Billy Idol discography

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.

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

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [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

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		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

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [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

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US [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

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

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [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

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [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

Year	Title	Peak chart positions					Album
		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

Year	Song	Album
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

Year	Song(s)	Album
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

Video albums

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

Year	Title	Director
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