Joel's song "The Stranger" came out on his album of the same name, released on Sept. 29, 1977. It was his fifth studio album, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Billy Joel reached the upper echelons of wealth and celebrity through his iconic music, but the singer ...

We’re all in the mood for these melodies. Spotify compiled a list of the top 10 most streamed Billy Joel songs for The Post — and the tune that took the crown pays homage to his supermodel ex. The ...

If a musician’s legacy can be judged by which of his peers are willing to show up and sing his praises in a documentary about him, consider Billy Joel’s in good standing: Among the A-listers in HBO’s ...

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, ...

Part 1 of HBO's two-part documentary traces Joel's life and career through 1980, testifying to the contradictions that fueled his incandescent pop. “Piano Man,” for instance, emerged from the ...

Billy Joel may be known as the Piano Man, but he's really a relationship guy. Or at least he aspired to be that guy. "The happiest times in my life were when my relationships were going well—when I ...

Just two years before releasing his 1971 debut Cold Spring Harbor and eventually becoming the Piano Man, shooting out hits like “Just the Way You Are,” “My Life,” and his iconic “Uptown Girl,” Billy ...