Billy Joel discography explained

Artist:Billy Joel
Studio:13
Live:7
Compilation:18
Video:10
Singles:82
Music Videos:45
Option:3
Option Name:Promotional singles

This is the discography of American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. He has released 13 studio albums, seven live albums, 18 compilation albums, 10 video albums, 82 singles, three promotional singles and 45 music videos. Throughout his career, he has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in history.[1] [2] According to Recording Industry Association of America, Joel has sold 85 million certified albums in the United States, making him the 4th best-selling solo artist of all time (behind Garth Brooks, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson).[3] Billboard ranked him as the 9th Greatest male soloist of all time (19th overall).[4]

His compilation album Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II is the 2nd best-selling album by a solo artist in RIAA history, achieving 23× Platinum certification in the US (behind Thriller by Michael Jackson).[3] The Stranger remains his best-selling studio album release, achieving 10× Platinum (Diamond status) in the US as well.[3]

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[5]
AUS
[6]
AUT
[7]
CAN
[8]
GER
[9]
JPN
[10]
NLD
[11]
NOR
[12]
NZ
[13]
UK
[14]
Cold Spring Harbor
  • Released: November 1, 1971
  • Label: Family Productions/Columbia
  • Formats: CS, 8T, LP
158 44 95
Piano Man
  • Released: November 14, 1973
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CS, 8T, LP
27 14 26 112 98
Streetlife Serenade
  • Released: October 11, 1974
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CS, 8T, LP
35 85 16
  • RIAA: Platinum
Turnstiles
  • Released: May 19, 1976
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CS, 8T, LP
122 12 286
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold
The Stranger
  • Released: September 29, 1977
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CS, 8T, LP
2 2 2 3 36 2 24
52nd Street
  • Released: October 11, 1978
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CS, 8T, LP
1 1 4 1 19 9 33 5 1 10
  • RIAA: 7× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[21]
  • BPI: Gold
  • RIAJ: Gold[22]
  • MC: 4× Platinum
Glass Houses
  • Released: March 12, 1980
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CS, 8T, LP
1 2 4 1 24 6 20 2 6 9
  • RIAA: 7× Platinum
  • AUS: Platinum[23]
  • BPI: Gold
  • MC: 5× Platinum
The Nylon Curtain
  • Released: September 23, 1982
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CS, 8T, LP
7 4 20 12 34 2 1 9 10 27
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum[24]
  • MC: Platinum
An Innocent Man
  • Released: August 8, 1983
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CS, 8T, LP
4 3 12 36 3 14 9 1 2
  • RIAA: 7× Platinum
  • ARIA: Gold[25]
  • BPI: 3× Platinum
  • MC: 3× Platinum
The Bridge
  • Released: July 29, 1986
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, CS, 8T, LP
7 2 18 10 34 2 20 13 12 38
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
  • MC: 2× Platinum
Storm Front
  • Released: October 17, 1989
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
1 1 10 4 5 8 14 9 5
River of Dreams
  • Released: August 10, 1993
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
1 1 2 6 2 3 23 9 1 3
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[29]
  • RIAJ: Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum
  • MC: 3× Platinum
Fantasies & Delusions 83
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
AUS
AUT
GER
JPN
NLD
NOR
NZ
SWE
[30]
UK
Songs in the Attic
  • Released: September 14, 1981
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CS, 8T, LP
8 9 51 3 12 30 38 57
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
КОНЦЕРТ
  • Released: October 26, 1987
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, 8T
38 10 16 39 13 92
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • Released: May 2, 2000
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CS, CD, download
40 64 17 68
  • RIAA: Gold
12 Gardens Live
  • Released: June 13, 2006
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, download
14 22 11 80 52 95
  • Released: March 8, 2011
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD, Aload
35 41 41
A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia (expanded version of КОНЦЕРТ)
  • Released: May 19, 2014
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: 2CD, 2CD + DVD, 2CD + Blu-Ray, DVD
Live at Carnegie Hall 1977
  • Released: April 13, 2019
  • Label: Legacy
  • Formats: LP
Live at the Great American Music Hall 1975
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
AUS
AUT
GER
JPN
NLD
NOR
NZ
SWE
UK
Billy Joel: The Box Set
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: 12" box set
45
Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II
  • Released: July 1, 1985
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, CS, 8T, LP
6 2 30 33 4 7 1 1 45 7
  • RIAA: 23× Platinum
  • ARIA: 9× Platinum[32]
  • RIAJ: 3× Platinum+Gold[33]
  • BPI: Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum[34]
  • MC: 2× Platinum
Starbox
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD
20
  • Released: January 1990
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, CS
1

