The album Dookie by Green Day sold more than 10 million copies , and the albums Insomniac and Nimrod became double platinum .
In 1994 , their major label debut Dookie , released through Reprise Records , became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 11 million copies in the U.S. Green Day is credited alongside fellow California punk bands NOFX , Sublime , Bad Religion , the Offspring , and Rancid with popularizing mainstream interest in punk rock in the U.S.Though the albums Insomniac ( 1995 ) , Nimrod ( 1997 ) , and Warning ( 2000 ) did not match the success of Dookie , the former two reached double platinum status while the latter achieved gold .
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