Old Nickelback tops 2010 sales

2010-12-10 by JimmyPop | 164 Comments
Nickleback's 2008 effort bests new releases from Linkin Park, Disturbed, and Godsmack to become the best selling Rock album of 2010

http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/top-hard-rock-albums?year=2010

Tagged: Nickelback

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Jash
December 11th 2010
4924 Comments


nickleback are one of the worst bands to ever exist

Josh D.
December 11th 2010
17845 Comments


Lol, good going, music.

crowing51
December 11th 2010
3505 Comments


Wait so a 2008 album is album of the year 2010?

Counterfeit
December 11th 2010
17837 Comments


top selling rock, yes

telebyrd
December 11th 2010
869 Comments


How the hell'd we wind up like this

deathofasalesman
December 11th 2010
8634 Comments


*beats?

bloc
December 11th 2010
69990 Comments


Damn that is impressive. I actually didn't even know Dark Horse was that old of an album.

Aids
December 11th 2010
24509 Comments


haha wow.

DinoX
December 11th 2010
3582 Comments


Mainstream. They're doing it wrong.

DeafMetal
December 11th 2010
8598 Comments


I will drive a stake through niggas that like these niggas.

Skybreaker
December 11th 2010
622 Comments


It's because the mainstream populace doesn't know how to illegally download, therefore they all go out and purchase it because they're dumb and like Nickelback and don't know how to use computers.

emmy
December 11th 2010
205 Comments


suck it 2010

psykonaut
December 11th 2010
3913 Comments


god. dammit.

Skybreaker
December 11th 2010
622 Comments


Thank you Chan

misterhustle24
December 11th 2010
44 Comments


Ever since Limewire got shut down all the stupid rednecks don't know how to download music anymore so this kinda makes sense to me.

Puzzles
December 11th 2010
3065 Comments


Chad Kroeger has to be the most pathetically vain, egotistical stereotype-endorsing low-life of a frontman to ever grace mainstream "rock". Dude makes me fucking sick.

Alexd93
December 11th 2010
365 Comments


Lol

themainmast
December 11th 2010
281 Comments


fuck this

crowing51
December 11th 2010
3505 Comments


So was it best rock album of 2008 then? Because that just doesn't make that much sense to me that a 2009 album all of a sudden just got purchased more times than Linkin Park AND disturbed 2 years later.

feedhertothesharks
December 11th 2010
144 Comments


Chad Kroeger has to be the most pathetically vain, egotistical stereotype-endorsing low-life of a frontman to ever grace mainstream "rock". Dude makes me fucking sick.
lol made my day

Emim
December 11th 2010
35241 Comments


Woah, I just purchased 12 copies yesterday.

Creepy...

JimmyPop
December 11th 2010
27 Comments


crowing you do realize that, quality aside, Nickelback on avergae sell a fuckload of albums, right? Like their 2005 album didn't leave the Billboard Top 200 for a couple of years.

emmy
December 11th 2010
205 Comments


the chart is "top selling hard rock and metal" albums
that's a lot more narrow than "rock"

crowing51
December 11th 2010
3505 Comments


''crowing you do realize that, quality aside, Nickelback on avergae sell a fuckload of albums, right? Like their 2005 album didn't leave the Billboard Top 200 for a couple of years.''

wtf really that is more intense than Micheal Jacksons music career i had no idea.

TheBuzzKiller
December 11th 2010
148 Comments


ugh...

JimmyPop
December 11th 2010
27 Comments


Jackson, The Beatles and Dark Side of the Moon. Combined.

Acanthus
December 11th 2010
9812 Comments


And Nickelback gets the last laugh, a sad day. The album had more sex references than anything considered "mainstream" should.

Shredzilla
December 11th 2010
502 Comments


Humanity might as well throw in the towel....we're fucked.

StolenIdentity
December 11th 2010
326 Comments


Shame shame shame

nash1311
December 11th 2010
8027 Comments


and this is funny because everyone is like fuck nickelback they're so terrible... but someone is buying their albums.

maybe bill gates, oprah winfrey, jk rowling, and some others just eat this band up.

TheyTookErrJobs
December 11th 2010
283 Comments


It's a sad day

CellarGhosts
December 11th 2010
1 Comments


Goddammit.

hykudos
December 11th 2010
464 Comments


nickleback fans too dumb to know how to pirate obviously

Ovrot
December 11th 2010
13304 Comments


I'm glad there not pirates.
It's my gold.

Spec
December 11th 2010
39386 Comments


All the good music get's torrented anyway.

