Green Day / Music Sales Awards

Green Day (2013)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales for the American band Green Day . In their career they sold over 75 million records, making them one of the most successful musicians of all time . The awards can be found according to their type (gold, platinum, etc.), sorted by country in chronological order, and according to the sound carriers themselves, also in chronological order, separated by medium (albums, singles, etc.).

Awards

Silver record  United Kingdom 2012: for the album Dos 2013: for the album Shenanigans 2015: for the album Tré 2016: for the single 21 Guns 2018: for the single holiday 2019: for the single When I Come Around 2020: for the single Jesus of Suburbia Golden record  Argentina 1995: for the album Insommniac  Australia 1994: for the single When I Come Around 2004: for the single American Idiot 2009: for the single 21 Guns  Belgium 1995: for the album Dookie 2007: for the album International Superhits! 2009: for the album 21st Century Breakdown  Brazil 1996: for the album Dookie 1998: for the album Insommniac 2005: for the album Nimrod 2005: for the album International Superhits! 2005: for the album American Idiot 2006: for the album Bullet in a Bible 2012: for the album 21st Century Breakdown  Denmark 2006: for the album Bullet in a Bible 2007: for the single Wake Me Up When September Ends 2007: for the single Boulevard of Broken Dreams 2019: for the single American Idiot 2019: for the single basket case  Germany 2006: for the single Boulevard of Broken Dreams 2006: for the album Insommniac 2007: for the album Bullet in a Bible 2011: for the video album Awesome as Fuck 2013: for the album Uno!  Finland 1995: for the album Dookie 1995: for the album Insommniac 2004: for the album American Idiot 2009: for the album 21st Century Breakdown  France 1998: for the album Dookie  Italy 2013: for the album Uno! 2013: for the single Stray Heart 2014: for the single Oh Love 2015: for the album Dookie 2017: for the single Good Riddance 2017: for the single holiday  Japan 2002: for the album Shenanigans 2009: for the album 21st Century Breakdown 2012: for the album Uno! 2014: for the single American Idiot 2015: for the single basket case 2015: for the single minority  Canada 2006: for the album Bullet in a Bible 2006: for the single Wake Me Up When September Ends 2006: for the single Time Of Your Life 2013: for the album Uno!  Mexico 2006: for the album Bullet in a Bible  New Zealand 1995: for the album Insommniac 2002: for the album International Superhits! 2006: for the album Bullet in a Bible 2009: for the single 21 Guns 2011: for the single American Idiot  Netherlands 2005: for the album American Idiot  Norway 2009: for the album 21st Century Breakdown  Austria 1995: for the album Insommniac 2006: for the album Bullet in a Bible 2012: for the album Uno! 2016: for the single 21 Guns  Poland 1996: for the album Dookie 2012: for the album The Studio Album: 1990-2009  Portugal 2005: for the album American Idiot 2006: for the album Bullet in a Bible  Sweden 2006: for the album Bullet in a Bible 2009: for the album 21st Century Breakdown  Switzerland 1995: for the album Dookie  Spain 1996: for the album Insommniac 1998: for the album Nimrod 2005: for the album American Idiot  Hungary 2005: for the album American Idiot  United States 2000: for the album Warning 2005: for the single American Idiot 2005: for the single Good Riddance 2006: for the single Boulevard of Broken Dreams 2009: for the single Know Your Enemy 2009: for the single When I Come Around  United Kingdom 2000: for the album Warning 2012: for the album Uno! 2013: for the album Kerplunk! 2013: for the album 1,039 / Smoothed Out Slappy Hours 2017: for the album Revolution Radio 2018: for the album Awesome as Fuck 2019: for the album Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band 2019: for the single Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Platinum record  Argentina 1993: for the album Dookie 2001: for the album International Superhits! 2001: for the video album International Super Videos 2005: for the video album Bullet in a Bible  Australia 2000: for the album Warning 2005: for the album Bullet in a Bible 2005: for the single Boulevard of Broken Dreams 2006: for the video album International Super Videos 2009: for the album 21st Century Breakdown  Belgium 2007: for the album American Idiot  Denmark 2011: for the album 21st Century Breakdown  Europe 1996: for the album Dookie 2006: for the album International Superhits! 2009: for the album 21st Century Breakdown  France 2009: for the album American Idiot 2009: for the album 21st Century Breakdown  GCC 2010: for the album 21st Century Breakdown  Greece 2006: for the album American Idiot  Hong Kong 2006: for the album Bullet In A Bible  Ireland 2009: for the album 21st Century Breakdown  Italy 2009: for the album 21st Century Breakdown 2010: for the single 21 Guns 2015: for the album American Idiot 2017: for the single basket case 2018: for the single Wake Me Up When September Ends 2018: for the single American Idiot 2019: for the single Boulevard of Broken Dreams  Japan 1997: for the album Dookie 1997: for the album Insommniac 1997: for the album Nimrod 2000: for the album Warning  Canada 2001: for the album Warning 2006: for the single American Idiot 2006: for the single Boulevard of Broken Dreams  Mexico 2006: for the album American Idiot  New Zealand 1999: for the album Dookie 2009: for the album 21st Century Breakdown  Austria 1995: for the album Dookie 2009: for the album 21st Century Breakdown  Portugal 2011: for the album Awesome as Fuck  Sweden 2005: for the album American Idiot  Switzerland 2009: for the album 21st Century Breakdown  Spain 1995: for the album Dookie  United States 2005: for the album Kerplunk! 2005: for the album International Superhits! 2008: for the single Wake Me Up When September Ends 2008: for the single holiday 2008: for the video album International Super Videos 2009: for the single 21 Guns 2011: for the album 21st Century Breakdown  United Kingdom 2008: for the album Bullet in a Bible 2009: for the album 21st Century Breakdown 2010: for the album Insommniac 2010: for the album Nimrod 2013: for the video album International Super Videos 2017: for the single Good Riddance 2018: for the single American Idiot 2018: for the single basket case 2019: for the single Wake Me Up When September Ends 3 × gold record  Germany 2005: for the album Dookie 2010: for the album 21st Century Breakdown

