)
12. “OOOWWWW!” Patterson Hood, Drive-By Truckers, “Sink Hole” (3:12)
11. “WOOOOOH!” Little Richard, “Tutti Frutti” (2:10)
10. “AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!” Yoshimi Yokota, Flaming Lips, “Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Pt. 2” (1:46)
9. “YEEAAAHHH!” Roger Daltrey, The Who, “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (4:28)
8. “OOOOAAAASCREEAAAAAAOOOOHHHHH!” Axl Rose, Guns N’ Roses, “Welcome to The Jungle” (0:09)
7. “AAAAHHHHHHOWWW!” Paul Westerberg, The Replacements, “Bastards of Young” (0:04)
6. “LUUHUUHUUHOVE!” Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin, “Whole Lotta Love” (4:19)
5. “LOAAAAAAAARD! EEOW! HOO!” Iggy Pop, The Stooges, “T.V. Eye” (0:00)
4. “YEEEAAHHHOOOEEEOOOEEEOOHHHH!” Jeff Buckley, “Mojo Pin” (3:55)
3.“WAYYYGHGHHGHYYY!” Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, “Territorial Pissings” (2:15)
2. “NEEOOOHHHOOWWW!” Jim Morrison, The Doors, “When The Music’s Over” (8:09)
1. “OOEEEOOOWWW!” James Brown, “Get Up Offa That Thing” (0:00)