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Billy Joel discography
Billy Joel performing in Jacksonville, Florida in 2007.
Studio albums13
Live albums5
Compilation albums15
Singles62
Video albums10
Music videos50
Promotional singles3

American singer-songwriter Billy Joel has released thirteen studio albums, five live albums, fifteen compilation albums, ten video albums, singles, promotional singles and fifty music videos.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
JPN
[6]
NLD
[7]
NOR
[8]
NZ
[9]
UK
[10]
Cold Spring Harbor[A]
  • Released: November 1, 1971
  • Label: Family Productions
  • Formats: CS, 8T, LP
158 44 95
Piano Man[B]
  • Released: November 9, 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
Turnstiles[C]
  • Released: May 19, 1976
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CS, 8T, LP
122 12 286
The Stranger
  • Released: September 29, 1977
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CS, 8T, LP
2 2 2 3 36 2 25
52nd Street
  • Released: October 13, 1978
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CS, 8T, LP
1 1 4 1 19 9 33 5 1 10
Glass Houses
  • Released: March 10, 1980
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CS, 8T, LP
1 2 4 1 24 6 20 2 6 9
The Nylon Curtain
  • Released: September 23, 1982
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CS, 8T, LP
7 4 20 12 34 2 1 9 10 27
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[11]
  • BPI: 3× Platinum[13]
  • MC: 3× Platinum[12]
The Bridge
  • Released: July 29, 1986
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, CS, 8T, LP
7 2 18 10 34 2 20 13 12 38
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[11]
  • RIAJ: Platinum[19]
  • BPI: Platinum[13]
  • BVMI: Platinum[17]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum[18]
  • MC: 3× Platinum[12]
Fantasies & Delusions 83
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
GER
[5]
JPN
[6]
NLD
[7]
NOR
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWE
[20]
UK
[10]
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[11]
Концерт
  • Released: October 26, 1987
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, 8T
38 10 16 39 13 92
2000 Years: The Millennium Concert
  • Released: May 2, 2000
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CS, CD, download
40 64 17 68
12 Gardens Live
  • Released: June 13, 2006
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, download
14 22 11 80 52 95
Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
  • Released: March 8, 2011
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD, download
35 41 41
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
GER
[5]
JPN
[6]
NLD
[7]
NOR
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWE
[20]
UK
[10]
Billy Joel: The Box Set
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: 12" box set
45
Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II[D]
  • Released: July 1, 1985
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, CS, 8T, LP
6 2 30 33 4 7 1 1 45 7
Starbox
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD
20
Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD
1
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
The Complete Hits Collection: 1973-1997
  • Released: October 13, 1997
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
20 17 33
The Ultimate Collection[E]
  • Released: December 20, 2000
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP
12 58 19 36 3 2 3 4
The Essential Billy Joel[F]
  • Released: October 2, 2001
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD
15 50 14 157
Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel[G]
  • Released: November 15, 2004
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, download
14 15 93 17 13 7
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
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
Opus Collection
  • Released: March 20, 2012
  • Label: Starbucks
  • Formats: CD
80
She's Got a Way: Love Songs
  • Released: January 22, 2013
  • Label: Columbia/Legacy
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
Video

[32]
The Video Album - Volume I 2
The Video Album - Volume II
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LaserDisc, VHS
4
Eye of the Storm
  • Released: May 15, 1990
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LaserDisc, VHS
16
Live at Yankee Stadium
  • Released: November 21, 1990
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: VHS
15
Greatest Hits Volume III: The Video
  • Released: October 13, 1997
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
24
The Essential Video Collection
  • Released: November 20, 2001
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
17
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
The Essential 3.0
  • Released: August 26, 2008
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: DVD
Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
  • Released: March 8, 2011
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: DVD
1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[33]
US
AC

