Chester Bennington

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Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. He was also the lead vocalist of Grey Daze, Dead by Sunrise, and Stone Temple Pilots at various points in his career. Bennington first gained prominence as a vocalist following the release of Linkin Park's debut album, Hybrid Theory (2000), which was a worldwide commercial success. The album was certified Diamond by the... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Chester Bennington first charted in 2000 with One Step Closer.The artist placed 25 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 3 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 21 UK Top‑75 entries, including 4 Top‑10 placements.On US Rock the artist achieved 21 Top‑10s, 10 of which hit number‑one.On US Alternative the artist achieved 18 Top‑10s, 12 of which peaked at number‑one.

Top songs: #1: In the End - #2: What I've Done - #3: New Divide - #4: Numb - #5: Somewhere I Belong
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  Linkin Park
One Step Closer
1.
09/2000

One Step Closer
Linkin Park

from Hybrid Theory   Hybrid Theory
92 pts
75
US


4
rock
5
alt.
24
UK
[Warner album cut]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn & Mike Shinoda
Crawling
2.
03/2001

Crawling
Linkin Park

from Hybrid Theory   Hybrid Theory
110 pts
79
US


3
rock
5
alt.
16
UK
[Warner album cut]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn & Mike Shinoda
3.
06/2001

Papercut
Linkin Park

from Hybrid Theory   Hybrid Theory
69 pts






32
alt.
14
UK
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn & Mike Shinoda
In the End
4.
08/2001

#1  In the End
Linkin Park

from Hybrid Theory   Hybrid Theory
338 pts
2
US


3
rock
1
alt.
8
UK
[Warner album cut]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn & Mike Shinoda
5.
05/2002

Runaway
Linkin Park

from Hybrid Theory   Hybrid Theory
6 pts




37
rock
40
alt.


written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Mike Shinoda & Mark Wakefield
Crawling
6.
07/2002

Crawling
Linkin Park

from Hybrid Theory   Hybrid Theory
3 pts








175
UK
R
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn & Mike Shinoda
7.
08/2002

Points of Authority/High Voltage
Linkin Park

from Reanimation   Reanimation
89 pts








9
UK
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
8.
08/2002

Points of Authority
Linkin Park

from Reanimation   Reanimation
5 pts






29
alt.


written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, Mike Shinoda, Derek Murphy, Lorenzo Dechalus & Maxwell Dixon
Somewhere I Belong
9.
03/2003

#5  Somewhere I Belong
Linkin Park

from Meteora   Meteora
180 pts
32
US


1
rock
1
alt.
10
UK
[Warner album cut]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
In the End
10.
03/2003

In the End
Linkin Park

3 pts








188
UK
R
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn & Mike Shinoda
Faint
11.
05/2003

Faint
Linkin Park

from Meteora   Meteora
145 pts
48
US


2
rock
1
alt.
15
UK
[Warner album cut]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Numb
12.
09/2003

#4  Numb
Linkin Park

from Meteora   Meteora
221 pts
11
US


1
rock
1
alt.
14
UK
[Warner album cut]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Numb
13.
01/2004

Numb
Linkin Park

from Meteora   Meteora
3 pts








149
UK
R
[Warner album cut]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
14.
02/2004

Lying from You
Linkin Park

from Meteora   Meteora
71 pts
58
US


2
rock
1
alt.


[Warner album cut]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
15.
06/2004

Breaking the Habit
Linkin Park

from Meteora   Meteora
134 pts
20
US


1
rock
1
alt.
39
UK
[Warner 38614]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
  Jay-Z / Linkin Park
Numb / Encore
16.
11/2004

Numb / Encore
Jay-Z / Linkin Park

from Collision Course   Collision Course
121 pts
20
US
94
R&B




14
UK
[Roc-A-Fella 42773]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, Mike Shinoda, Shawn Carter & Kanye West
  Z-Trip
17.
04/2005

Walking Dead
Z-Trip

from Shifting Gears   Shifting Gears
8 pts






17
alt.


featuring Chester Bennington
written by Zach Sciacca & Chester Bennington greentick
  Jay-Z / Linkin Park
Numb / Encore
18.
01/2007

Numb / Encore
Jay-Z / Linkin Park

from Collision Course   Collision Course
17 pts








45
UK
R
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, Mike Shinoda, Shawn Carter & Kanye West
  Linkin Park
Numb
19.
03/2007

