Billy Joel discography
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American singer-songwriter Billy Joel has released 13 studio albums, seven live albums, 18 compilation albums, 10 video albums, 82 singles, three promotional singles, and 45 music videos. Throughout his career, he has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in history.[1][2] According to Recording Industry Association of America, Joel has sold 85 million certified albums in the United States, making him the 4th best-selling solo artist of all time (behind Garth Brooks, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson).[3] Billboard ranked him as the 9th Greatest male soloist of all time (19th overall).[4]
| Billy Joel discography | |
|---|---|
Billy Joel performing at Madison Square Garden, April 15, 2016 | |
| Studio albums | 13 |
| Live albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 18 |
| Singles | 82 |
| Video albums | 10 |
| Music videos | 45 |
| Promotional singles | 3 |
His compilation album Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II is the 2nd best-selling album by a solo artist in RIAA history, achieving 23× Platinum certification in the US (behind Thriller by Michael Jackson).[3] The Stranger remains his best-selling studio album release, achieving 10× Platinum (Diamond status) in the US as well.[3]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
AUS [6] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8] |
GER [9] |
JPN [10] |
NLD [11] |
NOR [12] |
NZ [13] |
UK [14] | |||
| Cold Spring Harbor | 158[a] | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | 95 | ||
| Piano Man |
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27 | 14 | — | 26 | — | 112 | — | — | — | 98[b] | |
| Streetlife Serenade |
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35 | 85 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Turnstiles |
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122 | 12 | — | — | — | 286[c] | — | — | — | — | |
| The Stranger |
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2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 36 | — | 2 | 24 | |
| 52nd Street |
|
1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Glass Houses |
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1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| The Nylon Curtain |
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7 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 27 | |
| An Innocent Man |
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4 | 3 | — | 12 | 36 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| The Bridge |
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7 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 38 | |
| Storm Front |
|
1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | — | 9 | 5 | |
| River of Dreams |
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | |
| Fantasies & Delusions |
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83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
AUS [6] |
AUT [7] |
GER [9] |
JPN [10] |
NLD [11] |
NOR [12] |
NZ [13] |
SWE [35] |
UK [14] | |||
| Songs in the Attic |
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8 | 9 | — | 51 | 3 | — | 12 | 30 | 38 | 57 |
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| КОНЦЕРТ |
|
38 | 10 | — | — | 16 | 39 | — | 13 | — | 92 |
|
| 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert |
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40 | — | — | 64 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 68 |
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| 12 Gardens Live |
|
14 | 22 | 11 | 80 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 95 | |
| Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert |
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35 | — | — | 41 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia (expanded version of КОНЦЕРТ) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at Carnegie Hall 1977 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at the Great American Music Hall 1975 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
AUS [6] |
AUT [7] |
GER [9] |
JPN [10] |
NLD [11] |
NOR [12] |
NZ [13] |
SWE [35] |
UK [14] | |||
| Billy Joel: The Box Set | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | ||
| Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II |
|
6 | 2 | 30 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 1[d] | 1 | 45 | 7 | |
| Starbox |
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— | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection |
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— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| A Voyage on the River of Dreams |
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— | 33 | — | — | 70 | — | — | 47 | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits Volume III |
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9 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 18 | — | 23 | |
| The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997 |
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— | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 33 |
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| The Ultimate Collection |
|
— | 12 | — | 58 | 19[e] | 36 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| The Essential Billy Joel |
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15[f] | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 157 | |
| Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel |
|
— | 14 | 15 | 93 | 17 | — | — | 13 | — | 7[g] | |
| My Lives |
|
171 | — | — | — | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Hits |
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34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| She's Always a Woman: Love Songs |
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— | — | — | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Billy Joel: The Complete Albums Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Collected Additional Masters |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Opus Collection |
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80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| She's Got a Way: Love Songs |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 50 Years of the Piano Man |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Video [50] | |||
| The Video Album – Volume I | 2 |
| |
| The Video Album – Volume II |
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4 |
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| Eye of the Storm |
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16 |
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| Live at Yankee Stadium |
|
15 |
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| Greatest Hits Volume III: The Video |
|
24 |
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| The Essential Video Collection |
|
17 | |
| The Ultimate Collection |
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| Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel |
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— | |
| My Lives |
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— | |
| Live from the River of Dreams |
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— |
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| The Essential 3.0 |
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— | |
| Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert |
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1 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Singles
Summarize
Perspective
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [55] |
AUS [6][56] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [57] |
GER [58] |
IRE [59] |
NLD [11] |
NOR [12] |
NZ [13] |
UK [60] | |||||||
| "She's Got a Way" | 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cold Spring Harbor | ||||
| "Tomorrow Is Today" | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Piano Man" | 1973 | 25 | 20 | — | 10 | — | — | 56 | — | — | 136 | Piano Man | ||||
| "Worse Comes to Worst" | 1974 | 80 | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Travelin' Prayer" | 77 | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "The Entertainer" | 34 | 89 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Streetlife Serenade | |||||
| "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" | 1976 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Turnstiles | ||||
| "James" | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Just the Way You Are" | 1977 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 19 | The Stranger | ||||
| "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" | 17 | 99 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 35 |
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| "Only the Good Die Young" | 1978 | 24 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "She's Always a Woman" | 17 | — | 37 | 12 | — | — | 15 | — | 14 | 29[h] | ||||||
| "The Stranger" | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | ||||||
| "My Life" | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | — | 3 | 22 | — | 6 | 12 | 52nd Street | |||||
| "Big Shot" | 1979 | 14 | 91 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — |
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| "Honesty" | 24 | 80 | — | 16 | — | — | 31 | — | 38 | — | ||||||
| "Until the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | ||||||
| "All for Leyna" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | Glass Houses | ||||
| "You May Be Right" | 7 | 28 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — |
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| "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | — | 11 | — | — | 21 | 14 |
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| "Don't Ask Me Why" | 19 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Sometimes a Fantasy" | 36 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) | 1981 | 17 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs in the Attic | ||||
| "You're My Home" (Live) | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "She's Got a Way" (Live) | 23 | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Pressure" | 1982 | 20 | 16 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | The Nylon Curtain | ||||
| "Allentown" | 17 | 49 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — |
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| "Goodnight Saigon" | 1983 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | — | — | 29[i] | |||||
| "Tell Her About It" | 1 | 9 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 39 | — | 12 | 4 | An Innocent Man | |||||
| "Uptown Girl" | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| "An Innocent Man" | 10 | 23 | — | 16 | — | 3 | — | — | 24 | 8 |
