Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries.[1] Their following studio album Meteora, continued the band's success, topping the Billboard 200 album chart in 2003, and was followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world.[2] In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth-greatest band of the music video era and the third-best of the new millennium.[3] Billboard ranked Linkin Park No. 19 on the Best Artists of the Decade chart.[4] The band was recently voted as the greatest artist of '00s in a Bracket Madness poll on VH1.[5]
Having adapted nu metal and rap metal to a radio-friendly yet densely layered style in Hybrid Theory and Meteora,[6][7][8] the band explored other genres in their next studio album Minutes to Midnight (2007).[9][10] The album topped the Billboard charts and had the third-best debut week of any album that year.[11][12] The band continued to explore a wider variation of musical types in their fourth album A Thousand Suns (2010), layering their music with more electronic sounds and beats. Their most recent work Living Things
(2012) combines musical elements from all of their previous records.
The band has collaborated with several other artists, most notably with rapper Jay-Z in their mashup EP Collision Course, and many others on Reanimation.[7] Linkin Park has sold over 60 million albums worldwide and has won two Grammy Awards.[13]
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Linkin Park live in Berlin, 2010.
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| Also known as | Xero (1996–1998) Hybrid Theory (1999) |
| Origin | Agoura Hills, California, USA |
| Genres | Alternative rock, nu metal, rap rock, alternative metal, electronic rock |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros., Machine Shop |
| Associated acts | Fort Minor, Dead by Sunrise, Jay-Z, White Pegacorn, Tasty Snax, Relative Degree, Grey Daze, Stone Temple Pilots |
| Website | linkinpark.com |
| Members | Chester Bennington Rob Bourdon Brad Delson Dave Farrell Joe Hahn Mike Shinoda |
History
Early years (1996–2000)
The founding of Linkin Park began with three high school friends; Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon, and Brad Delson.[14] After graduating from high school, the three began to take their musical interests more seriously, recruiting Joe Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to perform in their band, Xero.
Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing
songs within Shinoda’s makeshift bedroom studio in 1996, resulting in a
4-track demo tape.[14][15] Tensions and frustration within the band grew however after they failed to land a record deal.[14]
The lack of success and stalemate in progress prompted Wakefield, at
that time the band's vocalist, to leave the band in search of other
projects.[14][15] Farrell also left to tour with Tasty Snax and other bands.[16][17]
After spending a considerable time searching for Wakefield's replacement, Xero recruited Arizona vocalist, Chester Bennington, who was recommended by Jeff Blue, the vice president of Zomba Music in March 1999.[18] Bennington, formerly of a post-grunge band by the name of Grey Daze, became a standout among applicants because of the dynamic in his singing style.[14] The band then agreed on changing its name from Xero to Hybrid Theory; the newborn vocal chemistry between Shinoda and Bennington helped revive the band, inciting them to work on new material.[14] In 1999 they released an extended play
named after the group, which they plugged into internet chat-rooms and
developed an informal 'street team' from the on-line community to spread
the music.[19]
The band’s renaissance culminated with a change in name; from Hybrid
Theory, the band once again changed its name, this time to Linkin Park, a play on and homage to Santa Monica’s Lincoln Park.[14]
The band initially wanted to utilize the name "Lincoln Park", however
they changed it to "Linkin" to acquire the internet domain
"linkinpark.com".[20]
However, despite these changes, the band still struggled to sign a
record deal. After facing numerous rejections from several major record labels, Linkin Park turned to Jeff Blue for additional help. After failing to catch Warner Bros. Records
on three previous reviews, Jeff Blue, now the vice president of Warner
Bros. Records, helped the band sign a deal with the company in 1999. The
band released its breakthrough album, Hybrid Theory, the following year.[18]
Hybrid Theory (2000–2002)
Main article: Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park released Hybrid Theory on October 24, 2000.[21][22] The album, which represented half a decade’s worth of the band’s work, was edited by Don Gilmore.[14] 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, while singles such as "Crawling" and "One Step Closer" established themselves as staples among alternative rock radio play lists during the year.[16] Additionally, other singles from the album were featured in films such as Dracula 2000, Little Nicky, and Valentine.[16] 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.[23] MTV awarded the band their Best Rock Video and Best Direction awards for "In the End".[14] Through the winning of the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance, Hybrid Theory’s overall success had catapulted the band into mainstream success.
