| Artist: | Billy Idol |
| Studio: | 7 |
| Compilation: | 7 |
| Live: | 2 |
| Ep: | 3 |
| Singles: | 37 |
| Video: | 7 |
| Music Videos: | 29 |
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.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2] | AUT [3] | FIN | GER [4] | NZ [5] | NOR [6] | SWE [7] | SWI [8] | US [9] | |||||||||||
| Billy Idol | — | 66 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 49 | — | 45 | ||||||||||
| Rebel Yell |
| 36 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 6 | |||||||||
| Whiplash Smile |
| 8 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| Charmed Life |
| 15 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | |||||||||
| Cyberpunk |
| 20 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 13 | — | 19 | 11 | 15 | 48 | |||||||||
| Devil's Playground |
| 78 | — | 34 | — | 15 | — | — | 40 | 32 | 46 | |||||||||
| Kings & Queens of the Underground |
| 35 | 81 | 17 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 10 | 34 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | SWI | |||
| VH1 Storytellers |
| 14 | 76 | |
| BFI Live |
| — | — | |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released. | ||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [15] | AUS | AUT | FIN | GER | NZ | NOR | SWE | SWI | US | |||||||||||
| Vital Idol (1985 International Version) |
| 7 | 38 | — | 17 | 8 | 8 | — | 19 | 24 | — |
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| Vital Idol (1987 New US Edition) |
| 41 | 12 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 10 |
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| 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 14 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | — |
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| Greatest Hits |
| 171 | — | 43 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 74 |
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| 37 | — | — | — | 38 | 39 | — | — | 72 | 77 | ||||||||||
| Icon |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Vital Idol: Revitalized |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | |||
| Don't Stop |
| 71 | |
| The Roadside |
| 176 [16] | |
| The Cage |
| — |
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.
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | AUT | FIN [18] | GER | NL [19] | NZL | SWI | SWE | US [20] | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| "Flesh for Fantasy" | 54 | 28 | — | — | 11 | — | 5 | 20 | — | 29 | ||||||||||
| "Catch My Fall" | — | 61 | — | — | 11 | — | 42 | — | — | 50 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | "White Wedding" (UK re-release) | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vital Idol | |||||||
| "Rebel Yell" (UK re-release) | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1990 | "Cradle of Love" | 34 | 10 | — | 8 | 38 | — | 16 | 11 | — | 2 | Charmed Life | ||||||||
| "L.A. Woman" | 70 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 52 | ||||||||||
| "Prodigal Blues" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1993 | "Heroin" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cyberpunk | ||||||||
| "Shock to the System" | 30 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 37 | 25 | 105 | ||||||||||
| "Adam in Chains" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1994 | "Speed" | 47 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 39 | — | Speed Soundtrack | ||||||||
| 2001 | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | ||||||||
| 2005 | "Scream" | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | Devil's Playground | ||||||||
| 2008 | "John Wayne" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2014 | "Can't Break Me Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kings & Queens of the Underground | ||||||||
| 2021 | "Bitter Taste" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Roadside | ||||||||
| 2022 | "Cage" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cage | ||||||||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| Year | Song(s) | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Lovechild" | ||
| 1994 | "Cradle of Love" (Live) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume I by Various artists[22] | |
| 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 |
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||||||||||||||||
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| AUS DVD[23] | HUN [24] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Vital Idol
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| 1991 | The Charmed Life and Other Vital Videos
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| 1993 | Cyberpunk: Shock to the System
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| 2002 | VH1 Storytellers
| 17 | 20 |
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| 2008 | (DVD part)
| — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | In Super Overdrive Live
| — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | No Religion Live
| — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Hot in the City" | 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" | Billy Idol | |
| "Mony Mony" (Live) | Larry Jordan | |
| 1990 | "Cradle of Love" | David Fincher |
| "L.A. Woman" | ||
| "Prodigal Blues" | - | |
| 1993 | "Heroin" | Brett Leonard |
| "Shock to the System" | ||
| "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 | |
Versions of "Hot in the City":
Versions of "Sweet Sixteen":
Versions of "Cradle of Love":
Versions of "Heroin":
Versions of "Shock to the System":