Platinum

A Voyage on the River of Dreams
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD
33 70 47
Greatest Hits Volume III
  • Released: August 19, 1997
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
9 12 7 23 15 18 7 18 23
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • RIAJ: Gold[35]
  • ARIA: Gold[36]
  • BPI: Silver
  • Released: October 13, 1997
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
20 17 33
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: December 20, 2000
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP
12 58 19 36 3 2 3 4
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[37]
  • BPI: Platinum
  • IFPI NOR: Gold
  • IFPI SWE: Gold[38]
  • RIAJ: Platinum
The Essential Billy Joel
  • Released: October 2, 2001
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD
15 50 14 157
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[39]
  • BPI: Gold
  • RIANZ: Platinum[40]
  • Released: November 15, 2004
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, download
14 15 93 17 13 7
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • BPI: 4× Platinum
  • RIAJ: Platinum
My Lives
  • Released: November 22, 2005
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD box set
171 175
The Hits
  • Released: November 16, 2010
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD, download
34
  • RIAA: Gold
She's Always a Woman: Love Songs
  • Released: November 23, 2010
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD
113
Billy Joel: The Complete Albums Collection
  • Released: November 8, 2011
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD box set
Collected Additional Masters
  • Released: November 8, 2011
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD, streaming
Opus Collection
  • Released: March 20, 2012
  • Label: Starbucks
  • Formats: CD
80
She's Got a Way: Love Songs
  • Released: January 22, 2013
  • Label: Legacy
  • Formats: CD
50 Years of the Piano Man
  • Released: April 8, 2022[41]
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: Digital
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Video albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
Video

