Peak: #1 US – Motown-style advice song. Horns, girl-group backing vocals, and a thumbs-up to young love.
Peak: #27 US – Smooth, jazzy, underrated. billy joel hits in order
Peak: #17 US – Blue-collar elegy for Rust Belt America. One of his most socially conscious hits. Peak: #1 US – Motown-style advice song
Peak: #14 US – Funky, sarcastic, and sneering. Captured late-’70s excess. 1980s: Superstardom & Pop Perfection 10. “You May Be Right” (1980) Peak: #7 US – Opens Glass Houses with a crashing car sound and a punkish sneer. Rock-solid. Peak: #17 US – Blue-collar elegy for Rust Belt America
Peak: #3 US – His first true smash. A soft-rock wedding staple that won Grammys for Record and Song of the Year. Marked his shift into adult contemporary.
Peak: #24 US – Controversial (Catholic critics balked), but irresistibly catchy. Became a huge rock radio hit.