# The Long Road

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{{About|the Nickelback album|other uses|Long Road (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox album
| name         = The Long Road
| type         = studio
| artist       = [Nickelback](/source/Nickelback)
| cover        = Nickelback - The Long Road.albumcover.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = September 23, 2003
| recorded     = December 2002–April 2003
| venue        = 
| studio       = {{hlist|[Greenhouse Studios](/source/Greenhouse_Studios) ([Burnaby](/source/Burnaby), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia))|Mountain View Studios ([Abbotsford, British Columbia](/source/Abbotsford%2C_British_Columbia))}}
| genre        = {{flatlist|
* [Post-grunge](/source/Post-grunge)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/the-long-road-252711/|title=The Long Road - Rolling Stone - 11/13/03|magazine=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone) }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=10 Divisive Post-Grunge Albums From the 2000s That Are Actually Great|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/10_divisive_post-grunge_albums_from_the_2000s_that_are_actually_great-169473|website=[Ultimate Guitar](/source/Ultimate_Guitar)|date=September 17, 2024|accessdate=September 16, 2024|first=Jorge|last=Martins|archive-date=September 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916140948/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/10_divisive_post-grunge_albums_from_the_2000s_that_are_actually_great-169473}}</ref>
* [hard rock](/source/hard_rock)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/every-nickelback-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best|title=Every Nickelback album ranked from worst to best|date=March 1, 2023|access-date=March 1, 2025|website=[Classic Rock](/source/Classic_Rock_(magazine))|last=Howell|first=Maddy}}</ref>
* [alternative metal](/source/alternative_metal)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2003/09/23/nickelback-the-long-road/|title=NICKELBACK – The Long Road: Metal Express|date=23 September 2003 }}</ref>
}}
| length       = 40:34<br />60:08 (bonus tracks)
| label        = [Roadrunner](/source/Roadrunner_Records)
| producer     = {{flatlist|
* Nickelback
* [Joey Moi](/source/Joey_Moi)
}}
| prev_title   = [Silver Side Up](/source/Silver_Side_Up)
| prev_year    = 2001
| next_title   = [All the Right Reasons](/source/All_the_Right_Reasons)
| next_year    = 2005
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = The Long Road
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [Someday](/source/Someday_(Nickelback_song))
 | single1date = July 28, 2003<ref name="fmqb">{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771|title=FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock|website=[FMQB](/source/FMQB)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142732/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771|archive-date=March 22, 2013|access-date=March 3, 2022}}</ref>
 | single2     = [Figured You Out](/source/Figured_You_Out)
 | single2date = November 3, 2003<ref name="fmqb"/>
 | single3     = [Feelin' Way Too Damn Good](/source/Feelin'_Way_Too_Damn_Good)
 | single3date = March 15, 2004<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)|page=25|date=March 6, 2004}}</ref>
  | single4     = [Because of You](/source/Because_of_You_(Nickelback_song))
 | single4date = September 6, 2004<ref name="fmqb"/>
}}
}}

'''''The Long Road''''' is the fourth studio album by Canadian [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [Nickelback](/source/Nickelback), released on September 23, 2003. Recorded at the famed [Greenhouse Studios](/source/Greenhouse_Studios) in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver),<ref>{{cite web | last = Reesman | first = Bryan | title = In The Studio With Nickelback | publisher = Mix | date = November 1, 2013 | url = http://www.mixonline.com/news/profiles/studio-nickelback/364996}}</ref> it is the band's final album with Ryan Vikedal as drummer, and features a notable change in style towards more aggressive guitar riffs and the inclusion of double bass drumming. The album is the first collaboration with producer [Joey Moi](/source/Joey_Moi); who engineered their previous album, ''[Silver Side Up](/source/Silver_Side_Up)'', and produced the band's next three albums.

==Composition==
Most of the album's songs were an experiment from the band into writing heavier downtuned riffs in either B or C tuning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/metal-nickelback-lyrics/|title=10 Nickelback Lyrics that Would fit Metal Songs|website=[Loudwire](/source/Loudwire) |date=21 April 2023 }}</ref> On tracks such as "Flat on the Floor", "Because of You", and "Throw Yourself Away"; Vikedal implemented the use of double bass drumming.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mixonline.com/recording/studio-nickelback-364996|title=In the Studio With Nickelback|date=November 2003 }}</ref> Despite this; the album features several prominent acoustic segments on songs such as "Someday", "Believe it or Not", and "Should've Listened". Kroeger's lyrics often revolved around topics ranging from breakups, self-harm, sex, and personal motivation. Kroeger wrote the lyrics to "Throw Yourself Away" about [Melissa Drexler](/source/Melissa_Drexler)'s infamous 1997 infanticide at her high school prom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Nickelback-throw-yourself-away-lyrics|title=Nickelback - Throw Yourself Away lyrics}}</ref>