[42]
The Video Album – Volume I 2
  • RIAA: Gold
The Video Album – Volume II
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LaserDisc, VHS
4
  • RIAA: Gold
Eye of the Storm
  • Released: May 15, 1990
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LaserDisc, VHS
16
  • RIAA: Gold
Live at Yankee Stadium
  • Released: November 21, 1990
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: VHS
15
  • RIAA: Platinum
Greatest Hits Volume III: The Video
  • Released: October 13, 1997
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LaserDisc, VHS, DVD
24
  • RIAA: Gold
The Essential Video Collection
  • Released: November 20, 2001
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
17
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Sony Music Video Enterprises
  • Formats: DVD
  • ARIA: 5× Platinum[43]
  • BPI: Gold
  • RIANZ: Platinum[44]
Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel
  • Released: November 15, 2004
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: DVD
My Lives
  • Released: November 22, 2005
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: DVD
Live from the River of Dreams
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: DVD
The Essential 3.0
  • Released: August 26, 2008
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: DVD
  • Released: March 8, 2011
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: DVD
1
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[46]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[47]
AUS
[48]
AUT
CAN
[49]
GER
[50]
IRE
[51]
NLD
NOR
NZ
UK
[52]
"She's Got a Way"1971Cold Spring Harbor
"Tomorrow Is Today"1972
"Piano Man"197325 20 10 56 136
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
Piano Man
"Worse Comes to Worst"197480 62
"Travelin' Prayer"77 61
"The Ballad of Billy the Kid"
"The Entertainer"34 89 30 Streetlife Serenade
"Say Goodbye to Hollywood"197645 Turnstiles
"James"77 16
"Just the Way You Are"19773 6 2 7 6 19
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
The Stranger
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"17 99 11 11 35
  • RIAA: Platinum
"Only the Good Die Young"197824 18
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
"She's Always a Woman"17 37 12 15 14 29
  • BPI: Platinum
  • RIAA: Platinum
"The Stranger"59 8
"My Life"3 6 11 3 3 22 6 12
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
52nd Street
"Big Shot"197914 91 13 36
  • RIAA: Gold
"Honesty"24 80 16 31 38
"Until the Night"50
"All for Leyna"198040Glass Houses
"You May Be Right"7 28 6 23
  • RIAA: Platinum
"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"1 10 1 11 21 14
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
"Don't Ask Me Why"19 4 42
"Sometimes a Fantasy"36 21
"Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live)198117 27 Songs in the Attic
"You're My Home" (Live)100
"She's Got a Way" (Live)23 46
"Pressure"198220 16 9 24 The Nylon Curtain
"Allentown"17 49 21 37
  • RIAA: Gold
"Goodnight Saigon"198356 19 1 29
"Tell Her About It"1 9 5 2 39 12 4
  • RIAA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
An Innocent Man
"Uptown Girl"3 1 18 4 18 1 10 3 1 1
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
"An Innocent Man"10 23 16 3 24 8
  • BPI: Silver
"The Longest Time"198414 15 36 18 24 25
  • RIAA: Platinum
"Leave a Tender Moment Alone"27 76 58 16 21 29
"This Night"78
"Keeping the Faith"18 81 38
"You're Only Human (Second Wind)"19859 6 15 22 8 94Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II
"The Night Is Still Young"34 82 48
"Modern Woman"198610 21 27 28 The Bridge
"A Matter of Trust"10 3 15 16 52
"This Is the Time"18 73 26 12
"Baby Grand"
198775 78
"Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live)33 96 41 Концерт
"We Didn't Start the Fire"19891 2 7 2 4 3 11 1 7
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA

Platinum[53]

  • BPI: Platinum
Storm Front
"Leningrad"14 15 53
"I Go to Extremes"19906 48 3 36 29 43 45 70
"The Downeaster 'Alexa'"57 126 25 24 76
  • RIAA: Gold
"That's Not Her Style"77 97
"And So It Goes"37 108 30 24
"Shameless"1991133
"All Shook Up"199292 54 28 52 23 26 27Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack
"The River of Dreams"19933 1 2 2 4 2 5 8 1 3
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • RIAA: Gold
  • RMNZ: Gold[54]
  • SNEP: Gold[55]
River of Dreams
"All About Soul"29 34 9 51 42 12 32
"No Man's Land"71 24 50
"Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"199477 27 43
  • RIAA: Gold
"Hard Day's Night" (Live)85 A Voyage on the River of Dreams
"To Make You Feel My Love"199750 90 99 Greatest Hits Volume III
"Hey Girl"
"New York State of Mind"
2001
  • RIAA: Platinum
"All My Life"2007Non-album single
"Christmas in Fallujah"
A Good Thing Never Dies (EP by Cass Dillon)
"Christmas in Fallujah" (Live in Sydney, Australia, 2008)46 Non-album single and download
"Turn the Lights Back On"202462 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. "x" denotes that the chart did not exist at the time.

Other singles:

Other charted or certified songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
Main.
Rock

[56]
"Vienna"1977 -
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum
The Stranger
"Scandinavian Skies"198238The Nylon Curtain
"A Room of Our Own"27

