Artist profile
Dance producer and DJ.
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Billy Idol is a restrained with strong groove and a balanced bright/warm production artist.
Higher warmth but lower energy than typical Dance.
Across 3 analysed tracks, Billy Idol averages 38% energy — gentler than 95% of individual Dance tracks — and 65% groove, straighter than 69%.
Measured against 14,418 Dance tracks on 11 August 2026.
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DJs and producers closest to Billy Idol by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Billy Idol, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Billy Idol's tracks in our catalog range from 83 to 135 BPM, with a median of 88 BPM. Across 3 tracks, the most common range falls in the 90–95 BPM bucket.
Billy Idol's tracks are mostly in major keys (33% minor across 3 tracks). The most common single key is 12B (E Major) with 1 track.
Billy Idol sits closest to Generation X, The Police, The Cars in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has Billy Idol releases spanning 1989 to 1990, with the most tracks from the 1990s.