Linkin Park: Top 5 tracks from the California-based Rock band

Linkin Park is a Calfornia based rock band that rose to prominence in the early 2000s. The rock band, known for their eagerness for experimentation, have released seven albums, selling over 70 million albums worldwide. The current line up consists of vocalist/keyboardist/guitarist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/Keyboardist Joe Hahn, and drummer Rob Bourdon. Vocalist Mark Wakefield, bassist Kyle Christener and lead singer Chester Bennington were formerly part of Linkin Park. Linkin Park went into indefinite hiatus after lead vocalist Chester Bennington committed suicide in July 2017. Take a look at Linkin Park’s top 5 songs

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1. In the End

In the End is one of the most popular songs of their hit debut album Hybrid Theory. In the End, peaked at #2 in the Billboard 100 and stayed there for 39 weeks. Chester Bennington’s vocals, Mike Shinoda’s rap, along with the heart touching lyrics meant that In The End dominated every playlist in the 2000s. The music video was awarded the best rock video and best direction by MTV.

2. New Divide

Linkin Park worked with acclaimed film composer Hans Zimmer to produce the score for Transformers: Revenge of the fallen while working on their fourth album A Thousand Suns. They later released the New Divide, especially for the movie with received critical acclaim. The song peaked at #6 on Billboard’s top 100. It is one of the few songs to top the US Rock Songs, Alternative Songs, and Hot Mainstream Rock tracks at the same time.

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3. What I’ve Done

What I've done is the first single from Linkin Park’s third album Minutes from Midnight. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song served as the main theme for the Transformers movie. What I’ve Done is Linkin Park’s most commercially successful song. Sky UK uses the instrumental version of the song as background music for their interactive services.

4. Numb

Numb was the third single in Linkin Park’s second album, Meteora. Numb topped the Billboard’s alternative songs chart for 12 weeks. It is the most-watched rock music video on Youtube, having over 1.2 billion views. The song was remixed as Numb/Encore in collaboration with Jay Z which earned them the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

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5. Shadow of the Day

One of the most underrated yet popular songs, Shadow of the Day was the third single from the album Minutes to Midnight. The song along with Breaking The Habit, New Divide and Burn it Down featured in the music video game Rock Band 3. The song#15 in the Billboard Hot 100, making it the second song from Minutes to Midnight to breach the top 20.

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