Billy Joel Hits In Order [new] May 2026

Peak: #37 US – Stark, heartbreaking ballad. Solo piano. A quiet masterpiece. 1990s: The Final Hits 29. “The Downeaster ‘Alexa’” (1990) Peak: – Not a major chart hit, but critically hailed. Folk-rock about struggling Long Island fishermen.

– Didn’t chart as a single initially but grew into a standard. His love letter to NYC, later iconic. billy joel hits in order

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: #37 US – Stark, heartbreaking ballad