The star will be unveiled Friday honoring the pioneering punk singer for a career where he sold more than 40 million albums and was one of MTV’s first stars.
Singer Billy Idol poses in front of his Hollywood Walk of Fame star as it is being constructed in front of the Amoeba Music store on Holywood Boulevard. The photo was posted Jan. 2, 2023.
The star is the 2,743rd since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the initial 1,558 stars and the first to be unveiled in 2023. The band made its first public performance at London’s Central School of Art and Design on Dec. 10, 1976. It released its first singles —”Your Generation,” “Listen,” “Day by Day,” “Wild Youth” and “Wild Dub” — in 1977 and first album, “Generation X” in 1978.
Idol’s first solo album, “Billy Idol,” released in 1982, achieved gold record status. His second, “Rebel Yell,” released in 1983, achieved double-platinum status for shipment of two million copies in the United States. His next two studio albums, “Whiplash Smile,” released in 1986, and “Charmed Life,” released in 1990, both achieved platinum status for shipping 1 million copies each.
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