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Apr 11, 2024 · We’re lucky to have the music, too, even if it’s damn near impossible to pick a favorite. That being said, we’re rounding up Joel’s 10 best songs among his Hot 100 hits.
Jul 18, 2019 · In honor of the icon, Billboard looks at his biggest Hot 100 hits, as clearly, he has been no, um, stranger, to the chart. Billy Joel’s Top 25 Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits. 1, “It’s...
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Jan 20, 2024 · 21. “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” (Glass Houses, 1980)Look, a #1 hit is a #1 hit—and there’s no arguing with a song like “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me,” one of Billy Joel’s ...
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Feb 6, 2024 · 64. “Famous Last Words,” River of Dreams (1993) “These are the last words I have to say”: Joel’s last song on his final studio album, apart from some one-off releases. A friendly ...
- You Can Make Me Free
- A Room of Our Own
- This Is The Time
- Nobody Knows But Me
- You’Re only Human
- Turn Around
- The Great Wall of China
- The Great Suburban Showdown
- She’S Right on Time
- Stop in Nevada
This gem is an early-career McCartney impersonation with a strong melody. You can almost hear him listening to “Helter Skelter” before his vocal session.
Best version: 12 Gardens Live, 2006 Joel was never exactly a psychologist, but his take on gender politics paired with an upbeat number proves charming.
Best version: Live At Shea Stadium (feat. John Mayer), 2008 Any single Joel released became a hit, but this moody ballad’s big success is a bit inexplicable to me — it’s good, but not his most immediate. Some sonic, emotional tension offset its forgettable melody.
Available on My Lives, 2005 This song was released on an album of children’s music during Joel’s prime and remained rare until it came out in his box set a few years ago. Too much good stuff here to list in a short paragraph — Joel’s gibberish talk and the, erm, potentially dirty reading of the lyrics are highlights, though.
Billy Joel doesn’t write too many happy songs, which makes You’re Only Human something of an anomaly. The proceeds went to fund teen suicide prevention groups; Joel himself attempted suicide as a young man.
Though Joel hadn’t completely mastered his gift of writing pop melodies when he wrote his first solo album came out, he could still cobble together some impressive songs. This mid-tempo reflection isn’t his catchiest tune, but it’s heartfelt.
Best version: 12 Gardens Live, 2006 Joel continued taking small risks throughout his career, and he really stretched himself lyrically for his final album. Though the results were occasionally clunky, the slick tune paired with the allusion-driven lyrics makes Great Wall of China compelling.
I think this is the life Joel imagines he could have had if he didn’t become a musician: hazy, routine, nostalgic, simple. It’s, of course, a vision that does not feel lived in or organic, as it is imagined, but it’s a good melody and an interesting portrait.
Best version: 12 Gardens Live, 2006 Joel never released a Christmas song, in part because he’s Jewish and in part out of spite. (Has there ever been anyone more suited to tackle the Christmas standards? If you don’t think he can handle standards, listen to his incredible When You Wish Upon a Star.) The closest he ever came was a live version of “Au...
Much of the Piano Manalbum is about disintegrating relationships. Stop in Nevada chronicles a woman’s abrupt ejection from a romance. While most of his songs tend to take the perspective of the sad sack guy, Stop in Nevada puts us in the woman’s shoes and defends her flight.
Billy Joel's biggest hits and classics including "Vienna", “Piano Man,” “Uptown Girl,” “We Didn’t Start the Fi ...More. Play all. 1. Piano Man. Billy Joel. •. 77M views • 7...
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