1967 - 2002
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 11,255,936 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Layne Staley is the 960th most popular musician (down from 923rd in 2019), the 4,722nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,568th in 2019) and the 337th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Layne Staley ranks 960 out of 2,662. Before him are Francis Cabrel, Larry Coryell, Diana Krall, Sean Paul, Barney Kessel, and David Paich. After him are Zakk Wylde, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Lennie Tristano, Pharoah Sanders, and Art Farmer.
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 954
1943 - 2017
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 955
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 956
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 957
1923 - 2004
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 958
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 959
1967 - 2002
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 960
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 961
1969 - 2018
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 962
1941 - 2012
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 963
1919 - 1978
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 964
1940 - 2022
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 965
1928 - 1999
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 966
Among people born in 1967, Layne Staley ranks 120. Before him are Ai Yazawa, Yordan Letchkov, Thomas Muster, Melanie Thornton, Megumi Hayashibara, and Jonathan Littell. After him are Zakk Wylde, Ciro Ferrara, Maher al-Assad, Charb, Sable, and Dino Rađa. Among people deceased in 2002, Layne Staley ranks 158. Before him are Gabrielle Wittkop, Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin, Ramón Grosso, Elie Hobeika, Lolita Torres, and Eusebio Tejera. After him are Sune Andersson, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Ong Teng Cheong, Vitaly Solomin, Ernst Stojaspal, and John Agar.
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 114
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 115
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 116
1967 - 2001
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 117
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 118
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 119
1967 - 2002
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 120
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 121
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 122
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 123
1967 - 2015
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 124
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 125
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 126
1920 - 2002
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 152
1917 - 2002
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 153
1943 - 2002
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 154
1956 - 2002
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 155
1929 - 2002
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 156
1922 - 2002
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 157
1967 - 2002
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 158
1921 - 2002
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 159
1915 - 2002
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 160
1936 - 2002
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 161
1941 - 2002
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 162
1925 - 2002
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 163
1921 - 2002
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 164
Among people born in United States, Layne Staley ranks 4,722 out of 18,182. Before him are Carol Potter (1948), Laurene Powell Jobs (1963), David Paich (1954), Gerard K. O'Neill (1927), Jimi Jamison (1951), and Jonathan Winters (1925). After him are Daniel Kirkwood (1814), Emily Warren Roebling (1843), Edmund Muskie (1914), W. Averell Harriman (1891), Zakk Wylde (1967), and Samuel T. Cohen (1921).
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 4,716
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 4,717
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 4,718
1927 - 1992
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 4,719
1951 - 2014
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 4,720
1925 - 2013
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 4,721
1967 - 2002
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 4,722
1814 - 1895
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 4,723
1843 - 1903
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 4,724
1914 - 1996
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 4,725
1891 - 1986
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 4,726
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 4,727
1921 - 2010
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 4,728
Among musicians born in United States, Layne Staley ranks 337. Before him are Albert Collins (1932), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935), Pitbull (1981), Larry Coryell (1943), Barney Kessel (1923), and David Paich (1954). After him are Zakk Wylde (1967), Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941), Lennie Tristano (1919), Pharoah Sanders (1940), Art Farmer (1928), and Big Joe Turner (1911).
1932 - 1993
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 331
1935 - 1977
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 332
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 333
1943 - 2017
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 334
1923 - 2004
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 335
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 336
1967 - 2002
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 337
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 338
1941 - 2012
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 339
1919 - 1978
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 340
1940 - 2022
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 341
1928 - 1999
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 342
1911 - 1985
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 343