Greatest Hits (Billy Idol album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Billy Idol
Released 27 March 2001
Recorded 1981–1993
Genre New wave, punk, hard rock, post-punk
Length 71:50
Label Capitol
Billy Idol chronology

Cyberpunk
(1993)		 Greatest Hits
(2001)		 VH1 Storytellers
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [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, 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 (Recorded Music NZ)[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. ↑ "Billy Idol – Greatest Hits" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Top 40 Albums - 19 / 2001 - Hitlisten". Hitlisten.nu. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Billy Idol: Greatest Hits" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Top 100 Longplay". Officialcharts.de. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Billy Idol Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Billy Idol. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 The first web page presents the sales figures, the second presents the certification limits:
  13. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Billy Idol; 'Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  14. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  15. ↑ "IFPI Norsk Platebransje" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  16. ↑ "American album certifications – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 8 April 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH