CHRIS CORNELL’s Cover of GUNS N’ ROSES Hits No.1 on Mainstream Rock Chart

03 October 2020

More than three years after his tragic death, CHRIS CORNELL’s soaring voice continues to resonate with music fans. His posthumously released cover of the GUNS N’ ROSES classic “Patience” has just reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart.

Cornell’s take on the GN’R ballad was released by his family on July 20th, in commemoration of what would have been the late rocker’s 56th birthday. The SOUNDGARDEN frontman recorded the song prior to his death in 2017 but it was never released.

As Billboard reports, the cover of “Patience” is the first Cornell solo song to reach No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock tally, which tracks radio airplay across the United States. Previously, he did hit No. 1 in 2015 as a featured vocalist on the Zac Brown Band song “Heavy Is the Head”.

Watch the video for Chris Cornell’s cover of “Patience” below: