Nothing irritates me more as a die-hard Green Day fan then when they are brought up in conversation and someone says, "Oh my God, I LOVE Green Day. I had all of American Idiot on my iPod when I was in fourth grade."

Yes, American Idiot is an incredible album. However, Green Day has been around since 1986. They have released 10 other albums (including six before American Idiot) and have recorded over 200 songs that aren't called "Holiday," "Wake Me Up When September Ends," or "Boulevard of Broken Dreams."

Longevity is one the reasons why Green Day has had such a successful career. They have always been able to create amazing songs whether the year be 1994, 2004, or (hopefully) 2016. Here are seven random songs, in no particular order, from Green Day's catalog that you should listen to.

1. "21 Guns" from 21st Century Breakdown (2009)

I know, I go on a tangent about how people only know songs from American Idiot and I start this list with their most popular song aside from anything on American Idiot. However, I wouldn't have included this song if it wasn't good. It isn't easy to follow up a career-defining album with another solid album, but Green Day did with their eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown. The most successful song on that album, "21 Guns," was a surefire hit that everyone sings along to when it comes on in the car.

2. "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" from Nimrod (1997)

I promise I'll start naming songs you might not have heard yet after this one, but this list would be incomplete without this song. "Good Riddance" is a timeless hit that will be played at graduations and proms up for the next 295,482 years. It's also worth noting that Green Day took a big hit from the punk community for releasing an acoustic ballad, which makes the song even more punk.

3. "99 Revolutions" from Tre! (2012)

Green Day released three albums in the span of five months in 2012. While ambitious, many considered these three albums to be the worst of Green Day's storied career. Even though critics labeled the albums sub-par, there are still some solid songs spread out over these three albums. One of these songs is "99 Revolutions." The song contains very catchy guitar rifts along with a catchy chorus as well. The lyrics of "99 Revolutions" are rather profound, and are about the Occupy Wall Street movement that happened a few years back.

4. "21st Century Breakdown" from 21st Century Breakdown (2009)

One of the themes that made American Idiot so successful was its bold and brash political statements against the Bush administration. Green Day continued with this theme in the self-titled track of their 2009 album. While the album itself wasn't as big of a hit as its predecessor, the opening track is remarkable. The song is divided into three acts that talk about America's past, present, and future respectively. The lyrics of the song also feature Billie Joe Armstrong at the top of his game.

5. "Paper Lanterns" from 1,039 / Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (1990)

This song is off of Green Day's very first album released 26 years ago, before Tre Cool was even their drummer. While most of the songs off this album sound the same and are pretty much all about girls, including this one, "Paper Lanterns" is a kick-ass song that the band still preforms on their tours to date.

6. "Redundant" from Nimrod (1997)

Many Green Day fans say that Nimrod is an extremely underrated album, and I would tend to agree with them. In fact, it might actually be my personal favorite. A possible reason why this album is forgotten because it's themes are so dark and dismal. This is clearly evident in "Redundant," a song that deals with a passionless relationship that has run out of love and energy. As depressing as that sounds, it's a great pop-punk that you should definitely check out.

7. "Coming Clean" from Dookie (1994)

Dookie is the album that started it all. Green Day reached worldwide fame from this album that was released 22 years ago. Dookie had about five hit singles that all topped some rock chart out there, but one of the forgotten jams from Dookie is "Coming Clean." It deals with Billie Joe Armstrong's bisexual orientation and the struggles of him coming to terms with that. It's quite admirable to write a song about that, especially back in the 90s when tolerance wasn't as high as it is today.

BONUS: 8 & 9. "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around" from Dookie (1994)

I love Green Day, so I'm going to write a little more about them and their songs. I'm also sorry that I'm breaking my promise and writing about songs you have definitely heard of before, but they are too good to leave off my list. These songs were absolute smash hits back in the 90s and are still played across the airwaves in 2016. Any self-respecting fan of punk rock and pop-punk has these two songs on some playlist on their phones.