100 Greatest Billy Joel Songs

[Lew]

Criteria: These Billy Joel songs were selected and ranked based on their influence and importance in rock 'n' roll, initial popularity, lasting popularity, and impact on the music world.
Album Track (*)

Edited By: Lew, DDD Forum
Last Updated: 2025-05-13

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1. Piano Man
2. Just the Way You Are
3. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
4. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
5. Only The Good Die Young
6. My Life
7. Uptown Girl
8. New York State of Mind
9. The Longest Time
10. Big Shot
11. She's Always a Woman
12. We Didn't Start the Fire
13. Honesty
14. The River of Dreams
15. A Matter of Trust
16. Tell Her About It
17. You May Be Right
18. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
19. The Entertainer
20. Vienna
21. She's Got a Way
22. An Innocent Man
23. Don't Ask Me Why
24. Captain Jack
25. The Downeaster 'Alexa'
26. Allentown
27. Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
28. You're Only Human (Second Wind)
29. Keeping the Faith
30. Say Goodbye to Hollywood
31. Prelude/Angry Young Man
32. Pressure
33. I Go to Extremes
34. The Ballad of Billy the Kid
35. Goodnight Saigon
36. Leave a Tender Moment Alone
37. Modern Woman
38. Rosalinda's Eyes
39. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
40. This Is the Time
41. You're My Home
42. Baby Grand (with Ray Charles)
43. All About Soul
44. Worse Comes to Worst
45. All for Leyna
46. This Night
47. To Make You Feel My Love
48. Travelin' Prayer
49. The Night Is Still Young
50. That's Not Her Style
51. I've Loved These Days
52. Shameless
53. And So It Goes
54. Tomorrow Is Today
55. No Man's Land
56. James
57. Until the Night
58. Sometimes a Fantasy
59. Leningrad
60. Everybody Loves You Now
61. Christmas in Fallujah (featuring Cass Dillon)
62. Somewhere Along the Line*
63. Turn the Lights Back On
64. 52nd Street*
65. Get It Right the First Time*
66. Two Thousand Years*
67. Los Angelenos*
68. All Shook Up
69. Scandinavian Skies
70. Summer, Highland Falls*
71. Famous Last Words*
72. Half a Mile Away*
73. C'était Toi (You Were the One)*
74. Careless Talk*
75. Zanzibar*
76. Code of Silence (with Cyndi Lauper)
77. State of Grace*
78. Storm Front*
79. Root Beer Rag* (instrumental)
80. The Great Suburban Showdown*
81. All You Wanna Do Is Dance*
82. Roberta*
83. Sleeping with the Television On*
84. Everybody Has a Dream*
85. Running on Ice*
86. Streetlife Serenader*
87. Stop in Nevada*
88. Easy Money*
89. When in Rome*
90. Temptation*
91. Weekend Song*
92. Last of the Big Time Spenders*
93. If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You)*
94. Falling of the Rain*
95. Getting Closer*
96. Ain't No Crime*
97. Why Judy Why*
98. Souvenir*
99. Nocturne* (instrumental)
100. Where's the Orchestra?*

[Lew]

Let me know if you feel any songs need to rank higher or lower.
Thanks

[ManPerson]

Considering its recent popularity, Vienna seems very low. I'd say it should be top 20 at least.

[Ryan]

"All for Leyna" should be somewhere on this list

[Brian]

I agree with adding "All for Leyna". Either "Where's the Orchestra" or "Mexican Connection" could be dropped to make room for it. I also agree with moving up "Vienna", maybe into the top 20, but definitely no lower than #26. I say that position because there's a natural break there. I think that "Allentown" is pretty easily greater than "Miami 2017".

[Lew]

I made your changes. Let me know if it needs any more.

[ManPerson]

I'd say Uptown Girl should be #2 or 3. It's probably his most popular song after Piano Man, and on the latest AM update it's his second most acclaimed song as well.