During this time, Linkin Park received many invitations to perform on many high-profile tours and concerts including Ozzfest, Family Values Tour, and KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas.[16][24] The band also formed its own tour, Projekt Revolution, which featured other notable artists such as Cypress Hill, Adema, and Snoop Dogg.[18] Within a year’s stretch, Linkin Park had performed at over 320 concerts.[14] The experiences and performances of the precocious band were documented in its first DVD, Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, which debuted in November 2001. Now reunited with former bassist Phoenix, the band began work on a remix album, dubbed Reanimation, which would include works from Hybrid Theory and non-album tracks also.[16] Reanimation debuted on July 30, 2002, featuring the likes of Black Thought, Jonathan Davis, Aaron Lewis, and many others.[25] Reanimation claimed the second spot on the Billboard 200, and sold nearly 270,000 copies during its debut week.[26] Hybrid Theory is also in the RIAA's Top 100 Albums.[27]
Meteora (2002–2004)
Main article: Meteora (album)
Following the success of Hybrid Theory and Reanimation,
Linkin Park spent a significant amount of time touring around the
United States. The band members began to work on new material amidst its
saturated schedule, spending a sliver of their free time in their tour
bus' studio.[28]
The band officially announced the production of a new studio album in
December 2002, revealing its new work was inspired by the rocky region
of Meteora in Greece, where numerous monasteries have been built on top of the rocks.[29] Meteora features a mixture of the band's previous nu metal and rapcore styles with newer innovative effects, including the induction of a shakuhachi (a Japanese flute made of bamboo) and other instruments.[14] Linkin Park's second album debuted on March 25, 2003 and instantly earned worldwide recognition,[14] going to No.1 in the US and UK, and No.2 in Australia.[15]
Meteora sold more than 800,000 copies during its first week, and it ranked as the best selling album on the Billboard charts at the time.[30] The album's singles, including "Somewhere I Belong", "Breaking the Habit", "Faint", and "Numb", received significant radio attention.[31] By October 2003, Meteora sold nearly three million copies.[32] The album's success allowed Linkin Park to form another Projekt Revolution, which featured other bands and artists including Mudvayne, Blindside, and Xzibit.[14] Additionally, Metallica invited Linkin Park to play at the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, which included well-known acts such as Limp Bizkit, Mudvayne and Deftones.[33] The band released an album and DVD, entitled Live in Texas, which consisted of audio and video tracks of some of the band's performances in Texas during the tour.[14] In early 2004, Linkin Park started a world tour titled the Meteora World Tour. Supporting bands on the tour included Hoobastank, P.O.D., Story of the Year and Pia.[34]
Meteora earned the band multiple awards and honors. The band
won the MTV awards for Best Rock Video for "Somewhere I Belong" and the
Viewer's Choice Award for "Breaking the Habit".[35] Linkin Park also received significant recognition during the 2004 Radio Music Awards, winning the Artist of the Year and Song of the Year ("Numb") awards.[35] Although Meteora was not nearly as successful as Hybrid Theory, it was the third best selling album in the United States during 2003.[16]
The band spent the first few months of 2004 touring around the world,
first with the third Projekt Revolution tour, and later several European
concerts.[16] At the same time, the band's relationship with Warner Bros. Records was deteriorating rapidly on account of several trust and financial issues.[36] After months of feuding, the band finally negotiated a deal in December 2005.[37]
Side projects (2004–2006)
Main articles: Fort Minor and Dead by Sunrise
Following Meteora's success, the band postponed working on a
new studio album for the next few years, instead, working on many side
projects. Bennington appeared on DJ Lethal’s "State of the Art" and other work with Dead by Sunrise, while Shinoda did work with Depeche Mode.[16] In 2004, the band began to work with Jay-Z to produce another remix album, entitled Collision Course.
The album, which featured intermixed lyrics and background tracks from
both artists' previous albums, debuted in November 2004. Shinoda also
formed a new band, Fort Minor, as a side project. With the aid of Jay-Z, Fort Minor released its debut album, The Rising Tied, to critical acclaim.[38][39]
Linkin Park also participated in numerous charitable events, most notably raised money to benefit victims of Hurricane Charley in 2004 and later Hurricane Katrina in 2005.[16] The band donated $75,000 to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation in March 2004.[40] They also helped relief efforts for the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami victims by staging several charity concerts and setting up an additional fund called Music for Relief.[41] Most notably, however, the band participated at Live 8, a series of charitable benefit concerts set up to raise global awareness.[42] Alongside Jay-Z, the band performed on Live 8's stage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a global audience.[42] The band would later be reunited with Jay-Z at the Grammy Award Ceremony 2006, during which they performed "Numb/Encore", en route to winning a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.[43] They were joined on stage by Paul McCartney who added verses from the song "Yesterday". They would later go on to play at the 2006 Summer Sonic music festival, which was hosted by Metallica in Japan.[44]
Minutes to Midnight (2006–2008)
Main article: Minutes to Midnight (album)
