"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 ...

Billy Joel has said that We Didn’t Start the Fire, one of his biggest hits, is also the song he considers his worst track ...

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 ...

In medieval times, balladeers traveled from town to town, turning stories of love, loss, and everyday life into music people remembered and hummed during daily tasks, travels, and even battles. These ...

CNN — (CNN) — When Billy Joel released his fifth studio album, “The Stranger,” in 1977, the song “Vienna” flew mostly under the radar. It wasn’t one of the four singles released in North America, ...

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 ...