List of songs recorded by Linkin Park

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American rock band Linkin Park has recorded material for eight studio albums, the most recent being From Zero, in 2024. The band was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1996 by high school friends Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon and Brad Delson.AskMen.com, [http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment_150/196_linkin_park.html Linkin Park – Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101160030/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment_150/196_linkin_park.html |date=November 1, 2012 }} Retrieved March 20, 2007 The group soon expanded into a six-piece when they added Joe Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell and Mark Wakefield to the line-up. Mark Wakefield was replaced by lead vocalist Chester Bennington prior to the release of the Hybrid Theory EP.Lptimes.com, [http://www.lptimes.com/bio/bio_band.html Band History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723012841/http://www.lptimes.com/bio/bio_band.html |date=July 23, 2014 }} Retrieved March 20, 2007{{cite magazine|last=Bryant|first=Tom|url=http://www.tom-bryant.com/linkin-park-kerrang--tom-bryant.html|title=Linkin Park, Kerrang!|date=January 23, 2008|magazine=Kerrang!|access-date=November 28, 2012}} After facing numerous rejections from several major record labels, Linkin Park turned to Jeff Blue for additional help. After failing to catch Warner Bros. Records attention on three previous attempts, Jeff Blue, now the vice president of Warner Bros. Records, helped the band sign a deal with the company in 1999. The band released its breakthrough album, Hybrid Theory, the following year. The album spawned four singles, "One Step Closer", "Crawling", "Papercut", and "In the End".{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblDiamond |title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum – April 3, 2011 |publisher=Riaa.com |access-date=November 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725044833/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblDiamond |archive-date=July 25, 2013 }} The album included a total of twelve songs, with two additional special edition tracks available in Japan. Later in 2002, the band released a remix album, Reanimation, which would include works from Hybrid Theory and non-album tracks.MTV.com, [https://web.archive.org/web/20011214022811/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451189/20011126/story.jhtml Linkin Park, P.O.D., Nickelback, More To Play LA's KROQ Fest] Retrieved March 26, 2007 Reanimation debuted on July 30, 2002, featuring the likes of Black Thought, Jonathan Davis, Aaron Lewis and many others.{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/linkin-park/news/linkin-parks-reanimation-set-for-july-30--12060732 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812193248/http://new.music.yahoo.com/linkin-park/news/linkin-parks-reanimation-set-for-july-30--12060732 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 12, 2011 |title=Linkin Park News - Yahoo! Music |publisher=Wayback |access-date=June 14, 2013}} Reanimation claimed the second spot on the Billboard 200 and sold nearly 270,000 copies during its debut week.{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/linkin-park/news/linkin-park-remixes-chart-with-number-two-debut--12026172 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812193258/http://new.music.yahoo.com/linkin-park/news/linkin-park-remixes-chart-with-number-two-debut--12026172 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 12, 2011 |title=Linkin Park News - Yahoo! Music |publisher=Wayback |access-date=June 14, 2013}} The remix album included twenty remixed songs, mainly hip hop-influenced.

