Billy Joel's discography during the 1980s was hit after hit, but what about the genius songs that fell through the cracks?

Chart performance can be a fickle thing, and no album exemplifies this unreliability quite like Billy Joel’s The Stranger. Released on September 29, 1977, Joel’s fifth album was by far his most ...

The legendary musician had plenty to say about the songwriting icon and why he believes no one else has ever quite matched ...

Any mayor of New York City ought to know the basics of Billy Joel. To help candidate Zohran Mamdani, who recently revealed his total unfamiliarity with Joel's 1976 anthem “New York State of Mind,” we ...

As one of the most successful recording artists of all time, Billy Joel has a long list of much-loved hit songs dating back to the 1970s. And much of his music, as we learn in a new HBO documentary, ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

Billy Joel faced the daunting task of following up his breakthrough album. The partially jazzy '52nd Street' handled the task ...

Billy Joel remains one of rock and pop’s most enduring piano storytellers. In 2026, his own touring has paused, but according to current German event listings his songs are returning to local stages ...

Even though Billy Joel focused on the music over everything else, he felt some songs weren't supposed to be sung by him. Read more here.