Linkin Park returned to the recording studios in 2006 to work on new material. To produce the album, the band chose producer Rick Rubin. Despite initially stating the album would debut sometime in 2006, the album was delayed until 2007.[9] The band had recorded thirty to fifty songs in August 2006, when Shinoda stated the album was halfway completed.[45] Bennington later added that the new album would stray away from its previous nu metal sound.[46] Warner Bros. Records officially announced that the band’s third studio album, entitled Minutes to Midnight, would be released on May 15, 2007 in the United States.[47]
After spending fourteen months working on the album, the band members
opted to further refine their album by removing five of the original
seventeen tracks. The album’s title, a reference to the Doomsday Clock, foreshadowed the band's new lyrical themes.[48] Minutes to Midnight
sold over 625,000 copies in its first week, making it one of the most
successful debut week albums in recent years. The album also took the
top spot on the Billboard Charts.[12]
The album's first single, "What I've Done", was released on April 2, and premiered on MTV and Fuse within the same week.[49] The single was acclaimed by listeners, becoming the top-ranked song on the Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.[50] The song is also used in soundtrack for the 2007 action film, Transformers. Mike Shinoda was also featured on the Styles of Beyond
song "Second to None" which was also included in the film. Later in the
year, the band won the "Favorite Alternative Artist" in the American Music Awards.[51] The band also saw success with the rest of the albums singles, "Bleed It Out", "Shadow of the Day", "Given Up", and "Leave Out All the Rest", which were released throughout 2007 and early 2008. The band also collaborated with Busta Rhymes on his single "We Made It", which was released on April 29.[52]
Linkin Park embarked on a large world tour entitled "Minutes to
Midnight World Tour". The band promoted the album's release by forming
their fourth Projekt Revolution tour in the United States which included
many musical acts like My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, HIM, Placebo, and many others. They also played numerous shows in Europe, Asia, and Australia which included a performance at Live Earth Japan on July 7, 2007.[53] and headlining Download Festival in Donington Park, England and Edgefest in Downsview Park, Toronto, Canada. The band completed touring on its fourth Projekt Revolution tour before taking up an Arena tour around the United Kingdom, visiting Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester, before finishing on a double night at the O2 arena in London. Bennington stated that Linkin Park plans to release a follow-up album to Minutes to Midnight.[54] However, he stated the band will first embark on a United States tour to gather inspiration for the album.[54]
Linkin Park embarked on another Projekt Revolution tour in 2008. This
was the first time a Projekt Revolution tour was held in Europe with
three shows in Germany and one in the United Kingdom. A Projekt
Revolution tour was also held in the United States which featured Chris Cornell, The Bravery, Ashes Divide, Street Drum Corps and many others. Linkin Park finished the tour with a final show in Texas. Mike Shinoda announced a live CD/DVD entitled Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes, which is a live video recording from the Projekt Revolution gig at the Milton Keynes Bowl on June 29, 2008, which was officially released on November 24, 2008.[55]
A Thousand Suns (2008–2011)
Main article: A Thousand Suns
In May 2009, Linkin Park announced they were working on a fourth
studio album, which was planned to be released in 2010. Shinoda told IGN that the new album would be 'genre-busting,' while building off of elements in Minutes to Midnight.[56] He also mentioned that the album would be more experimental and "hopefully more cutting-edge."[57] Bennington also addressed the media to confirm that Rick Rubin would return to produce the new album. The band later revealed the album would be called A Thousand Suns.[58] While working on the new album, Linkin Park worked with successful film composer Hans Zimmer to produce the score for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.[59] The band released a single for the movie, entitled "New Divide". Joe Hahn created a music video for the song, which featured clips from the film.[60] On June 22, Linkin Park played a short set in Westwood Village after the premier of the movie.[61] After completing work for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the band returned to the studio to finalize their album.[62]
On April 26, the band released an app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, a game called 8-Bit Rebellion!
It featured the band as playable characters, and a new song called
"Blackbirds" which was unlockable by beating the game. The song was also
later released as an iTunes bonus track on A Thousand Suns.
A Thousand Suns was released on September 14. The album’s first single, "The Catalyst",
was released on August 2. The band promoted their new album by
launching a concert tour, which started in Los Angeles on September 7.[63][64][65] Linkin Park also relied on MySpace to promote their album, releasing two additional songs, "Waiting for the End" and "Blackout" on September 8.[66][67][68][69] Furthermore, a documentary about the album's production, entitled Meeting of A Thousand Suns,
was available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. On August 31,
2010, it was announced that the band would perform the single live for
the first time at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010.[70] The venue of the debut live performance of the single was Griffith Observatory, an iconic location used in Hollywood movies.[71][72][73] "Waiting for the End" was released as the second single of A Thousand Suns.
