  The rock band 3 Doors Down from
Escatawpa, Mississippi consists of Brad
Arnold (on vocals), Todd Harrell (on bass),
Matt Roberts (on guitar), and Chris Henderson
(on guitar), with Richard Liles (on drums).
Harrell formed a band with
Arnold and Roberts. The trio came up with
their name while in Alabama and saw the
partial phrase 'Doors Down' on a building.
3 Doors Down recorded a few
demos to sell at performances. Their song
"Kryptonite" got the band
recognized by record labels as it became a
favorite during performances and a hit with
local radio stations. The group's signing to
a label (Republic Records of Universal
Records) came after a performance at CBGB's
in New York.
Henderson, who had played with
Harrell previously, joined 3 Doors Down.
Liles was used with the band as a studio
drummer to allow Arnold to be the frontman on
vocals.
 # 24
Singles Artist of the Year
 3 Doors Down
released The
Better Life.
3 Doors Down opened for Creed and Sevendust
on tour through May.
The
Better Life was certified gold.
"Kryptonite" starting getting
heavy play on alternative and rock stations.
The
Better Life was certified platinum.
"Kryptonite" topped the
Billboard Modern Rock chart for 11 weeks.
 3 Doors Down hit the Top 40 with
"Kryptonite."
3 Doors Down appeared at
Canada's largest music festival, Edgefest.
3 Doors Down hit the Top
10
with "Kryptonite."
The
Better Life was certified 2x platinum.
"Loser" topped the
Billboard Mainstream Rock chart for 21 weeks.
"Kryptonite" hit #1.
The
Better Life was certified 3x platinum.
The
Better Life was certified 4x platinum.
3 Doors Down topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts with the Top
Mainstream Rock Track and Top Modern Rock
Track ("Kryptonite").
 # 31
Singles Artist of the Year
3 Doors Down won an American Music
Award for Favorite
Pop/Rock New Artist.
3 Doors Down were nominated for
a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song ("Kryptonite"). The band
kicked off a headlining tour.
3 Doors Down hit the Top 40 with
"Loser."
3 Doors Down won a Blockbuster
Entertainment Award for Favorite Group - New
Artist.
3 Doors Down topped the
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 3
weeks with "Duck and Run."
 3 Doors Down hit the Top 40 with
"Be Like That."
3 Doors Down hit the road with Lifehouse and Tantric.
The
Better Life was certified 5x platinum.
 # 193
Singles Artist of the Year
Arnold was honored with 5 BMI
Pop Awards for songwriting and was also named
Songwriter of the Year.
Harrell turned himself into
police in Mississippi for a 'misdemeanor
simple assault' charge after a claim was
filed that Harrell had attacked a man at a
party a few days before.
Harrell was found not guilty of
assault charges in Mississippi.
 3 Doors Down released their next
LP, Away
From The Sun.
3 Doors Down hit the Top 40 with
"When I'm Gone."
Away
From The Sun was certified gold.
3 Doors Down topped the
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 17
weeks with "When I'm Gone."
 # 4
Singles Artist of the Year (# 1
Group/Duo of the Year)
 Away
From The Sun was certified platinum.
3 Doors Down
were nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("When I'm Gone").
3 Doors Down hit the Top 10 with "When I'm Gone."
3 Doors Down hit #1 for a week with "When I'm Gone."
The
Better Life was certified 6x platinum.
 3 Doors Down hit the Top 40 with
"Here Without You."
3 Doors Down hit the Top 10 with "Here Without You."
3 Doors Down hit #1 for 2 weeks with
"Here Without You."
3 Doors Down topped the
Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart with "Here Without You."
Away
From The Sun was certified 2x platinum.
 3 Doors Down released the live
EP Another
700 Miles which will include 6 live
tracks including the new song "It's Not
Me" and a cover of Lynyrd
Skynyrd's "That Smell."
3 Doors Down were nominated for
an American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock
Band/Duo/Group and performed at the ceremony.
3 Doors Down topped the
Billboard Adult Top 40 chart for 13 weeks
with "Here Without You."
3 Doors Down topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top Pop Artist
- Duo/Group (singles & albums) and Top
Hot 100 Singles Artist - Duos/Group.
 # 59
Singles Artist of the Year
Away
From The Sun was certified 3x platinum.
 3 Doors Down
hit the Top 40 with "Away From The Sun."
Harrell was charged with assault
for allegedly punching and kicking a
newspaper deliveryman.
Another
700 Miles was certified gold.
3 Doors Down toured with Nickelback during the summer.
The single "Here Without You" was certified
gold.
# 111 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 # 16
Singles Artist of the Year
 3 Doors Down hit the Top 40 with
"Let Me Go."
The band released their next
LP, Seventeen
Days.
3 Doors Down topped the
Billboard 200 LP chart for a week with Seventeen
Days. The LP sold over 231,000
copies its first week of release in the US.
 3 Doors Down hit the Top 10 with "Let Me Go."
Seventeen
Days was certified platinum.
The single "When I'm Gone" was certified
gold.
The single "Let Me Go" was certified
gold.
3 Doors Down hit the Top 40 with
"Here By Me."
The single "Here Without You" was certified
platinum.
3 Doors Down performed on ReAct
Now: Music & Relief - a benefit
program shown on music video channels to
raise money for those affected by Hurricane
Katrina.
 During the year, drummer Greg
Upchurch from Puddle Of Mudd joined the group.
3 Doors Down were nominated for
an American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group.
Arnold was involved in a
one-car accident in Mississippi.
 The single "Kryptonite" was certified
gold.
3 Doors Down topped the
Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart
with "It's Not My Time."
3 Doors Down hit the Top 40 with
"It's Not My Time."
 3 Doors Down released 3
Doors Down.
3 Doors Down topped the
Billboard 200 LP chart, Top Digital Albums
chart, Top Rock Albums chart, and Top
Internet Albums chart with 3
Doors Down. The set sold over 154,000
copies its first week of release in the US.
3 Doors Down hit the Top 10 with "It's Not My Time."
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