Billy Joel

William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949 in The Bronx, New York), better known as Billy Joel, is a globally-recognized pianist, singer and songwriter. He produced pop music hits from 1973 (beginning with the single "Piano Man") to his retirement from the genre in 1993. He has continued to tour occasionally (usually with Elton John) in addition to writing and recording classical music.

Discography

Albums

• Cold Spring Harbor (1971) #158 US
• Piano Man (1973) #27 US, US sales: 4,000,000
• Streetlife Serenade (1974) #35 US, US sales: 1,000,000
• Turnstiles (1976) #122 US, US sales: 1,000,000
• The Stranger (1977) #2 US, #25 UK, US sales: 10,000,000
• 52nd Street (1978) #1 US, #10 UK, US sales: 7,000,000
• Glass Houses (1980) #1 US, #9 UK, US sales: 7,000,000
• Songs in the Attic (Live) (1981) #8 US, US sales: 3,000,000
• The Nylon Curtain (1982) #7 US, #27 UK, US sales: 2,000,000
• An Innocent Man (1983) #4 US, #2 UK, US sales: 7,000,000
• Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 (1973-1985) (1985) (compilation) #6 US, #7 UK, US sales: 21,000,000 (5th best selling album of all time)
• The Bridge (1986) #7 US, #38 UK, US sales: 1,000,000
• КОНЦЕРТ (Live) (1987) #38 US, US sales: 1,000,000
• Storm Front (1989) #1 US, #5 UK, US sales: 4,000,000
• River of Dreams (1993) #1 US, #3 UK, US sales: 5,000,000
• Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 (1997) (compilation) #9 US, #23 UK, US sales: 1,000,000
• ' (1997) (compilation) US sales: 1,000,000
• ' (Live) (2000) #40 US, US sales: 500,000
• Fantasies & Delusions (2001) (performed by Richard Joo) #83 US
• Ultimate Collection (2001) (compilation) #4 UK
• Essential Billy Joel (2001) (compilation) #29 US
• Movin' Out Original Broadway Cast Recording (2002) (performed by the cast of Movin' Out)
• Piano Man: The Very Best Of (2004) (compilation)

Hit singles

• from Piano Man
• 1974 "Piano Man" #25 US
• from Streetlife Serenade
• 1975 "The Entertainer" #34 US
• from The Stranger
• 1978 "Just the Way You Are" #3 US, #19 UK
• 1978 "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" #17 US, #35 UK
• 1978 "Only the Good Die Young" #24 US
• 1978 "She's Always a Woman" #17 US
• from 52nd Street
• 1978 "My Life" #3 US (1979 release), #12 UK
• 1979 "Big Shot" #19 US
• 1979 "Honesty" #24 US
• from Glass Houses
• 1980 "All for Leyna" #40 UK
• 1980 "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" #1 US, #14 UK
• 1980 "Don't Ask Me Why" #19 US
• 1980 "Sometimes a Fantasy" #36 US
• 1980 "You May Be Right" #7 US
• from Songs in the Attic
• 1981 "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" #17 US
• 1982 "She's Got a Way" #23 US
• from The Nylon Curtain
• 1982 "Pressure" #20 US
• 1983 "Allentown" #17 US
• from An Innocent Man
• 1983 "Uptown Girl" #3 US, #1 UK
• 1983 "Tell Her about It" #1 US, #4 UK
• 1983 "An Innocent Man" #10 US, #8 UK (1984 release)
• 1984 "The Longest Time" #14 US, #25 UK
• 1984 "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" #27 US, #29 UK (double A-side with Goodnight Saigon in the UK)
• 1985 "Keeping the Faith" #18 US
• from Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 (1973-1985)
• 1985 "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" #9 US
• from The Bridge
• 1986 "Modern Woman" #10 US
• 1986 "This Is the Time" #18 US
• 1986 "A Matter of Trust" #10 US
• from Storm Front
• 1989 "We Didn't Start the Fire" #1 US, #7 UK
• 1990 "I Go to Extremes" #6 US
• 1990 "And So It Goes" #37 US
• from Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack
• 1992 "All Shook Up" #27 UK
• from River of Dreams
• 1993 "The River of Dreams" #3 US, #3 UK
• 1993 "All About Soul" #29 US, #32 UK