List of awards and nominations received by Linkin Park

Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California.^[1] Originally consisting of three high school friends, Linkin Park’s foundation was anchored by Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson along with Rob Bourdon.^[2] After graduating from high school, the California natives began to take their musical interests more seriously, recruiting Joe Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to perform in their band then titled Xero. Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs within Shinoda’s make-shift bedroom studio in 1996.^[2] After they failed to land a record deal, however, tensions and frustration within the band grew,^[2] and the lack of success and stalemate in progress prompted Wakefield, at that time the band's vocalist, to leave the band in search for other projects.^[2][3][4]

Linkin Park released its debut album Hybrid Theory on October 24, 2000.^[5] In 2002, the band won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. Linkin Park's second album Meteora sold more than 800,000 copies during its first week, and it ranked as the best selling album on the Billboard charts at the time.^[6] "Breaking the Habit", a single from the album, won an MTV Asia Award. "Somewhere I Belong", also on Meteora, won a MTV Video Music Award. After the success of Meteora, the band postponed working on a new studio album for several years. Linkin Park continued to tour and work on side projects; during the same period, Bennington appeared on DJ Lethal’s State of the Art and worked with Dead By Sunrise, while Shinoda worked with Depeche Mode.^[3] In 2004, the band worked with Jay-Z to produce an album entitled Collision Course; "Numb/Encore", a single from the album, won a Grammy Award the next year. Linkin Park's most recent album Minutes to Midnight was released in 2007 despite initially stating the album would debut in 2006.^[7] The album was nominated for a TMF Award in 2007, while "What I've Done", a single from the album, was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award. Linkin Park has recently won in the Favourite International Artist of Asia category at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards. Overall, Linkin Park has received a total of 33 awards from 85 nominations.^[1]

American Music Awards

The American Music Awards are awarded for outstanding achievements in the record industry. Linkin Park has received four awards from eight nominations.^[1][8]

Billboard Awards

The Billboard Music Awards, sponsored by Billboard magazine was one of several annual United States music awards shows. Linkin Park were nominated for six awards in the 2011 ceremony.

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Linkin Park has received two awards from six nominations.^[1][9]

MTV Awards

MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Linkin Park has received seven awards from fifthteen nominations.

MTV Video Music Brazil

The MTV Video Music Brazil (VMB) are MTV Brazil's annual award ceremony, established in 1995. Linkin Park has received three awards from four nominations, thus being the biggest non-Brazilian winner of the award

MTV Asia Awards

The MTV Asia Awards is an annual Asian awards ceremony established in 2002 by the MTV television network. Linkin Park has received six awards from seven nominations.^[1][10]

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Linkin Park has received four awards from thirteen nominations.^[1][11]

MTV Video Music Awards Japan

The MTV Video Music Awards Japan are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards that started in 2002 after braching out from the MTV Asia Awards.

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards is an annual awards show established in 1988 by Nickelodeon. Linkin Park has received three nominations.

MuchMusic Video Awards

The MuchMusic Video Awards awards is an annual award show which is broadcasted live on Much Music. Linkin Park has received two awards from two nominations.

Peoples Choice Awards

The Peoples Choice Awards is a annuel award show on Pop culture on Movies, TV, and Music. Linkin Park received three nominations.

Radio Music Awards

The Radio Music Awards is an annuel award show honoring the best music in radio. Linkin Park received two awards from three nominations.

Teen Choice Awards

The Teen Choice Awards is a annuel awards show first aired in 1999 by Fox Broadcasting Company. Linkin Park received seven nominations.

World Music Awards

The World Music Awards is a annuel international awards show that honors best selling artists in music. Linkin Park received three awards.

Billboard Decade-End

Linkin Park has appeared on several Billboard Decade-End Charts. Linkin Park was ranked number 19 on Billboard's 100 Best Artists of the Decade. This made Linkin Park the fifth best performing group and third best performing rock artist (behind Nickelback and Creed). Linkin Park ended the decade as the third best selling artist (behind Eminem and Britney Spears).

The band topped the decade as the Top Mainstream Rock Tracks Artist and Top Modern Rock Tracks Artist, making them the most successful rock group of the decade having accumulated over thirteen #1 hits and a total of 84 weeks at the top of both charts. Linkin Park achieved eight and four Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock Top Tracks of the decade, respectively (more than any other artist). The band was the fifth best performing artist on the Billboard 200 this decade with three #1 albums (five Top 5 albums), becoming the best charting group and rock artist of the decade on the chart. The band achieved three Top Billboard 200 albums this decade (Collision Course, Meteora, Minutes To Midnight).

References

External links

• Official site