Best Green Day Songs
Green Day’s trio of of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool have sold over 60 million albums worldwide and have been instrumental in the revival of punk rock. This list is a collection of thier best songs. Don't agree with the list? Place your vote or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on.
1)
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - American Idiot
“the best i ever heard.........”
“the best song”
“Unbelievably good”
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“best band ever and best song eva”
“its one of the best songs I’ve heard”
“Best song”
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3)
21 Guns - 21st Century Breakdown
“Awesome music, awesome lyrics, AWESOME SONG”
“the best song I’ve ever heard!”
“Ultimate song, I just love It. Wanna hear it again and again.”
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4)
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Nimrod
“BJ showed his feeling when his girlfriend moved to Ecuador. ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER!”
“Just amazing work of green day. I listen to this song every day... a true diamond in music history”
“its a great sound of guitar with beautiful lyric...
”
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5)
Jesus Of Surburbia - American Idiot
“9 minutes of true rock greatness. This song was performed amazingly live at bullet in the bible”
“Rock epic, 5 movements, best song live- THIS IS IT!”
“One of the best Rock songs ever”
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6)
Wake Me Up When September Ends - American Idiot
“Epic... simply beautiful”
“I like the way it build up musically and emotionally.”
“its a beautiful song
”
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“THIS SONG ROCKS! prob the best song on dookie. rock on... or punk on green day!”
“Best song from when green day was good”
“a great song it was great
”
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8)
American Idiot - American Idiot
“Insanely Awesome "Don’t wanna be an American Idiot" awesome”
“A lack of political or social awareness frightens me... Green Day rocked with a thought provoking song.. It IS hard to choose "the ’best’”
“awesome... it rocks”
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9)
When I Come Around - Dookie
“It sounds better than the other songs.”
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10)
“Punk punk punk!”
“I don’t need YOU AUTHORITY!”
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“best song in the whole world, personally my favourite green day song but close in line with christie road. I love the bass line, life goal to learn that.”
“how can this be #11?!?!?! this song is awesome! one of their greatest songs..”
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12)
Know Your Enemy - 21st Century Breakdown
“Simply... they ROCK THIS WORLD!”
“Know Your enemy is a revival of Green Days earlier hardcore PUNK and is by far the best song of this decade”
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13)
Welcome to Paradise - Dookie
“Great breakdown, then slowly builds up to a great climax!”
“AWESOME DRUM FILLS! TRE COOL U ROCK!”
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14)
!Viva la Gloria! - 21st Century Breakdown
“starts off slow
gets rythm
ends up blowing your mind”
“This song is... simply amazing.
One of Green Day´s greatest songs. How can it be in 13?”
“You have to pay attention to the lyrics, but at the same time listen to the guitar playing some really nice chords”
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15)
East Jesus Nowhere - 21st Century Breakdown
“everything is awesome in this song
”
“Awesome song, best song ever!”
“great riff
great vocals
great guitar solo
great song
great lyrics
”
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16)
Last Night On Earth - 21st Century Breakdown
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17)
She - Dookie
“one of the best green day songs ever! long live gd”
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18)
21st Century Breakdown - 21st Century Breakdown
“The music is very catchy and the lyrics are 100 PUNK ROCK”
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19)
Letterbomb - American Idiot
“Green days most hardcore song breaks the regular verse- chorus- bridge system … simply my fav song”
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20)
Who Wrote Holden Caulfield? - Kerplunk!
“This was the song that got them recognized among vast punk communities.
It is a song that shows they were brilliant EVEN before they went big.”
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21)
Brain Stew/Jaded - Insomniac
“Energetic song! starts with about 3 or 4 notes short strumming electric distortion, then goes into a steady punk rock song, a classic.”
“very basic riff but great nonetheless goes into an amazing song which together blows your mind”
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22)
Misery - Warning
“amazing song amazing guitar and drums... amazing band.”
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“One of the best fast jumpy green day songs ever”
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24)
Give Me Novacaine - American Idiot
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25)
Homecoming - American Idiot
“Epic point in the adventure of Jesus of Suburbia, first St. Jimmy ( if he is real or just Jesus of Suburbia’s alter ego) dies. Then throughout the rest, Jesus of Suburbia slowly realizes he needs to go home”
“one of the best rock operas around”
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26)
Horseshoes and Handgrenades - 21st Century Breakdown
“Great song!
Excellent!”
“It totally rocks!”
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27)
St. Jimmy - American idiot
“Simply the best!
Excellent song, very fast!
Love it!”
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“Amazing song! There are no words to describe... I just love it!”
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“I don’t know why people always put off Warning, it is one of the best albums of all time.”
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30)
I Fought the Law - I Fought the Law Single
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31)
Blood, Sex and Booze - Warning
“This song is amazing”
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32)
“Their best song for sure.”
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33)
86 - Insomniac
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34)
Whatsername - American Idiot
“Amazing”
“Has great music and is the ending keystone to the 1# hit American Idiot”
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35)
Restless Heart Syndrome - 21st Century Breakdown
“One of the most underrated songs on the album. Love that whammy guitar at the end.”
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36)
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37)
The Saints Are Coming - The Saints Are Coming (Live) Single
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38)
American Eulogy - 21st Century Breakdown
“greatest vocals by mike dirnt
greatest guitar rhythm
all together great song”
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39)
The Static Age - 21st Century Breakdown
“amazing song
this song makes greenday prove they are the best band in the world”
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40)
Walking Contradiction - Insomniac
“the most awesome song on insomniac”
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41)
She's A Rebel - American Idiot
“A very energetic, fast, hard, rock love song”
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42)
Peacemaker - 21st Century Breakdown
“Fun song, yet 100 punk.
Love it”
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43)
Governator - American Idiot
“great vocals by mike dirnt
”
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44)
Shoplifter - Shoplifter Single
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45)
Geek Stink Breath - Insomniac
“great song
great lyrics
great riff”
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“great song
”
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47)
Deadbeat Holiday - Warning
“great song
funny lyrics
amazing song”
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48)
See the Light - 21st Century Breakdown
“Adds an effect to the end of 21st Century Breakdown, with captivating lyrics and nice music”
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49)
Extraordinary Girl - American Idiot
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50)
F.O.D. - Dookie
“This song is brilliant. Manson has much to say and does it in a clever and eerie song with a catchy guitar riff.”
“Awesome song!
Starts off slow with an acoustic guitar then punches you in the face with fast punk”
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