Linkin Park’s debut set ‘Hybrid Theory’ has now spent 208 weeks — exactly four years — on the U.K.’s Official Albums chart, which marks a first for the band. TOKYO – JULY 07: Chester Bennington of Linkin Park performs on stage at the Tokyo leg of the Live Earth series of concerts, at Makuhari Messe, Chiba on July 7, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan. Launched by former US Vice President Al Gore to combat Global Warming, the concert is one of a series taking place over a 24-hour period on July 7 across seven continents. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)
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Next month, Linkin Park’s concert film/documentary hybrid Unshatter will arrive in theaters globally. Around the same time, a new live album titled Unshatter Film Soundtrack (Live in Sao Paulo) will also become available, and it could very well become another chart win for the hard rockers.
The movie is based around Linkin Park reforming with new members years after the death of Chester Bennington and how the group wrote and recorded a new album and then performed it for a hugely expectant crowd — one that had waited years and, for a time, was uncertain whether the band would ever release new music again. Before another new chapter in Linkin Park’s history begins, the rockers reach a longevity milestone on the most important albums chart in the United Kingdom with the project that started it all.
Linkin Park Passes Four Years on the Main Albums Chart
Hybrid Theory dips only two spaces on the Official Albums chart this week, slipping from No. 78 to No. 80. The band’s debut full-length has now spent 208 weeks somewhere on the all-encompassing ranking – four full years.
Linkin Park Claims Two 100-Week-Charters
Hybrid Theory is the first release by Linkin Park to reach four years on the Official Albums chart, and it is easily the band’s longest-running success. Only one other title from the group has managed a triple-digit stay on the roster. Papercuts – Singles Collection 2000–2023 is the only other set from the group to spend at least 100 weeks on the Official Albums chart. The compilation arrived only a few months before From Zero – the comeback album chronicled in the upcoming film – and it has now accumulated 120 frames on the tally.
Another Two Linkin Park Sets Have Charted for a Year or More
Two more Linkin Park projects have spent at least a year on the Official Albums chart. Meteora has reached 76 weeks, while Minutes to Midnight has collected 53, just barely clearing the one-year mark.
Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory Appears on Four Rankings
Hybrid Theory appears on four charts in the U.K. this week. While it slips slightly on the main albums ranking, it climbs on all three of the other tallies where it is present.
The nu metal classic rises to No. 37 on the Official Albums Sales chart and No. 35 on the Official Physical Albums chart. It performs even better on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart – the list where Linkin Park typically overperforms – where it advances three spaces to No. 6.
Linkin Park Fills Three Spaces on the Main Albums Chart
Linkin Park occupies three spaces on the Official Albums chart this week. Papercuts – Singles Collection 2000–2023 performs best, holding steady at No. 16. Hybrid Theory follows at No. 80. Meteora barely hangs on to the 100-position roster, dropping one rung to No. 97.
Linkin Park Claims Four Rock Bestsellers
Linkin Park performs even better on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, where four of the band’s releases appear at once. Hybrid Theory leads the group at No. 6, followed by Meteora at No. 24. From Zero holds steady at No. 31, while Minutes to Midnight reenters the ranking at No. 38.
Linkin Park Lands Seven Rock Hits
Linkin Park also claims seven spaces on the Official Rock & Metal Singles chart, making the band the most successful act on the ranking this week – though that is often the case. “Numb,” “Faint,” “Somewhere I Belong,” “What I’ve Done,” “The Emptiness Machine,” “One Step Closer” and “Crawling” settle at Nos. 6, 12, 13, 25, 28, 31 and 36, respectively.