 Linkin Park has sold more than 68 million records . The group 's first studio album Hybrid Theory is one of the best @-@ selling albums in the US ( 10 million copies shipped ) and worldwide ( 27 million copies sold ) . Billboard estimates that Linkin Park earned US $ 5 million between May 2011 and May 2012 , making them the 40th @-@ highest @-@ paid musical artist . 
