Riffiter listeners rate Meteora 4.1/5 from 817 ratings.

What is the highest-rated track on Meteora?

Figure.09, rated 4.6/5 by 72 listeners on Riffiter.

When was Meteora released?

Meteora was released in 2003 on Machine Shop Recordings.

How many tracks are on Meteora?

Meteora has 13 tracks, with a runtime of 37 minutes.

What genre is Meteora?

Meteora is catalogued under Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock.

Meteora runs at a median tempo of 105 BPM across its tracks, most often in C# minor, measured from audio analysis.

What albums are similar to Meteora?

Listeners of Meteora also rate Toxicity by System of a Down, American Idiot by Green Day, Fallen by Evanescence.

Who produced Meteora?

Meteora was produced by Don Gilmore, Linkin Park, Brad Delson and Chester Bennington, among 8 credited in total. Don Gilmore produced all of them.

Who wrote the songs on Meteora?

Meteora was written by Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Dave Farrell and Mike Shinoda, among 6 credited in total. Brad Delson wrote 10 of them.

Album · 2003

Meteora

by Linkin Park

Meteora is a 2003 nu metal album by Linkin Park. It runs 13 tracks across 37 minutes on Machine Shop Recordings. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.1/5 from 817 ratings.

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Don Gilmore

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Nu Metal · Alternative Metal · Alternative Rock

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#8 in Best albums of 2003 · #7 in Best nu metal albums

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Tracks: 37 min
Runtime: 105 bpm
Tempo: C# minor
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4.0
Riffiter Jun 7, 2026
The sequel that refused to grow up, and was right not to: Meteora compresses nu-metal, hip-hop and electronics into three-minute pressure valves. "Numb" and "Breaking the Habit" gave a generation vocabulary for feelings school never covered. Less raw than Hybrid Theory, more precise — the formula at its peak.
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AllMusic4.5/5
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Dotmusic8/10
Melodic3.5/5
NME7/10
Rolling Stone3/5
The Guardian3/5
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Tracklist

13 tracks · 37 min

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Meteora (20th anniversary edition)Anniversary edition · 2023 · 89 tracks
1. 1Lost
2. 1A.06
3. 1Don't Stay (Live In Texas)
4. 1Foreword
5. 1Session (Live In Nottingham 2003)
6. 1Lying from You (Live LPU Tour 2003)
7. 1Lying From You
8. 2Don't Stay (Live In Nottingham 2003)
9. 2Fighting Myself
10. 2Don't Stay
11. 2From the Inside (Live LPU Tour 2003)
12. 2Pretty Birdy (Somewhere I Belong 2002 demo)
13. 2Somewhere I Belong (Live In Texas)
14. 2From the Inside
15. 3Somewhere I Belong
16. 3Lying from You (Live In Texas)
17. 3More the Victim
18. 3Sold My Soul to Yo Mama
19. 3Easier to Run
20. 3Easier to Run (Live LPU Tour 2003)
21. 3Somewhere I Belong (Live In Nottingham 2003)
22. 4Lying From You
23. 4Massive
24. 4Step Up
25. 4Standing in the Middle
26. 4Step Up (Live Projekt Revolution 2002)
27. 4Lying from You (Live In Nottingham 2003)
28. 4Papercut (Live In Texas)
29. 5My December (Live Projekt Revolution 2002)
30. 5Hit the Floor
31. 5Papercut (Live In Nottingham 2003)
32. 5My December
33. 5Healing Foot
34. 5Program (Meteora demo)
35. 5Points of Authority (Live In Texas)
36. 6Crawling
37. 6Points of Authority (Live In Nottingham 2003)
38. 6Easier to Run
39. 6Faint (demo 2002)
40. 6Runaway (Live In Texas)
41. 6A6 (Meteoral20 Demo)
42. 6Crawling (Live Reading Festival 2003)
43. 7Breaking the Habit (Live Rock Am Ring 2004)
44. 7Runaway (Live In Nottingham 2003)
45. 7Cuidado (Lying From You Demo)
46. 7Faint
47. 7Figure.09 (demo 2002)
48. 7Breaking the Habit
49. 7Faint (Live In Texas)
50. 8Faint (Live In Nottingham 2003)
51. 8Step Up/Nobody's Listening/It's Goin' Down (Live)
52. 8From the Inside (Live In Texas)
53. 8Husky (Hit The Floor Demo)
54. 8Drawing ("Breaking the Habit" demo 2002)
55. 8Figure.09
56. 8Step Up / Nobody's Listening / It's Goin' Down
57. 9Cumulus (2002 demo)
58. 9Wish
59. 9Breaking the Habit
60. 9From the Inside (Live In Nottingham 2003)
61. 9Figure.09 (Live In Texas)
62. 9Interrogation (Easier To Run Demo)
63. 9Wish (Live Projekt Revolution 2004)
64. 10From the Inside
65. 10One Step Closer
66. 10One Step Closer (feat. Jonathan Davis) [Live Projekt Revolution 2004]
67. 10A-Six (Original Long Version)
68. 10Hit the Floor (Live In Nottingham 2003)
69. 10Faint (Meteoral20 Demo)
70. 10With You (Live In Texas)
71. 10A-Six (original long version 2002)
72. 11With You (Live In Nottingham 2003)
73. 11Soundtrack (Meteora demo)
74. 11By Myself (Live In Texas)
75. 11Plaster 2 (Figure.09 Demo)
76. 11Nobody's Listening
77. 12Crawling (Live In Nottingham 2003)
78. 12P5hng Me A*Wy (Live In Texas)
79. 12Shifter (From The Inside Demo)
80. 12Broken Foot (Meteora demo)
81. 12Session
82. 13In the End (Live In Nottingham 2003)
83. 13Numb
84. 13Ominous
85. 13Wesside
86. 13Numb (Live In Texas)
87. 13Ominous (Meteora Demo)
88. 14Easier to Run (Live In Nottingham 2003)
89. 14Unfortunate (2002 demo)
90. 14Lost (2002 mix)
91. 14Resolution
92. 14Unfortunate (Unreleased Demo 2002)
93. 14Crawling (Live In Texas)
94. 15Pepper
95. 15In the End (Live In Texas)
96. 15A Place for My Head (Live In Nottingham 2003)
97. 15Pepper (Meteora Demo)
98. 16Breaking the Habit (original Mike 2002 demo)
99. 16One Step Closer (Live In Nottingham 2003)
100. 16A Place for My Head (Live In Texas)
101. 17Halo (2002 demo)
102. 17One Step Closer (Live In Texas)
103. 17Halo (Unreleased Demo 2002)
104. 18Rhinocerous (2002 demo)
105. 19Attached (2003 demo)

