Billy Joel / Music Sales Awards

Billy Joel (2009)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US pop - rock - singer Billy Joel . In his career he was able to sell over 150 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time . The awards can be found according to their type (gold, platinum, etc.), sorted by country in chronological order, and according to the sound carriers themselves, also in chronological order, separated by medium (albums, singles, etc.).

Awards

Silver record

United Kingdom United Kingdom
- 1979: for the single My Life
- 1984: for the single Tell Her About It
- 1984: for the single An Innocent Man
- 1986: for the album The Bridge
- 1997: for the album Greatest Hits Volume III
- 2018: for the album The Essential 3.0

Golden record

Australia Australia
- 1997: for the album Greatest Hits Volume III
- 2008: for the video album Live from the River of Dreams
Denmark Denmark
- 2020: for the single Uptown Girl
Germany Germany
- 1993: for the single River of Dreams
France France
- 1979: for the single Honesty
- 1979: for the album 52nd Street
- 1994: for the single River of Dreams
- 2001: for the authors' participation Uptown Girl ( Westlife )
Hong Kong Hong Kong
- 1979: for the album 52nd Street
- 1983: for the album Glass Houses
- 1985: for the album An Innocent Man
Japan Japan
- 1993: for the single Honesty
- 1994: for the album 52nd Street
- 1995: for the album The Stranger
- 1997: for the album Greatest Hits Volume III
- 2001: for the album The Ultimate Collection
- 2005: for the album Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel
- 2009: for the Ringtone Honesty
- 2010: for the album The Hits
Canada Canada
- 1979: for the single My Life
- 1984: for the single Uptown Girl
- 1984: for the single Tell Her About It
- 1990: for the single We Didn't Start the Fire
- 1997: for the album Greatest Hits Volume III
Mexico Mexico
- 2005: for the album Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel
- 2015: for the single Piano Man
New Zealand New Zealand
- 1988: for the album KOHЦEPT - Live in Leningrad
- 1990: for the album Storm Front
- 1993: for the single River of Dreams
- 2001: for the authors' participation Uptown Girl (Westlife)
Netherlands Netherlands
- 1983: for the single Goodnight Saigon
- 1983: for the album The Nylon Curtain
- 1986: for the album Greatest Hits Volume I and II
- 1990: for the album Storm Front
- 1994: for the album River of Dreams
Norway Norway
- 1994: for the album Greatest Hits Volume I and II
- 2003: for the album The Ultimate Collection
Austria Austria
- 1991: for the album Greatest Hits Volume I and II
- 1994: for the album Storm Front
- 1994: for the single River of Dreams
Sweden Sweden
- 1997: for the album River of Dreams
- 2001: for the album The Ultimate Collection
- 2001: for the authors' participation Uptown Girl (Westlife)
United States United States
- 1986: for the video album The Video Album I.
- 1987: for the video album The Video Album II
- 1990: for the video album Eye of the Storm
- 2000: for the video album Greatest Hits Volume III
- 2000: for the album 2000 Years - The Millennium Concert
- 2001: for the single Tell Her About It
- 2002: for the video album The Essential Video Collection
- 2018: for the song Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
- 2018: for the single She's Always a Woman
- 2018: for the single The Longest Time
- 2018: for the single Vienna
- 2018: for the single You May Be Right
- 2018: for the single Movin 'Out (Anthony's Song)
- 2018: for the song New York State of Mind
United Kingdom United Kingdom
- 1979: for the album The Stranger
- 1979: for the album 52nd Street
- 1980: for the album Glass Houses
- 2013: for the video album The Essential Video Collection
- 2013: for the album Greatest Hits Volume 1 & 2
- 2016: for the album The Essential Billy Joel
- 2019: for the single She's Always a Woman
- 2019: for the single We Didn't Start the Fire

2 × gold record

France France
- 1993: for the album Greatest Hits Volume I and II

Platinum record

Australia Australia
- 1977: for the album Souvenir
- 1989: for the single We Didn't Start the Fire
- 1994: for the single River of Dreams
- 2001: for the authors' participation Uptown Girl (Westlife)
Germany Germany
- 1990: for the album Storm Front
- 1993: for the album River of Dreams
Hong Kong Hong Kong
- 1981: for the album The Stranger
Japan Japan
- 1993: for the album Storm Front
- 1993: for the album River of Dreams
- 2007: for the album The Essential Billy Joel
Canada Canada
- 1982: for the album The Nylon Curtain
New Zealand New Zealand
- 1979: for the album 52nd Street
- 1980: for the album Glass Houses
- 1985: for the album An Innocent Man
- 1993: for the album Greatest Hits Volume I and II
- 1994: for the album River of Dreams
- 2008: for the album The Essential Billy Joel
Netherlands Netherlands
- 1997: for the album Greatest Hits Volume III
Austria Austria
- 1994: for the album River of Dreams
Switzerland Switzerland
- 1993: for the album River of Dreams
South Africa South Africa
- 2006: for the album Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel
United States United States
- 1989: for the album Turnstiles
- 1991: for the video album Live at Yankee Stadium
- 1996: for the album KOHЦEPT - Live in Leningrad
- 1997: for the album Streetlife Serenade
- 1998: for the album Greatest Hits Volume III
- 2001: for the single My Life
- 2018: for the single Just the Way You Are
- 2018: for the single Only the Good Die Young
- 2018: for the single Uptown Girl
- 2018: for the single We Didn't Start the Fire
United Kingdom United Kingdom
- 1985: for the album Greatest Hits Volume I and II
- 1989: for the album Storm Front
- 1993: for the album River of Dreams
- 2001: for the album The Ultimate Collection
- 2001: for the authors' participation Uptown Girl (Westlife)
- 2020: for the single Piano Man
- 2020: for the single Uptown Girl

