While British rocker Billy Idol, now 70, may be best known for his '80s hits "Rebel Yell," "Dancing with Myself," and "White Wedding (Part 1)," his other, less popular songs still have made an impact.

These are three of the best rock songs that came out in 1982, which still make me smile when I listen to them today.

Billy Idol was one of the most high-profile pop stars of the 1980s thanks to his embrace of music videos just in time for the birth of MTV. He was famous for something else, too - rock 'n' roll excess ...