AWARDS

In Spin magazine's list of the top 40 bands in 1997, Green Day are ranked #36 despite not having released an album for two years.
• On MTV's "Top 100 Of 1996 Countdown" on New Years Eve, Green Day's Walking Contradiction video ranked #64, and their Brain Stew/Jaded video ranked #40.
• On The 1996 American Music Awards, the guys got the nominations for Best Alternative Group (lost to Pearl Jam), and Best Artist (lost to Garth Brooks).
• On MTV's "Top 100 Of 1995 Countdown" on New Years Eve, Green Day's Geek Stink Breath video ranked #48, and their When I Come Around video ranked #4.
• On MTV's "All-Time Alternative Rock Countdown" in 1995, Green Day's Longview video ranked #35, their When I Come Around video ranked #13, and their famous Basket Case video ranked #4.
• In the June 1995 Seventeen mag, Billie Joe is one of the "Top 10 Guys You Want". He is along side the likes of Keanu Reeves and Ethan Hawke. Also, Green Day was voted Best Band in Seventeen Magazine's Seventh Annual Readers' Poll. They also got second place for best video from "When I Come Around".
• The May 1995 Circus poll results gave:Best New Artist: Green Day, Best CD: Dookie, Best CD cover: Dookie, Best Bassist: Mike Dirnt, Best Drummer: Tre Cool
• The Bay Area Music Awards were given out March 11, 1995 at San Francisco's Warfield Theatre. Here are some winners in the 18th annual Bammie Awards given out. Outstanding Album: Dookie - Green Day Outstanding Group: Green Day Outstanding Bassist: Mike Dirnt - Green Day Outstanding Drummer: Tre Cool - Green Day
• These awards are based on readers' votes as tabulated by BAM Magazine (SF). Green Day got tons of press about the Bammies, but Mike was the only one from the band who showed up.
• Kerplunk spent 2 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Pop Catalog Album Chart in March 1995.
• When I Come Around was #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock charts for 7 weeks, in January and February, 1995. This breaks their previous best of six weeks atop the chart for Basket Case in summer '94.
• On Rick Dee's top 94 songs of 1994, Green Day are ranked 4th with "When I Come Around".
• Four 1995 Grammy Nominations: Best New Artist. (lost) Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal, Basket Case. (lost) Hard Rock Performance, Longview. (lost) Alternative Music Performance, Dookie. (WON)