Celebrate 15 years of American Idiot with me as I rank every song the iconic album! I’d love to know some of your best memories of this record, leave it in the comments 😄
Just realized today that it was its 15 anniversary because I really couldn't sleep at all so I was on reddit reading up some of the theories on MOOTIK and I found out it was American Idiot's birthday. It gave me a fuzzy feeling, i thought it had more years but feels very old at the same time. I dunno if i can explain it, it's just something I kinda took for granted. While i don't listen to Green Day all that often nowadays, this record was something I heard every single day during 2015-2016. It was alongside me during very lonely days, haha.
If it works for a story, while I don't have any in specific besides listening to whatsername on New Year's Eve, I did have a constant thing I did while listening to it. I always loved drawing and I really want to animate stuff, so while listening to the album I was visualizing the complete story and the way I'd direct it and stuff. I used to mix the characters of 21st century breakdown with the american idiot storyline and it gave this strangely cohesive narrative in my mind. I loved doing that and i fantasized about it a lot, i dunno if i still have some of the drawings but i did some of them, i guess those are some of the experiences i have with the album. I also remember being infatuated with "whatsername" and listening to it during new year's to receive the new year(as redundat as that sounds).
I also had this friend with whom i listened a ton of music with. American Idiot was one of his favourite albums, along with Gorillaz's Demon Days, which used to be a staple when I used to go to his house). We used to listen to it quite a ton, as well as a ton of music in general. Sadly though, he had to move out of the country because her mom found a job in the US and felt that it could be better for him out there. I really miss him a ton as he was my only friend and talking to him though messages now isn't the same(as well as doing it once in a blue moon). I really wish I could share more music with him and show him some new stuff I've been listening to, but I'm also happy that for him. Just as a fun detail, his favourite song of the record was "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", so I guess he's like you, Jon! Anyway, sorry for just rambling a lot. It's been a strange day, haha.
The deluxe of iTunes puts Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Are We the Waiting/St. Jimmy, Give Me Novacaine/She’s a Rebel, Extraordinary Girl/Letterbomb all together for some reason.
so happy letterbomb got so high, its one of my favorites. i wouldve put shes a rebel and boulevard towards the bottom tho as i have a soft spot for extrodinary girl and give me novicaine
My dad bought me American Idiot on CD on my first day of secondary school and my life has never been the same since. I can’t rank all of the songs but I know that Whatsername is my number 1. The raw emotion in this song makes me cry every time. Not only does it strike a personal chord with me, but also it makes me think of others in similar positions. The American Idiot Musical version of the song is really good as well. The violin at the end is almost haunting. This is probably my favourite Green Day song. Also, even though Whatsername is my favourite, I can’t go without talking about Letterbomb. It starts off as what you think as only a great punk song with banging drums and guitars. However, it is one of the most emotional tracks on the album. And once again, when this song was in the musical, I saw it entirely through Whatsername’s perspective. How she didn’t completely ruin Jimmy. To some extent she was affected in a worse way by what happened between them.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams is one of the only Green Day songs that isn't mediocre at best. Easily a top 5 favorite song of all time for me and Wake Me Up When September Ends is amazing, but Green Day just sucks overall
13. Extraordinary Girl 12. She's a Rebel 11. St. Jimmy 10. American Idiot 9. Are We The Waiting? 8. Letterbomb 7. Homecoming 6. Give Me Novacaine 5. Wake Me Up When September Ends 4. Whatsername 3. Jesus of Suburbia 2. Holiday 1. Boulevard of Broken Dreams Fantastic album, surprisingly it wasn't actually that hard for me to rank the songs but still.
This album shares a spot with the black parade by mcr as my favourite record of all time! The music, the guitars, the drums, the story, everything about this is solid! This album has changed me so much and i'll love it till the day i die!
One time I left a tweet telling him if he had a gun to his head which song from this album would be your least favorite and he said pull the trigger lmao Oh and you should do this with more albums, what a fun idea. Great video Jon!
13. Are We the Waiting 12. Extraordinary Girl 11. She's a Rebel 10. St. Jimmy 9. Homecoming 8. Give me Novocaine 7. Wake me Up When September Ends 6. American Idiot 5. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 4. Whatsername 3. Jesus of Suburbia 2. Letterbomb 1. Holiday
My ranking (there’s no fillers on this album. Every single song is great): 1. Jesus of Suburbia 2. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 3. Give Me a Novocaine 4. She’s a Rebel 5. Homecoming 6. St. Jimmy 7. American Idiot 8. Holiday 9. Letterbomb 10. Wake Me Up When September Ends 11. Whatshername 12. Extraordinary Girl 13. Are We the Waiting
@@exiliate17 well we all have our preferences. Plus I might end up putting those songs a bit higher by now hahahaha. My ranking most likely have changed by now.
American Idiot appeared on Madden 05, Holiday on that Tony Hawk game and I’d always see the music videos to Wake Me Up When September Ends and Boulevard Of Broken Dreams on VH1 and MTV back in 2004. I never listened to the American Idiot album all the way through until 2018. And when I did, I appreciated music and Green Day’s music even more. One of the best albums I’ve ever listened to. If I had to make a personal list of favorite albums, American Idiot is easily a top 3 for me.
I loved playing as Billie Joe in American Wasteland. My best friend called me up and said, "Holiday is on American Wasteland". I dropped what i was doing and literally ran to Blockbuster (yes, Blockbuster) immediately.
I first heard Jesus of Suburbia when I was eight years old, I was in a friends house watching tv when it came on, and I knew in that moment I’d found my favourite band. I bought the record a few weeks later in a book store and it genuinely changed my life and made me who I am today. It also legitimately saved my life, I do not say that lightly at all, I was in a coma a few months after I turned nine (car crash, long story) and my entire family was told I wouldn’t make it through the night, so my mam brought in my boombox with my copy of American Idiot and just played it on repeat the entire night. Needless to say, I survived the night, but then the doctors said if I survived at all, I’d be pretty much brain dead, but still my mam played this record on repeat, and one night when WMUWSE was playing, I started to move my lips to the words, and I was showing my first signs of brain activity since the crash. That’s why I got lyrics from WMUWSE tattooed for my first tattoo; “As my memory rests but never forgets what I lost.” with a pocket watch - I’m physically disabled for life because some asshole decided to go for a drive after a few glasses of whiskey, and I’ll never forget the life that I could have lived if things were different, I’ll never forget what I lost, but I’m putting that to rest.
God, I love hearing you talk about Green Day. You gave such amazing reasons and details for why you ranked each song as such. Good job! American Idiot is my favourite album of all time and has been so important to me for the last 15 years too. I've always felt very similar to you because of that. Kind of makes sad when thinking about how Green Day has been ever since but, ah well, I won't let that bring me down. Here's my personal ranking (even though, yes - like you - I love every song): 13) American Idiot 12) Holiday 11) Are We The Waiting? 10) She's A Rebel 9) Extraordinary Girl 8) Give Me Novocaine 7) Letterbomb 6) Whatsername 5) Homecoming 4) St. Jimmy 3) Wake Me Up When September Ends 2) Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 1) Jesus Of Suburbia And I agree, Whatsername is the best closing track I've ever heard on an album.
When I was 11 years old in foster care, my foster parents bought me a “cars” themed CD player with one Cd and one Cd only. American idiot. It’s the soundtrack to my childhood. Every song on it makes me feel alive when I listen. “Homecoming” is quite literally one of the most epic songs I’ve ever heard and I still get chills listening to it. It’s one thing to love music, but I feel sheer gratitude to this record. It made me who I am. Simply a masterpiece.
