The Best of Nickelback Volume 1
The Best of Nickelback Volume 1 is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released on November 4, 2013, through Roadrunner Records and Universal Music Canada to coincide with their October–November 2013 "The Hits Tour". Though frontman Chad Kroeger 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 from the band; Silver Side Up, The Long Road, All the Right Reasons, Dark Horse, and Here and Now.
Reception
In a mixed review, AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine said the track listing ignored the band's first two albums, Curb and The State, and that its inclusion of only two songs from the band's then-most recent studio album, Here and Now, "accurately reflects also-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".In a negative review, Tony Clayton-Lea writing for The Irish Times lamented how "even the least discerning fan will listen to most of what's here and give it short shrift", nominating How You Remind Me and Rockstar as the best tracks on the package amidst the lifetime supply of "turgid cheese" present on the compilation.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Chad Kroeger and all music composed by Nickelback, except where noted.- Tracks 2, 7, and 12 from Silver Side Up
- Tracks 6 and 10–11 from The Long Road
- Tracks 1, 4–5, 9, 14, and 17 from All the Right Reasons
- Tracks 3, 8, 15, and 18–19 from Dark Horse
- Tracks 13 and 16 from ''Here and Now''
Charts
Weekly charts
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