I doubt the committee will even think of Nickelback. I don't even know why do we have to have a page for them as they are not even a potential candidate. No chance they will be inducted, maybe into the Rock and Roll Hall of Shame along with Creed. They are good at what they do, making similar generic commercialized songs with pretty much the same chords progression that get a lot of airtime on radio. But that never was a criteria to be considered. If visibility on media is a criteria than Diana Sawyer, Brad Pitt, Obama etc. would also have to be inducted. Just because you are popular and everyone know you doesn't mean you get in. The Hall of Fame is about contribution to Music, specifically Music in Rock Era.

Posted by Lee on Monday, 07/22/2013 @ 14:44pm

Chances are they will not be inducted or will all be very, very old. However, they do have one great album (Silver Side Up) another couple good ones & have probably had much more fun these last 10 or so years than you or I, Lee.

Posted by Paul in KY on Monday, 07/22/2013 @ 16:00pm

There is no need for them! They suck!

Posted by Roy on Monday, 07/22/2013 @ 17:24pm

A lot of people would hate to see the RNR HOF induct them, but it is happening. Nickelback is more deserving of Blink 182 anyway since Blink 1&2 influenced the worst bands of all time!

Posted by Ldub20 on Monday, 08/12/2013 @ 21:28pm

And Nickelback haven't?

Posted by GFW on Tuesday, 08/13/2013 @ 07:34am

Nickelback is the Brittney Spears of rock. Huge gullible fan base. Their music is made using the same equation that poops out crap-tons of radio hits. The result is a flash-in-the-pan pop song that's easy to understand for the masses, receives loads of attention and then 3 months later grinds ears and activates your gag reflex.

Next, Rock and Roll by definition requires some level of unconventionism - Nickelback is as conventional and predictable as it gets. Their sound wasn't original to begin with and has never since offered anything new. Every time I hear Nickelback I feel like my intelligence is insulted, as if I can't tell they've been feeding me the same generic crap for 20 years.

Posted by Terrill on Saturday, 09/16/2017 @ 15:44pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsj9uRojIfw

How Nickelback Became The Most Hated Band In History

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 03/4/2018 @ 11:42am

This Is How You Remind Me * Why Don't You And I (Santana and Chad Kroeger)

and that's it!

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 03/4/2018 @ 11:49am

They suck!

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 03/4/2018 @ 11:50am

Yup Roy, that video you shared nearly sums it up. However, I feel the message in the video is "bad timing" as Nickelback has become the target of Internet trolls, memes and whatever else. You can say the same about a lot of other bands. This is also a day and age where rock radio is taken less seriously. That may have been the case 10 years ago, when Nickelback was being played like crazy. If anyone reads the charts or the Spotify 50, you'll find 90% of the music is hip-hop and some country.

Nickelback is like Creed and so many other bands from the late 90s/early 2000s that are pretty much the products of suit-and-tie/corporate rock! And Terrill, I agree with your words completely. Yes, I do like maybe two of their songs - I'll be fair. I've never seen them live...maybe I will one of these days. I have spoken to Tyler Connolly (lead vocals, Theory of a Deadman) and one of the guys from My Darkest Days, and they both said that Chad Kroeger knows his way around the music industry. They knew people hated Kroeger and Nickelback, which is why they added "like it or not". I don't know if that's true; after all, this was 6 years ago.

Posted by Jason Voigt on Monday, 03/5/2018 @ 13:18pm

I'm sitting here in the sun, on a pretty Thanksgiving Day...stoned, digesting a wonderful meal. Grooving to my iPod, when 'Animals' comes on.

I know alot of people on this site claim to detest Nickleback, etc, etc. I certainly think they are 2 killer albums away from having a case.

That said, I just think 'Animals' is one badass song. Think any of us would go to our graves happy if we'd been able to have said we wrote that one.

Should be an essential song. Hope all are having as great a Turkey Day as I'm having.

Posted by Paul in KY on Thursday, 11/22/2018 @ 16:18pm

Glad you had a great Thanksgiving, Paul! You're right, Nickelback is the butt of many jokes when defining rock in the last 20 years- and they do have a few killer songs that I like, but nothing else really.

Posted by Jason Voigt on Friday, 11/23/2018 @ 02:27am

Jason, hope you are having a great weekend there in the St Lou!

Posted by Paul in KY on Friday, 11/23/2018 @ 08:22am

@ Paul

I think there are songs that should be on this page as an essential the most.

