MUSICIAN

Layne Staley

1967 - 2002

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Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) was an American singer and songwriter who was the original lead vocalist of Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part of Seattle's grunge movement. He was known for his distinctive vocal style as well as his harmonizing with bandmate Jerry Cantrell. Prior to his success with Alice in Chains, Staley was also a member of the glam metal bands Sleze and Alice N' Chains. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Layne Staley has received more than 12,403,559 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Layne Staley is the 870th most popular musician (up from 957th in 2019), the 4,294th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,710th in 2019) and the 273rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Layne Staley ranks 870 out of 3,175. Before him are Richie Havens, Pino Donaggio, Karl Bartos, Mel Collins, Daniel Steibelt, and J. J. Johnson. After him are Hugh McDonald, Pete Burns, Philip Catherine, Francis Cabrel, Sally Oldfield, and Eddie Clarke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Layne Staley ranks 115. Before him are Ai Yazawa, Satya Nadella, Naser Orić, Yordan Letchkov, Sue Gardner, and Chris Benoit. After him are Michael Johnson, Ardem Patapoutian, Melanie Thornton, Olafur Eliasson, Steve Zahn, and Jonathan Littell. Among people deceased in 2002, Layne Staley ranks 154. Before him are Anatoli Bashashkin, Eddie Bracken, Julio Pérez, Marion Dönhoff, Lolita Torres, and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin. After him are Ray Brown, Raymond Firth, Robert Urich, John Thaw, Xavier Montsalvatge, and Vlado Perlemuter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Layne Staley ranks 4,294 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard F. Outcault (1863), Roy Jones Jr. (1969), Kristanna Loken (1979), Barnum Brown (1873), Bugs Moran (1893), and Gregg Allman (1947). After him are India Summer (1975), Edmund Gettier (1927), Hugh McDonald (1950), Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943), Don Nelson (1940), and Michael Johnson (1967).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Layne Staley ranks 273. Before him are Michael Brecker (1949), Roy Buchanan (1939), Freddie Hubbard (1938), Jordan Rudess (1956), Richie Havens (1941), and J. J. Johnson (1924). After him are Hugh McDonald (1950), Pitbull (1981), Tommy Dorsey (1905), Ray Brown (1926), James Burton (1939), and Doug Clifford (1945).

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