Thousands of votes were cast in the Tastebuds user poll, that saw Nickelback gain 13 per cent of the vote. Users expressed their dislike for "[the band's] brand of grunge rock" although they were the best-selling foreign act of the noughties, in the US, after The Beatles.

Justin Bieber came a "close second", followed by Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, Coldplay, U2, creed Katy perry, Lil Wayne and Britney Spears rounding off the top ten.

It was also found that, apart from ...