{"id":2091120,"date":"2025-10-14T19:57:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T19:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2091120"},"modified":"2025-10-14T19:57:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T19:57:48","slug":"iconic-90s-band-climbs-music-chart-7-years-after-tragic-death-of-lead-singer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/iconic-90s-band-climbs-music-chart-7-years-after-tragic-death-of-lead-singer\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic 90s Band Climbs Music Chart 7 Years After Tragic Death of Lead Singer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>The Cranberries<\/strong> are back in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/artist-100\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Billboard Artist 100 chart;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Billboard Artist 100 chart<\/a> this week, moving up to the 80th spot; Taylor Swift holds the #1 spot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The iconic 90s band made its debut on the chart in 2018 \u2014 just 12 days after lead singer <strong>Dolores O&#8217;Riordan died.<\/strong> At that time, The Cranberries peaked in the #9 spot and stayed on the chart for five weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Best known for the songs &#8220;Linger&#8221; and &#8220;Zombie,&#8221; The Cranberries initially rose in popularity in the &#8217;90s. However, the group hadn&#8217;t made the Billboard Artist 100 chart until after O&#8217;Riordan&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Interestingly, one year after O&#8217;Riordan&#8217;s death, the group released the song &#8220;All Over Now,&#8221; which was recorded before O&#8217;Riordan died and featured her vocals. The song <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/the-cranberries-return-adult-alternative-songs-chart\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:made the Billboard Airplay chart;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">made the Billboard Airplay chart<\/a>, coming in at No. 25 on the Adult Alternative Songs ranking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Back on January 15, 2018, O&#8217;Riordan was found dead in a bathtub at London&#8217;s Park Lane Hilton hotel, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/entertainment-arts-45434898\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to BBC News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">according to BBC News<\/a>. The coroner called the death a &#8220;tragic accident.&#8221; It was later reported that O&#8217;Riordan died from drowning due to alcohol intoxication. She was just 46-years-old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>\ud83c\udfac <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/newsletters\/daily?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=top\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SIGN UP for Parade\u2019s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news &amp; celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>SIGN UP for Parade\u2019s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news &amp; celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a><strong> \ud83c\udfac<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The group \u2014 Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan, and Fergal Lawler \u2014 released a statement on social media after learning the news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We are devastated on the passing of our friend Dolores. She was an extraordinary talent and we feel very privileged to have been part of her life from 1989 when we started the Cranberries. The world has lost a true artist today,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/The_Cranberries\/status\/953014891253780480\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:read a statement posted on X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">read a statement posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/celebrities\/the-cranberries-music-chart\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Parade<\/a> on Oct 14, 2025, where it first appeared in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/celebrities\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Celebs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Celebs<\/a> section. Add Parade as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=parade.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cranberries are back in the Billboard Artist 100 chart this week, moving up to the 80th spot; Taylor Swift holds the #1 spot. The iconic 90s band made its debut on the chart in 2018 \u2014 just 12 days after lead singer Dolores O&#8217;Riordan died. 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