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Billy Joel (2009)

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American pop - rock - singer Billy Joel . According to the sources, he has sold more than 150 million records in his career, over 100.8 million of them in his home country alone, making him one of the most successful artists of all time . Joel's most successful release is the album Greatest Hits Volume I and II, with over 25 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1971	Cold Spring Harbor	-	-	-	-	-	First published: November 1, 1971
1973	Piano Man	-	-	-	UK98 (1 week) UK	US27 × 4 Quadruple platinum (40 weeks)US	First published: November 9, 1973 Sales: + 4,200,000 in UK only placed in 1984
1974	Streetlife Serenade	-	-	-	-	US35 platinum (18 weeks)US	First published: October 11, 1974 Sales: + 1,000,000
1976	Turnstiles	-	-	-	-	US122 platinum (12 weeks)US	First published: May 19, 1976 Sales: + 1,000,000
1977	The Stranger	-	-	-	UK24 gold (40 weeks)UK	US2 diamond (137 weeks)US	First published: September 1977 Sales: + 10,720,000 # 67 of the Rolling Stone 500
1978	52nd Street	DE19 (10 weeks) DE	AT4 (12 weeks) AT	-	UK10 gold (43 weeks)UK	US1 × 7 Seven times platinum (76 weeks)US	First published: October 13, 1978 Sales: + 7,800,000 Grammy (album of the year), number 352 on the Rolling Stone 500
1980	Glass Houses	DE24 (12 weeks) DE	AT4 (20 weeks) AT	-	UK9 gold (24 weeks)UK	US1 × 7 Seven times platinum (73 weeks)US	First published: February 1980 Sales: + 7,975,000 Grammy (rock)
1982	The nylon curtain	DE34 (7 weeks) DE	AT20 (2 weeks) AT	-	UK27 (8 weeks) UK	US7th × 2 Double platinum (35 weeks)US	First published: September 17, 1982 Sales: + 2,150,000
1983	To Innocent Man	DE36 (23 weeks) DE	-	-	UK2 × 3 Triple platinum (97 weeks)UK	US4th × 7 Seven times platinum (111 weeks)US	First published: Aug 8, 1983 Sales: + 8,225,000
1986	The Bridge	DE34 (9 weeks) DE	AT18 (4 weeks) AT	CH22 (4 weeks) CH	UK38 silver (10 weeks)UK	US7th × 2 Double platinum (47 weeks)US	First published: July 29, 1986 Sales: + 2,260,000
1989	Storm front	DE5 platinum (60 weeks)DE	AT10 gold (18 weeks)AT	CH30 (1 week) CH	UK5 platinum (25 weeks)UK	US1 × 4 Quadruple platinum (69 weeks)US	First published: October 4, 1989 Sales: + 5,400,000
1993	River of Dreams	DE2 platinum (33 weeks)DE	AT2 platinum (26 weeks)AT	CH2 platinum (28 weeks)CH	UK3 platinum (27 weeks)UK	US1 × 5 Quintuple platinum (56 weeks)US	First published: August 5, 1993 Sales: + 6,725,000

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Live albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1981	Songs in the Attic	DE51 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	UK57 (3 weeks) UK	US8th × 3 Triple platinum (27 weeks)US	First published: September 10, 1981 Sales: +3,000,000
1987	KOHЦEPT - Live in Leningrad	-	-	-	UK92 (1 week) UK	US38 platinum (18 weeks)US	First published: October 1987 Sales: + 1,000,000
2000	2000 Years - The Millennium Concert	DE64 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	UK68 (1 week) UK	US40 gold (8 weeks)US	First published: May 2, 2000 Sales: + 500,000
2006	12 Gardens Live	DE80 (4 weeks) DE	AT11 (6 weeks) AT	-	UK95 (1 week) UK	US14 (6 weeks) US	First published: June 13, 2006
2011	Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert	DE41 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	-	US35 (2 weeks) US	First published: March 8, 2011
2014	A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia - The Concert	-	-	-	-	US59 (1 week) US	First published: May 2014

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More live albums

• 1994: River of Dreams Tour USA
• 2004: Australian Tour Edition
• 2009: The Piano Men - Live in Tokyo (with Elton John )

