Hybrid Theory
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Hybrid Theory is the debut studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, widely regarded as a defining work of the nu metal and alternative rock genres.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hybrid Theory canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5936889 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hybrid Theory Context triple: [Linkin Park, alsoKnownAs, Hybrid Theory]
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A.
Enema of the State
Enema of the State is a 1999 pop-punk album by Blink-182 that propelled the band to mainstream success with hits like "All the Small Things" and "What's My Age Again?".
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B.
Jesus Piece
"Jesus Piece" is a studio album by American rapper The Game that blends West Coast hip hop with religious and gangsta rap themes.
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C.
Balliemore
Balliemore is a small settlement on the Scottish island of Kerrera, located off the west coast near Oban.
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D.
Hot Fuss
Hot Fuss is the 2004 breakthrough rock album by The Killers, featuring hit singles like "Mr. Brightside" and "Somebody Told Me" that helped define mid-2000s indie rock.
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E.
The Downward Spiral
The Downward Spiral is Nine Inch Nails' critically acclaimed 1994 industrial rock concept album known for its dark themes, innovative production, and major influence on alternative music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hybrid Theory Target entity description: Hybrid Theory is the debut studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, widely regarded as a defining work of the nu metal and alternative rock genres.
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A.
Enema of the State
Enema of the State is a 1999 pop-punk album by Blink-182 that propelled the band to mainstream success with hits like "All the Small Things" and "What's My Age Again?".
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B.
Jesus Piece
"Jesus Piece" is a studio album by American rapper The Game that blends West Coast hip hop with religious and gangsta rap themes.
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C.
Balliemore
Balliemore is a small settlement on the Scottish island of Kerrera, located off the west coast near Oban.
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D.
Hot Fuss
Hot Fuss is the 2004 breakthrough rock album by The Killers, featuring hit singles like "Mr. Brightside" and "Somebody Told Me" that helped define mid-2000s indie rock.
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E.
The Downward Spiral
The Downward Spiral is Nine Inch Nails' critically acclaimed 1994 industrial rock concept album known for its dark themes, innovative production, and major influence on alternative music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| anniversaryEditionReleaseDate | 2020-10-09 ⓘ |
| artist | Linkin Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance (for Crawling) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Dave Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certification |
BPI 5× Platinum (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
Music Canada Diamond (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ RIAA Diamond (United States) ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely regarded as a defining album of the nu metal era ⓘ |
| drummer | Rob Bourdon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
nu metal ⓘ rap rock ⓘ |
| guitarist | Brad Delson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAnniversaryEdition | Hybrid Theory (20th Anniversary Edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Place for My Head
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
By Myself NERFINISHED ⓘ Crawling NERFINISHED ⓘ Cure for the Itch NERFINISHED ⓘ Forgotten NERFINISHED ⓘ In the End NERFINISHED ⓘ One Step Closer NERFINISHED ⓘ Papercut NERFINISHED ⓘ Points of Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ Pushing Me Away NERFINISHED ⓘ Runaway NERFINISHED ⓘ With You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
nu metal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Chester Bennington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 37:45 ⓘ |
| nextWork |
Meteora
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reanimation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
Crawling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
In the End NERFINISHED ⓘ One Step Closer NERFINISHED ⓘ Papercut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Linkin Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | Hybrid Theory (EP) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Don Gilmore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linkin Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rapper | Mike Shinoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1999–2000 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Machine Shop Recordings
NERFINISHED
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Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2000-10-24 ⓘ |
| sales | over 27 million copies worldwide ⓘ |
| turntablist | Joe Hahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hybrid Theory Description of subject: Hybrid Theory is the debut studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, widely regarded as a defining work of the nu metal and alternative rock genres.
Referenced by (5)
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