Damn what a tough exercise. Here’s mine: 13. Extraordinary Girl - with you. Compared to the rest, it’s forgettable, but I love the intro. It would not be the worst on any other GD album. 12. She’s a Rebel - the drumming, as is Tre Cool’s signature, has a lot of hidden impressive moments. This one isn’t as replayable as the rest. It’s a great track. It’s a shame it has to be this low. 11. American Idiot - I was critical of your placement...until I had to rank myself. Damn is this album amazing. 10. St. Jimmy - love the lyrics and energy. It can get stale after a lot of listens, but it’s awesome and integral for the album. 9. Holiday - yet again, can’t BELIEVE this song is so low. I love Holiday. Every time it hits the C chord it’s so calculated and effective. Great protest song. 8. Letterbomb - this song has some amazing energy and urgency to it. It picks up right when the album is in as close to a lull as it gets. Great lyrics and guitar. Excellent. 7. Are We the Waiting - I absolutely love the drumming and arpeggiated guitar. The lyrics are very dreamy and the chorus is powerful. Probably in GD’s top 25 songs or so even at #7. 6. Give Me Novocaine - the segment after the first chorus is so relaxing, and I love the beat and acoustic progression. I think this song has immense replayability and is soothing to the ears, and the chorus’ energy is just enough that it fits everything else. 5. Boulevard of Broken Dreams - even if this is #5, the coda is probably my favorite part of the whole record. Lyrics are incredible, love the progression, I feel like this one had to be one of the greatest efforts on the album. It just has a lot of competition. 4. Jesus of Suburbia - an epic song championed by many as the greatest song by Green Day. I love this everything about it. City of the Damned in particular has hauntingly good lyrics. Just great work and an amazing introduction to the story. 3. Whatsername - the more I listen to this song, the more I appreciate it. It is a masterful closer and has a vibe that I can’t quite find anywhere else. I love the beat in the beginning, the rising action, and then the end with the guitar motif coming back. It’s so emotive and catchy. It used to be one of my least listened to, but it has amazing replayability. 2. Wake Me Up When September Ends - I mean, what is there to say about this one? It is so moving. A perfect power ballad. It is really relatable, too, if you lose a loved one. Lyrics are beautiful, arrangement is perfect, the dynamic shifts are epic. This is one of the best songs Billie Joe has ever written and it came from the heart. 1. Homecoming - the ultimate grower song. I feel like this one requires a few listens to fully appreciate. The transitions are perfect, the movements are refreshingly different, and I love how much it comes across how much fun the band was having. This song really feels like a journey, and I think it’s #1.
1. Jesus of Suburbia 2. Whatsername 3. Homecoming 4. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 5. American Idiot 6. Holiday 7. Wake Me Up When September Ends 8. Letterbomb 9. St. Jimmy 10. She's a Rebel 11. Give Me Novacaine 12. Extraordinary Girl 13. Are We The Waiting This was WAY tougher than I expected, it would honestly take a lot of courage to put up a video like this. Great job man!
From bottom to top 13. Extraordinary girl 12. Are we the waiting 11. Whatsername 10. St.Jimmy 9. She’s a rebel 8. American idiot 7. Letter bomb 6. Homecoming 5. Wake me up when September ends 4. Boulevard of broken dreams 3. Give me novacain 2. Holiday 1. Jesus of suburbia
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams was the first Green Day song I ever heard and loved. Also this fantastic album really got me into music as a teen. I mostly agree with your ranking, though I'd put American Idiot and Holiday higher on the list simply because they are such bold, fun songs. Though they are more political and have little to do with the story of the album. Wake Me Up When September Ends will always be a song that moves me to the core. Also I'm glad you put Letterbomb so high! I feel like it's quite underrated. And you're right Jesus Of Suburbia is THE song to describe this album. It's Green Days Bohemian Rhapsody.
For Me: 1. Give Me Novacaine (favorite song of all time) 2. Wake Me Up When September Ends 3. Jesus Of Suburbia 4. Holiday 5. Homecoming 6. American Idiot 7. Letterbomb 8. St. Jimmy 9. Extraordinary Girl 10. Are We The Waiting 11. Whatsername 12. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 13. She's A Rebel
My Personal Ranking: 1. Homecoming 2. Jesus of Suburbia 3. Holiday 4. Give Me Novacaine 5. Whatshername 6. Are We The Waiting 7. American Idiot 8. St.Jimmy 9. Letter bomb 10. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 11.Extraordinary Girl 12. She's A Rebel 13. Wake Me Up When September Ends
My personal ranking 13: She's A Rebel 12: Extraordinary Girl 11: St Jimmy 10: Whatsername 9: Are We The Waiting 8: American Idiot 7: Letterbomb 6: Wake Me Up When September Ends 5: Holiday 4: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 3: Homecoming 2: Jesus Of Suburbia 1: Give Me Novacaine
13. St. Jimmy (sue me) 12. Extrodinary Girl 11. American Idiot (sue me) 10. Holiday 9. She's a Rebel 8. Give Me Novacaine 7. Are We The Waiting 6. Letterbomb 5. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 4. Whatsername 3. Jesus of Suburbia 2. Homecoming 1. Wake Me up When September Ends
For me, worst to best : 13.) Are we the Waiting 12.) She's a Rebel 11.) Extraordinary Girl 10.) Give me Novacaine 9.) Whatsername 8.) American Idiot 7.) Wake Me Up When September Ends 6.) Boulevard of Broken Dreams 5.) Homecoming 4.) Holiday 3.) Letterbomb 2.) St Jimmy 1.) Jesus of Suburbia
1: Jesus of Suburbia. 2: Holiday. 3: Whatsername. 4: Letterbomb. 5: Give Me Novacaine. 6: Wake Me Up When September Ends. 7: Homecoming. 8: St. Jimmy. 9: American Idiot. 10: Boulevard of Broken Dreams. 11: Extraordinary Girl. 12: Are We The Waiting. 13: She's a Rebel.
My list! 1. Boulevard of broken dreams 2. American Idiot 3. Wake me up when September ends 4. Give me Novocaine 5. Holiday 6. Jesus of suburbia 7. She’s a rebel 8. Are we the waiting 9. Whatsername 10. St. Jimmy 11. Letterbomb 12. Homecoming 13. Extraordinary girl
1. Wake Me Up When September Ends 2. Jesus of Suburbia 3. Homecoming 4. Holiday 5. Whatsername 6. Letterbomb 7. St. Jimmy 8. Give Me Novocaine 9. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 10. She's a Rebel 11. American Idiot 12. Extraordinary Girl 13. Are We the Waiting?
Oh my!! This album!!! American Idiot is an epic record and it was fucking important for me in my musical and personal growth. My favourites are Homecoming and Letterbomb which are between my favourite songs of all time. Great video, earned a subscriber. And thanks to Green Day for the amazing music!
1. Holiday 2. American Idiot 3. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 4. Wake Me Up When September Ends 5. Whatsername Are my 5 favorites from the album. The rest of the album doesn't do too much for me. Still definitely top 10 albums of all time for me.
My ranking: 13: She's A Rebel 12: Are We The Waiting 11: American Idiot 10: Holiday 9: St. Jimmy 8: Homecoming 7: Extraordinary Girl 6: Whatsername 5: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 4: Jesus Of Surburbia 3: Letterbomb 2: Wake Me Up When September Ends 1: Give Me Novacaine
13: Extraordinary Girl 12: Are We The Waiting 11. Wake Me Up When September Ends 10; St Jimmy 9: She’s A Rebel 8: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 7: Give Me Novocain 6: American Idiot 5: Jesus Of Suburbia 4: Holiday 3: Letterbomb 2: Homecoming 1: Whatsername
My 21 21) I Don't Care 20) Nobody likes you 19) East 12th street 18) We're coming home again 17) Are we the waiting 16) Extraordinary girl 15) dearly beloved 14) City of the damned 13) Rock and roll girlfriend 12) tales of another broken home 11) give me novacaine 10) jesus of suburbia 9) she's a rebel 8) wake me up when september ends 7) letterbomb 6) whatsername 5) st jimmy 4) boulevard of broken dreams 3) American idiot 2) the death of st jimmy 1) Holiday The other 10 are the 5 songs from each homecoming and jesus of suburbia
I still remember when I first discovered Green Day when I was 12. I listened to Boulevard of broken dreams and days later I saw a top 20 of the best Green Day videos on MTV and till this day they remain one of my favorites. American Idiot changed rock history for sure.
1. Jesus of Suburbia 2. Homecoming 3. Holiday 4. St. Jimmy 5. American Idiot 6.Boulevard of Broken Dreams 7. Letter Bomb 8. Wake Me Up When September Ends 9. She’s A Rebel 10. Give Me Novacaine 11. Extraordinary Girl 12.Are We The Waiting 13. Whatsername I love the whole album still to this day it is my all time favorite album. I was so glad my friend gave it to me in 06.
