- 5 Stars91.83%382 votes
- 4 Stars4.81%20 votes
- 3 Stars0.72%3 votes
- 2 Stars0.48%2 votes
- 1 Star2.16%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 Stars82.67%248 votes
- 4 Stars13.67%41 votes
- 3 Stars2.00%6 votes
- 2 Stars0.00%0 votes
- 1 Star1.67%5 votes
02.
Jesus Of Suburbia
- 5 Stars93.20%329 votes
- 4 Stars3.68%13 votes
- 3 Stars0.57%2 votes
- 2 Stars0.57%2 votes
- 1 Star1.98%7 votes
03.
Holiday
- 5 Stars84.25%246 votes
- 4 Stars12.67%37 votes
- 3 Stars1.03%3 votes
- 2 Stars0.00%0 votes
- 1 Star2.05%6 votes
04.
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
- 5 Stars70.45%205 votes
- 4 Stars22.34%65 votes
- 3 Stars5.50%16 votes
- 2 Stars0.00%0 votes
- 1 Star1.72%5 votes
05.
Are We The Waiting
- 5 Stars47.96%106 votes
- 4 Stars33.48%74 votes
- 3 Stars13.12%29 votes
- 2 Stars2.71%6 votes
- 1 Star2.71%6 votes
06.
St. Jimmy
- 5 Stars71.05%162 votes
- 4 Stars22.37%51 votes
- 3 Stars4.82%11 votes
- 2 Stars0.88%2 votes
- 1 Star0.88%2 votes
07.
Give Me Novacaine
- 5 Stars69.23%162 votes
- 4 Stars23.08%54 votes
- 3 Stars5.98%14 votes
- 2 Stars0.43%1 vote
- 1 Star1.28%3 votes
08.
She’s A Rebel
- 5 Stars48.88%109 votes
- 4 Stars36.77%82 votes
- 3 Stars9.42%21 votes
- 2 Stars3.14%7 votes
- 1 Star1.79%4 votes
09.
Extraordinary Girl
- 5 Stars40.81%91 votes
- 4 Stars38.12%85 votes
- 3 Stars15.25%34 votes
- 2 Stars3.59%8 votes
- 1 Star2.24%5 votes
10.
Letterbomb
- 5 Stars88.84%215 votes
- 4 Stars8.68%21 votes
- 3 Stars0.83%2 votes
- 2 Stars0.41%1 vote
- 1 Star1.24%3 votes
11.
Wake Me Up When September Ends
- 5 Stars73.76%208 votes
- 4 Stars18.79%53 votes
- 3 Stars4.26%12 votes
- 2 Stars1.06%3 votes
- 1 Star2.13%6 votes
12.
Homecoming
- 5 Stars83.47%197 votes
- 4 Stars11.02%26 votes
- 3 Stars2.54%6 votes
- 2 Stars0.42%1 vote
- 1 Star2.54%6 votes
13.
Whatsername
- 5 Stars88.56%209 votes
- 4 Stars8.05%19 votes
- 3 Stars0.85%2 votes
- 2 Stars0.42%1 vote
- 1 Star2.12%5 votes
14.
Favorite Son [Japan]
- 5 Stars65.96%31 votes
- 4 Stars25.53%12 votes
- 3 Stars6.38%3 votes
- 2 Stars2.13%1 vote
- 1 Star0.00%0 votes
10.
Too Much Too Soon [Digital deluxe]
- 5 Stars72.88%43 votes
- 4 Stars22.03%13 votes
- 3 Stars5.08%3 votes
- 2 Stars0.00%0 votes
- 1 Star0.00%0 votes
11.
Shoplifter [Digital deluxe]
- 5 Stars43.59%34 votes
- 4 Stars26.92%21 votes
- 3 Stars17.95%14 votes
- 2 Stars8.97%7 votes
- 1 Star2.56%2 votes
13.
Governator [Digital deluxe]
- 5 Stars38.57%27 votes
- 4 Stars25.71%18 votes
- 3 Stars11.43%8 votes
- 2 Stars10.00%7 votes
- 1 Star14.29%10 votes