In 2006 , Green Day won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year for `` Boulevard of Broken Dreams '' which spent 16 weeks at the number one position of Billboard 's Modern Rock Tracks . In 2006 , Green Day won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year for `` Boulevard of Broken Dreams '' which spent 16 weeks at the number one position of Billboards Modern Rock Tracks , a record it shared along with Red Hot Chili Peppers ' `` Scar Tissue '' and Staind 's `` It 's Been Awhile '' , ( the record has been since been beaten by the Foo Fighters ' 2007 song `` The Pretender '' which was at number one for 18 weeks ) .