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.
Peak: #1 US – History lesson as a frantic rocker. His most famous late-career hit. Endless pop culture references. 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
Peak: #10 US – Drifters-inspired ballad. Warm, nostalgic, and sincere. Peak: #37 US – Stark
– Minor hit but cult classic.