13.) Are We the Waiting 12.) Give Me Novacaine 11.) Extraordinary Girl 10.) She’s a Rebel 9.) Wake Me Up When September Ends 8.) Whatsername 7.) Homecoming 6.) St Jimmy 5.) Boulevard of Broken Dreams 4.) Letterbomb 3.) Holiday 2.) American Idiot 1.) Jesus of Suburbia For the record, this is literally my favorite album of all time.
Over a year ago, my best friend told me to listen to this album, and it completely blew me away. I can’t thank him enough, because it’s the reason why I got into GD and albums in general.
Great song ranking list and discussion of the tracks! Here’s my top 5 favorites on this album at the moment: 5. Give me Novacaine 4. St. Jimmy 3. Letterbomb 2. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 1. Jesus of Suburbia Happy 15th American Idiot!
Here's my list: 13. Extraordinary Girl 12. American Idiot 11. Holiday 10. Are We The Waiting 9. Give Me Novacaine 8. Whatsername 7. St. Jimmy 6. She's a Rebel 5. Homecoming 4. Letterbomb 3. Wake Me Up When September Ends 2. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 1. Jesus of Suburbia Fun fact: Holiday was the first Green Day song i ever heard. I still think it's really great. Just a note: No song on this album is bad, even the lower songs have some heart.
For me it's 13. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 12. She's a Rebel 11. American Idiot 10. Wake Me Up When September Ends 9. Jesus of Suburbia 8. Extrodinary Girl 7. Whatsername 6. Are We the Waiting 5. Holiday 4. Letterbomb 3. Give Me Novacain 2. St. Jimmy 1. Homecoming Seriously hard with such an epic album to rank the songs
13 Extraordinary Girl 74/100 12 Whatsername 75/100 11 She’s a Rebel 82/100 10 Holiday 85/100 9 Are We We Are The Waiting 86/100 8 Boulevard of Broken Dreams 87/100 7 Give Me Novocaine 87.5 6 Wake Me Up When September Ends 88/100 5 Jesus of Suburbia 91/100 4 St Jimmy 91/100 3 Letterbomb 92/100 2 American Idiot 93/100 1 Homecoming 96/100
My rank: 1) Boulevard of Broken Dreams 2) Whatsername 3) Jesus of Suburbia 4) Letterbomb 5) Give me Novacaine 6) Homecoming 7) Too much too soon 8) Wake me up when september ends 9) Saint Jimmy 10) American Idiot 11) Holiday 12) Are we the waiting 13) Extraordinary Girl 14) She's a rebel Pretty hard to rank since it is perfect
Here’s my list based upon just my musical taste: Jesus of Suburbia Letterbomb Boulevard of Broken Dreams Whatsername American Idiot Wake Me Up When September Ends Give Me Novocaine Holiday Homecoming St. Jimmy Extraordinary Girl Are We the Waiting She’s a Rebel
The Something Oh, the song was so bad I didn’t even remember the title whoops. But, how the hell did I not remember Wake Me Up When September Ends. Unbelievable. Thanks for the correction.
My American Idiot list would go like this: 13. Are We The Waiting 12. She’s a Rebel 11. Extraordinary Girl 10. Give Me Novocaine 9. American Idiot 8. Wake Me Up When September Ends 7. St. Jimmy 6. Holiday 5.Homecoming 4. Whatsername 3. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 2. Letterbomb 1. Jesus of Suburbia Just to make it clear, I love every single song on this album and it was really hard to make this list
13. Give Me Novacaine 12. Extraordinary Girl 11. Whatsername 10. American Idiot 9. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 8. She’s A Rebel 7. Holiday 6. Wake Me Up When September Ends 5. St. Jimmy 4. Letterbomb 3. Homecoming 2. Jesus Of Suburbia 1. Are We The Waiting (My Top 3 Could Be In Any Order)
American Idiot is the first album I can point to as one of the most influential albums of my life. It was the very first step into corrupting my young mind with just how god damn good music could be, and it's still one of my favorite punk albums to this day.
My list would probably be: 1: Jesus of Suburbia 2: Boulevard of Broken Dreams 3: Holiday 4: Wake Me Up When September Ends 5: Whatshername 6: Homecoming 7: Give me Novacaine 8: Are We The Waiting 9: Letterbomb 10: She's A Rebel 11: St Jimmy 12: Extraordinary Girl
My rankings: #13 - She’s A Rebel #12 - Extraordinary Girl #11 - Holiday #10 - Give Me Novacaine #09 - Letterbomb #08 - St. Jimmy #07 - American Idiot #06 - Jesus Of Suburbia #05 - Are We The Waiting #04 - Whatsername #03 - Wake Me Up When September Ends #02 - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams #01 - Homecoming
My ranking of every song from American Idiot: 13. Give Me Novacaine 12. Extraordinary Girl 11. Are We the Waiting? 10. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 9. American Idiot 8. Holiday 7. She's a Rebel 6. St. Jimmy 5. Letterbomb 4. Homecoming 3. Whatsername 2. Jesus of Suburbia 1. Wake Me up When September Ends
13) Wake Me Up When September Ends 12) She's a Rebel 11) Are We the Waiting 10) Extraordinary Girl 9) St. Jimmy 8) Letterbomb 7) Holiday 6) Boulevard of Broken Dreams 5) Jesus of Suburbia 4) American Idiot 3) Give Me Novocaine 2) Homecoming 1) Whatsername
1: Homecoming 2: American Idiot 3: Jesus Of Suburbia 4: Whatsername 5: Letterbomb 6: Give Me Novocaine 7: Holiday 8: Are We The Waiting 9: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 10: She's A Rebel 11: Wake Me Up When September Ends 12: Extraordinary Girl 13: St Jimmy
1. Jesus of Suburbia 2. Holiday 3. Boulebard of Broken dreams 4. Wake me up when september ends 5. Whatsername 6. American Idiot 7. Letterbomb 8. Give me novacaine 9. She’s a rebel 10. Are we the waiting 11. Homecoming 12. St. Jimmy 13. Extraordinary girl
My Order (purely based on how I feel about each song) 13. Extraordinary Girl 12. St. Jimmy 11. She's A Rebel 10. Give Me A Novocaine 9. Are We The Waiting 8. Homecoming 7. Holiday 6. Wake Me Up When September Ends 5. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 4. Whatshername 3. American Idiot 2. Letterbomb 1. Jesus Of Suburbia
My personal rankings. Note I am more familiar with the Broadway version of the album but this is based on the original versions of the songs. 13. She's a Rebel 12. American Idiot 11. Holiday 10. Give Me Novacaine (Broadway version would be way higher) 9. St. Jimmy 8. Extraordinary Girl 7. Homecoming 6. Whatsername 5. Are We the Waiting (again the Broadway version - * chef's kiss *) 4. Jesus of Suburbia 3. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 2. Letterbomb 1. Wake Me Up When September Ends
This is how I would rank them (albeit purely how much I enjoy each track as opposed to taking in conceptual significance too) : 1. Homecoming 2. Wake Me Up When September Ends 3. Whatsername 4. Jesus of Suburbia 5. Letterbomb 6. Holiday 7. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 8. St. Jimmy 9. Extraordinary Girl 10. American Idiot 11. Are We the Waiting 12. Give Me Novacaine 13. She’s a Rebel
My list: 13. She's a Rebel 12. Extraordinary Girl 11. Holiday 10. Are We the Waiting 9. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 8. Give Me Novacaine 7. Wake Me Up When September Ends 6. St. Jimmy 5. Whatsername 4. American Idiot 3. Homecoming 2. Jesus of Suburbia 1. Letterbomb
I remember downloading the song American Idiot on Window’s Media Player (!) and accidentally getting the whole album. It changed my life and appreciate for music.
