Billy Joel discography
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 13 | |
| ↙Live albums | 5 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 11 | |
| ↙Singles | 59 | |
The discography of American singer–songwriter Billy Joel consists of 13 studio albums, 5 live albums, 59 singles, and 11 compilation albums.
Chart positions courtesy of Billboard in the United States, The Official Charts Company in the United Kingdom, Oricon in Japan, VG-lista in Norway, Media Control in Germany, Kent Music Report (1973–1988) and ARIA (1988–present) in Australia, RIANZ in New Zealand, Sverigetopplistan in Sweden, and Swiss Music Charts in Switzerland.
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[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| U.S. [1] |
AUS [2][3] |
AUT [4] |
GER [5] |
JPN [6] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
NZ [9] |
SWE [10] |
UK [11] |
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| 1971 | Cold Spring Harbor
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202 & 158 [A] |
— | — | — | 44 [A] |
— | — | — | — | 95 [A] |
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| 1973 | Piano Man
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27 | 14 | — | — | 251 [C] |
— | — | — | — | 98 [B] |
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| 1974 | Streetlife Serenade
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35 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1976 | Turnstiles
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122 | 12 | — | — | 286 [C] |
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| 1977 | The Stranger
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2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 36 | — | 2 | — | 24 | |||||
| 1978 | 52nd Street
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1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | |||||
| 1980 | Glass Houses
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1 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |||||
| 1982 | The Nylon Curtain
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7 | 4 | 20 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 27 | |||||
| 1983 | An Innocent Man
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4 | 3 | — | 36 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 39 | 2 | |||||
| 1986 | The Bridge
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7 | 2 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 38 | |||||
| 1989 | Storm Front
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1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 14 | — | 9 | — | 5 | |||||
| 1993 | River of Dreams
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1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 3 | |||||
| 2001 | Fantasies & Delusions
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83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||
Notes
- A^ Remixed reissue entered the chart in 1983-1984, not the original version.
- B^ Reissue entered the chart in 1984.
- C^ Reissue entered the chart in 2004.
- D^ It was a certification according to old criteria. Until September 24, 1999, Gold album was certified for sales of 250,000 and Platinum album for sales of 500,000 by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Germany (IFPI, Musik Industrie).[32]
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| U.S. [1] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
GER [5] |
JP [6][33] |
NLD [7] |
NO [8] |
NZ [9] |
SWE [10] |
UK [11] |
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| 1981 | Songs in the Attic
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8 | 9 | — | 51 | 3 | — | 12 | 30 | 38 | 57 |
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| 1987 | KOHЦEPT
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38 | 10 | — | — | 16 | 39 | — | 13 | — | 92 |
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| 2000 | 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert
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40 | — | — | 64 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 68 |
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| 2006 | 12 Gardens Live
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14 | 22 | 11 | 80 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 95 | |||||
| 2011 | Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert (CD/DVD)
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35 | — | — | 41 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
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[edit] Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [1] |
UK [11] |
JPN [6] |
AUT [4] |
AUS [2][3] |
SWI [37] |
SWE [10] |
FIN | NOR [8] |
NZ [9] |
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| 1980 | Billy Joel Box Set | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 [E] |
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| 1985 | Greatest Hits Volume I and II | 6 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 2 | — | 45 | 34 | 1 [F] |
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| 1988 | Starbox [G] | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection (box-set) [H] | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | A Voyage on the River of Dreams (box-set) [I] | — | — | 70 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 47 | ||||
| 1997 | Greatest Hits Volume III | 9 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 36 | — | — | 7 | 18 | ||||
| The Complete Hits Collection: 1973-1997 / Greatest Hits Volume I, II and III (box-set) |
— | 33 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 17 |
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| 2000 | The Ultimate Collection [J] | — | 4 | 19 [K] |
— | 12 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 2001 | The Essential Billy Joel | 29 | — | — | — | 50 [L] |
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| 2004 | Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel [J] | — | 7 [M] |
17 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 13 | ||||
| 2005 | My Lives (box-set compilation) | 171 | — | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | The Hits | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | She's Always a Woman: Love Songs | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Complete Albums Collection (box-set) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes that did not chart or not released. | |||||||||||||||
Notes
- E^ This release charted in New Zealand only [51]
- F^ Before peaking at #1 in 1994, it had reached #18 in 1985.
- G^ This compilation was released exclusively in Japan.
- H^ This compilation was released exclusively in Australia.
- I^ In some countries, this compilation was issued under the alternative title Journey to the River of Dreams.
