Top 21 Best Linkin Park Songs

Also featured on their second album, Meteora, Breaking The Habit is a rock track with strong electronic influences. Many fans mistakenly believe that Breaking The Habit was written by Chester Bennington, but in fact, Mike Shinoda was the original composer. However, the song’s themes connect more directly with Chester, as it addresses the struggle to break free from the destructive habits of drug addiction. This led many to assume Chester was the sole creator. The music video for Breaking The Habit stands out with its unique anime style, drawing visual parallels to Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Vol. 1. The track also reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year.

In 2009, Linkin Park became the band behind the soundtrack for the blockbuster film Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, the third installment of the popular Transformers series. The main theme song of the film, New Divide, was later released as a single. Produced by Mike Shinoda, the music video was filmed at Paramount Studios and is closely tied to the movie’s storyline. New Divide also earned a spot at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Faint is the seventh track on the album Meteora, released as a single in the same year. The song was issued in two versions: "Faint 1" with a blue cover and "Faint 2" with green and brown artwork. The lyrics of Faint convey a message of empowerment, exploring themes of isolation, rejection, and the frustration of trying to please others despite feeling neglected. Faint earned Linkin Park the award for "Best Song of the Year" at the 2003 K-Rock Awards.

Waiting For The End is the second single from the 2010 album A Thousand Suns. Unlike previous rock tracks, Waiting For The End features distorted guitar tones in a heavy metal style, combined with Chester Bennington’s lead vocals and Mike Shinoda’s reggae-style rap. The music video showcases the band performing, with heavy use of visual effects to create a grid of light in the dark, giving the video an eerie, modern, and surreal atmosphere.

When it comes to Linkin Park, we can't overlook Papercut - the opening track from their debut album Hybrid Theory. Papercut delivers a powerful message about self-surveillance and warns others about the illusions we face. It was chosen as the third single by Linkin Park, following hits like One Step Closer and Crawling. The music video for Papercut was filmed in a dark, confined room, with surreal imagery that evokes a sense of claustrophobia and paranoia, reflecting the very themes the song explores.

Somewhere I Belong is the third track from the album Meteora and is also the longest song on the album. The band reportedly wrote over 40 different versions of the chorus for Somewhere I Belong, but during the process, Chester Bennington was unwell, so they ultimately chose to stick with the original chorus. The music video for Somewhere I Belong won the Best Rock Video award at the MTV Music Awards in 2003.

Leave Out All The Rest is the third track from the album Minutes To Midnight. The song reached number 98 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It falls under the alternative and synth rock genres. Leave Out All The Rest has a musical connection with the song Bleed It Out, which follows it. Lead vocalist Chester Bennington once shared his thoughts on the song: 'We knew this track would be released as a single early on, so we worked tirelessly to ensure the lyrics carried meaning. I sing, 'stop someone from coming to save me from myself,' because the song feels like an apology letter, as if I'm trying to move past my history but really want people to remember the good rather than the bad.'

Released alongside their second album, Meteora (2003), the song Numb topped the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for 12 consecutive weeks. The music video and lyrics of Numb depict the life of a young girl with dreams of becoming a painter, but she is ridiculed, ostracized, and criticized by friends, family, and teachers. Isolated and grappling with both social and family issues, the girl carves the word Numb into her arm – a reflection of the song's message. In the final moments of the video, she enters a church where Linkin Park is performing. It seems as though she can hear them, and it's the only place she feels peace. However, in the closing seconds, the band disappears, leaving her alone in despair, symbolizing the unspoken struggles of Chester Bennington himself.

In The End is the eighth track from Linkin Park's debut album, Hybrid Theory (2000). The song topped the Modern Rock chart in 2001 and reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Written by Chester Bennington and Chris Petersen, In The End is one of Linkin Park's most iconic tracks, showcasing the unique combination of Chester Bennington's powerful vocals and Mike Shinoda's rap verses. This song is often regarded as a signature example of the band's genre-defying style.

What I've Done is the lead single from Linkin Park's third album, Minutes To Midnight (2007), which is widely considered one of the band's best works. The song addresses the negative impact humanity has had on the environment, the Earth, and mankind as a whole. It is not just a sarcastic critique but also carries a powerful message of remorse, with the protagonist reflecting on their mistakes and vowing to leave behind the destructive person they once were. The music video for What I've Done is rich in symbolic imagery and is regarded as one of Linkin Park's most meaningful songs and videos. The track New Divide also made its appearance in the Michael Bay-directed film *Transformers*.