The Offspring
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	MEMBERS: Dexter Holland ~ Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman ~ Greg Kriesel ~ Ron Welty (left in 2003) ~ Atom Willard (joined in 2003) BIGGEST SINGLE: "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" (1999) BIGGEST LP: Smash (1994) GRAMMY AWARDS: 0

The Offspring released their debut LP, The Offspring.

Ignition was released.

# 167 Singles Artist of the Year

The Offspring topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for 2 weeks with "Come Out And Play."

Smash was released and certified platinum.

Smash was certified 3x platinum.

# 173 Singles Artist of the Year

Smash was certified 4x platinum.

The Offspring could be heard on the Batman Forever soundtrack with "Smash It Up."

Smash was certified 5x platinum.

Ignition was certified gold.

# 185 Singles Artist of the Year

Ixnay On The Hombre was released.

The band had some success with the singles "All I Want" and "Gone Away."

Ixnay On The Hombre was certified platinum.

The Offspring topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 2 weeks with "Gone Away."

# 190 Singles Artist of the Year

The Offspring released Americana.

Americana was certified platinum.
The band hit the Top 40 with "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)."
The band could be found on the Faculty soundtrack with "The Kids Aren't Alright."

# 39 Singles Artist of the Year

Americana was certified 2x platinum.

The Offspring hit the Top 10 with "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" (which topped the UK Singles chart for a week).
Americana was certified 3x platinum.

The Offspring hit the Top 40 with "Why Don't You Get A Job?"
Americana was certified 4x platinum.

The Offspring were one of the performers at Woodstock '99 in Rome, New York.

The Offspring were nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video (Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)).

The Offspring won a MTV Europe Music Award.

The Offspring topped the Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers as the Top Modern Rock Artist.

Smash was certified 6x platinum.
The Offspring contributed the track "Totalimmortal" to the film Me, Myself And Irene.

The Offspring topped the MTV Video Top 20 with "Original Prankster."

The Offspring released Conspiracy Of One.

Conspiracy Of One was certified platinum.

# 127 Singles Artist of the Year

The Offspring hit the Top 40 with "Original Prankster."

The Offspring talked about possibly breaking up soon with Kriesel stating: "If the next album is something we're not happy with and things have gotten tired and old, maybe that'll be it. I give it 5 more years."

The Offspring could be heard on the soundtrack for Orange County with "Defy You"

The video for "Defy You" topped the MTV Video Countdown.

The Offspring contributed the track "I Wanna Be Sedated" to We're A Happy Family - A Tribute To The Ramones.

The Offspring announced that Atom Willard will be taking over drumming duties for their tour. Previous drummer, Ron Welty left the band early in the year.

The Offspring will release their next LP, Splinter, in December with session drummer Josh Freese filling in for departed Welty.

The Offspring topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for a week with "Hit That."
Splinter was certified gold.

The Offspring released Greatest Hits.

Americana was certified 5x platinum.

Greatest Hits was certified gold.

	The Offspring Released: 1989 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Jennifer Lost The War" - "Elders" - "Out On Patrol" - "Crossroads" - "Demons" - "Beheaded" - "Tehran" - "Thousand Days" - "Black Ball" - "I'll Be Waiting" - "Kill The President"
	Ignition Released: March, 1993 US: Gold Tracks: "Session" - "We Are One" - "Kick Him When He's Down" - "Take It Like A Man" - "Get It Right" - "Dirty Magic" - "Hypodermic" - "Burn It Up" - "No Hero" - "LAPD" - "Nothing From Something" - "Forever And A Day"
	Smash Released: August, 1994 US: 6x Platinum Billboard peak: # 4 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Time To Relax" - "Nitro (Youth Energy)" - "Bad Habit" - "Gotta Get Away" - "Genocide" - "Something To Believe In" - "Come Out And Play" - "Self-Esteem" - "It'll Be A Long Time" - "Killboy Powerhead" - "What Happened To You?" - "So Alone" - "Not The One" - "Smash"
	Ixnay On The Hombre Released: February, 1997 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 9 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Disclaimer" - "Meaning Of Life" - "Mota" - "Me And My Old Lady" - "Cool To Hate" - "Leave it Behind" - "Gone Away" - "I Choose" - "Intermission" - "All I Want" - "Way Down The Line" - "Don't Pick It Up" - "Amazed" - "Change The World"
	Americana Released: November, 1998 US: 5x Platinum Billboard peak: # 2 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Welcome" - "Have You Ever" - "Staring At The Sun" - "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" - "The Kids Aren't Alright" - "Feelings" - "She's Got Issues" - "Walla Walla" - "The End Of The Line" - "No Brakes" - "Why Don't You Get A Job?" - "Americana" - "Pay The Man"
	Conspiracy Of One Released: November, 2000 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 9 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Intro" - "Original Prankster" - "Want You Bad" - "Million Miles Away" - "Dammit, I Change Again" - "Living In Chaos" - "Special Delivery" - "One Fine Day" - "All Along" - "Denial, Revisited" - "Vultures" - "Conspiracy Of One"
	Splinter Released: December, 2003 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 30 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Neocon" - "The Noose" - "Long Way Home" - "Hit That" - "Race Against Myself" - "(Can't Get My) Head Around You" - "The Worst Hangover Ever" - "Never Gonna Find Me" - "Lightning Rod" - "Spare Me The Details" - "Da Hui" - "When You're In Prison"
	Greatest Hits Released: June, 2005 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 8 Tracks: "Can't Repeat" - "Come Out And Play" - "Self Esteem" - "Gotta Get Away" - "All I Want" - "Gone Away" - "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" - "Why Don't You Get A Job?" - "The Kids Aren't Alright" - "Original Prankster" - "Want You Bad" - "Defy You" - "Hit That" - "Head Around You (Can't Get My)"