Regardless of HOF credentials, I’d say Green Day is a better band than The Cars, and I like The Cars.
Nothing The Cars made was ever as good as American Idiot.
I really have tried to enjoy Green Day, but I just can’t get into them. The only album of theirs that I think is OK is Dookie. One reason I dislike them is because they have always been more of a pop band masquerading as a punk band. Then again Blondie blurred the lines between the two and I like them, so I’m not sure. Something about Green Day always just rubbed me the wrong way.