If we're doing a top 5, I'm including spinoffs
1. The Rising Tied - Probably my favorite album of all time. There's not a single weak track on this mix, and I appreciate the more grounded, down-to-earth type of stories it depicts. It's thematically theme bleak like a regular LP record, but the focus on hip-hop, art, and struggle elevate it to its own podium.
2. Meteora -- Undeniably the most similar of albums to its predecessor in their catalogue, but that's certainly not a bad thing. While I may jokingly call it Hybrid Theory pt. 2, LP managed to tighten up the lyrics and polish the flow of the album. Numb is such a great track to end on.
3. Hybrid Theory - Depending on the day this could easily be number two on my list. The album that started it all -- really what else is there to say? This was where Linkin Park established their voice.
4. Living Things - This album felt like a new take on their original work. You can tell they were listening to fans concerns of deviating from their sound, but at the same time tried to make something new. It also led to Recharged, an album with some of the best remixes I've ever heard.
5. Minutes to Midnight - I remember being awfully upset with this one upon release, but (like every album of theirs that would follow) it started to grow on me in a huge way. This is the first major album of theirs to break out of the nu-metal mold and I respect that. The slower songs, In Between and The Little Things Give You Away, are timeless.
Hybrid Theory: Papercut
Reanimation: Frgt/10
Meteora: Lying from You
Collision Course
irt off Your Shoulder/Lying from You
The Rising Tied: Red to Black
Minutes to Midnight: In Pieces
A Thousand Suns: The Catalyst
Living Things: Roads Untraveled
Recharged: Powerless (Enferno Remix)
The Hunting Party: Rebellion
One More Light: Heavy