Too Bad (2001)
Someday (2003)
Figured You Out (2003)
Photograph (2005)
Animals (2005)
Far Away (2005)
Burn It To The Ground (2008)

Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 11/24/2018 @ 13:01pm

Hey Dude! Hope you've had a great Thanksgiving Weekend! In addition to the ones you listed, check out:

S.E.X
Because of You
Must Be Nice

Posted by Paul in KY on Sunday, 11/25/2018 @ 10:10am

RIAA Gold & Platinum Update: Nickelback

Tilte: Photograph
Format: Single
2x Platinum

Total: 28.3 Million

Posted by The Dude on Thursday, 12/6/2018 @ 12:35pm

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8467457/campaign-reunite-nirvana-with-nickelback-chad-kroeger

There's a Campaign to Reunite Nirvana With Nickelback's Chad Kroeger on Vocals

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 03/2/2019 @ 23:40pm

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/chad-kroeger-death-reports-funny/

The bottom part of the article is more interesting.

“Kroeger said he was surprised and honored to have achieved greater statistical success than Neil Young, Bryan Adams, Leonard Cohen and other fellow Canadians. He talked up the art of writing “immediate” three-minute songs, explaining: “Every song that I write, I just want that song to be the best version of that song that it can be. That's it. A lot of times, we're sitting there looking at what we're offering so far on the record and we'll be like, 'Alright, so what are we missing here?' …We'll look at whatever we are missing and then we'll just write that one.”

“Responding to the suggestion that it was an “A&R approach,” he responded: “I think is a very smart approach. Eleven songs that sound exactly the same is a little stagnant, don't you think? If you have a diverse catalog, you get a diverse fan base. … all I care about is that, at some point in time, when we show up in their town, everybody gets together and sings along to stupid songs that I've written. And that's the best feeling in the world.”

Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 04/6/2019 @ 11:41am

Testing hyperlinks in the body of a comment...

https://futurerocklegends.com/inductees.php

Posted by FRL on Monday, 10/7/2019 @ 17:06pm

NEVER

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 10/9/2019 @ 05:41am

I think Nickleback almost ruins Pearl Jam for me

Posted by Nice Guy Ry Guy on Monday, 12/2/2019 @ 21:09pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw0jCyH5cZA

Starting at 2:00 minutes in, listen and tell me if this sounds like Chad Kroger. They should get Chad Kroger into the studio to record the I Will Wait For You part of the song and insert it into the Mumford & Sons song, or they could just re-record the song with Chad Kroger.

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 02/27/2020 @ 15:41pm

The only songs I like

2001: How You Remind Me
2002: Hero
2002: Why Don't You & I
2006: Far Away
2009: Never Gonna Be Alone

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 02/27/2020 @ 16:30pm

Nickelback deserves it as much as the next band! They make great music!

Posted by lippyj on Thursday, 04/15/2021 @ 16:47pm

Their career has made an impact for future rock artist, bands even though people don't want to admit it ❤

Posted by Valeria Cardona on Friday, 04/16/2021 @ 09:15am

I have seen them 3 times and would see them 3million times if possible <3

Posted by Diana Natcher on Friday, 04/16/2021 @ 12:47pm

Nickelback certainly deserves to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They are the shit and they are great and very talented. Chad writes the most awesome songs and Mike Daniel and Ryan are very talented as well. I have loved them from the beginning and will always be a life long fan. The creativity alone should get them in. I listen to them everyday and never get tired of it. They are the greatest in my eyes and can't wait for some new music.

Posted by Stacey Land on Friday, 04/16/2021 @ 19:12pm

Nickelback has created a new form of rock music and is the most important band of the alternativ rock scenic constantly since many years. All the time the band find a way to put out a very special song and reach millions listener around the globe. Not only "How you remind me" is such a great song, "When we stand together", "Song on fire", "The hammers coming down", "Satellit", "Save me" and others are it too. These songs have many facettes of gorgeous music, the special form of lyrics and the videos give diverse new possibility of interpretation and the live performances too. The band has deserved it to be a part of the Rock Hall of Frame.

Posted by Monika Blanka Katterwe on Saturday, 04/17/2021 @ 10:41am

Terrible band. Their influence is directly responsible for the atrocity known as Theory of a Deadman. That alone should disqualify them.

Posted by Walter on Friday, 06/4/2021 @ 18:19pm

I don't hate Nickelback but I don't see an induction likely, due to the critical backlash they've gotten.

Posted by Henry on Tuesday, 07/6/2021 @ 00:04am

4.8 thousand voted and 67 percent said yes...
That might be saying something.

Posted by Henry on Friday, 07/16/2021 @ 22:43pm

Who is worse Nickelback or Drake?

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 07/20/2021 @ 23:13pm

^Probably Drake, as I think Nickelback is over-hated. Anything is better than most modern music...