During the band's appearance at Bizarre Festival in [Weeze](/source/Weeze), [Germany](/source/Germany), on August 16, 2002; "Figured You Out" made its first live appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/nickelback/2002/flughafen-niederrhein-weeze-germany-1bd695d4.html|title=Nickelback Setlist - August 16, 2002: Bizarre Festival - Flughafen Niederrhein, Weeze, Germany|website=setlist.fm }}</ref>

"Someday" later made an appearance as a part of Nickelback's appearance on ''[MTV Unplugged](/source/MTV_Unplugged)'' in London on September 3, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss-ri21YJLY|title=Nickelback - Live MTV ( Acoustic )|website=[YouTube](/source/YouTube) |date=11 June 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://guestpectacular.com/artists/nickelback/events/tour/the-long-road?page=10|title=Nickelback on tour The Long Road Tour: pg. 11}}</ref>

==Commercial performance==
The album debuted at No. 6 on the [''Billboard'' 200](/source/Billboard_200) in the United States and sold 200,000 copies in its first week of release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fansided.com/2014/11/22/people-finally-realize-nickelback-sucks-album-flops/|title=Fansided: People Finally Realize Nickelback Sucks As Album Flops}}</ref> The album was quickly certified platinum by the [RIAA](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America) on October 24, 2003; eventually being certified double-platinum on March 6, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=nickelback#search_section|title=RIAA Gold & Platinum - Nickelback|website=[Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America) }}</ref> The album was later certified [3× Platinum](/source/RIAA_certification) in the United States on March 10, 2005; having sold 3,591,000 copies as of April 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74351/week-ending-april-10-2011-albums-adele-is-everywhere/ |title=Week Ending April 10, 2011. Albums: Adele Is Everywhere |date=13 April 2011 |first=Paul |last=Grein |work=Chart Watch |publisher=[Yahoo! Music](/source/Yahoo!_Music) |access-date=22 September 2011 |archive-date=24 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424092413/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74351/week-ending-april-10-2011-albums-adele-is-everywhere/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It has sold over five million copies worldwide and was the sixth best-selling album of 2003, having also sold over two million copies internationally.<ref name="BBOARD">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2003-10-11/billboard-200 |title=Billboard 200: Week of October 11, 2003 |magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |access-date=9 March 2010 }}</ref> It was later ranked No. 157 on ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''{{'}}s 200 Albums of the Decade.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-decade-end/billboard-200-albums?year=2009&begin=141&order=position |title=Best of the 2000s: Billboard 200 Albums |at=Showing 141-160 |magazine=Billboard.com |access-date=22 September 2011 }}</ref>

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| MC = 62/100<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-long-road|title=The Long Road Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic|website=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)|access-date=March 25, 2012}}</ref>
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="AM">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r655233|tab=review |first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine |title=''The Long Road'' - Nickelback > Review |access-date=July 5, 2011}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[E! Online](/source/E!_Online)''
|rev2score = B−<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,3055,00.html |title=E! Online - Music - Nickelback "The Long Road" |access-date=2017-08-10 |archive-date=2006-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060919234746/http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,3055,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music](/source/The_Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music)''
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book |title=[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music) |publisher=[Omnibus Press](/source/Omnibus_Press) |edition= 5th concise |year=2011 |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin (writer) }}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)''
| rev4Score = B+<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/09/26/long-road/|title=The Long Road|first=Tom|last=Sinclair|magazine=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly) |date=September 26, 2003|access-date=July 5, 2022|archive-date=October 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026025116/https://ew.com/article/2003/09/26/long-road/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/sep/19/popandrock.shopping|title=Nickelback, The Long Road|website=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)|first=Dorian|last=Lynskey|date=September 19, 2003|access-date=November 13, 2023}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[Now](/source/Now_(newspaper))''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2003-09-25/music_discs3.php|title=NICKELBACK THE LONG ROAD|website=[Now](/source/Now_(newspaper))|first=Sarah|last=Liss|date=September 25, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050222020404/http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2003-09-25/music_discs3.php |access-date=November 13, 2023|archive-date=2005-02-22 }}</ref>
|rev7 = ''[Q](/source/Q_(magazine))''
|rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Nickelback : The Long Road|journal= [Q](/source/Q_(magazine))|date=December 2003 |page=130}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/the-long-road-20031113|title=The Long Road|magazine=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)|date=November 13, 2003|access-date=March 25, 2012}}</ref>
|rev9 = ''[The Rolling Stone Album Guide](/source/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide)''
|rev9score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book |title=[The New Rolling Stone Album Guide](/source/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide) |year=2004 |publisher=[Simon & Schuster](/source/Simon_%26_Schuster)|pages=584}}</ref>
|noprose=yes
}}

