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Chris Cornell
Solo artist Seattle United States Soundgarden lead singer
Chris Cornell is an artist from Seattle. Chris Cornell has 65 chart appearances on 59 radio countdowns from 35 stations on RockLists, spanning 1997–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Can't Change Me”, which appears on 19 lists with a best position of #22. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted Chris Cornell most often is KISW (Seattle-Tacoma, WA), with 7 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2020.
Chris Cornell, born in Seattle in 1964, had the voice that grunge built its cathedral around: a nearly four-octave range and a belt that could peel paint. He was the singer, rhythm guitarist and chief lyricist of Soundgarden, and in 1990 he started Temple of the Dog as a one-off tribute to his late friend Andrew Wood of Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone.
In 1999 he stepped out with his first solo album, and "Can't Change Me" showed a different side of him, softer and more ornate than the Soundgarden sludge, with that voice still front and center. Audioslave came along in 2001, and so did more solo records: Carry On in 2007, Scream in 2009 and Higher Truth in 2015. He co-wrote, co-produced and sang "You Know My Name", the theme for the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale, and "The Keeper" earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
Depression dogged Cornell for most of his years. He was found dead in his Detroit hotel room on May 18, 2017, not long after a Soundgarden show at the Fox Theatre, and his death was ruled a suicide. Critics, musicians and fans still rank him among the greatest rock singers ever, and in 2025 he entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Soundgarden.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Chris Cornell on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can't Change Me | 19 | #22 | – | 1999 | |
| 2 | Patience | 15 | #1 | 1 | 2020 | |
| 3 | Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart | 10 | #8 | – | 2015 | |
| 4 | Seasons | 5 | #157 | – | – | |
| 5 | Sunshower | 8 | #58 | – | 1998 | |
| 6 | Scream | 1 | #10 | – | 2008 | |
| 7 | Long Gone | 1 | #36 | – | 2009 | |
| 8 | The Keeper | 1 | #69 | – | 2011 | |
| 9 | No Such Thing | 1 | #76 | – | 2007 | |
| 10 | Nothing Compares 2 U | 1 | #66 | – | 2015 | |
| 11 | Higher Truth | 1 | #22 | – | – | |
| 12 | Watching The Wheels | 1 | #76 | – | 2021 | |
| 13 | The Promise | 1 | #96 | – | 2017 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Featured on
Songs by other artists credited with Chris Cornell as a guest.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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