Greatest Hits (Billy Idol album)

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]

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Billy Idol
Released	27 March 2001 (2001-03-27)
Recorded	1981–1993
Genre	New wave punk rock hard rock post-punk
Length	71:50
Label	Capitol
Billy Idol chronology
Cyberpunk (1993) Greatest Hits (2001) VH1 Storytellers (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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

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 (RMNZ)[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	Certified units/sales
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. Ruhlmann, William. "Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". AllMusic.
2. RIAA database
3. "Austriancharts.at – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
4. "Top 40 Albums - 19 / 2001". Tracklisten. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
5. "Billy Idol: Greatest Hits" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
6. "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
7. "Charts.nz – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
10. "Swisscharts.com – Billy Idol – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
11. "Billy Idol Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
12. "Billy Idol" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
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". Recorded Music NZ. 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.