Guest appearances and other contributions

Title! scope="col"
YearOther artist(s)Album
"Talkin' Bout My Baby" backing vocals[57] 1985Patti Austintrack from Getting Away With Murder
"Be Chrool to Your Scuel" piano1985Twisted Sistertrack from Come Out and Play
"You Get What You Want" 1986Julian LennonThe Secret Value of Daydreaming
"Modern Woman" 1986Ruthless People movie soundtrack
"Maybe He'll Know" backing vocals[58] 1986Cyndi Laupersingle from True Colors
"Why Should I Worry?"1988Oliver & Company movie soundtrack
"Just Wanna Hold" keyboards, vocals 1989Mick Jones (Foreigner)single from Mick Jones [59]
"I Get No Sleep" piano1991Richard Marxtrack from Rush Street
"When You Wish Upon A Star"1991Simply Mad About The Mouse
"Heartbreak Hotel" 1992Honeymoon in Vegas movie soundtrack
"In a Sentimental Mood" 1992A League of Their Own movie soundtrack
"Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)?" 1999Runaway Bride movie soundtrack
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"[60] 1999Rosie O'DonnellA Rosie Christmas
"The Good Life"[61] 2006Tony Bennett
"Wichita Lineman"[62] 2010Jimmy WebbJust Across the River
"New York State of Mind" (live)[63] 2010Bruce Springsteen and the E Street BandThe 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (CD)
"Born to Run" (live)
"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (A Tribute to Jackie Wilson)" (live)Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Darlene Love, John Fogerty, Sam Moore, Tom Morello
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"[64] 2013Johnny MathisSending You a Little Christmas
"New York State of Mind" 2014Barbra StreisandPartners
"Maybe I'm Amazed" 2014The Art of McCartney (tribute album)
"Live and Let Die"

Music videos

Year Title Director Notes
1973 "Piano Man" [version 1] Jon Small Alternate sound track; second video released in 1985
1977 "Just the Way You Are" [live] Unknown Live at Carnegie Hall
1978 "The Stranger" [live]
"Stiletto" / "My Life" Steve Cohen
1979 "Big Shot" Michael Negrin & Steve Cohen
"Honesty" Steve Cohen
1980 "All for Leyna" Alternate vocal track
"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
"You May Be Right" Alternate vocal track
"Sometimes a Fantasy" George Gomes
1981 "Everybody Loves You Now" [live] Steve Cohen Live at Sparks, different version from live LP Songs in the Attic
"You're My Home" [live]
"Los Angelenos" [live]
"Say Goodbye to Hollywood" [live]
"She's Got a Way" [live] Unknown Live at A&R Studios, different version from live LP Songs in the Attic
1982 "Pressure"
"She's Right on Time"
"Allentown"
1983 "Goodnight Saigon" [live] Jay Dubin Live at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
"Tell Her About It"
"Uptown Girl"
1984 "The Longest Time"
"Keeping the Faith"
1985 "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" Richard Friedman
"The Night Is Still Young" Neil Tardio
"Piano Man" [version 2] Jon Small A different version with new extras, same as original video
1986 "A Matter of Trust"
1987 "Baby Grand" (with Ray Charles) Jon Small
"Back in the U.S.S.R." [live] Live in the Soviet Union
1989 "We Didn't Start the Fire" Chris Blum
"Leningrad" Kathy Dougherty
1990 "I Go to Extremes" Paula Greif
"The Downeaster 'Alexa'"
"That's Not Her Style" [live] Jon Small Live at Yankee Stadium
"And So It Goes" [live] Joel Hinman & Jeff Schock Live in Linz, Austria
1991 "Shameless" [live] Derek Horne
"When You Wish Upon a Star" Scott Garen From Disney video Simply Mad About the Mouse
1992 "All Shook Up" N/A From soundtrack to film Honeymoon in Vegas
1993 "The River of Dreams"
"All About Soul" [live] Lawrence Jordan Live at Boston Garden
"No Man's Land" Gil Gilbert
1994 "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"
1997 "To Make You Feel My Love" Ernie Fritz Alternate vocal track
"Hey Girl"
2007 "All My Life" ?
2024"Turn the Lights Back On"Warren Fu and Freddy Wrexler

