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Number of songs: 6 | Total weeks on charts: 174
Appearing in a total number of: 29 charts | Total period running: 633 days
Appearing in a total number of: 29 charts | Total period running: 633 days
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Biography
Chris Cornell (born July 20, 1964) is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter and rhythm guitarist for Seattle rock band Soundgarden and as former lead vocalist and songwriter for the supergroup Audioslave. He is also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1991, and as founder and frontman for Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to his friend the late Andrew Wood.
Cornell is also known for his role as one of the architects of the 90s grunge movement, for his extensive catalog as a songwriter and for his near 4 octave vocal range as well as his powerful vocal belting technique. He has released three solo studio albums, Euphoria Morning (1999), Carry On (2007), Scream (2009), and live album Songbook (2011).
Cornell received a Golden Globe nomination for his song "The Keeper" which appeared in the movie Machine Gun Preacher and co-wrote and performed the theme song to the James Bond film Casino Royale (2006), "You Know My Name." He was voted "Rock's Greatest Singer" by readers of Guitar World, ranked 4th in the list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" by Hit Parader, 9th in the list of 'Best Lead Singers Of All Time' by Rolling Stone,and 12th in "MTV's 22 Greatest Voices in Music".
Discography:
Euphoria Morning (1999)
Carry On (2007)
Scream (2009)
Songbook (2011)
Higher Truth (2015)
Sources: Wikipedia, Top40-Charts.com Editorial team
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