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Critical reception
Follow the Leader had generally positive reception. Stephan Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic gave gave the album four out of five stars, saying that it "is an effective follow-up to their first to alt-metal landmarks." Erlewine also said that the songs were "vehivals for the metal grind." Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B-. Jim Farber said that the lyrics "provide a new blend of metal and remnants of alt-rock." Jon Pareles from The New York Times said the album was "choppy," and also said than lead singer Jonathan Davis was "wrestling with self-hatred, violent impulses, parental execration, and a confused sexual identity..." Robert Christgau gave Follow the Leader a C (said that their last album, Life Is Peachy was a "dud"). Rolling Stone Magazine gave the album four out of five stars, while saying that Korn "have an ideal record for those long, black days when all you can do is say 'What the Fuck! What the Fuck! What the Fuck!' at bloody murder volume.

Aside from it's reviews, the album peaked number one on four charts, including the Billboard 200. Follow the Leader peaked number five in the United Kingdom. The album received a 5x platinum is the United States, as well as a triple platinum in Australia and Canada. Follow the Leader also received a gold in the NVPI. The album's single "Got the Life," released November 23, 1998, peaked number fifteen on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and received a gold in Austalia. The albums third single, "Freak on a Leash," released May 25, 1999, peaked number six on the Alternative Songs chart, as well as 106 on the Billboard Hot 100, and like "Got the Life," recieved a gold in Australia.ref name="aria"/> Both "Freak on a Leash" and "Got the Life" were both listed on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles.