The biggest rock albums of the 21st century have been announced to mark National Album Day (Oct 18).
You shouldn’t be surprised who is at the top. Green Day’s 2004 revolution, American Idiot.
Green Day said it best:
“We made American Idiot as a deeply human statement of defiance – against fear, against lies, against apathy… It was risky, loud, personal — and it changed everything for us. Twenty years later, the fact that it still resonates means the world.”
Right behind them? Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory, the 2000 debut.
Third place? The Darkness and their breakout Permission To Land.
The rest of the top five?
⚡️ Fallen — Evanescence
⚡️ Black Holes & Revelations — Muse
Here’s your Top 10 Heavy Hitters:
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American Idiot — Green Day
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Hybrid Theory — Linkin Park
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Permission To Land — The Darkness
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Fallen — Evanescence
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Black Holes & Revelations — Muse
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The Black Parade — My Chemical Romance
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Silver Side Up — Nickelback
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Meteora — Linkin Park
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All The Right Reasons — Nickelback
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Chocolate Starfish And The Hotdog Flavoured Water — Limp Bizkit
📀 Muse and Foo Fighters each muscle four albums into the Top 40.
📀 Nickelback grab three.
📀 Five bands double up: Blink-182, Green Day, Linkin Park, Paramore, and My Chemical Romance.
Meanwhile, Green Day haven’t slowed their role. They recently fired shots at Donald Trump during their Ohana Festival set, the latest in a long line of anti-establishment from Billie Joe and crew.
Defiance. Distortion. Legacy. The 21st century’s loudest anthems aren’t fading, they’re just getting louder. 🎸
