Say what you will about the quality of nü-metal, but its impact as a genre is indisputably massive. Metal Hammer has rounded up what they believe are the top 40 nü-metal tracks of yesteryear and it's a pretty wide range, some of which might be a little disagreeable. While it's nice to see S.C.I.E.N.C.E. by Incubus getting some love in 2019, I'm not sure "Movies" by Alien Ant Farm qualifies to stand next to "Push It" by Static-X in terms of being within the same genre.
Head over to Metal Hammer to check out the full list with explanations and an accompanying Spotify playlist.
40 – Ill Niño – “What Comes Around”
39 – A – “Nothing”
38 – Orgy – “Blue Monday”
37 – One Minute Silence – “South Central”
36 – System Of A Down – “War?”
35 – Deftones – “My Own Summer (Shove It)”
34 – Incubus – “Drive”
33 – Linkin Park – “One Step Closer”
32 – 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” (feat. Fred Durst)
26 – Snot – “Snot”
25 – N.E.R.D. – “Lapdance”
24 – Machine Head – “From This Day”
23 – Incubus – “Certain Shade 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”
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“
