Billy Idol discography

Billy Idol discography
Steve Stevens (left) and Billy Idol, 2003
Studio albums7
Live albums2
Compilation albums7
Video albums7
Music videos29
EPs3
Singles37

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.

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
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
  • Released: 10 November 1983
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP, CD, CC, 8-track
 36 16 — — 2 2 — — 16 6
Whiplash Smile
  • Released: 20 September 1986
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP, CD, CC, 8-track
 8 6 18 3 9 5 12 4 4 6
Charmed Life
  • Released: May 1990
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP, CD, CC
 15 11 11 1 5 3 5 6 4 11
Cyberpunk
  • Released: 29 June 1993
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP, CD, CC
 20 12 5 6 13 — 19 11 15 48
Devil's Playground
  • Released: 22 March 2005
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Format: CD
 78 — 34 — 15 — — 40 32 46
Kings & Queens of the Underground
  • Released: 17 October 2014
  • Label: BFI
  • Format: LP, CD
 35 81 17 — 8 — — — 10 34
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released.

Christmas albums[edit]

Title Album details
Happy Holidays
  • Released: October 2006
  • Label: Bodog Music
  • Format: CD

Live albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
GER
[5] 		SWI
[9]
VH1 Storytellers
  • Released: February, 2002
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD
 14 76
BFI Live! — —
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released.

Compilation albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
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)
  • Released: June 1985 (UK)
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP, CD, CC, 8 Track
 7 38 — 17 8 8 — 19 24 —
Vital Idol
(1987 New US Edition)
  • Released: 1987 (US)
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP, CD, CC
 41 12 — — — 14 — — — 10
Idol Songs: 11 of the Best
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: LP, CD, CC
 2 11 11 1 14 — 4 4 6 —
Greatest Hits
  • Released: March 2001
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, CC
 171 — 43 2 12 3 4 12 30 74
The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
  • Released: June 2008
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD + DVD
 37 — — — 38 39 — — 72 77
Icon
  • Released: April 2013
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — — — — — — — — — —
Vital Idol: Revitalized
  • Released: September 2018
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: LP, CD
 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released.

Extended plays[edit]

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[10]
Don't Stop
  • Released: October 1981
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: 12", CD
 71
The Roadside
  • Released: 17 September 2021
  • Label: Dark Horse
  • Format: CD and vinyl
 176
[17]
The Cage
  • Released: 23 September 2022
  • Label: Dark Horse
  • Format: CD and vinyl
 —
  • + 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[edit]

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]
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 — — — — — — — — — 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 25 105
"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.

Promotional singles[edit]

Year Song Album
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[edit]

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[edit]

Video albums[edit]

Year Album Peak chart positions Certification
AUS
DVD[22] 		HUN
[23]
1987 Vital Idol — —
1991 The Charmed Life and Other Vital Videos — —
1993 Cyberpunk: Shock to the System
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Chrysalis Records
  • Format: VHS
 — —
2002 VH1 Storytellers 17 20
2008 The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself (DVD part)
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Format: DVD
 — —
2009 In Super Overdrive Live — —
2011 No Religion Live
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Hatch Farm Studios
  • Format: DVD
 — —
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released.

Music videos[edit]

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":

  1. Original Version
  2. Uncensored Version
  3. Ur-Version

^b Versions of "Sweet Sixteen":

  1. Original Version
  2. Colored Version

^c Versions of "Cradle of Love":

  1. Original Version
  2. Extended Billy Idol Only Version

^d Versions of "Heroin":

  1. LP Version
  2. Radio Edit
  3. Uncut Version
  4. Blendo Version
  5. Overlords Version
  6. Overlords-R rated Version
  7. Garcia Mix
  8. Garcia Mix-R rated

^e Versions of "Shock to the System":

  1. Original Version
  2. Blendo Version

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Official Charts > Billy Idol". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Australian chart peaks:
  3. ^ a b c "Discographie Billy Idol". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b c 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.
  5. ^ a b c d "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen Nach "Billy Idol"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Discography Billy Idol". charts.nz. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Discography Billy Idol". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "Discography Billy Idol". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d "Billy Idol - Rebel Yell". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  10. ^ a b c "Billy Idol Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d e "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.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g "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".
  13. ^ a b c d e f g "British certifications – Billy Idol". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 September 2022. Type Billy Idol in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  14. ^ a b c "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Kulta- ja platinalevyt". Ifpi.fi. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  15. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 135.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ @billboardcharts (27 September 2021). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)..." (Tweet). Retrieved 28 September 2021 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Chart Log UK: I Am Kloot - I Wayne". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  19. ^ "Discografie Billy Idol". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Billy Idol Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume 1: Various Artists". Amazon.com. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  22. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 135.
  23. ^ "DVD Top 20 lista 2005. 39. hét2005. 09. 26. - 2005. 10. 02.No.: 48". Association of Hungarian Record Companies. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  24. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

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