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Billy Joel Songwriters Hall of Fame. 2021-12-25. www.songhall.org.
  2. Web site: Billy Joel Kennedy Center. 2021-12-25. www.kennedy-center.org. en.
  3. Web site: Gold & Platinum. 2021-12-25. RIAA. en-US.
  4. 2019-11-14. Greatest of All Time Artists. 2021-12-25. Billboard. en-US.
  5. Peak chart positions for albums in the United States:
    • All except Cold Spring Harbor, Piano Man, Streetlife Serenade, Turnstiles, 52nd Street, Glass Houses, The Nylon Curtain and Songs in the Attic: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=billy joel|chart=Billboard 200}} Billy Joel Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200 ]. . . July 12, 2012.
    • Cold Spring Harbor, Piano Man, Streetlife Serenade, Turnstiles, 52nd Street, Glass Houses, The Nylon Curtain and Songs in the Attic: Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=billy-joel-mn0000085915/awards|pure_url=yes}} Billy Joel – Awards ]. . . July 12, 2012.
  6. Australian chart peaks:
  7. Web site: Discographie Billy Joel . Hung Medien . austriancharts.at . July 12, 2012.
  8. Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
  9. Web site: charts.de: Billy Joel (Albums) . . charts.de . July 12, 2012.
  10. Peak chart positions for albums in Japan:
  11. Web site: Discografie Billy Joel . Hung Medien . dutchcharts.nl . July 12, 2012.
  12. Web site: Discography Billy Joel . Hung Medien . norwegiancharts.com . July 12, 2012.
  13. Web site: Discography Billy Joel . charts.nz . Hung Medien . July 12, 2012.
  14. Web site: Billy Joel . . July 12, 2012 . select "Albums" tab.
  15. United States . Billy Joel . July 12, 2012.
  16. Cash Box Newspaper. Cash Box. World Radio History. 20. May 20, 1978. November 13, 2021.
  17. Canada . Billy Joel . July 12, 2012.
  18. More Awards . Cash Box. World Radio History. 35. July 18, 1981. December 4, 2021.
  19. United Kingdom. June 24, 2024. Billy Joel.
  20. Web site: RIAJ > The Record > May 1995 > Page 5 > Certified Awards (March 1995). Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. 2013-09-08.
  21. Australia. Cash Box. World Radio History. 20. January 20, 1979. December 1, 2021.
  22. Web site: RIAJ > The Record > April 1994 > Page 5 > Certified Awards (February 1994). . ja . July 10, 2013.
  23. Web site: Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980. Kent Music Report. Imgur.com. 12 November 2021.
  24. CBS International Certifications . Cash Box. World Radio History. 19. February 5, 1983. December 7, 2021.
  25. CBS International Reaps Metal . Cash Box. World Radio History. 18. December 10, 1983. December 7, 2021.
  26. Australian Top 50 Albums Chart (weekly chart). ARIA Charts. 8 April 1990.
  27. Germany . Billy Joel . July 12, 2012.
  28. Austria . Billy Joel . July 12, 2012.
  29. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
  30. Web site: Discography Billy Joel . swedishcharts.com . Hung Medien . July 12, 2012.
  31. Web site: NEW - Billy Joel, Live at the Great American Music Hall 1975 - 2LP RSD 2023. Relove Oxley. May 6, 2023.
  32. Australia. Billy Joel. Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II. album. 2018. November 27, 2021.
  33. Web site: RIAJ > The Record > December 1999 > Certified Awards (October 1999). Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. 2013-09-08.
  34. Norway . July 12, 2012.
  35. Web site: RIAJ > The Record > November 1997 > Certified Awards (September 1997). Recording Industry Association of Japan. ja. 2013-09-08.
  36. Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums . . March 14, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080528162635/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1997.htm . May 28, 2008 .
  37. Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums . . October 24, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110515024406/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2006Albums.htm . May 15, 2011 .
  38. Sweden . 2001 . July 12, 2012.
  39. Australia. Billy Joel. album. 2016. December 28, 2021.
  40. Web site: Top 50 Albums Chart – Chart #1633 – Issue Date: 8 September 2008 . . July 12, 2012 . https://archive.today/20121220171215/http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp?chartNum=1633&chartKind=A . 20 December 2012 . dead .
  41. Web site: Review: Billy Joel releases fantastic '50 Years of the Piano Man' compilation. Digital Journal. April 10, 2022. April 14, 2022.
  42. Peak chart positions for albums on the Top Music Video chart in the United States:
  43. Australia. Billy Joel . video. 2010. December 15, 2021.
  44. Book: Scapolo, Dean. The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Maurienne House. 2007. 978-1-877443-00-8.
  45. Australia. Billy Joel . video. 2008. December 15, 2021.
  46. Australia. Billy Joel . video. 2013. December 15, 2021.
  47. Billy Joel Chart History: Hot 100 . . June 24, 2020.
  48. Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
    • "Piano Man": Top Singles – Volume 21, No. 11, April 27, 1974 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160110195557/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.5024a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=eh0ha1f5dpl39jtm5kjnoephm4 . January 10, 2016 . dead .
    • "The Entertainer": Top Singles – Volume 22, No. 22, January 25, 1975 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023123544/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6157a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=gondkfe55g0mrrdql056iaqj36 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "Just the Way You Are": Top Singles – Volume 28, No. 23, March 04, 1978 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013074138/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.5548a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=o44utr2skf3ci9l36vl9mglvm5 . October 13, 2016 . dead .