Ticondaroga
December 11th 2010
231 Comments


^ haha i wish you were right.

wyankeif1337
December 11th 2010
6739 Comments


lol Nickelback

Taxt
December 11th 2010
1605 Comments


The fuck?

austin888
December 11th 2010
342 Comments


I fucking hate Nickelback.

ZippaThaRippa
December 11th 2010
10671 Comments


Fuck man sounds like the music industry is in it's death throes now

RiversCuomo
December 11th 2010
439 Comments


bye music

fr33convict
December 11th 2010
11723 Comments


OK I probably shouldn't have boughten as many copies as I did but after I got past 2,000 I couldn't stop.

StrizzMatik
December 11th 2010
4155 Comments


^ haha i wish you were right.

lern2what.cd

Puzzles
December 11th 2010
3065 Comments


RIP Music

Emim
December 11th 2010
35241 Comments


Yeah, because this hasn't been happening for years.

And I love how everyone is getting pissed about idiots buying bad music while they're illegally downloading all the "good music", therefore perpetuating this whole thing on some level.

StrizzMatik
December 11th 2010
4155 Comments


Problem is the music we like doesn't make money because the average schmuck doesn't get it

Defeater
December 11th 2010
5780 Comments


how dare you call out poor intelligent liberals Emim

Ticondaroga
December 11th 2010
231 Comments


Oh i buy as much as i can i just can't afford to purchase every fucking album i listen to. Thats all.

Defeater
December 11th 2010
5780 Comments


yeah guys I buy as many cars as I can I just can't afford to drive every fucking car I drive. that's all.

Ticondaroga
December 11th 2010
231 Comments


lol no seriously i have 200+ albums, school and prostitutes just consume most of my money ya know?

Defeater
December 11th 2010
5780 Comments


you're like those fucktards that make 100 bucks a week and spend 50 of it on lottery tickets

Satellite
December 11th 2010
26539 Comments


this is hilarious.

R.I.P. mainstream rock

Emim
December 11th 2010
35241 Comments


Problem is the music we like doesn't make money because the average schmuck doesn't get it


It's all just a circle.

Ticondaroga
December 11th 2010
231 Comments


haha yes but in this case hookers, but sometimes i get lucky and find a few looking for drugs so i
supply them with roofies and receive a substantial discount. THIS is when i can afford to buy a couple
CDs.

emmy
December 11th 2010
205 Comments


thats deep

Emim
December 11th 2010
35241 Comments


[img]http://slopemedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/what-she-said-lg.gif[/img]

Defeater
December 11th 2010
5780 Comments


o shit the christian is posting images

Emim
December 11th 2010
35241 Comments


Can't believe this name wasn't taken.

Titan50
December 11th 2010
4588 Comments


People buy bad music?!

FenixZero
December 11th 2010
396 Comments


hahahahahaha. While I'm depressed, at the same time I'm not surprised. I'm willing to bet they only recently discovered technology, saw all of us flame the new godsmack, distrubed, and linkin park and were like OMG GO BACK TO WHAT WE KNOW/LOVE!!!!!!

Or i'm just vastly overthinking this. People are dumb.

FenixZero
December 11th 2010
396 Comments


Btw, rofl at number 3: Iron man soundtrack? hahahahahahaha

Zanders
December 11th 2010
709 Comments


This is what happens when the people with "good taste in music" don't actually buy it.

pillowswantyoursoul
December 11th 2010
923 Comments


what is this i don't even

DeafMetal
December 11th 2010
8598 Comments


I listen to such indie and obscure music that every time I want to rate an album, I have to add it to
the database.

Darkwatch025
December 11th 2010
424 Comments


Well I am not afraid to admit that I like Nickelback. I think they make pretty good radio rock songs. The problem is that people just hate them for no reason just to hate them. What a bunch of pussies. I like all types of metal and rock too. Some of you are just trying to sound tough by hating them. Deafmetal you are just a damn dork. I would like to see you try and drive a stake through me. What a piece of shit you are

DeafMetal
December 11th 2010
8598 Comments


You are really making me lol, just foad.

OllieS
December 11th 2010
2280 Comments


'How the hell'd we wind up like this'

hahahahahahahahaha

MaskAtTheMasquerade
December 11th 2010
2924 Comments


Nickleback's 2008 effort bests new releases from Linkin Park, Disturbed, and Godsmack

well let's be honest here, thats not saying much

DeafMetal
December 11th 2010
8598 Comments


OllieS n da billdin

sailSAway
December 11th 2010
1141 Comments


ima take a shit on "the system" for us all. music deserves better than this. at least some decent bands are being discovered on this site!

sailSAway
December 11th 2010
1141 Comments


ANDCAS, that sounds way better than anything nickelshit will ever come up wit! where can i buy a cd?

