 Linkin Park released Hybrid Theory on October 24 , 2000 . The album , which represented half a decade 's worth of the band 's work , was edited by Don Gilmore . Hybrid Theory was a massive commercial success ; it sold more than 4 @.@ 8 million copies during its debut year , earning it the status of best @-@ selling album of 2001 , while singles such as " Crawling " and " One Step Closer " established themselves as staples among alternative rock radio play lists during the year . Additionally , other singles from the album were featured in films such as Dracula 2000 , Little Nicky , and Valentine . Hybrid Theory won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance for the song " Crawling " and was nominated for two other Grammy Awards : Best New Artist and Best Rock Album . MTV awarded the band their Best Rock Video and Best Direction awards for " In the End " . Through the winning of the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance , Hybrid Theory 's overall success had catapulted the band into mainstream success . 
