Rock On The Net: Nickelback (original) (raw)

Nickelbackbutton.gif (123 bytes) Nickleback hail from Canada and consists of Chad Kroeger on vocals, Mike Kroeger on bass, Ryan Peake on guitar, and Ryan Vikedal on drums. Nickelback started out as cover band but eventually led to the boys creating their own original material and independently releasing Hesher (EP) and Curb. The boys eventually got a following with relentless touring and eventually a record deal. The Kroeger brothers' cousin, Brandon Kroeger, originally was a member with the group but left and was replaced on drums by Mitch Guindon and then by Vikedal in 1998.

2000...

March
Nickelback - The Statebutton.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback released The State. The band had hits with "Breathe," "Old Enough," and "Leader Of Men" hitting the rock charts.

2001... # 66 Singles Artist of the Year

March
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback won a Juno Award for Best New Group.

September
Nickelback - Silver Side Upbutton.gif (123 bytes)Nickelback released Silver Side Up.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 13 weeks with "How You Remind Me."

October
button.gif (123 bytes) Silver Side Up was certified platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 40 for the first time with "How You Remind Me."

November
Nickelback - "How You Remind Me" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 10 with "How You Remind Me."

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Silver Side Up was certified 2x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit #1 for 2 weeks with "How You Remind Me."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Hot 100 Single chart for 5 weeks, the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 3 weeks, and the Top 40 Tracks chart for 12 weeks with "How You Remind Me."

2002... Nickelback:# 36 Singles Artist of the Year ~ Chad Kroeger: # 57 Singles Artist of the Year

January
The Scorpion King soundtrackbutton.gif (123 bytes) Silver Side Up was certified 3x platinum.

March
button.gif (123 bytes) Silver Side Up was certified 4x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback appeared on The Scorpion King soundtrack with "Yanking Out My Heart."

April
Nickelback - "Too Bad" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 40 with "Too Bad."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 3 weeks with "Too Bad."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback won 3 Juno Awards for Best Group, Best Single ("How You Remind Me"), and Best Rock Album (Silver Side Up).

June
Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott - "Hero" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Chad Kroeger hit the Top 40 withJosey Scott (from Saliva) with the hit from the film Spiderman - "Hero" - which was in the Top 10 by the end of the month.
button.gif (123 bytes) Kroeger with Josey Scott topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 2 weeks and the Modern Rock Tracks chart for 3 weeks with "Hero."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback won 2 MuchMusic Video Awards for Best Video ("Too Bad") and Best Rock Video ("How You Remind Me").

August
Nickelback - "Never Again" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) The video for "Hero" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film.

October
button.gif (123 bytes) Kroeger was featured on Santana's next LP, Shaman, on the track "Why Don't You And I."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 3 weeks with "Never Again."

December
Nickelback - Live At Home DVDbutton.gif (123 bytes) Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems proclaimed "How You Remind Me" as the single receiving the most airplay during the year.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Year-End Charts with the Top Hot 100 Singles & Track, Top Hot Top 40 Track, and Top Hot 100 Airplay Track ("How You Remind Me"), and as the Top Hot 100 Singles Artist - Duos/Group.

2003... # 71 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes)Nickelback was nominated for a American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group. The band performed "How You Remind Me" at the ceremony.

February button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback could be heard on the Daredevil soundtrack with "Learn The Hard Way."
button.gif (123 bytes)Nickelback were nominated for a Grammy Award for Record of the Year ("How You Remind Me") and Kroeger was nominated for 3 more for Best Rock Song, Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, and Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media ("Hero").

March
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle soundtrackbutton.gif (123 bytes)Silver Side Up was certified 5x platinum.

April
button.gif (123 bytes) Kroeger and Nickelback won a Juno Award for Songwriters of the Year.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback with Kid Rockcontributed a track ("Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)") to the soundtrack for Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.

September
Nickelback - The Long Roadbutton.gif (123 bytes)Nickelback hit the Top 40 with "Someday."
button.gif (123 bytes)Nickelback topped the Canadian singles chart with "Someday."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback released their next LP The Long Road.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Canadian LP chart with The Long Road.

October
button.gif (123 bytes)The Long Road was certified platinum.

December
Nickelback - "Someday" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes)Nickelback hit the Top10 with "Someday."

2004... # 31 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes)Nickelback topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 13 weeks with "Figured You Out."

February Nickelback - "Figured You Out" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes)Nickelback was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Rock Song (songwriters) ("Someday") and Best Rock Album (The Long Road).

March
button.gif (123 bytes)The Long Road was certified 2x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes)Nickelback topped the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart with "Someday."

June
Nickelback - "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 40 with "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good."

August
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 10 with "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback toured with 3 Doors Downduring the summer.

October
button.gif (123 bytes) The single "Someday" was certified gold.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback was nominated for an American Music Awardfor Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group.

button.gif (123 bytes) # 242 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

2005...# 39 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes)Nickelback announced that drummer Ryan Vikedal had left the group.

February button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance ("Feelin' Way Too Damn Good").

March
Nickelback - "Photograph" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes)The Long Road was certified 3x platinum.

April
button.gif (123 bytes)Silver Side Up was certified 6x platinum.

