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Best nu metal albums

Nu metal downtuned metal riffs and spliced in hip-hop rhythms, turntables, and confessional angst in the late 1990s. Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Linkin Park made it the era's dominant heavy sound — divisive then, widely reappraised now.

The top 50 nu metal albums on Riffiter, ranked by popularity — community ratings take over as they come in.

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  1. 1Around the Fur coverAround the FurDeftones · 1997
  2. 2We Are Not Your Kind coverWe Are Not Your KindSlipknot · 2019
  3. 3Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water coverChocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored WaterLimp Bizkit · 2000
  4. 4White Pony coverWhite PonyDeftones · 2000
  5. 5Greatest Hitz coverGreatest HitzLimp Bizkit · 2005
  6. 6Korn coverKornKorn · 1994
  7. 7Follow the Leader coverFollow the LeaderKorn · 1998
  8. 8.5: The Gray Chapter cover.5: The Gray ChapterSlipknot · 2014
  9. 9Koi No Yokan coverKoi No YokanDeftones · 2012
  10. 10Issues coverIssuesKorn · 1999
  11. 11Adrenaline coverAdrenalineDeftones · 1995
  12. 12Significant Other coverSignificant OtherLimp Bizkit · 1999
  13. 139.0: Live cover9.0: LiveSlipknot · 2005
  14. 14Life Is Peachy coverLife Is PeachyKorn · 1996
  15. 15Deftones coverDeftonesDeftones · 2003
  16. 16Slipknot coverSlipknotSlipknot · 1999
  17. 17The Nothing coverThe NothingKorn · 2019
  18. 18Untouchables coverUntouchablesKorn · 2002
  19. 19The Serenity of Suffering coverThe Serenity of SufferingKorn · 2016
  20. 20Gore coverGoreDeftones · 2016
  21. 21The End, So Far coverThe End, So FarSlipknot · 2022
  22. 22Saturday Night Wrist coverSaturday Night WristDeftones · 2006
  23. 23All Hope Is Gone coverAll Hope Is GoneSlipknot · 2008
  24. 24Results May Vary coverResults May VaryLimp Bizkit · 2003
  25. 25STILL SUCKS coverSTILL SUCKSLimp Bizkit · 2021
  26. 26Take a Look in the Mirror coverTake a Look in the MirrorKorn · 2003
  27. 27Gold Cobra coverGold CobraLimp Bizkit · 2011
  28. 28See You on the Other Side coverSee You on the Other SideKorn · 2005
  29. 29New Old Songs coverNew Old SongsLimp Bizkit · 2001
  30. 30The Burning Red coverThe Burning RedMachine Head · 1999
  31. 31Live & Rare coverLive & RareKorn · 2006
  32. 32Supercharger coverSuperchargerMachine Head · 2001
  33. 33Cold World coverCold WorldOf Mice & Men · 2016
  34. 34Ready To Go coverReady To GoLimp Bizkit · 2013
  35. 35Korn III: Remember Who You Are coverKorn III: Remember Who You AreKorn · 2010
  36. 36[untitled] cover[untitled]Korn · 2007
  37. 37B-Sides & Rarities coverB-Sides & RaritiesDeftones · 2005
  38. 38The Path of Totality coverThe Path of TotalityKorn · 2011
  39. 39Diamond Eyes coverDiamond EyesDeftones · 2010
  40. 40The Paradigm Shift coverThe Paradigm ShiftKorn · 2013
  41. 41The Unquestionable Truth, Part 1 coverThe Unquestionable Truth, Part 1Limp Bizkit · 2005
  42. 42Proud! A Collection of Rare & Unreleased Tracks coverProud! A Collection of Rare & Unreleased TracksKorn
  43. 43Find the Unfindables coverFind the UnfindablesKorn · 2002
  44. 44Wicked and Twisted coverWicked and TwistedKorn
  45. 45Falling Away From Me: The Best of Korn coverFalling Away From Me: The Best of KornKorn · 2011
  46. 46MTV Unplugged coverMTV UnpluggedKorn · 2007
  47. 47Heart of Darkness coverHeart of DarknessKorn · 1995
  48. 48Narcissistic Cannibal coverNarcissistic CannibalKorn · 2011
  49. 49Playlist: The Very Best of Korn coverPlaylist: The Very Best of KornKorn · 2008
  50. 50The Essential Korn coverThe Essential KornKorn · 2011