Linkin Park's Blockbuster Albums Return Together

Forbes

28-07-2025

Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory and Meteora reenter Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart at the same time ... More while rising on several other lists as well. LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 18: Musicians Phoenix Farrell, Rob Bourdon, Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Joe Hahn of Linkin Park poses for a portrait at the 40th American Music Awards Getty Images Wonderwall.com Portrait Studio held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 18, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/AMA2012/Getty Images for AMA)
It was only about two months ago that Linkin Park dropped the deluxe edition of its album From Zero. The standard version arrived in late 2024 and was heralded as a welcome comeback for the hard rock outfit, which had been largely dormant for years following the passing of frontman and lead singer Chester Bennington.
While only a few weeks have passed since the group added new tunes to the project's tracklist, From Zero is nowhere to be found on the Billboard charts. Two of the Grammy-winning act's oldest sets do manage to return together to the same tally, as they remain hugely popular, decades after their initial heyday.
Linkin Park Pushes Two Fan-Favorite Projects Back
Both Hybrid Theory and Meteora, the band's first and second albums, respectively, return to the Top Rock Albums chart this week. The collections appear very close to one another on the tally, as Hybrid Theory reenters Billboard's ranking of the most consumed rock collections in the United States at No. 21, while Meteora finds its way to No. 23.
Hybrid Theory Has Never Hit No. 1
Despite being one of the most successful rock releases of the past quarter century, Hybrid Theory has never reached No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums chart. In the 280 weeks it has spent somewhere on the ranking, the set has climbed as high as the runner-up spot. Meteora, however, has reached the summit, though it has only spent a fraction of the time on the tally, with 68 frames to its credit.
Hybrid Theory and Meteora Surge on Multiple Billboard Lists
Both Hybrid Theory and Meteora climb on almost every Billboard tally on which they appear this week. The full-lengths lift on the Billboard 200, Top Rock & Alternative Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums charts.
Those two projects are joined by Papercuts on the list of the biggest hard rock efforts in the country. The compilation, which gathers together many of Linkin Park's most famous tunes and was released shortly before From Zero arrived, dips one space to No. 23.
Linkin Park's Biggest Singles Keep the Albums Afloat
Streaming activity connected to some of Linkin Park's earliest career smashes seems to be powering both Hybrid Theory and Meteora on the charts. Tunes like "In the End," "Numb," and "Somewhere I Belong" appear on some U.S.-based rankings this week, largely ones powered solely by plays on platforms like Spotify.
"In the End," the band's breakout smash, nearly returns to No. 1 on the Hard Rock Streaming Songs ranking, while "Somewhere I Belong" — featured on Meteora — debuts on that tally at No. 19, earning the group its fourteenth career placement.