Vanwarp
December 11th 2010
86 Comments


Not surprised to see all the music elitists/haters of mainstream rock hitting on the best mainstream rock has to offer...

Strider
December 11th 2010
4699 Comments


nonsense, I like mainstream rock, and it's no reason to put them on top of the charts , they're definitely not the best.

Edwin
December 11th 2010
1399 Comments


I'd rather Nickelback topping the charts than Susan Boyle.

MaskAtTheMasquerade
December 11th 2010
2924 Comments


Not surprised to see all the music elitists/haters of mainstream rock hitting on the best mainstream rock has to offer...

zing!

DeafMetal
December 11th 2010
8598 Comments


Hitting on.

Metalstyles
December 11th 2010
8576 Comments


God you are all pathetic. Nickelback currently sells more albums than any other rock band...who the hell gives a shit? If you are actually concerned/offended by some mainstream rock band selling a lot of records then I don't know what to tell you.

MaskAtTheMasquerade
December 11th 2010
2924 Comments


i'm not mad at all about this Metalstyles

Metalstyles
December 11th 2010
8576 Comments


@MaskAtTheMasquerade
I'm not talking about anyone specific, I'm talking about the people who are making the "oh noes, fuck this" comments.

SCREAMorphine
December 11th 2010
1849 Comments


Must be raking it in

MaskAtTheMasquerade
December 11th 2010
2924 Comments


people gonna stay hatin on da Nickel

insomniac15
Staff Reviewer
December 11th 2010
6171 Comments


these guys should be shot or stoned to death..

Fuff24
December 11th 2010
1120 Comments


band needs to die in the most painful way possible

seifer
December 11th 2010
1006 Comments


people buy anything nowadays as long as it's nicely packaged

Wizard
December 11th 2010
20509 Comments


Nickleback's 2008 effort bests new releases from Linkin Park, Disturbed, and Godsmack to become the best selling Rock album of 2010

Does anybody else see the flaw in this?

americanmusicmachine
December 11th 2010
3953 Comments


disturbed's still making music?

couldwinarabbit
December 11th 2010
6996 Comments


to be fair most fans of nickelback a.) don't have access to a computer b.) don't know how to use a computer so they have to buy it.

fr33convict
December 11th 2010
11723 Comments


@Wizard: not really but i'm slow

LepreCon
December 11th 2010
5481 Comments


Nickleback have like two good songs, neither of them from the latter half of the last decade

ReadyForTheHouse
December 11th 2010
88 Comments


I listen to this album with such regularity that each CD only lasts a week.

eatmorchickin
December 11th 2010
76 Comments


I listen to this album with such regularity that each CD only lasts a week.
[2]

IRAI
December 11th 2010
1567 Comments


people are buying the cd because they heard that one song with a swear word muted, and they want to find out what swear word they said.

ReadyForTheHouse
December 11th 2010
88 Comments


They released EIGHT singles from this album the last of which was in March 2010. Goes some way to explain why they've sold so many this year.

Kronzo
December 11th 2010
1303 Comments


OK I probably shouldn't have boughten as many copies as I did but after I got past 2,000 I couldn't stop. [2]

RiversCuomo
December 11th 2010
439 Comments



how do they sell so many records? i've yet to ever meet anyone that likes nickelback. [2]

bloc
December 11th 2010
69990 Comments


ALRIGHT GUYS I ADMIT IT. IT WAS ME.

I BOUGHT MY SISTER ONE OF THEIR CD'S FOR HER BIRTHDAY, I'M SORRY GUYS. I JUST COULDN'T HELP IT.

Please forgive me

RiversCuomo
December 11th 2010
439 Comments


Were you trying to make your sister go deaf?

Phideaux
December 11th 2010
1663 Comments


I think I might have a heart attack and die from not surprised. And I know it's been said, but you guys are going to live angry depressing lives if you get all upset every time a popular mainstream band you hate sells a shit-ton of music.

Winsomniac
December 11th 2010
8831 Comments


I sure wish good musicians could find better patrons than my cheap ass.

Volume4
December 11th 2010
21 Comments


i really hate dont care for nickelback, but to me ATRR wasnt that bad

Counterfeit
December 11th 2010
17837 Comments


you guys kidding? everybody likes nickelback. it's sad.

also, bloc, i dont think i could ever buy a nickelback cd. i just couldnt be seen with that in my hand or actually purchasing it. the shame on my face and the smirk of the cashier would be all too much for me.

bloc
December 11th 2010
69990 Comments


Okay maybe NOW I might be a bit embarrassed, but at the time I must not have given a fuck. But it wasn't even Dark Horse I bought, it was that Long Road one.

