Linkin Park released Hybrid Theory on October 24, 2000. The album, which represented half a decade’s worth of the band’s work, was edited by Don Gilmore. Hybrid Theory was a massive commercial success; it sold more than 4.8 million copies during its debut year, earning it the status of best-selling album of 2001. Singles such as ” Crawling ” and ” One Step Closer ” established themselves as staples among alternative rock radio play lists during the year, and ” In the End ” peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , the band’s highest to date. Additionally, other singles from the album were featured in films such as Dracula 2000 , Little Nicky , and Valentine . Hybrid Theory won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance for the song “Crawling” and was nominated for two other Grammy Awards : Best New Artist and Best Rock Album . MTV awarded the band their Best Rock Video award for “In the End”.
Hybrid Theory released
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