Linkin Park Hits A Milestone On The Albums Chart For Only The Second Time

Linkin Park has released albums for more than a quarter-century, though the band did take a several-year hiatus following the death of frontman Chester Bennington. While the group has produced eight traditional studio albums, along with several live collections, compilations, and other projects, it’s the earliest efforts that remain fan favorites and charting successes to this day.

One of the hard rock outfit’s oldest releases continues to find space on several Billboard charts, more than two decades after it was first released – and this week, it helps the group reach an impressive milestone for only the second time.

Meteora Hits 200 Weeks on the Billboard 200

Linkin Park’s sophomore full-length Meteora has now spent exactly 200 weeks on the Billboard 200. This time around, the collection lifts ever so slightly to No. 142, as it moved 10,350 equivalent units, according to Luminate. Almost 10% of that sum were pure purchases, which is an impressive figure for a decades-old project.

Two Linkin Park Albums Have Managed This Feat

Linkin Park has now seen two titles spend at least 200 weeks on the Billboard 200. Hybrid Theory became the first to do so years ago, and it continues as the rock band’s longest-charting success. That set, which sits more than a dozen spaces above Meteora, is up to 367 stays on the tally.

Meteora Climbs on Billboard 200, But Falls Elsewhere

While Meteora climbs one spot on the Billboard 200, it falls on the other four rankings it’s present on this week. The 2003 project also lands on the Top Hard Rock Albums, Top Alternative Albums, and Top Rock & Alternative Albums charts, appearing at Nos. 11, 20, and 36, respectively, but those numbers are down from last frame.

Hybrid Theory Still Leads Across the Board

Hybrid Theory is beating Meteora on all four of the rankings where both efforts appear, but only slightly. That introductory project declines on the quartet of tallies, but still manages to live inside the top 10 on the Top Hard Rock Albums list.

Meanwhile, Linkin Park’s greatest hits compilation Papercuts falls to an even lower placement, landing at No. 25 – in last place – on the Top Hard Rock Albums ranking.