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), and Tré Cool (drums, percussion) for the majority of its existence.

Green Day was originally part of the punk rock scene at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, California. Its early releases for independent 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 the U.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 fellow California punk bands The 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 2004 rock 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 three Grammy Awards, Best Alternative Album for "Dookie", Best Rock Album for "American Idiot", and Record 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 the ARIA Charts, while the double A-side version peaked at #2.

Music videos

See also

*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]