Billy Idol discography
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| Billy Idol discography | |
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Billy Idol and Steve Stevens, 2003
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| Studio albums | 7 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| Video albums | 7 |
| Music videos | 29 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 37 |
The discography of Billy Idol, his solo recordings post-Generation X, consists of eight studio albums, one live album, five compilation albums, two extended plays, and 37 singles.
Contents
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FIN [4] |
GER [5] |
NZ [6] |
NOR [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
US [10] |
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| 1982 | Billy Idol | — | 66 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 49 | — | 45 | ||||||||
| 1983 | Rebel Yell
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36 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1986 | Whiplash Smile
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8 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1990 | Charmed Life
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15 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||
| 1993 | Cyberpunk
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20 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 13 | — | 19 | 11 | 15 | 48 | ||||||||
| 2005 | Devil's Playground
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78 | — | 34 | — | 15 | — | — | 40 | 32 | 46 | ||||||||
| 2014 | Kings & Queens of the Underground
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35 | 81 | 17 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 10 | 34 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Christmas albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Happy Holidays |
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Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GER [5] |
SWI [9] |
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| 2002 | VH1 Storytellers
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14 | 76 |
| 2016 | BFI Live!
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— | — |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released. | |||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| UK [1][16] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FIN [4] |
GER [5] |
NZ [6] |
NOR [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
US [10] |
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| 1985 | Vital Idol
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7 | 38 | — | 17 | 8 | 8 | — | 19 | 24 | — |
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| 1987 | Vital Idol
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41 | 12 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 10 | ||||||||
| 1988 | Idol Songs: 11 of the Best
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2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 14 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | ||||||||
| 2001 | Greatest Hits
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171 | — | 43 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 74 | ||||||||
| 2008 | The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
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37 | — | — | — | 38 | 39 | — | — | 72 | 77 | ||||||||
| 2013 | Icon
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| 2018 | Vital Idol: Revitalized
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [10] |
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| 1981 | Don't Stop
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71 |
| 2021 | The Roadside
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176 [17] |
| 2022 | The Cage
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- + Greatest Hits and Devil's Playground failed to chart in The Official UK Top 75 Albums Chart (published by Music Week), but did chart on the complete Top 200 UK Chart published by Charts+Plus (published mainly for music business statistics).[18]
Singles
Starting with the 1983 re-release of "White Wedding", Chrysalis issued Idol's singles with an IDOL vanity catalogue numbering system, which lasted for roughly seven years and sixteen singles (including various re-issues) until the release of "Prodigal Blues" in 1990.
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FIN [4] |
GER [5] |
NL [19] |
NZL [6] |
SWI [9] |
SWE [8] |
US [20] |
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| 1981 | "Dancing with Myself" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Don't Stop | |||||||
| "Mony Mony" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1982 | "Hot in the City" | 58 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 23 | Billy Idol | |||||||
| "White Wedding" | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 36 | |||||||||
| 1983 | "Dancing with Myself" (re-release) | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | Don't Stop | |||||||
| 1984 | "Rebel Yell" | 62 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 46 | Rebel Yell | |||||||
| "Eyes Without a Face" | 18 | 12 | — | — | 10 | 13 | 4 | 21 | — | 4 | |||||||||
| "Flesh for Fantasy" | 54 | 28 | — | — | 11 | — | 5 | 20 | — | 29 | |||||||||
| "Catch My Fall" | — | 61 | — | — | 11 | — | 42 | — | — | 50 | |||||||||
| 1985 | "White Wedding" (UK re-release) | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Vital Idol | ||||||
| "Rebel Yell" (UK re-release) | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rebel Yell | ||||||||
| 1986 | "To Be a Lover" | 22 | 3 | — | 3 | 28 | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | Whiplash Smile | |||||||
| 1987 | "Don't Need a Gun" | 26 | 22 | — | 8 | 36 | — | 27 | 29 | — | 37 | ||||||||
| "Sweet Sixteen" | 17 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 12 | — | 20 | |||||||||
| "Soul Standing By" (Aus & NZ only) | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Mony Mony" (Live) | 7 | 8 | — | 4 | 38 | 89 | 2 | 13 | — | 1 | Vital Idol | ||||||||
