Remembering Chris Cornell and his most notable songs

— -- Chris Cornell died this morning at the age of 52. The Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that the rocker took his own life in Detroit.

Cornell leaves a legacy as frontman for iconic alternative bands including Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog. Cornell founded Soundgarden in 1984 and wrote, recorded and performed many chart-topping hits during the grunge and post-grunge periods.

Here's a look at some of his notable songs.

"Hunger Strike" - 1991

The song peaked at number four on Billboard's list of Mainstream Rock Tracks.

"Say Hello 2 Heaven" - 1991

"Spoonman" - 1994

The song received the Grammy award for Best Metal Performance, beating out Anthrax and Pantera.

"Black Hole Sun" - 1994

"Fell on Black Days" - 1994

The year of its release, Cornell spoke with British music newspaper "Melody Maker" about its meaning.

"'Fell on Black Days' was like this ongoing fear I've had for years," he said. "It's a feeling that everyone gets -- you're happy with your life, everything's going well, things are exciting —- when all of a sudden you realize you're unhappy in the extreme, to the point of being really, really scared."

"Show Me How to Live" - 2003

"[It was] awhile before it felt like, 'Oh, this is my home, and these are my friends, and this is my band, and they’re going to be different from my other band.' Then it didn’t feel like there was any reason not to keep going."

"Like a Stone" - 2003

"Like a Stone" is Audioslave's second single from their first album. The hit song topped multiple music charts and reached number 31 on the Hot 100 chart.