Linkin Park is about to snag another hit album on the Billboard charts. A week ago, the rock band released a new compilation titled Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000–2023), and it’s likely on its way to becoming another huge win for the group. Ahead of that title appearing on the weekly rankings, one of Linkin Park’s earliest projects is back in a major way as fans continued to buy and stream the set.
Meteora returns to three Billboard charts this week. The album appears on four rankings, but it was found on only one of them last time around.
Linkin Park’s sophomore album reappears on the current edition of the Billboard 200. The set lands at No. 150, experiencing what must have been a sizable surge in consumption. If the title couldn’t crack the top 200 last week, that means it is now up at least 51 spaces, which is quite the notable leap.
In the past tracking week, Meteora moved 9,111 equivalent units, according to Luminate. That sum includes only 396 pure purchases, as streaming activity is clearly helping the title find its way back.
Looking at all three of the rankings where Meteora returns, it appears highest on the Top Alternative Albums chart. On that ranking, the title breaks back onto the tally at No. 19.
Over on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart, Linkin Park’s second full-length doesn’t perform quite as well, though it does still manage to find space on that list of the most-consumed rock and alternative titles in the country. Meteora returns to that main rock albums tally at No. 34.
Meteora has now spent 62 weeks on both the Top Rock & Alternative Albums and Top Alternative Albums charts. It’s peaked at No. 2 on both, which is somewhat surprising, given its ongoing popularity. That position is unexpected considering the fact that Meteora once ruled the Billboard 200, which is considered tougher to dominate than any genre-specific list.
Linkin Park’s second blockbuster release earns another stay on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart as well. The title doesn’t return to that tally, as it never vacated that ranking. This frame, the set shoots from No. 14 to No. 7, returning to the top 10 on the roster of the most-consumed full-lengths in the country that fall under the hard rock classification.