The album received polarizing reviews from critics. Journalists often praised the heavier musical direction and aggressive guitar riffs, but criticized the album's misogynistic lyrics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-long-road/nickelback|title=The Long Road - Nickelback: Metacritic|website=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://earofnewt.com/2017/12/03/album-review-nickelback-the-long-road-2003/|title=Album review: Nickelback, The Long Road (2003)|date=4 December 2017 }}</ref> The album was nominated for  [Rock Album of the Year](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rock_Album) at the [2004 Grammy Awards](/source/46th_Annual_Grammy_Awards).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/46th-annual-grammy-awards|title=2003 GRAMMY WINNERS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rhino.com/product/the-long-road|title=Nickelback - The Long Road: Rhino}}</ref>

Tom Sinclair of ''[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)'' praised the album for its musical compositions, lauding the angrier direction and Vikedal's strong drumming on numerous tracks, claiming "The band hammers each song home with a single-minded fervor, cannily melding metal, grunge, and melody. As a singer, Kroeger possesses that rarest of latter-day rock-star commodities: an instantly identifiable voice imbued with passion and edge".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/09/26/long-road/|title=The Long Road review by Tom Sinclair: Entertainment Weekly|magazine=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly) }}</ref>

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) gave the album a modest review, criticizing Kroeger's songwriting but also praising the production of the album in addition to the band's darker change in musical direction, claiming "Nickelback courts it through their audience-pleasing grunge pastiche, which treats the style as just another variation of hard rock".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-long-road-mw0000459226|title=Nickelback's the Long Road - Allmusic|website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) }}</ref>

==Tour==
The band embarked on tour in support of the album with [Trapt](/source/Trapt) and [Three Days Grace](/source/Three_Days_Grace) hired as opening acts. [Theory of a Deadman](/source/Theory_of_a_Deadman) were later hired as an opening act in November 2003 replacing Trapt.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/theory-of-a-deadman-pushes-for-its-own-identity-63522/|title=Theory Of A Deadman Pushes For Its Own Identity|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) }}</ref> The tour included 45 North American dates, 25 European dates, three Japanese dates, and five Australian dates, the second longest tour to date from the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://guestpectacular.com/artists/nickelback/events/tour/the-long-road?page=3|title=Nickelback on tour The Long Road}}</ref> Prior to the second European leg, opening acts Theory of a Deadman and Three Days Grace were replaced by [3 Doors Down](/source/3_Doors_Down) and [Puddle of Mudd](/source/Puddle_of_Mudd).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3xAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=nickelback+japan+2004&pg=PA30|title=Hopes High for 3 Doors Down/Nickelback|date=29 May 2004 }}</ref> Following the tour, on January 2, 2005, Nickelback unexpectedly fired Vikedal after a minor royalty disagreement, replacing him with 3 Doors Down drummer [Daniel Adair](/source/Daniel_Adair).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/betrayed_nickelback_drummer.html|title=Betrayed Nickelback Drummer}}</ref> Kroeger later sued Vikedal to prevent him receiving any further royalties from the band's music, though the matter was later settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.liveabout.com/nickelbacks-chad-kroeger-sues-former-drummer-3245547|title=Nickelback's Former Drummer Ryan Vikedal Sued and Dismissed}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/gzh3nj/chad-kroeger-wants-his-nickels-back-from-ex-drummer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611202245/https://www.mtv.com/news/gzh3nj/chad-kroeger-wants-his-nickels-back-from-ex-drummer|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2023|title=Chad Kroeger Wants His Nickels Back From Ex-Drummer|website=[MTV](/source/MTV) }}</ref>

==Personnel==
Credits adapted from album's liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title= The Long Road |year= 2003 |type= booklet |publisher= [Roadrunner](/source/Roadrunner_Records)}}</ref>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
'''Nickelback'''
*[Chad Kroeger](/source/Chad_Kroeger) – lead vocals, guitar
*[Ryan Peake](/source/Ryan_Peake) – guitar, backing vocals
*[Mike Kroeger](/source/Mike_Kroeger) – bass
*Ryan Vikedal – drums

'''Additional musicians'''
*Brian Larson, Cameron Wilson, Henry Lee, Zoltan Rozsnyai – strings {{small|(track 3)}}
*Corrine Youchezin – female voice {{small|(track 5)}}
{{col-2}}
'''Production'''
*[Joey Moi](/source/Joey_Moi) – producer, engineer, digital editing
*Nickelback – producer
*Alex "Laquaysh" Aligizakis – assistant engineer
*Ryan Andersen – digital editing
*[Randy Staub](/source/Randy_Staub) – mixing
*Zach Blackstone – mixing assistant
*[George Marino](/source/George_Marino) – mastering
{{col-end}}