- J^ This compilation was not released in U.S.
- K^ Before peaking at #19 in 2007, it had reached #21 in 2000.[52][53]
- L^ In Australia and New Zealand, it didn't chart until 2008 reissue of expanded 3-disc edition "The Essential 3.0".
- M^ Before peaking at #7 in 2010, it had reached #40 in 2004, #11 in 2006 and #9 in 2008.
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| U.S. [54] |
U.S. AC [54] |
U.S. Rock [54] |
UK [11] |
JP [55] |
GER [56] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
IRE | NO [8] |
CAN | NLD [7] |
NZ [9] |
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| 1973 | "Piano Man" | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | Piano Man | US:Gold[57] |
| "Captain Jack" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1974 | "Worse Comes to Worst" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Travelin' Prayer" | 77 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1975 | "The Entertainer" | 34 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | Streetlife Serenade | |
| 1976 | "New York State of Mind" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Turnstiles | |
| "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" [58] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "James" [59] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | |||
| 1977 | "Just the Way You Are" | 3 | 1 | — | 19 | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | 6 | The Stranger | US: Gold[57] |
| "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" | 17 | 40 | — | 35 | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 31 | |||
| "Only the Good Die Young" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | |||
| "She's Always a Woman" | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 15 | — | |||
| 1978 | "The Stranger"[60] | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My Life" | 3 | 2 | — | 12 | 37 | — | 6 | 11 | 3 | — | 3 | 22 | 6 | 52nd Street | US: Platinum[57] | |
| 1979 | "Big Shot" | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 36 | ||
| "Honesty" | 24 | 9 | — | — | 53 | — | 80 | — | — | — | 16 | 31 | 38 | JPN: Gold[61] | ||
| "Until the Night" | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "All for Leyna" | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Glass Houses | |
| "You May Be Right" | 7 | 48 | — | — | 60 | — | 28 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 23 | |||
| "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" | 1 | 45 | — | 14 | — | — | 10 | — | 11 | — | 1 | — | 21 | US: Platinum[57] | ||
| "Don't Ask Me Why" | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 42 | — | |||
| "Sometimes a Fantasy" | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) | 17 | 35 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | Songs in the Attic | |
| "You're My Home" (Live) [62] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "She's Got a Way" (Live) | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | ||
| "Pressure" | 20 | — | 8 | — | 78 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 24 | The Nylon Curtain | ||
| 1983 | "Allentown" | 17 | 19 | 28 | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | 21 | — | 37 | ||
| "Goodnight Saigon" | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| "Tell Her About It" | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 58 | — | 9 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 39 | 12 | An Innocent Man | US: Gold[57] | |
| "Uptown Girl" | 3 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 64 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | US: Gold[57] UK: Gold[18] |
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| "An Innocent Man" | 10 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | 23 | — | 3 | — | 16 | — | 24 | UK: Silver[18] | ||
| 1984 | "The Longest Time" | 14 | 1 | — | 25 | — | — | 15 | — | 18 | — | 36 | — | 24 | UK: Silver[18] | |
| "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | 16 | — | 58 | — | 21 | |||
| "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" / "Goodnight Saigon" [UK release] |
— | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | An Innocent Man / The Nylon Curtain | ||
| "This Night" | — | — | — | 78 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | An Innocent Man | ||
| "Keeping the Faith" | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | 38 | |||
| 1985 | "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" | 9 | 2 | 26 | 94 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 15 | 22 | 17 | Greatest Hits Volume 1 & 2 (1973-1985) | |
| "The Night Is Still Young" | 34 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | |||
| 1986 | "She's Always a Woman" / "Just the Way You Are" [UK release] |
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| "Modern Woman" | 10 | 7 | 34 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | 27 | — | 28 | The Bridge | ||
| "A Matter of Trust" | 10 | 17 | 14 | 52 [63] |
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| "This Is the Time" | 18 | 1 | 32 | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | |||
| 1987 | "Baby Grand" (with Ray Charles) | 75 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 96 | 41 | KOHЦEPT | ||
| 1989 | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 11 | 5 | Storm Front | US: Gold[57] |
| "Leningrad" | — | — | — | 53 | — | 14 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | |||
| 1990 | "I Go to Extremes" | 6 | 4 | 10 | 70 | — | 36 | 48 | — | 29 | — | 3 | 43 | 45 | ||
| "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" | 57 | 18 | 33 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | |||
| "That's Not Her Style" | 77 | — | 18 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "And So It Goes" | 37 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | |||
| 1991 | "Shameless" | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "All Shook Up" | 92 | 15 | — | 27 | — | 52 | 54 | — | 23 | — | 28 | — | 26 | Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack | |
| 1993 | "The River of Dreams" | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | River of Dreams | AUT: Gold[27] |
| "All About Soul" | 29 | 6 | — | 32 | — | 51 | 34 | — | — | — | 9 | 42 | 22 | |||
| "No Man's Land" | — | — | 18 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" | 77 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 43 | ||
| 1997 | "To Make You Feel My Love" | 50 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | Greatest Hits Volume III | |
