Billy Idol

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William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English rock singer. He achieved fame in the 1970s on the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of Generation X. He later embarked on a solo career which led to international recognition and made him a lead artist during the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" in America. Idol began his music career in 1976 as a guitarist in the punk rock band Chelsea, but... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Cradle of Love - #2: Mony Mony - #3: Eyes Without a Face - #4: To Be a Lover - #5: White Wedding
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  Generation X
1.
09/1977

Your Generation
Generation X

from Generation X [US edition]   
25 pts








36
UK
written by Billy Idol greentick & Tony James
2.
12/1977

Wild Youth
Generation X

from Generation X [US edition]   
16 pts








51
UK
written by Billy Idol greentick & Tony James
3.
03/1978

Ready Steady Go
Generation X

from Generation X   
16 pts








47
UK
written by Billy Idol greentick & Tony James
4.
01/1979

King Rocker
Generation X

from Valley of the Dolls   Valley of the Dolls
74 pts








11
UK
written by Billy Idol greentick & Tony James
5.
04/1979

Valley of Dolls
Generation X

from Valley of the Dolls   Valley of the Dolls
41 pts








23
UK
written by Billy Idol greentick & Tony James
6.
06/1979

Friday's Angels
Generation X

from Valley of the Dolls   Valley of the Dolls
11 pts








62
UK
written by Billy Idol greentick & Tony James
7.
10/1980

Dancing with Myself / Untouchables
Generation X

from Kiss Me Deadly   Kiss Me Deadly
12 pts








60
UK
as Gen X
written by Billy Idol greentick & Tony James
  Billy Idol
Dancing with Myself
8.
11/1980

Dancing with Myself
Billy Idol greentick

from Don't Stop   Don't Stop
5 pts


27
dance






as Billy Idol & Generation X
[Chrysalis 2488]
written by Billy Idol greentick & Tony James
Mony Mony
9.
09/1981

Mony Mony
Billy Idol greentick

from Don't Stop   Don't Stop
19 pts
107
US
7
dance






charted as Mony Mony / Baby Talk in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 2543]
written by Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Richie Cordell & Bobby Bloom
Hot in the City
10.
07/1982

Hot in the City
Billy Idol greentick

from Billy Idol   Billy Idol
62 pts
23
US


31
rock


58
UK
[Chrysalis 2605]
written by Billy Idol greentick
White Wedding
11.
07/1982

White Wedding
Billy Idol greentick

from Billy Idol   Billy Idol
56 pts
36
US
10
dance
4
rock




R
[Chrysalis]
written by Billy Idol greentick
White Wedding
12.
11/1982

White Wedding
Billy Idol greentick

from Billy Idol   Billy Idol
3 pts
108
US








[Chrysalis 2648]
written by Billy Idol greentick
Dancing with Myself
13.
09/1983

Dancing with Myself
Billy Idol greentick

3 pts
102
US








R
[Chrysalis 42723]
written by Billy Idol greentick & Tony James
Rebel Yell
14.
11/1983