[34]
AUS
[35]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[36]
GER
[37]
JPN
[38]
NLD
[7]
NOR
[8]
NZ
[9]
UK
[39]
"She's Got a Way" 1972 Cold Spring Harbor
"Piano Man"[H] 1973 25 4 20 10 56 136 Piano Man
"Worse Comes to Worst" 1974 80
"Travelin' Prayer" 77 31
"The Ballad of Billy the Kid"
"The Entertainer" 1974/1975 34 30 89 30 Streetlife Serenade
"Say Goodbye to Hollywood" 1976 Turnstiles
"James" 77 16
"Just the Way You Are" 1977 3 1 6 2 6 19 The Stranger
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" 17 40 99 11 31 35
"Only the Good Die Young" 24 18
"She's Always a Woman"[I] 17 2 37 12 15 29
"The Stranger" 1978 59 2
"My Life" 3 2 6 11 3 37 22 6 12 52nd Street
"Big Shot" 1979 14 91 13 36
"Honesty" 24 9 80 16 53 31 38
"Until the Night" 50
"All for Leyna" 1980 40 Glass Houses
"You May Be Right" 7 48 28 6 60 23
"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" 1 45 10 1 21 14
"Don't Ask Me Why" 19 1 4 42
"Sometimes a Fantasy" 36 21
"Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) 1981 17 35 27 Songs in the Attic
"You're My Home" (Live) 100
"She's Got a Way" (Live) 1982 23 4 46
"Pressure" 20 16 9 78 24 The Nylon Curtain
"Allentown" 1983 17 19 49 21 37
"Goodnight Saigon"[J] 56 1 29
"Tell Her About It" 1 1 9 5 58 39 12 4 An Innocent Man
"Uptown Girl" 3 2 1 18 4 18 64 10 3 1 1
"An Innocent Man" 10 1 23 16 24 8
"The Longest Time" 1984 14 1 15 36 24 25
"Leave a Tender Moment Alone"[J] 27 1 76 58 21 29
"This Night" 88 78
"Keeping the Faith" 18 3 81 38
"You're Only Human (Second Wind)" 1985 9 2 6 15 22 17 94 Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II
"The Night Is Still Young" 34 13 82 48
"Modern Woman" 1986 10 7 21 27 28 The Bridge
"A Matter of Trust" 10 17 3 15 48 52
"This Is the Time" 18 1 73 26
"Baby Grand"
(with Ray Charles)
1987 75 3 78
"Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live) 33 96 41 Концерт
"We Didn't Start the Fire" 1989 1 5 2 7 2 4 11 5 7 Storm Front
"Leningrad" 90 14 15 53
"I Go to Extremes" 1990 6 4 48 3 36 43 45 70
"The Downeaster 'Alexa'" 57 18 25 24 76
"That's Not Her Style" 77 97
"And So It Goes" 37 5 30 24
"Shameless" 1991 40
"All Shook Up" 1992 92 15 54 28 52 26 27 Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack
"The River of Dreams" 1993 3 1 1 2 2 4 5 8 1 3 River of Dreams
"All About Soul" 29 6 34 9 51 42 22 32
"No Man's Land" 71 50
"Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" 1994 77 18 27 43
"To Make You Feel My Love" 1997 50 9 90 99 Greatest Hits Volume III
"Hey Girl" 13
"New York State of Mind"
(with Tony Bennett)
2001 Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues
"All My Life" 2007 94 Non-album single
"Christmas in Fallujah"
(featuring Cass Dillon)
A Good Thing Never Dies (EP by Cass Dillon)
"Christmas in Fallujah (Live in Sydney, Australia, 2008)"
2008 Non-album single and download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other singles in existence:[40]

"She’s Got a Way" B-side "Everybody Loves You Now/You Can Make Me Free" (1971–72)

"You Can Make Me Feel Free" B-side "You Look So Good to Me" Philips 6078 005

"Tomorrow is Today" B-side "Everybody Loves You Now" (1972) FPS-0906

"Nocturne" B-side "Tomorrow is Today" (Dutch promo single) (1972)

"Why Judy Why" B-side "Nocturne" (Australian-only single) (1972)

"If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You)" B-side "Stop in Nevada" (UK promo single) (1975)

"Souvenir" (12" promo) (1976)

"I've Loved These Days" B-side "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (US single) (1976)

"Everybody Has a Dream" B-side "Vienna" (Dutch-only single) (1978)

"Nobody Knows But Me" B-side of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" by Bruce Springsteen (US promo single) CBS PRO151- from In Harmony 2 LP

"Miami 2017" B-side "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" (12" US promo) (1981) Columbia AS 1298 / XMS 168798

"Los Angelenos" B-side "She's Got a Way" (Japanese 7" vinyl) (1981) Columbia 3-10562

"She’s Right on Time" B-side "A Room of Our Own" (Dutch-only promo single) (1983)

"When You Wish Upon a Star" (Promo single) (1991)

"Shades of Grey" (Promo single) (1993)

"A Hard Day's Night" (Live) (Australian-only single) B-side "Piano Man (Live acoustic version) both recorded at Princetown University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States (1994)