| "Hey Girl" | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001 | "New York State of Mind" [64] (with Tony Bennett) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues [Tony Bennett album] |
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| 2007 | "All My Life" | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Christmas in Fallujah" (feat. Cass Dillon) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Good Thing Never Dies [Cass Dillon album] | ||
| 2008 | "Christmas in Fallujah" (recorded live in Sydney, Australia) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single released only in Australia[65] | |
| 2010 | "She's Always a Woman" [UK re-entry] | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Stranger | |
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[edit] Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[54][66] | Album | |||
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| 1982 | "Scandinavian Skies" | — | — | 38 | — | The Nylon Curtain |
| "A Room of Our Own" | — | — | 27 | — | ||
| 2008 | "Piano Man" [UK download release] | — | — | — | 136 | Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel |
[edit] Promotional and other releases
| Year | Single | Album | Notes |
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| 1972 | "Nocturne" | Cold Spring Harbor | 7" vinyl single released in Netherlands in 1972.[67] |
| 1975 | "If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You)" | Piano Man | UK-only 7" promo release from July 1975.[68] |
| 1991 | "When You Wish Upon a Star" | Simply Mad About the Mouse | Japanese promo single or the various artists compilation Simply Mad About the Mouse[69] |
| 1994 | "We Didn't Start the Fire" (live version) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume II | [70] |
| 1999 | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | A Rosie Christmas | duet with Rosie O'Donnell on compilation disc |
| 2010 | "New York State of Mind" "Born to Run" |
The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts | with Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band on compilation disc[71] |
[edit] References
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- ^ charted when re-released in 1984
- ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "Piano Man")". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Piano_Man&label=Columbia&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 RIAA - Gold & Platinum. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Gold and Platinum Search". http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Billy+Joel&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "Streetlife Serenade")". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Streetlife_Serenade&label=Columbia&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 RIAA - Gold & Platinum. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "Turnstiles")". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Turnstiles&label=Columbia&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 RIAA - Gold & Platinum. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "The Stranger")". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=The_Stranger&label=Columbia&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 RIAA - Gold & Platinum. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved August 19, 2010. Note: User needs to enter "Billy Joel" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "52nd Street")". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=52nd_Street&label=Columbia&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 RIAA - Gold & Platinum. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
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- ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "Glass Houses")". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Glass_Houses&label=Columbia&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 RIAA - Gold & Platinum. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "Nylon Curtain")". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Nylon_Curtain&label=Columbia&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 RIAA - Gold & Platinum. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ a b c NVPI "de branchevereniging van de entertainmentindustrie" (in Dutch). http://ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461#resultaat NVPI. Retrieved 2011-08-17.Note: User needs to enter "Billy Joel" in the "Artiest" field and click below "zoek" button.
- ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "Innocent Man")". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Innocent_Man&label=Columbia&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 RIAA - Gold & Platinum. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "The Bridge")". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=The_Bridge&label=Columbia&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 RIAA - Gold & Platinum. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "Storm Front")". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Storm_Front&label=Columbia&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 RIAA - Gold & Platinum. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "IFPI Austria". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin. Retrieved October 26, 2010. Note: User needs to enter "Billy Joel" in the "Interpret" field and click the "Suchen" button.
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- ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "River of Dreams")". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=River_of_Dreams&label=Columbia&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50 RIAA - Gold & Platinum. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community" (in German). Hung Medien. http://swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Billy+Joel. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ "IFPI Sweden, Guld & Platina År 1987-1998" (in Swedish). ifpi.se. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
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- ^ released as a single in Australia (June 1976) and Netherlands (February 1977).Billy Joel - Say Goodbye to Hollywood (7") at Discogs
- ^ released as a single in Netherlands and Australia
- ^ released in Japan only
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- ^ released as a retail single in Australia and as a promo single in UK in November 1981 Billy Joel - You're My Home (7", Promo) at Discogs
- ^ re-entered the UK charts a #100 for a week in 1987
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