While Green Day formed in the '80s, Blink-182 didn't release its debut LP until 1995 with "Cheshire Cat," and the timing was perfect. Green Day had already paved the way for punk rock in mainstream music. But many fans would argue it was Blink-182's popularity that helped the genre soar to new heights in the late '90s.

It wasn't until the group's third studio album "Enema of the State" that the band achieved mainstream commercial success. It's also the first album to feature Travis Barker as the drummer alongside Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus, resulting in the band's most iconic lineup. "Enema of the State" became a multi-platinum success in the U.S. and a worldwide hit. The album featured an array of crossover pop hits like "What's My Age Again?," "All the Small Things" and "Adam's Song."

The album is regarded as #37 on Rolling Stone's "40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time" list. Rolling Stone wrote:

Blink-182's third LP reimagined Green Day's Dookie as one big, undeniably catchy fart joke. This pop-punk smash stayed on the charts for 70 weeks. Dismissed as a bad joke at the time by tastemaking snobs, Blink have proven weirdly resilient as a touchstone for a generation of fans. You can hear echoes of the Descendents and Misfits, among other punk staples, within the polished tunes on their breakthrough album.

The pop appeal of the album sparked controversy among punk rock fans who argued that Blink-182 sold out. But many fans and music critics say the group's success cemented pop punk rock as a mainstream genre and expanded the sound to a whole new generation of fans in the late '90s and early '00s. Blink-182 arguably sparked an even bigger wave of successful punk rock bands in the '00s, including the resurgence of Green Day's popularity mid-decade.

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