GREATEST HITS (BILLY IDOL ALBUM)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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,^{[
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	Writer(s)	Length
1.	" Dancing with Myself"	Billy Idol, Tony James	4:50
2.	" Mony Mony"	Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, Bobby Bloom	5:01
3.	" Hot in the City"	B. Idol	3:33
4.	" White Wedding"	B. Idol	4:12
5.	" Rebel Yell"	B. Idol, Steve Stevens	4:46
6.	" Eyes Without a Face"	B. Idol, S. Stevens	4:57
7.	" Flesh for Fantasy"	B. Idol, S. Stevens	4:37
8.	" Catch My Fall"	B. Idol	3:41
9.	" To Be a Lover"	William Bell, Booker T. Jones	3:52
10.	" Don't Need a Gun" (single edit)	B. Idol	5:23
11.	" Sweet Sixteen"	B. Idol	4:14
12.	" Cradle of Love"	B. Idol, David Werner	4:38
13.	" L.A. Woman" (single edit)	Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek	4:03
14.	" Shock to the System"	B. Idol, Mark Younger-Smith	3:36
15.	" Rebel Yell" (live and acoustic)	B. Idol, S. Stevens	5:35
16.	" Don't You (Forget About Me)"	Keith Forsey, Steve Schiff	4:52

Charts

Weekly charts

2001 weekly chart performance for *Greatest Hits*
Chart (2001)	Peak position
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria)^[3]	43
Danish Albums ( Hitlisten)^[4]	16
European Albums ( Music & Media)^[5]	27
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista)^[6]	2
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	12
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ)^[8]	3
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista)^[9]	4
Portuguese Albums ( AFP)^[10]	5
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	12
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	30
US Billboard 200^[13]	74

2005 weekly chart performance for *Greatest Hits*
Chart (2005)	Peak position
UK Albums ( OCC)^[14]	171

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Greatest Hits*
Chart (2001)	Position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[15]	46

Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[16]	111

Certifications

Certifications for *Greatest Hits*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Finland ( Musiikkituottajat)^[17]	Gold	18,526^[17]
Germany ( BVMI)^[18]	Gold	150,000^{^}
New Zealand ( RMNZ)^[19]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Norway ( IFPI Norway)^[20]	Gold	25,000^*
United States ( RIAA)^[21]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Ruhlmann, William. "Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". AllMusic.
^ "RIAA database". Riaa.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "Top 40 Albums - 19 / 2001". Tracklisten. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 20. 12 May 2001. p. 16. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ " Billy Idol: Greatest Hits" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 20. 12 May 2001. p. 17. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "Billy Idol Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): I Am Arrows – Laura Izibor". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^
The first list is the list of best-selling domestic albums of 2001 in Finland and the second is that of the best-selling foreign albums:
- "Myydyimmät kotimaiset albumit vuonna 2001" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- "Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2001" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^ "Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on 2 September 2004. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Billy Idol" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Billy Idol; 'Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

[1] Ruhlmann, William. "Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". AllMusic.

[2] "RIAA database". Riaa.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[ac_Austria_Billy_Idol-3] "Austriancharts.at – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

[ac_Denmark2_Billy_Idol-4] "Top 40 Albums - 19 / 2001". Tracklisten. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

[5] "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 20. 12 May 2001. p. 16. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[ac_Finland_Billy_Idol-6] " Billy Idol: Greatest Hits" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

[ac_Germany4_Billy_Idol-7] "Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Billy_Idol-8] "Charts.nz – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

[ac_Norway_Billy_Idol-9] "Norwegiancharts.com – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

[10] "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 20. 12 May 2001. p. 17. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[ac_Sweden_Billy_Idol-11] "Swedishcharts.com – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

[ac_Switzerland_Billy_Idol-12] "Swisscharts.com – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

[ac_Billboard200_Billy_Idol-13] "Billy Idol Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

[14] "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): I Am Arrows – Laura Izibor". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[15] The first list is the list of best-selling domestic albums of 2001 in Finland and the second is that of the best-selling foreign albums:
"Myydyimmät kotimaiset albumit vuonna 2001" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

"Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2001" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[16] "Myydyimmät kotimaiset albumit vuonna 2001" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[17] "Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2001" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[16] "Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on 2 September 2004. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

[FinlandBilly_IdolGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-17] "Billy Idol" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

[GermanyBilly_IdolGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-18] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Billy Idol; 'Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

[New_ZealandBilly_IdolGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-19] "New Zealand album certifications – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

[NorwayBilly_IdolGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-20] "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[United_StatesBilly_IdolGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-21] "American album certifications – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

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v t e Billy Idol
Steve Stevens Billy Morrison Stephen McGrath Paul Trudeau Erik Eldenius
Studio albums	Billy Idol Rebel Yell Whiplash Smile Charmed Life Cyberpunk Devil's Playground Happy Holidays Kings & Queens of the Underground
EPs	Don't Stop The Roadside The Cage
Live albums	VH1 Storytellers
Compilations	Vital Idol Idol Songs: 11 of the Best Greatest Hits The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
Video albums	The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
Singles	" Dancing with Myself" " Mony Mony" " Hot in the City" " White Wedding" " Rebel Yell" " Eyes Without a Face" " Flesh for Fantasy" " Catch My Fall" " To Be a Lover" " Don't Need a Gun" " Sweet Sixteen" " Soul Standing By" " Mony Mony (Live)" " Cradle of Love" " L.A. Woman" " Prodigal Blues" " Heroin" " Shock to the System" " Adam in Chains" " Speed" " Don't You (Forget About Me)" " Scream" " Can't Break Me Down"
Related articles	Discography Generation X

v t e Billy Idol
Steve Stevens Billy Morrison Stephen McGrath Paul Trudeau Erik Eldenius
Studio albums	Billy Idol Rebel Yell Whiplash Smile Charmed Life Cyberpunk Devil's Playground Happy Holidays Kings & Queens of the Underground
EPs	Don't Stop The Roadside The Cage
Live albums	VH1 Storytellers
Compilations	Vital Idol Idol Songs: 11 of the Best Greatest Hits The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
Video albums	The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
Singles	" Dancing with Myself" " Mony Mony" " Hot in the City" " White Wedding" " Rebel Yell" " Eyes Without a Face" " Flesh for Fantasy" " Catch My Fall" " To Be a Lover" " Don't Need a Gun" " Sweet Sixteen" " Soul Standing By" " Mony Mony (Live)" " Cradle of Love" " L.A. Woman" " Prodigal Blues" " Heroin" " Shock to the System" " Adam in Chains" " Speed" " Don't You (Forget About Me)" " Scream" " Can't Break Me Down"
Related articles	Discography Generation X

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