Songs for the Deaf
Songs for the Deaf was the band's first very popular album. When it was released, it was number 17 on the Billboard 200, an American music chart. Many critics have said that the album is the band's best album. Entertainment Weekly called it "the year's best hard-rock album". Many magazines rated it as one of the top ten albums made in 2002, such as Mojo, Kludge, NME and Kerrang!. Kerrang! said it was the best album made in 2002. In October 2001, Dave Grohl said Songs for the Deaf was his favorite album to play drums for.