Peak: #14 US – A cappella doo-wop. No instruments except Joel’s layered voice. A one-of-a-kind hit.
Peak: #10 US – Drifters-inspired ballad. Warm, nostalgic, and sincere.
Peak: #1 US – History lesson as a frantic rocker. His most famous late-career hit. Endless pop culture references. billy joel hits in order
Peak: #20 US – New wave tension meets piano paranoia. Memorable video, driving beat.
Peak: #34 US – Carpe diem pop.
Peak: #34 US – A cynical sequel to “Piano Man” about the music industry’s fickleness. Up-tempo, vaudevillian, and biting.
Peak: #9 US – Optimistic, spoken-word intro. Suicide prevention anthem disguised as pop. Peak: #14 US – A cappella doo-wop
Peak: #17 US – Blue-collar elegy for Rust Belt America. One of his most socially conscious hits.