Music: Linkin Park breaks records at the top of the charts

The US band Linkin Park has done it: they have also reached the top of the German single and album charts. “With over six million views, “From Zero” is the most streamed album by a band on the launch day and with over 23 million clicks it is also the most streamed album by a band in the launch week,” said the chart investigators in Baden-Baden. This puts the US According to the information, the rocker had the second most successful start of the year in terms of sales figures – after global star Taylor Swift (“The Tortured Poets Department”).

Their song “The Emptiness Machine” has topped the singles charts for the eleventh time. With “Heavy Is The Crown” they climb from the 14th to the three, the song “Two Faced” starts directly at the five. According to GfK Entertainment, this makes them the first band ever to have three songs in the top five at the same time. And that’s not all – with “Over Each Other” (11) and the long-running hits “In The End” (42) and “Numb” (55) they gain further places in the hit list.

After the tragic death of frontman Chester Bennington, who took his own life in 2017, Linkin Park was quiet for a long time. About two months ago the band surprisingly returned – with Emily Armstrong as the new singer and Colin Brittain as the new drummer. Since then, the fans’ enthusiasm has continued – they have already announced four concerts in Germany for 2025.

Christmas classics in the top 10

Christmas songs are also continuing to make their way up – there are now 17 Christmas songs in the single charts. Two classics even crack the top ten: Mariah Carey with “All I Want For Christmas Is You” at number eight and “Last Christmas” by Wham! in ninth place. Further up the list is the German artist Nina Chuba with her song “Fata Morgana” in second place, fourth place is “APT.” by K-pop icon ROSÉ and R&B singer Bruno Mars.

In the album charts, Die Toten Hosen are sailing into second place with their 40-year-old classic “Under a False Flag,” as it was said from Baden-Baden. The metal band Sodom lands in third place with a reissue of their 1992 record “Tapping The Vein”.