Linkin Park’s debut album has sold over 30 million copies worldwide as of 2014, and has not only found success through its fans it was listed in Robert Dimery’s 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 44th Grammys in 2002. Inspired by bands such as Depeche Mode, Deftones, Stone Temple Pilots, U2, and even the rap group The Roots, its lyrical content touches on themes that lead singer Chester Bennington experienced throughout his childhood: child neglect, drug and alcohol abuse, paranoia, and the divorce of his parents.

Additionally, the project was led by four singles: “One Step Closer”, “Crawling”, “Papercut”, and “In the End”. The album was recorded during the spring and summer of 2000 at NRG Studios. Named after the Hybrid Theory EP, the Agoura Hills band’s underground sound is heavily used as an influence throughout the fourteen-track project. Considered by various critics as a staple of nu-metal, Linkin Park’s 2000 full-length debut Hybrid Theory seamlessly blends raw hip-hop with an alternative sound, and obtained the number-two spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked within the top-ten of several countries.

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