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What was significant about Linkin Park’s debut album, Hybrid Theory?

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Released in October 2000, Hybrid Theory introduced Linkin Park’s mix of heavy guitar riffs, hip-hop rhythms, and introspective lyrics. The album sold more than 12 million copies in the United States and about 25 million worldwide, and it won a Grammy for best hard rock performance for the song “Crawling.”