Billy_Idol_discography
The discography of Billy Idol, his solo recordings post-Generation X, consists of seven studio albums, one live album, seven compilation albums, three extended plays, and 37 singles.
Quick Facts Studio albums, Live albums ...
| Billy Idol discography | |
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Steve Stevens (left) and Billy Idol, 2003 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Video albums | 7 |
| Music videos | 29 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Singles | 37 |
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Studio albums
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| Title | Album details | 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] | ||||||||||
| Billy Idol | — | 66 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 49 | — | 45 | |||||||||
| Rebel Yell |
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36 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 6 | ||||||||
| Whiplash Smile |
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8 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
| Charmed Life |
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15 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||
| Cyberpunk |
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20 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 13 | — | 19 | 11 | 15 | 48 | ||||||||
| Devil's Playground |
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78 | — | 34 | — | 15 | — | — | 40 | 32 | 46 | ||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Christmas albums
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| Title | Album details |
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| Happy Holidays |
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Live albums
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| GER [5] |
SWI [9] | ||
| VH1 Storytellers |
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14 | 76 |
| BFI Live! |
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| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released. | |||
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Compilation albums
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| Title | Album details | 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] | ||||||||||
| Vital Idol (1985 International Version) |
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7 | 38 | — | 17 | 8 | 8 | — | 19 | 24 | — |
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| Vital Idol (1987 New US Edition) |
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41 | 12 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 10 | ||||||||
| Idol Songs: 11 of the Best |
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2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 14 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | ||||||||
| Greatest Hits |
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171 | — | 43 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 74 | ||||||||
| The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself |
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37 | — | — | — | 38 | 39 | — | — | 72 | 77 | ||||||||
| Icon |
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| Vital Idol: Revitalized |
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| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
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More information Title, Details ...
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| US [10] | ||
| Don't Stop |
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71 |
| The Roadside |
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176 [17] |
| 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]
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.
More information Year, Title ...
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
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| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FIN [4] |
GER [5] |
NL [19] |
NZL [6] |
SWI [9] |
SWE [8] |
US [20] | ||||||||||
| 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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| "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 | 105 | |||||||||
| "Adam in Chains" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1994 | "Speed" | 47 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 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. | |||||||||||||||||||
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- + "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
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| 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 |
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| Year | Song(s) | Album |
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| 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 |
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Video albums
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| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||||||||||||||||
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| AUS DVD[22] |
HUN [23] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Music videos
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| Year | Title | Director |
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| 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 | |
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^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
- "Official Charts > Billy Idol". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 147. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid-1983 until 12 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 13 June 1988: "Australian Charts > Billy Idol". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 135.
- Kings & Queens of the Underground: "The ARIA Report – Issue #1288 > Week Commencing 3 November 2014" (PDF). National Library of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- "Discographie Billy Idol". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 163. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen Nach "Billy Idol"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- "Discography Billy Idol". charts.nz. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Discography Billy Idol". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Discography Billy Idol". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Billy Idol - Rebel Yell". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Billy Idol Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- "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.
- "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 2012-01-25. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Billy Idol".
- "British certifications – Billy Idol". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 September 2022. Type Billy Idol in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Kulta- ja platinalevyt". Ifpi.fi. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 135.
- UK chart peaks between 101–200, from 1994 to 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > I Am Arrows – Laura Izibor". zobbel.de. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- @billboardcharts (27 September 2021). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)..." (Tweet). Retrieved 28 September 2021 – via Twitter.
- "Chart Log UK: I Am Kloot - I Wayne". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Discografie Billy Idol". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- "Billy Idol Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume 1: Various Artists". Amazon.com. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 135.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- Billy Idol discography at Discogs