| "Hot in the City" (remix) | 13 | 58 | — | 3 | 6 | 40 | 19 | 19 | — | 48 | |||||||||
| 1988 | "Catch My Fall" (UK re-release) | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1990 | "Cradle of Love" | 34 | 10 | — | 8 | 38 | — | 16 | 11 | — | 2 | Charmed Life | |||||||
| "L.A. Woman" | 70 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 52 | |||||||||
| "Prodigal Blues" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1993 | "Heroin" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cyberpunk | |||||||
| "Shock to the System" | 30 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 37 | 25 | — | |||||||||
| "Adam in Chains" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1994 | "Speed" | 47 | 33 | — | 12 | — | — | 40 | — | 39 | — | Speed Soundtrack | |||||||
| 2001 | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | |||||||
| 2005 | "Scream" | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | Devil's Playground | |||||||
| 2008 | "John Wayne" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself | |||||||
| 2014 | "Can't Break Me Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kings & Queens of the Underground | |||||||
| 2021 | "Bitter Taste" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Roadside | |||||||
| 2022 | "Cage" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cage | |||||||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
- + "Mony Mony" (1981 release), "Dancing with Myself" (1983 re-release), and "Shock to the System" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but appeared on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
Promotional singles
| Year | Song | Album |
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| 1993 | "Wasteland" (UK Jukebox 7" and US promo CD) | Cyberpunk |
| "Aftershock" (Spanish promo 12") | ||
| 2005 | "Cherie" (EU and US promo CD) | Devil's Playground |
| "Sherri" (German promo CD) | ||
| "Rat Race" (US promo CD) | ||
| "Plastic Jesus" (German promo CD) | ||
| "Yellin' at the Xmas Tree" (EU and US promo CD) | ||
| 2008 | "New Future Weapon" (German promo CD) | The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself |
Other appearances
| Year | Song(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Lovechild" | Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal |
| 1994 | "Cradle of Love" (Live) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume I by Various artists[21] |
| 2000 | "Buried Alive" | Heavy Metal 2000 OST by Various artists |
| "Into the Night" | Iommi by Tony Iommi | |
| 2006 | "In the Summertime" (with Derek Sherinian & Slash) | Blood of the Snake by Derek Sherinian |
| "Tomorrow Never Knows" | Butchering the Beatles - A Headbashing Tribute by Various artists | |
| "For What It's Worth" (Live) "Rebel Yell" (Live) |
The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 1 by Various artists | |
| 2011 | "Kiss Me Deadly" (Live) "Running With the Boss Sound" (Live) |
The Bridge School Collection, Vol. 5 by Various artists |
| 2020 | "Night Crawling" | Plastic Hearts by Miley Cyrus |
Videography
Video albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS DVD[22] |
HUN [23] |
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| 1987 | Vital Idol
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| 1991 | The Charmed Life and Other Vital Videos
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| 1993 | Cyberpunk: Shock to the System
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| 2002 | VH1 Storytellers
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17 | 20 |
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| 2008 | The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself (DVD part)
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| 2009 | In Super Overdrive Live
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| 2011 | No Religion Live
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| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Hot in the City"a | Larry Jordan |
| "White Wedding" | David Mallet | |
| 1983 | "Dancing with Myself" | Tobe Hooper |
| 1984 | "Rebel Yell" | Jeff Stein |
| "Eyes Without a Face" | David Mallet | |
| "Flesh for Fantasy" | Howard Deutch | |
| 1985 | "Catch My Fall" | David Mallet |
| 1986 | "To Be a Lover" | |
| 1987 | "Don't Need a Gun" | Julien Temple |
| "Sweet Sixteen"b | Billy Idol | |
| "Mony Mony" (Live) | Larry Jordan | |
| 1990 | "Cradle of Love"c | David Fincher |
| "L.A. Woman" | ||
| "Prodigal Blues" | - | |
| 1993 | "Heroin"d | Brett Leonard |
| "Shock to the System"e | ||
| "Adam in Chains" | Julien Temple | |
| 1994 | "Speed" | - |
| 2005 | "Scream" | - |
| "Plastic Jesus" | - | |
| "Yellin' at the Xmas Tree" | - | |
| 2006 | "In the Summertime" (with Derek Sherinian & Slash) | - |
| "Jingle Bell Rock" | - | |
| "Happy Holiday" | - | |
| "White Christmas" | - | |
| "Winter Wonderland" | - | |
| 2014 | "Can't Break Me Down" | Jason Trucco |
| 2015 | "Save Me Now" | Tom Kirk |
| 2021 | "Bitter Taste" | Steven Sebring |
| 2022 | "Cage" | |
| "Running From The Ghost" | Spencer Ramsey |
^a Versions of "Hot in the City":
- Original Version
- Uncensored Version
- Ur-Version
^b Versions of "Sweet Sixteen":
- Original Version
- Colored Version
^c Versions of "Cradle of Love":
- Original Version
- Extended Billy Idol Only Version
^d Versions of "Heroin":
- LP Version
- Radio Edit
- Uncut Version
- Blendo Version
- Overlords Version
- Overlords-R rated Version
- Garcia Mix
- Garcia Mix-R rated
^e Versions of "Shock to the System":
- Original Version
- Blendo Version
References
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- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 13 June 1988: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 "Certified Awards Search Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2012-01-25. Note: User needs to enter "Billy Idol" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
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External links
- Billy Idol discography at Discogs
