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2001 greatest hits album by Billy Idol
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)
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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, 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.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dancing with Myself" (Uptown Mix, EP edit)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

Weekly charts

2001 weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 43
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 16
European Albums (Music & Media) 27
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 4
Portuguese Albums (AFP) 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 30
US Billboard 200 74
2005 weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits
Chart (2005) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) 171

Year-end charts

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

Certifications

Certifications for Greatest Hits
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) Gold 18,526
Germany (BVMI) Gold 150,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 15,000
Norway (IFPI Norway) Gold 25,000
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000

Sales figures based on certification alone.
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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