Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills; California. Since their formation in 1996; the band has sold more than forty-million albums and won two Grammy Awards. They achieved mainstream success with their debut album; Hybrid Theory; which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005.Recognized for their adaptation of the nu metal and rap rock genre into a radio-friendly yet densely-layered style in Hybrid Theory and Meteora; the band moved away from this and explored a variety of other genres in their latest studio album; Minutes to Midnight. The album topped the Billboard charts and had the third best debut week of any album that year. They are also known for their several collaborations; most notably with rapper; Jay-Z. "Numb" is the thirteenth and final song on the 2003 album Meteora by the Nu Metal band Linkin Park, and is also the album's third single. "Numb" topped the Modern Rock Tracks chart for 6 weeks in 2003 and 6 weeks in 2004, making it the only song in history to be the most successful song of the year on the chart for 2 years. It was later combined with Jay-Zs song Encore to create Numb/Encore, a massive hit for both artists.