    • "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)": Top Singles – Volume 29, No. 11, June 10, 1978 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023123800/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4578a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=o44utr2skf3ci9l36vl9mglvm5 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "Only the Good Die Young": Top Singles – Volume 29, No. 17, July 22, 1978 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023131714/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4602a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=o44utr2skf3ci9l36vl9mglvm5 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "She's Always a Woman": Top Singles – Volume 30, No. 5, October 28, 1978 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013081028/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0026a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=tmuueiqluhirq8s8p79458cr23 . October 13, 2016 . dead .
    • "My Life": Top Singles – Volume 30, No. 18, January 27, 1979 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023122246/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0091a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=r0b0fvnmfdiiqb8dm7jlqidr00 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "Big Shot": Top Singles – Volume 31, No. 4, April 21, 1979 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023122432/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4753a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=r0b0fvnmfdiiqb8dm7jlqidr00 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "Honesty": Top Singles – Volume 31, No. 11, June 09, 1979 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023142028/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4771a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=5i05bb36j70cbl6fq7t866mam1 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "You May Be Right": Top Singles – Volume 33, No. 7, May 10, 1980 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023122855/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4709a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=76sjnl4rtss0butoudsm1mrh43 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me": Top Singles – Volume 33, No. 18, July 26, 1980 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120624073601/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . June 24, 2012 . dead .
    • "Don't Ask Me Why": Top Singles – Volume 34, No. 2, October 25, 1980 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817052025/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0255a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=cgsc9om72arnb284jqqpculmj7 . August 17, 2016 . dead .
    • "Sometimes a Fantasy": Top Singles – Volume 34, No. 6, December 20, 1980 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023142441/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0274&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=cgsc9om72arnb284jqqpculmj7 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (live): Top Singles – Volume 35, No. 15, November 07, 1981 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023142427/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0411&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=af6olf3752fnmkc54vt95flln7 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "She's Got a Way" (live): Top Singles – Volume 35, No. 24, January 23, 1982 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023142209/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0448&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=af6olf3752fnmkc54vt95flln7 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "Pressure": Top Singles – Volume 37, No. 13, November 13, 1982 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023142412/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6928&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=af6olf3752fnmkc54vt95flln7 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "Allentown": Top Singles – Volume 37, No. 25, February 19, 1983 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023142239/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6213&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=af6olf3752fnmkc54vt95flln7 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "Tell Her About It": Top Singles – Volume 39, No. 6, October 08, 1983 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023122456/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4324&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=4tu09qqsucahjvcoaomuhravk4 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "Uptown Girl": Top Singles – Volume 39, No. 14, December 03, 1983 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023122525/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4382&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=4tu09qqsucahjvcoaomuhravk4 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "An Innocent Man": Top Singles – Volume 39, No. 26, March 03, 1984 . . July 13, 2012 .
    • "The Longest Time": Top Singles – Volume 40, No. 8, April 28, 1984 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040831/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6715&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=h1v4bvl7fjso3qmchh2u2si9r3 . December 1, 2017 . dead .
