- Green Day discography
Infobox Artist Discography
Artist =Green Day
Caption =
Studio = 7
Live = 6
Video = 2
EP = 3
Compilation = 3
Singles = 29
Music videos = 26
Soundtrack =Green Day is an American punk trio formed in 1987. [http://www.sanfran.com/archives/view_story/96/] The band has consisted of
Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals,guitar ),Mike Dirnt (bass guitar , vocals), andTré Cool (drums, percussion) for the majority of its existence.Green Day was originally part of the
punk rock scene at924 Gilman Street inBerkeley, California . Its early releases forindependent record label Lookout! Records earned them a grassroots fanbase, some of whom felt alienated when the band signed to a major label. Guitar Legends. " [http://www.greendayauthority.com/TheBand/articles/guitarlegends/page8.jpgWhat Happened Next...] ." Retrieved on August 20, 2007] Nevertheless, its major label debut "Dookie " (1994) became a breakout success and eventually sold over 10 million copies in theU.S. alone, and 15 million copies sold worldwide.Myers, Ben. " [http://www.disinfo.com/site/displayarticle15670.html Green Day: American Idiot and the New Punk Explosion] " April, 2006.] As a result, Green Day was widely credited, alongside fellowCalifornia punk bandsThe Offspring and Rancid, with reviving mainstream interest in and popularizing punk rock in the United States. [DeRogatis, Jim. "Milk It!: Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the 90's." Cambridge: Da Capo, 2003. Pg. 357, ISBN 0-306-81271-1] cite web | author=D'Angelo, Joe | year=2004 | title=How Green Day's Dookie Fertilized A Punk-Rock Revival | work=MTV.com | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1491001/20040915/story.jhtml | accessmonthday=July 26 |accessyear=2006] Green Day's three follow-up albums, "Insomniac", "Nimrod" and "Warning" did not achieve the massive success of "Dookie," but they were still successful, reaching double platinum and gold status respectively. [ [http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-g/greenday_main.htm Rock On The Net: Green Day ] ] Green Day's 2004rock opera "American Idiot " reignited the band's popularity with a younger generation, selling five million copies in the U.S.cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Green Day Timeline | date= | publisher=Rock on the Net | url =http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-g/greenday_main.htm | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-05-04 | language = ]The band has sold over 65 million records worldwide, including 22 million in the
United States alone. [ [http://www.riaa.com/gp/bestsellers/topartists.asp RIAA Bestsellers] ] They also have threeGrammy Awards , Best Alternative Album for "Dookie",Best Rock Album for "American Idiot", andRecord of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".Studio albums
= Video albums =1 In Australia, "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" was released as a double A-side with "Redundant" and as a separate single by itself, both in 1998. The double A-side with "Redundant" peaked at #2 in Australia while the single with just "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" on it peaked at #44.
2 In Australia, "Redundant" (as with "Good Riddance" above) was released as a separate single and as a double A-side with "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)", both in 1998. The separate single version peaked at #50 on theARIA Charts , while the double A-side version peaked at #2.Music videos
See also
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Green Day
*"Cigarettes and Valentines "
*Foxboro Hot Tubs
*The Network References
External links
* [http://www.greenday.com Official site]
* [http://www.greendayauthority.com Green Day Authority]
* [http://www.greendaydiscography.com Green Day Discography]
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