Birthday Jukebox: ‘Uptown Girl’ Singer Billy Joel’s Best Hits

Best of Billy Joel to draw you into a ‘New York State of Mind’.

Billy Joel performs after accepting an award at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 2014.

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Billy Joel rose to fame when his solo album Piano Man topped Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1973. Also called Piano Man, has belted out many hits over the years including Uptown Girl, Just the Way You Are, New York State of Mind among others. Billy Joel is a six-time Grammy Award winner who has been nominated for 23 Grammy Awards. Known for his pop songs and use of a single instrument (piano), Joel is one of the best-selling artists of all time.

On his birthday, here’s a jukebox of some of his best hits.

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