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Main.
Rock

[34]
"Scandinavian Skies" 1982 38 The Nylon Curtain
"A Room of Our Own" 27

Guest appearances and other contributions

List of (mostly non-single) guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name; and contributions to movie soundtracks with new recordings
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Modern Woman" 1986 Ruthless People movie soundtrack
"Maybe He'll Know" backing vocals[41] 1986 Cyndi Lauper single from True Colors
"Just Wanna Hold" keyboards, vocals 1989 Mick Jones (Foreigner) single from Mick Jones [42]
"Heartbreak Hotel" 1992 Honeymoon in Vegas movie soundtrack
"In a Sentimental Mood" 1992 A League of Their Own movie soundtrack
"Where Were You on Our Wedding Day" 1999 Runaway Bride movie soundtrack
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"[43] 1999 Rosie O'Donnell A Rosie Christmas
"The Good Life"[44] 2006 Tony Bennett Duets: An American Classic
"Wichita Lineman"[45] 2010 Jimmy Webb Just Across the River
"New York State of Mind" (live)[46] 2010 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (CD)
"Born to Run" (Live)[46]
"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (A Tribute to Jackie Wilson)" (Live)[46] Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Darlene Love, John Fogerty, Sam Moore, Tom Morello
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"[47] 2013 Johnny Mathis Sending You a Little Christmas
"New York State of Mind"[45] 2014 Barbra Streisand Partners
"Maybe I'm Amazed"[47] 2014 The Art of McCartney (tribute album)
"Live and Let Die"

Music videos

Videos (Year of release) [Video Director] & Notes:

"Piano Man" (Single released in 1973) but first video in 1977 (alternate sound track) and second video in 1985 [dir. Jon Small] (Album track)

"Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (1976) (Live take)

"Just the Way You Are" (1977) (Live)

"The Stranger" (1978) (live)

"My Life" (1979) [Steve Cohen] portion of "Stiletto" at the start

"Big Shot" (1979) [Michael Negrin, Steve Cohen]

"Honesty" (1979) [Steve Cohen]

"All for Leyna" (1980) [Steve Cohen] (Alternate vocal track)

"You May Be Right" (1980) [Steve Cohen] (Alternate vocal track)

"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (1980) [Steve Cohen]

"Sometimes a Fantasy" (1980) [George Gomes] (alternate vocal track)

"Everybody Loves You Now" (was not a single) (1981) [Steve Cohen] (live at Sparks)[48]

"You're My Home" (Live single) (1981) [Steve Cohen] (live at Sparks, different version from live LP Songs in the Attic)

"Los Angelenos" (single, at least in Japan) (1981) [Steve Cohen] (live at Sparks)

"Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (live single) (1981) [Steve Cohen] (live at Sparks, different version from live LP Songs in the Attic)

"She's Got a Way" (Live single) (1981) (live in a studio, different version from live LP Songs in the Attic)

"Pressure" (1982) [Russell Mulcahy]

"She's Right on Time" (was not a single) (1982) [Russell Mulcahy]

"Allentown" (1982) [Russell Mulcahy]

"Goodnight Saigon" (1983) [Jay Dubin, Arnold Levine] (live from Long Island)

"Tell Her About It" (1983) [Jay Dubin, Jon Small]

"Uptown Girl" (1983) [Jay Dubin]

"The Longest Time" (1984) [Jay Dubin]

"Keeping the Faith" (1984) [Howie Deutch]

"You're Only Human (Second Wind)" (1985) [Richard Friedman]

"The Night Is Still Young" (1985) [Neil Tardio]

“A Matter of Trust” (1986) [Russell Mulcahy]

"Baby Grand" duet with Ray Charles (1987) [Jon Small]

"Back in the U.S.S.R." (live single) (1987) (live in the USSR)

"We Didn't Start the Fire" (1989) [Chris Blum]

"Leningrad" (1989) [Kathy Dougherty]

"I Go to Extremes" (1990) [Paula Greif]

"The Downeaster 'Alexa'" (1990) [Andy Morahan]

"That's Not Her Style" (1990) [Jon Small] (live at Yankee Stadium)

"And So It Goes" (1990) [Joel Hinman, Jeff Schock] (live)

"Shameless" (1991) [Derek Horne] (live)

"When You Wish Upon a Star" (1991) [Scott Garen] for Disney video “Simply Mad About The Mouse”

"All Shook Up" (1992) [N/A] from soundtrack to film "Honeymoon in Vegas"

"The River of Dreams" (1993) [Andy Morahan]

"All About Soul" (1993) [Lawrence Jordan]

"No Man's Land" (1993) [Gil Gilbert]

"Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" (1994) [Marcus Nispel]

"To Make You Feel My Love" (1997) [Ernie Fritz] (alternate vocal track)

"Hey Girl" (1997) [Ernie Fritz]

"All My Life" (2007) [N/A]

