| Billy Joel discography | |
|---|---|
 Billy Joel performing at Madison Square Garden, April 15, 2016 | |
| Studio albums | 13 |
| Live albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 19 |
| Singles | 82 |
| Video albums | 10 |
| Music videos | 45 |
| Promotional singles | 3 |
American singer-songwriterBilly Joel has released 13studio albums, sevenlive albums, 19compilation albums, 10video albums, 82singles, threepromotional singles, and 45music videos. Throughout his career, he has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of thebest-selling music artists in history.[1][2] According toRecording Industry Association of America, Joel has sold 85 million certified albums in theUnited States, making him the 4th best-selling solo artist of all time (behindGarth Brooks,Elvis Presley andMichael Jackson).[3]Billboard ranked him as the 9th Greatest male soloist of all time (19th overall).[4]
His compilation albumGreatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II is the 2nd best-selling album by a solo artist inRIAA history, achieving 23× Platinum certification in the US (behindThriller by Michael Jackson).[3]The Stranger remains his best-selling studio album release, achieving 12× Platinum (Diamond status) in the US as well.[3] The two-part documentary retrospectiveBilly Joel: And So It Goes was paired with an extensive companion soundtrack released to streaming services in July 2025.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] | AUS [6] | AUT [7] | CAN [8] | GER [9] | JPN [10] | NLD [11] | NOR [12] | NZ [13] | UK [14] | |||
| Cold Spring Harbor | 158[a] | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | 95 | ||
| Piano Man |
| 27 | 14 | — | 26 | — | 112 | — | — | — | 98[b] | |
| Streetlife Serenade |
| 35 | 85 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Turnstiles |
| 122 | 12 | — | — | — | 286[c] | — | — | — | — | |
| The Stranger |
| 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 36 | — | 2 | 24 | |
| 52nd Street |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Glass Houses |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| The Nylon Curtain |
| 7 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 27 | |
| An Innocent Man |
| 4 | 3 | — | 12 | 36 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| The Bridge |
| 7 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 38 | |
| Storm Front |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | — | 9 | 5 | |
| River of Dreams |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | |
| Fantasies & Delusions |
| 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] | AUS [6] | AUT [7] | GER [9] | JPN [10] | NLD [11] | NOR [12] | NZ [13] | SWE [35] | UK [14] | |||
| Songs in the Attic |
| 8 | 9 | — | 51 | 3 | — | 12 | 30 | 38 | 57 |
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| Kohuept |
| 38 | 10 | — | — | 16 | 39 | — | 13 | — | 92 |
|
| 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert |
| 40 | — | — | 64 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 68 |
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| 12 Gardens Live |
| 14 | 22 | 11 | 80 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 95 | |
| Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert |
| 35 | — | — | 41 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia (expanded version ofKohuept) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at Carnegie Hall 1977 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at the Great American Music Hall 1975 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] | AUS [6] | AUT [7] | GER [9] | JPN [10] | NLD [11] | NOR [12] | NZ [13] | SWE [35] | UK [14] | |||
| Billy Joel: The Box Set | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | ||
| Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II |
| 6 | 2 | 30 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 1[d] | 1 | 45 | 7 | |
| Starbox |
| — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection |
| — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| A Voyage on the River of Dreams |
| — | 33 | — | — | 70 | — | — | 47 | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits Volume III |
| 9 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 18 | — | 23 | |
| The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997 |
| — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 33 |
|
| The Ultimate Collection |
| — | 12 | — | 58 | 19[e] | 36 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| The Essential Billy Joel |
| 15[f] | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 157 | |
| Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel |
| — | 14 | 15 | 93 | 17 | — | — | 13 | — | 7[g] | |
| My Lives |
| 171 | — | — | — | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Hits |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| She's Always a Woman: Love Songs |
| — | — | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Billy Joel: The Complete Albums Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Collected Additional Masters |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Opus Collection |
| 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| She's Got a Way: Love Songs |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 50 Years of the Piano Man |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Billy Joel: And So It Goes |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Video [51] | |||
| Live from Long Island |
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| The Video Album – Volume I | 2 |
| |
| The Video Album – Volume II |
| 4 |
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| Eye of the Storm |
| 16 |
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| Live at Yankee Stadium |
| 15 |
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| Greatest Hits Volume III: The Video |
| 24 |
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| The Essential Video Collection |
| 17 | |
| The Ultimate Collection |
| ||
| Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel |
| — | |
| My Lives |
| — | |
| Live from the River of Dreams |
| — |
|
| The Essential 3.0 |
| — | |
| Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert |
| 1 |
|
| Billy Joel: And So It Goes |
| — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [56] | AUS [6][57] | AUT [7] | CAN [58] | GER [59] | IRE [60] | NLD [11] | NOR [12] | NZ [13] | UK [61] | |||||||
| "She's Got a Way" | 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cold Spring Harbor | ||||
| "Tomorrow Is Today" | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Piano Man" | 1973 | 25 | 20 | — | 10 | — | — | 56 | — | — | 136 | Piano Man | ||||
| "Worse Comes to Worst" | 1974 | 80 | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Travelin' Prayer" | 77 | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "The Entertainer" | 34 | 89 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Streetlife Serenade | |||||
| "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" | 1976 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Turnstiles | ||||
| "James" | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Just the Way You Are" | 1977 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 19 | The Stranger | ||||
| "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" | 17 | 99 | — | 11 | — | 24 | — | — | 11 | 35 | ||||||
| "Only the Good Die Young" | 1978 | 24 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "She's Always a Woman" | 17 | — | 37 | 12 | — | 22 | 15 | — | 14 | 29[h] | ||||||
| "The Stranger" | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
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| "My Life" | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | — | 3 | 22 | — | 6 | 12 | 52nd Street | |||||
| "Big Shot" | 1979 | 14 | 91 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — |
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| "Honesty" | 24 | 80 | — | 16 | — | — | 31 | — | 38 | — |
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| "Until the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | ||||||
| "All for Leyna" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | Glass Houses | ||||
| "You May Be Right" | 7 | 28 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — |
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| "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | — | 11 | — | — | 21 | 14 |
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| "Don't Ask Me Why" | 19 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — |
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| "Sometimes a Fantasy" | 36 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) | 1981 | 17 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs in the Attic | ||||
| "You're My Home" (Live) | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "She's Got a Way" (Live) | 23 | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Pressure" | 1982 | 20 | 16 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — |
| The Nylon Curtain | |||
| "Allentown" | 17 | 49 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — |
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| "Goodnight Saigon" | 1983 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | — | — | 29[i] | |||||
| "Tell Her About It" | 1 | 9 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 39 | — | 12 | 4 | An Innocent Man | |||||
| "Uptown Girl" | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| "An Innocent Man" | 10 | 23 | — | 16 | — | 3 | — | — | 24 | 8 |
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| "The Longest Time" | 1984 | 14 | 15 | — | 36 | — | 18 | — | — | 24 | 25 | |||||
| "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" | 27 | 76 | — | 58 | — | 16 | — | — | 21 | 29[i] | ||||||
| "This Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | ||||||
| "Keeping the Faith" | 18 | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | ||||||
| "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" | 1985 | 9 | 6 | — | 15 | — | — | 22 | — | 8 | 94 | Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II | ||||
| "The Night Is Still Young" | 34 | 82 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | ||||||
| "Modern Woman" | 1986 | 10 | 21 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 136 | The Bridge | ||||
| "A Matter of Trust" | 10 | 3 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 52 |
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| "This Is the Time" | 18 | 73 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 181 | ||||||
| "Baby Grand" (withRay Charles) | 1987 | 75 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live) | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | 41 | 140 | Концерт | |||||
| "We Didn't Start the Fire" | 1989 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | — | 1 | 7 | Storm Front | ||||
| "Leningrad" | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 15 | — | — | 53 | ||||||
| "I Go to Extremes" | 1990 | 6 | 48 | — | 3 | 36 | 29 | 43 | — | 45 | 70 | |||||
| "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" | 57 | 126 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 76 |
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| "That's Not Her Style" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | ||||||
| "And So It Goes" | 37 | 108 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — |
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| "Shameless" | 1991 | — | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "All Shook Up" | 1992 | 92 | 54 | — | 28 | 52 | 23 | — | — | 26 | 27 | Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack | ||||
| "The River of Dreams" | 1993 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | River of Dreams | ||||
| "All About Soul" | 29 | 34 | — | 9 | 51 | — | 42 | — | 12 | 32 | ||||||
| "No Man's Land" | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 50 | ||||||
| "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" | 1994 | 77 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — |
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| "Hard Day's Night" (Live) | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Voyage on the River of Dreams | |||||
| "To Make You Feel My Love" | 1997 | 50 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | Greatest Hits Volume III | ||||
| "Hey Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "New York State of Mind" (withTony Bennett) | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues | |||
| "All My Life" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "Christmas in Fallujah" (featuringCass Dillon) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Good Thing Never Dies (EP by Cass Dillon) | |||||
| "Christmas in Fallujah" (Live inSydney, Australia, 2008) | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single and download | |||||
| "Turn the Lights Back On" | 2024 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[j] | Non-album single | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. "x" denotes that the chart did not exist at the time. | ||||||||||||||||
Other singles:
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Main. Rock [65] | ||||
| "Captain Jack" | 1973 | — |
| Piano Man |
| "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" | 1977 | — |
| The Stranger |
| "Vienna" | 1977 | — | ||
| "Scandinavian Skies" | 1982 | 38 | The Nylon Curtain | |
| "A Room of Our Own" | 27 |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | "Everybody Loves You Now" [Version 1] | Artie Ripp | originally contained the 1971 studio mix, later 1983 Remix was dubbed in its place. |
| 1973 | "Piano Man"[version 1] | Jon Small | Alternate sound track; second video released in 1985 |
| 1977 | "Just the Way You Are"[live] | Unknown | Live at Live at KZEW, McFarlin Auditorium Texas |
| 1978 | "The Stranger"[live] | ||
| "Stiletto" / "My Life" | Steve Cohen | ||
| 1979 | "Big Shot" | Michael Negrin & Steve Cohen | |
| "Honesty" | Steve Cohen | ||
| 1980 | "All for Leyna" | Alternate vocal track | |
| "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" | |||
| "You May Be Right" | Alternate vocal track | ||
| "Sometimes a Fantasy" | George Gomes | ||
| 1981 | "Everybody Loves You Now"[live] | Steve Cohen | Live at Sparks, different version from live LPSongs in the Attic |
| "You're My Home"[live] | |||
| "Los Angelenos"[live] | |||
| "Say Goodbye to Hollywood"[live] | |||
| "She's Got a Way"[live] | Unknown | Live atA&R Studios, different version from live LPSongs in the Attic | |
| 1982 | "Pressure" | Russell Mulcahy | |
| "She's Right on Time" | |||
| "Allentown" | |||
| "Goodnight Saigon" [version 1, Studio Version] | unknown | Video featured young boys Playing with plastic soldiers while Vietnam War footage was playing on a TV set beside them. The video was quickly pulled from rotation due to complaints from Vietnam vets over the content of the video, replaced by the Live video below.| | |
| 1983 | "Goodnight Saigon"[Version 2, live] | Jay Dubin | Live atNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| "Tell Her About It" | |||
| "Uptown Girl" | |||
| 1984 | "The Longest Time" | ||
| "Keeping the Faith" | Howie Deutch | ||
| 1985 | "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" | Richard Friedman | |
| "The Night Is Still Young" | Neil Tardio | ||
| "Piano Man"[version 2] | Jon Small | A different version with new extras, same as original video | |
| 1986 | "A Matter of Trust" | Russell Mulcahy | |
| 1987 | "Baby Grand"(with Ray Charles) | Jon Small | |
| "Back in the U.S.S.R."[live] | Wayne Isham | Live in theSoviet Union | |
| 1989 | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | Chris Blum | |
| "Leningrad" | Kathy Dougherty | ||
| 1990 | "I Go to Extremes" | Paula Greif | |
| "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" | Andy Morahan | ||
| "That's Not Her Style"[live] | Jon Small | Live atYankee Stadium | |
| "And So It Goes"[live] | Joel Hinman & Jeff Schock | Live inLinz, Austria | |
| 1991 | "Shameless"[live] | Derek Horne | |
| "When You Wish Upon a Star" | Scott Garen | From Disney videoSimply Mad About the Mouse | |
| 1992 | "All Shook Up" | N/A | From soundtrack to filmHoneymoon in Vegas |
| 1993 | "The River of Dreams" | Andy Morahan | |
| "All About Soul"[live] | Lawrence Jordan | Live atBoston Garden | |
| "No Man's Land" | Gil Gilbert | ||
| 1994 | "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" | Marcus Nispel | |
| 1997 | "To Make You Feel My Love" | Ernie Fritz | Alternate vocal track |
| "Hey Girl" | |||
| 2007 | "All My Life" | ? | |
| 2024 | "Turn the Lights Back On" | Warren Fu and Freddy Wrexler |
