They will have their first ever top 10 hit in the U.S. next week when "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" climbs to #8 on Billboard's Hot 100. With hip-hop dominating U.S. radio for the last few years, it's becoming all the more rare for rock bands (not mention punk-leaning rock bands) to have a big pop hit.

I liked "Time Of Your Life "and "When I Come Around" much more
However , nice for them

sextonseven said:

Green Day is a pop group.

lilgish said:

If you want to be a purist, sure.

Album of the Year!

Ive actually been a fan of Green Day since Dookie. Im glad that they are back on the radio. I like their album.

Their last album was great too.

Dewrede said:

these were never top ten's? i heard them like everyday day all day back in the day.
add -long view- to that list.

Apparently they weren't , according to the first post

I don't know the song you mentioned
but i forgot to add "Basket Case" to my own post
(although it's a bit played out now)

Nice. You know I never really complained about Green Day. They're probably the last of the great Punk bands.



































Uh-oh, now I'm in trouble.

Christopher said:

"When I Come Around" and "Good Riddance" were big radio airplay hits (#6 and #11 respectively) in the U.S., but never charted on the national Hot 100 because at the time, as was Billboard's policy, only songs with a retail single were eligible to chart. This all changed in 1998 of course when because of the increasing number of radio only tracks, The criteria for charting on the Hot 100 was altered to allow for tracks without a commercially available single.

So basically, those tracks you mentioned fall into the same category as "Stairway To Heaven".

sextonseven said:

I love their new album.

American Idiot is a great Rock & Roll album start to finish.

I am loving Jesus of Suburbia, City of the Damned, et all.
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sextonseven said:

Well there is usually room for just one rock and/or pop song in there....just squeezed in there.... It's not a bad song. Sounds like a good album overall.

Great album, great song.

It's about time a decent NEW song is being played regularly on the radio.

sextonseven said:

no singles at all? i wouldve guessed back then these songs were popular enough to have singles in the u.s. i mean i got some songs that are wayy more shitty that had singles back in the 90s.

Christopher said:

Reprise Records didn't release any singles back then because they thought that would cut into the album sales. In fact, I don't think Green Day has ever released a major label retail single. They've been denied many potential pop hits.