''The Best of Nickelback Volume 1'' is a

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by Canadian

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band

Nickelback Nickelback is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta. It is composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, bassist Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adai ...

. It was released on November 4, 2013, through

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(internationally) and

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(in Canada) to coincide with their October–November 2013 "The Hits Tour". Though frontman

Chad Kroeger Chad Robert Kroeger ( Turton; born November 15, 1974) is a Canadian musician who is the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Nickelback. In addition to his work with Nickelback, Kroeger has been involved with a variety of collaboration ...

had previously stated in an interview that their upcoming greatest hits album would include new songs as well as previous hits, the final track listing contains only previously released material. The compilation features singles released from all but the first two studio albums (1996's ''

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'' and 1998's ''

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'') from the band; ''

Silver Side Up ''Silver Side Up'' is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on September 11, 2001. According to AllMusic, ''Silver Side Up'' continued Nickelback's tradition of "dark high-octane rock" from the band's first two albu ...

'' (2001), ''

The Long Road ''The Long Road'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on September 23, 2003. Recorded at the famed Greenhouse Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, it is the band's last album with Ryan Vikedal as drummer, a ...

'' (2003), ''

All the Right Reasons ''All the Right Reasons'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on October 4, 2005, on Roadrunner Records. It is the band's first album with former 3 Doors Down drummer Daniel Adair, who replaced Ryan Vikedal in Ja ...

'' (2005), ''

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'' (2008), and '' Here and Now'' (2011).

Track listing

All lyrics written by

and all music composed by Nickelback, except where noted. * Tracks 2, 7, and 12 from ''

'' (2001) * Tracks 6 and 10-11 from ''

'' (2003) *Tracks 1, 4–5, 9, 14, and 17 from ''

'' (2005) * Tracks 3, 8, 15, and 18-19 from ''

'' (2008) * Tracks 13 and 16 from '' Here and Now'' (2011)

Reception

In a mixed review,

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said the track listing ignored the band's first two albums, ''

'' and ''

'', and that its inclusion of only two songs from the band's then-most recent studio album, '' Here and Now'', "accurately reflects hat album'salso-ran status". He said that the greatest hits compilation would not change the minds of "the band's haters – who are legion" but that "there's not a more listenable Nickelback album out there".

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References

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