2. Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna. The
band is composed of lead guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger,
rhythm guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, bassist
Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adair. The band went through a
few drummer changes between 1995 and 2005, achieving its current
form when Adair replaced drummer Ryan Vikedal.
3. Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian groups,
having sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and ranking as the eleventh
best-selling music act, and the second best-selling foreign act in the U.S. of the
2000s, behind The Beatles. Billboard ranks them the top rock group of the
decade, and their hit song "How You Remind Me" was listed as the top rock
song of the decade and the fourth song of the decade. They were listed
number seven on the Billboard top artist of the decade, with four albums listed
on the Billboard top albums of the decade.
