CSPC: Green Day Popularity Analysis

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Physical Singles Sales

Despite amassing as many as 11 US #1 hits on the Alternative Songs list, which is based on radio airplay on themed stations, Green Day hardly sold anything in the physical singles format in their home country due to the absence of such releases.

Indeed, in the US at least, they never had a proper single issued. In Europe, they exploded later when that market was already vanishing. All in all, that’s not really good indicators. This situation concludes on a mere 3 million physical singles sold to date.

As a reminder, the weighting is done with a 10 to 3 ratio between one album and one physical single.

Physical Singles Sales

Dookie (1994) – 276,000 equivalent albums

Longview – 100,000
Welcome to Paradise – 120,000
Basket Case – 400,000
She – 100,000
When I Come Around – 200,000

Insomniac (1995) – 55,500 equivalent albums

Stuck with Me – 60,000
Geek Stink Breath – 75,000
Brain Stew / Jaded – 50,000

Nimrod (1997) – 168,000 equivalent albums

Hitchin’ a Ride – 100,000
Redundant – 60,000
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) – 400,000

Warning (2000) – 78,000 equivalent albums

Warning – 125,000
Waiting – 60,000
Minority – 75,000

American Idiot (2004) – 255,000 equivalent albums

American Idiot – 200,000
Jesus of Suburbia – 50,000
Holiday – 100,000
Boulevard of Broken Dreams – 300,000
Wake Me Up When September Ends – 200,000

21st Century Breakdown (2009) – 21,000 equivalent albums

Know Your Enemy – 25,000
21 Guns – 25,000
Remaining Singles – 20,000

Orphan – 60,000 equivalent albums

The Saints Are Coming – 150,000
Remaining Singles – 50,000