HaydenDyson
December 11th 2010
1019 Comments


this is why the world will end in 2012

IAmHollywood
December 11th 2010
1443 Comments


rock and roll!

TheSpirit
Emeritus
December 11th 2010
30304 Comments


a crue compilation as number 22? HELL FUCKING YES

Emim
December 11th 2010
35241 Comments


I own All the Right Reasons

bloc
December 11th 2010
69990 Comments


Shit it wasn't the Long Road one I bought, it was All the Right Reasons.

YES ZACH

Scoot
December 11th 2010
22191 Comments


now you see why they fully deserved that spot on my list

Emim
December 11th 2010
35241 Comments


All the Right Reasons was pretty good. Savin Me is still one of the best rock ballads imo

bloc
December 11th 2010
69990 Comments


Savin Me is good, but the rest sucks. My sis likes them though, so I was happy.

Counterfeit
December 11th 2010
17837 Comments


[img]http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/news/00014704.jpg[/img]

tapitforever
December 11th 2010
1243 Comments


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjpeo3VAvdw

EyeForAnEye
December 11th 2010
1741 Comments


I don't know whats funnier, the story or the conversation that ensued.

xNerox
December 11th 2010
100 Comments


Where is the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? They have passed like rain on the mountain, like wind in the meadow. The days have gone down in the West behind the hills into shadow. How did it come to this?

FilthyBorgir
December 11th 2010
1334 Comments


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUc62jD-G0o

For Nickelback

ajay
December 11th 2010
1 Comments


Now i know what em people meant by "the world is over"

FilthyBorgir
December 11th 2010
1334 Comments


Party in 2012

drasticaction74
December 11th 2010
1943 Comments


duh, theyre grrrrreat

jasonslfl
December 11th 2010
112 Comments


I'm sure its just because old people are too stupid to realize Mediafire exists.

Uranium
December 12th 2010
7549 Comments


The world's largest unsolved paradox

Torii
December 12th 2010
844 Comments


Fuck... just fuck.

tiesthatbind
December 12th 2010
7441 Comments


God you are all pathetic. Nickelback currently sells more albums than any other rock band...who the hell gives a shit? If you are actually concerned/offended by some mainstream rock band selling a lot of records then I don't know what to tell you.

All the Right Reasons was pretty good. Savin Me is still one of the best rock ballads imo

Truth

SoapySoap
December 12th 2010
865 Comments


"People buy bad music?!"
Yup, and everyone else just illegally downloads their "good music" and then bitches about the top 40.

Any who, this reminds me of this comic I saw on how Nickelback became so successful. Basically an old lady asks a worker to get him one of them rock and/or roll CDs because that's what her grandson likes, the guy lazily just picks up a CD that's up in front of him "(nickelback CD) and says "here I guess." Repeat process 98237417463895403985 more times.

ShinXetsu
December 12th 2010
605 Comments


Man some of you guys do this shit all the time, as if any of you will care five seconds after you post your complaint.

flaffy
December 12th 2010
165 Comments


do these guys even have sperm?

TheOceanInside
December 12th 2010
439 Comments


lol. nickleback.

a radio station in my city has the "no nickleback guarantee". legit. the say that on air haha

WHO THE FUCK BUYS NICKLEBACK RECORDS!?!?!

Emim
December 12th 2010
35241 Comments


Yup, and everyone else just illegally downloads their "good music" and then bitches about the top 40.


This is basically a paraphrase of what I said so I shall quote it for truth.

DeafMetal
December 12th 2010
8598 Comments


"Were you trying to make your sister go deaf?"

Keep my name off of your fingertips.

EyeForAnEye
December 12th 2010
1741 Comments


What I don't get is, I have asked nearly everyone in existence if they like Nickelback and all of them go on psychotic tirades on how much they hate them. I just do not get how they still sell albums when not a single person likes them. Like fuck, even Nickelback hates Nickelback.

TheOceanInside
December 12th 2010
439 Comments


people older then us man. the people around age 40+ just eat that shit up like it's ice cream. OH CHAD OM NOMNOMNOMNOM

North0House
December 12th 2010
1764 Comments


Lol, have any of you seen that video where the crowd starts throwing rocks at them? It's priceless.

TheOceanInside
December 12th 2010
439 Comments


so funny. they were opening for metal bands and the crowd obviously wouldn't be a fan of nickleback.

DeafMetal
December 12th 2010
8598 Comments


What "metal" bands would let Nickelback open for them?

DGTLPRTY
December 12th 2010
466 Comments


wtf?

Gmork89
December 12th 2010
8613 Comments


Gonna go puke now.