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1985	Greatest Hits Volume I and II	DE33 (11 weeks) DE	AT30th gold (2 weeks)AT	-	UK7th platinum (39 weeks)UK	US6th × 2 × 3 Double diamond + triple platinum (65 weeks)US	First published: September 2, 1985 Sales: +25,066,800
1997	Greatest Hits Volume III	DE23 (10 weeks) DE	AT7 (16 weeks) AT	CH36 (6 weeks) CH	UK23 silver (5 weeks)UK	US9 platinum (28 weeks)US	First published: August 18, 1997 Sales: + 1,245,000
2000	The Ultimate Collection	DE58 (8 weeks) DE	-	-	UK4th platinum (28 weeks)UK	-	First published: December 20, 2000 Sales: + 635,000
2001	The Essential Billy Joel	-	-	-	UK- gold UK	US15th × 4 Quadruple platinum (… Where.)US	First published: October 2, 2001 Sales: + 4,525,000
2004	Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel	DE93 (1 week) DE	AT15 (8 weeks) AT	-	UK7th × 3 Triple platinum (69 weeks)UK	-	First published: November 15, 2004 Sales: + 1,100,000
2010	The hits	-	-	-	-	US34 (26 weeks) US	First published: November 16, 2010 Sales: + 100,000
2012	Opus Collection	-	-	-	-	US80 (3 weeks) US	First published: March 2012

More compilations

• 1973: Piano Man / An Innocent Man
• 1976: Piano Man / Streetlife Serenade
• 1977: souvenir
• 1979: Now Playing
• 1985: California Flash
• 1988: Starbox
• 1988: Streetlife Serenader / 52nd Street
• 1989: An Innocent Man / The Stranger
• 1991: 5-CD Aussie Tour Souvenir
• 1997: The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997 (US:× 2Double platinum )
• 1998: Bridge / Storm Front / The Nylon Curtain
• 1999: Early Years 1
• 1999: Early Years 2
• 2001: Fantasies & Delusions (Music for Solo Piano) (instrumentals written by Billy Joel, played by Hyung-ki Joo , US # 83)
• 2002: Early Sessions ( Hassles feat. Billy Joel)
• 2002: An Innocent Man / River of Dreams
• 2005: Further Than Heaven
• 2007: Double Best Collection
• 2007: Legendary Icons - Night After Day
• 2008: 52nd Street / An Innocent Man
• 2010: She's Always a Woman - Lovesongs

Remix albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1984	Cold Spring Harbor	-	-	-	UK95 (1 week) UK	US158 (7 weeks) US	Remix album of the debut album originally released in 1971
	Number one albums	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK-UK	US4thUS
	Top 10 albums	DE2DE	AT5AT	CH1CH	UK8thUK	US11US
	Albums in the charts	DE15thDE	AT10AT	CH4thCH	UK19thUK	US24US

