Album · Nickelback
The State by Nickelback
The State is an album by Nickelback, released in 1998. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 12 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Leader of Men”, on 7 lists with a best position of #27.
The State, Nickelback's second album, came out in 1998, the sound of a hard-grafting band from Hanna, Alberta, still years away from the big time. Chad Kroeger sings and plays lead guitar, his brother Mike holds down the bass and Ryan Peake handles rhythm guitar and keys, and the band produced the record themselves. It's lean, chunky post-grunge, all gravelly vocals and bottom-heavy heft.
"Leader of Men" was the first single, with "Old Enough", "Breathe" and "Worthy to Say" following. It was a slow grower rather than a smash, peaking at number 130 on the Billboard 200 and number three on the Heatseekers chart in 2000, but it became the band's first gold record in both Canada and the US, before "How You Remind Me" blew everything open in 2002. It later went platinum in both countries.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The State on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leader of Men | 7 | #27 | – | 2000–2010 | |
| 2 | Breathe | 4 | #55 | – | 2000–2010 | |
| 3 | Old Enough | 1 | #179 | – | 2010 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.