2 × platinum record  Argentina 2004: for the album American Idiot  Australia 1998: for the single Time Of Your Life 1998: for the single Redundant  Denmark 2006: for the album American Idiot  Ireland 2005: for the album Bullet in a Bible  Japan 2001: for the album International Superhits ! 2005: for the album American Idiot  Canada 1995: for the album Insommniac 1998: for the album Nimrod 2009: for the album 21st Century Breakdown  Austria 2006: for the album American Idiot  Switzerland 2005: for the album American Idiot  United States 1996: for the album Insommniac 2000: for the album Nimrod  United Kingdom 2013: for the album International Superhits! 3 × platinum record  Australia 2000: for the album Nimrod 2007: for the album International Superhits!  Ireland 2005: for the album International Superhits!  United Kingdom 2008: for the album Dookie 7 × gold record  Germany 2014: for the video album Bullet in a Bible 2019: for the album American Idiot 4 × platinum record  Europe 2007: for the album American Idiot  Ireland 2005: for the album Dookie  New Zealand 2005: for the album American Idiot 5 × platinum record  Australia 2011: for the album Dookie 6 × platinum record  Australia 2006: for the album American Idiot  Canada 2005: for the album American Idiot  United States 2013: for the album American Idiot 7 × platinum record  United Kingdom 2014: for the album American Idiot 8 × platinum record  Ireland 2005: for the album American Idiot Diamond record  Canada 1995: for the album Dookie  United States 1999: for the album Dookie

Awards by album

1,039 / Smoothed Out Slappy Hours

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

Kerplunk!

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,100,000

Dookie

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Australia (ARIA)	5 × platinum	350,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	100,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	750,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	(1,000,000)
Finland (IFPI)	gold	35.205
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Ireland (IRMA)	4 × platinum	60,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	diamond	10,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	900,000
All in all	7 × gold 19 × platinum 2 × diamond	13.800.205

Insomniac

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	100,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	21,350
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	7 × gold 6 × platinum	3,073,850

Nimrod

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold 9 × platinum	3,010,000

Warning

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	200,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold 3 × platinum	1,070,000

International super hits!

