Although the Bizkit's last album, 'Results May Vary', sold a million copies in 13 weeks in the US, its predecessor 'Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavoured Water' sold four-times the amount in the same period, suggesting that the negativity from the press has had an effect on record sales.
Guitar World voted Creed and The Strokes as the second and third-worst acts of the year respectively, whilst Metallica's 'St Anger' album was named as the biggest disappointment of the year.