Linkin Park reached No.8 in Billboard Social 50, a chart of the most active artists on the world's leading social networking sites.[74] In other Billboard Year-End charts, the band reached No.92 in the "Top Artists" chart,[75] as well as A Thousand Suns reaching No.53 in the Year-End chart of the Billboard Top 200 albums[76] and No.7 in the 2010 Year-End Rock Albums, and "The Catalyst" reaching No.40 in the Year-End Rock Songs chart.[77]
The band was nominated for six Billboard Awards in 2011 for Top Duo or Group, Best Rock Album for A Thousand Suns, Top Rock Artist, Top Alternative Artist, Top Alternative Song for "Waiting for the End" and Top Alternative Album for A Thousand Suns, but did not win any award.[78] The band charted in numerous Billboard Year-End charts in 2011. The band was No.39 in the Top Artists Chart,[79] No.84 in the Billboard 200 Artists chart,[80] No.11 in the Social 50 Chart,[81] No.6 in the Top Rock Artists Chart,[82] No.9 in the Rock Songs Artists Chart,[83] No.16 in the Rock Albums Chart,[84] No.4 in the Hard Rock Albums Chart,[85] and No.7 in the Alternative Songs Chart.[86]
Living Things (2011–2013)
Main article: Living Things (Linkin Park album)
In July 2011, Bennington told Rolling Stone
that Linkin Park aims to produce a new album every eighteen months, and
that he would be shocked if a new album did not come out in 2012. He
later revealed in another interview in September 2011 that the band was
still in the beginning phases of the next album, saying "We just kind of
began. We like to keep the creative juices flowing, so we try to keep
that going all the time...we like the direction that we're going in."[87] Later, on March 28, 2012, Shinoda confirmed that the band is filming a music video for "Burn It Down".[88][89] Joe Hahn directed the video.[90] Shinoda spoke to Co.Create
about the album's art, saying that it will "blow them [the fans]
away...the average person is not going to be able to look at it and go, I
understand that that's completely new, like not just the image but the
way they made the image is totally new. So there's going to be that."[91]
On April 15, 2012, Shinoda announced that Living Things would be the title of Linkin Park's fifth album.[92] Shinoda stated that they chose the title Living Things because the album is more about people, personal interactions, and it is far more personal than their previous albums.[93] The band promoted the album on the 2012 edition of the Honda Civic Tour, with co-headliners Incubus. The band performed "Burn It Down" at 2012 Billboard Music Awards. On May 24, the band released the music video for "Burn It Down" and debuted "Lies Greed Misery", another song from Living Things, on BBC Radio 1. "Powerless", the twelfth and closing track of the album, was featured in the closing credits of the film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.[94]
Living Things sold over 200,000 copies during its debut week, ranking No. 1 on the US Pop Charts.[95] Linkin Park's single, "Castle of Glass", was nominated for 'Best Song in a Game' at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards. The band also also performed at the award ceremony on December 7, but lost the award to "Cities" by Beck.[96] Linkin Park also played at the Soundwave music festival in Australia, where they shared the stage with Metallica, Paramore, Slayer and Sum 41.[97]
Sixth album and future projects (2013–present)
The band is currently working on the soundtrack for an upcoming film called Mall, directed by Joe Hahn. In an interview with Fuse, Mike Shinoda stated they have began working on their sixth album.[98] On May 19, 2013, Bennington confirmed that he would begin recording material with Stone Temple Pilots. He still plans on remaining part of Linkin Park.[99]
Charity
On January 19, 2010, Linkin Park released a new song entitled "Not Alone" as part of a compilation from Music for Relief called Download to Donate for Haiti in support of the Haiti Earthquake crisis. On February 10, 2010, Linkin Park released the official music video for the song on their homepage.
On January 11, 2011, an updated version of Download to Donate for Haiti was launched, called Download to Donate for Haiti V2.0,
with more songs to download. For the updated compilation, the band
released Keaton Hashimoto's remix of "The Catalyst" from the "Linkin
Park featuring YOU" contest.[100]
Shinoda designed two t-shirts, in which the proceeds will go to Music For Relief to help the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disasters.[101][102] Music For Relief released Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief Japan, another compilation of songs, in which the proceeds will go to Save the Children.[103]
Musical style and influences
Both Hybrid Theory and Meteora combine the alternative metal,[8] nu metal,[104][105] and rap rock[105][106] sound with influences and elements from hip hop, alternative rock,[107] and electronica, utilizing programming and synthesizers. William Ruhlmann from Allmusic regarded it as "a Johnny-come-lately to an already overdone musical style,"[108] whereas Rolling Stone described their song "Breaking the Habit" as "risky, beautiful art".[109]
In Minutes to Midnight the band experimented with their
established sound and drew influences from a wider and more varied range
of genres and styles, a process Los Angeles Times compares to a stage in U2's work.[10] In it, only two of the songs feature rapping, and the majority of the album can be considered alternative rock.[110][111] NME
magazine's Dan Silver criticized the band's approach, calling it the
"sound of a band trying and failing to forge a new identity", and
referring to the song "Hands Held High", a song about terrorist attacks
and war, as "far and away the funniest thing you will hear all year".[112]
The vocal interplay between Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda plays
as a major part within Linkin Park's music, with Bennington being the
lead vocalist and Shinoda as the rapping vocalist. On Linkin Park's third album, Minutes to Midnight,
Shinoda sings lead vocals on "In Between", "Hands Held High", and on
the B-side "No Roads Left". On numerous songs from band's fourth album, A Thousand Suns,
such as the album's four singles, both Shinoda and Bennington sing. On
most of the record's tracks, the band notably used electronic drumbeats
along with outro drumbeats. The album has been regarded as a turning
point in the band's musical career by notable critics, some noting the
band utilizing the electronic rock genre.[113][114] James Montgomery, of MTV, compared the record to Radiohead's Kid A,[115] while Jordy Kasko of Review, Rinse, Repeat likened the album to both Kid A and Pink Floyd's landmark album The Dark Side of the Moon.[116] Shinoda stated that he and the other band members were deeply influenced by Chuck D and Public Enemy.
