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“Jesus of Suburbia” by Green Day

Released 2004

“Jesus of Suburbia” by Green Day appears on 35 radio countdowns from 23 stations between 2004 and 2024. It was first released in 2004. Its best result is #11 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #40 alternative song of 2005, #3,425 alternative song of all time and #211 of the '00s.

35countdowns
23stations
#11best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
2004–2024years charted

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"Jesus of Suburbia" is the second track on Green Day's 2004 album American Idiot, and it sprawls out to 9 minutes and 8 seconds, making it the longest song the band has ever released as a single. Only "Homecoming", from the same record, runs longer in their catalog. Billie Joe Armstrong wrote the words, Rob Cavallo produced, and the result plays less like a single than a punk-rock suite, all bratty hooks and sudden changes of scene.

Reprise sent it out as the fifth and last single from the album. The full version was judged too long for radio, so stations got a trimmed edit, and the single still sold 205,000 copies by July 2010. Oddly, it's the only hit from American Idiot left off the greatest-hits set God's Favorite Band.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2004 68 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004 107
2004 56 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004 100
2004 72 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2004 93
2004 35 WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2004 106
2005 14 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005 107
2005 11 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2005 91
2005 70 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005 106
2005 55 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 101
2005 44 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2005 100
2005 35 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2005 107
2005 94 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 150
2005 29 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2005 99
2005 104.9 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005 105
2005 39 (tie) WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2005 230
2005 12 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2005 103
2005 61 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005 100
2005 79 CRNC 90.1 Niagara / Toronto, ON CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of 2005 91
2005 117 ModernRock.com Online ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 400
2006 37 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006 107
2006 63 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2006 89
2006 67 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006 102
2006 82 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2006 107
2006 14 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006 103
2006 17 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2006 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2006 366 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 1540 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 458 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 1667 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1622 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1570 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1636 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1706 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1776 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2020 1418 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2024 144 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885

Also listed as: Jesus Of Suburbia; Jesus of Surburbia.

Charting alongside it in 2005

Best songs of 2005 →
  1. 1Best of YouFoo Fighters
  2. 2Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz
  3. 3Beverly HillsWeezer
  4. 4The Hand That FeedsNine Inch Nails
  5. 5HolidayGreen Day
  6. 6Speed of SoundColdplay

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