Song · Linkin Park
“Points of Authority” by Linkin Park
From the album Hybrid Theory (2000)
“Points of Authority” by Linkin Park appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations in 2002. It was first released in 2000 on the album Hybrid Theory. Its best result is #16 on the K-Rock Top 92 Party Songs of All-Time (2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #114 alternative song of 2002.
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"Points of Authority" is the fourth track on Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park's first album, and it's the record at its most bruising: Loudwire later called it the heaviest thing the band ever did. Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda split the vocals, Brad Delson's guitar grinds and Rob Bourdon hammers away, and Andy Wallace mixed it.
It had a strange life as a single. It went out as a promo in 2001, a UK CD single was pulled in favor of "Papercut", and a later plan to release it early in 2002 was scrapped without explanation. The remix "Pts.OF.Athrty" took its place, the only single from the 2002 remix album Reanimation. The song also turned up in the Adam Sandler film Little Nicky and on Collision Course, the mash-up EP with Jay-Z.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 55 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002 | 106 |
| 2002 | 54 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002 | 100 |
| 2002 | 29 | K-Rock New York, NY | K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002 | 92 |
| 2002 | 51 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002 | 89 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 16 | K-Rock | K-Rock Top 92 Party Songs of All-Time (2002) | 92 |
Also listed as: Pts. of Athrty.
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