American Idiot was named 22nd in Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of the Decade. You can view the full list here. Contrary to the Rolling Stone Readers Poll, this list was chosen by artists, critics, and industry insiders.

"21st Century Breakdown" was named the 42nd Best Album of 2009 by popmatters.com. There are sixty entries in all, and you can read the full list here. In Sachyn Mital's own words:
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