As Los Angeles Times critic Ann Powers said, Nickelback makes music for the "flyover states." In other words, for those music lovers who don't live in such snob-laden cultural centers like New York and Los Angeles. Nickelback may be from Canada, but with its basic arena rock chords and anthemic lyrics, Chad Kroeger & Co. tapped into mainstream America in a way that no band has since Bon Jovi.

Photo: Nickelback frontman Kroeger rocks out this past summer.