My Rank still makes more sense to me: 1. Homecoming (best song period, and no one will change my mind) 2. Letterbomb 3. She's a Rebel 4. Give Me Novocaine 5. Extraordinary Girl 6. Whatsername 7. Wake Me Up When September Ends 8. Are We the Waiting 9. Jesus of Suburbia 10. American Idiot 11. St. Jimmy 12. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 13. Holiday
I bought this album 2 days after its 15th anniversary without even knowing it. I already listened to it on the internet but having the actual CD in my hands is just... satisfactory, I guess. I love the booklet with the lyrics in the style of a school notebook
13. Are we the Waiting 12. Homecoming 11. Extraordinary Girl 10. She’s a Rebel 9. Holiday 8. St. Jimmy 7. Letterbomb 6. American Idiot 5. Give me Novacaine 4. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 3. Wake me up when September Ends 2. Whatsername 1. Jesus of Suburbia ....I think
Best album of all time!!! Great: 13. Give Me Novacaine 12. Extraordinary Girl 11. Boulevard of Broken Dreams Fantastic: 10. Are We the Waiting 9. Wake Me Up When September Ends 8. Homecoming 7. St. Jimmy Excellent (top 30) 6. Whatsername 5. Jesus of Suburbia 4. She's a Rebel 3. American Idiot 2. Holiday 1. Letterbomb
Give me novocaine is definitely one of the songs that got me to realize that Green Day was more than just your average punk band. After that i opened up to the rest of this album and fell in love.
13. Extraordinary Girl 12. She’s a Rebel 11. Wake Me Up When September Ends 10. Are We The Waiting 9. American Idiot 8. Holiday 7. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 6. St. Jimmy 5. Give Me Novacaine 4. Whatsername 3. Jesus of Suburbia 2. Letterbomb 1. Homecoming Truly not a skippable track here though!
13. extraordinary girl 12. give me novacaine 11. she's a rebel 10. are we the waiting 9. st. jimmy 8. holiday 7. homecoming 6. boulevard of broken dreams 5. jesus of suburbia 4. wake me up when september ends 3. letterbomb 2. american idiot 1. whatsername
13. She’s A Rebel 12. Homecoming 11. She’s A Rebel 10. Whatsername 9. Give Me Novacaine 8. St. Jimmy 7. American Idiot 6. Are We The Waiting? 5. Holiday 4. Letterbomb 3. Boulevard 2. Wake Me Up When September Ends 1. American Idiot
mine ranking would look like this: 1. Jesus of Suburbia 2. Wake me up when september ends 3. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 4. Holiday 5. American Idiot 6. Letterbomb 7. Whatsername 8. Give me Novacaine 9. St. Jimmy 10. Homecoming 11. She's a Rebel 12. Are we the waiting 13. Exraordinary Girl
1. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 2. Jesus of Suburbia 3. American Idiot 4. Holiday 5. St. Jimmy 6. Wake Me Up When September Ends 7. Letterbomb 8. Whatsername 9. Homecoming 10. Are We the Waiting 11. Give Me Novacaine 12. She’s a Rebel 13. Extraordinary Girl In my opinion, surprised about your number 3 😯
13. she's a rebel 12. american idiot 11. st. jimmy 10. wake me up when september ends 9. give me novacaine 8. extraordinary girl 7. are we the waiting 6. boulevard of broken dreams 5. whatsername 4. homecoming 3. letterbomb 2. holiday 1. jesus of suburbia bonus tracks: 3. governator 2. shoplifter 1. too much too soon
For me it would have to go: 1. Jesus of Suburbia 2. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 3. American Idiot 4. Holiday 5. Wake Me Up When September Ends 6. Letterbomb 7. Give Me Novacaine 8. Whatsername 9. Saint Jimmy 10. Homecoming 11. She’s a Rebel 12. Are We The Waiting 13. Extraordinary Girl As John said in the video, I dot hate of these songs. But the difference between his list and my list is how much I like each song over each other and not how much each song is relevant to the albums story.
13. She’s A Rebel 12. Are We The Waiting 11. American Idiot 10. St. Jimmy 9. Give Me Novocaine 8. Extraordinary Girl 7. Holiday 6. Letterbomb 5. Whatshername 4. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 3. Wake Me Up When September Ends 2. Jesus Of Suburbia 1. Homecoming
My favorite will always be Homecoming, love how it ties a bow around the story and settles loose ends. Also "I fell asleep while watching Spike TV" is pretty much how I feel always.
My personal ranking: 13. Extraordinary Girl 12. She's a Rebel 11. Are We the Waiting 10. Whatsername 9. St. Jimmy 8. Homecoming 7. Holiday 6. Wake Me Up When September Ends 5. Letterbomb 4. Give Me Novacaine 3. American Idiot 2. Jesus of Suburbia 1. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
My Ranking: 13. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 12. Letterbomb 11. St. Jimmy 10. Homecoming 9. American Idiot 8. She's A Rebel 7. Are We The Waiting 6. Holiday 5. Extraordinary Girl 4. Wake Me Up When September Ends 3. Give Me Novicaine 2. Whatsername 1. Jesus Of Suburbia
13. Homecoming 12. She's a Rebel 11. Extraordinary Girl 10. Wake Me up When September Ends 9. Holiday 8. Are We the Waiting 7. American Idiot 6. Give Me Novacaine 5. St. Jimmy 4. Jesus of Suburbia 3. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 2. Whatsername 1. Letterbomb This is my opinion (as of 27th April 2020)
Here’s my list NO BAD SONGS here we go 13. Extraordinary Girl 12. She’s a Rebel 11. Whatshername 10. St. Jimmy 9. Give Me Novicane 8. Holiday 7. Are We The Waiting 6. Letter bomb 5. Wake Me Up when September Ends 4. American Idiot 3. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 2. Homecoming 1. Jesus of Suburbia Wow that was hard
I've owned the album 3 different times love American Idiot 1. American Idiot 2. Jesus of Suburbia 3. Holiday 4. Blvd of Broken Dreams 5. St Jimmy 6. She's A Rebel 7. Extraordinary Girl 8. Letterbomb 9. Wake Me Up When September Ends 10. Homecoming Are the top 10 in my book.
Celebrate 15 years of American Idiot with me as I rank every song the iconic album! I’d love to know some of your best memories of this record, leave it in the comments 😄
Just realized today that it was its 15 anniversary because I really couldn't sleep at all so I was on reddit reading up some of the theories on MOOTIK and I found out it was American Idiot's birthday.
It gave me a fuzzy feeling, i thought it had more years but feels very old at the same time. I dunno if i can explain it, it's just something I kinda took for granted.
While i don't listen to Green Day all that often nowadays, this record was something I heard every single day during 2015-2016. It was alongside me during very lonely days, haha.
If it works for a story, while I don't have any in specific besides listening to whatsername on New Year's Eve, I did have a constant thing I did while listening to it.
I always loved drawing and I really want to animate stuff, so while listening to the album I was visualizing the complete story and the way I'd direct it and stuff.
I used to mix the characters of 21st century breakdown with the american idiot storyline and it gave this strangely cohesive narrative in my mind.
I loved doing that and i fantasized about it a lot, i dunno if i still have some of the drawings but i did some of them, i guess those are some of the experiences i have with the album.
I also remember being infatuated with "whatsername" and listening to it during new year's to receive the new year(as redundat as that sounds).
I also had this friend with whom i listened a ton of music with. American Idiot was one of his favourite albums, along with Gorillaz's Demon Days, which used to be a staple when I used to go to his house). We used to listen to it quite a ton, as well as a ton of music in general.
Sadly though, he had to move out of the country because her mom found a job in the US and felt that it could be better for him out there. I really miss him a ton as he was my only friend and talking to him though messages now isn't the same(as well as doing it once in a blue moon). I really wish I could share more music with him and show him some new stuff I've been listening to, but I'm also happy that for him.
Just as a fun detail, his favourite song of the record was "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", so I guess he's like you, Jon!
Anyway, sorry for just rambling a lot. It's been a strange day, haha.
All at the right for the new album
RANK THE BLACK PARADE WHEN 2021 HITS!
Top 3 for me
3 Homecoming
2 Jesus of suburbia
1 whatsername
WGPlaysGames I love you whatsername is amazing
Whatsername is one of the best closing tracks ever.
My fav's Whatsername, too!
Same! And 4. Letterbomb 5. WMUWSE
Here's my top 5:
1. Jesus of Suburbia
2. Letterbomb
3. American Idiot/Holiday/Blvd
4. St. Jimmy/Whatsername
5. Give Me Novacaine & She's A Rebel
Jon: *Puts title track at number 12*
Us: Why would you say something so controversial, yet so brave?
now you know you gotta do this for the black parade ;)
I was gonna say that haha.
Next year he can do it on Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.
