Hybrid Theory
by Linkin Park

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park
Year: 2000
Release date: 2000-10-24
Overall rank: 526th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 881 votes)
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Award Top 20 albums of 2000 (12th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 2000s (84th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (526th)

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Hybrid Theory is ranked as the best album by Linkin Park.

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Hybrid Theory
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Hybrid Theory track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Hybrid Theory rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 526th | 2000s rank: 84th | 2000 rank: 12th
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2026araidernomoreTop 99 Music Albums of the 2000s76/995
2026MusemanTop 100 Greatest Music Albums27/10074
2026 katerpillarTop 31 Music Albums of the 2000s5/3117
2026AndrasTop 100 Greatest Music Albums39/10062
2026fabm0Top 22 Music Albums of 20002/225
2026 TheDarkOrbTop 47 Music Albums of 200010/474
2026wizardalienTop 100 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century18/100 -
2026jlsfourthTop 100 Albums of the 21st Century92/100 -
2026javicho07Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s26/10015
2026JaymanthemanTop 30 Music Albums of 200028/301
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 75 Music Albums of 200050/752
2026KettwigTop 28 Music Albums of 20001/285
2026fabm0Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s8/10019
2026fabm0Platinum Zone 32 America Usa31/100 -
2026fabm0Artists89/100 -
2026wizardalienTop 100 Greatest Music Albums (One Album per Artist)21/100 -
2026daCriticTop 33 Music Albums of 200020/332
2026sunnydhammTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s6/10019
2026araidernomoreTop 12 Music Albums of 20008/122
2026tim0505Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s31/10014
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 425
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 3,323
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Hybrid Theory ratings

Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 881 votes)
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04/11/2026 02:06 Liks_on_music  Ratings distribution  60181/100
 
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04/11/2026 00:57 stareaterogni0n  Ratings distribution  44271/100
 
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04/08/2026 21:32 araidernomore  Ratings distribution  45770/100
 
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04/05/2026 21:54 Cheddar  Ratings distribution  33282/100
 
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04/03/2026 11:54 Andras  Ratings distribution  25578/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.5/100, a mean average of 67.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 23.3.

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From 05/04/2026 11:55 | #314286
All I adore about music in one CD.
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From 04/24/2026 20:22 | #314140
Haha, nice
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80/100
From 06/29/2025 01:46 | #309760
The album that introduced them to the masses. Great originality in sound and style, but quite a few tracks have a very similar format. But on saying that it does have a fine industrial chug throughout.
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From 05/17/2025 07:40 | #309033
A classic debut album that has been on the US Billboard 200 albums charts for a total of 361 weeks.
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85/100
From 03/31/2025 22:26 | #308264
very influential and very hated by people, a good album overall
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80/100
From 12/07/2024 19:34 | #306402
Linkin Park defined an era and a generation with this album.
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From 09/20/2024 12:32 | #305351
I disagree with people who think this album is for the cringey teens who grew up listening to this. This is easily one of the most known nu metal works and one of the best. I’m not here to say it’s one of the greatest or my favorite albums ever, but I personally think this album should be ranked higher for its influence and legacy, Chester’s vocals easily still hold up 20+ years later
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From 02/25/2024 08:32 | #302204
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From 01/31/2024 00:10 | #301624
I absolutely detested this album growing up. This album was so overplayed, you could not go onto the internet without hearing it every five nanoseconds. I could never get used to Chester's vocals or the whole rap rock thing at the time.

I don't know what did it for me, but this album has really grown on me. Is it nostalgia? Is it myself who has changed? Is it the album?

Whatever the case, it doesn't matter. This album is really great and worth a listen or re-listen.

Favorite Songs: "One Step Closer", "In The End", "Pushing Me Away"
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From 04/05/2023 23:51 | #295812
This album is rated way too low. Best album of all time in it's genre.
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