2 × platinum record

Australia Australia
- 1990: for the album Storm Front
- 2006: for the album Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel
- 2006: for the album The Ultimate Collection
- 2013: for the video album Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
Canada Canada
- 1983: for the album Piano Man
- 1985: for the album Greatest Hits Volume I and II
- 1987: for the album The Bridge
- 1990: for the album Storm Front
New Zealand New Zealand
- 2002: for the album The Ultimate Collection
United States United States
- 1987: for the album The Bridge
- 1994: for the album The Nylon Curtain
- 2018: for the single It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
- 2018: for the album The Complete Hits Collection: 1973-1997

3 × platinum record

Australia Australia
- 1994: for the album River of Dreams
- 2016: for the album The Essential Billy Joel
Ireland Ireland
- 2006: for the album Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel
Japan Japan
- 1999: for the album Greatest Hits Volume I and II
Canada Canada
- 1994: for the album An Innocent Man
- 1994: for the album River of Dreams
United States United States
- 1999: for the album Songs in the Attic
- 2018: for the single Piano Man
United Kingdom United Kingdom
- 1985: for the album An Innocent Man
- 2015: for the album Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel

4 × platinum record

United States United States
- 1994: for the album Storm Front
- 1999: for the album Piano Man
- 2018: for the album The Essential Billy Joel

5 × platinum record

Australia Australia
- 1980: for the album Glass Houses
- 2010: for the video album The Essential Video Collection
Canada Canada
- 1978: for the album The Stranger
- 1979: for the album 52nd Street
- 1983: for the album Glass Houses
United States United States
- 2001: for the album River of Dreams

7 × platinum record

United States United States
- 1994: for the album An Innocent Man
- 1994: for the album Glass Houses
- 1994: for the album 52nd Street

9 × platinum record

Australia Australia
- 2018: for the album Greatest Hits Volume I and II

Diamond record

United States United States
- 2003: for the album The Stranger

23 × platinum record

United States United States
- 2011: for the album Greatest Hits Volume I and II

Awards by album

Piano Man

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
All in all	6 × platinum	4,200,000

Streetlife Serenade

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,000,000

Turnstiles

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,000,000

The Stranger

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	5 × platinum	500,000
United States (RIAA)	diamond	10,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold 6 × platinum 1 × diamond	10,720,000

souvenir

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
All in all	1 × platinum	70,000

52nd Street

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	242,500
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	5 × platinum	500,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	7 × platinum	7,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	4 × gold 13 × platinum	7,962,500

Glass Houses

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	5 × platinum	350,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Canada (MC)	5 × platinum	500,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	7 × platinum	7,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold 18 × platinum	7,975,000

Songs in the Attic

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
All in all	3 × platinum	3,000,000

The nylon curtain

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 3 × platinum	2,150,000

To Innocent Man

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	158,400
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	7 × platinum	7,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	900,000
All in all	1 × gold 14 × platinum	8,383,400

Greatest Hits Volume I and II

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	9 × platinum	630,000
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	221,800
Japan (RIAJ)	3 × platinum	600,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	23 × platinum	23,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	5 × gold, 19 × platinum, 2 × diamond	25,066,800

The Bridge

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 4 × platinum	2,260,000

KOHЦEPT - Live in Leningrad

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,007,500

Storm front

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	250,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × gold 11 × platinum	5,472,500

River of Dreams

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	250,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	2 × gold 17 × platinum	6,775,000

Greatest Hits Volume III

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold 2 × platinum	1,345,000

The Complete Hits Collection: 1973-1997

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
All in all	2 × platinum	2,000,000

2000 Years - The Millennium Concert

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

The Ultimate Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
France (SNEP)	-	44,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	40,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	3 × gold 5 × platinum	679,000

The Essential Billy Joel

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 9 × platinum	4,525,000

Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Ireland (IRMA)	3 × platinum	45,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	30,000
South Africa (RISA)	platinum	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	900,000
All in all	2 × gold 9 × platinum	1,265,000

The hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

The Essential 3.0

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver	60,000

Awards by singles

Piano Man

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	30,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × gold 4 × platinum	3,630,000

Just the Way You Are

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	2,000,000
All in all	1 × platinum	2,000,000

Movin 'Out (Anthony's Song)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Only the Good Die Young

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,000,000

Vienna

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

She's always a woman

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	2 × gold	900,000

Honesty

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	579,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	50,000
All in all	2 × gold	629,000