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Meteora is the second studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on March 25, 2003 through Warner Bros. Records, following Reanimation, a collaboration album which featured remixes of songs included on debut studio album Hybrid Theory. Linkin Park released singles from Meteora for over a year, including "Somewhere I Belong", "Faint", "Numb", "From the Inside" and "Breaking the Habit". Meteora takes it title from the Greek Orthodox monasteries. Meteora is the most successful album in the history of the Alternative Songs chart, a chart that specializes in radio play (with its audience impression) of alternative rock songs. "Numb" was the biggest song of the year on the chart. The album has sold over 11 million copies worldwide as of 2007 and was ranked number 36 on Billboard's Hot 200 Albums of the Decade. The song "Session" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, losing to Jeff Beck's "Plan B".

In brief

Is Meteora good?: Riffiter listeners rate Meteora 4.1/5 from 817 ratings.
What is the highest-rated track on Meteora?: Figure.09, rated 4.6/5 by 72 listeners on Riffiter.
When was Meteora released?: Meteora was released in 2003 on Machine Shop Recordings.
How many tracks are on Meteora?: Meteora has 13 tracks, with a runtime of 37 minutes.
What genre is Meteora?: Meteora is catalogued under Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock.
What BPM is Meteora?: Meteora runs at a median tempo of 105 BPM across its tracks, most often in C# minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Meteora?: Listeners of Meteora also rate Toxicity by System of a Down, American Idiot by Green Day, Fallen by Evanescence.
Who produced Meteora?: Meteora was produced by Don Gilmore, Linkin Park, Brad Delson and Chester Bennington, among 8 credited in total. Don Gilmore produced all of them.
Who wrote the songs on Meteora?: Meteora was written by Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Dave Farrell and Mike Shinoda, among 6 credited in total. Brad Delson wrote 10 of them.

Credits

Produced by: Don Gilmore Linkin Park Chester Bennington Mike ShinodaBrad Delson
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Dave FarrellMr. HahnRob Bourdon
Written by: Chester Bennington Mike ShinodaBrad DelsonDave FarrellMr. Hahn
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Rob Bourdon
Mixed by: Andy WallaceSteve Sisco
Engineered by: Don GilmoreFox PhelpsJohn Ewing, Jr.
Played by: Brad Delson Rob BourdonAlyssa ParkBob BeckerCharlie Bisharat
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Daniel SmithEvan WilsonJoel DerouinLarry CorbettMichelle RichardsSara ParkinsDavid Zasloff
Vocals by: Chester Bennington Mike Shinoda

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31 connections

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Pretty Birdy (Somewhere I Belong 2002 Demo)Linkin ParkinterpolatesSomewhere I Belong
Cuidado (”Lying from You” Demo)Linkin ParkinterpolatesLying From You
Dark Eyes (Instrumental)André KostelanetzsamplesLying From You
Husky (”Hit the Floor” Demo)Linkin ParkinterpolatesHit the Floor
Interrogation (”Easier to Run” Demo)Linkin ParkinterpolatesEasier to Run
Tania Meets Klebb (”From Russia with Love” Soundtrack)John BarrysamplesFaint
Faint (Demo 2002)Linkin ParkinterpolatesFaint
Faint (Demo 2002) [Extended]Linkin ParkinterpolatesFaint
Faint (Meteora|20 Demo)Linkin ParkinterpolatesFaint
Plaster 2 / Plaster II / Figure.09 (Demo) [Alternate Rap Verses]Linkin ParkinterpolatesFigure.09
Plaster 2 / Plaster II (”Figure.09" Demo)Linkin ParkinterpolatesFigure.09
Figure.09 (Demo 2002)Linkin ParkinterpolatesFigure.09
Breaking the Habit (Original Mike 2002 Demo)Linkin ParkinterpolatesBreaking the Habit
Drawing (Breaking the Habit Demo 2002)Linkin ParkinterpolatesBreaking the Habit