Rebel Yell
Billy Idol greentick

from Rebel Yell   Rebel Yell
41 pts
46
US
50
dance
9
rock


62
UK
[Chrysalis 4-42762]
written by Billy Idol greentick & Steve Stevens
Eyes Without a Face
15.
05/1984

#3  Eyes Without a Face
Billy Idol greentick

from Rebel Yell   Rebel Yell
198 pts
4
US
63
dance
5
rock


18
UK
[Chrysalis 4-42786]
written by Billy Idol greentick & Steve Stevens
Flesh for Fantasy
16.
08/1984

Flesh for Fantasy
Billy Idol greentick

from Rebel Yell   Rebel Yell
61 pts
29
US
21
dance
8
rock


54
UK
[Chrysalis 4-42809]
written by Billy Idol greentick & Steve Stevens
Catch My Fall
17.
11/1984

Catch My Fall
Billy Idol greentick

from Rebel Yell   Rebel Yell
20 pts
50
US


24
rock




[Chrysalis 4-42840]
written by Billy Idol greentick
White Wedding
18.
07/1985

#5  White Wedding
Billy Idol greentick

108 pts








6
UK
R
written by Billy Idol greentick
Rebel Yell
19.
09/1985

Rebel Yell
Billy Idol greentick

from Vital Idol   Vital Idol
108 pts








6
UK
R
written by Billy Idol greentick & Steve Stevens
20.
10/1986

#4  To Be a Lover
Billy Idol greentick

from Whiplash Smile   Whiplash Smile
186 pts
6
US


2
rock


22
UK
[Chrysalis 43024]
written by William Bell & Booker T. Jones
Don't Need a Gun
21.
11/1986

Don't Need a Gun
Billy Idol greentick

from Whiplash Smile   Whiplash Smile
74 pts
37
US
33
dance
10
rock


26
UK
[Chrysalis 43087]
written by Billy Idol greentick
Sweet Sixteen
22.
03/1987

Sweet Sixteen
Billy Idol greentick

from Whiplash Smile   Whiplash Smile
101 pts
20
US


26
rock


17
UK
[Chrysalis 43114]
written by Billy Idol greentick
Mony Mony
23.
09/1987

#2  Mony Mony
Billy Idol greentick

202 pts
1
US


27
rock


91
UK
live
[Chrysalis 43161]
written by Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Richie Cordell & Bobby Bloom
Mony Mony
24.
10/1987

Mony Mony
Billy Idol greentick

from Vital Idol   Vital Idol
93 pts








7
UK
written by Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Richie Cordell & Bobby Bloom
Hot in the City
25.
12/1987

Hot in the City
Billy Idol greentick

from Vital Idol   Vital Idol
77 pts
48
US






13
UK
R
[Chrysalis 43203]
written by Billy Idol greentick
Catch My Fall
26.
08/1988

Catch My Fall
Billy Idol greentick

12 pts








63
UK
R
[Chrysalis 43203]
written by Billy Idol greentick
Cradle of Love
27.
04/1990

#1  Cradle of Love
Billy Idol greentick

from Charmed Life   Charmed Life
249 pts
2
US


1
rock
7
alt.
34
UK
[Chrysalis 23509]
written by Billy Idol greentick & David Werner
L.A. Woman
28.
07/1990

L.A. Woman
Billy Idol greentick

from Charmed Life   Charmed Life
32 pts
52
US


18
rock


70
UK
[Chrysalis 4-23571]
written by Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek & John Densmore
Prodigal Blues
29.
11/1990

Prodigal Blues
Billy Idol greentick

from Charmed Life   Charmed Life
19 pts




35
rock


47
UK
written by Billy Idol greentick
30.
06/1993

Heroin
Billy Idol greentick

from Cyberpunk   Cyberpunk
9 pts


16
dance






written by Lou Reed & Patti Smith
Shock to the System
31.
06/1993

Shock to the System
Billy Idol greentick

from Cyberpunk   Cyberpunk
57 pts
105
US


7
rock
23
alt.
30
UK
[Chrysalis 24825]
written by Billy Idol greentick & Mark Younger-Smith
Speed
32.
07/1994

Speed
Billy Idol greentick

from Speed: Songs from and Inspired By the Motion Picture   
21 pts




38
rock


47
UK
written by Billy Idol greentick & Steve Stevens
  Scooter
Rebel Yell
33.
05/1996

Rebel Yell
Scooter

from Our Happy Hardcore   Our Happy Hardcore
29 pts








30
UK
written by Billy Idol greentick & Steve Stevens
  Murderdolls
White Wedding
34.
07/2003

White Wedding
Murderdolls

from Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls [2003 edition]   
44 pts








24
UK
written by Billy Idol greentick
  Billy Idol
Scream
35.
02/2005

Scream
Billy Idol greentick

from Devil's Playground   Devil's Playground
5 pts




26
rock




written by Billy Idol greentick & Brian Tichy
White Wedding
36.
08/2008

White Wedding
Billy Idol greentick

from The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself   
3 pts








152
UK
R
written by Billy Idol greentick
  The Glee Cast
Dancing with Myself
37.
03/2010

Dancing with Myself
The Glee Cast

from Glee: The Music, Volume 1   Glee: The Music, Volume 1
3 pts








119
UK
featuring Kevin McHale
written by Billy Idol greentick & Tony James
  In This Moment
38.
05/2018

Black Wedding
In This Moment

from Ritual   
9 pts




15
rock




featuring Rob Halford
written by Maria Brink, Chris Howorth, Kevin Churko, Billy Idol greentick & Scott Stevens
  The Strokes
Bad Decisions
39.
02/2020

Bad Decisions
The Strokes

from The New Abnormal   
18 pts






5
alt.


written by Julian Casablancas, Nikolai Fraiture, Albert Hammond Jr., Billy Idol greentick, Tony James, Fabrizio Moretti & Nick Valensi


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Generation X

has/had supporting musician Steve Stevens


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