My life

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	-	102,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	250,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,402,000

You may be right

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

It's Still Rock and Roll to Me

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
All in all	2 × platinum	2,000,000

Goodnight Saigon

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

Tell Her About It

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × gold	750,000

Uptown girl

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	1,020,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	3,115,000

To Innocent Man

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver	200,000

The longest time

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

We didn't start the fire

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	1,520,000

The River of Dreams

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	125,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	4 × gold 1 × platinum	477,500

Awards after songs

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

New York State of Mind

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Awards by video albums

The Video Album I.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	50,000

The Video Album II

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	50,000

Eye of the Storm

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	50,000

Live at Yankee Stadium

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	30,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	3 × platinum	130,000

Live from the River of Dreams

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	7,500
All in all	1 × gold	7,500

The Video Album III

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	50,000

The Essential Video Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	5 × platinum	75,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	2 × gold 5 × platinum	150,000

Awards for author participations and productions

Uptown Girl (Westlife)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
France (SNEP)	gold	250,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold, 2 × platinum	942,500

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	37 × platinum37	0! D.-	2,247,500	aria.com.au
Denmark (IFPI)	0! S.-	gold1	0! P-	0! D.-	45,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	0! S.-	gold1	2 × platinum2	0! D.-	1,250,000	musikindustrie.de
France (SNEP)	0! S.-	6 × gold6th	0! P-	0! D.-	1,622,700	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	0! S.-	3 × gold3	platinum1	0! D.-	50,000	ifpihk.org
Ireland (IRMA)	0! S.-	0! G-	3 × platinum3	0! D.-	45,000	Individual evidence
Japan (RIAJ)	0! S.-	8 × gold8th	6 × platinum6th	0! D.-	1,950,000	riaj.or.jp JP2
Canada (MC)	0! S.-	5 × gold5	30 × platinum30th	0! D.-	3,250,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	0! P-	0! D.-	60,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	0! S.-	4 × gold4th	8 × platinum8th	0! D.-	150,000	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	0! S.-	5 × gold5	platinum1	0! D.-	400,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	0! P-	0! D.-	50,000	ifpi.no
Austria (IFPI)	0! S.-	3 × gold3	platinum1	0! D.-	125,000	ifpi.at
Sweden (IFPI)	0! S.-	3 × gold3	0! P-	0! D.-	105,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	0! S.-	0! G-	platinum1	0! D.-	50,000	hitparade.ch
South Africa (RISA)	0! S.-	0! G-	platinum1	0! D.-	50,000	Individual evidence
United States (RIAA)	0! S.-	14 × gold14th	65 × platinum65	3 × diamond3	100,850,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	6 × silver6th	8 × gold8th	13 × platinum13	0! D.-	7,275,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	6 × silver6th	67 × gold67	169 × platinum169	3 × diamond3

Individual evidence

↑ Wesley Case: Billy Joel to perform at M&T Bank Stadium in July. In: The Baltomire Sun. January 29, 2015, accessed February 22, 2017 .
↑ Gold for 52nd Street in Hong Kong ( March 18, 2012 memento in the Internet Archive )
↑ Gold for Glass Houses in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Gold for An Innocent Man in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Platinum for The Stranger in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
^ Platinum for Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel in South Africa
↑ Double platinum for Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel in Australia
^ Triple platinum for Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel in Ireland
↑ Sales for 52nd Street in France
↑ Sales figures for An Innocent Man in France ( Memento from December 5, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Sales figures for Greatest Hits Volume I and II in France ( Memento from December 5, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
^ Sales figures for The Ultimate Collection in France
↑ Sales figures for Honesty in France ( Memento from December 5, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Sales figures for My Life in France ( Memento from December 5, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Dan Lane: Get Lucky becomes one of the UK's biggest selling singles of all-time! In: Official Charts Company. June 27, 2013, accessed March 7, 2017 .

[1] Wesley Case: Billy Joel to perform at M&T Bank Stadium in July. In: The Baltomire Sun. January 29, 2015, accessed February 22, 2017 .

[2] Gold for 52nd Street in Hong Kong ( March 18, 2012 memento in the Internet Archive )

[3] Gold for Glass Houses in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

[4] Gold for An Innocent Man in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

[5] Platinum for The Stranger in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

[6] Platinum for Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel in South Africa

[7] Double platinum for Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel in Australia

[8] Triple platinum for Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel in Ireland

[9] Sales for 52nd Street in France

[10] Sales figures for An Innocent Man in France ( Memento from December 5, 2019 in the Internet Archive )

[11] Sales figures for Greatest Hits Volume I and II in France ( Memento from December 5, 2019 in the Internet Archive )

[12] Sales figures for The Ultimate Collection in France

[13] Sales figures for Honesty in France ( Memento from December 5, 2019 in the Internet Archive )

[14] Sales figures for My Life in France ( Memento from December 5, 2019 in the Internet Archive )

[15] Dan Lane: Get Lucky becomes one of the UK's biggest selling singles of all-time! In: Official Charts Company. June 27, 2013, accessed March 7, 2017 .