Linkin Park are one of a handful of rock/metal bands who still sell tens of thousands of copies of their albums each week. They’re also one of the highest-selling groups of all time, with Hybrid Theory alone being a rare Diamond certified record. Their 2003 album Meteora is generally considered their second most successful release,…
A month or so, we noted that Linkin Park’s “In The End” was poised to become the first nu-metal song in history to reach one billion streams on Spotify. No doubt anchored by strong placements on several of Spotify’s nu-metal playlists (including Spotify’s “00s Rock Anthems”, which has over 3.6 million followers), the song (and…
Just last year, Linkin Park’s “In The End”, off their 2000 album Hybrid Theory, entered rarefied air. Already long known as the most commercially successful band of the nu-metal era (and Hybrid Theory being one of the most successful albums in recorded history), the band’s iconic track (specifically, its music video) reached one billion views…
Released in March 2003 to an expectant public, much had changed for Linkin Park with the release of Meteora. On Hybrid Theory, the band established themselves as arguably the new millennium’s biggest new rock band, selling millions of copies worldwide. Instead of the pressure of releasing their debut, Linkin Park was being saddled with the…
