- 5 Stars92.33%409 votes
- 4 Stars4.51%20 votes
- 3 Stars0.68%3 votes
- 2 Stars0.45%2 votes
- 1 Star2.03%9 votes
Release Date: September 20, 2004
Length: 57:12
Studio: Studio 880 / Ocean Way Recording
Label: Reprise Records
Producers: Rob Cavallo & Green Day
Mixing: Chris Lorde-Alge
Engineer: Chris Dugan, Doug McKean
Artwork: Chris Bilheimer (cover art)
Additional Musicians: Rob Cavallo (piano), Jason Freese (saxophone), Kathleen Hanna (vocals)
Singles: American Idiot, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, Holiday, Wake Me Up When September Ends, Jesus Of Suburbia
RIAA Certification: 6x Platinum (6 Million) – January 24, 2013
Billboard 200 Peak: #1 (3 weeks) – 143 weeks on the chart
Grammy Awards: American Idiot (2005 – Album): Best Rock Album (Won), Album of the Year (Nominated). American Idiot (2005 – Song): Record of the Year (Nominated), Best Rock Performance (Nominated), Best Rock Song (Nominated), Best Music Video (Nominated). Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (2006): Record of the Year (Won).
Notes: Starting over after the band deemed work on an album to be called Cigarettes And Valentines was not considered to be up to their standards, Green Day recorded a punk rock opera that would project them back to the top of the charts. Taking 10 months to record and costing $650,000, American Idiot was a massive undertaking for the band but would go on to sell over 6 million copies in the US alone. In 2024, a 20th anniversary deluxe edition of the album was released that featured previously unreleased demos and outtakes.
- American Idiot
- Jesus Of Suburbia
- Holiday
- Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
- Are We The Waiting
- St. Jimmy
- Give Me Novacaine
- She’s A Rebel
- Extraordinary Girl
- Letterbomb
- Wake Me Up When September Ends
- Homecoming
- Whatsername
14. Favorite Son
- American Idiot (live)
- Jesus Of Suburbia (live)
- Holiday (live)
- Are We The Waiting (live)
- St. Jimmy (live)
- Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (live)
- American Idiot
- Jesus Of Suburbia
- Holiday / Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
- Are We The Waiting / St. Jimmy
- Give Me Novacaine / She’s a Rebel
- Extraordinary Girl / Letterbomb
- Wake Me Up When September Ends
- Homecoming
- Whatsername
- Too Much Too Soon (deluxe bonus track)
- Shoplifter (deluxe bonus track)
- Governator (deluxe bonus track)
American Idiot
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Holiday
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Jesus Of Suburbia
01.
American Idiot
- 5 Stars82.48%259 votes
- 4 Stars13.69%43 votes
- 3 Stars2.23%7 votes
- 2 Stars0.00%0 votes
- 1 Star1.59%5 votes
02.
Jesus Of Suburbia
- 5 Stars93.28%347 votes
- 4 Stars3.49%13 votes
- 3 Stars0.81%3 votes
- 2 Stars0.54%2 votes
- 1 Star1.88%7 votes
03.
Holiday
- 5 Stars84.79%262 votes
- 4 Stars12.30%38 votes
- 3 Stars0.97%3 votes
- 2 Stars0.00%0 votes
- 1 Star1.94%6 votes
04.
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
- 5 Stars70.92%217 votes
- 4 Stars22.22%68 votes
- 3 Stars5.23%16 votes
- 2 Stars0.00%0 votes
- 1 Star1.63%5 votes
05.
Are We The Waiting
- 5 Stars47.46%112 votes
- 4 Stars34.75%82 votes
- 3 Stars12.71%30 votes
- 2 Stars2.54%6 votes
- 1 Star2.54%6 votes
06.
St. Jimmy
- 5 Stars70.66%171 votes
- 4 Stars23.14%56 votes
- 3 Stars4.55%11 votes
- 2 Stars0.83%2 votes
- 1 Star0.83%2 votes
07.
Give Me Novacaine
- 5 Stars69.88%174 votes
- 4 Stars22.49%56 votes
- 3 Stars5.62%14 votes
- 2 Stars0.80%2 votes
- 1 Star1.20%3 votes
08.
She’s A Rebel
- 5 Stars49.79%118 votes
- 4 Stars36.29%86 votes
- 3 Stars8.86%21 votes
- 2 Stars3.38%8 votes
- 1 Star1.69%4 votes
09.
Extraordinary Girl
- 5 Stars42.02%100 votes
- 4 Stars37.82%90 votes
- 3 Stars14.71%35 votes
- 2 Stars3.36%8 votes
- 1 Star2.10%5 votes
10.
Letterbomb
- 5 Stars88.03%228 votes
- 4 Stars8.88%23 votes
- 3 Stars1.54%4 votes
- 2 Stars0.39%1 vote
- 1 Star1.16%3 votes
11.
Wake Me Up When September Ends
- 5 Stars73.40%218 votes
- 4 Stars19.19%57 votes
- 3 Stars4.38%13 votes
- 2 Stars1.01%3 votes
- 1 Star2.02%6 votes
12.
Homecoming
- 5 Stars82.40%206 votes
- 4 Stars12.40%31 votes
- 3 Stars2.40%6 votes
- 2 Stars0.40%1 vote
- 1 Star2.40%6 votes
13.
Whatsername
- 5 Stars88.71%220 votes
- 4 Stars8.06%20 votes
- 3 Stars0.81%2 votes
- 2 Stars0.40%1 vote
- 1 Star2.02%5 votes
14.
Favorite Son [Japan]
- 5 Stars63.64%35 votes
- 4 Stars27.27%15 votes
- 3 Stars7.27%4 votes
- 2 Stars1.82%1 vote
- 1 Star0.00%0 votes
10.
Too Much Too Soon [Digital deluxe]
- 5 Stars69.70%46 votes
- 4 Stars24.24%16 votes
- 3 Stars4.55%3 votes
- 2 Stars1.52%1 vote
- 1 Star0.00%0 votes
11.
Shoplifter [Digital deluxe]
- 5 Stars43.53%37 votes
- 4 Stars28.24%24 votes
- 3 Stars16.47%14 votes
- 2 Stars9.41%8 votes
- 1 Star2.35%2 votes
13.
Governator [Digital deluxe]
- 5 Stars39.24%31 votes
- 4 Stars26.58%21 votes
- 3 Stars11.39%9 votes
- 2 Stars8.86%7 votes
- 1 Star13.92%11 votes