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 40 with "Photograph."

October
Nickelback - All The Right Reasonsbutton.gif (123 bytes)Nickelback released All The Right Reasons.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 10 with "Photograph."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart with "Photograph."
button.gif (123 bytes)Nickelback topped the Billboard 200 LP chart with All The Right Reasons - selling over 317,000 copies its first week of release in the US.
button.gif (123 bytes)Nickelback topped the Canadian LP charts with All The Right Reasons.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks chart with "Photograph."
button.gif (123 bytes) All The Right Reasons was certified platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) The single "Photograph" was certified 2x platinum, "Someday" was certified platinum, and "How You Remind Me" and "Figured Your Out" were certified gold.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) All The Right Reasons was certified 2x platinum.

2006.. # 5 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Pop 100 chart with "Photograph."
button.gif (123 bytes)Nickelback topped the Billboard Rock Albums chart with All The Right Reasons.

February Nickelback - "Savin' Me" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart with "Animals."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 40 with "Savin' Me."

April
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback won 2 Juno Awards for Best Group and Best Rock Album (All The Right Reasons).
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 10 with "Savin' Me."

June
button.gif (123 bytes) All The Right Reasons was certified 3x platinum.

June
Nickelback - "Far Away" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 40 with "Far Away."

September
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 10 with "Far Away."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart with "Far Away."

October
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit #1 for a week with "Far Away."
button.gif (123 bytes) All The Right Reasons was certified 4x platinum.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Pop 100 Airplay chart with "Far Away."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback won an American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Album (All The Right Reasons), and were nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group, Favorite Alternative Artist.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) All The Right Reasons was the 4th biggest-selling LP in the US for the year with sales during the year topping 2.6 million.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Pop Artist - Duo/Group (singles & albums), Top Hot 100 Singles - Duo/Group, and Top Hot Adult Top 40 Artist.
button.gif (123 bytes) All The Right Reasons was certified 5x platinum.

2007..# 10 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Nickelback - "If Everyone Cared" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 40 with "If Everyone Cared."

May
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart with "If Everyone Cared."

June
Nickelback - "Rockstar" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 40 with "Rockstar."
button.gif (123 bytes) All The Right Reasons was certified 6x platinum.

August
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 10 with "Rockstar."

October
Santana featuring Chad Kroeger - "Into The Night" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) All The Right Reasons was certified 7x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Kroeger hit the Top 40 helping out Santana with the track "Into The Night" from the LP Ultimate Santana.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback won an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group.

2008...# 64Singles Artist of the Year

January
Nickelback: The Ultimate Video Collection DVDbutton.gif (123 bytes) The DVD Nickelback: The Ultimate Video Collection was released.

February
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("If Everyone Cared").

OctoberNickelback - Dark Horsebutton.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 40 with "Gotta Be Somebody."
button.gif (123 bytes) The State was certified platinum.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback released their next LP Dark Horse.

December
Nickelback - "Something In Your Mouth" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart with Dark Horse.
button.gif (123 bytes) Dark Horse was certified platinum.

2009... # 21Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart with "Gotta Be Somebody."

March
Nickelback - "If Today Was Your Last Day" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart with "Something In Your Mouth."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback released the DVD Nickelback: Live At Sturgis 2006.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback won 3 Juno Awards including Group of the Year, Album of the Year, and the Fan Choice Award.

April
Nickelback - "Burn It To The Ground" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Dark Horse was certified 2x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 40 with "If Today Was Your Last Day."

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback won 3 MuchMusic Video Awards.

Octoberbutton.gif (123 bytes) All The Right Reasons was certified 8x platinum.

November
Nickelback - "Never Gonna Be Alone"button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 40 with "Never Gonna Be Alone."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback were nominated for a American Music Awardfor Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group.

December button.gif (123 bytes) Kroeger could be heard on the Timbaland LP Timbaland Presents Shock Value 2 on the track "Tomorrow In The Bottle."
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard 2009 Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top Billboard 200 Album Artist - Duo/Group, Top Hard Rock Album Artist, and with the Top Hard Rock Album (Dark Horse).

2010...# 48 Singles Artist of the Year

January
Nickelback- "This Afternoon" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance ("Burn It To The Ground").

April
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 40 with "This Afternoon."

June
Nickelback - 'Here & Now'button.gif (123 bytes) Dark Horse was certified 3x platinum.

2011...# 90 Singles Artist of the Year

Octoberbutton.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback hit the Top 40 with "When We Stand Together."

November
Nickelback - "When We Stand Together" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback released Here & Now.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback topped the Billboard Rock Albums chart, Hard Rock Albums chart, and Alternative Albums chart with Here & Now.

2012....

March
button.gif (123 bytes)Here & Now was certified gold.

December
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickleback topped the Billboard 2012 Year-End Chart-Toppers chart as the Top Hard Rock Artist and with the Top Hard Rock Album (Here & Now).

2013...

June
Nickelback - 'The Best Of Nickelback Volume 1'button.gif (123 bytes) Kroeger married Avril Lavigne.

November
button.gif (123 bytes) Nickelback released The Best Of Nickelback Volume 1.

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Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's Top 40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top 40) and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often including track listings and sound samples).