No. 5 American Idiot by Green Day (2004)
Another example of a veteran act from the 1990s that managed to reinvent itself, Green Day came roaring back from the brink of oblivion with this Who-esque concept album about frustration and disillusionment. The trio swing through an amazing array of pop-punk and classic rock songs, telling the stories of St. Jimmy, Whatsername and the Jesus of Suburbia.