Yesss
Was gonna comment this
Yes
13. You
12. Simply
11. Can't
10. Rank
9. American
8. Idiot
7. Because
6. All
5. Of
4. It
3. Is
2. Perfect
1. Holiday
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Eh, I like Homecoming
@Cringiest thing ever agree, I like it better then JOS
Yeah! But I also think Jesus of Suburbia was great. Oh and Boulevard of Broken Dreams. Also... *proceeds to literally list the entire album*
Green Day is kind of shit other than Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Wake Me Up When September Ends
Holiday is easily my favorite. Also love how Spotify puts that and Boulevard together to make it just right.
And ITunes.
The deluxe of iTunes puts Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Are We the Waiting/St. Jimmy, Give Me Novacaine/She’s a Rebel, Extraordinary Girl/Letterbomb all together for some reason.
That's all on purpose
Amazon also does that when you buy the album digital.
horrorfan1415 it’s all on purpose because there’s a transition between the two songs when you listen to them together :)
so happy letterbomb got so high, its one of my favorites. i wouldve put shes a rebel and boulevard towards the bottom tho as i have a soft spot for extrodinary girl and give me novicaine
Same Boulevard and She's A Rebel are my two least favorites and Give Me Novacaine is my #1
Sam 2727 it's #2 for me, whatsername takes top spot any day
I would’ve put she’s a rebel and are we the waiting at the bottom. In terms of music, they’re more story songs rather song-songs
Give me novacaine is 2 and JOS is number 1
My dad bought me American Idiot on CD on my first day of secondary school and my life has never been the same since.
I can’t rank all of the songs but I know that Whatsername is my number 1. The raw emotion in this song makes me cry every time. Not only does it strike a personal chord with me, but also it makes me think of others in similar positions. The American Idiot Musical version of the song is really good as well. The violin at the end is almost haunting. This is probably my favourite Green Day song.
Also, even though Whatsername is my favourite, I can’t go without talking about Letterbomb. It starts off as what you think as only a great punk song with banging drums and guitars. However, it is one of the most emotional tracks on the album. And once again, when this song was in the musical, I saw it entirely through Whatsername’s perspective. How she didn’t completely ruin Jimmy. To some extent she was affected in a worse way by what happened between them.
My grandma loves this record, she’s 71
My grandma loves green day and shes 86 she loves when I show her new green day music
Boulevard of Broken Dreams is how I got to know Green Day.
Same here
Same
same
For me that's American Idiot song
same lol
I was thinking "he better put Jesus of Suburbia at number one or we're gonna fight"
Boulevard of Broken Dreams is one of the only Green Day songs that isn't mediocre at best. Easily a top 5 favorite song of all time for me and Wake Me Up When September Ends is amazing, but Green Day just sucks overall
@@typhlosion7872 Then don't click on a video purely about a greenday track list wtf
I mean.... I like homecoming
@@typhlosion7872 nice try trolling better luck next time
i said "JOS has got to be in the top 3 or else I'm gonna start a riot"
This is a great new idea! Now do The Black Parade and Dookie.
Definitely my favorite Green Day album. A early 2000s classic for sure.
Yes! I've wanted you to do vids like this for some time now. Would you ever consider doing it for a Linkin Park album?
You wrote about Linkin Park on a Green Day video and you have a Muse profile picture. Nice, that's my top 3 favorite bands. :D
@Chrisfm94 Awesome!
13. Extraordinary Girl
12. She's a Rebel
11. St. Jimmy
10. American Idiot
9. Are We The Waiting?
8. Letterbomb
7. Homecoming
6. Give Me Novacaine
5. Wake Me Up When September Ends
4. Whatsername
3. Jesus of Suburbia
2. Holiday
1. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Fantastic album, surprisingly it wasn't actually that hard for me to rank the songs but still.
This album shares a spot with the black parade by mcr as my favourite record of all time! The music, the guitars, the drums, the story, everything about this is solid! This album has changed me so much and i'll love it till the day i die!
One time I left a tweet telling him if he had a gun to his head which song from this album would be your least favorite and he said pull the trigger lmao
Oh and you should do this with more albums, what a fun idea. Great video Jon!
13. Are We the Waiting
12. Extraordinary Girl
11. She's a Rebel
10. St. Jimmy
9. Homecoming
8. Give me Novocaine
7. Wake me Up When September Ends
6. American Idiot
5. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
4. Whatsername
3. Jesus of Suburbia
2. Letterbomb
1. Holiday
My ranking (there’s no fillers on this album. Every single song is great):
1. Jesus of Suburbia
2. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
3. Give Me a Novocaine
4. She’s a Rebel
5. Homecoming
6. St. Jimmy
7. American Idiot
8. Holiday
9. Letterbomb
10. Wake Me Up When September Ends
11. Whatshername
12. Extraordinary Girl
13. Are We the Waiting
Whatshername is so good though
@@liamjaros2632I really really like that song. Just not as much as some of the other tracks on the album. If it’s higher in your ranking then awesome!
This is the weirdest ranking I’ve ever seen lol no offence but i can’t imagine whatsername and wake me up when September ends so low
@@exiliate17 well we all have our preferences. Plus I might end up putting those songs a bit higher by now hahahaha. My ranking most likely have changed by now.
@@gamingvampire1604 yeah didn’t realise this was 2 years that’s a lot of time for a list to change lol
American Idiot appeared on Madden 05, Holiday on that Tony Hawk game and I’d always see the music videos to Wake Me Up When September Ends and Boulevard Of Broken Dreams on VH1 and MTV back in 2004. I never listened to the American Idiot album all the way through until 2018. And when I did, I appreciated music and Green Day’s music even more. One of the best albums I’ve ever listened to. If I had to make a personal list of favorite albums, American Idiot is easily a top 3 for me.
I loved playing as Billie Joe in American Wasteland. My best friend called me up and said, "Holiday is on American Wasteland". I dropped what i was doing and literally ran to Blockbuster (yes, Blockbuster) immediately.
@@A7XGD7 that’s awesome
I first heard Jesus of Suburbia when I was eight years old, I was in a friends house watching tv when it came on, and I knew in that moment I’d found my favourite band.
I bought the record a few weeks later in a book store and it genuinely changed my life and made me who I am today.
It also legitimately saved my life, I do not say that lightly at all, I was in a coma a few months after I turned nine (car crash, long story) and my entire family was told I wouldn’t make it through the night, so my mam brought in my boombox with my copy of American Idiot and just played it on repeat the entire night.
Needless to say, I survived the night, but then the doctors said if I survived at all, I’d be pretty much brain dead, but still my mam played this record on repeat, and one night when WMUWSE was playing, I started to move my lips to the words, and I was showing my first signs of brain activity since the crash.
That’s why I got lyrics from WMUWSE tattooed for my first tattoo; “As my memory rests but never forgets what I lost.” with a pocket watch - I’m physically disabled for life because some asshole decided to go for a drive after a few glasses of whiskey, and I’ll never forget the life that I could have lived if things were different, I’ll never forget what I lost, but I’m putting that to rest.
God, I love hearing you talk about Green Day. You gave such amazing reasons and details for why you ranked each song as such. Good job!
American Idiot is my favourite album of all time and has been so important to me for the last 15 years too. I've always felt very similar to you because of that. Kind of makes sad when thinking about how Green Day has been ever since but, ah well, I won't let that bring me down.
Here's my personal ranking (even though, yes - like you - I love every song):
13) American Idiot
12) Holiday
11) Are We The Waiting?
10) She's A Rebel
9) Extraordinary Girl
8) Give Me Novocaine
7) Letterbomb
6) Whatsername
5) Homecoming
4) St. Jimmy
3) Wake Me Up When September Ends
2) Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
1) Jesus Of Suburbia
And I agree, Whatsername is the best closing track I've ever heard on an album.
Wow, thanks for that nice comment means a lot that people enjoy hear me talking about my favorite band so much. Nice ranking! Cheers!
When I was 11 years old in foster care, my foster parents bought me a “cars” themed CD player with one Cd and one Cd only. American idiot. It’s the soundtrack to my childhood. Every song on it makes me feel alive when I listen. “Homecoming” is quite literally one of the most epic songs I’ve ever heard and I still get chills listening to it. It’s one thing to love music, but I feel sheer gratitude to this record. It made me who I am. Simply a masterpiece.
Damn what a tough exercise. Here’s mine:
13. Extraordinary Girl - with you. Compared to the rest, it’s forgettable, but I love the intro. It would not be the worst on any other GD album.
