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“Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” by Green Day

From the album nimrod. (1997)

“Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” by Green Day appears on 92 radio countdowns from 39 stations between 1997 and 2026. It was first released in 1997 on the album nimrod.. Its best result is #2 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #33 alternative song of 1998, #327 alternative song of all time and #52 of the '90s.

92countdowns
39stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
12top 10 finishes
1997–2026years charted

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Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) [Official Music Video] [4K UPGRADE]

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"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" is the curveball on Green Day's 1997 album Nimrod: Billie Joe Armstrong strumming a gentle, unhurried tune under a two-headed title that can't decide whether it's bitter or grateful, a kiss-off up front and something close to a blessing in the brackets.

Armstrong wrote the words, the music is credited to the whole trio, and Rob Cavallo produced it with the band, with Ken Allardyce recording and Chris Lord-Alge mixing. Mike Dirnt adds his voice to Armstrong's, and the restraint is the point; this is a band proving it could hold a room without turning anything up.

Put out as the follow-up single from what was their fifth studio album, it got to 11 on Billboard's Hot 100 Airplay chart and made the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Iceland and the UK. It went on to become their best-selling single, with more than five million copies sold by November 2022 and platinum certifications stacked up from America to New Zealand. It has also become their usual closing number in concert, which is exactly where a song like this belongs.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 45 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997 91
1997 48 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 100
1997 72 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1997 107
1997 4 KISW Seattle-Tacoma, WA KISW Top 25 Songs from 1997 25
1997 64 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997 106
1998 5 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998 107
1998 34 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998 91
1998 3 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1998 106
1998 7 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998 101
1998 2 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998 100
1998 41 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998 102
1998 3 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1998 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 38 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 48 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 346 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 88 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 80 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 54 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 1794 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 9 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
1999 763 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2000 15 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2000 1796 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1796 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 115 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 436 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1783 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 58 The Buzz The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) 144
2003 9 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 329 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1538 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 44 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 1538 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 74 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 8 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 1533 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 7 The Edge KEDJ Top 103 on Independent Radio 103
2005 43 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 47 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 6 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 112 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 176 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2008 123 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2009 75 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2012 20 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time 102
2013 217 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2014 301 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 694 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 515 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 103 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 111 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2015 273 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 262 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 946 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 204 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 204 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 108 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2019 434 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 56 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 324 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 5 DC101 Top DC101 of the 90's 101
2020 234 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 18 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2020 429 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 65 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 12 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2021 99 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 267 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 23 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2021 457 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 16 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2022 64 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 224 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 164 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2022 973 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 603
2022 764 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 96 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 224 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 146 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2023 13 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2023 100 ALT 104.5 ALT 104.5 Top 104 of ALT Time 104
2023 355 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 766 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 328 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2024 654 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2024 305 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2025 83 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500
2025 465 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 175 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2026 365 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 286 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 292 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

Also listed as: Good Riddance; (Good Riddance) Time of Your Life; Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life); Good Riddance (time of Your Life); Good Riddance(Time Of Your Life); Good Riddance (Time of Our Life).

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