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“The Emptiness Machine” by Linkin Park
From the album From Zero (2024)
“The Emptiness Machine” by Linkin Park appears on 10 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2024 and 2026. It was first released in 2024 on the album From Zero. Its best result is #2 on the 93X Top 24 Songs of 2024. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #26 alternative song of 2024 and #142 of the '20s.
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"The Emptiness Machine" is the sound of Linkin Park starting over. It arrived in September 2024 as the lead single from From Zero, their eighth album, and it introduced the new faces: Emily Armstrong, trading vocals with Mike Shinoda, and Colin Brittain on drums. It was also the first Linkin Park single without Chester Bennington or Rob Bourdon. Brad Delson plays electric guitar and Phoenix handles bass; Shinoda produced, with Brittain and Delson as co-producers, and Neal Avron mixed.
It's alternative metal from a band with everything to prove, and the world noticed: it went to number one in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and several other countries, earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance, and took Favorite Rock Song at the American Music Awards of 2025.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2024 | 99 |
| 2024 | 11 | 98KUPD Phoenix, AZ | 98KUPD Top 98 of 2024 | 98 |
| 2024 | 9 | 93.3 WMMR Philadelphia, PA | WMMR Top 25 Songs of 2024 | 25 |
| 2024 | 2 | 93X Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN | 93X Top 24 Songs of 2024 | 24 |
| 2024 | 10 | 94.3 KILO Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO | KILO's Top 30 Kountdown of 2024 | 30 |
| 2024 | 17 | 101X Austin, TX | 101X Most Requested and Most Played Songs of 2024 | 88 |
| 2025 | 26 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2025 | 99 |
| 2025 | 20 | 98KUPD Phoenix, AZ | 98KUPD Top 98 of 2025 | 98 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2025) | 66 |
| 2026 | 25 | Studio Brussel | Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2026) | 66 |
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