Following the success of the two releases, the band released Meteora in early 2003. Meteora spawned five singles, "Somewhere I Belong", "Faint", "Numb", "From the Inside" and "Breaking the Habit", which received significant radio attention.{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/linkin-park/news/linkin-park-says-faint-is-equal-to-other-songs--12061738 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812193328/http://new.music.yahoo.com/linkin-park/news/linkin-park-says-faint-is-equal-to-other-songs--12061738 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 12, 2011 |title=Linkin Park News - Yahoo! Music |publisher=Wayback |access-date=June 14, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/linkin-park/news/linkin-park-album-certified-triple-platinum--12043299 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812193335/http://new.music.yahoo.com/linkin-park/news/linkin-park-album-certified-triple-platinum--12043299 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 12, 2011 |title=Linkin Park News - Yahoo! Music |publisher=Wayback |access-date=June 14, 2013}} The album included twelve songs which included some non-single hits like "Session" and "Lying from You". "Lying from You" peaked on the Alternative Songs charts. "Session", an instrumental track from the album, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 2004. The band then released a mashup CD/DVD set, "Collision Course", with rapper Jay-Z on November 30, 2004.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Collision-Course-Jay-Z-Linkin-Park/dp/B00069A6P4/ |title=Collision Course (with DVD): Jay-Z, Linkin Park: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=July 26, 2010}} It reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 upon its release.{{cite magazine | title = Ask Billboard: Steve Vai, Jay-Z, Radiohead | last = Trust| first = Gary | magazine = Billboard| url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/267889/ask-billboard-steve-vai-jay-z-radiohead| date = August 7, 2009| access-date =August 8, 2009}} The extended set contained six songs recorded overnight. The song "Dirt off Your Shoulder/Lying from You", being a non-single, charted in the UK single charts. Linkin Park returned to the recording studios in 2006 to work on new material. To produce the album, the band chose producer Rick Rubin. Despite initially stating the album would debut sometime in 2006, it was delayed until 2007.MTV.com, [https://web.archive.org/web/20060901082554/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1539802/20060830/linkin_park.jhtml Mike Shinoda Says 'No New Linkin Park Album In 2006 After All']. Retrieved June 9, 2007 Warner Bros. Records officially announced that the band's third studio album, Minutes to Midnight, would be released on May 15, 2007 in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwire.com/mw/rel.jsp?id=716379 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823074928/http://www.marketwire.com/mw/rel.jsp?id=716379 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 23, 2009 |title=Fans Counting the 'Minutes' as Linkin Park Reveal Album Name and Release Date |publisher=Wayback |access-date=June 14, 2013}} After spending fourteen months working on the album, the band members opted to further refine their album by removing five of the original seventeen tracks.MTV.com, [https://www.mtv.com/#/news/articles/1553982/20070306/linkin_park.jhtml Linkin Park Finish Apocalyptic Album, Revive Projekt Revolution Tour]. Retrieved June 9, 2007 Minutes to Midnight sold over 625,000 copies in its first week, making it one of the most successful debut-week albums in recent years. The album also took the top spot on the Billboard charts.Billboard.com, [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051972/linkin-park-scores-years-best-debut-with-midnight Linkin Park Scores Year's Best Debut With 'Midnight']. Retrieved May 28, 2007 The album included the singles "What I've Done", "Shadow of the Day", "Bleed It Out", "Given Up" and "Leave Out All the Rest". The album contained politically-concerned and environmentally-concerned songs such as "Hands Held High", "No More Sorrow" and "What I've Done".