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	40,000
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(15,000)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Ireland (IRMA)	3 × platinum	(45,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	2 × platinum	400,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
All in all	3 × gold 13 × platinum	2,352,500

Shenanigans

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver	60,000

American idiot

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	2 × platinum	80,000
Australia (ARIA)	6 × platinum	420,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(30,000)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
Denmark (IFPI)	2 × platinum	(80,000)
Germany (BVMI)	7 × gold	(700,000)
Europe (IFPI)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(23,113)
France (SNEP)	platinum	(300,000)
Greece (IFPI)	platinum	(20,000)
Ireland (IRMA)	8 × platinum	(120,000)
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	(80,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	2 × platinum	400,000
Canada (MC)	6 × platinum	600,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	4 × platinum	60,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	(40,000)
Austria (IFPI)	2 × platinum	(60,000)
Portugal (AFP)	gold	(10,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	(60,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	(80,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	(50,000)
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	(10,000)
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum	6,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	7 × platinum	(2,100,000)
All in all	7 × gold 60 × platinum	11,810,000

Bullet in a Bible

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Ireland (IRMA)	2 × platinum	30,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Portugal (AFP)	gold	10,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	8 × gold 5 × platinum	787,500

21st Century Breakdown

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	20,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	300,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	(1,000,000)
Finland (IFPI)	gold	16,386
France (SNEP)	platinum	200,000
Golf Cooperation Council (IFPI)	platinum	6,000
Ireland (IRMA)	platinum	15,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	70,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	160,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	8 × gold 15 × platinum	2,391,386

The Studio Albums 1990–2009

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
All in all	1 × gold	10,000

Awesome as Fuck

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Portugal (AFP)	platinum	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	120,000

U.N!

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	15,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	6 × gold	365,000

DOS!

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver	60,000

¡Tré!

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver	60,000

Revolution radio

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

Awards by singles

Basket Case

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	795,000

When I come around

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold	735,000

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold 3 × platinum	1,305,000

Redundant

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
All in all	2 × platinum	140,000

American idiot

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	20,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	5 × gold 3 × platinum	1,386,500

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	4,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	4 × gold 3 × platinum	2,654,000

Holiday

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,225,000

Wake Me Up When September Ends

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	4,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Canada (MC)	gold	40,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 3 × platinum	1,694,000

Jesus of Suburbia

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver	200,000

Know Your Enemy

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

21 guns

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	30,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold 2 × platinum	1,277,500

Oh love

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	15,000
All in all	1 × gold	15,000

Stray Heart

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	15,000
All in all	1 × gold	15,000

Awards by video albums

International super videos!

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	50,000
All in all	4 × platinum	173,000

Bullet in a Bible

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	8,000
Germany (BVMI)	7 × gold	175,000
All in all	1 × gold 4 × platinum	183,000

Awesome as Fuck

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	25,000
All in all	1 × gold	25,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	gold1	6 × platinum6th	-	226,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	3 × gold3	26 × platinum26th	-	1,870,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	-	85,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	7 × gold7th	-	-	420,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	5 × gold5	3 × platinum3	-	228,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	9 × gold9	8 × platinum8th	-	2,600,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	7 × platinum7th	-	(7,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	-	-	96.054	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	-	600,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Golf Cooperation Council (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	-	6,000	ifpi.org ( Memento from October 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Greece (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	-	20,000	Individual evidence
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	-	platinum1	-	20,000	Individual evidence
Ireland (IRMA)	-	-	18 × platinum18th	-	270,000	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	6 × gold6th	7 × platinum7th	-	375,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	6 × gold6th	8 × platinum8th	-	1,900,000	riaj.or.jp JP2
Canada (MC)	-	4 × gold4th	15 × platinum15th	diamond1	2,600,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	gold1	platinum1	-	150,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	5 × gold5	6 × platinum6th	-	127,500	nztop40.co.nz NZ2 ( Memento from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	gold1	-	-	40,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	15,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	4 × platinum4th	-	190,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	60,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	-	40,000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	-	110,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	gold1	3 × platinum3	-	135,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	-	250,000	promusicae.es
Hungary (MAHASZ)	-	gold1	-	-	10,000	slagerlistak.hu
United States (RIAA)	-	6 × gold6th	17 × platinum17th	diamond1	30,600,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	7 × silver7th	8 × gold8th	21 × platinum21st	-	9,330,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	7 × silver7th	86 × gold86	159 × platinum159	2 × diamond2

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Patrick Ryan: Green Day, Nine Inch Nails among Rock Hall nominees. In: USA Today. October 9, 2014, accessed July 9, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Gold for When I Come Around in Australia
3. ↑ Platinum for Bullet In A Bible in Hong Kong ( Memento of July 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Platinum for Awesome as Fuck in Portugal ( Memento from May 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Week Ending Jan. 17, 2010: 21 Million Lady Gaga Fans Can't Be Wrong ( Memento from January 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive )