Insomniac
by Green Day
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Green Day bestography
Insomniac is ranked 4th best out of 27 albums by Green Day on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Green Day is American Idiot which is ranked number 147 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,158.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Insomniac track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Insomniac rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Repo | 1995: Punk | 4/7 | - |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 76/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | kinginsomniac12 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 66/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Dankel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 67/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 40/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 47 Music Albums of 1995 | 25/47 | 2 |
| 2026 | Museman | Top 6 Music Albums of 1995 | 6/6 | 1 |
| 2026 |  21stCenturySchiz | Top 18 Music Albums of 1995 | 11/18 | 2 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 80 Music Albums of 1995 | 28/80 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 225 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,063 | |||
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Insomniac ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/04/2026 13:22 | Siromynian | 1,786 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2026 17:31 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/11/2026 19:24 |  DommeDamian | 7,837 | 48/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.6/100, a mean average of 72.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.0.
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Insomniac forum mentions
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Insomniac comments
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HoldenM TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/02/2013 22:19 | #66791 | TOP COMMENT
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Definitely the most bizarre, and least accessible Green Day album to date. It has some strong moments, but it's an incredibly hard pill to swallow.
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/11/2012 23:53 | #44265 | TOP COMMENT
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Green Day didn't quite match Dookie. Same rebellious snarl, same sense of manic fun, but lacking the pop-sensibilities that make them so gloriously catchy. They got it back on Nimrod.
Insomniac is a pretty straightforward album. It kind of makes me think of "Back in Black" by AC/DC because there is not much variety throughout the album. You have 14 songs that are all constructed basically the same way, except for "Panic Song", and this one is my favorite. But just like "Back in Black", even though the lyrics are not that original and the songs all use the same formula, it's the energy of the band and the production value that ultimately save the album. But I like "Insomniac" better simply because the formula they use is more in my taste than "Back in Black".
Not the best Green Day album, but not the worst either. (Edited)
pearljammer13 TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/30/2020 16:49 | #263484 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is interesting in that many punk/ early Green Day fans consider it their best work , while other more casual or recent fans think it's their worst. For me, other than Dookie I'd consider this equal to or better than anything else they've released. I prefer their harder faster sound and this certainly delivers. Bab's Uvula Who? is one of their most underrated tracks, and songs like Walking Contradiction, Geek Stink Breath, and Brain Stew are classics of the genre. (Edited)
This feels more like one very big song than an album. The consistency and cohesiveness is amazing. Even though there are no surprises, it is an album that grows on you, I find myself coming back to this more often than some other Green Day albums. Also, I love the album cover. Overall, 80/100. (Edited)
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