He elaborated: "Public Enemy were very three-dimensional with their
records because although they seemed political, there was a whole lot of
other stuff going on in there too. It made me think how
three-dimensional I wanted our record to be without imitating them of
course, and show where we were at creatively".[117] One of the record's political elements is its samples of notable speeches by American political figures.[118]
In their fifth album, Living Things, Linkin Park once again utilizes the electronic rock genre, but includes influences from their albums prior to A Thousand Suns, resulting in a heavier album compared to it.[119][120]
Linkin Park's influences include Nine Inch Nails, Deftones, The Roots and Aphex Twin.[121]
Linkin Park became the first rock band to achieve more than one billion YouTube hits.[122]
Band members
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Discography
Main articles: Linkin Park discography and List of songs recorded by Linkin Park
- Studio albums
- Hybrid Theory (2000)
- Meteora (2003)
- Minutes to Midnight (2007)
- A Thousand Suns (2010)
- Living Things (2012)
Awards and nominations
List of awards and nominations received by Linkin Park
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Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California.[1] Originally consisting of three high school friends, Linkin Park’s foundation was anchored by Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson along with Rob Bourdon.[2] After graduating from high school, the California natives began to take their musical interests more seriously, recruiting Joe Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to perform in their band then titled Xero. Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs within Shinoda’s makeshift bedroom studio in 1996.[2] After they failed to land a record deal, however, tensions and frustration within the band grew,[2] and the lack of success and stalemate in progress prompted Wakefield, at that time the band's vocalist, to leave the band in search for other projects.[2][3][4]
Linkin Park released its debut album Hybrid Theory on October 24, 2000.[5] In 2002, the band won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. Linkin Park's second album Meteora sold more than 800,000 copies during its first week, and it ranked as the best selling album on the Billboard charts at the time.[6] "Breaking the Habit", a single from the album, won an MTV Asia Award. "Somewhere I Belong", also on Meteora, won a MTV Video Music Award. After the success of Meteora,
the band postponed working on a new studio album for several years.
Linkin Park continued to tour and work on side projects; during the same
period, Bennington appeared on DJ Lethal’s State of the Art and worked with Dead By Sunrise, while Shinoda worked with Depeche Mode.[3] In 2004, the band worked with Jay-Z to produce an album entitled Collision Course; "Numb/Encore", a single from the album, won a Grammy Award the next year. Linkin Park's next album Minutes To Midnight was released in 2007 despite initially stating the album would debut in 2006.[7] The album was nominated for a TMF Award in 2007, while "What I've Done",
a single from the album, was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award.
Linkin Park has recently won in the Favourite International Artist of
Asia category at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards. Overall, Linkin Park has received a total of 56 awards from 163 nominations.[1] Their next album was A Thousand Suns released in 2010 and the fifth album Living Things was released in June, 2012.
Aside to their contribution to music, Linkin Park in 2011 was awarded a Global Leadership Award by the United Nations Foundation/United Nations Association of the United States of America.
American Music Awards
The American Music Awards are awarded for outstanding achievements in the record industry. Linkin Park has received five awards from nine nominations.[1][8]
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Linkin Park | Favorite Alternative Artist | Nominated |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group | Nominated | ||
| 2003 (November) | Linkin Park | Favorite Alternative Artist | Won |
| 2004 | Linkin Park | Favorite Alternative Artist | Won |
| 2007 | Linkin Park | Favorite Alternative Artist | Won |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group | Nominated | ||
| Minutes To Midnight | Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Linkin Park | Favorite Alternative Artist | Won |
| 2012 | Linkin Park | Favorite Alternative Artist | Won |
Billboard Music Awards
The Billboard Music Awards, sponsored by Billboard
magazine was one of several annual United States music awards shows.
