Top Billy Joel Hits and Most Requested Songs
Most Popular Singles Include Piano Man And Only The Good Die Young
Jul 30, 2008
A talented pianist and singer, Billy Joel has won 6 Grammy Awards. In 1992, the performer best known as The Piano Man won a coveted place in the Song Writer’s Hall of Fame.
Billy Joel’s lyrics reflect both the artist’s golden ear for melodies combined with poignant words that ring true with the inner thoughts of audiences around the globe.
Absent from the lists below are many well-known Billy Joel hits like Big Shot that purportedly documents the Piano Man’s bad date with Bianca Jagger, as well as more sentimental ballads like Leave A Tender Moment Alone.
The lists below show the most requested songs according to the current database of fan requests that Pop Culture Madness maintains.
Top Requested Billy Joel Hits Songs from 1970s
From 1974, Billy Joel’s most popular song Piano Man documents his experiences playing in a piano bar in Los Angeles. Another highly requested song, Just The Way You Are from 1978, is a laid-back tribute to his first ex-wife Elizabeth Weber. Billy Joel eventually removed the latter tune from the song books used on his tours.
- Piano Man … Number 5 most requested hit single from 1974
- Travelin Prayer … Number 67 from 1974
- The Entertainer … Number 49 from 1975
- Just The Way You Are … Number 5 from 1978
- Only The Good Die Young … Number 12 from 1978
- She's Always A Woman … Number 14 from 1978
- Movin Out (Anthony’s Song) … Number 51 from 1978
- My Life … Number 47 from 1979
- Honesty … Number 51 from 1979 .
Billy Joel wrote all of the above songs.
Top Requested Billy Joel Hits Songs from 1980s
Billy Joel continued his song writing and performing successes throughout the 1980s. She’s Got A Way has always been a top requested hit song as well as highly popular in live concerts.
- You May Be Right … Number 36 most requested hit single from 1980
- It's Still Rock and Roll To Me … Number 53 from 1980
- Say Goodbye To Hollywood … Number 53 from 1981
- She's Got A Way … Number 15 from 1982
- Tell Her About It … Number 43 from 1983
- Uptown Girl … Number 57 from 1983
- Goodnight Saigon … Number 68 from 1983
- The Longest Time … Number 65 from 1984
- We Didn't Start the Fire … Number 53 from 1989.
The last song on the list was penned following Billy Joel’s conversation with Sean Lennon, ex-Beatle John Lennon’s son.
Top Requested Billy Joel Hits Songs from 1990s
Billy Joel wrote the River of Dreams, the number 69 most requested hit single from 1993. The song uses unique melodies to delve into the meaning of life and how it happens in the unconscious mind.
Although he continued to tour, Billy Joel did not record any more songs until 2007 when he released the single All My Life.
Sources for this Article
This article presents independent calculations and insights based on Pop Music Charts song data presented by Pop Culture Madness and information from songfacts.com.
