Billy Idol, photographed in Los Angeles during rehearsals for his upcoming tour.CBS News A highly successful child: Thoughout his career, he's had 16 songs in the top 40. Not all of them were original Billy Idol tunes: He didn't write the wildly popular hit, "Mony Mony." But then ag...
During his lengthy career, Idol has earned 16 top 40 hit singles on either the Billboard Hot 100 or the Mainstream Rock Songs charts. Of those, nine reached the top 10, including his cover of “Mony Mony” (No. 1 on the Hot 100; No. 27 on Rock), “Cradle of Love” (No. ...