Billy Joel discography
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This is the discography of the United States singer-songwriter Billy Joel.
Contents |
[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio
| Year | Album | U.S. |
UK |
JP |
AT |
AU |
CH |
SE |
RIAA Certification[1] | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Cold Spring Harbor | 158[2] | - | 44[2] | - | ? | - | - | Family Productions | |
| 1973 | Piano Man | 27 | 98 | 251[3] | - | ? | - | - | 4x Multi-Platinum | Columbia Records |
| 1974 | Streetlife Serenade | 35 | - | - | - | ? | - | - | Platinum | Columbia Records |
| 1976 | Turnstiles | 122 | - | 286[3] | - | ? | - | - | Platinum | Columbia Records |
| 1977 | The Stranger | 2 | 25 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 10x Multi-Platinum (Diamond) | Columbia Records |
| 1978 | 52nd Street | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | 18 | 7x Multi-Platinum | Columbia Records |
| 1980 | Glass Houses | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | ? | - | 6 | 7x Multi-Platinum | Columbia Records |
| 1982 | The Nylon Curtain | 7 | 27 | 2 | 20 | ? | - | 31 | 2x Multi-Platinum | Columbia Records |
| 1983 | An Innocent Man | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | ? | - | 39 | 7x Multi-Platinum | Columbia Records |
| 1986 | The Bridge | 7 | 38 | 2 | 18 | ? | 22 | 25 | Platinum | Columbia Records |
| 1989 | Storm Front | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 30 | - | 4x Multi-Platinum | Columbia Records |
| 1993 | River of Dreams | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 5x Multi-Platinum | Columbia Records |
| 2001 | Fantasies & Delusions | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Columbia Records |
[edit] Live
| Year | Album | U.S. |
UK |
JP |
AT |
AU |
SE |
RIAA Certification[1] | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Songs in the Attic | 8 | 57 | 3 | - | - | 38 | 3x Multi-Platinum | Columbia Records |
| 1987 | КОНЦЕРТ | 38 | - | 16 | - | - | - | Platinum | Columbia Records |
| 1995 | Journey to the River of Dreams (Live CD+VHS)[4] | - | - | 70 | - | - | - | - | Columbia Records |
| 2000 | 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert | 40 | 68 | 16 | - | - | - | Gold | Columbia Records |
| 2006 | 12 Gardens Live | 14 | - | 52 | 11 | 22 | - | Columbia Records |
[edit] Compilations
| Year | Album | U.S. |
UK |
JP |
AT |
AU |
CH |
SE |
SE |
NZ |
RIAA Certification[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Greatest Hits Volume I and II | 6 | 7 | 4 | 30 | - | - | 45 | 34 | - | 21x Multi-Platinum |
| 1988 | Starbox[4] | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection (box-set compilation) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | Greatest Hits Volume III | 9 | 23 | 17 | 7 | - | 36 | - | - | - | Platinum |
| 1997 | The Complete Hits Collection: 1973-1997 Limited Edition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Greatest Hits Volume I, II and III | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000[5] | The Ultimate Collection | -[6] | 4 | 21 | - | 12 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - |
| 2001 | The Essential Billy Joel | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2004 | Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel[6] | - | 11 | 17 | 15 | 14 | - | - | - | 13 | - |
| 2005 | My Lives (box-set compilation) | 171 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Pop | U.S. AC | UK | JP | AT | CH | SE | FR | DE | Album | RIAA Certification[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | "Piano Man" | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Piano Man | Gold |
| 1974 | "Worse Comes to Worst" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Travelin' Prayer" | 77 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1975 | "The Entertainer" | 35 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Streetlife Serenade | |
| 1976 | "New York State of Mind" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Turnstiles | |
| 1977 | "Just the Way You Are" | 3 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Stranger | Gold |
| "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" | 17 | 40 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Only the Good Die Young" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "She's Always a Woman" | 17 | 2 | 53[8] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | "The Stranger"[4] | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My Life" | 3 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 52nd Street | Platinum | |
| 1979 | "Big Shot" | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Honesty" | 24 | 9 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Until the Night" | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "All for Leyna" | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Glass Houses | |
| "You May Be Right" | 7 | 48 | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" | 1 | 45 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Platinum | ||
| "Don't Ask Me Why" | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sometimes a Fantasy" | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" [live] | 17 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs in the Attic | |
| 1982 | "She's Got a Way" [live] | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pressure" | 20 | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | The Nylon Curtain | ||
| 1983 | "Allentown" | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Goodnight Saigon" | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Uptown Girl" | 3 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 18 | — | — | — | 18 | An Innocent Man | Gold | |
| "Tell Her About It" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | ||
| "An Innocent Man" | 10 | — | 8[9] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "The Longest Time" | 14 | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" | 27 | 1 | 29[10] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "This Night" | — | — | 78 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Keeping the Faith" | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1985 | "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" | 9 | 2 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits Volume 1 & 2 (1973-1985) | |
| "The Night Is Still Young" | 34 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | "Modern Woman" | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Bridge | |
| "A Matter of Trust" | 10 | 17 | 52 100[11] |
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| 1987 | "Baby Grand" (with Ray Charles) | 75 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "This Is the Time" | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | 1 | 5 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | Storm Front | Gold |
| "Leningrad" | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | |||
| 1990 | "I Go to Extremes" | 6 | 4 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | ||
| "And So It Goes" | 37 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "That's Not Her Style" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" | 57 | 18 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | "Shameless" | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "All Shook Up" | 92 | 15 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack | |
| 1993 | "The River of Dreams" | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | River of Dreams | |
| "All About Soul" | 29 | 6 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | |||
| 1993 | "No Man's Land" | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" | 77 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "To Make You Feel My Love" | 50 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits Volume III | |
| "Hey Girl" | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2007 | "All My Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Christmas in Fallujah" (with Cass Dillon) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Good Thing Never Dies |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Billy Joel May 23, 2008
- ^ a b Not charted until 1984
- ^ a b Not charted until 2004
- ^ a b c released in Japan only
- ^ first released in Japan in December, 2000
- ^ a b not released in the United States
- ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for singles by Billy Joel May 23, 2008
- ^ in 1986, this was released in the UK, coupled with "Just the Way You Are", peaking at number fifty-three
- ^ 1984 release
- ^ double A-side with "Goodnight Saigon" in the UK
- ^ 1987 UK re-issue
