Metal Hammer Releases List of “The Top 40 Nü Metal Songs Of All Time”

Okay okay okay, so: this list is actually from a 2014 issue of Metal Hammer devoted entirely to extreme music’s darkest hour (not Darkest Hour). But it’s just show up online now for whatever reason, and we know how y’all love to argue about lists and love to argue about nu-metal, so it seems like this would still be of interest.

I’d have to really think about it to try and contest the list, but I will say the assertion that “Break Stuff” is a better song than “Chop Suey!” makes my heart vomit.

Here’s the full list, via The PRP:

40. Ill Niño – “What Comes Around”
39. A – “Nothing”
38. Orgy – “Blue Monday”
37. One Minute Silence – “South Central”
36. Issues – “Hooligans”
35. Deftones – “My Own Summer (Shove It)”
34. Incubus – “Drive”
33. Linkin Park – “One Step Closer”
32. The Union Underground – “Turn Me On Mr. Deadman”
31. Static-X – “Push It”
30. Spineshank – “New Disease”
29. Evanescence – “Bring Me To Life”
28. Saliva – “Click Click Boom”
27. Soulfly – “Bleed”
26. Snot – “Snot”
25. N.E.R.D. – “Lapdance”
24. Machine Head – “From This Day”
23. Incubus – “A Certain Shadow Of Green”
22. (hed)p.e. – “Bartender”
21. Taproot – “Again And Again”
20. Adema – “Giving In”
19. Hoobastank – “Crawling In The Dark”
18. Crazy Town – “Butterfly”
17. Limp Bizkit – “Rollin’”
16. Korn – “Freak On A Leash”
15. Coal Chamber – “Loco”
14. Slipknot – “Wait And Bleed”
13. Kid Rock – “American Badass”
12. Mudvayne – “Dig”
11. American Head Charge – “Just So You Know”
10. Disturbed – “Down With The Sickness”
09. Drowning Pool – “Bodies”
08. Alien Ant Farm – “Movies”
07. Deftones – “Back To School (Mini Maggit)
06. Linkin Park – “Points Of Authority”
05. P.O.D. – “Alive”
04. Papa Roach – “Last Resort”
03. System Of A Down – “Chop Suey!”
02. Korn – “Blind”
01. Limp Bizkit – “Break Stuff”