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“Papercut” by Linkin Park
From the album Hybrid Theory (2000)
“Papercut” by Linkin Park appears on 13 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 2001 and 2024. It was first released in 2000 on the album Hybrid Theory. Its best result is #2 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 40 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #62 alternative song of 2002, #6,692 alternative song of all time and #498 of the '00s.
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"Papercut" is the song that opens Linkin Park's 2000 debut Hybrid Theory, and later its third single, and it shows off the whole blueprint in one go. Mike Shinoda has pointed out that the first 20 seconds jam together three styles: a beat inspired by Timbaland, nu-metal guitars and drum and bass.
Shinoda raps the verses, Chester Bennington tears into the chorus with the melody he was brought in to supply, and Brad Delson's guitars and Rob Bourdon's drums crash down on the hip-hop groove. Don Gilmore produced and Andy Wallace mixed it, all tight edges and crushing weight. Bennington said it summed up what the band was about, and named it one of his favorite Linkin Park songs. It went gold in the US and reached 14 in the UK.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 74 | K-Rock New York, NY | K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2001 | 93 |
| 2002 | 38 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 | 107 |
| 2002 | 28 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 | 101 |
| 2002 | 34 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2002 | 107 |
| 2002 | 34 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002 | 89 |
| 2002 | 42 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002 | 100 |
| 2002 | 2 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 40 Songs of 2002 | 40 |
| 2002 | 50 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2002 | 103 |
| 2002 | 67 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002 | 99 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 80 | K-Rock | K-Rock Top 92 Party Songs of All-Time (2002) | 92 |
| 2004 | 251 | Y100 | Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) | 300 |
| 2010 | 64 | 94.1 The Zone | 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade | 210 |
| 2024 | 324 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) | 400 |
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