12. She’s a Rebel - the drumming, as is Tre Cool’s signature, has a lot of hidden impressive moments. This one isn’t as replayable as the rest. It’s a great track. It’s a shame it has to be this low.
11. American Idiot - I was critical of your placement...until I had to rank myself. Damn is this album amazing.
10. St. Jimmy - love the lyrics and energy. It can get stale after a lot of listens, but it’s awesome and integral for the album.
9. Holiday - yet again, can’t BELIEVE this song is so low. I love Holiday. Every time it hits the C chord it’s so calculated and effective. Great protest song.
8. Letterbomb - this song has some amazing energy and urgency to it. It picks up right when the album is in as close to a lull as it gets. Great lyrics and guitar. Excellent.
7. Are We the Waiting - I absolutely love the drumming and arpeggiated guitar. The lyrics are very dreamy and the chorus is powerful. Probably in GD’s top 25 songs or so even at #7.
6. Give Me Novocaine - the segment after the first chorus is so relaxing, and I love the beat and acoustic progression. I think this song has immense replayability and is soothing to the ears, and the chorus’ energy is just enough that it fits everything else.
5. Boulevard of Broken Dreams - even if this is #5, the coda is probably my favorite part of the whole record. Lyrics are incredible, love the progression, I feel like this one had to be one of the greatest efforts on the album. It just has a lot of competition.
4. Jesus of Suburbia - an epic song championed by many as the greatest song by Green Day. I love this everything about it. City of the Damned in particular has hauntingly good lyrics. Just great work and an amazing introduction to the story.
3. Whatsername - the more I listen to this song, the more I appreciate it. It is a masterful closer and has a vibe that I can’t quite find anywhere else. I love the beat in the beginning, the rising action, and then the end with the guitar motif coming back. It’s so emotive and catchy. It used to be one of my least listened to, but it has amazing replayability.
2. Wake Me Up When September Ends - I mean, what is there to say about this one? It is so moving. A perfect power ballad. It is really relatable, too, if you lose a loved one. Lyrics are beautiful, arrangement is perfect, the dynamic shifts are epic. This is one of the best songs Billie Joe has ever written and it came from the heart.
1. Homecoming - the ultimate grower song. I feel like this one requires a few listens to fully appreciate. The transitions are perfect, the movements are refreshingly different, and I love how much it comes across how much fun the band was having. This song really feels like a journey, and I think it’s #1.
Massively agree on #1, Homecoming is my personal favourite song from Green Day
13. You
12. Cant
11. Rank
10. Every
9. Track
8. On
7. This
6. Masterpiece
5. Come
4. Jon
3. Of
2. ARTV
1. Letterbomb
Please do this for Hot Fuss!
I just knew that the "special anniversary review" you teased in the comments on the Brand New video yesterday had something to do with Green Day.
13. You
12. Simply
11. Can't
10. Rank
9. American
8. Idiot
7. Because
6. All
5. Of
4. It
3. Is
2. Perfect
1. Whatsername
1. Jesus of Suburbia
2. Whatsername
3. Homecoming
4. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
5. American Idiot
6. Holiday
7. Wake Me Up When September Ends
8. Letterbomb
9. St. Jimmy
10. She's a Rebel
11. Give Me Novacaine
12. Extraordinary Girl
13. Are We The Waiting
This was WAY tougher than I expected, it would honestly take a lot of courage to put up a video like this. Great job man!
From bottom to top
13. Extraordinary girl
12. Are we the waiting
11. Whatsername
10. St.Jimmy
9. She’s a rebel
8. American idiot
7. Letter bomb
6. Homecoming
5. Wake me up when September ends
4. Boulevard of broken dreams
3. Give me novacain
2. Holiday
1. Jesus of suburbia
5.Boulevard of a Broken Dreams
4.Wake Me Up When September Ends
3.Homecoming
2.Whatsername
1.Jesus of Suburbia
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams was the first Green Day song I ever heard and loved. Also this fantastic album really got me into music as a teen.
I mostly agree with your ranking, though I'd put American Idiot and Holiday higher on the list simply because they are such bold, fun songs. Though they are more political and have little to do with the story of the album.
Wake Me Up When September Ends will always be a song that moves me to the core. Also I'm glad you put Letterbomb so high! I feel like it's quite underrated. And you're right Jesus Of Suburbia is THE song to describe this album. It's Green Days Bohemian Rhapsody.
For Me:
1. Give Me Novacaine (favorite song of all time)
2. Wake Me Up When September Ends
3. Jesus Of Suburbia
4. Holiday
5. Homecoming
6. American Idiot
7. Letterbomb
8. St. Jimmy
9. Extraordinary Girl
10. Are We The Waiting
11. Whatsername
12. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
13. She's A Rebel
My Personal Ranking:
1. Homecoming
2. Jesus of Suburbia
3. Holiday
4. Give Me Novacaine
5. Whatshername
6. Are We The Waiting
7. American Idiot
8. St.Jimmy
9. Letter bomb
10. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
11.Extraordinary Girl
12. She's A Rebel
13. Wake Me Up When September Ends
My personal ranking
13: She's A Rebel
12: Extraordinary Girl
11: St Jimmy
10: Whatsername
9: Are We The Waiting
8: American Idiot
7: Letterbomb
6: Wake Me Up When September Ends
5: Holiday
4: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
3: Homecoming
2: Jesus Of Suburbia
1: Give Me Novacaine
13. St. Jimmy (sue me)
12. Extrodinary Girl
11. American Idiot (sue me)
10. Holiday
9. She's a Rebel
8. Give Me Novacaine
7. Are We The Waiting
6. Letterbomb
5. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
4. Whatsername
3. Jesus of Suburbia
2. Homecoming
1. Wake Me up When September Ends
For me, worst to best :
13.) Are we the Waiting
12.) She's a Rebel
11.) Extraordinary Girl
10.) Give me Novacaine
9.) Whatsername
8.) American Idiot
7.) Wake Me Up When September Ends
6.) Boulevard of Broken Dreams
5.) Homecoming
4.) Holiday
3.) Letterbomb
2.) St Jimmy
1.) Jesus of Suburbia
1: Jesus of Suburbia. 2: Holiday. 3: Whatsername. 4: Letterbomb. 5: Give Me Novacaine. 6: Wake Me Up When September Ends. 7: Homecoming. 8: St. Jimmy. 9: American Idiot. 10: Boulevard of Broken Dreams. 11: Extraordinary Girl. 12: Are We The Waiting. 13: She's a Rebel.
My list!
1. Boulevard of broken dreams
2. American Idiot
3. Wake me up when September ends
4. Give me Novocaine
5. Holiday
6. Jesus of suburbia
7. She’s a rebel
8. Are we the waiting
9. Whatsername
10. St. Jimmy
11. Letterbomb
12. Homecoming
13. Extraordinary girl
1. Homecoming
2. Jesus of Suburbia
3. Letterbomb
I like 2005 as a year for mainstream music solely because Green Day, Foo Fighters, The Killers, and Gorillaz all had hits that year.
@Leon Russell The album came out in 04 but the songs charted in 05
1. Wake Me Up When September Ends
2. Jesus of Suburbia
3. Homecoming
4. Holiday
5. Whatsername
6. Letterbomb
7. St. Jimmy
8. Give Me Novocaine
9. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
10. She's a Rebel
11. American Idiot
12. Extraordinary Girl
13. Are We the Waiting?
Oh my!! This album!!! American Idiot is an epic record and it was fucking important for me in my musical and personal growth. My favourites are Homecoming and Letterbomb which are between my favourite songs of all time.
Great video, earned a subscriber. And thanks to Green Day for the amazing music!
1. Holiday
2. American Idiot
3. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
4. Wake Me Up When September Ends
5. Whatsername
Are my 5 favorites from the album. The rest of the album doesn't do too much for me. Still definitely top 10 albums of all time for me.
