Greatest Hits (Billy Idol album)

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Greatest Hits
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Greatest hits album by Billy Idol
Released 27 March 2001 (2001-03-27)
Recorded 1981–1993
Genre New wave, punk, hard rock, post-punk
Length 71:50
Label Capitol
Billy Idol chronology
Cyberpunk
(1993)Cyberpunk1993		 Greatest Hits
(2001)		 VH1 Storytellers
(2002)VH1 Storytellers2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]

Greatest Hits is a compilation of Billy Idol's most popular singles, released by Capitol Records in 2001. The album includes two additional tracks: a live recording of one of his most popular songs, "Rebel Yell" (this live version was recorded in 1993 and appeared as a b-side for the single "Speed" in 1994), plus a new version of Idol's longtime producer Keith Forsey's "Don't You (Forget About Me)". Although Forsey originally wrote the song with Idol in mind,[citation needed] Idol turned it down and eventually the song was given to Simple Minds who would go on to make it a worldwide hit in 1985. Greatest Hits was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2005.[2]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Dancing With Myself"   4:50
2. "Mony Mony"   5:01
3. "Hot in the City"   3:33
4. "White Wedding"   4:12
5. "Rebel Yell"   4:46
6. "Eyes Without a Face"   4:57
7. "Flesh for Fantasy"   4:37
8. "Catch My Fall"   3:41
9. "To Be a Lover"   3:52
10. "Don't Need a Gun" (Single Edit) 5:23
11. "Sweet Sixteen"   4:14
12. "Cradle of Love"   4:38
13. "L.A. Woman" (Single Edit) 4:03
14. "Shock to the System"   3:36
15. "Rebel Yell" (Live and acoustic) 5:35
16. "Don't You (Forget About Me)"   4:52

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 43
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[4] 16
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 30
US Billboard 200[11] 74

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[12] Gold 18,526[12]
Germany (BVMI)[13] Gold 150,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] Platinum 15,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[15] Gold 25,000
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ RIAA database
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Top 40 Albums - 19 / 2001". Tracklisten. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Billy Idol: Greatest Hits" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Billy Idol – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Billy Idol. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
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