With a rebel yell, Billy Idol’s been crying ‘more, more, more!” for more than 40 years. He got his start in the British punk band Generation X, who is best known in North America for their single, Ready, Steady Go. But it was as a solo artist, with his platinum blonde hair and pop hooks courtesy of guitarist Stevie Stevens that Billy Idol hit the mainstream in a big way.
Check out a rundown of his amazing run of hit singles on the Billboard charts during the 1980s:
1982 “Hot in the City” 23
“White Wedding” 36
1984 “Rebel Yell” 46
“Eyes Without a Face” 4
“Flesh for Fantasy” 29
1986 “To Be a Lover” 6
1987 “Don’t Need a Gun” 37
“Sweet Sixteen” 20
“Mony Mony” (Live) 1
1990 “Cradle of Love” 2
This year, Billy Idol did his first-ever residency, taking over the House of Blues in Las Vegas for a series of shows celebrating his entire career called “Billy Idol: Forever”. You can hear live performances from the residency all this week on SiriusXM’s 1st Wave at the following times:
Wednesday, August 31st at 7 pm and 10 pm ET
Thursday, September 1st at 4 pm ET
Friday, September 2nd at 1 pm ET
Saturday, September 3rd at 10 am and 6 pm ET
Sunday, September 4th at 3 pm ET
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