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| "The Longest Time" | 1984 | 14 | 15 | — | 36 | — | 18 | — | — | 24 | 25 | |||||
| "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" | 27 | 76 | — | 58 | — | 16 | — | — | 21 | 29[i] | ||||||
| "This Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | ||||||
| "Keeping the Faith" | 18 | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | ||||||
| "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" | 1985 | 9 | 6 | — | 15 | — | — | 22 | — | 8 | 94 | Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II | ||||
| "The Night Is Still Young" | 34 | 82 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | ||||||
| "Modern Woman" | 1986 | 10 | 21 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 136 | The Bridge | ||||
| "A Matter of Trust" | 10 | 3 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 52 | ||||||
| "This Is the Time" | 18 | 73 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 181 | ||||||
| "Baby Grand" (with Ray Charles) |
1987 | 75 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live) | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | 41 | 140 | Концерт | |||||
| "We Didn't Start the Fire" | 1989 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | — | 1 | 7 | Storm Front | ||||
| "Leningrad" | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 15 | — | — | 53 | ||||||
| "I Go to Extremes" | 1990 | 6 | 48 | — | 3 | 36 | 29 | 43 | — | 45 | 70 | |||||
| "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" | 57 | 126 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 76 |
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| "That's Not Her Style" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | ||||||
| "And So It Goes" | 37 | 108 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | ||||||
| "Shameless" | 1991 | — | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "All Shook Up" | 1992 | 92 | 54 | — | 28 | 52 | 23 | — | — | 26 | 27 | Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack | ||||
| "The River of Dreams" | 1993 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | River of Dreams | ||||
| "All About Soul" | 29 | 34 | — | 9 | 51 | — | 42 | — | 12 | 32 | ||||||
| "No Man's Land" | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 50 | ||||||
| "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" | 1994 | 77 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — |
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| "Hard Day's Night" (Live) | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Voyage on the River of Dreams | |||||
| "To Make You Feel My Love" | 1997 | 50 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | Greatest Hits Volume III | ||||
| "Hey Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "New York State of Mind" (with Tony Bennett) |
2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues | |||
| "All My Life" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "Christmas in Fallujah" (featuring Cass Dillon) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Good Thing Never Dies (EP by Cass Dillon) | |||||
| "Christmas in Fallujah" (Live in Sydney, Australia, 2008) | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single and download | |||||
| "Turn the Lights Back On" | 2024 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[j] | Non-album single | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. "x" denotes that the chart did not exist at the time. | ||||||||||||||||
Other singles:
- "She's Got a Way" B-side: "Everybody Loves You Now/You Can Make Me Free" (1971–72)
- "You Can Make Me Free" B-side: "You Look So Good to Me" Philips 6078 005
- "Tomorrow Is Today" B-side: "Everybody Loves You Now" (1972) FPS-0906
- "Nocturne" B-side: "Tomorrow Is Today" (Dutch promo single) (1972)
- "Why Judy Why" B-side: "Nocturne" (Australian-only single) (1972)
- "Root Beer Rag" B-side: "Roberta" (Dutch promo single) (1975)
- "If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You)" B-side: "Stop in Nevada" (UK promo single) (1975)
- "I've Loved These Days" B-side: "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (US-only single) (1976)
- "Everybody Has a Dream" B-side: "Vienna" (Dutch-only single) (1978)
- "Nobody Knows But Me" B-side of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" by Bruce Springsteen (US promo single) CBS PRO151, from In Harmony 2 LP (1981)
- "C'était toi (You Were the One)" B-side "Close To The Borderline" (French-only single) (1980)
- "Los Angelenos" (live) B-side: "She's Got a Way" (live) (Japanese-only single) (1981) Columbia 3-10562
- "She's Right on Time" B-side: "A Room of Our Own" (Dutch promo single) (1983)
- "Temptation" B-side: "The Night Is Still Young" (Australian single) (1987)
- "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (live) B-side (live) [tracks recorded in the USSR] released in USA, Canada, Australia (1987)
- "Shout" live at Yankee Stadium (Australian & Austrian single) (1990) with 4 other tracks live at Yankee Stadium on CD/Cassette
- "Storm Front" live at Yankee Stadium (Australian-only single) (1991) B-side: "Storm Front" (LP version)
- "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Japanese promo single) (1991)
- "Shades of Grey" (US promo single) (1993)
Other charted or certified songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Main. Rock [64] | ||||
| "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" | 1977 | — |
|
The Stranger |
| "Vienna" | 1977 | — | ||
| "Scandinavian Skies" | 1982 | 38 | The Nylon Curtain | |
