Jeff Buckley’s Definitive ‘Hallelujah’ Turns 20

It’s safe to say that there would have been a few million less “Hallelujah” choruses if not for Jeff Buckley’s ‘Grace’ album, which came out 20 years ago this week. Leonard Cohen might also be millions of dollars poorer, since it was Buckley’s transcendent cover of Cohen’s previously obscure “Hallelujah” that ultimately led to the song being a staple of everything from ‘American Idol’ showcases to in-memoriam montages.

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