<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
when was linkin park 's first album released
when was linkin park 's first album released
October 24 , 2000
October 24 , 2000