[pic=Green Day, 2004]091413_gd-billboard.jpg[/pic]As part of Billboard's 25th anniversary celebration of their Alternative Chart, the music magazine has listed their top 50 alternative artists of all time.

Green Day has cracked the top five, coming in at number four on the list. A pretty high honor, if you ask me. Green Day was beat out by Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Linkin Park.

The Billboard article also lists the fact that Green Day has had nine number one singles and 20 top 10 singles since 1994's Dookie