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The ___MASK40___ ( currently entitled Official Singles Chart ) is compiled by the Official Charts Company ( OCC ), on behalf of the British ___MASK99___ industry , listing the top - selling singles in the ___MASK59___ , based upon physical sales , paid - for downloads and streaming . To be eligible for the chart , a single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company ( OCC ) as either a ' single bundle ' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one ___MASK62___ audio track not longer than 15 minutes with a minimum sale price of 40 pence . The rules have changed many times as technology has developed , the most notable being the inclusion of ___MASK62___ downloads in 2005 and streaming in 2014 . " Dancing with Myself " is a song written by singer Billy Idol and bassist Tony James , first recorded by their band Generation X in 1979 . The song was re - recorded and commercially released by the band newly re - branded as Gen X as a 7 " single and a 12 " in July 1980 , but was a sales failure , reaching only # 62 in the ___MASK40___ . It was included on the new band ' s subsequent first ___MASK8___ " Kiss Me Deadly " ( 1981 ). Steve New played the guitar track on the released record . Punk rock ( or simply " punk ") is a ___MASK92___ genre that developed in the early to mid 1970s in the United States , United Kingdom , and Australia . Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as " proto - punk " music , punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock . Punk bands typically use short or fast - paced songs , with hard - edged melodies and singing styles , stripped - down instrumentation , and often political , anti - establishment lyrics . Punk embraces a DIY ethic ; many bands self - produce recordings and distribute them through informal channels . The ___MASK59___ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the ___MASK59___ ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the ___MASK47___ . William Michael Albert Broad ( born 30 November 1955 ), known professionally as Billy Idol , is an ___MASK16___ musician , singer , songwriter , and actor . He first achieved fame in the 1970s as a member of the punk rock band Generation X . Subsequently , he embarked on a solo career which led to an international recognition and made Idol one of the lead artists during the MTV - driven " Second British Invasion " in the United States . Idol began his career in late 1976 as a guitarist in the punk rock band Chelsea . However , he soon left the group and along with his bandmate Tony James formed Generation X with Idol being the lead singer . The band achieved success in the ___MASK59___ and released three albums on ___MASK2___ before disbanding . In 1981 , Idol moved to New York City to pursue his solo career in collaboration with guitarist Steve Stevens . His debut studio album " Billy Idol " ( 1982 ) was a commercial success and with music videos for singles " Dancing with Myself " and " White Wedding " Idol soon became a staple of then newly established MTV . MTV ( originally an initialism of Music Television ) is an American cable and ___MASK13___ television channel owned by ___MASK83___ ( a division of Viacom ) and headquartered in New York City . Launched on August 1 , 1981 , the channel originally aired music videos as guided by television personalities known as " video jockeys " ( VJs ). In its early years , MTV ' s main target demographic was young adults , but today it is primarily towards teenagers , high school students and college students . MTV has toned down its music video programming significantly in recent years , and its programming now consists mainly of original reality , comedy and drama programming and some off - network syndicated programs and films , with limited music video programming in off - peak time periods . It has received criticism towards this change of focus , both by certain segments of its audience and musicians . MTV ' s influence on its audience , including issues involving censorship and social activism , has also been a subject of debate for several years . ___MASK2___ is a British record label that was created in 1969 . The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders ' names , Chris Wright and Terry Ellis . It started as the Ellis - Wright Agency . Anthony Eric " Tony " James ( born 12 April 1953 in Shepherds Bush , London ) is an ___MASK16___ musician , best known as the bassist for Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik . " Mony Mony " is a 1968 single by American ___MASK90___ rock band Tommy James and the Shondells , which reached No . 1 in the UK Singles Chart while also getting serious airplay in the U . S . and Canada . Written by Bobby Bloom , Ritchie Cordell , Bo Gentry , and Tommy James , the song has appeared in various film and television works such as the Oliver Stone drama " Heaven & Earth ". It was also notably covered by English singer - songwriter Billy Idol in 1981 . Idol ' s version , which took in more of a Rock sound , became an international top 40 hit and additionally revived public interest in the original garage rock single . `` White Wedding '' is a song by Billy Idol that appeared on his ___MASK8___ Billy Idol ( ___MASK63___ ) . It is often considered one of his most recognisable songs , although other Idol songs charted higher . It reached No . 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 on its original release , and reached No . 6 in the UK Singles Chart upon its re - release there in 1985 , when it was reissued to promote the Vital Idol remix ___MASK8___ . The Official Charts Company ( previously known as the Chart Information Network ( CIN ) The Official UK Charts Company and also referred to Official Charts ) is a British inter - professional organisation that compiles various " official " ___MASK99___ charts in the ___MASK59___ , including the UK Singles Chart , the UK Albums Chart , the UK Singles Downloads Chart and the UK Album Downloads Chart , as well as genre - specific and music video charts . The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Millward Brown , and claims to cover 99 % of the singles market and 95 % of the album market , and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week . Vital Idol is a compilation by ___MASK16___ rock vocalist Billy Idol . It contains remixed singles from his first three albums . Peaking at number 10 on the " Billboard " 200 , the album was supported by a live single version of " Mony Mony ".