The Essential Billy Joel - Composition

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The Essential Billy Joel is a Sony music compilation of songs by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel. It was released on October 2, 2001, and has been certified Triple Platinum by the RIAA.[2] In conjunction with the release of the album, The Essential Video Collection was released, comprising Joel's most popular music videos.

The Essential Billy Joel

Greatest hits album by

Billy Joel

Released

October 2, 2001

Recorded

1973 - 2001

Genre

Rock

Length

154:43
188:48 (reissue)

Label

Sony BMG

Producer

Billy Joel, Michael Stewart, Phil Ramone, Mick Jones

Billy Joel chronology

Fantasies & Delusions
(2001)

The Essential Billy Joel
(2001)

Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel
(2004)

International Edition

International/European cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

On August 26, 2008, The Essential 3.0 was released containing a third disc with seven additional tracks.[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Billy Joel.

Disc one

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Piano Man"	Piano Man, 1973	5:36
2.	"You're My Home"	Piano Man	3:11
3.	"Captain Jack"	Piano Man	7:16
4.	"The Entertainer"	Streetlife Serenade, 1974	3:39
5.	"Say Goodbye to Hollywood"	Turnstiles, 1976	4:36
6.	"Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"	Turnstiles	5:12
7.	"New York State of Mind"	Turnstiles	6:02
8.	"She's Always a Woman"	The Stranger, 1977	3:19
9.	"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"	The Stranger	3:27
10.	"Only the Good Die Young"	The Stranger	3:53
11.	"Just the Way You Are"	The Stranger	4:48
12.	"Honesty"	52nd Street, 1978	3:51
13.	"My Life"	52nd Street	4:42
14.	"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"	Glass Houses, 1980	2:57
15.	"You May Be Right"	Glass Houses	4:11
16.	"Don't Ask Me Why"	Glass Houses	2:57
17.	"She's Got a Way (Live)"	Songs in the Attic, 1981; originally from Cold Spring Harbor, 1971	2:59
18.	"Allentown"	The Nylon Curtain, 1982	3:50

Disc two

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Goodnight Saigon"	The Nylon Curtain	7:02
2.	"An Innocent Man"	An Innocent Man, 1983	5:18
3.	"Uptown Girl"	An Innocent Man	3:14
4.	"The Longest Time"	An Innocent Man	3:36
5.	"Tell Her About It"	An Innocent Man	3:49
6.	"Leave a Tender Moment Alone"	An Innocent Man	3:51
7.	"A Matter of Trust"	The Bridge, 1986	4:08
8.	"Baby Grand" (Duet with Ray Charles)	The Bridge	4:03
9.	"I Go to Extremes"	Storm Front, 1989	4:20
10.	"We Didn't Start the Fire"	Storm Front	4:48
11.	"Leningrad"	Storm Front	4:03
12.	"The Downeaster "Alexa""	Storm Front	3:42
13.	"And So It Goes"	Storm Front	3:36
14.	"The River of Dreams"	River of Dreams, 1993	4:06
15.	"All About Soul (Remix)"	Exclusive to the "All About Soul" single, 1993; originally from River of Dreams	5:57
16.	"Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)"	River of Dreams	3:30
17.	"Waltz no. 1 (Nunley's Carousel)"	Fantasies & Delusions, 2001	6:52
18.	"Invention in C minor"	Fantasies & Delusions	0:59

Disc three

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Worse Comes to Worst"	Piano Man	3:13
2.	"Prelude/Angry Young Man"	Turnstiles	5:16
3.	"Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"	The Stranger (the album's inner sleeve mistakenly credits this song to be from the album Turnstiles)	7:34
4.	"Big Shot"	52nd Street	4:02
5.	"All for Leyna"	Glass Houses	4:12
6.	"Pressure"	The Nylon Curtain	4:39
7.	"This Is the Time"	The Bridge	4:59

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[4]	29
Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] The Essential 3.0	50
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6]	14
Chart (2013)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[7]	66
US Billboard 200[8]	15
Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)	Position
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10]	47
Chart (2018)	Position
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11]	44
Chart (2019)	Position
US Billboard 200[12]	92
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13]	12
Chart (2020)	Position
US Billboard 200[14]	117
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15]	11
Chart (2021)	Position
US Billboard 200[16]	127
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[17]	21

