Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000-2023) vaults to the top
Toppling multiple charts this week, Linkin Park’s first-ever career-spanning greatest hits album, Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000-2023), bows at No. 1 on both the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums Chart and the Top Vinyl Albums Chart in addition to debuting at No. 2 on the Top Album Sales Chart and in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 at No. 6.
Moving over 44K in total album consumption, it marks the band’s eighth No. 1 on the Top Hard Rock Albums Chart as well as their 11th Top 10 entry on the Billboard 200. The album is also a massive hit globally, landing in the Top 10 of charts in Japan, the UK, Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand, & Canada, just to name a few.
Additionally, they just unveiled “QWERTY (Live in Tokyo, 2006).”
Back in 2006, the band took a break from recording their pivotal third album Minutes To Midnight, and descended upon Japan for an unforgettable headline tour. During this jaunt, they played the bracingly heavy fan favorite “QWERTY” for the first time in concert. This particular recording stands out as its third-ever performance. Teeming with aggression and energy, it captures Linkin Park firing on all cylinders at their most incendiary, impenetrable, and impressive on stage.
Speaking to the excitement around Papercuts, the never-before-released track “Friendly Fire” just soared to No. 1 on the Rock Radio Chart following its No. 1 peak at the Alternative Radio Chart—the band’s 13th No. 1 at the format. “Friendly Fire” has gathered over 20 million streams and counting as well as seven million YouTube views on the music video.
Linkin Park was inspired to thoughtfully curate Papercuts by their fans’ passionate reception of the 20th anniversary editions of Hybrid Theory in 2020 and Meteora last year, with both albums topping Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums Chart, Top Rock Albums Chart, Top Catalog Albums Chart, and Top Vinyl Albums Chart, and earning Top 10 debuts on the Billboard 200. That enthusiasm led to this comprehensive retrospective of the band’s journey so far in the span of one epic album, Papercuts, out now.