AtavanHalen
December 12th 2010
17919 Comments


God you are all pathetic. Nickelback currently sells more albums than any other rock band...who the hell gives a shit? If you are actually concerned/offended by some mainstream rock band selling a lot of records then I don't know what to tell you.


This, this, fucking THIS.

And the fact that the most intelligent thing said ITT is from the dude who still listens to fucking nu-metal in 2010 says volumes of all of your fucktardom.

Asiatic667
December 12th 2010
4651 Comments


Sputnik seems to be a magnet for hateful people

bornthetravestyofman
December 12th 2010
73 Comments


It's the end of the world as we know it.

Metalstyles
December 12th 2010
8576 Comments


And the fact that the most intelligent thing said ITT is from the dude who still listens to fucking nu-metal in 2010 says volumes of all of your fucktardom.
Oh Atavan, you know that you actually love the fact I still like (good) nu metal, because it just gives us more reasons to fight each other, which is always fun.

Gyromania
December 12th 2010
37016 Comments


There's such a thing as "good" nu-metal? :O lol, I kid ;D

Metalstyles
December 12th 2010
8576 Comments


I know Matt, shocking to hear, isn't it?

Gyromania
December 12th 2010
37016 Comments


Well, it's a little surprising coming from you.

Metalstyles
December 12th 2010
8576 Comments


Please man, Nonpoint, P.O.D., Mudvayne, Spineshank, Nothingface etc. etc., I eat that shit up like a fat kid at mcdonalds

Gyromania
December 12th 2010
37016 Comments


Lol, I know, I was only joking. P.O.D. Is where it's at. I can't get enough of "Roots in Stereo".

krig9412
December 12th 2010
794 Comments


Honestly, until they start outselling Judas Priest or Metallica, I really couldn't care less.

That said, why is everyone so damn surprised by this? MAINSTREAM ROCK, people. It's going to sell a lot. And what, you're actually upset they outsold Linkin Park (a shit band) and Disturbed (an above average band?)

Really, it's not a big deal.

Parallels
December 12th 2010
10144 Comments


i hate linkin park, but its still better than nickelback.


Bleekill
December 12th 2010
832 Comments


Where is the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? They have passed like rain on the mountain, like wind in the meadow. The days have gone down in the West behind the hills into shadow. How did it come to this? [2]

vaux
December 12th 2010
2 Comments


http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/7174/shtbands2a58e1fv4.jpg

paxman
December 13th 2010
4084 Comments


Best first comment ever way up there.

Hommer
December 13th 2010
52 Comments


Props to Nickelback, they know how to fucking make money. Granted, they could do it in a less shitty way (like The Long Road. That wasn't as bad)

amanwithahammer
December 13th 2010
585 Comments


Honestly, I'm surprised.

augustBURNSred88
December 13th 2010
109 Comments


Man that whole list of the top 10 "Hard Rock" albums of 2010 is embarrassing. America should stop buying that shit and the major labels will stop putting it out.

Ovrot
December 13th 2010
13304 Comments


Nukes and dicks?
Too much effort on your part

omnipanzer
December 13th 2010
21827 Comments


^ silly

that is a depressing list fuck nickleback.

newjunkaesthetic93
December 13th 2010
1871 Comments


cause people who like good music just usually steal music, this is sad

SpaceWhale
December 13th 2010
156 Comments


I made a facebook status asking who likes Nickelback..........its affirmative, NO ONE LIKES NICKELBACK!!

Defeater
December 14th 2010
5780 Comments


I made a facebook status asking who likes Nickelback..........its affirmative, NO ONE LIKES NICKELBACK!!


That's probably because that's the same amount of people you have as friends on there.

Curse.
December 14th 2010
8079 Comments


"Honestly, until they start outselling Judas Priest or Metallica, I really couldn't care less."

lol, Nickelback has sold almost as many albums worldwide as Judas Priest

Defeater
December 14th 2010
5780 Comments


Judas Priest sucks almost as bad anyway.

Agnosticbybirth
December 14th 2010
38 Comments


Oh Lawd!

omnipanzer
December 14th 2010
21827 Comments


No, he is right.

americanmusicmachine
December 14th 2010
3953 Comments


: - )


TomAkaVeto
December 14th 2010
1963 Comments


[img]http://oi53.tinypic.com/14dksas.jpg[/img]

mechatanner
December 14th 2010
269 Comments


@Emim:
Dude your comments are always insightfull.. and funny. And your pic is makin my eyes freak the fuck out man.

nickelback.. is gross.
Limewire.. is gross..
Nickelback-Limewire= retarded people buying.. which is even more gross.
possibly the grossesstes. a lot of s's on that one.



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