Top Ten Songs from Green Day's American Idiot

The Top Ten
1 Jesus of Suburbia

In truth pretty much every song on this album is really good, just straight up quality rock. I think this one remains the most epic and each part is really perfect for conveying the emotion of the song. Besides it's a long song for a Green Day song. You gotta give em props for doing something different and big. They tried it again on down the album with homecoming, however I don't believe it was executed as well. Though it was cool to have dirnt and tre singing on different sections. Still I think this song kind of sets up the whole story and feel for what you are going to hear on the rest of the album.

This song is just so good... I could hardly speak when I first heard it! This entire song just speaks to me in so many ways! It draws me in with the beginning half, the second half is just so calming to me and it makes me want to listen to the rest of it. This was executed very well and each section had it's charms. It is one of the best songs on the album. The whole album is very good thought.

2 Boulevard of Broken Dreams

JOS is awesome and is definitely in my top 10 favourite Green Day songs but Boulevard of Broken Dreams is just too good. The song is just too damn catchy to resist. It was my first full song learned on acoustic guitar. Like it's the highlight of the album in my opinion

I didn't know a whole lot about Green Day but this song inspired me to look at them more. If I ever find a better song by them, which I doubt I will, this will still always stay in my heart for how inspiring and motivational it was. This deserved #1.

It's their best song, period. Boulevard just has that calm feel while also powerful feel in the chorus. Great guitar work by Billie Joe and amazing vocals, Mike and Tre form the steady rhythm section in this song.

3 Holiday

I love this song, It's one of my favorite of Green Day if not my favorite, since the start,it makes you feel powerful, it awakes your best feelings with that intro so energetic and sticky sound, and billie's voice with he's lyrics are awesome, the rhythm fits perfect to them and the timing of the song it's perfect. It easily could be on the top 5 of songs of Green Day in every top! Really I'm glad I heard this song before I died :') Green Day 4 ever!

I have to admit, boulevard originally fostered my love of Green Day. But, after listening to this masterpiece, it quickly became the best sing I've ever listened to. The beautifully executed guitar melody along with Billie's song writing talents truer sets this tune apart.

Oh my god my favorite song ever it has never changed since I listened to holiday my favorite song to play on guitar. It also has such a sick riff don't forget the awesome drums and bass you hear during the bridge dirmit rocks that bass

4 Wake Me Up When September Ends

Emotionally moving I wish I could go to sleep during September, hell all of the year...

This song is so beautiful and yet, very sad. It reminds me how I felt when my brother died.

This one should be #1! This was dedicated to his day and was sung with the most feeling.

5 American Idiot

Easily the best track of the album. Everything is perfectly balanced. Catchy with a powerful message. I'm a jazz guy, but truthfully, this is one hell of a song.

The best song on this list.. is america starting to turn blind AND deaf?!

Definitely my favorite Green Day song ever!

6 Whatsername

I'll be quite honest, all of the other songs are great and that's what makes the album so wonderful. But the way this album starts out and how it transitions into that epic middle part ("remember... Whatever...") it just is an emotional song for me and I connected to it way more than any of the other songs. It's so powerful and one of the best endings to an album that can be done and it get's me teary-eyed every time I hear that line "forgetting you but not the times" but maybe that's just me. Either way amazing song! Haha

Whatsername is definitely the best song. This brings me to tears every time, the song is so deep yet so powerful and extraordinary in every way possible. Billie's singing just makes it even better

Boulevard is my all time favourite song, but despite that, Whatsername is my favourite from American Idiot. It's so powerful and it ends to album amazingly.

7 Homecoming

In my opinion... Best Green Day song ever off of their best album ever. And for all of you fools who say that American idiot and so forth are not "Pure Green Day", SHUT UP! Really just shut up. Green Day recorded this album and this album has a bigger fan base than all the others. Trust me this is one of the only albums that is globally liked by pop music fans and Death Metal/Screamo fans such as myself. This song as well as letter bomb and almost this whole album just takes me out of this world to a place where I can think and get my head together. Anyway this song has a very soft and very nice intro then packs a massive punch with the first verse all the way to part two. Part one makes me feel really happy to be alive and when he sings "Jimmi died today, blew his brains out into the bay" I really connect to that because I have some friends who are considering that. The somebody get me out of here part that follows really describes how I feel when I'm in a very uncomfortable situation. Nobody likes you is probably my favourite lyrical part of the song because I am the out cast at my high school just because of my taste in music. Rock in roll life reminds me of my first time on stage as a screamer and singer. We're coming home is a reminder to me that at the end of the day. No matter how rough it was. You always have a home to return to (I'm assuming that if your reading this you have enough money for home and wifi). And that is why this song should be first. It makes you think of why you should be thankful for what you have

8 Give Me Novacaine

Soothing vocals, beautiful melody, and explosive chorus. Best Green Day song in my opinion.

It's a Green Day song with a ukulele. What more could you want?

All great songs, but I just feel like voting for this one.

9 Extraordinary Girl / Letterbomb

At this point in the album (she's a rebel/extraordinary girl/letterbomb) the singles try) really peak. These three songs fit together so well in their own story and in aiding the overarching story of the album, they succeed. Jesus of suburbia is and will remain number 1 but for pure rock fun, nothing can beat this (and she's a rebel) track

Why is this song so underrated? It may not be the best track but it's A LOT better than people it is. The lyrics are very meaningful and I think the chorus is brilliant and the drums is amazing too! I don't get why people don't like this one...

Of course all the singles would be in the top five. Don't get me wrong, the singles are fantastic as well, but this song tops all of them. But seriously, people. Can we please put more thought into this than, "This one was on the radio! Therefore, it's the best! "

10 Are We the Waiting / St. Jimmy

It's one of the best song from Green Day but it is very underrated it's way better than their songs like - Letterbomb, Give me novacaine, whatsername and st. Jimmy. I don't understand that why people don't look out for songs like this it have to be made a single in my opinion.

Am I the only one who thinks this list is screwed up? This is one of the best songs on the album along with are we the waiting she's a rebel and extraordinary girl! Ugh fix this list people

Angry enough to play when you're really mad, pop enough to play whenever else you feel like it.
The needle in the vein of the establishment!

The Contenders
11 She's a Rebel

No. 11? REALLY? This is one of the best songs I have ever heard...

WHAT! This should be in the top three

12 Letterbomb

You kidding me? I can't listen to this song without shedding a tear.

I feel like my heart just shed a tear every time I listen to this.

13 St. Jimmy
14 Are We the Waiting
15 Extraordinary Girl
16 Favorite Son
17 Too Much Too Soon

I like the way this song is like, the American Idiot album, but summarized.

Too much too soon is a great song. Its just full out Green Day.

This song is too good to be a B-side. I love it.

18 Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams
19 Governator
20 Shoplifter
21 When It's Time
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