Talk:Linkin Park discography/Lead

The discography of the American rock band Linkin Park consists of four full-length studio albums, two live albums, 13 extended plays, 20 singles, seven video albums, and 28 music videos. The band has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and has won two Grammy Awards. Linkin Park formed in Agoura Hills, California, in 1996 by Mike Shinoda (vocals and guitars), Brad Delson (guitar) and Rob Bourdon (drums). They recruited Joe Hahn and Dave Farrell to perform in their band. In 1999 they recruit vocalist Chester Bennington and changed the band's name to Hybrid Theory. They changed the name once again to Linkin Park. The band is noted for its blend of rap rock and alternative metal. Three of their studio albums were Billboard number ones and also three have been certified as Platinum in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Their debut album, Hybrid Theory, was the seventh best selling album of the 2000s decade. The band has produced nine number-one singles on the US Alternative Songs chart making them the second band with most number ones on that chart and the first one in the decade. Their hit single "In the End" has been 44 weeks on chart. Linkin Park is the second act in the chart’s history to have at least 10 weeks with three or more tracks in the charts.

Linkin Park rose to international fame in 2000 with its debut album Hybrid Theory which peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 and was the best selling album of 2001. Its next major release was Meteora, which entered the Billboard 200 at number one in 2003 and sold 810,000 copies in its first week. Meteora is the third best selling album of 2003. In 2007, the third studio album, Minutes to Midnight, also debuted in top spot in the Billboard 200; it sold 623,000 copies in its first week. In 2008, a live album titled Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes was released. It was recorded during the band's annual Project Revolution festival tour at the Milton Keynes National Bowl on June 29, 2008. A Thousand Suns was released on September 8, 2010. The album peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 and sold over 240,000 in its first week.