Singles

Chart placements

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	A. C.
1974	Piano Man Piano Man	-	-	-	UK- platinum UK	US25th × 3 Triple platinum (14 weeks)US	A. C.4 (14 weeks) A. C.	First published: October 1973 Sales: + 3,630,000
	Worse Comes to Worst Piano Man	-	-	-	-	US80 (4 weeks) US	-	First published: May 1974
	Travelin 'Prayer Piano Man	-	-	-	-	US77 (4 weeks) US	A. C.31 (7 weeks) A. C.	First published: July 1974
	The Entertainer Streetlife Serenade	-	-	-	-	US34 (10 weeks) US	A. C.30 (9 weeks) A. C.	First published: November 1974
1977	Just the Way You Are The Stranger	-	-	-	UK19 (9 weeks) UK	US3 platinum (27 weeks)US	A. C.1 (23 weeks) A. C.	First published: October 1977 Sales: +2,000,000
1978	Movin 'Out (Anthony's Song) The Stranger	-	-	-	UK35 (6 weeks) UK	US17th gold (14 weeks)US	A. C.40 (4 weeks) A. C.	First published: September 1977
	Only the Good Die Young The Stranger	-	-	-	-	US24 platinum (13 weeks)US	-	First published: May 1978
	She's Always a Woman The Stranger	-	AT37 (4 weeks) AT	-	UK29 gold (7 weeks)UK	US17th gold (15 weeks)US	A. C.2 (23 weeks) A. C.	First published: July 1978 in UK only 2010, placed in AT in 2011
	My Life 52nd Street	-	AT11 (12 weeks) AT	CH4 (8 weeks) CH	UK12 silver (15 weeks)UK	US3 platinum (19 weeks)US	A. C.2 (18 weeks) A. C.	First published: October 1978 Sales: + 1,200,000
1979	Big Shot 52nd Street	-	-	-	-	US14 (11 weeks) US	-	First published: January 1979
	Honesty 52nd Street	-	-	-	-	US24 (11 weeks) US	A. C.9 (13 weeks) A. C.	First published: April 1979
	Until the Night 52nd Street	-	-	-	UK50 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: March 1979
1980	You May Be Right Glass Houses	-	-	-	-	US7th gold (15 weeks)US	A. C.48 (1 week) A. C.	First published: March 1980
	All for Leyna Glass Houses	-	-	-	UK40 (4 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: March 1980
	It's Still Rock and Roll to Me Glass Houses	-	-	-	UK14 (11 weeks) UK	US1 × 2 Double platinum (21 weeks)US	A. C.45 (5 weeks) A. C.	First published: May 1980 Sales: +2,000,000
	Don't Ask Me Why Glass Houses	-	-	-	-	US19 (15 weeks) US	A. C.1 (18 weeks) A. C.	First published: July 1980
	Sometimes a Fantasy Glass Houses	-	-	-	-	US36 (9 weeks) US	-	First published: September 1980
1981	Say Goodbye to Hollywood (live) Songs in the Attic	-	-	-	-	US17 (15 weeks) US	A. C.35 (5 weeks) A. C.	First published: September 1981
	She's Got a Way (live) Songs in the Attic	-	-	-	-	US23 (14 weeks) US	A. C.4 (19 weeks) A. C.	First published: November 1981
1982	Pressure The Nylon Curtain	-	-	-	-	US20 (17 weeks) US	-	First published: September 1982
	Allentown The Nylon Curtain	-	-	-	-	US17 (22 weeks) US	-	First published: November 1982
1983	Goodnight Saigon The Nylon Curtain	-	-	-	UK29 (7 weeks) UK	US56 (7 weeks) US	-	First published in February 1983 in the UK in 1984 as a double A-single with Leave a Tender Moment Alone published
	Tell Her About It An Innocent Man	-	-	-	UK4th silver (12 weeks)UK	US1 gold (18 weeks)US	A. C.1 (19 weeks) A. C.	First published: July 1983 Sales: + 700,000
	Uptown Girl An Innocent Man	DE18 (13 weeks) DE	AT18 (2 weeks) AT	-	UK1 platinum (18 weeks)UK	US3 platinum (22 weeks)US	A. C.2 (19 weeks) A. C.	First published: September 1983 Sales: + 3,115,000
	To Innocent Man To Innocent Man	-	-	-	UK8th silver (10 weeks)UK	US10 (18 weeks) US	A. C.1 (21 weeks) A. C.	First published: December 1983 Sales: + 200,000
1984	The Longest Time An Innocent Man	-	-	-	UK25 (9 weeks) UK	US14th gold (18 weeks)US	A. C.1 (21 weeks) A. C.	First published: March 1984
	Leave a Tender Moment Alone An Innocent Man	-	-	-	UK*UK	US27 (15 weeks) US	A. C.1 (18 weeks) A. C.	First publication: June 1984 *: see Goodnight Saigon
	This Night An Innocent Man	-	-	-	UK78 (4 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: November 1984
1985	Keeping the Faith An Innocent Man	-	-	-	-	US18 (16 weeks) US	A. C.3 (19 weeks) A. C.	First published: December 1984
	You're Only Human (Second Wind) Greatest Hits Volume I and II	-	-	-	UK94 (2 weeks) UK	US9 (16 weeks) US	A. C.2 (19 weeks) A. C.	First published: July 1985
	The Night Is Still Young single track	-	-	-	-	US34 (10 weeks) US	A. C.13 (8 weeks) A. C.	First published: September 1985
1986	She's Always a Woman / Just the Way You Are	-	-	-	UK53 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: January 1986
	Modern Woman The Bridge	-	-	-	-	US10 (15 weeks) US	A. C.7 (12 weeks) A. C.	First published: May 1986
	A Matter of Trust The Bridge	-	-	-	UK52 (7 weeks) UK	US10 (18 weeks) US	A. C.17 (13 weeks) A. C.	First published: July 1986
	This Is the Time The Bridge	-	-	-	-	US18 (17 weeks) US	A. C.1 (20 weeks) A. C.	First published: November 1986
1987	Baby Grand The Bridge	-	-	-	-	US75 (7 weeks) US	A. C.3 (15 weeks) A. C.	First release: March 1987 feat. Ray Charles
1989	We Didn't Start the Fire Storm Front	DE4 (23 weeks) DE	AT7 (12 weeks) AT	-	UK7th gold (10 weeks)UK	US1 platinum (19 weeks)US	A. C.5 (18 weeks) A. C.	First published: September 1989 Sales: + 1,520,000
	Leningrad Storm Front	DE14 (22 weeks) DE	-	-	UK53 (5 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: November 1989
1990	I Go to Extremes Storm Front	DE36 (12 weeks) DE	-	-	UK70 (4 weeks) UK	US6 (16 weeks) US	A. C.4 (17 weeks) A. C.	First published: December 1989
	The Downeaster 'Alexa' Storm Front	-	-	-	UK76 (4 weeks) UK	US57 (8 weeks) US	A. C.18 (11 weeks) A. C.	First published: April 1990
	That's Not Her Style Storm Front	-	-	-	UK97 (1 week) UK	US77 (6 weeks) US	-	First published: July 1990
	And So It Goes Storm Front	-	-	-	-	US37 (12 weeks) US	A. C.5 (25 weeks) A. C.	First published: October 1990
1991	Shameless Storm Front	-	-	-	-	-	A. C.40 (6 weeks) A. C.	First publication: 1991
1992	All Shook Up ... but not with my bride (OST)	DE52 (11 weeks) DE	-	-	UK27 (4 weeks) UK	US92 (3 weeks) US	A. C.15 (14 weeks) A. C.	First published: August 1992
1993	The River of Dreams River of Dreams	DE4th gold (34 weeks)DE	AT2 gold (17 weeks)AT	CH2 (23 weeks) CH	UK3 (14 weeks) UK	US3 (27 weeks) US	A. C.1 (40 weeks) A. C.	First published: July 1993
	All About Soul River of Dreams	DE51 (17 weeks) DE	-	-	UK32 (4 weeks) UK	US29 (20 weeks) US	A. C.6 (26 weeks) A. C.	First published: November 1993
1994	No Man's Land River of Dreams	-	-	-	UK50 (4 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: February 1994
	Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) River of Dreams	-	-	-	-	US77 (8 weeks) US	A. C.18 (20 weeks) A. C.	First published: March 1994
1997	To Make You Feel My Love Greatest Hits Volume III	-	-	-	-	US50 (9 weeks) US	A. C.9 (9 weeks) A. C.	First published: July 1997
	Hey Girl Greatest Hits Volume III	-	-	-	-	-	A. C.13 (18 weeks) A. C.	First published: 1997
	Number one singles	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK1UK	US3US	A. C.8thA. C.
	Top 10 singles	DE2DE	AT2AT	CH2CH	UK5UK	US13US	A. C.23A. C.
	Singles in the charts	DE7thDE	AT5AT	CH2CH	UK25thUK	US42US	A. C.36A. C.

