Which Soundgarden song won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance?

Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.

The song appeared on Soundgarden’s 1994 album Superunknown and was written by vocalist Chris Cornell. Its unusual chord progression, dreamlike lyrics, and dramatic vocal melody made it one of the band’s most recognizable recordings. It became a major radio and MTV hit during the peak of grunge’s mainstream popularity.

The surreal music video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh and uses exaggerated, unsettling images of people smiling and behaving strangely. That visual style helped make the song especially memorable internationally.

“Spoonman,” another Superunknown single, also won a Grammy for Soundgarden, but it won in the Best Metal Performance category in 1995. “Black Hole Sun” is the correct winner for Best Hard Rock Performance.