| "A Room of Our Own" | 27 | |||
Guest appearances and other contributions
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Talkin' Bout My Baby" backing vocals[65] | 1985 | Patti Austin | track from Gettin' Away with Murder |
| "Be Chrool to Your Scuel" piano | 1985 | Twisted Sister | track from Come Out and Play |
| "You Get What You Want" | 1986 | Julian Lennon | The Secret Value of Daydreaming |
| "Modern Woman" | 1986 | — | Ruthless People movie soundtrack |
| "Maybe He'll Know" backing vocals[66] | 1986 | Cyndi Lauper | single from True Colors |
| "Why Should I Worry?" | 1988 | — | Oliver & Company movie soundtrack |
| "Just Wanna Hold" keyboards, vocals | 1989 | Mick Jones (Foreigner) | single from Mick Jones [67] |
| "I Get No Sleep" piano | 1991 | Richard Marx | track from Rush Street |
| "When You Wish Upon A Star" | 1991 | — | Simply Mad About The Mouse |
| "Heartbreak Hotel" | 1992 | — | Honeymoon in Vegas movie soundtrack |
| "In a Sentimental Mood" | 1992 | — | A League of Their Own movie soundtrack |
| "Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)?" | 1999 | — | Runaway Bride movie soundtrack |
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"[68] | 1999 | Rosie O'Donnell | A Rosie Christmas |
| "The Good Life"[69] | 2006 | Tony Bennett | Duets: An American Classic |
| "Wichita Lineman"[70] | 2010 | Jimmy Webb | Just Across the River |
| "New York State of Mind" (live)[71] | 2010 | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (CD) |
| "Born to Run" (live)[71] | |||
| "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (A Tribute to Jackie Wilson)" (live)[71] | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Darlene Love, John Fogerty, Sam Moore, Tom Morello | ||
| "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"[72] | 2013 | Johnny Mathis | Sending You a Little Christmas |
| "New York State of Mind"[70] | 2014 | Barbra Streisand | Partners |
| "Maybe I'm Amazed"[72] | 2014 | — | The Art of McCartney (tribute album) |
| "Live and Let Die" | — |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | "Piano Man" [version 1] | Jon Small | Alternate sound track; second video released in 1985 |
| 1977 | "Just the Way You Are" [live] | Unknown | Live at Carnegie Hall |
| 1978 | "The Stranger" [live] | ||
| "Stiletto" / "My Life" | Steve Cohen | ||
| 1979 | "Big Shot" | Michael Negrin & Steve Cohen | |
| "Honesty" | Steve Cohen | ||
| 1980 | "All for Leyna" | Alternate vocal track | |
| "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" | |||
| "You May Be Right" | Alternate vocal track | ||
| "Sometimes a Fantasy" | George Gomes | ||
| 1981 | "Everybody Loves You Now" [live] | Steve Cohen | Live at Sparks, different version from live LP Songs in the Attic |
| "You're My Home" [live] | |||
| "Los Angelenos" [live] | |||
| "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" [live] | |||
| "She's Got a Way" [live] | Unknown | Live at A&R Studios, different version from live LP Songs in the Attic | |
| 1982 | "Pressure" | Russell Mulcahy | |
| "She's Right on Time" | |||
| "Allentown" | |||
| 1983 | "Goodnight Saigon" [live] | Jay Dubin | Live at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| "Tell Her About It" | |||
| "Uptown Girl" | |||
| 1984 | "The Longest Time" | ||
| "Keeping the Faith" | Howie Deutch | ||
| 1985 | "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" | Richard Friedman | |
| "The Night Is Still Young" | Neil Tardio | ||
| "Piano Man" [version 2] | Jon Small | A different version with new extras, same as original video | |
| 1986 | "A Matter of Trust" | Russell Mulcahy | |
| 1987 | "Baby Grand" (with Ray Charles) | Jon Small | |
| "Back in the U.S.S.R." [live] | Wayne Isham | Live in the Soviet Union | |
| 1989 | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | Chris Blum | |
| "Leningrad" | Kathy Dougherty | ||
| 1990 | "I Go to Extremes" | Paula Greif | |
| "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" | Andy Morahan | ||
| "That's Not Her Style" [live] | Jon Small | Live at Yankee Stadium | |
| "And So It Goes" [live] | Joel Hinman & Jeff Schock | Live in Linz, Austria | |
| 1991 | "Shameless" [live] | Derek Horne | |
| "When You Wish Upon a Star" | Scott Garen | From Disney video Simply Mad About the Mouse | |
| 1992 | "All Shook Up" | N/A | From soundtrack to film Honeymoon in Vegas |
| 1993 | "The River of Dreams" | Andy Morahan | |
| "All About Soul" [live] | Lawrence Jordan | Live at Boston Garden | |
| "No Man's Land" | Gil Gilbert | ||
| 1994 | "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" | Marcus Nispel | |
| 1997 | "To Make You Feel My Love" | Ernie Fritz | Alternate vocal track |
| "Hey Girl" | |||
| 2007 | "All My Life" | ? | |
| 2024 | "Turn the Lights Back On" | Warren Fu and Freddy Wrexler |
Notes
- Cold Spring Harbor originally peaked at number 202 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Top LP's chart in 1972.[15] The album was re-issued by Columbia in December 1983. All chart positions listed for Cold Spring Harbor are for its 1983 re-issue.
- "She's Always a Woman" peaked at number 53 on the UK Singles Chart in 1986 following a double A-side single re-release with "Just the Way You Are". It reentered the chart in 2010 and reached a new peak of 29.
- "Turn the Lights Back On" did not enter the UK Singles Chart Top 100 but debuted at number 36 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart Top 100.[63]
References
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