Best Nu Metal Albums

11 artists on TakeRank are tagged nu metal on MusicBrainz, and fans have voted on 91 of their albums. Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park leads right now, ahead of Meteora by Linkin Park and Ten Thousand Fists by Disturbed. Every place here was won in head-to-head votes, with no critic scores and no streaming numbers mixed in.

11

Artists

91

Albums voted on

Top Nu Metal albums

  1. 1
    Hybrid Theory

    Hybrid Theory

    Linkin Park (2000)

    1320

    119 votes

  2. 2
    Meteora

    Meteora

    Linkin Park (2003)

    1310

    119 votes

  3. 3
    Ten Thousand Fists

    Ten Thousand Fists

    Disturbed (2005)

    1240

    25 votes

  4. 4
    Slipknot

    Slipknot

    Slipknot (1999)

    1237

    36 votes

  5. 5
    Toxicity

    Toxicity

    System of a Down (2001)

    1205

    46 votes

  6. 6
    Korn

    Korn

    Korn (1994)

    1169

    30 votes

  7. 7
    That’s the Spirit

    That’s the Spirit

    Bring Me the Horizon (2015)

    1152

    43 votes

  8. 8
    The Sickness

    The Sickness

    Disturbed (2000)

    1142

    25 votes

  9. 9
    Follow the Leader

    Follow the Leader

    Korn (1998)

    1134

    30 votes

  10. 10
    Getting Away With Murder

    Getting Away With Murder

    Papa Roach (2004)

    1134

    10 votes

  11. 11
    Diamond Eyes

    Diamond Eyes

    Deftones (2010)

    1133

    43 votes

  12. 12
    Life Is Peachy

    Life Is Peachy

    Korn (1996)

    1124

    23 votes

  13. 13
    System of a Down

    System of a Down

    System of a Down (1998)

    1122

    45 votes

  14. 14
    Rage Against the Machine

    Rage Against the Machine

    Rage Against the Machine (1992)

    1117

    11 votes

  15. 15
    Iowa

    Iowa

    Slipknot (2001)

    1108

    35 votes

  16. 16
    White Pony

    White Pony

    Deftones (2000)

    1107

    44 votes

  17. 17
    The Paramour Sessions

    The Paramour Sessions

    Papa Roach (2006)

    1095

    10 votes

  18. 18
    private music

    private music

    Deftones (2025)

    1094

    43 votes

  19. 19
    Sempiternal

    Sempiternal

    Bring Me the Horizon (2013)

    1088

    42 votes

  20. 20
    Negative Spaces

    Negative Spaces

    Poppy (2024)

    1085

    6 votes

Top Nu Metal songs

  1. 1
    Toxicity

    Chop Suey!

    System of a Down - Toxicity

    1139

    15 votes

  2. 2
    Toxicity

    Needles

    System of a Down - Toxicity

    1129

    13 votes

  3. 3
    Mezmerize

    This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I’m on This Song

    System of a Down - Mezmerize

    1127

    13 votes

  4. 4
    A Thousand Suns

    The Catalyst

    Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns

    1125

    3 votes

  5. 5
    Toxicity

    Deer Dance

    System of a Down - Toxicity

    1110

    14 votes

  6. 6
    Hybrid Theory

    With You

    Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

    1108

    29 votes

  7. 7
    Hybrid Theory

    In the End

    Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

    1107

    27 votes

  8. 8
    Toxicity

    Prison Song

    System of a Down - Toxicity

    1106

    14 votes

  9. 9
    Around the Fur

    Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)

    Deftones - Around the Fur

    1105

    2 votes

  10. 10
    Mezmerize

    Revenga

    System of a Down - Mezmerize

    1104

    13 votes

  11. 11
    Hypnotize

    Holy Mountains

    System of a Down - Hypnotize

    1104

    2 votes

  12. 12
    Hybrid Theory

    Forgotten

    Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

    1096

    30 votes

  13. 13
    Getting Away With Murder

    Getting Away With Murder

    Papa Roach - Getting Away With Murder

    1095

    13 votes

  14. 14
    Mezmerize

    Radio/Video

    System of a Down - Mezmerize

    1093

    15 votes

  15. 15
    Take a Look in the Mirror

    Everything I’ve Known

    Korn - Take a Look in the Mirror

    1093

    1 vote

  16. 16
    Hypnotize

    Hypnotize

    System of a Down - Hypnotize

    1093

    15 votes

  17. 17
    See You on the Other Side

    Twisted Transistor

    Korn - See You on the Other Side

    1091

    1 vote

  18. 18
    Hybrid Theory

    Papercut

    Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

    1090

    28 votes

  19. 19
    From Zero

    The Emptiness Machine

    Linkin Park - From Zero

    1087

    5 votes

  20. 20
    All Hope Is Gone

    All Hope Is Gone

    Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone

    1086

    1 vote

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