You “never made it as a wise man” if you didn’t guess Nickelback as the Biggest Rock Band of the 21st Century, at least according to Billboard. The weekly music magazine that keeps tracks of all the prominent charts recently counted down the Top 100 Artists of the 21st Century across all of their charting formats and Nickelback was the highest

The fourth Top 50 rock album for the 21st Century is Evanescence 's 2003 album, Fallen . Featuring the singles "Bring Me to Life," "Going Under," "My Immortal" and "Everybody's Fool," the record went on to rack up a Diamond certification from the RIAA for over 10 million sold in the U.S. It placed at No. 33 for the 21st Century.

Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line and numerous other country artists are also featured.

Billboard’s Top Artists, along with the Top Billboard 200 Albums and Top Hot 100 Songs of the 21st Century, are based on chart performance across the specified period. The ranking system gives a nod to the artists who have left the most significant mark in both album sales and chart hits over the years.