Billy Idol discography

Steve Stevens (left) and Billy Idol, 2003

Studio albums| 9
EPs| 3
Live albums| 2
Compilation albums| 7
Singles| 38
Video albums| 7
Music videos| 29

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.

## Albums

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### Studio albums

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Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications
(sales thresholds)

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[1] | AUS
[2] | AUT
[3] | FIN
[4] | GER
[5] | NZ
[6] | NOR
[7] | SWE
[8] | SWI
[9] | US
[10]
Billy Idol |

* Released: 16 July 1982
* Label: Chrysalis
* Format: LP, CD, CC, 8-track

| —  | 66  | —  | —  | —  | 5  | —  | 49  | —  | 45  |

* MC: Platinum[11]
* RIAA: Gold[12]

Rebel Yell |

* Released: 10 November 1983
* Label: Chrysalis
* Format: LP, CD, CC, 8-track

| 36  | 16  | —  | —  | 2  | 2  | —  | —  | 16  | 6  |

* BPI: Silver[13]
* MC: 5× Platinum[11]
* RIAA: 2× Platinum[12]

Whiplash Smile |

* Released: 20 October 1986
* Label: Chrysalis
* Format: LP, CD, CC, 8-track

| 8  | 6  | 18  | 3  | 9  | 5  | 12  | 4  | 4  | 6  |

* BPI: Gold[13]
* IFPI FIN: Gold[14]
* MC: 3× Platinum[11]
* RIAA: Platinum[12]

Charmed Life |

* Released: 30 April 1990
* Label: Chrysalis
* Format: LP, CD, CC

| 15  | 11  | 11  | 1  | 5  | 3  | 5  | 6  | 4  | 11  |

* BPI: Silver[13]
* ARIA: Gold[15]
* MC: Platinum[11]
* RIAA: Platinum[12]

Cyberpunk |

* Released: 28 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  |
Happy Holidays |

* Released: October 2006
* Label: Bodog Music
* Format: CD

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Kings & Queens of the Underground |

* Released: 17 October 2014
* Label: BFI
* Format: LP, CD

| 35  | 81  | 17  | —  | 8  | —  | —  | —  | 10  | 34  |
Dream Into It |

* Released: 25 April 2025
* Label: Dark Horse
* Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming

| 79  | —  | 5  | —  | 2  | —  | —  | —  | 3  | —  |
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released.

### Live albums

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Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions

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|

GER
[5] | SWI
[9]
VH1 Storytellers |

* Released: February, 2002
* Label: Capitol
* Format: CD

| 14  | 76
BFI Live! |

* Released: 25 November 2016
* Label: BFI
* Format: LP (Record Store Day exclusive)

| —  | —
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released.

### Compilation albums

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Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications
(sales thresholds)

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|

[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: 30 May 1985 (UK)
* Label: Chrysalis
* Format: LP, CD, CC, 8 Track

| 7  | 38  | —  | 17  | 8  | 8  | —  | 19  | 24  | —  |

* BPI: Platinum[13]

Vital Idol
(1987 New US Edition)  |

* Released: 16 September 1987 (US)
* Label: Chrysalis
* Format: LP, CD, CC

| 41  | 12  | —  | —  | —  | 14  | —  | —  | —  | 10  |

* MC: 4× Platinum[11]
* RIAA: Platinum[12]

Idol Songs: 11 of the Best |

* Released: 20 June 1988
* Label: Chrysalis
* Format: LP, CD, CC

| 2  | 11  | 11  | 1  | 14  | —  | 4  | 4  | 6  | —  |

* BPI: Platinum[13]
* ARIA: Platinum[15]
* IFPI FIN: Platinum[14]

Greatest Hits |

* Released: March 2001
* Label: Capitol
* Format: CD, CC

| 171  | —  | 43  | 2  | 12  | 3  | 4  | 12  | 30  | 74  |

* BPI: Gold[13]
* IFPI FIN: Gold[14]
* RIAA: Platinum[12]

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

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Title  | Details  | Peak chart positions

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|

[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
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).[17]

## Singles

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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.