==Track listing==
'''Standard edition'''
{{Track listing
| all_lyrics = [Chad Kroeger](/source/Chad_Kroeger) except where noted
| all_music  = [Nickelback](/source/Nickelback) except where noted
|title1 = Flat on the Floor
|length1 = 2:02
|title2 = Do This Anymore
|length2 = 4:03
|title3 = [Someday](/source/Someday_(Nickelback_song))
|length3 = 3:27
|note3=lyrics by C. Kroeger, [Mike Kroeger](/source/Mike_Kroeger) and [Ryan Peake](/source/Ryan_Peake)
|title4 = Believe It or Not
|length4 = 4:07
|title5 = [Feelin' Way Too Damn Good](/source/Feelin'_Way_Too_Damn_Good)
|length5 = 4:16
|title6 = [Because of You](/source/Because_of_You_(Nickelback_song))
|length6 = 3:30
|title7 = [Figured You Out](/source/Figured_You_Out)
|length7 = 3:48
|title8 = Should've Listened
|length8 = 3:42
|title9 = Throw Yourself Away
|length9 = 3:55
|title10 = Another Hole in the Head
|length10 = 3:35
|title11 = See You at the Show
|length11 = 4:04
|total_length = 40:34
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japan bonus tracks
| title12 = Someday
| note12 = acoustic
| length12 = 3:20
| title13 = Slow Motion
| length13 = 3:32
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Special edition
| title12 = [Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting](/source/Saturday_Night's_Alright_for_Fighting)
| length12 = 3:44
| note12 = [Elton John](/source/Elton_John) cover; lyrics by [Bernie Taupin](/source/Bernie_Taupin); music by Elton John
| title13 = Yanking Out My Heart
| length13 = 3:36
| title14 = Learn the Hard Way
| length14 = 2:55
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Other tracks and B-sides
| title12 = Love Will Keep Us Together
| length12 = 2:17
| title13 = Too Bad
| note13 = ''[MTV Unplugged](/source/MTV_Unplugged)''
| title14 = Where Do I Hide
| note14 = ''MTV Unplugged''
| title15 = Leader of Men
| note15 = ''MTV Unplugged''
}}

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (2003)
! Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|4|artist=Nickelback|album=The Long Road|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|4|artist=Nickelback|album=The Long Road|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|29|artist=Nickelback|album=The Long Road|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Nickelback|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Denmark|16|artist=Nickelback|album=The Long Road|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|11|artist=Nickelback|album=The Long Road|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|France|39|artist=Nickelback|album=The Long Road|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany|4|id=4658|artist=Nickelback|album=The Long Road|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|9|artist=Nickelback|album=The Long Road|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|11|artist=Nickelback|album=The Long Road|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|3|artist=Nickelback|album=The Long Road|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|38|artist=Nickelback|album=The Long Road|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Portugal|29|artist=Nickelback|album=The Long Road|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|27|artist=Nickelback|album=The Long Road|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|4|artist=Nickelback|album=The Long Road|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|5|date=20030928|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|6|artist=Nickelback|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2021}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Chart (2003)
! Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2003/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2003|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref>
| 58
|-
! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=2003|title=Jahreshitparade Alben 2003|website=austriancharts.at|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref>
| 51
|-
! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2003|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=[GfK Entertainment](/source/GfK_Entertainment)|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref>
| 57
|-
! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2003/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref>
| 28
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20030105/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2003|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref>
| 92
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref>
| 100
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Chart (2004)
! Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2004/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2004|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref>
| 22
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref>
| 26
|}

===Decade-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (2000–2009)
! Position
|-
!scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2009/BB-2009-12-19.pdf|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums|via=World Radio History|magazine=Billboard|page=166|access-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|157
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|title=The Long Road|artist=Nickelback|relyear=2004|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=2003}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|title=The Long Road|artist=Nickelback|relyear=2003|region=Austria|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|title=The Long Road|artist=Nickelback|relyear=2003|region=Canada|award=Platinum|number=5}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|title=The Long Road|artist=Nickelback|relyear=2003|region=Germany|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|title=The Long Road|artist=Nickelback|relyear=2003|id=2006-09-08|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|region=New Zealand|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|title=The Long Road|artist=Nickelback|relyear=2003|region=Switzerland|award=Gold|access-date=February 1, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|title=The Long Road|artist=Nickelback|relyear=2003|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum|id=7097-288-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|title=The Long Road|artist=Nickelback|relyear=2003|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=3}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Metacritic album}}

{{Nickelback}}

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Category:2003 albums
Category:Nickelback albums
Category:Roadrunner Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Joey Moi
Category:Albums recorded at Greenhouse Studios

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