Disturbed’s Surprisingly Huge Cover Takes The Band To A Chart Milestone

As of this frame, Disturbed's screen of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" reaches 550 weeks connected the U.K.'s Official Rock & Metal Singles chart, a first for the band. DETROIT, MICHIGAN - MARCH 10: David Draiman of the set Disturbed performs during The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour astatine Little Caesars Arena connected March 10, 2025 successful Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images)

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Before 2015, Disturbed was already 1 of difficult rock’s biggest bands. The group was a uncommon enactment from that broadside of the stone genre to people existent deed songs, though fewer had go massively celebrated extracurricular the style’s halfway following.

That changed erstwhile Disturbed covered Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence.” The rendition arrived successful December 2015, half a period aft the original, and quickly became the outfit’s biggest commercialized success. It still holds that favoritism coming and regularly appears connected charts connected some sides of the Atlantic.

This week, the smash brings Disturbed to an unthinkable longevity milestone successful the United Kingdom — 1 the set has ne'er moreover approached before.

Disturbed Reaches 550 Weeks connected One Chart

“The Sound of Silence” returns to the apical 10 connected the Official Rock & Metal Singles chart, which ranks the 40 top-performing stone and metallic tracks successful the U.K. The screen rises 2 spaces from No. 11 to No. 9 this frame.

As it reenters the highest tier, “The Sound of Silence” reaches 550 weeks connected the genre-specific tally. That intends the trim has classed arsenic 1 of the apical performers successful those styles for good complete a decade.

Disturbed Has Yet to Crack Double-Digit Rock Hits

Disturbed has only sent 9 tracks to the Official Rock & Metal Singles floor plan passim its career. The set debuted connected the roster successful the outpouring of 2001 pinch “Voices,” but nary of its different hits person travel adjacent to lasting for a afloat year, fto unsocial celebrating 100 weeks aliases more. In fact, “The Sound of Silence” has spent much clip connected the ranking than each of Disturbed’s different charting tracks mixed — multiplied by four.

Disturbed Has Scored Only a Single No. 1

“The Sound of Silence” remains Disturbed’s only champion connected the Official Rock & Metal Singles chart. Several different tunes from the set person travel adjacent to ruling, though nary managed to return the last measurement to the apical spot.

“Land of Confusion” and “Indestructible” some peaked astatine No. 2. Most of the group’s 9 appearances person reached the apical 10, including its first respective entries. “Voices,” “Prayer,” “Remember” and “Stricken” each climbed to No. 4. Coincidentally, each of Disturbed’s first 4 hits connected the tally stalled successful precisely the aforesaid position.

“Another Way to Die” besides entered the highest tier, spending 1 week astatine No. 10 – its only quality connected the roster. “Down pinch the Sickness” is the only Disturbed way to miss the apical 10 connected the Official Rock & Metal Singles chart, arsenic it peaked successful the lowly abstraction of No. 37.

Disturbed’s Smash Has Ruled for Nearly Half a Year

“The Sound of Silence” has spent 24 weeks astatine No. 1 connected the Official Rock & Metal Singles chart. To further exemplify conscionable really overmuch much successful the smash has been erstwhile compared to Disturbed’s different hits, moreover if “The Sound of Silence” had vanished aft those 24 frames astatine the summit, it would still rank among the band’s longer-running successes.

“Land of Confusion” is Disturbed’s second-longest-charting deed connected the roster, pinch 38 weeks to its credit. “Voices” follows pinch 26 periods – precisely half a year.

Disturbed Falls connected Two Sales Charts

“The Sound of Silence” appears connected 2 different rankings successful the U.K. this week, though it declines connected some of them. The screen of the Simon & Garfunkel classic slips from No. 78 to No. 85 connected the Official Singles Sales chart. “The Sound of Silence” besides falls 8 spaces connected the Official Singles Downloads roster, moving to No. 80.

Disturbed Could Reach Two More Milestones Very Soon

If “The Sound of Silence” tin clasp connected for 1 much framework connected some of those income rosters, Disturbed will observe 2 further longevity milestones astatine the aforesaid time. One much quality connected the Official Singles Sales floor plan will bring the opus to 200 weeks connected that tally. Another framework connected the Official Singles Downloads ranking will assistance the cut’s full to 208 weeks, aliases 4 afloat years.