Billboard has released a Top Artists of The Decade list and the top ranking band is a Canadian band, although it was 7 on the list of artists. Now I fully realize that Billboard’s ranking is based on not much more than record sales, but the winner of this prize fell into the lap of a band that I consider music for people who don’t really like music. Consider this quote from The National Post:

“Despite a distinct lack of critical acclaim, the rock band formed in Hanna, Alta., has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.”

I am not a swearing man, but I was close when I heard that Nickelback won this prize. Seriously this band is a joke. I have no clue how Nickleback has achieved the success it has. I swear that for every person I know who has one of their songs on their iPod, I know 10 more who will make fun of that person. At least the guys in the following video had enough sense to boo them off stage and start throwing stuff at them.

You can rest well knowing that Word Magazine readers also voted this band as one of the world’s worst bands, but sadly Word Magazine doesn’t carry nearly the same sway as Billboard. See the graphic below though as it is good to see that Nickelback was so bad that they made it twice. If only people could spell properly, those two entries may have added up to one that was bigger than Queen.