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In May 2009, Linkin Park announced they were working on a fourth studio album, which was planned to be released in 2010. Mike Shinoda told IGN that the new album would be 'genre-busting', while building off of elements in Minutes to Midnight.{{cite web|first=Chris |last=Carle |title=Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda |date=May 22, 2009 |website=IGN |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/996/996814p1.html |access-date=March 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625015122/http://music.ign.com/articles/996/996814p1.html |archive-date=June 25, 2009 }} He also mentioned that the album would be more experimental and "hopefully more cutting-edge".{{cite web|author= Chris Harris |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/13379/68266 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100922103537/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/13379/68266 |url-status= dead |archive-date= September 22, 2010 |title=Linkin Park Cooking Up Genre-Busting Album for 2010 | Rolling Stone Music |publisher=Wayback |date=May 26, 2009 |access-date=June 14, 2013}} Chester Bennington also addressed the media to confirm Rick Rubin would return to produce the new album. The band later revealed that the album would be called A Thousand Suns.{{cite news | first=Ron | last=Brownlow | title=Pedal to the metal | date=July 7, 2009 | url =http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2009/07/08/2003448134 |work=The Taipei Times | access-date =March 12, 2010 }} While working on the new album, Linkin Park worked with film composer Hans Zimmer to produce the score for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-machine/mike-shinoda-raid-redemption-linkin-park-joe-trapanese-gareth-evans-302982 2: New Linkin Park Song and Score] MikeShinoda.com April 24, 2009. {{dead link|date=February 2021|bot=Dlmarial|fix-attempted=Yes}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The band released a single for the movie, titled "New Divide". Joe Hahn created a music video for the song, featuring clips from the film.{{cite news | first = Peter | last = Sciretta | title = Linkin Park's New Divide from Transformers 2 | date = May 18, 2009 | url = https://www.slashfilm.com/linkin-parks-new-divide-from-transformers-2/ | work=SlashFilm.com | access-date =May 9, 2011}} On June 22, Linkin Park played a short set in Westwood Village after the premier of the movie.{{cite web| url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/linkin-park-hits-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-la-premiere_video_1128907 | title = Linkin Park Hits 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' LA Premiere | date = June 22, 2009 | work=Access Hollywood | access-date =May 9, 2011}} After completing work for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the band returned to the studio to finalize their album.[http://mikeshinoda.com/2010/06/12/quick-post/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016005425/http://mikeshinoda.com/2010/06/12/quick-post/|date=October 16, 2015}} Retrieved June 16, 2010 The album featured four singles, "The Catalyst", "Waiting for the End", "Burning in the Skies" and "Iridescent". For the next album, the band again started recording in 2011, and the album Living Things was released in June 2012. The album sold about 223,000 copies during its debut week, reaching No. 1 on the US Album Charts.{{cite news| title = Linkin Park has America's No. 1 album this Fourth of July | date = July 4, 2012 | url = https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2012-jul-04-la-et-ms-linkin-park-has-americas-no-1-album-this-fourth-of-july-20120704-story.html | work = Los Angeles Times | access-date = May 26, 2013}} Linkin Park's single "Castle of Glass" was nominated for 'Best Song in a Game' at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards. The band also performed at the award ceremony on December 7 but lost the award to "Cities" by Beck.{{cite web|url=http://www.spike.com/events/video-game-awards-2012-nominees/voting/best-song-in-a-game |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403090529/http://www.spike.com/events/video-game-awards-2012-nominees/voting/best-song-in-a-game |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 3, 2013 |title=Best Song in a Game | "Castle of Glass" by Linkin Park, "Cities" by Beck, "I Was Born for This" by Austin Wintory, "Tears" by Health | Video Game Awards 2012 |publisher=Wayback |access-date=June 14, 2013}} The album featured four singles, "Burn It Down", "Lost in the Echo", "Powerless" and "Castle of Glass". On August 10, 2013, the band collaborated with American musician Steve Aoki to record the song "A Light That Never Comes" for Linkin Park's online puzzle-action game LP Recharge (short for Linkin Park Recharge), which was launched on Facebook and the official LP Recharge website on September 12, 2013. On the day of the game's release, Linkin Park made a post on their Facebook explaining that the song used to promote the game would be included on a new remix album, Recharged. The band also worked on the soundtrack for the film Mall, which was directed by Joe Hahn.{{cite news |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |url=https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the-presses/linkin-park-continue-working-mall-soundtrack-studio-album-190257527.html |title=Linkin Park Continue Working on 'Mall' Soundtrack and New Studio Album |work=Yahoo! Music |date=August 16, 2013 |access-date=June 18, 2014 }}

In 2014, the band released an album, The Hunting Party, which features a more raw and loud sound compared to their other albums. The album is the first one to have featuring artists like Page Hamilton of Helmet, Rakim, Daron Malakian of System of a Down and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine.Chad Childers [http://loudwire.com/linkin-park-mike-shinoda-new-album-update-summer-release/ Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda Offers New Album] Loudwire February 4, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014. The album spawned five singles, "Guilty All the Same", "Until It's Gone", "Wastelands", "Rebellion" and "Final Masquerade".

In 2017, the band released their most recent album One More Light, which features a drastic sound change. The album was described as pop, pop rock, electropop, and electronic rock. The album features Pusha T, Stormzy, and Kiiara. The album spawned three singles, "Heavy", "Talking to Myself", and "One More Light". This is the last album to feature lead singer Chester Bennington before his death in July 2017.

The band reformed in 2024 with the addition of Emily Armstrong as lead vocalist and Colin Brittain as the band's drummer. The eighth Linkin Park album, From Zero, will be released on November 15, 2024.