### 1980s

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Year  | Title  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications  | Album

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[1] | AUS
[2] | AUT
[3] | FIN
[4] | GER
[5] | NL
[18] | NZL
[6] | SWI
[9] | SWE
[8] | US
[19]
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  |

* BPI: Silver[13]

"Flesh for Fantasy"  | 54  | 28  | —  | —  | 11  | —  | 5  | 20  | —  | 29  |
"Catch My Fall"  | —  | 61  | —  | —  | 11  | —  | 42  | —  | —  | 50  |
1985  | "White Wedding" (UK re-release) | 6  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |

* BPI: Platinum[13]

| Vital Idol
"Rebel Yell" (UK re-release) | 6  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |

* BPI: Silver[13]

| 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 / Idol Songs
"Hot in the City" (remix) | 13  | 58  | —  | 3  | 6  | 40  | 19  | 19  | —  | 48  |
1988  | "Catch My Fall" (UK re-release) | 63  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released.

### 1990s

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Year  | Title  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications  | Album

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[1] | AUS
[2] | FIN
[4] | GER
[5] | NZL
[6] | SWI
[9] | SWE
[8] | US
[19] | US Alt | US Main.
1990  | "Cradle of Love"  | 34  | 10  | 8  | 38  | 16  | 11  | —  | 2  | 7  | 1  |

* RIAA: Gold[12]

| Charmed Life
"L.A. Woman"  | 70  | 34  | —  | —  | 25  | —  | —  | 52  | —  | 18  |
"Prodigal Blues"  | 47  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 35  |
1993  | "Heroin"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | Cyberpunk
"Shock to the System"  | 30  | 28  | —  | —  | 5  | 37  | 25  | 105  | 23  | 7  |
"Adam in Chains"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
1994  | "Speed"  | 47  | 33  | —  | —  | 40  | —  | 39  | —  | —  | 38  |  | Speed: Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released.

### 2000s–2020s

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Year  | Title  | Peak chart positions  | Album

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|

GER
[5] | US AAA | US
Adult Pop
[20] | US Airplay | US Main.
2001  | "Don't You (Forget About Me)"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Greatest Hits
2005  | "Scream"  | 54  | —  | —  | —  | 26  | Devil's Playground
2008  | "John Wayne"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
2014  | "Can't Break Me Down"  | —  | 15  | —  | —  | —  | Kings & Queens of the Underground
2021  | "Bitter Taste"  | —  | 15  | —  | 45  | —  | The Roadside
2022  | "Cage"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | The Cage
2025  | "Still Dancing"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Dream Into It
"77" (featuring Avril Lavigne) | —  | —  | 22  | —  | —
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released.

* + "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
2014  | "Save Me Now"  | Kings & Queens of the Underground

## Other appearances

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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

## Videography

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### Video albums

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Year  | Album  | Peak chart positions  | Certification

|
|
|

AUS
DVD
[22] | HUN
[23]
1987  | Vital Idol

* Released: 1987
* Label: Chrysalis Records
* Format: LD, VHS

| —  | —  |
1991  | The Charmed Life and Other Vital Videos

* Released: 1991
* Label: Capitol Records
* Format: VHS

| —  | —  |
1993  | Cyberpunk: Shock to the System

* Released: 1993
* Label: Chrysalis Records
* Format: VHS

| —  | —  |
2002  | VH1 Storytellers

* Released: 2002
* Label: Warner Music Vision
* Format: DVD, VHS

| 17  | 20  |

* ARIA: Gold[24]

2008  | The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself (DVD part)

* Released: 2008
* Label: Capitol Records
* Format: DVD

| —  | —  |
2009  | In Super Overdrive Live

* Released: 2009
* Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment
* Format: Blu-ray, DVD

| —  | —  |
2011  | No Religion Live

* Released: 2011
* Label: Hatch Farm Studios
* Format: DVD

| —  | —  |
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released.

### 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
2025  | "Still Dancing" | Steven Sebring

^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

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1. ^ a b c d "Official Charts > Billy Idol". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
2. ^ a b c d 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.
3. ^ a b c "Discographie Billy Idol". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
4. ^ a b c d 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 e f "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen Nach "Billy Idol"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
6. ^ a b c d "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 d "Discography Billy Idol". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
9. ^ a b c d e "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 h i "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. ^ "Chart Log UK: I Am Kloot - I Wayne". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
18. ^ "Discografie Billy Idol". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
19. ^ a b "Billy Idol Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
20. ^ "Billy Idol Chart History: Adult Pop Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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.

## External links

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* Billy Idol discography at Discogs

* 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
* Dream Into It

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"
* "Still Dancing"
* "77"

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