Numb
Linkin Park

4 pts








100
UK
R
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
In the End
20.
03/2007

In the End
Linkin Park

3 pts








147
UK
R
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn & Mike Shinoda
What I've Done
21.
04/2007

#2  What I've Done
Linkin Park

from Minutes to Midnight   Minutes to Midnight
273 pts
7
US


1
rock
1
alt.
6
UK
[Machine Shop Digital]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Bleed It Out
22.
06/2007

Bleed It Out
Linkin Park

from Minutes to Midnight   Minutes to Midnight
91 pts
52
US


3
rock
2
alt.
29
UK
[Machine Shop Digital]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Given Up
23.
06/2007

Given Up
Linkin Park

from Minutes to Midnight   Minutes to Midnight
42 pts
99
US


5
rock
4
alt.


[Machine Shop Digital]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Hands Held High
24.
06/2007

Hands Held High
Linkin Park

from Minutes to Midnight   Minutes to Midnight
3 pts
123
US








[album cut]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Leave Out All the Rest
25.
06/2007

Leave Out All the Rest
Linkin Park

from Minutes to Midnight   Minutes to Midnight
3 pts
117
US








[album cut]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
No More Sorrow
26.
06/2007

No More Sorrow
Linkin Park

from Minutes to Midnight   Minutes to Midnight
3 pts
124
US








[album cut]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Shadow of the Day
27.
10/2007

Shadow of the Day
Linkin Park

from Minutes to Midnight   Minutes to Midnight
121 pts
15
US


6
rock
2
alt.
46
UK
[Warner]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Numb
28.
02/2008

Numb
Linkin Park

3 pts








166
UK
R
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Leave Out All the Rest
29.
07/2008

Leave Out All the Rest
Linkin Park

from Minutes to Midnight   Minutes to Midnight
26 pts
94
US


33
rock
11
alt.
90
UK
[Warner]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
What I've Done
30.
01/2009

What I've Done
Linkin Park

8 pts








77
UK
R
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
New Divide
31.
06/2009

#3  New Divide
Linkin Park

from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Album   Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Album
225 pts
6
US


1
rock
1
alt.
19
UK
[Machine Shop Digital]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Numb
32.
06/2009

Numb
Linkin Park

2 pts








195
UK
R
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
  Dead by Sunrise
Crawl Back In
33.
09/2009

Crawl Back In
Dead by Sunrise

from Out of Ashes   
17 pts




11
rock
23
alt.


written by Chester Bennington greentick, Amir Derakh, Ryan Shuck & Anthony Valcic
  Jay-Z / Linkin Park
Numb / Encore
34.
03/2010

Numb / Encore
Jay-Z / Linkin Park

2 pts








158
UK
R
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, Mike Shinoda, Shawn Carter & Kanye West
  Dead by Sunrise
Inside of Me
35.
04/2010

Inside of Me
Dead by Sunrise

from Out of Ashes   
3 pts




40
rock




written by Chester Bennington greentick, Amir Derakh, Ryan Shuck & Anthony Valcic
  Linkin Park
The Catalyst
36.
08/2010

The Catalyst
Linkin Park

from A Thousand Suns   A Thousand Suns
88 pts
27
US


12
rock
1
alt.
40
UK
[Warner Bros. 525433]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
What I've Done
37.
09/2010

What I've Done
Linkin Park

2 pts








167
UK
R
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Waiting for the End
38.
09/2010

Waiting for the End
Linkin Park

from A Thousand Suns   A Thousand Suns
54 pts
42
US


37
rock
1
alt.
90
UK
[Machine Shop Digital]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Iridescent
39.
05/2011

Iridescent
Linkin Park

from Transformers: Dark of the Moon – The Album   Transformers: Dark of the Moon – The Album
20 pts
81
US




19
alt.
93
UK
[Machine Shop Digital]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
New Divide
40.
07/2011

New Divide
Linkin Park

from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Album   Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Album
2 pts








190
UK
R
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Numb
41.
07/2011

Numb
Linkin Park

2 pts








177
UK
R
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
What I've Done
42.
07/2011

What I've Done
Linkin Park

3 pts








129
UK
R
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Burn It Down
43.
04/2012

Burn It Down
Linkin Park

from Living Things   Living Things
122 pts
30
US


1
rock
1
alt.
27
UK
[Warner Bros. Digital]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
What I've Done
44.
06/2012

