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 acoustic 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]

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" (Uptown Mix, EP edit)	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 Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen Soundscan)[4] 28 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[5] 16 European Albums (Music & Media)[6] 27 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 12 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 3 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 4 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[11] 5 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 12 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 30 US Billboard 200[14] 74 2005 weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (2005) Peak position UK Albums (OCC)[15] 171

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (2001) Position Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 46 Chart (2002) Position Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[17] 111

Certifications

Certifications for Greatest Hits

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[18]	Gold	18,526[18]
Germany (BVMI)[19]	Gold	150,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[20]	Platinum	15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[21]	Gold	25,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	Gold	100,000*
United States (RIAA)[23]	Platinum	1,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.