Linkin Park were nominated for six awards in the 2011 ceremony.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
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| 2001 | Linkin Park | Modern Rock Artist Of The Year | Won |
| Rock Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| New Artist Of The Year | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | Linkin Park | Duo Or Group Artist Of The Year | Nominated |
| "In the End" | Modern Rock Track Of The Year | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Linkin Park | Duo Or Group Artist Of The Year | Nominated |
| Modern Rock Artist Of The Year | Nominated | ||
| 2004 | Linkin Park | Duo Or Group Artist Of The Year | Nominated |
| 2011 | Linkin Park | Top Duo/Group | Nominated |
| Top Rock Artist | Nominated | ||
| Top Alternative Artist | Nominated | ||
| A Thousand Suns | Top Rock Album | Nominated | |
| Top Alternative Album | Nominated | ||
| "Waiting for the End'" | Top Alternative Song | Nominated |
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Linkin Park has received two awards from six nominations.[1][9]
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Crawling" | Best Hard Rock Performance | Won |
| Hybrid Theory | Best Rock Album | Nominated | |
| Linkin Park | Best New Artist | Nominated | |
| 2003 | "Session" | Best Rock Instrumental Performance | Nominated |
| 2006 | "Numb/Encore" (with Jay-Z) | Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | Won |
| 2010 | "What I've Done" (Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes) | Best Hard Rock Performance | Nominated |
MTV Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards
were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular
music videos in Europe. Linkin Park has received eight awards from
seventeen nominations.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Linkin Park | Best Hard Rock | Won |
| Best Group | Won | ||
| 2003 | Linkin Park | Best Rock | Nominated |
| 2004 | Linkin Park | Best Rock | Won |
| 2007 | Linkin Park | Best Band | Won |
| Rock Out | Nominated | ||
| Minutes To Midnight | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Linkin Park | Rock Out | Nominated |
| Headliner | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | Linkin Park | Best Rock | Nominated |
| Best World Stage Performance | Won | ||
| 2010 | Linkin Park | Best Live Act | Won |
| Best Rock | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Linkin Park | Best Rock | Won |
| Best World Stage Performance | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Linkin Park | Best Rock | Won |
| Best North American Act | Nominated |
MTV Video Music Brazil
The MTV Video Music Brazil
(VMB) are MTV Brazil's annual award ceremony, established in 1995.
Linkin Park has received three awards from four nominations, thus being
the biggest non-Brazilian winner of the award
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
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| 2002 | "In the End" | Best International Video | Won |
| 2003 | "Somewhere I Belong" | Best International Video | Won |
| 2004 | "Numb" | Best International Video | Won |
| 2005 | "Jigga What"/"Faint" (with Jay-Z) | Best International Video | Nominated |
MTV Asia Awards
The MTV Asia Awards is an annual Asian awards ceremony established in 2002 by the MTV television network. Linkin Park has received six awards from eight nominations.[1][10]
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Linkin Park | Favorite Breakthrough Artist | Won |
| Favorite Rock Act | Nominated | ||
| 2003 | "Pts.OF.Athrty" | Favorite Video | Won |
| Linkin Park | Favorite Rock Act | Won | |
| 2004 | "Somewhere I Belong" | Favorite Video | Won |
| Linkin Park | Favorite Rock Act | Won | |
| 2008 | Linkin Park | Favorite International Artist of Asia | Won |
| Bring Da House Down | Nominated |
MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Linkin Park has received four awards from seventeen nominations.[1][11]
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "Crawling" | Best Direction in a Video | Nominated |
| Best Rock Video | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | "In the End" | Best Rock Video | Won |
| Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Best Group Video | Nominated | ||
| 2003 | "Somewhere I Belong" | Best Rock Video | Won |
| 2004 | "Breaking the Habit" | Viewer's Choice Award | Won |
| Best Rock Video | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | "What I've Done" | Best Editing in a Video | Nominated |
| Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Linkin Park | Best Group | Nominated | |
| 2008 | "Shadow of the Day" | Best Rock Video | Won |
| Best Direction in a Video | Nominated | ||
| "Bleed It Out" | Best Special Effects in a Video | Nominated | |
| 2011 | "Waiting for the End" | Best Special Effects in a Video | Nominated |
| 2012 | "Burn It Down" | Best Rock Video | Nominated |
| Best Visual Effects in a Video | Nominated |
MTV Video Music Awards Japan
The MTV Video Music Awards Japan are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards that started in 2002 after braching out from the MTV Asia Awards.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Linkin Park | Best New Artist | Nominated |
| 2004 | Somewhere I Belong | Best Rock Video | Nominated |
| Meteora | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Breaking the Habit | Best Group Video | Won |
| "Numb/Encore" (with Jay-Z) | Best Collaboration | Won | |
| Breaking the Habit | Best Rock Video | Nominated | |
| 2008 | "What I've Done" | Best Rock Video | Nominated |
| Best Video from a Film | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | A Thousand Suns | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| "The Catalyst" | Best Group Video | Nominated | |
| Best Rock Video | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Living Things | Album of the Year | Nominated |