What I've Done
Linkin Park

8 pts








76
UK
R
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
In the End
45.
07/2012

In the End
Linkin Park

3 pts








156
UK
R
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn & Mike Shinoda
  Us the Duo
In the End
46.
07/2012

In the End
Us the Duo

9 pts








70
UK
written by Bradford Delson, Chester Bennington greentick, Joseph Hahn, Michael Shinoda & Robert Bourdon
  Linkin Park
Lost in the Echo
47.
07/2012

Lost in the Echo
Linkin Park

from Living Things   Living Things
33 pts
95
US


7
rock
12
alt.
175
UK
[Machine Shop Digital]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Castle of Glass
48.
04/2013

Castle of Glass
Linkin Park

from Living Things   Living Things
8 pts






16
alt.


written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
  Stone Temple Pilots
Out of Time
49.
06/2013

Out of Time
Stone Temple Pilots

from High Rise   High Rise
33 pts




1
rock
22
alt.


with Chester Bennington
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Dean DeLeo, Eric Kretz & Robert DeLeo
  Linkin Park / Steve Aoki
A Light That Never Comes
50.
09/2013

A Light That Never Comes
Linkin Park / Steve Aoki

from Recharged   
47 pts
65
US




7
alt.
34
UK
[Machine Shop Digital]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, Mike Shinoda & Steve Aoki
  Stone Temple Pilots
Black Heart
51.
10/2013

Black Heart
Stone Temple Pilots

from High Rise   High Rise
9 pts




13
rock




with Chester Bennington
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Dean DeLeo, Eric Kretz & Robert DeLeo
  Linkin Park
Guilty All the Same
52.
03/2014

Guilty All the Same
Linkin Park

from The Hunting Party   The Hunting Party
42 pts
117
US


1
rock
21
alt.
138
UK
featuring Rakim
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, Mike Shinoda & William Griffin
Until It's Gone
53.
05/2014

Until It's Gone
Linkin Park

from The Hunting Party   The Hunting Party
48 pts
115
US


1
rock
19
alt.
78
UK
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Final Masquerade
54.
06/2014

Final Masquerade
Linkin Park

from The Hunting Party   The Hunting Party
14 pts
115
US


35
rock
32
alt.
106
UK
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
Rebellion
55.
11/2014

Rebellion
Linkin Park

from The Hunting Party   The Hunting Party
9 pts




15
rock




featuring Daron Malakian
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, Mike Shinoda & Daron Malakian
Heavy
56.
03/2017

Heavy
Linkin Park

from One More Light   
24 pts






22
alt.
43
UK
featuring Kiiara
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Brad Delson, Mike Shinoda, Justin Tranter & Julia Michaels
Heavy
57.
03/2017

Heavy
Linkin Park

from One More Light   
18 pts
45
US








featuring Kiiara
R: Chester Bennington's death
[Machine Shop]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Brad Delson, Mike Shinoda, Justin Tranter & Julia Michaels
In the End
58.
08/2017

In the End
Linkin Park

23 pts
37
US








R: Chester Bennington's death
[Warner Bros. Album Cut]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn & Mike Shinoda
Numb
59.
08/2017

Numb
Linkin Park

25 pts
34
US








R: Chester Bennington's death
[Warner Bros. Album Cut]
written by Chester Bennington greentick, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda
  Mark Morton
Cross Off
60.
01/2019

Cross Off
Mark Morton

from Anesthetic   
14 pts




7
rock




featuring Chester Bennington
written by Mark Morton, Josh Wilbur, Chester Bennington greentick & Jake Oni
  Grey Daze
61.
02/2020

Sickness
Grey Daze

from ...No Sun Today   
25 pts




2
rock




written by Chester Bennington greentick & Sean Dowdell
62.
08/2020

B12
Grey Daze

from ...No Sun Today   
5 pts




29
rock




written by Chester Bennington greentick
  Linkin Park
Lost
63.
02/2023

Lost
Linkin Park

from Meteora20   
140 pts
38
US


1
rock
1
alt.
18
UK
[Warner Bros.]
written by Brad Delson, Chester Bennington greentick, Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, Dave Farrell & Joe Hahn
64.
04/2023

Fighting Myself
Linkin Park

from Meteora20   
11 pts
122
US






81
UK
[Warner]
written by Brad Delson, Chester Bennington greentick, Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, Dave Farrell & Joe Hahn


See also...

Dead by SunriseGrey DazeJay-Z / Linkin ParkLinkin ParkLinkin Park / Steve AokiStone Temple Pilots


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