Idol Songs: 11 of the Best is a compilation album by Billy Idol

Billy Idol

William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...

, released in 1988. It comprises all the singles released from his first three albums, Billy Idol

Billy Idol (album)

Billy Idol is the full-length solo debut by Billy Idol . Preceded in June 1982 by the hit-single "Hot in the City", the album was released in July 1982. After the next single from the album, "White Wedding", entered the Top 40 a year later, Billy Idol was reissued with the addition of the earlier...

, Rebel Yell

Rebel Yell (album)

Rebel Yell is the second album by British punk rock artist Billy Idol, released in 1983. It was very successful with four singles on the U.S. Hot 100 charts, while the album reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album charts...

and Whiplash Smile

Whiplash Smile

Whiplash Smile is Billy Idol's third full-length album. Released in 1986, it was supported by the singles "To Be a Lover", "Sweet Sixteen", and "Don't Need a Gun"...

in non-chronological order. A limited edition version also contained a further four remixes. The album reached number 2 in the UK.
The album has been certified by BPI platinum.
It was reissued with a different title and cover artwork in 2003 as The Essential.

Track listing

1. "Rebel Yell
   Rebel Yell (song)
   "Rebel Yell" is the first song on the Billy Idol album of the same name. When first released in 1984, it charted outside the UK Top 40, but a re-issue in 1985 reached #6. It did not fare as well in the US, only reaching #46...
   
   " - 4:48
2. "Hot in the City
   Hot in the City
   "Hot in the City" is a 1982 song by Billy Idol, released on his self-titled album. It charted at #23 in the U.S. and #58 in the UK. A re-release of the song in the UK in 1988 reached #13.-Music video:...
   
   " - 3:38
3. "White Wedding
   White Wedding (song)
   "White Wedding" is a song by Billy Idol that appeared on his album Billy Idol . Although "the Big 80's: Episode I" of VH1's Pop-up Video trivia show claims Idol wrote the song to voice his displeasure with his sister's fiance , on an episode of VH1 Storytellers, Idol claimed that there was never...
   
   " - 3:34
4. "Eyes Without a Face
   Eyes Without a Face (song)
   "Eyes Without a Face" is a song by Billy Idol, co-written with guitarist Steve Stevens from Idol's 1983 album Rebel Yell. The song is softer and more ballad-like than most of the album's other singles.-Song information:...
   
   " - 4:10
5. "Catch My Fall" - 3:43
6. "Mony Mony
   Mony Mony
   "Mony Mony" is a 1968 single by Tommy James & the Shondells, that reached #1 in the UK charts.-History:"Mony Mony" was credited to Tommy James, Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell, and Bobby Bloom. The hook in the song is said to have been inspired by James' view of a MONY sign atop the Mutual of New York...
   
   " - 4:09
7. "To Be a Lover" - 3:52
8. "Sweet Sixteen" - 4:15
9. "Flesh for Fantasy" - 3:49
10. "Don't Need a Gun" - 4:28
11. "Dancing with Myself
    Dancing with Myself
    "Dancing with Myself" is a song by the band Generation X. The song was first released as a single and a 12" in 1980 and, a few weeks after the single release, was included on the band's last album - 1981's Kiss Me Deadly...
    
    " [Single Version] - 3:20

Limited Edition bonus track version (DBILCD1)

12. "Don't Need a Gun" (Melt Down Mix) - 7:08
13. "Mony Mony" (Hung Like a Pony Mix) - 7:02
14. "Eyes Without a Face" (Extended Version) - 4:58
15. "To Be a Lover" (Mother of Mercy Mix) - 6:49

Certification

Country	Certification	Sales
United Kingdom	Platinum	300,000