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica the Latin American version of the Video Music Awards. They were established in 2002 to celebrate the top music videos of the year in Latin America and the world.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Linkin Park | Best New Artist — International | Nominated |
| Best Rock Artist — International | Nominated | ||
| 2003 | Linkin Park | Best Rock Artist — International | Nominated |
| 2009 | Linkin Park | Best Rock Artist — International | Nominated |
MTV Fan Music Awards
The MTV Fan Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 2011 by the MTV television network. Linkin Park has received two nominations in 2011.[12]
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "The Catalyst" | Best Group Video | Nominated |
| Linkin Park | Best Group | Nominated |
mtvU Woodie Awards
The mtvU Woodie Awards is an annual awards show sponsored by mtvU, a division of MTV Networks. Linkin Park has received two nominations.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Linkin Park | The Good Woodie | Nominated |
| "What I've Done" | Viral Woodie | Nominated |
MTV Game Awards
The MTV Game Awards is an award given by the music channel MTV for
video games. The nominations are selected by a jury consisting of
established journalists and professional video game players.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Blackout" | Best Song In A Video Game (FIFA 11) | Won |
O Music Awards
The O Music Awards are one of the major annual awards established by MTV
to honor the art, creativity, personality and technology of music into
the digital space. Linkin Park has received one award in 2013.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Lost in the Echo" | Best Interactive Video | Won |
Echo Awards
The Echo Awards
is a German music award event which is held annually. Each year's
winner is determined by the previous year's sales, Linkin Park has
received four awards from nine nominations.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Linkin Park | International Newcomer Of The Year | Nominated |
| International Artist\Group Of The Year | Won | ||
| 2003 | Linkin Park | International Artist\Group Of The Year | Nominated |
| 2004 | Linkin Park | International Artist\Group Of The Year | Nominated |
| International Group Of The Year | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Minutes to Midnight | International\National Album Of The Year | Nominated |
| Linkin Park | International Group Of The Year | Won | |
| 2011 | Linkin Park (for A Thousand Suns) | Best International Rock\Alternative Group | Won |
| 2013 | Linkin Park | Best International Rock\Alternative Group | Won |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards is an annual awards show established in 1988 by Nickelodeon. Linkin Park has received three nominations.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Linkin Park | Favorite Music Group | Nominated |
| 2009 | Favorite Music Group | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Favorite Music Group | Nominated |
MuchMusic Video Awards
The MuchMusic Video Awards awards is an annual award show which is broadcasted live on Much Music. Linkin Park has received two awards from two nominations.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Numb" | People's Choice: Favourite International Group | Won |
| 2008 | "Bleed It Out" | Best International Group Video | Won |
International Dance Music Awards
The International Dance Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Winter Music Conference to recognize the achievement of dance artists, producers, DJ's, radio stations and record labels. Linkin Park received two nominations.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Numb/Encore" (Shared with jay-Z) | Best Alternative/Rock Dance Track | Nominated |
| 2011 | "The Catalyst" (remix) | Best Alternative/Rock Dance Track | Nominated |
People's Choice Awards
The Peoples Choice Awards is an annual award show on Pop culture on Movies, TV, and Music. Linkin Park received four nominations.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "What I've Done" | Favorite Song from a Soundtrack: Transformers: The Album | Nominated |
| 2011 | Linkin Park | Favorite Rock Band | Nominated |
| 2012 | Linkin Park | Favorite Band | Nominated |
| 2013 | Linkin Park | Favorite Band | Nominated |
Radio Music Awards
The Radio Music Awards is an annuel award show honoring the best music in radio. Linkin Park received two awards from three nominations.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Linkin Park | Artist of the Year: Rock Radio | Won |
| "Numb" | Song of the Year: Rock Alternative Radio | Won | |
| 2005 | Linkin Park | Artist of the Year/ Alternative and Active Rock Radio | Nominated |
Kerrang! Awards
The Kerrang! Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by Kerrang!, a British rock magazine. Linkin Park has won three awards from eight nominations.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Linkin Park | Best International Newcomer | Won |
| Best Band In the World | Nominated | ||
| "Crawling" | Best Single | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Linkin Park | Best International Act | Won |
| "Faint" | Best Single | Nominated | |
| 2004 | "Breaking the Habit" | Best Single | Nominated |
| 2007 | "What I've Done" | Best Video | Nominated |
| 2009 | Linkin Park | Classic Songwriter Award | Won |
Planeta Awards
The Planeta Awards is an annual Peruvian awards ceremony established by Radio Planeta. Linkin Park has received two awards from six nominations.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Linkin Park | Group of the Year | Won |
| Rock Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| "What I've Done" | The Megaplaneta of the Year | Nominated | |
| Rock Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
| "Bleed It Out" | Rock Song of the Year | Nominated | |
| Best Male Vocal Interpretation (Chester Bennington / Mike Shinoda) | Won |
Spike TV Awards
Spike Guys' Choice Awards
The Spike Guys' Choice Awards is an awards show produced by the Viacom cable channel Spike
and held since 2007. It is patterned after Viacom's MTV Movie Awards.
