![]() The album reached number seven on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum by the RIAA. In 1985, Billy Joel released his twelfth studio album, "The Bridge". It also produced five hit singles: "Tell Her About It" (number one), "Uptown Girl" (number three), "An Innocent Man" (number ten), "The Longest Time" (number fourteen), and "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" (number nineteen). The album reached number four on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum by the RIAA. It features cover versions of songs by artists such as The Beatles, The Drifters, and Dion. The album pays tribute to the pop music of the 1950s and 1960s. In 1983, Billy Joel released his eleventh studio album, "An Innocent Man". The album's lead single, "Allentown", peaked at number seventeen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. ![]() The album's lead single, "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me", became Billy Joel's first and only number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.īilly Joel's next album, "The Nylon Curtain", was released in 1982. The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum by the RIAA. In 1980, Billy Joel released his ninth studio album, "Glass Houses". It also produced three hit singles: "My Life", "Big Shot", and "Honesty". The album won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The album's lead single, "Just the Way You Are", won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year.īilly Joel's next album, "52nd Street", was released in 1978 and became his first album to be certified diamond by the RIAA. "The Stranger" was Billy Joel's first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart. The title track became his first hit single and the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).īilly Joel's next three albums, "Streetlife Serenade" (1974), "Turnstiles" (1976), and "The Stranger" (1977), were all certified platinum by the RIAA. His second album, "Piano Man", was released in 1973. The album was not a commercial success and did not chart. The duo released one album, "Attila" (1970).īilly Joel's first solo album, "Cold Spring Harbor", was released in 1971. Billy Joel then formed the duo Attila with fellow Hassles member John Bongiovanni. The band released two albums, "The Hassles" (1967) and "Hour of the Wolf" (1968). After graduating from high school in 1967, he enrolled at Syosset High School.īilly Joel began his musical career in the 1960s as a member of the band The Hassles. Billy Joel attended Hicksville High School, where he played drums in the school band. When he was nine years old, his family moved to Levittown on Long Island. He showed an interest in music and began taking piano lessons at the age of four. Billy Joel has an older sister, Judith, and a younger brother, Alexander Joel.īilly Joel started playing piano at an early age. His mother, Rosalind Nyman Joel, was born in England to Jewish parents who had immigrated from Poland. ![]() His father, Howard Joel, was a Jewish refugee from Germany. He has also been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.īilly Joel was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 9, 1949. Billy Joel has won six Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold over 150 million records worldwide. Billy Joel has since released thirteen studio albums and three live albums. His first hit song, "Piano Man", was released in 1973. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man", he has been making music since the 1960s. Billy Joel is an American singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.
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