BURBANK, CA (Top40 Charts/ By Dvora Vener Englefield/ BWR Public Relations/ Warner Bros) - Multi-platinum Grammy award-winning
Linkin Park returns to the top of the charts this week with their third studio release, "
Minutes To Midnight" (Warner Bros. / Machine Shop Records). Landing at No 1 on Billboard's Top 200 chart with sales of 622K, this marks the highest first-week sales of the year.
"Minutes To Midnight" has shipped over 2.7 million worldwide. One week after its international release, the album has debuted No 1 in the UK, Germany, France, Switzerland, Norway, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Philippines, Italy, Sweden, Austria, and Ireland and is certified platinum in Australia, Canada, Indonesia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, Austria, Switzerland, and France. It has also been certified gold in the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and the UK.
Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Dave 'Phoenix' Farrell"We're shocked and humbled by this extraordinary show of support. We invested ourselves entirely into the creation of this album, with the hope that this music would resonate with our fans as deeply as it does with us. We couldn't be more excited about today's news," said guitarist, Brad Delson.
"Minutes To Midnight" is led by the single "What I've Done" and continues to top the Active Rock, Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock radio charts. The video, directed by DJ Joe Hahn, peaked at No 1 on MTV's "TRL" and is in heavy rotation on both MTV and Fuse. Quoted in USA Today, Joe Levy of Rolling Stone stated, "Their fan base is going to be psyched. They're going to hear that the essence of the band is there, but there's something fresh and dynamic and exciting happening. They have every reason to be excited by this record." James Montgomery of MTV said, "...it's the best thing Linkin Park have ever done."
Linkin Park has added two more dates to their already confirmed Projekt Revolution tour: the tour opener July 25th in Seattle, WA at the White River Amphitheatre and July 31st in San Diego, CA at the Coors Amphitheatre. The incredible tour package includes Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, HIM, Placebo and Julien-K on the Main Stage, and Mindless Self Indulgence, Saosin, The Bled, Styles of Beyond and Madina Lake on the Revolution Stage. For more information on Projekt Revolution, please visit: https://www.projektrevolution.com/mediaplayer/
Linkin Park is Chester Bennington (vocals), Rob Bourdon (drums), Brad Delson (guitar), Joe Hahn (DJ), Dave "Phoenix" Farrell (bass), and Mike Shinoda (vocals). They have earned two Grammy Awards, the first for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2002 with their hit single "Crawling" and the second for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration with Jay-Z in 2006 for the innovative "Numb/Encore."
Linkin Park has sold 40 million records worldwide since their debut in 2000. The Diamond-Certified "Hybrid Theory" has alone sold more than 18 million copies. In addition, Linkin Park established Music For Relief in January 2005 to help aid victims of world catastrophes and combat global warming. For more information on Linkin Park and Music For Relief, please log on to www.linkinpark.com or www.musicforrelief.org.