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18]	3× Platinum	210,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[19]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[20]	Gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)[21]	3× Platinum	1,658,000[22]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

https://www.allmusic.com/album/r553033
RIAA - Gold & Platinum - The Essential Billy Joel
allmusic.com - The Essential Billy Joel Limited Edition 3.0 - Overview
"Top 200 Albums". Billboard. October 20, 2001. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
"Australiancharts.com – Billy Joel – The Essential 3.0". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
"Charts.nz – Billy Joel – The Essential". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- Billy Joel - The Essential
"Billy Joel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
"Billy Joel Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
"Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
"Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
"Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
"Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
"Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
"New Zealand album certifications – Billy Joel – The Essential". Recorded Music NZ.
"British album certifications – Billy Joel – The Essential". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Essential in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
"American album certifications – Billy Joel – The Essential". Recording Industry Association of America.
Paul Grein (August 7, 2013). "Week Ending Aug. 4, 2013. Albums: Robin Thicke, Call Katy Perry". Yahoo Chart Watch.

v t e Billy Joel
Studio albums	Cold Spring Harbor Piano Man Streetlife Serenade Turnstiles The Stranger 52nd Street Glass Houses The Nylon Curtain An Innocent Man The Bridge Storm Front River of Dreams Fantasies & Delusions
Live albums	Songs in the Attic Kontsert 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert 12 Gardens Live Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert
Compilations	Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection Greatest Hits Volume III The Complete Hits Collection: 1973–1997 The Ultimate Collection The Essential Billy Joel Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel My Lives The Hits
Singles	"She's Got a Way" / "Everybody Loves You Now" "Piano Man" / "You're My Home" "Worse Comes to Worst" "Travelin' Prayer" "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" "The Entertainer" "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" "Just the Way You Are" / "Vienna" "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" "Only the Good Die Young" "She's Always a Woman" "The Stranger" "My Life" "Big Shot" "Honesty" "Until the Night" "All for Leyna" "You May Be Right" "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" "Don't Ask Me Why" "Sometimes a Fantasy" "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) "She's Got a Way" (Live) "Pressure" "Allentown" "Goodnight Saigon" "Tell Her About It" "Uptown Girl" "An Innocent Man" "The Longest Time" "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" "This Night" "Keeping the Faith" "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" "The Night Is Still Young" "Modern Woman" "A Matter of Trust" "This Is the Time" "Baby Grand" "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live) "We Didn't Start the Fire" "Leningrad" "I Go to Extremes" "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" "That's Not Her Style" "And So It Goes" "Shameless" "All Shook Up" "The River of Dreams" "No Man's Land" "All About Soul" "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" "To Make You Feel My Love" "All My Life" "Christmas in Fallujah"
Other songs	"Captain Jack" "Los Angelenos" "Root Beer Rag" "New York State of Mind" "Prelude/Angry Young Man" "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" "Zanzibar" "Laura" "Scandinavian Skies" "Big Man on Mulberry Street"
Tours	An Innocent Man Tour Face to Face Tours 1994 1995 1998 2001 2002 2003 2009 2010 Billy Joel in Concert
Films	Oliver & Company The Last Play at Shea
See also	Discography Movin' Out Billy Joel Band The Hassles Attila Alexa Ray Joel Christie Brinkley Katie Lee "Movin' Out" (Glee episode)
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[de] The Essential Billy Joel

The Essential Billy Joel ist ein Best-of-Album des US-amerikanischen Pop-Rock-Sängers Billy Joel. Das Album wurde am 2. Oktober 2001 über das Label Sony BMG veröffentlicht. Am 26. August 2008 wurde The Essential 3.0 mit sieben zusätzlichen Liedern veröffentlicht.

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[es] The Essential Billy Joel

The Essential Billy Joel es un álbum doble que recopila diversas canciones de Billy Joel, editado por Sony Music. Fue lanzado el 2 de octubre del año 2001.

[it] The Essential Billy Joel

The Essential Billy Joel è una compilation del cantautore statunitense Billy Joel pubblicata dalla Sony BMG nel 2001.

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