    • "Leave a Tender Moment Alone": Top Singles – Volume 40, No. 25, August 25, 1984 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023142316/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6820&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=3ict3akb84p8igrvuu4u9hh706 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "Keeping the Faith": Top Singles – Volume 42, No. 5, April 13, 1985 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023142406/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0509&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=ulr0gju9qalnic0a7n05a3l496 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "You're Only Human (Second Wind)": Top Singles – Volume 43, No. 1, September 14, 1985 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023142308/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0573&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=d8gaecg5bdetd6o0aikkliq7i7 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "The Night Is Still Young": Top Singles – Volume 43, No. 9, November 09, 1985 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160311133018/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0596&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=d8gaecg5bdetd6o0aikkliq7i7 . March 11, 2016 . dead .
    • "Modern Woman": Top Singles – Volume 44, No. 21, August 16, 1986 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023153029/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0713&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=f87m9glvekttkl49hgpp37m5c4 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "A Matter of Trust": Top Singles – Volume 45, No. 5, October 25, 1986 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023123521/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0743&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=plotgh4gvjm2t5gn4fbs04pj95 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "This Is the Time": Top Singles – Volume 45, No. 19, February 14, 1987 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023142641/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0775&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=b9sjvsib1m02ofm7r52fsddr25 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "We Didn't Start the Fire": Top Singles – Volume 51, No. 7, December 16, 1989 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120624073601/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php . June 24, 2012 . dead .
    • "I Go to Extremes": Top Singles – Volume 51, No. 18, March 17, 1990 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023122919/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9243&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=qqarrp21acuiipncdo8f6vitt5 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "The Downeaster 'Alexa'": Top Singles – Volume 52, No. 4, June 09, 1990 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023122947/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.7917&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=qqarrp21acuiipncdo8f6vitt5 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "And So It Goes": Top Singles – Volume 52, No. 19, September 22, 1990 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023142811/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1286&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=5nj2tik6euiu8r5vemsb3cd8n4 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "All Shook Up": Top Singles – Volume 56, No. 14, October 03, 1992 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023142721/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1933&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=0u58v3r65vraijspcq6vhc09b1 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "The River of Dreams": Top Singles – Volume 58, No. 15, October 23, 1993 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121108111343/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2277&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 . November 8, 2012 . dead .
    • "All About Soul": Top Singles – Volume 58, No. 25, January 10, 1994 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023151829/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2354&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=v7d4j9doetqh7hdkuucdfi2lv5 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
    • "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)": Top Singles – Volume 59, No. 11, April 04, 1994 . . July 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023142750/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2435&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=v7d4j9doetqh7hdkuucdfi2lv5 . October 23, 2012 . dead .
  49. Web site: Discographie Billy Joel. GfK Entertainment. August 4, 2023.
  50. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know.
  51. Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
  52. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
  53. https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=3589 The River of Dreams - New Zealand
  54. http://www.infodisc.fr/Chanson_Certification_Liste.php The River of Dreams - France
  55. Billy Joel Chart History: Mainstream Rock Airplay . . June 24, 2020.
  56. [Talkin' Bout My Baby]
  57. [Maybe He'll Know]
  58. [Mick Jones (album)]
  59. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=a-rosie-christmas-mw0000253795|pure_url=yes}} A Rosie Christmas > Overview ]. July 13, 2012 . Heather . Phares . . Rovi Corporation.
  60. Web site: Big Shot.
  61. Web site: Big Shot II.
  62. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=the-25th-anniversary-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-concerts-mw0002035852|pure_url=yes}} The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts > Overview ]. July 13, 2012 . Stephen Thomas . Erlewine . . Rovi Corporation.
  63. Web site: Big Shot III.