My ranking:
13: She's A Rebel
12: Are We The Waiting
11: American Idiot
10: Holiday
9: St. Jimmy
8: Homecoming
7: Extraordinary Girl
6: Whatsername
5: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
4: Jesus Of Surburbia
3: Letterbomb
2: Wake Me Up When September Ends
1: Give Me Novacaine
13) Are We The Waiting
12-2) Everything else
1) Jesus of Suburbia
I was waiting for this for a long time, thank you Jon
13: Extraordinary Girl
12: Are We The Waiting
11. Wake Me Up When September Ends
10; St Jimmy
9: She’s A Rebel
8: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
7: Give Me Novocain
6: American Idiot
5: Jesus Of Suburbia
4: Holiday
3: Letterbomb
2: Homecoming
1: Whatsername
My 21
21) I Don't Care
20) Nobody likes you
19) East 12th street
18) We're coming home again
17) Are we the waiting
16) Extraordinary girl
15) dearly beloved
14) City of the damned
13) Rock and roll girlfriend
12) tales of another broken home
11) give me novacaine
10) jesus of suburbia
9) she's a rebel
8) wake me up when september ends
7) letterbomb
6) whatsername
5) st jimmy
4) boulevard of broken dreams
3) American idiot
2) the death of st jimmy
1) Holiday
The other 10 are the 5 songs from each homecoming and jesus of suburbia
I still remember when I first discovered Green Day when I was 12. I listened to Boulevard of broken dreams and days later I saw a top 20 of the best Green Day videos on MTV and till this day they remain one of my favorites. American Idiot changed rock history for sure.
1. Jesus of Suburbia
2. Homecoming
3. Holiday
4. St. Jimmy
5. American Idiot
6.Boulevard of Broken Dreams
7. Letter Bomb
8. Wake Me Up When September Ends
9. She’s A Rebel
10. Give Me Novacaine
11. Extraordinary Girl
12.Are We The Waiting
13. Whatsername
I love the whole album still to this day it is my all time favorite album. I was so glad my friend gave it to me in 06.
13.) Are We the Waiting
12.) Give Me Novacaine
11.) Extraordinary Girl
10.) She’s a Rebel
9.) Wake Me Up When September Ends
8.) Whatsername
7.) Homecoming
6.) St Jimmy
5.) Boulevard of Broken Dreams
4.) Letterbomb
3.) Holiday
2.) American Idiot
1.) Jesus of Suburbia
For the record, this is literally my favorite album of all time.
Putting Extraordinary World at #13 just goes to show how amazing this album is
Over a year ago, my best friend told me to listen to this album, and it completely blew me away. I can’t thank him enough, because it’s the reason why I got into GD and albums in general.
American idiot got me into them too, and then I fell in love with them.
Great song ranking list and discussion of the tracks!
Here’s my top 5 favorites on this album at the moment:
5. Give me Novacaine
4. St. Jimmy
3. Letterbomb
2. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
1. Jesus of Suburbia
Happy 15th American Idiot!
Here's my list:
13. Extraordinary Girl
12. American Idiot
11. Holiday
10. Are We The Waiting
9. Give Me Novacaine
8. Whatsername
7. St. Jimmy
6. She's a Rebel
5. Homecoming
4. Letterbomb
3. Wake Me Up When September Ends
2. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
1. Jesus of Suburbia
Fun fact:
Holiday was the first Green Day song i ever heard.
I still think it's really great.
Just a note:
No song on this album is bad, even the lower songs have some heart.
For me it's
13. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
12. She's a Rebel
11. American Idiot
10. Wake Me Up When September Ends
9. Jesus of Suburbia
8. Extrodinary Girl
7. Whatsername
6. Are We the Waiting
5. Holiday
4. Letterbomb
3. Give Me Novacain
2. St. Jimmy
1. Homecoming
Seriously hard with such an epic album to rank the songs
13 Extraordinary Girl 74/100
12 Whatsername 75/100
11 She’s a Rebel 82/100
10 Holiday 85/100
9 Are We We Are The Waiting 86/100
8 Boulevard of Broken Dreams 87/100
7 Give Me Novocaine 87.5
6 Wake Me Up When September Ends 88/100
5 Jesus of Suburbia 91/100
4 St Jimmy 91/100
3 Letterbomb 92/100
2 American Idiot 93/100
1 Homecoming 96/100
My rank:
1) Boulevard of Broken Dreams
2) Whatsername
3) Jesus of Suburbia
4) Letterbomb
5) Give me Novacaine
6) Homecoming
7) Too much too soon
8) Wake me up when september ends
9) Saint Jimmy
10) American Idiot
11) Holiday
12) Are we the waiting
13) Extraordinary Girl
14) She's a rebel
Pretty hard to rank since it is perfect
Here’s my list based upon just my musical taste:
Jesus of Suburbia
Letterbomb
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Whatsername
American Idiot
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Give Me Novocaine
Holiday
Homecoming
St. Jimmy
Extraordinary Girl
Are We the Waiting
She’s a Rebel
We Are the Waiting?
The Something I put it near the bottom because it uses the millennial whoop. She’s a Rebel uses auto tune and can’t be forgiven. 🤘
What I meant is the song is called Are We The Waiting not We Are The Waiting
Also you didn't even ranked Wake Me Up When September Ends
The Something Oh, the song was so bad I didn’t even remember the title whoops. But, how the hell did I not remember Wake Me Up When September Ends. Unbelievable. Thanks for the correction.
My American Idiot list would go like this:
13. Are We The Waiting
12. She’s a Rebel
11. Extraordinary Girl
10. Give Me Novocaine
9. American Idiot
8. Wake Me Up When September Ends
7. St. Jimmy
6. Holiday
5.Homecoming
4. Whatsername
3. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
2. Letterbomb
1. Jesus of Suburbia
Just to make it clear, I love every single song on this album and it was really hard to make this list
13. Give Me Novacaine
12. Extraordinary Girl
11. Whatsername
10. American Idiot
9. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
8. She’s A Rebel
7. Holiday
6. Wake Me Up When September Ends
5. St. Jimmy
4. Letterbomb
3. Homecoming
2. Jesus Of Suburbia
1. Are We The Waiting
(My Top 3 Could Be In Any Order)
American Idiot is the first album I can point to as one of the most influential albums of my life. It was the very first step into corrupting my young mind with just how god damn good music could be, and it's still one of my favorite punk albums to this day.
My list would probably be:
1: Jesus of Suburbia
2: Boulevard of Broken Dreams
3: Holiday
4: Wake Me Up When September Ends
5: Whatshername
6: Homecoming
7: Give me Novacaine
8: Are We The Waiting
9: Letterbomb
10: She's A Rebel
11: St Jimmy
12: Extraordinary Girl
My rankings:
#13 - She’s A Rebel
#12 - Extraordinary Girl
#11 - Holiday
#10 - Give Me Novacaine
#09 - Letterbomb
#08 - St. Jimmy
#07 - American Idiot
#06 - Jesus Of Suburbia
#05 - Are We The Waiting
#04 - Whatsername
#03 - Wake Me Up When September Ends
#02 - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
#01 - Homecoming
My ranking of every song from American Idiot:
13. Give Me Novacaine
12. Extraordinary Girl
11. Are We the Waiting?
10. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
9. American Idiot
8. Holiday
7. She's a Rebel
6. St. Jimmy
5. Letterbomb
4. Homecoming
3. Whatsername
2. Jesus of Suburbia
1. Wake Me up When September Ends
13) Wake Me Up When September Ends
12) She's a Rebel
11) Are We the Waiting
10) Extraordinary Girl
9) St. Jimmy
8) Letterbomb
7) Holiday
6) Boulevard of Broken Dreams
5) Jesus of Suburbia
4) American Idiot
3) Give Me Novocaine
2) Homecoming
1) Whatsername
1: Homecoming
2: American Idiot
3: Jesus Of Suburbia
4: Whatsername
5: Letterbomb
6: Give Me Novocaine
7: Holiday
8: Are We The Waiting
9: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
10: She's A Rebel
11: Wake Me Up When September Ends
12: Extraordinary Girl
13: St Jimmy
1. Jesus of Suburbia
2. Holiday
3. Boulebard of Broken dreams
4. Wake me up when september ends
5. Whatsername
6. American Idiot
7. Letterbomb
8. Give me novacaine
9. She’s a rebel
10. Are we the waiting
11. Homecoming
12. St. Jimmy
13. Extraordinary girl
My Order (purely based on how I feel about each song)
13. Extraordinary Girl
12. St. Jimmy
11. She's A Rebel
10. Give Me A Novocaine
9. Are We The Waiting
8. Homecoming
7. Holiday
6. Wake Me Up When September Ends
5. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
4. Whatshername
3. American Idiot
2. Letterbomb
1. Jesus Of Suburbia
My personal rankings. Note I am more familiar with the Broadway version of the album but this is based on the original versions of the songs.
