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
Released27 March 2001 (2001-03-27)
Recorded1981–1993
Genre
Length71:50
LabelCapitol
Billy Idol chronology
Cyberpunk
(1993)		 Greatest Hits
(2001)		 VH1 Storytellers
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dancing with Myself"Billy Idol, Tony James4:50
2."Mony Mony"Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, Bobby Bloom5:01
3."Hot in the City"B. Idol3:33
4."White Wedding"B. Idol4:12
5."Rebel Yell"B. Idol, Steve Stevens4:46
6."Eyes Without a Face"B. Idol, S. Stevens4:57
7."Flesh for Fantasy"B. Idol, S. Stevens4:37
8."Catch My Fall"B. Idol3:41
9."To Be a Lover"William Bell, Booker T. Jones3:52
10."Don't Need a Gun" (single edit)B. Idol5:23
11."Sweet Sixteen"B. Idol4:14
12."Cradle of Love"B. Idol, David Werner4:38
13."L.A. Woman" (single edit)Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek4:03
14."Shock to the System"B. Idol, Mark Younger-Smith3:36
15."Rebel Yell" (live and acoustic)B. Idol, S. Stevens5:35
16."Don't You (Forget About Me)"Keith Forsey, Steve Schiff4:52

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 CertificationCertified 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. 
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