"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 ...

Even on his lesser-known albums, Billy Joel offered many excellent songs. Check out these four standouts as proof.

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 ...

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 ...

Billy Joel introduced himself to the Billboard Hot 100 with the eventual classic, and one of his signature songs, "Piano Man," which hit No. 25 in April 1974. He landed his first No. 1 in July 1980 ...

Billy Joel: And So It Goes reveals the inspiration and process behind certain songs. But it also digs into Joel's alcoholism, multiple marriages and divorces, and his conflicts with fellow musicians.

Each week, SPIN digs into the catalog of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. The second half of the two-part documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes is ...

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 ...