13. She's a Rebel
12. American Idiot
11. Holiday
10. Give Me Novacaine (Broadway version would be way higher)
9. St. Jimmy
8. Extraordinary Girl
7. Homecoming
6. Whatsername
5. Are We the Waiting (again the Broadway version - * chef's kiss *)
4. Jesus of Suburbia
3. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
2. Letterbomb
1. Wake Me Up When September Ends
My personal top 3:
3: Homecoming
2: Whatsername
1: Wake Me Up When September Ends
This is how I would rank them (albeit purely how much I enjoy each track as opposed to taking in conceptual significance too) :
1. Homecoming
2. Wake Me Up When September Ends
3. Whatsername
4. Jesus of Suburbia
5. Letterbomb
6. Holiday
7. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
8. St. Jimmy
9. Extraordinary Girl
10. American Idiot
11. Are We the Waiting
12. Give Me Novacaine
13. She’s a Rebel
My list:
13. She's a Rebel
12. Extraordinary Girl
11. Holiday
10. Are We the Waiting
9. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
8. Give Me Novacaine
7. Wake Me Up When September Ends
6. St. Jimmy
5. Whatsername
4. American Idiot
3. Homecoming
2. Jesus of Suburbia
1. Letterbomb
Now rank every song from the entire discography (:
I remember downloading the song American Idiot on Window’s Media Player (!) and accidentally getting the whole album. It changed my life and appreciate for music.
My Rank still makes more sense to me:
1. Homecoming (best song period, and no one will change my mind)
2. Letterbomb
3. She's a Rebel
4. Give Me Novocaine
5. Extraordinary Girl
6. Whatsername
7. Wake Me Up When September Ends
8. Are We the Waiting
9. Jesus of Suburbia
10. American Idiot
11. St. Jimmy
12. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
13. Holiday
Top 3 for me:
3) boulevard of broken dreams
2) American idiot
1)holiday
I bought this album 2 days after its 15th anniversary without even knowing it. I already listened to it on the internet but having the actual CD in my hands is just... satisfactory, I guess. I love the booklet with the lyrics in the style of a school notebook
13. Are we the Waiting
12. Homecoming
11. Extraordinary Girl
10. She’s a Rebel
9. Holiday
8. St. Jimmy
7. Letterbomb
6. American Idiot
5. Give me Novacaine
4. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
3. Wake me up when September Ends
2. Whatsername
1. Jesus of Suburbia
....I think
Best album of all time!!!
Great:
13. Give Me Novacaine
12. Extraordinary Girl
11. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Fantastic:
10. Are We the Waiting
9. Wake Me Up When September Ends
8. Homecoming
7. St. Jimmy
Excellent (top 30)
6. Whatsername
5. Jesus of Suburbia
4. She's a Rebel
3. American Idiot
2. Holiday
1. Letterbomb
Give me novocaine is definitely one of the songs that got me to realize that Green Day was more than just your average punk band. After that i opened up to the rest of this album and fell in love.
Best record of all time (imo)
That's pretty close on how I'd rank it!
13. Extraordinary Girl
12. She’s a Rebel
11. Wake Me Up When September Ends
10. Are We The Waiting
9. American Idiot
8. Holiday
7. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
6. St. Jimmy
5. Give Me Novacaine
4. Whatsername
3. Jesus of Suburbia
2. Letterbomb
1. Homecoming
Truly not a skippable track here though!
13. extraordinary girl
12. give me novacaine
11. she's a rebel
10. are we the waiting
9. st. jimmy
8. holiday
7. homecoming
6. boulevard of broken dreams
5. jesus of suburbia
4. wake me up when september ends
3. letterbomb
2. american idiot
1. whatsername
13. She’s A Rebel
12. Homecoming
11. She’s A Rebel
10. Whatsername
9. Give Me Novacaine
8. St. Jimmy
7. American Idiot
6. Are We The Waiting?
5. Holiday
4. Letterbomb
3. Boulevard
2. Wake Me Up When September Ends
1. American Idiot
mine ranking would look like this:
1. Jesus of Suburbia
2. Wake me up when september ends
3. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
4. Holiday
5. American Idiot
6. Letterbomb
7. Whatsername
8. Give me Novacaine
9. St. Jimmy
10. Homecoming
11. She's a Rebel
12. Are we the waiting
13. Exraordinary Girl
1. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
2. Jesus of Suburbia
3. American Idiot
4. Holiday
5. St. Jimmy
6. Wake Me Up When September Ends
7. Letterbomb
8. Whatsername
9. Homecoming
10. Are We the Waiting
11. Give Me Novacaine
12. She’s a Rebel
13. Extraordinary Girl
In my opinion, surprised about your number 3 😯
13. she's a rebel
12. american idiot
11. st. jimmy
10. wake me up when september ends
9. give me novacaine
8. extraordinary girl
7. are we the waiting
6. boulevard of broken dreams
5. whatsername
4. homecoming
3. letterbomb
2. holiday
1. jesus of suburbia
bonus tracks:
3. governator
2. shoplifter
1. too much too soon
Top 3
1: Jesus of Suburbia
2: Boulevard of Broken Dreams
3. Whatsername
Everything past that would be nearly impossible to rank they are all so good.
For me it would have to go:
1. Jesus of Suburbia
2. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
3. American Idiot
4. Holiday
5. Wake Me Up When September Ends
6. Letterbomb
7. Give Me Novacaine
8. Whatsername
9. Saint Jimmy
10. Homecoming
11. She’s a Rebel
12. Are We The Waiting
13. Extraordinary Girl
As John said in the video, I dot hate of these songs. But the difference between his list and my list is how much I like each song over each other and not how much each song is relevant to the albums story.
13. She’s A Rebel
12. Are We The Waiting
11. American Idiot
10. St. Jimmy
9. Give Me Novocaine
8. Extraordinary Girl
7. Holiday
6. Letterbomb
5. Whatshername
4. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
3. Wake Me Up When September Ends
2. Jesus Of Suburbia
1. Homecoming
My favorite will always be Homecoming, love how it ties a bow around the story and settles loose ends. Also "I fell asleep while watching Spike TV" is pretty much how I feel always.
My personal ranking:
13. Extraordinary Girl
12. She's a Rebel
11. Are We the Waiting
10. Whatsername
9. St. Jimmy
8. Homecoming
7. Holiday
6. Wake Me Up When September Ends
5. Letterbomb
4. Give Me Novacaine
3. American Idiot
2. Jesus of Suburbia
1. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
The only ranked review with properly nothing bad to say about any song, this album is amazing 🤘🤘
My Ranking:
13. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
12. Letterbomb
11. St. Jimmy
10. Homecoming
9. American Idiot
8. She's A Rebel
7. Are We The Waiting
6. Holiday
5. Extraordinary Girl
4. Wake Me Up When September Ends
3. Give Me Novicaine
2. Whatsername
1. Jesus Of Suburbia
13. Homecoming
12. She's a Rebel
11. Extraordinary Girl
10. Wake Me up When September Ends
9. Holiday
8. Are We the Waiting
7. American Idiot
6. Give Me Novacaine
5. St. Jimmy
4. Jesus of Suburbia
3. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
2. Whatsername
1. Letterbomb
This is my opinion (as of 27th April 2020)
I like she's a rebel and jesus of surburbia more now
Here’s my list
NO BAD SONGS
here we go
13. Extraordinary Girl
12. She’s a Rebel
11. Whatshername
10. St. Jimmy
9. Give Me Novicane
8. Holiday
7. Are We The Waiting
6. Letter bomb
5. Wake Me Up when September Ends
4. American Idiot
3. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
2. Homecoming
1. Jesus of Suburbia
Wow that was hard
I've owned the album 3 different times love American Idiot
1. American Idiot
2. Jesus of Suburbia
3. Holiday
4. Blvd of Broken Dreams
5. St Jimmy
6. She's A Rebel
7. Extraordinary Girl
8. Letterbomb
9. Wake Me Up When September Ends
10. Homecoming
Are the top 10 in my book.