System of a Down (album)

This article is about the debut album by System of a Down. For other albums by the band, see System of a Down discography.
System of a Down
Studio album by
System of a Down
ReleasedJune 30, 1998 (1998-06-30)
Studio
Genre
Length40:36
Label
Producer
System of a Down chronology
System of a Down
(1998) 		Toxicity
(2001)
Singles from System of a Down
  1. "Sugar"
    Released: May 24, 1998
  2. "Spiders"
    Released: February 10, 1999

System of a Down is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band System of a Down, released on June 30, 1998, by American Recordings and Columbia Records. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in February 2000. After the success of the band's following album, Toxicity (2001), System of a Down was certified platinum and has since gone double platinum.

In 2022, Eli Enis of Revolver included the song "Suite-Pee" in his list of the "10 Heaviest Nu-Metal Songs of All Time". In 2025, Rae Lemeshow-Barooshian of Loudwire included the album in her list of "the top 50 nu-metal albums of all time", ranking it third.

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