The winners are chosen based on voting by fans and viewers of the
channel. Linkin Park has received one award from one nomination.[13]
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Linkin Park | Ballsiest Band | Won |
Spike Video Game Awards
The Spike Video Game Awards (VGA) is an annual award show hosted by Spike TV that recognizes the best computer and video games of the year. Linkin Park has received one nomination.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Castle of Glass" | Best Song in a Game (Medal of Honor: Warfighter) | Nominated |
TMF Awards
The TMF Awards are an annual television awards show broadcast live on TMF (The Music Factory) in Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK, Linkin Park has received two nominations in 2007.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Linkin Park | Best Rock | Nominated |
| Minutes To Midnight | Best Album | Nominated |
NRJ Music Awards
The NRJ Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held in Cannes, France for popular musicians by various categories. Linkin Park has received one nomination.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Linkin Park | International Group\Duo of the Year | Nominated |
Scream Awards
The Scream Awards is an award show dedicated to the (horror), (sci-fi), and (fantasy) genres of feature films.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "New Divide" | Scream Song Of The Year | Won |
World Music Awards
The international World Music Awards honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Linkin Park has received three awards from eight nominations.[14]
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Linkin Park | World's Best Selling Rock Group | Won |
| 2003 | World's Best Selling Rock Group | Won | |
| 2007 | World's Best Selling Rock Group | Won | |
| 2012 | Linkin Park | World's Best Group | TBA |
| World's Best Live Act | TBA | ||
| Living Things | World's Best Album | TBA | |
| "Burn It Down" | World's Best Song | TBA | |
| World's Best Video | TBA |
Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show first aired in 1999 by Fox Broadcasting Company. Linkin Park received seven nominations and one pending.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Linkin Park | Choice Rock Group | Nominated |
| "What I've Done" | Choice Rock Track | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Linkin Park | Choice Rock Group | Nominated |
| "Shadow of the Day" | Choice Rock Track | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Linkin Park | Choice Rock Group | Nominated |
| 2011 | Linkin Park | Choice Rock Band | Nominated |
| "Waiting for the End" | Choice Rock Track | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Linkin Park | Choice Rock Group | Nominated |
Rockbjörnen Award
Rockbjörnen is a music prize in Sweden, divided into several categories, which is awarded annually by the newspaper Aftonbladet. Linkin Park has received two awards from two nominations.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "Hybrid Theory" | The year's foreign album | Won |
| Linkin Park | The year's foreign group | Won |
BRIT Awards
The BRIT Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. Linkin Park have received one nomination.
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Linkin Park | Best International Newcomer | Nominated |
XBOX Entertainment Awards
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Linkin Park | Best Artist | Nominated |
Swedish Hit Music Awards
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Linkin Park | Best Foreign Rock | Won |
Emma Awards
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Linkin Park | Best Foreigner Artist of The Year | Won |
Mnet Asian Music Awards
| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Linkin Park | Best International Artist | Won |
Billboard Decade-End
Linkin Park has appeared on several Billboard Decade-End Charts. Linkin Park was ranked number 19 on Billboard's
100 Best Artists of the Decade. This made Linkin Park the fifth best
performing group and third best performing rock artist (behind Nickelback and Creed). Linkin Park ended the decade as the third best selling artist (behind Eminem and Britney Spears).
The band topped the decade as the Top Mainstream Rock Tracks Artist and Top Modern Rock Tracks
Artist, making them the most successful rock group of the decade having
accumulated over thirteen #1 hits and a total of 84 weeks at the top of
both charts. Linkin Park achieved eight and four Mainstream Rock and
Modern Rock Top Tracks of the decade, respectively (more than any other
artist). The band was the fifth best performing artist on the Billboard 200
this decade with three #1 albums (five Top 5 albums), becoming the best
charting group and rock artist of the decade on the chart. The band
achieved three Top Billboard 200 albums this decade (Collision Course, Meteora, Minutes To Midnight).
| Year | Charted Work | Decade-End Chart | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Linkin Park | Billboard Artists of the Decade | (#19) |
| Hot 100 Artists | (#56) | ||
| Billboard 200 Album Artists | (#5) | ||
| Hybrid Theory | Billboard 200 Albums | (#11) | |
| Meteora | (#36) | ||
| Minutes To Midnight | (#154) | ||
| Linkin Park | Radio Songs Artists | (#50) | |
| "In the End" | Radio Songs | (#65) | |
| Linkin Park | Hot Digital Songs Artists | (#36) | |
| "What I've Done" | Hot Digital Songs | (#95) | |
| "In the End" | Pop Songs | (#36) | |
| Linkin Park | Rock Songs Artists | (#1) | |
| "In the End" | Rock Songs | (#2) | |
| "Faint" | (#13) | ||
| "Numb" | (#22) | ||
| "Somewhere I Belong" | (#33) | ||
| "One Step Closer" | (#43) | ||
| "Crawling" | (#45) | ||
| "What I've Done" | (#77) | ||
| "Breaking the Habit" | (#84) | ||
| Linkin Park | Alternative Songs Artists | (#1) | |
| "In the End" | Alternative Songs | (#2) | |
| "Faint" | (#8) | ||
| "Numb" | (#15) | ||
| "Somewhere I Belong" | (#24) |
