Hybrid Theory is an album by nu metal band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 (see 2000 in music). The album was the best-seller of the year in the United States, and was one of the most popular of the early-2000s hip hop/metal (rapcore) bands like Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock. Hybrid Theory is certified 8x Platinum in the US by RIAA. It is also the 21st century's highest selling debut album selling 14 million albums worldwide. It is notable for its absence of profanity, in contrast to many other nu metal bands' songs

The name Hybrid Theory was originally that of the band. After a copyright issue with a British band named Hybrid, it was changed to Lincoln Park then Linkin Park. Hybrid Theory was kept as the album title.

Track listing

1. "Papercut" (Linkin Park) - 3:05
2. "One Step Closer" (Linkin Park) - 2:36
3. "With You" (Dust Brothers/Linkin Park) - 3:23
4. "Points of Authority" (Linkin Park) - 3:20
5. "Crawling" (Linkin Park) - 3:29
6. "Runaway" (Linkin Park/Wakefield) - 3:04
7. "By Myself" (Linkin Park) - 3:10
8. "In the End" (Linkin Park) - 3:36
9. "Place for My Head" (Farrell/Linkin Park/Wakefield) - 3:05
10. "Forgotten" (Farrell/Linkin Park/Wakefield) - 3:14
11. "Cure for the Itch" (Linkin Park) - 2:37
12. "Pushing Me Away" (Linkin Park) - 3:12

Personnel

• Brian Gardner - Digital Editing, Mastering
• Don Gilmore - Producer, Engineer
• Steve Sisco - Engineer
• Andy Wallace - Mixing
• The Dust Brothers - Beats
• James Minchin - Photography
• Matt Griffin - Assistant Engineer
• Joseph Hahn - Vocals (bckgr), Sampling, Illustrations, Drawing, Sketches
• Mike Shinoda - Vocals, MC, Engineer, Sampling, Digital Editing, Beats, Drawing, Sketches
• Scott Koziol - Bass
• Chester Bennington - Vocals
• Brad Delson - Bass, Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
• Rob Bourdon - Drums, Vocals (bckgr)
• Jeff Blue - Executive Producer, A&R

Charting album positions

Billboard Music Charts

2001	The Billboard 200	                No. 2
2001	Top Canadian Albums	                No. 16
2001    Top Internet Albums	                No. 25
2001	The Billboard 200	                No. 2
2002	The Billboard 200	                No. 2
2002	Top Canadian Albums	                No. 5
2002	Top Internet Albums	                No. 17

Charting singles

2001	Crawling	The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 79
2001	One Step Closer	The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 75
2001	Crawling	Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 3
2001	One Step Closer	Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 4
2001	Crawling	Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 5
2001	One Step Closer	Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 5
2001	In The End	Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 1
2001	In The End	Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 3
2002	In The End	Adult Top 40	                        No. 15
2002	Papercut	Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 32
2002	In The End	Top 40 Mainstream	                No. 1
2002	In The End	Top 40 Tracks	                        No. 2
2002	In The End	The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 2
2002	Runaway	        Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 37
2002	Runaway       	Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 40
2002	In The End	Top 40 Adult Recurrents	                No. 9