Notes

  • A ^ Cold Spring Harbor originally peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Top LP's chart, which acts as a 16-album extension to the Billboard 200.[49] The album was then re-issued by Columbia in December 1983. All chart positions listed for Cold Spring Harbor are for its reissue.
  • B ^ Piano Man entered the UK Albums Chart following a 1984 re-issue. It entered the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart following a 2004 re-issue.
  • C ^ Turnstiles entered the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart following a 2004 re-issue.
  • D ^ Greatest Hits Volume I and II originally peaked at number 18 on the Norwegian Albums Chart before peaking at number 1 in 1994.
  • E ^ The Ultimate Collection originally peaked at number 21 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart before peaking at number 19 in 2007.
  • F ^ The Essential Billy Joel entered the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and the RIANZ Albums Chart following a 2008 reissue entitled The Essential 3.0.
  • G ^ Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel originally peaked at number 40 on the UK Albums Chart before peaking at number 7 in 2010.
  • H ^ "Piano Man" first entered the UK Singles Chart in 2008 and peaked at number 136.
  • I ^ "She's Always a Woman" peaked at number 53 on the UK Singles Chart in 1986 following a double A-side single re-release with "Just the Way You Are". It reentered the chart in 2010 and reached a new peak of 29.
  • J ^ ^ In the United Kingdom, "Goodnight Saigon" and "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" were released as a double A-side single.

References

  1. ^ a b c 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: "Billy Joel Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
    • Cold Spring Harbor, Piano Man, Streetlife Serenade, Turnstiles, 52nd Street, Glass Houses, The Nylon Curtain and Songs in the Attic: "Billy Joel - Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
    • Piano Man, Streetlife Serenade, Turnstiles, The Stranger, 52nd Street, Glass Houses, The Nylon Curtain, An Innocent Man, The Bridge, Songs in the Attic, Концерт and Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
    • Storm Front, River of Dreams, 12 Gardens Live, Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection, A Voyage on the River of Dreams, Greatest Hits Volume III, The Complete Hits Collection: 1973-1997, The Ultimate Collection, The Essential Billy Joel and Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel: "Discography Billy Joel". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 12, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d "Discographie Billy Joel". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 12, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  4. ^ Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
  5. ^ a b c "charts.de: Billy Joel (Albums)". charts.de. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 12, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  6. ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums in Japan:
  7. ^ a b c d "Discografie Billy Joel". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 12, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  8. ^ a b c d "Discography Billy Joel". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 12, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  9. ^ a b c d "Discography Billy Joel". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 12, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  10. ^ a b c "Billy Joel" (select "Albums" tab). The Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "American certifications – Billy Joel". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Canadian certifications – Billy Joel". Music Canada. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Billy Joel" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  14. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > May 1995 > Page 5 > Certified Awards (March 1995)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  15. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > April 1994 > Page 5 > Certified Awards (February 1994)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  16. ^ "Japanese album certifications – ビリー・ジョエル – STORM FRONT" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1993年01月 on the drop-down menu
  17. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Billy Joel)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  18. ^ a b c "Austrian certifications – Billy Joel" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  19. ^ "Japanese album certifications – ビリー・ジョエル – RIVER OF DREAMS" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1993年10月 on the drop-down menu
  20. ^ a b "Discography Billy Joel". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 12, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  21. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > December 1999 > Certified Awards (October 1999)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  22. ^ "Japanese album certifications – ビリー・ジョエル – ビリー・ザ・ベスト (2003 reissue)" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 12, 2012. Select 2010年02月 on the drop-down menu
  23. ^ a b "Norwegian certifications" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  24. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > November 1997 > Certified Awards (September 1997)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  25. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  26. ^ a b "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  27. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  28. ^ "Japanese album certifications – ビリー・ジョエル – ビリー・ザ・ヒッツ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 7, 2013. Select 2007年05月 on the drop-down menu
  29. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  30. ^ "Top 50 Albums Chart – Chart #1633 – Issue Date: 8 September 2008". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  31. ^ "Japanese album certifications – ビリー・ジョエル – ピアノ・マン:ザ・ヴェリー・ベスト・オブ・ビリー・ジョエル" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 12, 2012. Select 2005年06月 on the drop-down menu
  32. ^ Peak chart positions for albums on the Top Music Video chart in the United States:
  33. ^ "Billy Joel Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  34. ^ a b "Billy Joel - Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  35. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
  36. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
  37. ^ "charts.de: Billy Joel (Singles)". charts.de. Media Control Charts. Retrieved July 12, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  38. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Japan:
    • All except "All My Life": Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-076-0. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
    • "All My Life":
  39. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
  40. ^ http://billyjoel52ndstreetserenade.blogspot.co.uk/p/single.html
  41. ^ Maybe He'll Know
  42. ^ Mick Jones (album)
  43. ^ Phares, Heather. "A Rosie Christmas > Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
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