Posted by Nathan on Wednesday, 07/21/2021 @ 00:08am

Nickelback are not as bad as people say. Drake started out with promise but he got worse over time. The only problem with Nickelback is that they don't take chances and try new things. They have stuck with the same formula they had since Silver Side Up.

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 07/21/2021 @ 11:32am

I like them but they probably won't make it in the hall. They are one of my favorite bands tho. They had a lot of hits. A lot of people say that their songs sound the same, but that's not true. Some of their songs do but most of them dont.

Posted by Trent on Thursday, 07/22/2021 @ 14:51pm

Nickelback is one of the most successful bands of the 90's and 2000's. Chad Kroeger is a great, underrated songwriter. They have so many classic hits such as "How You Remind Me," "Rockstar," "Someday," "Savin Me," "Far Away," and "Gotta Be Somebody." They remind me of a modern day Foreigner or Def Leppard. It would be great to see this band inducted, so their haters could eat their words.

Posted by James on Wednesday, 08/11/2021 @ 22:33pm

Nickelback is a damn good band, no matter what the haters say. Do I see them in the Hall Of Fame? They probably won't make it, but they are still a good band in my book. Chad is a good songwriter with a cool, unique voice, and many of their songs don't sound the same, despite what critics have said.

Posted by Brandon on Thursday, 09/16/2021 @ 10:29am

Probably won't make it in the Hall, but they are undeserving of the hate they receive.

Posted by Lucas on Friday, 10/15/2021 @ 22:35pm

To Nickelback's credit they do have hits and a fanbase. Still, they don't have the critical acclaim and their name is basically a punchline. Considering how many superior bands have yet to even nominated (Sonic Youth, Pixies, Blur, Oasis, etc.) I don't see them even getting a pity nomination.

Posted by Garrick on Friday, 11/26/2021 @ 07:24am

Six certified albums with All the Right Reasons going diamond. Numerous hit singles, some certified.

Posted by Garrus on Sunday, 12/19/2021 @ 14:00pm

Nickelback is the 2000's version of JOURNEY. Journey was a very uncool band among rock fans, yet they were one of the highest grossing bands of the 80's. I took a lot of shit for being a JOURNEY fan, but their songs still get played on the radio. I still hear NICKELBACK songs on the radio sometimes. They definitely knew how to write a hit single.

Posted by Kyle on Sunday, 12/19/2021 @ 17:49pm

you know as much as people hate nickelback...they matter. they sold 25 million albums (including having a diamond record) in an era where no one was buying rock music at that rate, they had a #1 hit when that didn't happen for rock acts, they're influence is pretty massive and far reaching (not only like theory of a dead man, three days grace, daughtry, and puddle of mudd but like florida georgia line and morgan wallen too not to mention coldplay and muse).

i feel like normally an act like nickelback would normally be inducted within a decade of becoming eligible (queen and black sabbath, also critical derided but super popular and influential bands, for example) but nickelback is dealing with the internet and the nickelback sucks meme, even after a critical warming to the band, has not really been dampened.

Posted by mat r on Monday, 03/7/2022 @ 21:30pm

I think I would liken Nickelback to Foreigner. I read a quote from their bassist that read something like this:
"I think it's very, very simple why, and that's because critics were never all that into FOREIGNER; they always viewed it as very commercial and corporate.

"You always have to see where critics are coming from, and to them, when something sells a lot of records, in most cases, they will view that as having been because of some kind of compromise made by the artist," he continued. "And I just don't feel like FOREIGNER did that. I feel like we made honest music that's just really good that people happen to like."
And I think that's Nickelback's situation. They may have been super successful but they aren't really hall of fame material in my eyes. They just made a lot of hit songs.

Posted by Henry on Tuesday, 03/8/2022 @ 03:00am

Nickelback should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023. They have in their 25 years. They have multiple Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond songs and albums. In 2009, Billboard ranked them "the most successful rock group of the decade." That says a lot! They have a huge variety of song genres from hard rock to love ballads. They have worked hard to get where they are and deserve the honor. And many, many people would love to see them inducted.

Posted by Penny Boyer on Wednesday, 07/13/2022 @ 18:46pm

My first concert of Nickelback was Rock am Ring on August 16, 2002 and I think they deserve to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Posted by M. L. on Wednesday, 08/24/2022 @ 04:52am

I think Nickelback deserves to be here like no one else. They have amazing music, songs that everyone knows and remembers for decades. The most memorable and recognizable voice of the soloist. All their songs are amazing. In my opinion, this is an ode to the best rock bands.

