Blink 182 Comparison

When people think of the pop punk genre Green Day and Blink 182 are two of the first to come to mind for many. Green Day is a pop punk band that was founded in 1987 and has been around since. Their top songs include well known songs such as “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “When I Come Around,” and “Wake Me Up When September Ends.” Blink 182 is another well known pop punk band established in 1992. Their most popular songs include “All The Small Things,” “What’s My Age Again,” and “I Miss You.” Three things that make these bands similar and distinct are their styles, members, and statistics. The first important factor of these bands is their style. The bands are both known to be a major part of the pop punk genre, pop punk is usually fast paced with less serious themes. Although pop punk tends to be less serious both bands have had their fair share of serious and non-serious songs. Pop punk is one of the most obvious similarities when it comes to these bands. Although their styles are similar they also have distinct features. Green Day has more of a rock focus in their songs, this is most likely due to the fact that they had their start in a time where rock was more popular. Green Day also has a lot more serious songs. One of Green Day’s more serious songs is “Wake Me Up When

The bands have tons of similarities and differences when it comes to their statistics. Both bands have had multiple top 40 songs such as Green Day’s “Basket Case” and Blink 182’s “Adam’s Song.” Statistically both bands were most popular in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, this was when the genre was thriving so it makes sense that it was when they were doing their best. Green Day has sold about 72% more records than Blink 182 has. Green Day also has 24.2 million Spotify listens per month while Blink 182 has only about 16.2 million listens per month. Green Day is estimated to have made about $182.8 million, Blink 182 has only made about $150