I don't mind some of Nickelback's songs and I do like 'Photograph' and I'm not sure why the band deserves such derision and hatred.
I did vote for Rush though.
I've never understood that either, Nickelback is good at what they do, reminds me of U2 in a way, their success offends many people for some reason, but that doesn't deter their fans from buying millions of albums and showing up in droves for their concert.
As far as Polls and match-ups go people are free to write/create whatever they want, if you don't like the choices simply "Walk On".