more publishments

• 1976: New York State of Mind
• 1976: Say Goodbye to Hollywood
• 1976: James
• 1978: The Stranger
• 1981: You're My Home (live)
• 1982: Scandinavian Skies
• 1982: A Room of Our Own
• 1987: Back in the USSR (live)
• 2001: New York State of Mind (with Tony Bennett )
• 2007: All My Life
• 2007: Christmas in Fallujah (with Cass Dillon )

Video albums

• 1983: Live from Long Island
• 1986: The Video Album I (US:gold, Sales: + 50,000)
• 1986: The Video Album II (US:gold, Sales: + 50,000)
• 1990: Eye of the Storm (US:gold, Sales: + 50,000)
• 1990: Live at Yankee Stadium (US:platinum, Sales: + 100,000)
• 1991: Leningrad
• 1991: A Matter of Trust
• 1991: Russian Collection
• 1993: Shades of Gray
• 1996: Live from the River of Dreams
• 1997: Greatest Hits Volume III (US:gold, Sales: + 50,000)
• 2001: The Essential Video Collection (US:gold, Sales: + 50,000)
• 2003: Rock Masters
• 2004: Australian Tour Edition
• 2004: Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel
• 2007: The Ultimate Collection
• 2008: Broadcasting live
• 2008: The Stranger - 30th Aniversary Edition (Bonus DVD)
• 2011: Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
• 2011: The Last Play At Shea

Box sets

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1997	Greatest Hits Volume I, II and III	-	-	-	UK33 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 13, 1997
2005	My Lives	-	-	-	-	US171 (2 weeks) US	First published: November 22, 2005

More box sets

• 1980: Billy Joel Box Set
• 1989: Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection
• 1994: A Voyage on the River of Dreams

Awards for music sales

→ Main article : Billy Joel / Music Sales Awards

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

swell

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. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
3. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .

Web links

• Singles Discography on 45cat.com
• Discography on rateyourmusic.com
• discogs.com