Posted by Kseniya on Wednesday, 08/31/2022 @ 02:27am

they're a good band... but nothing more. they're not legendary, they're not the best rock band of the 2000s, they're not even in the top 10. they have enjoyable singles, i'll admit. i like animals, she keeps me up, how you remind me, etc but they are just not legend status. and i don't believe they ever will be.

Posted by Kirsten on Saturday, 10/1/2022 @ 18:23pm

Nickelback is never getting in. Their name is essentially a punchline and putting them in over a band that did have the influence and acclaim like the Pixies or The Replacements would be lame AF.

Posted by Garrick on Sunday, 11/13/2022 @ 19:41pm

Nickelback is being inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame! This is ridiculous! They still have not inducted Trooper or Jack Scott.

https://canadianmusichalloffame.ca

https://canadianmusichalloffame.ca/inductee/nickelback/

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 01/17/2023 @ 18:28pm

They are mediocre but never went away

Obviously they get in!

Posted by Jesse on Wednesday, 01/25/2023 @ 14:56pm

Personally, I have enjoyed Nickelback when I heard them on the radio, but I wouldn't go out of my way to buy it or hear it. This is no longer the case, and I'd like to share why.

In 2017, I was diagnosed with cancer. While I was undergoing cancer treatment, I was staying with extended family. My significant other decided we were done and moved out of where we were living during this time. I saw it coming, so wasn't overly surprised.

Treatment was supposed to end on a certain date, but I got there and they told me I had one more week, but that it would be in two weeks. At that time, I had 30 days left where I was staying. I was completely exhausted and wiped out from treatment. I was job hunting, but with little success. I didn't have a place to go once the month ended, though I kept looking and had been ever since the breakup. The backup plan was to move to my ex's new place with him and our roommate.

The last round of chemo and radiation was downgraded to 3 days. With one day left, I called my ex and told him I was very sorry, but it looked like I was going to have to relocate to there in two weeks, just until I could get on my feet. Let's just say I was denied.

In the wee hours of the morning on the last day of treatment, I woke up and could not distract myself back to sleep. YouTube music was just on play music at random. I was reading one of my favorite authors, and could not get lost in the book. I had no one to call, no one I felt I could lean on. I kept trying to see my path forward and could not. I finally broke down and cried....hard. It was the cry I hadn't allowed myself to have.

about 15 minutes and a headache later, I was forcing myself to calm down, when the music changed and I heard a voice in the darkness say, "I know the feeling, of finding yourself stuck out on a ledge." It would go on to say "You're not done, you're far too young and the best is yet to come." Then the next song came on and asked, "If today was your last day" . . . what would you do? It reminded me of those I had seen while undergoing treatment who had it so much worse. With the third song, I was drifting off to sleep hearing "You're never gonna be alone, from this moment on." I remember thinking I would have to check and see who that was . . . and I forgot.

The memory of that night, however, help me to carry on through being homeless and living in my van for a week, through a second cancer diagnosis and surgery, and more. I didn't find out who it was until January of 2020.

Since then, I have made sure I have every album they have released on CD. I have listened to every one of them and the lyrics are amazing and cover subjects that most would fear to even attempt. The music is honest, and sometimes just says what we are all thinking. Their music makes me laugh, cry, rage, and hope, right along with them as the music plays on. I have not found a single song I did not like on any of their albums, and that is something I have never been able to say about any artist ever.

This is my story, but I have seen similar stories of how Nickelback touched their lives and inspired them. When, not if, they are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I hope I am alive and able to travel to see it happen in person. To my mind, the ability to reach out and touch someone musically, like the musical hug they provided that night for me, is the epitome of musical artistry. THAT is what music is about.

Posted by Dawn L. on Thursday, 03/16/2023 @ 22:46pm

They're in the Canadian equivalent to the RRHOF.

Posted by Henry on Monday, 10/9/2023 @ 23:37pm

Absolutely, yes for nomination! Hard to say what year induction will occur and whom competition will be at that time!

Posted by Stephanie Cioch on Tuesday, 04/23/2024 @ 20:05pm

Commenters on this site and nobodies in general who try to tell the world which music is good and which is bad should just go away....nobody cares about your opinion on music and it's laughable for you to think your opinions are relevant. They're relevant only to the other losers who go along with what you say because they don't want to go against the grain even though most of them actually like Nickelback and loved Creed. So just quick trying to convince others that you're some kind of expert on what makes for good/bad music by throwing out terms such as chord progressions when you probably never played a guitar in your life or if you did nobody cares because you suck! So many idiots in this social media era where losers can hide behind their hate. I'm out!!

Posted by Randy on Thursday, 06/27/2024 @ 22:57pm